Liana Kobzeva

Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Educator/Teacher, Event planner, Parent, Policy maker, Social entrepreneur

Lives in Tomsk, graduated from Tomsk State University, the Department of Philosophy. Currently is Vice Director of research and educational centre «Economic policy and innovation governance» at Tomsk State University. Since 2011 Founder and Curator of TEDxTomsk - Since 2014 is the member of Project Office "INO Tomsk" and the member of the program on conceptualization of Territorial innovation center "INO Tomsk" in Tomsk region approved by the Federal Government - Head of the Center of Corporate Development, Institute for Innovation, TUSUR University (2010-2015) - Director of the Contemporary science film festival in Tomsk (2012) - Vice-Chair of Organizing Committee of the XII International Triple Helix Conference in Tomsk (2014) - Curator and Founder of Global Shapers Community Tomsk Hub, World Economic Forum (2013-2014) - Program director of Tomsk innovation forum INNOVUS (2013). - Co-founder and Chairman of the board of Russian tutor association (2007-2011) - Tutor of Open University Skolkovo in Tomsk (2012) - Initiator of the project “Tomsk lectures” oriented on priorities of science and technology development of Tomsk region. The project “Tomsk lectures” was a nominee in the public relations national award “Silver archer” as the best project in public relations in the sphere of scientific breakthrough and innovations (2012) - Member of jury board of The Russian professional awards “Mass Media impression of innovations in Russia – 2012”

Difficult tasks, analysis of urban communities and universities, organizational culture, state and local projects, management and economics.

Event Planning & Organizing, Innovation policy, Presentation, R&D in public administration, Social events, Social project management, university-industry-government interactions