The award ceremony was held as part of the #WEARETOGETHER international forum, which was held in Moscow from December 2 to 7. The competition commission especially noted the activities of the Elixir foundation, the founder of which is Maddish. The foundation's projects are already included in the IPC project portfolio for international exchange.
Members of the IPC Akil Mohammad (India), Daria Kapranova and Anna Abrazhenchik (Russia) also took part in the forum.