Address to the participants of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

Dear participants, I welcome you at the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum. The goal of this Forum, which has brought together at its venues leading scientists and experts, representatives of the government, business community, and NGOs, is to discuss a wide range of problems involved in the development of the Russian economy, strengthening Russia's research potential in order to address key nationwide challenges.

I am pleased to note that the discussions at the Forum are underlain by solid research, analysis, and predictions. Such a fundamental approach is highly valued today. It allows to consolidate the academic community around major and important goals, to focus the research effort on the most promising projects and initiatives capable of making this country a global leader in technology and a contributor to the global research process.
I hope that this Forum will be held regularly and will help increase the effectiveness of research — in the interests of Russia and its citizens.

I wish you success.

My greeting to the participants and organizers of the Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

On behalf of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and on my own behalf, I welcome you at the Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

Fundamental science is a system-forming institute that is essential for the long-term development of the nation and one of the priorities of the public policy in this country. In this connection, leading economists and practitioners from Russia and abroad, representatives of federal and regional governments of the Russian Federation, Russian and international NGOs have gathered to identify key development paths for the theoretical and applied economics and new areas of research, which will allow economic science to respond to contemporary challenges facing it, governments, and society.

What is especially important is that the Forum program features research to practice conferences in several regions of the Russian Federation.
The scale of the event will undoubtedly make it possible to present the view of Russian economists on the prospects for the development of Russian economic science and on Russia's place in the global economic community.
I am convinced that the relevant scope and a high level of representation will bring the Moscow Academic Economic Forum an international response and will guarantee the continuation of the scientific discussion in the future. I wish you a fruitful discussion and achievement of your goals.

Today, it is obvious that the world is changing much faster than we could have imagined recently. The achievements of mankind have led not only to accelerated technological development, but also to accelerated changes in society itself.

New forms of employment and organization of labor are emerging, requiring a rethinking of the role and size of fair compensation to the key players in the economy. Technological development leads to an increasingly faster emergence of new professions and substitution of existing professions with new automated technology.

Successful competition requires serious investments in the development of both technology and organizational culture, which allows to reduce transaction costs and more effectively overcome the boundaries between the buyer and the seller.

In other words, new challenges arise for humanity in general and the scientific community in particular, and we must be prepared to respond to these.

One of the goals of the Forum is to form a paradigm laying the scientific foundation for the long-term economic development of Russia. Post-neoclassical philosophy of science, which formed in the last third of the 20th century, clearly indicates the direction of such a paradigm — its central value should be the human and the key mechanism for achieving the goals of society should be dialogue

In the modern world, only those decisions become truly successful that are dictated by the interests of people and their needs, that take into account individual opinions, positively affect households and involve people.

The skills, abilities, professional and personal qualities of each individual — those categories that have long remained beyond the scope of economic science as difficult to measure and hard to understand — are increasingly coming to the forefront of the new system of social values.

It is impossible to imagine independence and economic development in the modern world without the continuous accumulation of human capital, without the continuous personal development, and without stable solvent demand.

I wish the Forum participants successful, efficient, and fruitful work.

On behalf of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, I welcome the participants and guests of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum "Prospects for Socio-Economic Development and the Role of Science: an Academic Discourse."

The goal set before the Forum's participants — to identify new directions in the development of economic theory and practice in the modern world as the scientific foundation for the long-term economic development of Russia — is extremely relevant. The challenges facing the economy and business, the ambitious goals of national economic and social development require new solutions and new approaches in the field of economic science. The achievement of these goals is undoubtedly facilitated by the Agreement on Cooperation between the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the VEO of Russia, signed last year.

The high level of the discussion's participants and the event program of the Forum will allow to comprehensively discuss the problems proposed by the organizers of the Forum and formulate the main directions for the further development of Russian economic thought.

Let me thank you for the opportunity to take part in and speak at the plenary session of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF).

This Forum, organized by the Free Economic Society of Russia, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the International Union of Economists, has brought together interested representatives of the scientific community and the public to formulate and discuss the most pressing questions and try to find the answers to these.

I sincerely wish the Forum to become a recurring and successful event in Moscow and its organizers — good health, inexhaustible energy, and optimism.

On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, I welcome the organizers, participants, and guests of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

Finding solutions to important, complex, and interesting from the point of view of fundamental science problems of socio-economic development that the Forum is focused on, combined with the professionalism of its organizers and participants is the key to the Forum's success and its further growth as the leading event in Russia aimed at the advancement of economic theory and practice.

I am sure that the Forum will be a significant contribution to the development of economic science.

I wish the participants fruitful discussions and success in the implementation of their plans.

On behalf of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, I welcome the participants of the 1st Moscow Academic Economic Forum held at 28 regional venues. The Forum's topic in 2019 — Prospects for Socio-Economic Development and the Role of Science: an Academic Discourse — is highly relevant.

I wish the participants fruitful teamwork at the Forum — pool your efforts to advance political and economic thought by taking into account new phenomena and developments and examining these in the light of modern academic discourse resting on a solid theoretical foundation.

I consider public platforms like this one to be extremely important for the convergence of the participants' opinions, methodological exchange, and the formulation of relevant theoretical research problems that pose questions capable of advancing us along the path of breakthrough socio-economic development.

I expect that the Forum will grab the attention of the government, development institutions, major economic actors and that relevant and heated discussions will take place at its venues centered on the essence of the current situation, ways and tools of economic development that are critical for a successful breakthrough in the Russian economy.

Dear Mr. Bodrunov, dear organizers, guests, and participants of the Forum.

Let me address you with greetings on behalf of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The holding of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum "Prospects for Socio-Economic Development and the Role of Science: an Academic Discourse" is essential to the further economic development of Russia.

The Moscow Academic Economic Forum is a unique scientific and intellectual platform, where all participants will have an opportunity to share professional experience, conceive new projects and programs that will help find the right solutions to pressing issues. I am confident that this event will contribute to finding the right direction for the development of Russia's economic policy.

It is fundamentally important to note that the Forum brings together representatives of not the scientific community, but also representatives of the government, the media, and NGOs for a joint intellectual effort.

I wish the organizers, guests, and participants of the Forum successful and fruitful work, interesting discussions, strengthening of business networks and partnerships, mutually beneficial cooperation, and success in all their endeavors.

My greeting to the participants and organizers of the 1st international Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

We view the Forum as a professional platform for the formulation of optimal models of sustainable economic development. We hope that the progress of science and international scientific cooperation, as provided for in the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation, will help lay the foundation for the modernization and innovative development of the Russian economy and improve its competitiveness.

In an era of global change and foreign policy challenges, the contribution of science to finding solutions to the socio-economic problems facing this country, creating the right conditions for the promotion and protection of Russian national interests is invaluable. Today, more than ever, initiative and creativity, dedication and confidence in success are needed.

We are convinced that the discussions at the Forum will be highly productive and will contribute to the development of science-based proposals for the modernization and innovative development of the Russian economy. I wish you fruitful discussions, productive networking, and all the best.

My greeting to the participants and organizers of the 1st Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

The idea of individual choice, which forms the foundation of economic theory, has allowed it to remain the universal language for describing the social reality for many years. In improving its methods, the economic science often relies on the achievements of related academic disciplines, of which history has a special role. Retrospective studies of macroeconomic patterns have recently been especially successful.

The world is changing, and many of the challenges facing the government and society today require a thoughtful and authoritative response from the scientific community. I hope that the Forum will be an opportunity not only to discuss the current state of the academic discipline as such, but also to propose new practical steps for the good of this country.

I wish the Forum and its participants productive discussions, new ideas, success, and all the best.

My greeting to the participants and organizers of the Moscow Academic Economic Forum.

This Forum is one of the most representative public events held by the Russian scientific community and enjoys well-deserved respect. The MAEF is considered by the Russian scientific community as an authoritative discussion platform for the exchange of views on the most relevant issues.

Besides, it is an international academic and intellectual platform, intended to both shape the paradigm of the modern economics and form a paradigm laying the scientific groundwork for Russia's economic growth in the long term.

I wish the participants fruitful discussions, achievement of the Forum's goals, productive meetings, and successful implementation of their projects.