MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the forum devoted to development of cutting-edge technologies that will be held in Moscow today, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.

The conference "Forward to the future: role and place of Russia" is organized by Sberbank and is devoted to the 175th anniversary of the oldest financial institution in the country.

"The conference is devoted to forecasting future technological trends, discussing major directions of development of modern technologies, as well as potential achievements and risks associated with their mass use," the Kremlin press service said. Among participants in the forum will be leading international specialists on creating and using cutting-edge informational technologies, the press service added.