International Scientific and Practical Conference

12-24 October 2026

Saint Petersburg
Hybrid format

National Concepts of Quality:
From Competition of Systems to Synergy of Values

About the conference

Organized by Saint Petersburg State University of Economics since 2010 with the support of the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Rosstandart), the All-Russian Quality Organization and the Committee for Science and Higher Education of Saint Petersburg, the conference brings together researchers, public authorities and the business community.

In 2026 the conference is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Valentinovich Okrepilov, Honorary Citizen of Saint Petersburg, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the base department at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Doctor of Economics, Professor.

The 2026 theme is the transition from competition between national quality systems to harmonization around technological excellence, sustainable development and consumer trust.

Researchers, lecturers, quality specialists, public authorities, businesses, students and early-career researchers are invited.

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Renmin University of China

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International Scientific and Practical Conference “National Concepts of Quality: From Competition of Systems to Synergy of Values”

Organizing committee:
ncq@unecon.ru
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Maria Voskoboynikova

Saint Petersburg State University of Economics
30-32 Griboedov Canal Embankment, building A
Saint Petersburg, 191023, Russia

Development of national standardization in healthcare quality management

Industry standards, person-centred care, certification and digital systems.

13 October, 9:00-12:30In person · UNECON, 30-32 Griboedov Canal Embankment, room 2127
Direction program

Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutions

Skills, education and a resilient workforce for the quality infrastructure.

15 October, 10:00-12:00In person · Presidential Library, Main hall
Direction program

Creative capital in the value system of the modern economy

Creative industries as a source of value, trust and growth.

13 October, 10:30-12:30In person · UNECON, 30-32 Griboedov Canal Embankment, room 3033
Direction program

Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitations

Quality, standardization and sustainable development in the fuel and energy sector.

13 October, 10:30-12:30In person · UNECON, 30-32 Griboedov Canal Embankment, Chinese Library
Direction program
13 October

Zhanna Khadisovna Bakhova

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Head of the Competence Centre for Quality and Safety Management in Medical Activity of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic; Candidate of Medical Sciences (Nalchik)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 9:45-10:00Building the quality management system in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic: new approaches and the transformation of regional healthcare
13 October

Alina Vladimirovna Petichenko

Alina Vladimirovna Petichenko

Russian representative in ISO/TC 292 “Security and resilience” and ISO/TC 312 “Excellence in service”; chair of technical committee TC 504 “Excellence in service” of Rosstandart; lead IRCA tutor; auditor at Cert International; director of the MMKS Group (Tomsk)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 10:45-11:00GOST R ISO 7101-2026: a standard that came to medicine for people, not for paperwork
13 October

Dmitry Arkadyevich Kobitsky

Dmitry Arkadyevich Kobitsky

Secretary General – Head of the Secretariat of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Model lawmaking of the IPA CIS in the creative economy
13 October

Tatyana Anatolyevna Baranova

Tatyana Anatolyevna Baranova

Head of the Model Lawmaking Support Division, Expert and Analytical Directorate, Secretariat of the IPA CIS Council; Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Model lawmaking of the IPA CIS in the creative economy
13 October

Ekaterina Anatolyevna Artyushkina

Ekaterina Anatolyevna Artyushkina

General Director of Peterburg-Concert; Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30
13 October

Natalia Yuryevna Belyakova

Natalia Yuryevna Belyakova

Director of the Expedition Activities and Research Department at the Russian Geographical Society; Chair of the Committee for Innovation, Human Capital and Creative Industries at the Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Candidate of Historical Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Human capital in Russia’s creative economy: problems and prospects
13 October

Tatyana Evgenyevna Khrapko

Tatyana Evgenyevna Khrapko

Chair of the Culture Committee of the CIS Business Centre for Economic Development

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30
13 October

Natalia Viktorovna Burova

Natalia Viktorovna Burova

Professor at the Department of Statistics and Econometrics, UNECON; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Assessing the creative potential of Russian regions
13 October

Milana Sergeevna Titova

Milana Sergeevna Titova

Deputy Director of the General Staff Building of the State Hermitage Museum

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30The role of the museum in developing a region’s creative potential
13 October

Galina Alekseevna Karpova

Galina Alekseevna Karpova

Professor at the Department of Economics and Management in the Service Sector, UNECON; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Training tourism professionals for the creative economy
13 October

Marina Vladimirovna Voloshinova

Marina Vladimirovna Voloshinova

Head of the Department of Economics and Management in the Service Sector, UNECON; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Training tourism professionals for the creative economy
13 October

Elena Viktorovna Chetyrkina

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Head of the marketing department at the R&C Exhibition Research Centre

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30An event brand as a form of creative capital of Russian regions
13 October

Aleksandra Viktorovna Titova

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Associate Professor at the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, UNECON; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30From creativity to creation: a reflexive model of human creative capital under Industry 5.0
13 October

Viktor Germanovich Kuganov

Viktor Germanovich Kuganov

Associate Professor at the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, UNECON; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30The role of corporate culture in developing the creative economy
13 October

Pavel Vladimirovich Golubenko

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Postgraduate student at the Department of Quality Management and Standardization, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Creative capital as a factor in the manageability of staff performance in the technological development of an enterprise
13 October

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Radushinsky

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Radushinsky

Associate Professor at the Department of Metrology, Instrumentation and Quality Management, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30On standards for municipal multifunctional social spaces and their contribution to social “creative capital”
13 October

Ekaterina Valeryevna Azimina

Ekaterina Valeryevna Azimina

Professor at the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, UNECON; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Creative capital as a factor in improving efficiency in the modern economy
13 October

Andrey Yuryevich Bombin

Andrey Yuryevich Bombin

Head of the Trade Department at the State Russian Museum; Visiting Lecturer at HSE University – St Petersburg; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economySpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Creative capital and the quality of customer experience in the museum economy: a model for creating consumer value
12 and 13 October

Anna Valentinovna Pavlova

Anna Valentinovna Pavlova

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, UNECON; Head of the Strategic Development Committee of the Council of Young Scientists; Deputy Director of the Centre for Patent Analytics and Intellectual Property Management

Taking part in the conference
  • Round table for postgraduates and young researchersModerator · 12 October, 12:30-14:00
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economyModerator · 13 October, 10:30-12:30
13 October

Elena Vasilyevna Vasileva

Elena Vasilyevna Vasileva

Professor at the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, UNECON, and Director of its Centre for International Research and Projects; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 03 Creative capital in the value system of the modern economyModerator · 13 October, 10:30-12:30
13 October

Vasily Leonidovich Zinin

Vasily Leonidovich Zinin

Deputy Head of a Department at Gazprom; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 04 Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitationsModerator · 13 October, 10:30-12:30
13 October

Kirill Dmitrievich Balbek

Kirill Dmitrievich Balbek

Chief Project Engineer at the Centre for Digital Transformation of Energy, NIIgazekonomika

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 04 Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitationsSpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Synergy of AI models through multi-agent platforms as a tool for developing software for the fuel and energy sector
13 October

Aleksandr Evgenyevich Tavdidishvili

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Marketing Director at Upgraide

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 04 Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitationsSpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Modern Russian AI solutions for business process management in a company
13 October

Olesya Vladimirovna Volchik

Olesya Vladimirovna Volchik

Associate Professor at the Department of Data Economics, Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 04 Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitationsSpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Smart standardization in the context of bio-digital convergence: the transition to managing organizational viability
13 October

Dmitry Mikhailovich Lyapichev

Dmitry Mikhailovich Lyapichev

Professor at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University); Doctor of Technical Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 04 Artificial intelligence in the fuel and energy sector: opportunities and limitationsSpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-12:30Applying AI to assess the technical condition of fuel and energy facilities: myths and reality
15 October

Irina Ilgizovna Antonova

Irina Ilgizovna Antonova

Vice-Rector for Innovation and Project Activities at Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor; Honoured Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Galina Nikolaevna Ivanova

Galina Nikolaevna Ivanova

Deputy Director General and Director for Standardization at the Russian Register certification association; Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Anton Nikolaevich Pronin

Anton Nikolaevich Pronin

Director General of the D. I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Elena Alexandrovna Frolova

Elena Alexandrovna Frolova

Director of the Institute of Fundamental Training and Technological Innovation at SUAI and Head of the Department of Innovation and Integrated Quality Systems; Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Yury Vasilyevich Chernykh

Yury Vasilyevich Chernykh

Rector of the Academy for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Rosstandart; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Alexey Dmitrievich Shmatko

Alexey Dmitrievich Shmatko

Acting Director of the Institute for Regional Economy Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Natalia Alexeevna Mikhalchenkova

Natalia Alexeevna Mikhalchenkova

Director General of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology; Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Rostislav Olegovich Sirotkin

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Deputy Director General of the Russian Institute of Standardization

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Elena Alexeevna Klimenko

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Director General of the Donetsk Centre for Standardization and Metrology

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
15 October

Vladimir Mikhailovich Voytovich

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Director of the Luhansk Centre for Standardization and Metrology

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsSpeaker · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
13 October

Igor Anatolyevich Maksimtsev

Igor Anatolyevich Maksimtsev

Rector of UNECON; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionOpening remarks · 13 October, 13:00-15:00
13 October

David Merabovich Gogotishvili

David Merabovich Gogotishvili

Deputy Director General for Standardization and Metrology of Gazprom VNIIGAZ

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionSpeaker · 13 October, 13:00-15:00Standardization as a multifunctional quality management tool
13 and 15 October

Denis Evgenyevich Mironov

Denis Evgenyevich Mironov

Director General of the Russian Institute of Standardization; Candidate of Economic Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionSpeaker · 13 October, 13:00-15:00The standardization ecosystem as a source of requirements for product quality assessment and a tool for building consumer trust
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsModerator · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
13 October

Maxim Vyacheslavovich Ekaterinin

Maxim Vyacheslavovich Ekaterinin

Chair of Technical Committee 491 “Management of Medical Organizations”; Director General of the Institute for Technical Regulation, Standardization and Certification; Russia’s representative at ISO/TC 304 “Healthcare organization management”; Chair of the Coordination Council of the All-Russian Organization for Quality and of the editorial board of “Quality Management Methods”; Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionSpeaker · 13 October, 13:00-15:00Development of national standardization in healthcare quality management
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementModerator · 13 October, 9:00-12:30Opening remarks · 13 October, 9:00-9:30
13 October

Irina Yuryevna Ganus

Irina Yuryevna Ganus

First Deputy Chair of the St Petersburg Committee for Science and Higher Education

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionOpening remarks · 13 October, 13:00-15:00
13 October

Andrey Mikhailovich Sarana

Andrey Mikhailovich Sarana

Chair of the St Petersburg Health Committee; Doctor of Medical Sciences

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementOpening remarks · 13 October, 9:00-9:30
13 and 15 October

Elena Anatolyevna Gorbashko

Elena Anatolyevna Gorbashko

Vice-Rector for Research and Head of the Department of Project Management and Quality Management at UNECON; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor.

Taking part in the conference
  • Plenary sessionModerator · 13 October, 13:00-15:00Speaker · 13 October, 13:00-15:00The role of model legislation in the Union State: the case of the model law “On Standardization” (new edition)
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementModerator · 13 October, 9:00-12:30Opening remarks · 13 October, 9:00-9:30
  • Direction 02 Training specialists for Russia’s quality infrastructure: challenges and solutionsModerator · 15 October, 10:00-12:00
  • Session “Cooperation between Russian and Chinese universities”Moderator · date to be confirmed
13 October

Svetlana Sergeevna Antonova

Svetlana Sergeevna Antonova

Executive Secretary of TC 491; Vice-President of the All-Russian Organization for Quality; Editor-in-Chief of “Quality Management in Medicine” (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 9:30-9:45National management-system standards in healthcare as an effective tool and a new milestone in running medical organizations
13 October

Oksana Vladimirovna Sertakova

Oksana Vladimirovna Sertakova

Head of the Medical Activity Control Department at the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region; Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 10:00-10:15A national management-system standard for paediatric medical organizations
13 October

Oleg Vilyevich Kulikov

Oleg Vilyevich Kulikov

Head of the Healthcare Quality and Safety Competence Centre at the Inozemtsev Academy of Medical Education; Science Editor of “Quality Management in Medicine”; Candidate of Medical Sciences (St Petersburg)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 10:15-10:30Developing a national quality management standard for health resorts and sanatoriums
13 October

Raul Ernstovich Rakhmatullin

Raul Ernstovich Rakhmatullin

Deputy Director for Strategic Development at the Moscow Scientific and Practical Centre of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology of the Moscow Health Department; ISQua-certified specialist in human-centred care (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 10:30-10:45The human-centred organization model: a modern approach to running a medical organization under national standard GOST R 71549-2024 “Management system of a human-centred medical organization. General requirements”
13 October

Natalia Leonidovna Bondarenko

Natalia Leonidovna Bondarenko

Chief Physician of Clinical Hospital No. 85 of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency; Chief External Specialist in Therapy and General Practice of the Agency; Candidate of Medical Sciences (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 11:15-11:30Improving the work of Clinical Hospital No. 85 of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency through national and international standards
13 October

Dinara Tagiryanovna Kulova

Dinara Tagiryanovna Kulova

Deputy Chief Physician for Organizational and Methodological Work at the G. G. Kuvatov Republican Clinical Hospital; Chief External Specialist for Quality Management Development at the Ministry of Health of Bashkortostan; Head of the regional Quality and Safety Competence Centre of the National Quality Institute; Candidate of Medical Sciences (Ufa)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 11:30-11:45National standardization in hand hygiene and medical tourism
13 October

Olga Petrovna Chilibina

Olga Petrovna Chilibina

Head of the Expert Group certification body; certification expert accredited by Rosakkreditatsiya (Moscow)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 11:45-12:00Certification of quality management systems in medical organizations
13 October

Yulia Sergeevna Pechegina

Yulia Sergeevna Pechegina

Chief Lawyer at Digital Quality Management System; expert of the regional competence centre of the National Quality Institute (Samara)

Taking part in the conference
  • Direction 01 Development of national standardization in healthcare quality managementSpeaker · 13 October, 12:00-12:15Digitalization of quality management systems in medical organizations