Dmitry Itskov, russian business man, founder and chair, 2045 Initiative President, Global Future 2045 congress – will participate in rASiA.com in AMAZING INNOVATION session.
He co-founded a successful Internet business in 1999 and then evolved it into a diversified online media company, New Media Stars. He stepped down from his CEO position with New Media Stars in 2012 to fully focus on realizing 2045 Initiative projects. There are two of them: the non-profit organization Russia 2045 (expanded to the international 2045 Initiative) and the first international Global Future 2045 congress, held in February of 2012 in Moscow. Aiming to identify global threats and opportunities related to the development of new technologies, the Congress developed recommendations for realizing an optimal future with the Avatar science project as a key element. By the way, in March 2012 the Avatar project gained support of His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV.