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The problem of preserving traditional values, culture, and traditions is one faced by many countries around the world. This is due in part both to globalization processes and to geopolitical challenges. At the same time, the indigenous peoples of multi-ethnic countries have accumulated significant experience that ensures the preservation of their traditional knowledge. It is important to analyse this knowledge, to harness it to solve many of the problems currently facing humankind. Indigenous women play a special role in preserving and transmitting traditional knowledge and values, including the unique ecosystems and distinctive cultures of their regions.

What is the role of women in the sustainable development of territories and countries and the preservation of the traditional way of life, language, culture, and family values of indigenous peoples? How can we ensure a balance between industrial development and the preservation of the traditional ways of life and original lands of indigenous peoples? What practices for developing leadership potential and creating career opportunities for indigenous women can be replicated in other countries?

Moderator:
Yulia Yakel — Expert lawyer of the Association of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation, member of the Public Expert Council of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities, Russian Federation (Moscow)

Panellists:
Natalya Gonchar — Head of Corporate Relations Department, Sakhalin Energy LLC, Russian Federation (Sakhalin Oblast)
Roza Dolgan — Commissioner on the Rights of Indigenous Minorities in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation (Kamchatka Krai)
Anna Kotova — State Secretary - Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs, Russian Federation (Moscow)
Anna Otke — Member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Russian Federation (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Maria Luisa Ramos Urzagaste — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the Russian Federation, Bolivia
Svetlana Sangi — Chairman of the Regional Council of Authorized Representatives of Indigenous Minorities of the North of Sakhalin Oblast, Chairman of the Regional Public Movement “Union of Indigenous Peoples of Sakhalin”, researcher of the Regional Arts Department, Russian Federation (Sakhalin Oblast)
Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu — Member of the jury of the L.N. Tolstoy International Peace Prize; Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa (2021–2023); member of the "African National Congress" political party, Republic of South Africa;
Svetlana Chernyshova — Head of the St. Petersburg Regional Branch of the Association of Indigenous Peoples and the Far East of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Association of Teachers of Native Language and Literature of Indigenous Peoples and the Far East, Russian Federation (St. Petersburg)

International cooperation in tourism is of great political, economic, and social importance. International tourist exchanges are a good way to establish good-neighbourly relations, intercultural communications between countries, interpersonal contacts, and the dissemination of first-hand information. The development of the tourism sector has a multiplier effect in over 50 related sectors of the economy.

The development of inbound tourism is a priority for all countries: it helps attract investments, develop SMEs, increase employment, and grow the economy.

What is the ideal tour itinerary? What ensures the success of inbound and domestic tourism projects and programmes? What international routes are a guaranteed hit? How are tourist preferences and the structure of tourist flows changing? What should the modern hospitality infrastructure look like? How can its investment attractiveness be increased?

Moderator:
Oleg Artemyev — Test cosmonaut, author of the blog “Cosmonaut's Notes”, Russian Federation (Moscow)

Panellists:
Lilly Ajarova — Executive Director, Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda
Elham Aminzade — Professor, University of Tehran, Iran;
Ekaterina Inozemtseva — Investment Advisor of REAM Management Limited Liability Company, Member of the Board of the Eurasian Women's Forum, Russian Federation (Tver region)
Anna Kalyagina — Chairman of the public organization “Union of Russian Compatriots in the Republic of Abkhazia”, President of the Abkhazian Tourism Union, member of the World Federation of Russian-Speaking Women, Abkhazia
Irina Makanova — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Sphere of Development of Specially Protected Natural Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation (Moscow)
Natalya Masyagina — Rector, Moscow State University of Sport and Tourism, Russian Federation (Moscow)
Lestari Moerdijat — Vice President of the People's Consultative Congress of the Republic of Indonesia (Bicameral), Republic of Indonesia;
Elena Rakova — First Deputy Head of the Passenger Transportation Department of Russian Railways, Russian Federation (Moscow)
Barbara Rwodzi — Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe
Inna Svyatenko — Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation (Moscow)
Nabeela Farida Tunis — Minister of Tourism and Culture of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone;
Alexandra Yakovleva — Acting Director, Kenozersky National Park FSBI, Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk region);