*First Humanitarian Forum “Russia – Africa”*
*Round Table: “Russia–Africa Cross-Cultural Meanings”*, dedicated to the birthday of A.S. Pushkin
*June 10, 15:00 – 17:00*
*Venue:* Gallery of African Art “Ya-A”, Moscow, Kuznetsky Most 6/3 (entrance through the “Grada” hotel)
*Discussion Topics:*
– African cultural codes beyond stereotypes
– The role of cultural codes in shaping the identity of nations
– Principles of effective cross-cultural communication: Understanding. Trust. Common goals.
– Unifying cultural codes between Russia and Africa.
*Moderator:* Yanina Dubeykovskaya, PhD in Philosophy, founder of charitable foundations in Zambia and Russia, creator of the “Ya-A” Gallery.
*Participants:*
– *Irina Petelyaeva*, Executive Secretary of the Expert Council on the Development and Support of Comprehensive Partnership with African Countries under the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, A.M. Babakov.
– *Nikita Kaletkin*, Head of the “Museum of African Cultures” Department, State Museum of Oriental Art.
– *Zanebe Kinfu*, President of the “Union of African Diasporas” Association in Russia.
– *Anna Yuryevna Siim Moskvitina*, Senior Researcher at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of African Studies, St. Petersburg State University.
– *Irina Bakanova*, Director of the Museum Center, Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU).
– *Alexander Zotin*, Director of the University International Research and Educational Center for Applied African Studies, RGGU.
– *Maria Klepalova*, Chair of the RAI BRICS Association, Bachelor of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication.
– *Louis Gouend*, Chair of the Commission for Work with African Diasporas and Public Relations, Russian-African Club, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).
– *Veronika Vladimirovna Usacheva*, Senior Researcher at the Center for History and Cultural Anthropology, PhD in Political Science.
– *Inga Koryagina*, PhD. In History, Associate Professor of Marketing Department of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, UNDP Expert on International Development, and Director of International Development of the Russian-African Club, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
*First Humanitarian Forum “Russia – Africa”*