Sber is an official partner of the 8^th Eastern Economic Forum scheduled to be held in Vladivostok on September 10–13. The bank’s top executives will moderate and participate in a wide range of sessions on the development of AI and Russia-China economic ties, environment and sustainability, startups, PPPs, development projects, forestry, healthcare, individual housing construction, and more.

On September 11 at 10:00 am (hereinafter local time), First Deputy Chairman of the Sberbank Executive Board Alexander Vedyakhin is speaking at the session Chinese Business in Russia: Prospects for Further Growth.

Starting at 12:30 that same day, the session AI: Evolution or a Threat to Humanity? will be moderated by Maхim Yeremenko, vice president, director of AI and ML Development, Sberbank.

Held at 12:30, the session Climate-related Business Objectives: The Limits of Possibilities will welcome Tatiana Zavyalova, senior vice president for ESG at Sberbank, as a panelist.

Starting at 3:00 pm, the session Global Challenges of Green Agenda: Test of Resilience and a Catalyst for Cooperation between BRICS Countries will be moderated by Alexander Vedyakhin.

Additionally, Sberbank and VEB.RF are holding an INVEST CONTACT day on September 11. In the run up to it, participants worked on projects worth over RUB 2.6 tn, with 20 projects to be presented in-person. Daily summaries will be presented by I. Shuvalov, A. Vedyakhin, A. Chekunov, and M. Oreshkin at 5:20 pm in the VEB.RF booth.

September 12 at 12:30 pm, Senior Vice President and Head of HR at Sberbank Natalya Dudina is moderating the session Human-Centricity as the Primary Factor for the Development of Territories and the Well-Being of Civil Society.

On September 13 at 10:00 am, WEF is hosting a demo day for tech startups created by the young people living in the Russian Far East. It will be moderated by Marina Ivasenko, HR director of Sberbank's Dalnevostochny Bank.

On September 13 at 12:00 am, WEF is hosting AI Journey — A Trip into the World of Artificial Intelligence, which will focus on AI use in medicine, environment, and education. The session will be moderated by Semyon Budyonny, managing director and head of the Futureproof AI Technology Development Department at Sberbank, and a scientific advisor at AIRI.

The Sber stand, a real bank branch with future technology, will be one of the key WEF attraction spots. In front of it, a small beacon will be installed. This is a smaller copy of the Tokarevsky beacon, one of the most popular token sights in Vladivostok, a symbol of hope and a guide. Showing visitors and participants the way, the Sber beacon will also be their meeting point.

The stand will feature five zones showcasing Sber's digital products and solutions.

1. An interactive catalog with 30+ selected products in three categories: for people, businesses, and the state.
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For example, the For People section will have the CoMeta virtual space for young people and aspiring entrepreneurs; Sberseasons internships; Pillbox and Medicine Box, the two new functions of SBER EAPTEKA; the Cybrarium library of cybersecurity knowledge; a wider functionality of SberBank Online, including a digital citizen profile; and more services.

In the For Business section, companies will find SberHealth's relevant VHI offers, the SberUnity platform facilitating the search for innovative solutions, the SberTransport system to manage transportation processes, the SberEncashment digital service, the SberAnalytics interactive panel for a better management efficiency, the low-carbon energy certification system, and Green Supply Chain, an ESG service for companies with a wide pool of counterparties.

The section For the State will feature Sber’s cloud digital platform Platform V, a ESG model template for regions, and products of Speech Technology Center Group, a Sber partner: the multimodal biometric identification platform VoiceKey.PLATFORM, the Voice2Med voice recognition software for data entry in health records, and the Vizir smart biometric video identification system.

2. Sber's technology and innovation zone featuring Salute-based solutions and an installation of Sber's smart devices: SberBoom and SberBoom Mini speakers, SberBox Time smart media centers, SberBox and SberBox Top set-top boxes, SberPortal smart displays, Sber TVs, and SberJazz, SaluteSpeech, SaluteBot, SaluteRPA, ans Salute Hotel services.
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3. The HR and health zone with the AI-driven center for hospitalization of patients with possible strokes, SBER EAPTEKA, a comprehensive corporate health plan by SberHealth, and the HR platform Pulse.
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4. The AI zone showcasing the Kandinsky neural network. There, you can have an exclusive t-shirt print with a picture generated by the neural network. Your t-shirt will be one of a kind.
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5. The Education and Science at Sber zone with School 21, a free programming school, the online education platform Edutoria, the Artificial Intelligence Academy for Teens, Sber's Science Award, all-in-one solutions driving AI and digital transformation in regions, and education solutions for business by SberUniversity.
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The Sber Center for AI and FEFU will also present some AI-powered solutions, which may benefit the Far East of Russia and the entire world.

Sber's innovation-driven branch at the forum is where you can enjoy all the banking services, buy rare collectable coins, and have a free cup of coffee.