Committees

Organizing Committee

Chair of the Organizing Committee:

Victor Sadovnichy — Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Science (Russia).

Vice-chair of the Organizing Committee:

  • Tatyana Kortava — Vice-Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor (Russia).
  • Andrey Fedyanin — Vice-Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the head of Department of science policy and organization of scientific research of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor (Russia).
  • Yuriy Zinchenko — Dean of the Faculty of Psychology of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Education (Russia).

Executive secretary of the Organizing Committee:

  • Aleksander Veraksa — Associate Professor of Faculty of Psychology of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).

Members of the Organizing Committee:

  • Petr Vrzheshch — Provost of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor (Russia).
  • Nikolay Semin — Provost of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).
  • Aleksey Stepanov — Provost for administration policy and informational support, Candidate of economic sciences (Russia).
  • Vladimir Podolsky — Provost of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Head of the Department of General Issues, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor (Russia).
  • Aleksey Khokhlov — Provost of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Science (Russia).
  • Valeriy Koretskiy — Provost for Information, media and communications of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).
  • Sergey Egorov — Deputy Vice Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).
  • Mikhail Kopchikov — Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Deputy Head of the Office of career guidance and Talented Youth, candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences (Russia).
  • Elena Vartanova — Dean of the Faculty of Journalism of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor (Russia).
  • Aleksandr Lobodanov — Dean of the Faculty of Art of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor (Russia).
  • Vladimir Mironov — Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia).
  • Nikolay Rozov — Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education (Russia).
  • Gennadiy Ivashchenko — Head of Department of Ensure Safe Operation of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).

International Committee

Chair of the International Committee:

Nikolay Veraksa — Rector of Moscow Pedagogical Academy of Preschool Education, Head of the Center for Education and Social Pedagogy at the Institute for Childhood, Family and Education Studies of the Russian Academy of Education, Doctor of Psychology, Professor (Russia).

Members of the International Committee:

  • Larisa Bayanova — Head of Department of General and Applied Psychology of Kazan Federal University, Professor (Russia).
  • Tatiana Volosovets — Director of Institute of Psycho-Pedagogical Problems of Childhood of Russian Academy of Education, Professor (Russia).
  • Susan Garvis — PhD, Professor at the University of Gothenburg (Australia).
  • Alfiya Dorofeeva — Director General of Education Publishing House MOZAIKASINTEZ (Russia).
  • Lubov Dukhanina — Chief of the Civic Chamber’s Science and Education Development Commission, Professor (Russia).
  • Mikhail Elkin — Executive Director of the International Conference „Early Childhood Care and Education» (Russia).
  • Nico Van Oudenhoven — President of the International Child Development Initiatives, Professor (Netherlands).
  • Igor Remorenko — Rector of Moscow City Teacher Training University (Russia).
  • Roger Säljö — Professor, Director of the Linnaeus Centre for Research on Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society, University of Gothenburg (Sweden).
  • Elly Singer — Professor at the University Utrecht, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands).
  • Sonja Sheridan — Associate Head of Department of Education, Communication and Learning of University of Gothenburg, Professor (Sweden).
  • Igor Shiyan — Chairperson of the Laboratory of child development Scientific and Research Institute of Capital Education, Moscow City Teachers' Training University (Russia).
  • Tigran Shmis — Senior Specialist in Education of Moscow Office of the World Bank (Russia).
  • Tao Zhan – Director of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (China).

Executive Directorate

Executive Director:
Mikhail Elkin

Program Coordinator:
Alexandra Meltseva

Director for external relations:
Inessa Grinchenko