Meetings with Experts
The Spring 2018 delegation met with the following experts during its field tour of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, respectively. The meetings held were on topics in the students’ areas of study.
Student Research Topics
- Kieran Ficken: Developments in agriculture in the Russian Far East
- Margo Poda: Investment climate in the Russian Far East
- Libiao Pan: Economic development in the Russian Far East & implications for North Korea
- Hayley Manges: Special economic zones in the Russian Far East
Vladivostok
March 25-27, 2018
- Professors Artyom Lukin and Sergey Sevastyanov
Far Eastern Federal University
Topics Covered- Russia-China relations
- Russia-Korea relations
- Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
- Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
- Hectare in the Far East Program
- Martin Tate
Agribusiness Enterprise Tate Agro Group
Topics Covered- Territories of Advanced Development (TORs) in the RFE
- Hectare in the Far East Program
- Roman Matvienko
Agribusiness Enterprise JGC Evergreen, LLC
Topics Covered- Territories of Advanced Development (TORs) in the RFE
- Russia-Japan joint venture in agriculture
- Oleg Zhunusov
Business Daily Zolotoy Rog
Topics Covered- Economic and social developments in the RFE
- RFE-North Korea relations
- Sergei Skaliy
Department for Development, Corporation of Far East Development
Topics Covered- Advanced Special Economic Zones (ASEZ) and Free Port Vladivostok (FPV)
Khabarovsk
March 28-April 1, 2018
- P. Goryunov, S.N. Leonov, A.G. Isaev, E. A. Zaostrovsky, Denis Suslov, G.I. Sukhomirov
Economic Research Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Topics Covered- Special economic zones in the RFE
- Investment climate in the RFE
- New economic program of the Russian Federation
- RFE regional governments and DPRK involvement
- Russia’s new agriculture policy
- Natalia Pastukhova
Far Eastern Research Institute of Agricultural Production Complex
Topics Covered- Russia’s new agriculture policy
- Hectare in the Far East Program
- Alexander Gubarev
Foreign Ministry representative office
Topics Covered- Russia’s relations with North Korea
- The impact of economic development in the RFE on North Korea
- Sergey Baushev, Maria Grishinkova, Svetlana Naidenkina
Agency for Investment and Development, Khabarovsk Krai
Topics Covered- Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
- Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
- Hectare in the Far East Program
- Ivan Semiletkin, Antonina Yarskaya
Prada Col, Ltd., land development enterprise
Topics covered:- Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
- Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
- Hectare in the Far East Program