VIII Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF-2026) at the Moscow Polytechnic University

MOSCOW, Russian Federation - June 15, 2026 - PRLog -- On May 27 and 28, Moscow hosted the central events of the VIII Moscow Academic Economic Forum (IIEF-2026), organized by the Free Economic Society of Russia and the Russian Academy of Sciences. This year, the IIEF brought together more than 18,500 specialists from 32 countries.
MAEF-2026 theme: "Priorities of Economic development and Technological sovereignty of Russia"
The main MAEF-2026 plenary conferences were held at the sites of leading universities, one of them at the Moscow Polytechnic University
During the plenary discussion at the Moscow Polytechnic University, experts discussed such issues as: the new value of work in intellectual ecosystems; new horizons: society, business, personality; innovative approaches to human resource development.
The moderator of the event was Professor Marina Krekova, Doctor of Economics, Head of the Department of Personnel Management.
Ekaterina V. Kharchenko, Doctor of Economics, Professor. State Duma Deputy, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education spoke about human capital in the era of artificial intelligence";
– Igor A. Bashmakov, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in the UN Climate Change Group, Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency — XXI Century Century, spoke about human capital as the basis of energy efficiency and innovative development";
– Razumova Tatiana Olegovna, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Labor Economics and Personnel at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Anna Vladimirovna Mendel, Business Analyst at the Artificial Intelligence Development Department of the Amethyst Group of Companies, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, dedicated her speech to the era of artificial intelligence.

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