Programme

It has become the norm for large corporations active in or entering international markets to engage in social and charitable projects in their host countries. This allows companies not only to demonstrate their corporate social responsibility and improve their image abroad, but also to make a real contribution to society and address inequality. Most recently, Russian corporations have been actively expanding this aspect of their business. By creating workplaces abroad, Russian businesses contribute to social programmes and to improving the livelihoods of people in their host countries. Moving beyond symbolic gestures, corporations are making significant contributions to the implementation of socially-oriented programmes aimed at, among other things, improving quality of life, providing humanitarian and medical aid, and combating epidemics. Such work is being undertaken in a large number of countries, including in the CIS, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. What are the value and benefits of this activity? Can large corporations enter into partnerships with non-governmental organizations to contribute to the long-term sustainable development of society? Should the state be supportive of this? How are innovations impacting the social and humanitarian activities of corporations? What is the platform for interaction between corporations and Russian and international NGOs?

Moderator
Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director, Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

Fyodor Lukyanov

Research Director, Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

Fyodor Lukyanov was an international journalist in 1990-2002. He collaborated with numerous newspapers, radio and television broadcasters. Since 2002, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal. In 2012, Lukyanov was appointed as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy – one of the oldest Russian NGOs. Since 2015, Fyodor Lukyanov has been the Research Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club. Fyodor Lukyanov is a Research Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, National Research University – Higher School of Economics. He is considered one of the most well-known Russian experts in the field of international relations and foreign affairs, author of numerous articles in Russian and foreign media. Lukyanov received the Government Award of the Russian Federation in 2011 for his contribution to international journalism.

Panellists
Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Exporting High-Tech Security Initiative
Elsa Vidal, Regional Director for Russia, Head of the Moscow Office, Oxfam International
Liubov Glebova, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activity
Alexander Dybal, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Management Board, Gazprom Neft
Kirill Komarov, First Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Development and International Business, The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Anna Popova, Head, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Evgeny Primakov, General Director, Russian Humanitarian Mission

Andrey Bezrukov

Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Exporting High-Tech Security Initiative

Andrey Bezrukov currently serves as Associate Professor at MGIMO - the preeminent Russian school of Foreign Service. He is also an Advisor to the CEO of “Rosneft” – the largest public oil company in terms of reserves and production.
Among his areas of focus are geopolitics, information security, future studies and international corporate strategy, with particular interest in USA and Eurasia.
Prior to working for “Rosneft” Andrey Bezrukov had a career with Russian government and international consulting companies. He has lived and worked in the USA, Canada and France.
Andrey holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees in France, a degree in International Economics from Canada and a degree in History from Tomsk University.
Andrey Bezrukov is an author of books and articles on strategy, international relations and future studies. He is a Member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and an expert of the Valdai Club. He regularly appears on the most watched Russian news programs.

Elsa Vidal

Regional Director for Russia, Head of the Moscow Office, Oxfam International

Elsa Vidal graduated from the National Institute of Eastern languages and Civilizations in 1995 (Russian, Mongolian, transition studies), and from the Institute of Political Studies (Paris) in 1999 (International Relations and Communications). She further enrolled in Keio University (Tokyo, Japan) in post-graduate programme. She worked in Japan as a journalist from 1999 to 2002.
Before joining NGO sector, she served as Head of Crisis communications with the National Institute of Public Health Surveillance (equivalent of Rospotrebnadzor for France), where she managed and coordinated communications in many health crises such as Heat wave, SARS, Tsunami in Banda Aceh (Indonesia).
In the NGO sector, she has been head of Europe and FSU department for Reporters Without Borders before joining Doctors of the World, where she designed and implemented reproductive health projects in cooperation with local authorities in various regions such as Chechnya. In early 2017, she joined Oxfam as it shifted strategy and engaged into advocacy and representation activities in the Russian Federation, addressing the strategic role played by the Russian Federation at regional and global level.
Oxfam is a worldwide development and humanitarian NGO, created in the UK in 1942 to alleviate suffering of the Greek citizens starved under Nazi occupation. Oxfam nowadays carries out developing projects in more than 90 countries, fostering resilience at individual and society levels (with a focus on empowering women), looking for creative solutions to eradicate poverty and bring more stability to communities. It actively and successfully engages with corporate sector to tailor innovative programmes that benefit all involved actors.

Liubov Glebova

First Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activity

The Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo).
Doctor of Pedagogical Science, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education, State Councilor of the Russian Federation of 1 class.
State Awards
The Medal of Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” II degree
The order “For Merit to the Fatherland” IV degree
Biography
Born March 7, 1960 in Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Region
Education
Graduated from Arzamas State Pedagogical Institute (ASPI) named after A.P.Gaidar
Professional Experience
Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Kiriyenko
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky).
State Secretary- Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation.
Head of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science.
Representative of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza Region in the Federation Council.
By the Presidential Decree of 23 March 2015 was appointed as the Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation.

Alexander Dybal

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Management Board, Gazprom Neft

Born on November 3, 1966, in Leningrad.
Graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Electrical Engineering with a degree in automated control systems.
1991-1995 and 1997-2001, Mr.Dybal served as Commercial Director ar Radio Baltica (St. Petersburg); 1995-1997, held the post of CEO at Peterburg—Pyatiy Kanal, a state-owned TV and radio broadcasting company.
2001, appointed as the Information Policy Department Director at Gazprom.
2003-2004, acted as CEO at Gazprom-Media.
July 2004, elected the Chairman of Gazprom-Media Board of Directors.
February 2007, appointed Vice President at Gazprom Neft. Advisor to the Chairman of Gazprom Neft Management Board.
Starting January 2008, he 's been acting as Gazprom Neft Deputy CEO for corporate communications and a member of the Management Board. Mr. Dybal is responsible for Gazprom Neft's regional and information policy, marketing and corporate communications.

Kirill Komarov

First Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Development and International Business, The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Kirill Komarov was born on December 29, 1973 in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from the Urals State Law Academy and then, after completion of a postgraduate course, received an advanced law degree. In 1996–2000, he worked for YurCon, a consulting company in Yekaterinburg. Mr Komarov continued his career in Renova Group, first as Chief Legal Officer and Project Director, and then as First Deputy CEO of Renova and CEO of Renova–Razvitie. In 2005, Komarov joined the Federal Water Resources Agency as Deputy Director. In March 2006, he was appointed Vice President of TVEL Fuel Company prior to becoming CEO of Atomenergomash, a TVEL subsidiary. In December 2007, he joined Atomenergoprom where he served first as Deputy CEO and then as Managing Director. In 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Atomenergoprom, and concurrently worked as Director of ROSATOM's Nuclear Power Directorate. Since April 2011 Mr Komarov has served as Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and International Business while remaining CEO of Atomenergoprom. Since February 2015 Mr Komarov has served as First Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and International Business while remaining CEO of Atomenergoprom.

Anna Popova

Head, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing

Ms. Popova, M.D., has a degree in medicine and prophylactics, professor in medical hygiene.
Worked as an epidemiologist, chief of epidemiology at Budennovsk hospital, chief epidiemologist in State Center in Serpukhov and Pushino, deputy head of Rospoterbnadzor in Moscow oblast, head of HR or Rospoterbnadzor and deputy chief of Rospotrebnadzor .
After a decree of the government of Russian Federation government N1931 temporary acted as chief of Federal Agency for consumer protection and human wellbeing from October 23, 2013.
Following a decree of the government of Russian Federation N571-p appointed head of Rospoterbnadzor.
Married, has two children

Evgeny Primakov

General Director, Russian Humanitarian Mission

CEO and founder of Russian Humanitarian Mission; author and presenter of Global Review program (Russia 24); member of the Civic Chamber of Russian Federation; Council of Foreign and Defense Policy - member of the general committee; Press-secretary of JSC "RTI-Sistema".
Born Apr. 29, 1976
MA in History, Russian State University for Humanities.
Communication Officer and Urban Policy Advisor (UNHCR) (2011-2014)
Chief of Middle East Bureau of NTV Channel (2007-2009) and Channel One Russia (2009-2011)
Expert in international relations and Russian foreign policy.

Front row participants
Irina Bakhtina, Vice President for Sustainable Business Development and Corporate Relations in North Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Africa, Unilever
Pavel Ershov, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Rus LLC
Elena Kostenko, Director, Institute of Humanitarian Technologies NPO

Irina Bakhtina

Vice President for Sustainable Business Development and Corporate Relations in North Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Africa, Unilever

Graduate of the Far East State University, an accomplished corporate affairs professional with more than 20 years experience in both domestic and multinational companies, as well as local government agencies and mass media, including 12 years as senior manager in international companies (Philip Morris International, Unilever).
In 2010 Ms. Bakhtina became a coordinator of an expert group on Administrative Barriers Elimination and Technical Regulation at the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC), acting under the auspices of the Russian Prime Minister. In 2016 she became Chairman of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at the Managers Association (AMR). Member of a number of industrial associations (Russian Association of Advertisers, Russian Dairy Union, Oil and Fat Producers Association, Union of Ice-Cream Producers), member of supervisory boards of Food Fund Rus Charitable Foundation (since 2013) and Naidi Semyu Charitable Fund (since 2017).
Head of Sustainable Development Academy at Unilvever, global capability building and training for Unilever Sustainable Business & Communications function (since 2015).
Jury member at Effie Russia, a programme promoting global sustainable growth goals (since 2018) and at Managing Change. Visionaries (2018). Author of Top Comm, the first all-Russian rating of communications directors and departments.
In 2017, Irina was ranked as a #1 corporate communications executive in Russia and also #1 corporate social responsibility executive in Russia, winner of EY’s Business Women in International Business (2016), recipient of the Media Manager Award in 2014 and 2009.

Pavel Ershov

Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Rus LLC

In the role of Subsidiary COO Pavel is responsible for running daily business operations and driving business growth for the company across all key market segments in Russia.
Pavel has joined Microsoft in July 2017 from Ingram Micro, global leader in ICT distribution based in California, where he held the position of Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Customer Success, leading Service Providers Platforms business unit, focused on supporting Ingram Micro’s platform customers to succeed in the Cloud.
Between 2014 and 2015, Pavel worked in Singapore, where he led sales and overall operations in the Asia-Pacific-Japan region for Parallels. Before moving to Asia, he was responsible for the company’s expansion to Russia, Middle East and Africa.
Prior to joining Parallels in 2011, Pavel spent more than 13 years in Microsoft on various sales and marketing roles, where progressed his career from a marketing manager to Public Sector Lead for Microsoft Russia.
Pavel has more than 19 years of professional experience in the IT Industry, holds a Master degree in Economics and currently based in Moscow, Russia.