Programme

The global economy is setting new trends and dictating new working conditions in the Russian forestry industry. What will drive its development, and what direction might investors choose as they identify their market niche? How can the realities encountered by project initiators, such as environmental concerns, high-tech innovations in production, the availability of raw materials, and reforestation commitments, as well as costly credit lines, best be addressed? How can market participants capitalize on the current opportunities? How can the environmental responsibilities of producers and consumers be balanced in selecting and transitioning to new biomaterials in construction, trade, and energy? What could stimulate businesses and the general population to use environmentally responsible wood materials, as has been the case in developed economies, and as these materials become increasingly important in a world still dominated by concrete and petroleum-based products? What is our contribution to living conditions for future generations?

Moderator
Dmitry Guberniev, Anchor

Panellists
Pavel Bilibin, Senior Vice President, Director of Wood Processing Complex, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)
Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Zhou Liqun, General Manager, China Chengtong International Investment Ltd.
Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Zakhar Smushkin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ilim Group
Xu Xiangchun, Vice General Manager, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd.
Ali Uzdenov, Senior Vice President, JSFC Sistema

Pavel Bilibin

Senior Vice President, Director of Wood Processing Complex, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)

4-th generation forestry engineer.
Since 1996 at top management positions of the following companies: Tyndales, Russian Timber Group, LDK#1 etc.
Vice-president of Union of Timber Manufacturers and Exporters
Currently head of the Forestry department in Vnesheconombank

Dmitry Kobylkin

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

Denis Manturov

Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Denis Manturov was born on February 23, 1969, in Murmansk.
Education:
1994 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, major in Sociology.
1997 – Postgraduate studies at Moscow State University, PhD.
2002 – Doctoral programme at Moscow Aviation Institute.
2006 – Russian Academy of Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation, major in Law.
Professional experience:
1998 – Appointed Deputy General Director of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant.
2000 – Appointed Commercial Director of Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
2001 – Appointed Deputy Chairman of State Investment Corporation (Gosincor).
2003 – Appointed General Director of OAO OPK Oboronprom.
2007 – Appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation.
2008 – Appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2012 – Appointed acting Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2012 – Appointed Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Awards:
2007 – Awarded the Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland (Second Class)”.
2008 – Awarded the Order of Friendship.
2009 – Awarded the Order of Honour.
2010 – Awarded an Honorary Certificate of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2013 – Awarded the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland (Fourth Class)”.
Additional information:
Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation (First Class).
Mr. Manturov was included in the “Golden 100” Personnel Management Reserve under the patronage of the President of the Russian Federation.
He speaks multiple foreign languages.
He is married with a daughter and a son.

Zakhar Smushkin

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ilim Group

Born in 1962 in Leningrad. Graduated from the Leningrad Technological Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry. After graduation he worked at VNIIgidroliz, a scientific research institute.
In 1992, together with a group of aspiring businessmen founded a forestry company Ilim Pulp Enterprise where he served as CEO until 2001. From 2001 to 2007 Mr. Smushkin served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ZAO Ilim Pulp Enterprise and was involved in building Russia's largest vertically-integrated forest industry corporation.
Since July 2007 Zakhar Smushkin is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ilim Group.

Ali Uzdenov

Senior Vice President, JSFC Sistema

Ali was born in 1962.
In 1985 he graduated from the Rostov Institute of Railroad Engineers.
In 1990 he continued his education at the International Survival School (Italy).
In 1994-1997 he was Head of the Rostov Commodity Exchange.
1997-1998 - Director of Ayaks LLC.
1998-2001 - Director of the Rostov office of OJSC ANK Bashneft.
2001-2007 - Chairman of the OJSC Kormmash Board of Directors.
2007-2009 - General Director of Rostovregiongas LLC.
2009-2012 - First Vice President for Refining and Sales of OJSC ANK Bashneft.
2012-2013 - Vice President of Sistema JSFC.

Front row participants
Alexander Idrisov, President, Founder, Strategy Partners Group
Denis Kondratyev, Member of the Supervisory Board, Self-Regulating Social Organization, League of Waste Paper Processing Companies
Oleg Kuvshinnikov, Governor of the Vologda Region
Igor Orlov, Governor of Arkhangelsk Region
Anatoly Safronov, First Deputy Chief Executive Officer, SFT Group LLC
Alexander Uss, Acting Governor of Krasnoyarsk Territory
Alexander Shestakov, President, Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia

Alexander Idrisov

President, Founder, Strategy Partners Group

The founder and President of Strategy Partners Group – the leading Russian strategy advisory firm, founded in1994. He was a pioneer of innovation and venture capital activity in Russia.

Project experience:
• Strategy and competitiveness:
o Managed the strategy development for dozens of leading Russian corporations
o Led the strategy advisory team for several regions in Russia and CIS
o Led a group of international experts on the strategy development for Kazakhstan

• Operations management:
o Developed and successfully launched dozens of the sales stimulation and cost reduction programs
o Developed and successfully implemented several Business restructuring program

• Startups and Innovation:
o Successfully launched and funded a number of startups
o Developed the portfolio growth strategy for venture capital fund

• Corporate Finance:
o Led development of investment proposals for a number of corporations and support them during the capital raising process
o Developed a number of pre-IPO strategies
o One of the leading expert on financial modeling in Russia. Designed the Project expert - one of the most popular software product.

Led the development of number the state programs for different industries (Forestry, Retail, Chemical industry, Aerospace, Energy, Railway, Electronics, etc.)
Member of "Open Government" of Russia (Independent Advisory Board)

Denis Kondratyev

Member of the Supervisory Board, Self-Regulating Social Organization, League of Waste Paper Processing Companies

Was born on 09/30/1972
Founder and CEO AO SOEMZ;
Founder and CEO of the Analytical agency Center of System Decisions;
Member of the supervisory board of Waste Paper Processors League;
First Deputy CEO Waste Paper Processors League;
Member of Advisory council at Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation on development of the competition in the sphere of construction materials and pulp and paper industry;
Member of the supervisory board of Non-profit partnership RUSLOM.COM;
Waste management expert of ONF/
Education
In 1995 – Academy of the international business, Moscow. Finance and credit.
In 1999 – National Association of Securities Market Participants. A basic course for heads.

Oleg Kuvshinnikov

Governor of the Vologda Region

Mr. Kuvshinnikov was born in Cherepovets in 1965. He was actively involved in sport in his childhood and youth. He is a candidate master of sports in hockey. 1982 – Began working at Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant. 1985–1987 – Served in the Soviet Army. Military rank – sergeant. 1987 – Worked at Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant as the operator of the 250 Mill in the rolling shop. 1994 – Foreman of the rolling shop, then head of the 250 Mill and later deputy head of the production shop. 2000 – Head of the rolling shop. 2002 – Head of Sheet Rolling Shop No. 1. 2002–2006 – Deputy of the Cherepovets City Duma and Chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee. 2003 – Member of the United Russia party. 2004–2005 – Member of the Board of Directors of Severstal. 2004–2006 – Director of Social Amenities at Severstal. 2006 – First Deputy Mayor and acting Mayor of Cherepovets. 2007 – Elected Mayor of Cherepovets (65.3% of votes). 2007 – Member of the political council presidium of the Vologda regional branch of the United Russia party. December 2011 – Governor of the Vologda Region. May 17, 2014 – Acting Governor of the Vologda Region. September 23, 2014 – Elected Governor of the Vologda Region (62.98% of votes). Education: 1991 – Yaroslavl College of Soviet Trade. 1994 – St. Petersburg Trade and Economics Institute. 1999 – State University of Management in the ‘Production Management’ programme (Moscow). 2002 – Completed a training course in a corporate programme for the training of ‘Top 100’ managers. 2005 – Completed training in a MBA programme at the Academy of National Economy under the Russian Government.

Igor Orlov

Governor of Arkhangelsk Region

Igor Orlov was born on 17 August 1964 in Debaltsevo, Donetsk Region. In 1987, he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation, specialising in Electric Equipment for Aircrafts, and gained a qualification as an Electrical Engineer. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics.After graduating, he was appointed as an Electrician to repair the electrical equipment at the Mechanical Engineering Enterprise Zvezdochka in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region. After working from 1988 to 1994 for scientific-research design and technology bureau Onega in Severodvinsk of the Arkhangelsk Region, Igor came back to Zvezdochka as Deputy General Manager. In 2008, he left Severodvinsk but continued his career in the same capacity at the Yantar Pribaltiysky Shipbuilding Works in Kaliningrad. Soon after that, he was appointed Managing Director of this enterprise. For just half a year, he worked as Senior Deputy Executive and Production Director of the car assembly company LLC Avtotor-Holding in Kaliningrad. In January 2012, Mr. Orlov became Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region. During his long career in industry, Igor Orlov was decorated with state and departmental awards: the Medal of the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland” of the second degree (2011), the Medal of Peter the Great (2004), the Medal “For Labour Valour” (2004) and the Lapel Pin “Shock Worker of the 12th Five-Year Plan” (1991).

Alexander Shestakov

President, Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia

Education2004 – Northwest Academy of Public Service, qualification – manager in the specialty “Public and Municipal Administration”1995 – Training Course at the Furniture Industry Centre, USA (Highpoint);1990 – Higher School for Business Managers at the Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics named after Voznesenski, specialty – economist;1988 – The Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute named after professor Bonch-Bruevich,qualification – telecommunications engineer in the specialty: multichannel electric communications;Job Record02.1992 – up to present – deputy director, since 09.1993 – general director of the closed joint stock company “The First Furniture Factory”.03.1990 - 02.1992 – plant engineer, chief engineer of the Rented Enterprise dealing in repair and production of furniture “Uyt”;02.1985 - 03.1990 – ventilation engineer, chief power engineer, and plant engineer of the Leningrad Furniture Repair and Production Association “Uyt” of the Leningrad Executive Committee Public Service Administration.10.1981 - 10.1983 – military service in the Armed Forces of Russia.Hold positionsGeneral director of the closed joint stock company “The First Furniture Factory”Vice-president of the Association for the Russian Furniture and Woodworking IndustryPresident of the Nonprofit Partnership The Union of Enterprises and Specialists of Furniture and Woodworking Industry of North-West of the Russian Federation