The Library: A Platform for Shared Values

Speakers

• Vadim DudaGeneral Director, Russian State Library

  In 1991, he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute. In 2005, he earned an MBA in corporate finance, the American Institute of Business and Economics.
  In 1984 the very first job was the Librarian assistant in the Moscow Aviation Institute Library.
  Vadim Duda held senior positions in both Russian and international companies, with the focus on international relations, culture, IT and new media.
  In 2012 – 2013 as Director of Information Policy and International Relations Department at Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation he launched federal state internet projects, like Culture Portal and National Electronic Library.
  In 2013 – 2015 he was involved in the development of the Model Library Standard for modernization of municipal libraries launched several modern rural libraries.
  From 2015 to 2018 Vadim Duda served as Director General of Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature. Under his leadership, the Library doubled the number of its active users.
  Vadim Duda was appointed Director General of the Russian State Library on 28 August 2018.

• Elena LynnikHead, Professional Competence Development Center, Don State Public Library (Rostov Region State Budgetary Cultural Institution)
• Anastasia NeugodnikovaHead of the Department of Library Innovation and Methodological Work, St. Petersburg State Budgetary Cultural Institution "A.S. Pushkin St. Petersburg Special Central Children's Library"
• Lyubov PetrovaHead of the Department for Scientific and Organizational Work and Network Cooperation, St. Petersburg State Budgetary Cultural Institution "V.V. Mayakovsky Central City Public Library"
• Anton PurnikDirector, Russian State Library for Young Adults