XII Euro-Asian Symposium on Economic Theory
EASET - 2026
Conference chair
Yuliya Lavrikova
(Russia)
Yulia Lavrikova is the Director of the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS, a well-known Russian scientist in the field of regional and territorial and sectoral economy, head of the leading scientific school "Restructuring of territorial industrial complexes". She personally contributed to the elaboration of: proposals for the development of territorial industrial complexes considering the market nature of modern cluster associations, which formed the basis of the Concept of Cluster Policy of Sverdlovsk Oblast until 2020; documents for the creation of a high-tech cluster "Titanium Valley", Ural Construction Cluster, Ural Transport and Logistics Cluster, etc.; a set of measures for socio-economic development of the largest municipalities, combining the forecast of structural changes in the economy, the coupling of spatial (including agglomeration) and sectoral aspects of forecasting, achieving a balance of labour, production and financial resources in the largest cities. Yulia Lavrikova is a permanent expert in the Department of Organizational Support for Interaction with the Corps of Experts of the Directorate for Scientific and Methodological Guidance and Expert Activities of RAS, a member of the expert group on strategic planning and regional development at the Economic Policy Council under the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District. The research results are reflected in 175 scientific publications, including 38 individual and collective monographs. She is the recipient of the Tatishchev and de Gennin Award (2008), twice a laureate of the RAS competition “Best Economist of the Year”.
Conference honorary chair
James K. Galbraith (USA)
James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and a professorship in Government at The University of Texas at Austin (USA). He held various positions in the United States Congress, including the Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee. In 1995–1997, he directed the PhD Program in Public Policy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. J. K. Galbraith heads up the University of Texas Inequality Project. In 1993–1997, he served as Chief Technical Adviser for Macroeconomic Reform to the State Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China. From 1996 to 2016, he was the Chairman of the International Movement “Economists for Peace and Security”. On January 4, 2020, James K. Galbraith received the Veblen-Commons Award of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE). He studies global economic inequality and various macroeconomic issues. Galbraith has authored a number of monographs and numerous publications in periodicals in the USA and other countries.
Key speaker
Key speaker
Key speaker
Kazi Sohag
(Malaysia)
Dr. Kazi Sohag is an Associate Professor and Head of the PhD Program at the Graduate School of Economics Management, Ural Federal University, Russian Federation. He is the Head of the Laboratory for International and Regional Economics, a contributing author of IPCC Working Group III under UNFCCC. He has been appointed by the University of Merdeka, Malang, Indonesia as a Visiting Professor under the World Class Professor Program (WCP) 2021 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Indonesia. According to RePEc, Kazi Sohag is among the top 100 young economists in the world. Kazi Sohaz appeared in the list of the top 2% influential researchers by Stanford University's evaluation; he is a regular reviewer of more than 50 high-impact journals. His H-index is 30, where the total citation is more than 5000. He delivered numerous public lectures and keynote speeches around the globe. Dr. Kazi Sohag is awarded several international research grants from different countries, including Russia, Iran, Malaysia, Kosovo, UAE, Indonesia and KSA.