Bering Strait
2-7 August, 2022

International Festival
Tilda Publishing
RUS
Bering Strait
2-7 August, 2022
International Festival

Tilda Publishing
RUS
Bering
Strait

2-7 August, 2022

Tilda Publishing
RUS
  • 1913. Uelen. Inuits in front of a yaranga.
  • 1989: Pilliken expedition participants built kayaks and crossed the Bering Strait.
  • 'First of all, you have to understand that direct relatives of Chukotka Inuits — their aunts, uncles, nephews — live on St. Lawrence Island...'
The Beringia: History and Tradition

The shores of the Bering Strait have been inhabited since time immemorial, back when the continents were still connected.
During the last glacial period, some 12-15 thousand years ago, a wide, flat isthmus existed between Asia and North America. We call it the Bering Land Bridge. Scientists claim this is where people and animals migrated from one continent to another.

The lands, albeit now separated by the Bering Strait, still have much in common, including language, traditions, and environment.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
A prime example of interaction between the peoples and regions of the Arctic in tourism and the humanitarian sphere, the Bering Strait Festival will be the next step in the development of interregional and international cooperation. The festivities under the festival brand will also commemorate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
Arctic Travellers' Forum
Bering Strait Festival Business Programme
2 August 2022, Anadyr
2 August,
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.*
Business session
League of Arctic Travel Agencies
BROADCAST/VIDEO

Section participants, representatives of travel agencies from different parts of Russia, will share best practices in Arctic travel organisation, and also discuss joint projects and points of contact. The section aims to establish cooperation between the Arctic tourism businesses.

Guest speakers:
  • Oleg Terebenin, Chairman of the Board of the Murmansk Region Travel Industry Union
  • Zelfira Makhmutova, Head of Discover Yamal
  • Irina Kushnaryova, Far Eastern Regional Tourism Association
  • Mariya Strelyuk, Head of Baikalika Travel Agency
  • Eleonora Lebedeva, Head of Russian Snow
  • Artem Tyulyubaev, Deputy Director General of Red City (Nenets Autonomous Area)
  • Yuriy Tyutrin, Director of Anabar Tour (Khatanga)
  • Mariya Vilyukova, Deputy Director, Golubino
  • Aleksandr Yendaltsev, Director General, Territory 87
  • Vladimir Bystrykh, Head of Kutkh Travel
  • Aleksey Vengin, Director General of Profi.travel (moderator)

*Local time here and below. The time difference between Anadyr and Moscow is +9 hours.

2 August
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Business session
Warm or Cold: What the Arctic Looks like from the Mainland
BROADCAST/VIDEO

The Arctic: so austere, yet so alluring. The guests of the session, experts in territorial marketing and branding, will share their opinions on the modern image of the Russian Arctic zone and on overcoming the biggest obstacles for tourism development. They will also speak about successful Arctic region promotion cases.

Guest speakers:
  • Yevgeniy Tikhomirov, Head of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Chukotka Autonomous Area
  • Yekaterina Shapovalova, author, methodologist and head of the Gastronomic Map of Russia project
  • Igor Bukharov, President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers
  • Vadim Prasov, Vice President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers, Managing Director of Alliance Hotel Management
  • Yekaterina Kuzmina, President of the Mammoth Effect Foundation for the Support and Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage
  • Yelena Lanovaya, President of the Kola Tourism Association
  • Olga Petrova, editor at Paulsen Publishers
  • Halldór Jóhannsson, Arctic Portal (Akureyri, Iceland)
  • Venera Rovenskaya, MTS Travel
  • Mariya Novikova, LAMP Architecture Studio ✓
  • Alyona Stratonova, Executive Director of PressPass (moderator)
2 August
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Business session
Gala opening of the Bering Strait International Festival
Welcoming remarks:
  • Anna Otke, President of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka

Video addresses:
  • Nikolay Korchunov, Chairman of the Arctic Council Committee of Senior Officials, Ambassador-at-Large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
  • Mr Sai Murali S., Consul General of the Republic of India in Vladivostok
  • Ms Piao Yangfan, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Vladivostok

Performance by the Ergyron State Academic Chukchi-Inuit Ensemble
2 August
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Business session
Sustainable Development in the Arctic: Key Points
BROADCAST/VIDEO

The traditions and culture of indigenous peoples living in harmony with the primaeval Northern nature are the core values of the Russian Arctic. The section focuses on the sustainable development principles in tourism, mechanisms for involving the locals in the hospitality industry, as well as the preservation of nature and national identity.

Guest speakers:
  • Anna Otke, President of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka
  • Ida Ruchina, traveler, photographer, social activist
  • Vladimir Vasilyev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum International Organisation of Northern Regions
  • Anastasiya Korol, Deputy Head of the Norilsk Development Agency
  • Tatyana Isakova, Deputy Head of the Lovozero District, Murmansk Region
  • Vasiliy Sutula, Director of the Baikal State Nature Reserve (online)
  • Anatoliy Fyodorov, Director General of Teplorium ✓
  • Leonid Agafonov, member of the Public Council under the Ministry for the Development of the Far North and the Arctic of the Russian Federation (moderator)
2 August
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Business session
Arctic Travelers' Forum
BROADCAST/VIDEO

Tourism in Chukotka is a unique opportunity to know one's worth in extreme conditions. Wild, primaeval nature, boundless tundra, rivers and lakes teeming with fish – and no communications or traces of civilization whatsoever for hundreds of miles. Guests of the session, famous Russian extreme travelers, bloggers, photographers, will tell stories about the most interesting Arctic projects and reveal some of their secrets.

Guest speakers:
  • Bogdan Bulychev, head of the RGOexpo expedition centre
  • Aleksey Zhirukhin, blogger, creator of the Meaningful Travel YouTube channel
  • Stanislav Koryakin, ANCO Grand Arctic Regatta Agency for the Development of Recreation Industry on the Water and in the Coastal Areas
  • Albert Severniy, traveler, blogger, author of the ALBERT SEVERNIY: Travels in Russia YouTube channel
  • Irina Ryabukhina, Assistant to the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area (moderator)
2 August
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Plenary session
Tourism in the Arctic: Advanced Development
BROADCAST/VIDEO

Extreme tourism, wildlife and concern for the environment: exclusivity is becoming a key trend in Russian domestic and inbound tourism. Biggest Russian experts in tourism will discuss the main steps required to develop the industry in the Arctic Zone and share their views on the prospective development of territories.

Guest speakers:
  • Roman Kopin, Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area
  • Pavel Volkov, State Secretary – Deputy Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (online)
  • Vladimir Vasilyev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum
  • Vadim Prasov, Vice President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia
  • Ivan Pechorin, Managing Director of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation JSC
  • Aleksandr Sirchenko, Deputy Director General of FUN&SUN
  • Aleksandr Svetachyov, Director General of the Northern Expedition travel agency
  • Aleksey Vengin, Director General of Profi.travel (moderator)
  • Dmitriy Lidkovskiy, Director of the Information and Analytical Centre of the State Commission for Arctic Development
  • Mariya Badmatsyrenova, Head of the Project Office for Tourism Development of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (moderator)

Forum News

    Bering
    Strait

    2-7 August, 2022

    International Festival
    Foundation for the Development of Tourism, International and Interregional Projects of the Chukotka Autonomous Area

    Phone number for inquiries:
    +7 916 672 57 39
    Bering
    Strait
    2-7 August, 2022
    International Festival
    Foundation for the Development of Tourism, International and Interregional Projects of the Chukotka Autonomous Area
    Phone number for inquiries:
    +7 916 672 57 39
    Bering
    Strait
    2-7 August, 2022
    International Festival
    Foundation for the Development of Tourism, International and Interregional Projects of the Chukotka Autonomous Area
    Phone number for inquiries:
    +7 916 672 57 39