The Annual International Multidisciplinary Conference
to promote the inclusion of cultural and natural heritage sites, as well as organisations involved in leisure, entertainment and cultural activities, in regional and global cultural and educational itineraries
22–23 April 2026, St Petersburg
REGISTRATION
Live stream
Round table 1
Round table 2 and 3
Programme
22 April 2026
23 April 2026
19:00-20:00
18:30-19:00
16:30-18:30
15:30-16:00
15:00-15:30
14:30-15:00
13:00-14:30
12:00-12:30
10:30-12:00
9:30-10:30
A sightseeing tour of St Petersburg
Reception dinner – foyer near the Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Wing at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
Book launch dedicated to the holy sites of St Petersburg
and their veneration outside RussiaThe Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Building – The Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Building at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
and their veneration outside RussiaThe Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Building – The Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Building at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
Plenary session – Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Building at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
Topic: ‘Traditional spiritual and moral values as the foundation for the global growth of international tourism’
Topic: ‘Traditional spiritual and moral values as the foundation for the global growth of international tourism’
Signing ceremony for the Agreement on the implementation of the interregional historical, cultural and tourism project ‘The Great Russian Northern Route’ – Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Wing at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
Lunch reception – foyer near the Blue Hall of the Metropolitan’s Wing at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
Relocation from the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka Embankment) to the Metropolitan’s Residence at the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St Petersburg (St Petersburg, 1 Monastyrka Embankment)
3 Round Table – Concert Hall of the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka Embankment)
Topic: ‘International partnership based on shared values. New approaches to route development’
Topic: ‘International partnership based on shared values. New approaches to route development’
Main coffee break – the foyer next to the hall of the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka Embankment)
1 Round table – Assembly Hall of the St Petersburg Theological Academy (St Petersburg, 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment)
Topic: ‘Spiritual and educational itineraries as a tool for preserving cultural sovereignty’
2 Round table – Concert Hall of the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka River Embankment)
Topic: ‘Spiritual and educational routes as a space for shaping young people’s values’
Topic: ‘Spiritual and educational itineraries as a tool for preserving cultural sovereignty’
2 Round table – Concert Hall of the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka River Embankment)
Topic: ‘Spiritual and educational routes as a space for shaping young people’s values’
Registration for guests of the 2nd round table – the main entrance hall of the ‘Svyatodukhovsky’ Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, 1R Monastyrka River Embankment)
Welcome coffee break – hall near the concert hall of the Svyatodukhovsky Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, Monastyrka River Embankment, Building 1R)
Welcome coffee break – hall near the concert hall of the Svyatodukhovsky Spiritual and Educational Centre (St Petersburg, Monastyrka River Embankment, Building 1R)
Registration for guests of the 1st round table – main entrance hall of the St Petersburg Theological Academy (St Petersburg, 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment)
Welcome coffee break – dining hall on the second floor of the St Petersburg Theological Academy (St Petersburg, 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment)
Welcome coffee break – dining hall on the second floor of the St Petersburg Theological Academy (St Petersburg, 17 Obvodny Canal Embankment)
Speakers and moderator
1 round-table discussion
Siluan
(born Sergei Sergeyevich Nikitin)
(born Sergei Sergeyevich Nikitin)
Bishop of Peterhof, Vicar of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Rector of the Saint Petersburg Theological Seminary
Alina Z. Arutyunova
Deputy Chairman of the Moscow City Tourism Committee
Alexandra V. Usacheva
Deputy General Director of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR)
Anton M. Fokin
Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia
Elena A. Klimova
Acting Minister of Tourism of the Pskov Region
Avroom Arshinov
Head of the "Aguter Beter" Cultural and Ritual Center of the St. Petersburg Jewish Community
Abbess Margarita (Feoktistova)
Mother Superior of the Novodevichy Stavropegic Convent
Anna V. Gromova
Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Elisabeth-Sergius Educational Society Foundation
Anna Sologubova
Coordinator of the "Holy Paths" project
Ekaterina A. Bantysheva
Director of the Center for the Development of Volunteer Initiatives (ANO)
Archimandrite Alexander (Zarkeshev)
Candidate of Theology, graduate of the Leningrad Theological Academy, rector of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tehran (Iran) and the Church of the Apostle Philip in Sharjah (UAE)
Father Vyacheslav (Vyacheslav V. Inyushkin)
Director of the Orthodox School in the Name of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers
Oleg M. Zhadenov
Sociologist, architect of socio-cultural programs
Marina V. Zhukova
Deputy Head of the City of Sarov
2nd round table
Sergey V. Sopelev
Historian, political scientist, public figure, expert in state ideology and historical-political education
Nikolay S. Svyatchenko
Priest, Chairman of the Missionary Department of the St. Petersburg Diocese
Svetlana V. Zhurkina
Deputy General Director of the "More Than a Journey" program
Alexander V. Rozmyslov
Deputy Chairman of the Youth Affairs Department of the St. Petersburg Diocese, PhD in Economics
Yana A. Makshina
General Director of the St. Petersburg City Tourist Information Bureau
Anna A. Polosina
Associate Professor, Department of Social Communication and Youth Work at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE)
Inna V. Kunina
Head of the "Interfaith Dialogue" cultural and educational project, co-founder of the "OWN Heritage" city project
Natalya K. Kazarina
Director of the "Peaceful People" Center for Social Initiatives (ANO)
Nika Klyotski
Orthodox street-art artist, curator, ambassador of the St. Petersburg Committee on Youth Policy
Yulia E. Koshurnikova
Entrepreneur, hotelier, Russia tour organizer, ASI tourism expert
Kristina O. Malyshevskaya
Head of the "Thousand Friends" diocesan youth volunteer service
Svetlana L. Tsaritsyna
Director of the "LeagueOfTalents" Agency for Supporting and Developing Youth Projects (ANO)
Georgy I. Bolotov
PhD in Sociology, lecturer of the Russian Society "Znanie"
3rd round table
Maria A. Kulikova
Deputy Director of Roszapovedcenter (Federal Center for Protected Areas)
Mikhail A. Shastin
Archpriest, Head of the Pilgrimage Center of the St. Petersburg Diocese
Yanina V. Zhbanova
Deputy Head of the Pilgrimage Center of the St. Petersburg Diocese
Ekaterina P. Kireeva
Minister of External Relations and Tourism of the Amur Region
Valery B. Stolov
Head of Tourist Relations, Jewish Community of the Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg (Local Religious Organization of Orthodox Judaism)
Rajab Hani
Founder and coordinator of the RUSJo youth initiative (a cultural bridge between Russia and Jordan)
Angelina Khusnutdinova
Activist, volunteer, member of the Student Media Center of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, ambassador of the "Adventures of Foreigners in Russia" project
Madhish Parikh
Information forthcoming
Miloš Tanasković
Founder and representative of the Peter and Paul Foundation, public figure
Saher Al Tamimi
Assistant at the Department of Cultural Studies and Design at Ural Federal University (UrFU), teacher, translator, coordinator for international students
David R. Chan-ogly
Head of the "Hospitable Abkhazia" project
Valeria V. Filippova
Vice-President, Executive Director, Head of the Committee on the Institutionalization of Ideology, Board Member of the Center for Social Architecture
Stella E. Boykova
PhD in Philology, lecturer at Lomonosov Moscow State University, translator, educational program methodologist, Head of Media Communications
Abbess Margarita (Elena Y. Feoktistova)
Director of the "Great Russian Northern Path" ANO
Oksana S. Svetlova
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Arkhangelsk Region
Yulia V. Boyarkina
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Tourism of the Vladimir Region
Elena V. Antonova
Acting Minister of Economic Development, Industry and Trade of the Vologda Region
Olga L. Melnikova
Chair of the Committee on Culture and Tourism of the Leningrad Region
Alina Z. Arutyunova
Deputy Chairman of the Moscow City Tourism Committee
Vasily S. Kuznetsov
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Moscow Region
Yulia A. Timofeeva
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Novgorod Region
Anton M. Fokin
Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia
Natalya V. Lukyanova
Minister of Tourism of the Tver Region
Svetlana V. Kostyshina
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Yaroslavl Region
Panel Session and Signing of the Agreement
An address from Metropolitan Varsonofy
(secular name — Anatoly V. Sudakov), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, Head of the St. Petersburg Metropolitanate — will be read by Bishop Benjamin (Kirillov) of Kronstadt, Vicar of the St. Petersburg Diocese, Abbot of the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Evgeny V. Pankevich
Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development of St. Petersburg
Dmitry A. Kobitsky
Secretary General and Head of the Council Secretariat, Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States
Ravil D. Pancheev
Mufti, member of the Public Chamber of the Leningrad Region, serving on the commission for education, culture, tourism, sports and youth affairs
Alexander P. Biba
Russian entrepreneur, executive and hotelier, President of Cosmos Hotel Group
Ilya G. Umansky
President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI)
Miloš Tanasković
Founder and representative of the Peter and Paul Foundation, public figure
Bishop Benjamin (Kirillov) of Kronstadt
Vicar of the St. Petersburg Diocese, Abbot of the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Archbishop Savva of Zelenograd
Vicar of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Chairman of the Synodal Missionary Department
Ruslan V. Shkuta
Moderator
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