INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM “BRICS PLUS” Session 1

11:00 – 12:30 (Moscow Time)
Plenary Session 1: Review on achievements, conflicts, goals, and priorities of the BRICS grouping for the future.

The participants will discuss important results of cooperation and future development of previously achieved goals promoting new ideas and attracting new partners.

Moderator: Mr. Raymond Matlala, Founder and Chairman, South African BRICS Youth Association

Speakers:

11:10 – 11:20 Mr Sydney Muenda, Assistant Director, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Republic of South Africa
11:20 – 11:30 Valeriia Gorbacheva, GR-Director, National Committee on BRICS Research
11:30 – 11:40 Henrique Domingues, Special Representative of International Municipal BRICS Forum
“Brazilian perspective of growth and development of the BRICS group”
11:40 – 11:50 Tatiana Seliverstova, Expert on International cooperation
11:50 – 12:00 Diana Kovela, Representative of the Project Office of International Youth Cooperation “Russia – BRICS”, Deputy Director – Head of the International Relations Department, “Ulyanovsk – Capital of Culture” Foundation
12:00 – 12:10 Devadathan Nair, Expert on Public relations and media communications, Representative of The Times of India Group, in Russia
“Media cooperation within BRICS and what initiatives should be taken to improve it”
12:10 – 12:20 Alexander Sokolov, Deputy Director, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Higher School of Economics
“Science and Technology Сollaboration with BRICS+”
12:20 – 12:30 Elza Shirgazina, Junior Fellow, National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations named after E.M. Primakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences "(IMEMO RAS)
Q.A.