The Gaidar Forum is a permanent discussion venue for experts who can influence economic and political development. During the Forum events, participants discuss ideas and approaches to understanding the global processes taking place in Russia and around the world.

The Forum includes an annual international conference, Russia and the World, which features plenary discussions and expert roundtables, the Gaidar readings, seminars on specific issues, and other events.

The goals of the Gaidar Forum are:

• Promoting Russia as a centre of economic discussion;
• Engaging leading international academics and economists in the discussion of economic and political issues;
• Maintaining an ongoing expert dialogue on key political and economic issues;
• Identifying the key trends and events in the Russian and global economy and politics; and
• Developing strategic proposals and recommendations to boost Russia’s economic development.

Forum organizers: The Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and the Yegor Gaidar Foundation.