Business programme

The supreme audit institutions of different countries focus on the theme of inclusiveness and support for women, as well as the empowerment of all women and girls, in their agendas as one of the key factors that influences the development of states. Interaction among representatives of supreme audit institutions on international platforms helps to replicate the best practices of utilizing a balanced approach to inclusion issues in society. We can get closer to the goal of sustainable development by taking into account the principle of inclusiveness and equality among men and women in budgeting and implementing state strategies and programmes.

What methods and international standards are most effective in conducting an audit of the principles of the inclusiveness and equality of men and women? What mechanisms of interagency interaction are most effective in implementing state strategies/policies/programmes in matters concerning the inclusiveness and equality of men and women? How does the budgeting of these strategies/policies/programmes work? What are the most effective ways of implementing them based on the audit results? What aspects are most emphasized in the principles of equality of men and women in this regard?

Moderator:
Evelina Zakamskaya — TV Presenter, Russia 24 TV Channel; Chief Editor, Doctor TV Channel, Russian Federation (Moscow)

Panellists:
Olga Glushkova — Member of the General Council of the All-Russian Public Organisation ‘Business Russia’, owner of GC ‘Dynasty’ (Perm);
Ibrahim Mahamat Itno Zara — President of the Court of Accounts at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Chad, Republic of Chad;
Rebecca Mathai — Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India Marta Eugenia Acosta Zúñiga, Comptroller General of the Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica
Svetlana Orlova — Auditor of Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation;
Elena Perminova — Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
Muna Toure Samake — Deputy Comptroller General of Public Services of the Republic of Mali, Republic of Mali;
Huang Xiaowei — Vice President and First Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation, Vice Chairperson of the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council of China;
Ndao Hadi — Magistrate, Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) of Senegal;
Inga Chirikbaia — Auditor of the Chamber of Control of the Republic of Abkhazia;

International relations are currently undergoing a profound transformation due to the formation of a polycentric world order. In this regard, the role of diplomacy is increasingly significantly since it is an integral part of the modern world that plays a key role in preserving and intensifying international cooperation, maintaining a culture of dialogue, ensuring the ability to listen and hear, and keeping communication channels open in times of crisis.

Women play a special role in building international cooperation in all parts of society. They make a significant contribution to the humanization of international relations, while strengthening an atmosphere of trust and understanding between different people.

Moderator:
Marina Kim — Member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications; Russian journalist and politician

Panellists:
Bobana Andjelkovic — Head of the Belgrade Department of the International Eurasian Movement Moscow-Belgrade NGO, Serbia;
Simona Halperin — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation;
Lyubov Glebova — First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, Coordinator of the project ‘Strengthening the Position of Women in the Social and Political Life of the Country’
Tatiana Dovgalenko — Deputy Director of the Department for Multilateral Cooperation and Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Executive Secretary of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, Russian Federation;
Maria Zakharova — Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
Grigory Karasin — Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
Karin Kneissl — Head of the Center for Geopolitical Observatory on Key Issues of Russia G.O.R.K.I., Saint-Petersburg State University FSBEI HE, Former Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Konstantin Kosachev — Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
Armi Lopez Garcia — Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in the provinces of Cebu, Aklan and Bohol (Philippines)
Tamara Lorincz — Senior Researcher, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Canada;
Liberata Rutageruka Mulamula — Member of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania;
Aleksandr Pankin — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;
Maria Luisa Ramos Urzagaste — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bolivia to the Russian Federation
Sachenka Encarnacion Solano — Director of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic;
Choe Son Hui — Minister of Foreign Affairs, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
Natalia Strigunova — Head of the Department of Scientific and Coordination Work of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation FSBEI HE
Elena Sutormina — First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the International Public Foundation Russian Peace Foundation;
Marina Tauber — Deputy, Parliament of the Republic of Moldova;
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam — Deputy of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Head of the Russia-Somalia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia;