Business programme
11.05.2023
12:15–13:45

The Children of Donbas: Right to Safety

Congress Centre, conference hall D2
Law and Society
Broadcast
Ensuring the safety of children, including orphans and children without parental care living in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, is the most important goal that Russia has set as part of its special military operation. An educational process has been established and additional state support measures have been identified and provided for all children living in these regions. The relocation of orphans and children without parental care to safe regions in Russia is a measure that helps to save the lives and preserve their health. Kids from orphanages of the Donetsk People’s Republic have been relocated and placed at institutions in other regions of Russia. The children’s family ties and friendly relations have been preserved as much as possible. Children with a confirmed status of being left without parental care are being placed with families. How can we ensure favourable conditions for the children of Donbass during the special military operation? How are children from new regions being educated now? What are the summer holiday plans for the children of Donbass? What legal norms are needed so that orphans and children without parental care living in new territories of Russia can learn what a family is? Should we wait until the end of the special military operation to find substitute families for the children? Will children who are placed in families lose their family ties? What might be the future fate of these children?

Moderator

Vladimir Solovyev
Journalist, Anchor on the Television Show "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov"

Panellists

Alexander Bastrykin
Chairman, Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
Maria Zakharova
Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Sergey Kravtsov
Minister of Education of the Russian Federation
Maria Lvova-Belova
Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for Children's Rights (online)
Konstantin Chuychenko
Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation

Broadcast

Vladimir Solovyev
Journalist, Anchor on the Television Show "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov"
Vladimir Solovyov (born October 10, 1963) – journalist, radio and television presenter. Graduated MISIS and did postgraduate studies at Institute of World Economics and Public Relations, holds PhD in Economics. In the early 1990s lived and worked in the US.
Between 1997 and 2010 hosted Solovyinie Treli on Serebryaniy Dozhd radio. Works on TV since 1999 where hosted a variety of shows such as Process (ORT), Strasti po Solovyevu (TNT), Zavtrak s Solovyevim and Solovyinaya Noch (TV-6), Smotrite Kto Prishel and Poedinok (TVC), Apelsinovy Sok and K Bar’eru (NTV). Since September, 2010 hosts Poedinok and Voskresny Vecher on Russia-1 TV channel and polniy Kontakt on Vesti FM radio.
Solovyev wrote a number of books, such as Emprie of Corruption, Enemies of Russia, Manipulations. Attack and Defend, We’re Russians. God is with Us, Putin. Medvedyev. What’s Next? Solovyev vs. Solovyev, Putin. Guidebook for the Empathetic, Russian Roulette, and others.
Delivers one-man shows at MKHAT in Moscow twice a year as well as public performances in St Petersburg and all over Russia and lectures and trainings for top-management of Russian companies.
Married, has 8 children.
Alexander Bastrykin
Chairman, Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
Maria Zakharova
Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Born December 24, 1975, in Moscow
Graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1998 in the field of international journalism. Has the diplomatic rank of Envoy extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the first class.
Joined the Russian Foreign Ministry after graduation. Worked as an editor of the monthly magazine “Diplomatic bulletin”. Acted as the head of the Media operational monitoring department of the Information and Press Department. Worked as Head of the press service of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York from 2005 to 2008. Held various positions in the Central Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011. Worked as Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2015.
Appointed Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 2015.
Candidate of Historical Sciences.
Member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of Russia, a member of the Board of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaks English and Chinese fluently.
Sergey Kravtsov
Minister of Education of the Russian Federation
Born on March 17, 1974 in Moscow.
Married, has two children.
Education:
Graduated with honors from the Moscow State Open Pedagogical University with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher (1996) and the Moscow State Institute of International Affairs (University) of the MFA of Russia specializing in State and Municipal Management with foreign language skills (2000).
Professional Experience and Scientific Work:
Senior Researcher, Head of Laboratory in the Institute of Education Management of the Russian Academy of Education;
Education Officer in the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation;
Assistant to the Head of the Federal Agency for Supervision in Education and Science;
Director of FGA “Federal Testing Center”
Director of the Institute for Educational Management of the Russian Academy of Education;
Director of the Department of Regional Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;
Director of the Department of Program Management and Tendering Procedures of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation;
In August 2013 he was appointed Head of the Federal Agency for Supervision in Education and Science
21 January 2020 - Minister of Education of the Russian Federation

Doctor of Education, Associate Professor.
State Councilor of the Russian Federation.
Maria Lvova-Belova
Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for Children's Rights
Konstantin Chuychenko
Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Born on July 12, 1965 in Lipetsk.
Graduated from the law faculty of Leningrad State University in 1987.
1987–1989 – intern and investigator for the Prosecutor's Office in Leningrad, Kalininskii District.
1989–1992 – served as an officer in the security services.
1992–1994 – Managing Director of Interiuraudit De Faria and T (joint stock company).
1994–2001 – member of the Saint Petersburg International Bar Association.
2001–2002 – Head of Gazprom’s Legal Department.
2002–2008 – Head of Gazprom’s Legal Department, member of the board at Gazprom.
Since May 13, 2008 – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation and Head of the Presidential Control Directorate.
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