Where science meets entrepreneurship to determine the future of technological progress
May 22-23, 2025
Moscow, Skoltech
Viktor Vekselberg
Chairman of the Skoltech Board of Trustees
Dear colleagues and partners!

On May 22-23, Skoltech invites you to the conference "Frontiers of Progress" — a key platform for dialogue between science and business. We will discuss the boldest technological challenges and present breakthrough developments that open new horizons for growth.

This is a unique opportunity for business:
  • To find promising technologies and startups.
  • To establish partnerships with leading research centers. 
  • To identify new areas for cooperation in R&D and commercialization.

Frontiers of Progress will allow businesses to gain direct access to the most advanced scientific developments, while researchers will receive support from the real sector. The collaboration between science and business will be the foundation for technological independence and the accelerated development of the Russian economy.

I look forward to seeing you at Skoltech to create the future of technology together!
Alexander Kuleshov
Skoltech President, RAS Academician
Dear friends!

On May 22-23, Skoltech will open its doors to participants of the "Frontiers of Progress" conference — a place for open dialogue on advanced technologies, science, and education. This event is dedicated to the most pressing technological challenges facing society, science, and industry.

At our venue, developments will meet with businesses, and businesses will meet with developments. Such interaction creates unique opportunities for strengthening partnerships, exploring new directions for joint research, and implementing promising technological projects.

Section discussions, scientific reports, laboratory presentations, achievement exhibitions, poster sessions, and much more will give forum participants the chance to familiarize themselves with the latest developments and ideas — and perhaps find inspiration for their own scientific and engineering breakthroughs.

We are pleased to see representatives of leading universities, research centers, high-tech companies, startups, and large corporations among our speakers and guests.

I am confident that such meetings become an integral part of scientific and technological progress.

See you at Skoltech!
artificial intelligence
photonics
advanced materials
biotechnology
energy conservation
what to expect
program
Day 1. Frontiers of AI, Photonics, and Energy Conservation
9-10 a.m.
Welcome Coffee
Welcome to Skoltech!
Opening of the Technological Exhibition
The exhibition will display technological solutions developed at Skoltech, including the first Russian 4G/5G base station, radar sensor, photonic integrated circuits, additive coatings with medicines for medical devices, and an AI platform for monitoring ice conditions and forest fires.

Opening of the Poster Session
At the poster session, Skoltech researchers will share their research results — the first-ever map of human brain lipids, a machine learning-based method to search for new materials for aviation and space, a patented technology for manufacturing high-quality lithium iron phosphate, a new platform for integrated all-optical logics, and more.

Lab Tours
Guests will have the opportunity to visit Skoltech's laboratories and get acquainted with its world-class research infrastructure.
  • At the Center for Energy Science and Technology, participants will see how the only nickel-rich (Ni-Rich NMC) and lithium-rich (Li-Rich NMC) cathode materials in Russia are developed, learn about eco-friendly and affordable sodium-ion batteries, and learn how Skoltech is addressing key issues in perovskite photovoltaics.
  • In the laboratories of the Center for Photonics Science and Engineering, guests will be shown the world’s first ultrafast optical polariton transistor, and will learn how photonics, acoustics, and nanomaterials assist in the diagnosis and therapy of diseases. They will also learn about hybrid microfluidic sensors and targeted drug delivery systems, as well as advanced research on plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials.
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room 1
Open Discussion
AI for autonomous adaptive systems
Questions to discuss:
  • How to develop new AI training methods capable of continuous adaptation?
  • How to bridge the semantic gap between theoretical models and practical implementation?
  • Lidar scanning of hard-to-reach areas: How autonomous AI navigation systems work in the absence of GPS?
  • How to implement computer vision and predictive maintenance?
  • How to effectively use related technologies to develop new neural network architectures?

Participants:
Alexander Bukhanovsky, Head of the School of Translational Information Technologies, Head of the Research Center “Strong AI in Industry,” ITMO University
Alexey Gonnochenko, Director, Sber Robotics Center
Albert Efimov, Acting Head, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, MISIS University; Vice President — Director of Research and Innovation, Sberbank
Alexander Menshchikov, Head, “Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Systems” Laboratory, Skoltech
Dmitry Kondrashkin, Head of AI, Content and Recommendation Systems, VK
Alexander Panov, Director, Laboratory for Cognitive AI Systems, AIRI; Head, Center for Cognitive Modeling, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Roman Meshcheryakov, RAS Professor, Leading Research Scientist, V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of Russian Academy of Sciences

Experts:
Dmitry Devitt, Director, Center for UAS, Innopolis University
Ferrer Gonzalo, Associate Professor, Head, Skoltech Mobile Robotics Laboratory
Pavel Osinenko, Associate Professor, Skoltech Engineering Center
Dzmitry Tsetserukou, Associate Professor, Skoltech Engineering Center; Senior Member, IEEE
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room 2
Open Discussion
Trends, tasks, and research results in energy conservation

Questions to discuss:
  • Post-lithium alternatives — sodium-ion and vanadium batteries, batteries based on other materials: How to ensure balance between safety and economic and energy efficiency?
  • How the energy conservation field will transform in the future?
  • How the world is competing for standards?
  • What problems occur during the entire manufacturing cycle, from research to the end product?

Moderator:
Alexander Fertman, Managing Director of the Scientific and Technological Development, Skolkovo Foundation

Participants:
Artem Abakumov, Director, Skoltech Energy Center
Igor Demidov, Director General, Polyarniy Litiy
Mikhail Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Alexey Kashin, Director General, InEnergy Group JSC
Anastasia Mikhailova, Director General, Renera LLC
Vasiliy Retivov, Director, St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B.P. Konstantinov of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Vitaliy Busko, Vice President for Innovation, Nornickel
Stanislav Fedotov, Associate Professor, Skoltech Energy Center
Evgeny Antipov, RAS Corresponding Member, Head, Department of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Professor, Skoltech
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Break
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Open Dialogue
Implementing ai for better governance in the future, fostering independent internet, and more

Tatiana Matveeva, Head of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technology and Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation
1:30-3 p.m.
Room 1
Open Discussion
Generative AI and autonomous systems: multimodal solutions for industrial automation and space monitoring

Questions to discuss:
  • What approaches to developing multimodal generative models are the most effective for industrial automation tasks?
  • What innovative solutions in network computing can ensure real-time energy efficient processing of multimodal data in industrial monitoring systems?
  • What self-learning algorithms can be applied in robotics and drones?
  • What neural network approaches foster decision-making in real time?

Participants:
Evgeny Burnaev, Director, Skoltech AI Center
Alexey Vashkevich, Director for Digital Technologies, Gazprom Neft
Alisa Melnikova, Director for Digital and Informational Technologies, SIBUR
Nikolay Utkin, First Vice President, Nornickel
Semyon Budenny, Head, Design of New Materials Group, AIRI Institute; Managing Director, Head, Department of Advanced AI Technologies, Sberbank
Andrey Zakharov, Director for Development, Datana
Sergey Shchanikov, Associate Professor, Senior Research Scientist, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Room 2
Open Discussion
Integral photonics: information quantity matters

Questions to discuss:
  • What prospects does the optical communications market have?
  • What applications can optical computing and photonics find in AI?
  • What role does lidars play on optical sensorics market?
  • Do we need a universal ecosystem for photonic integrated circuits, what should it be like, and how to foster it?
  • How the field will change in 3, 5, and 10 years?

Moderator:
Arkady Shipulin, Associate Professor, Head, Skoltech Photonic Integration Research Laboratory

Participants:
Evgeny Goldenberg, Director General, Moscow Photonics Center LLC
Stanislav Straupe, Head, Atomic Simulation Laboratory Sector, Center for Quantum Technologies
Nikolay Kargin, Professor, Head, Department of Advanced Research Development, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Dmitry Linnik, Deputy Head, Department of Mathematics, Institute for Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Russian Federal Nuclear Center — All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics of Rosatom State Corporation
Vadim Startsev, Director General, Orion Russian Research Center JSC
Andrey Ogleznev, CTO, Inversia-Sensor LLC
Nikolay Suetin, Vice President, Skolkovo Foundation
3:30-4 p.m.
Break
4-5:30 p.m.
Room 2
CustDev (An Open Dialogue)
Technological sovereignty — what universities we need

Questions to discuss:
  • What university will be a perfect partner for the industry?
  • Universities and technological challenges: What has been done and what is yet to address?
  • What business is ready to pay universities for?

Moderator:
Shamkhal Dzhabrailov, Vice President for Technology Partnerships, Skoltech
5:30-7 p.m.
Official buffet
Skoltech yard
Networking, positive ambiance, exchange of ideas, inspiration, open dialogue

Day 2. Frontiers of Biomedicine and Advanced Materials

9-10 a.m.
Welcome Coffee
Welcome to Skoltech!
Opening of the Technological Exhibition
The exhibition will display technological solutions developed at Skoltech, including the first Russian 4G/5G base station, photonic integrated circuits, additive coatings with medicines for medical devices, and an AI platform for monitoring ice conditions and forest fires.

Opening of the Poster Session
At the poster session, Skoltech researchers will share their research results — the first-ever map of human brain lipids, a machine learning-based method to search for the new materials for aviation and space, a patented technology for manufacturing high-quality lithium iron phosphate, a new platform for integrated all-optical logics, and more.

Lab Tours
Guests will again have the opportunity to visit Skoltech's laboratories and familiarize themselves with its world-class research infrastructure.
  • At the Center for Materials Technologies, participants will visit the thermal spray and functional coating laboratory, which focuses on adapting technologies for the aerospace, energy, and engineering industries, where particularly heat- and wear-resistant coatings are required. In the additive manufacturing laboratory, they will learn how geometrically complex, functionally gradient, and multi-component products are created. In the composite materials and structures laboratory, guests will see a pultrusion setup and learn how the behavior of materials under static and cyclic loads is predicted.
  • In the laboratories of the Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, scientists will discuss how to make prosthetics feel natural and how neuro-computer interfaces help overcome the effects of stroke, spinal cord injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases. Neurobiologists will also explain how alternative gene splicing, expression profiles, and metabolic markers contribute to cognitive longevity, diagnosis, and therapy of age-related changes in the brain.
  • In the joint laboratory of Skoltech and the University of Sharjah, guests can learn about the use of artificial intelligence, advanced mathematical methods, and bioinformatics for analyzing and predicting the course of complex diseases in psychiatry, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, and endocrinology.
10-11:30 a.m.
Room 1
Open discussion
Biotech next: transforming reality

Participants:
Mikhail Gelfand, Professor, Member of Academia Europaea, Vice President for Biomedical Research, Skoltech
Vikram Punia, President, Pharmasyntez Group
10-11:30 a.m.
Room 2
Presentations
Frontiers of advanced materials


Additive manufacturing of multi-functional continuous fiber reinforced composites
Xiaoyong Tian, Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Additive Technologies in Space
Stanislav Evlashin, Assistant Professor, Skoltech Materials Center

Polymer and Polymer Composite Technologies
Evgeny Mikhaldykin, Director for Developing UMATEX Investment Projects, Rosatom

Advanced Functional Materials
Alexander Kvashnin, Professor, Head, Skoltech Laboratory for Industry-Oriented Computational Discovery

Environmental Resistance of Materials
Alfred Suleimanov, Professor, Corresponding Member, Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Republic
11:30 a.m.-12 noon
Break
12 noon-2 p.m.
Skoltech Library
Presentations and Discussions
Frontiers of biomedicine

Mikhail Gelfand, Doctor of Sciences in Biology, PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Member of Academia Europaea, Vice President for Biomedical Research, Skoltech

Molecular Mechanisms for Psychoemotional Disorders
Philipp Khaitovich, Director, Skoltech Neuro Center

Arms Race — Bacterial Immune Systems in Phage Therapy
Artem Isaev, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Metagenome Analysis, Skoltech Bio Center

Building Biological Age Calculators Based on Omix Data
Ekaterina Khrameeva, Associate Professor, Skoltech Bio Center

Blood Plasma Quantitative Proteomics Methods Based on Isotopically Labeled Peptide Standards in Biomedicine
Evgeny Nikolaev, RAS Corresponding Member, Professor, Skoltech Omics Technologies and Advanced Mass Spectrometry Project Center

How to Slow Down Body Aging
Mikhail Shchepinov, Founder, Chief Scientific Officer and Director, Retrotope
12 noon-1:30 p.m.
Room 1
Open Discussion
Science at university: how to keep up with the global trend

Questions to discuss:
● Developing breakthrough solutions in Russia: How to ensure supply-demand balance?
● What strategies enable Russian scientists to remain competitive and influence global trends?
● What drives technology transfer and science commercialization?
● What motivates young researchers?
● What models can be adopted for effective communication with industrial partners?

Moderator:
Alexander Kuleshov, RAS Academician, Skoltech President
Nikita Anisimov, Rector, Higher School of Economics
Vladimir Vasilyev, Professor, Rector, ITMO University
Dmitry Livanov, Rector, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Sergey Lukyanov, Rector, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Andrey Rudskoy, Professor, Rector, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
12 noon-1:30 p.m.
Room 2
Open Discussion
Cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for construction and functional materials

Questions to discuss:
  • How to develop additive technologies and adapt them to extreme conditions?
  • Have polymer composites reached the limit of their physical properties or do they still hold promise for further development?
  • How high-temperature superconductors and superhard materials can radically change approaches to energy generation, transmission, and storage?
  • How do materials resist aggressive environmental influences, including radiation, temperature changes, and mechanical stress?
  • What problems occur when certifying innovative materials and products and how to improve standards for accelerating their application in industry?

Moderator:
Ivan Sergeichev, Director, Skoltech Materials Center

Participants:
Georgy Bedrik, Deputy Director General, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
Semyon Kishilov, Deputy Director General for Research and Development, Composite Technologies Division, Rosatom
Alexander Romanov, First Deputy Director for Research, Central Research Institute
for Machine Building
Sergey Tepaev, Deputy Director for Research, Rosatom Additive Technologies
Sergey Nishchev, Director General, Bashinformsvyaz JSC

Experts:
Yury Budkin, Adviser Director General, Russian Standardization Institute
Alexey Sidorov, Project Manager, Railway Research Institute
Vadim Mikrin, Deputy Director for Development, Itekma LLC
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Room 1
CustDev (An Open Dialogue)
Visionary perspective on the future of Russian technologies

Visionaries:
Dmitry Zauers, Executive Vice President, Gazprombank
Alexey Ponomarev, Senior Vice President for Industrial Cooperation, Skoltech
Andrey Shevchenko, Director for Technological Development, Rosatom State Corporation
Alexander Kashirin, Head of the Innovation Direction, Rostec
3:30-4 p.m.
Break
4-5:30 p.m.
Room 1
Plenary Session
Frontiers of progress: insights from state, business, and science

Participants:
Viktor Vekselberg, Chairman, Skoltech Board of Trustees
Alexey Likhachev, Director General, Rosatom State Corporation
Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia
Igor Shuvalov, Chairman, VEB.RF 
  • Cutting-edge technology


    learn about the latest developments in artificial intelligence, photonics, advanced materials, biotech, and energy conservation

  • Case studies


    get to know more about

    world-class labs and the implementation of their R&D results

  • Interactive formats


    engage in discussions, laboratory demonstrations, and networking

conditions for participation
participation is free, but the number of slots is limited
it is necessary to register and complete authorization, after which you will receive a confirmation email and will be granted full access to all conference features.
speakers
  • Artem Abakumov
    Professor, Director, Skoltech Energy Center
  • Yury Budkin
    Adviser Director General, Russian Standardization Institute
  • Evgeny Burnaev
    Professor, Director, Skoltech AI Center
  • Mikhail Gelfand
    Professor, Member of Academia Europaea, Vice President for Biomedical Rese
  • Evgeny Goldenberg
    Director General, Moscow Photonics Center LLC
  • Shamkhal Dzhabrailov
    Vice President for Technology Partnerships, Skoltech

  • Dmitry Devitt
    Director, Center for UAS, Innopolis University
  • Stanislav Evlashin
    Assistant Professor, Skoltech Materials Center
  • Nikolay Kargin
    Professor, Head, Department of Advanced Research Development, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
  • Alexey Kashin
    Director General, InEnergy Group JSC
  • Alexander Kvashnin
    Professor, Head, Skoltech Laboratory for Industry-Oriented Computational Discovery
  • Alexander Kuleshov
    RAS Academician, Skoltech President

  • Alexander Menshchikov
    Head, “Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Systems” Laboratory, Skoltech
  • Anastasia Mikhailova
    Director General, Renera LLC
  • Evgeny Nikolaev
    RAS Corresponding Member, Professor, Skoltech Bio Cente
  • Alexey Ponomarev
    Senior Vice President for Industrial Cooperation, Skoltech
  • Ivan Sergeichev
    Associate Professor, Director, Skoltech Materials Center
  • Nikolay Suetin
    Vice President, Skolkovo Foundation
  • Sergey Tepaev
    Deputy Director for Research, Rosatom Additive Technologies
  • Valery Falkov
    Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia
  • Philipp Khaitovich
    Professor, Director, Skoltech Neuro Center
  • Ekaterina Khrameeva
    Associate Professor, Skoltech Bio Center
  • Andrey Shevchenko
    Director for Technological Development, Rosatom State Corporation

  • Arkady Shipulin
    Associate Professor, Head, Skoltech Photonic Integration Research Laboratory

  • Vyacheslav Shulenin
    Director General, Moscow Center for Innovations in Healthcare
  • Sergey Shchanikov
    Associate Professor, Senior Research Scientist, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
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Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)
30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Building 1
Skolkovo Innovation Center

Moscow, Russia

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)

30 Bolshoy Boulevard, Building 1

Skolkovo Innovation Center

Moscow, Russia

By public transport:

Take the MCD-1 to Skolkovo station. Exit through the Orbion shopping center, following the signs to the Skolkovo Innovation Center. On the street near the station exit, switch to the Sk1 bus (the display should indicate towards TMK). Ride to the Matrex stop

By car:
Skoltech is located on the territory of Skolkovo, there are entrances from Skolkovskoje and Minsk/Mozhaiskoe highway. There are paid rates on the territory: parking from 51 minutes — 250 rubles/hour for all categories. You can park inside Skolkovo at intercept parking lots and along Bolshoy Boulevard.

There is free parking outside Skolkovo near Skoltech.The nearest parking to Skoltech is at the Tri Kita shopping center.

By taxi:

To get to Skoltech, a taxi driver will need to enter the Skolkovo territory. Starting from January 2025, for taxi, if there is an active order, entry and stay in Skolkovo for 60 minutes is free of charge. Entry and exit is carried out through any checkpoint. Address for ordering a taxi: Bolshoy Boulevard, 30 bld.1

By public transport:

Take the MCD-1 to Skolkovo station. Exit through the Orbion shopping center, following the signs to the Skolkovo Innovation Center. On the street near the station exit, switch to the Sk1 bus (the display should indicate towards TMK). Ride to the Matrex stop

By car:
Skoltech is located on the territory of Skolkovo, there are entrances from Skolkovskoje and Minsk/Mozhaiskoe highway. There are paid rates on the territory: parking from 51 minutes — 250 rubles/hour for all categories. You can park inside Skolkovo at intercept parking lots and along Bolshoy Boulevard.

There is free parking outside Skolkovo near Skoltech.The nearest parking to Skoltech is at the Tri Kita shopping center.

By taxi:

To get to Skoltech, a taxi driver will need to enter the Skolkovo territory. Starting from January 2025, for taxi, if there is an active order, entry and stay in Skolkovo for 60 minutes is free of charge. Entry and exit is carried out through any checkpoint. Address for ordering a taxi: Bolshoy Boulevard, 30 bld.1

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