Programme

Complex social processes and new economic challenges are putting pressure on the government to ensure more active and substantial engagement of civil society in decision-making. The mechanisms of public oversight, feedback, government accountability to society, and civil engagement in government activities have been undergoing implementation in Russia for a while now. However, the rapidly evolving technological environment is spurring a need for expanded interaction. Have the actions taken to date yielded the desired effect, and how do society and the state judge the results? What should be done to kindle public interest in urgent socioeconomic issues and establish a mutually beneficial dialogue with the state?

Moderator:
Valery Fadeev , General Director, Expert Media Holding; Editor-in-Chief, Expert magazine

Valery Fadeev

General Director, Expert Media Holding; Editor-in-Chief, Expert magazine

Date and place of birth: October 10, 1960, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, USSR 1983 – Graduated from Department of Management and Applied Mathematics at Moscow Physics and Technology Institute (MFTI). 1983-1984 – Worked at Almaz Designs. 1984-1986 – Served in the Soviet Army (Strategic Missile Forces). 1986-1988 – Worked as a macroeconomics researcher at the Computer Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1988-1990 – Worked at the Energy Research Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1990-1992 – Senior Researcher at the Institute of Market Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1993-1995 – Deputy Director of the Expert Institute of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). 1992-1995 – Expert and Science Editor at Kommersant Weekly. 1995-1998 – Science Editor and First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Expert, a weekly analytical magazine. 1998 – First Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Izvestia. November 1998 – Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Expert magazine. July 2006 – Appointed General Director of ZAO Mediaholding Expert. Offices Held: Editor-in-Chief, Expert magazine; Chief Executive Officer, Expert Media Holding Director; Institute for Societal Projecting (InOP); Member of Central Staff, All-Russia Popular Front, Head of "Quality of Life" Working Group Member of the Advisory Board; Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Head of Expert Council at ASI.

Panellist:
Mikhail Abyzov , Minister of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Abyzov

Minister of the Russian Federation

Since 1993, Michael Abyzov held senior positions in several fuel and energy companies. In 1998 Abyzov became a board member and head of the department of investment policy and business projects at RAO "UES of Russia". Since 1999, Abyzov has been the Deputy Chairman of the Board at RAO "UES of Russia". From 2003 to 2005 Abyzov was chairman of the board at JSC "Russian Communal Systems". Since 2004, due to organizational structure changes at RAO "UES of Russia," Abyzov was appointed a member of the Executive Board and managing director of business unit number 1. From 2005 to 2007 he was the general director of CJSC "UK KRU." From 2006 to January 16, 2012 Abyzov M. A. was Chairman of the Board of Directors to the business group RU-COM. From July 2007 to January 16, 2012 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "E4 Group" From August 2007 to January 2011 Abyzov was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "Mostotrest". By Presidential Decree on 18 January 2012 (Decree no. 81) he was appointed Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation. By Presidential Decree on 21 May 2012 he was appointed the Minister of Open Government.

Pavel Gusev , Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Office of the Newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets
Tatiana Zavialova , Senior Vice-President, Director of Marketing and Communications, Sberbank
Alexander Konovalov , Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Svetlana Makovetskaya , Director, Centre for Civic Analysis and Independent Research (GRANI Centre)
Lidia Mikheeva , Deputy Chair of the Board, Research Centre of Private Law under the President of the Russian Federation
Nikolay Nikolaev , Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations
Elena Topoleva-Soldunova , Director, Agency for Social Information
Anna Federmesser , Board Member, Vera Charitable Foundation for Hospice Care
Valery Fedorov , Director General, Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM)
Mariya Shklyaruk , Head of the Institution and Society Division, Center for Strategic Research Foundation

Alexander Konovalov

Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation

Born on June 9, 1968, in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). 1992: graduated from St Petersburg State University with a degree in Law (1992). PhD in Law. Senior Counsellor of Justice; 1986-1988: served in the Soviet Armed Forces; 1992: assistant prosecutor of the Vyborgsky District of St Petersburg; 1992-1994: investigator at the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Vyborgsky District of St Petersburg; 1994-1997: prosecutor in charge of supervision of compliance with security legislation of the St Petersburg Office of the Public Prosecutor; 1997-1998: Deputy Prosecutor of the Moskovsky District of St Petersburg; 1998-2001: Prosecutor of the Moskovsky District of St Petersburg; 2001-2005: Deputy Prosecutor of St Petersburg; 2005: Prosecutor of Bashkortostan; November 2005: the President's Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District; May 12, 2008: appointed Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation; May 21, 2012: Reappointed Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation by a presidential decree. Member of the Russian Security Council.

Svetlana Makovetskaya

Director, Centre for Civic Analysis and Independent Research (GRANI Centre)

Makovetskaya Svetlana Gennadievna (Perm), director of “Civic Analysis and Independent Research Center “GRANI”, the member of Advisory Council on state administration improvement at the Government Commission on administrative reform, the member of the Government Commission on coordination of Russian Federation’s Open Government activity, the Board member of ARETT (Association of Russian economic think-tanks), the member of Public Board at the Ministry of territorial development of Perm region. In 1986 she graduated from history department of A.M. Gorkiy Perm State University. In 2002 she graduated from economics department of A.M. Gorkiy Perm State University. • From 1995 till 2003 – the head of Ural agency of small and medium enterprise support. The expert of the FEED (Forum of Entrepreneurship and Enterprises Development) of OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development). In 2003 she was awarded with honorary diploma of the Ministry of antitrust policy and entrepreneurship support of the Russian Federation “For the huge personal contribution into development of small entrepreneurship in Russian Federation”. • From 2007 – the director of the “Civic Analysis and Independent Research Center “GRANI”. • In 2012 she was awarded with the Golden honorary sign of The Chamber of Commerce for fruitful cooperation on establishment of effective system of statutory acts’ expert evaluation in the interests of entrepreneurs and dissemination of civilized principles of business conduct.

Lidia Mikheeva

Deputy Chair of the Board, Research Centre of Private Law under the President of the Russian Federation

Education: Altai State University, Faculty of Law, specialty - jurisprudence, qualification - the lawyer, graduated in 1993. Academic degrees, academic titles: - Candidate of Legal Sciences (civil law, law of domestic relations, civil litigation, private international law) – the diploma dated 22 May; - Doctor of Legal Sciences (civil law, entrepreneurial law, law of domestic relations, private international law) – the diploma of 23 January 2004; - Associate Professor of the Civil Law Department dated November 22, 2000; - Professor of the Civil Law Department dated December 21, 2005; - Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation (The Presidential Decree № 572 from October 26, 2016). Current place of employment: Federally Supported Scientific Institution "Research Centre of Private Law Under the Russian President", deputy of the Chairman of the Board of the Research Centre of Private Law\ Law drafter of many projects of federal laws, particularly in the area of civil law. The member of consolidated working group on the drafting and adoption of federal law project № 47538-6 "On Amendments being made to the part of the first, second, third and fourth of the Civil Code of Russian Federation and to certain legislative acts of Russian Federation "(the project of modernization of the Civil Code). The member of the Council on Codification and Improvement of Civil Legislation under the President of the Russian Federation. Scientific Advisory Board member of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

Nikolay Nikolaev

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations

Nikolai Petrovich Nikolaev, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on natural resources, property and land tenure Born April 2, 1970, Moscow Graduated from St John the Theologian Orthodox Institute (The Russian Orthodox Church), majoring in religious studies. 1988 - 1990 - military service in the Soviet Army; 1991 - 1994 – an entrepreneur; 1994 - 1999 – сorrespondent for "The Business Vestnik Vostoka", Financial Times East-European Insurance Report: correspondent for Central Asia, correspondent for CIS countries, for "The Company" magazine; 1999 - 2001 - Progress-Garant Insurance Company, Head of Division, Head of Department, Advisor to the President of the Insurance Group; 2002 - All-Russian Union of Insurers, Head of PR Department; 2002 - 2003 - Insurance Company "Russia", Deputy General Director; 2003 - founded the communication group "AMSKOM"; 2008 - together with like-minded people created St Spyridon of Trimythous charitable foundation; 2010 - Member of the Presidium of non-commercial partnership “OPORA”; 2011 - Director of the Foundation for the Development of Socio-Informational Projects "United Society"; 2013 - Vice-President of the NGO "OPORA RUSSIA"; 2014 - Head of the All-Russia People’s Front Center for Independent Monitoring of the execution of the May decrees of the President of the Russian Federation "People's Expertise". Nikolai P. Nikolaev was awarded the medal "For Services to the Home Affairs Department", gratitude of the Department of Economic Development of the Russian Federation for achievements in the implementation of the state policy on small and medium-sized businesses development. He is married and has three children.

Valery Fedorov

Director General, Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM)

Graduated from Moscow State University (Department of Philosophy), Holds a PhD in Political Science from MSU (2008) with an emphasis on History and Theory of Political Science. Worked in the Institute of Mass Political Movements at the Russian-American University (1991-93), the Centre for Political Trends (1993-2003), Institute of Social and Political Research of the Russian Academy of Science (ISPI RAN) (1997-2003), Centre for Social Information ISPI RAN (2003-2006). Since September 2003 has been Director General of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), where he also heads Expert Council. Valery Fedorov is the member of VCIOM Board of Directors (since 2006), Chief Editor of the "Monitoring. Social and Economic Changes" scientific journal (since 2003), Research Adviser of the Political Science Department at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (since 2013). Fedorov is awarded the Order of Friendship, Medal of the Order of Merit for Motherland II class; Certificate of Merit for the Active Promotion and Organizing the Presidential Election Campaign from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation etc.

Mariya Shklyaruk

Head of the Institution and Society Division, Center for Strategic Research Foundation

Candidate of economic sciences (2013), Magister Legum, Universität Hamburg, Law faculty (2012), St. Petersburg University of MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs), 2006 — economist, 2001 — jurist, diploma with honors. Author of the "Legal Statistics: systematic conflict between knowledge of crime and its intradepartmental work applications" study, marked in 2014 as one of the "14 most interesting economic research papers on Russia", http://www.opec.ru/1784375.html Coauthor of the “Study of the mechanics of the Russian law enforcement system inner workings” research paper, marked in 2012 as one of the “12 most interesting econom