Round table "Sustainable Development of Tourism in the Arctic: Balancing Between Ecology and Investment"
Tourists from all over the world are attracted by the unique nature of the Arctic, which gives them the opportunity to see with their own eyes a wonderful and mysterious land, to learn about the distinctive culture, everyday life and traditions of the indigenous peoples of the North.
Tourism is becoming one of the strategic areas of sustainable development in the Arctic and northern regions, as evidenced by the fact that the main topic of the meeting of the State Council under the President of the Russian Federation during the Eastern Economic Forum - 2022 was the development of this area of the economy.
Tourism connected with the potential of the system of protected areas and indigenous communities of the North and the Arctic can become a key factor in the protection of unique natural and cultural heritage and a crucial driver of economic development of the global Arctic. ESG principles in tourism are no less important than in other sectors. At the same time, due to its geographical location, its difficult accessibility, tourism development in the Arctic requires very substantial investments in infrastructure, education. There is a need for mapping of landmarks, convenient tourist routes, and the use of information technology.
At the initiative of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a Northern Forum working group on tourism development is being established and will hold its first round table event within the framework of the 4th Northern Forum on Sustainable Development.
The main goal of the event is to create a communication platform for promoting the unique tourism potential of the Arctic, attracting additional tourist flows and investments in the tourism sector, coordinating actions and determining the vec-tor of development in the tourism sector with a prerequisite for maintaining a balance between preserving the unique ecological system and attracting invest-ments.
The event is expected to be attended by representatives of federal and regional executive authorities, mass media, research, public and other organisations interested in the development of tourism in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.
In the focus of the discussion::
Monitoring tourism development as a balance between ecology in the Arctic
Attracting investment and environmental control in the Arctic
State support for tourism development in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
The role of national projects in developing tourism infrastructure in the Arctic
Projects for developing children tourism in the Arctic
Personnel training and quality standards in tourism industry
The event will consist of two parts.
Round table "Sustainable Development of Tourism in the Arctic: Balancing Between Ecology and Investment"
Moderators::
Vladimir VASILYEV,, Executive Director of the Northern Forum (Yakutsk, Russia)
Tatiana MENSHIKOVA, Tourism Director, Foundation for the Development of Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Tourism (Moscow, Russia)
SPEAKERS:
Nikolai KORCHUNOV, Ambassador at Large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Chair of the Arctic Council Committee of Senior Officials (welcoming remarks)
Sergey KORNEYEV, Chairman of the St Petersburg Tourism Development Committee, welcome speech (confirmed - online)
Timur KHANDY, Minister of Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism Development of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Vladimir MISHHENKO, First Deputy Chairman of the Murmansk Regional Duma
Vladimir VASILYEV,, Executive Director of the Nordic Sustainable Development Forum. (welcoming speech)
Yuri BARZYKIN, Russian state and political figure, Chairman of the RF CCI Committee on Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Member of the State Duma of the 4th Convocation, PhD in Economics, Professor. Speech topic: The role of the RF CCI in promoting the principles of sustainable tourism development (confirmed - online)
Victor KRUZHALIN, Head of the Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor. Topic: Staffing the Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Current Status and Future Demand (confirmed - online)
Lyudmila SAFONOVA, Member, Tourism and Ancillaries Technical Committee (Federal Agency for Tourism), Expert in tourism and accommodation services certification, Expert, State Hotel Classification System, Expert, Norilsk Arctic Cluster, Pedagogics Can-didate, Associate Professor (confirmed – in person). Children’s Tourist Routes to the Arctic
Grigory DOBROMELOV, Head, State Consulting Department. Approaches to Strategic Planning and Effective Management of the Arctic Tourism Development (confirmed - online)
Elena GADZHIEVA, Dean, Faculty of Natural Science, Geography and Tourism, Pushkin Leningrad State University, Geography Candidate, Associate Professor. On Personnel Training for Tourism Industry in the Arctic Region (confirmed - online)
Tatiana MENSHIKOVA, Tourism Director, Production Systems and Industrial Tourism Development Fund (confirmed – in person)
Valery KOROVKIN, Arctic 21st Century International Union of Tour Operators and Marine Protected Areas of the Arctic and the Far East. Tourism Multiplier Effect, In Particular, Cruise and Expedition, in the Socio-Economic Development of the Russian Arctic (confirmed - online)
Alexander PANIN, Director, Centre of Geodemography and Spatial Development, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Executive Partner, Cartfond Research Centre, Expert in Spatial Development and Urbanism (confirmed - online)
Mikhail ZHADEIKO, Deputy Director General, System Concessions, SISTEMA JSFC. Arctic Concession – Creating Port and Berthing Infrastructure for the Development of Cruise and Yachting Tourism in Arkhangelsk Oblast (confirmed - online)
Alexey ZHIRUKHIN, professional traveler, blogger, Ambassador of the Arctic
Roman PANKRATIEV, Commercial Director, BURLAK Offroad LLC (confirmed – in person)
Ivo PETERSOV, Head, Arctic Tourism Multimedia Project. Information Field in the Arctic Tourism (confirmed - online)
Natalia VOLYNETS, White Rosehip Centre for Development of Projects in Tourism, Sport, Education, Culture and Recreation. Our Arctic Theme Park as a Method of Attracting Schoolchildren to a Strategically Important Topic of the Role of Russia in the Exploration of the Arctic (confirmed – in person)
Dmitry GROMOV, Director General, Tourism and Zonal Marketing Development Agency of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Amarzhargal BALJINNYAM, Chair, Mongol-Sakha Cooperation Society, CEO, Unique Travel LLC, Board Member, Chinggis Film LLC (confirmed - online)
Halldor JOHANNSSON, Director, Arctic Portal, Director, Northern Forum Fund, Akureyri, Iceland (con-firmed – in person)
Maria BADMATSYRENOVA, Deputy Director, Law Enforcement Monitoring Department, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation JSC, Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic (confirmed - online)
Vladimir OMELCHENKO, Deputy Head, Centre of Children’s and Youth Tourism, Local History and Chil-dren’s Recreation and Rehabilitation. Promoting Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Arctic among Schoolchildren (con-firmed - online)
Leonid GELIBTERMAN, President, International Centre of Wine and Gastronomy (confirmed - online)
Yulia MOROZOVA, Deputy Chair, Kamchatka Krai Government (confirmed - online)
Ildar MAMATOV, Project Author and Manager, Great Northern Expedition of Bering Project. Projects for the Development of Children’s Tourism in the Arctic (confirmed - online)
Bogdan BULYCHEV, RGO Expo Centre for Support and Development of Expedition Activities and Tourist Appeal of the Regions (confirmed – in person)
Daniil GRAMOTIN, Manager, By Foreigners Project, Arctic Seen by Foreigners (confirmed - online)
Alexander ZHELEZNYAK, Expert in Sustainable Tourism, Zapovedniki Environment Education Center (con-firmed - online)
Stanislav KORYAKIN, Chair, Ecotourism WG, Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Natural Re-sources and Environment, Director, Big Arctic Race. Ecology and Economy of the Arctic Regions. Seeking Balance Through Ecotourism (confirmed - online)
Nikolai NAKHODKIN, Chair, Regional Branch of Rossoyuzspas Public Organization, Head, Rescue Ser-vice of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (2007-2020), Head, RGS Expedition to Ben-nett Island on Inflatable Catamarans (2022)
Anna ZLATIEVA, Deputy Director General, Pilgrim Plus LLC (Travel agency in Arkhangelsk, branch in Saint Petersburg) (confirmed – in person)
Maria YURKINA, Director, Russian All-Terrain Society Non-commercial Association of Develop-ment and Exploration of Hard-to-Access Territories (confirmed – in person)
Alexander ILYIN, Executive Director, Chairman of the Board, KiT Non-commercial Partnership for Promoting the Development of Cinema and Tourism (confirmed - online)
Luisana OZDOEVA, Leading Consultant, Department of Bilateral Cooperation and Climate Changes, Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (confirmed - online)
Nadezhda KHARLAMPIEVA, A.S. Matveyevskaya and Saint Petersburg State University International Coopera-tion in Nature Protection Master Degree students
Alexey NESTERENKO, Chairman, Association of Motorists and Driving Schools of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Organisational meeting of the Northern Forum Tourism Development Working Group.
Participation in the meeting is open only to those who have confirmed an interest in membership of the working group.
Event format: Offline/Online
Online platform: ZOOM
Translation: simultaneous interpretation is available in Russian and English.
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