Programme

Today a number of Russian technology companies are creating high-quality, world-leading products. Nevertheless, when scaling up their businesses and improving efficiency, domestic high-tech leaders have encountered obstacles to reaching global audiences regardless of their ambition. Could Russian export initiatives help overcome this challenge? What kind of support is needed to have a tangible and significant effect? Which global markets should be the priority targets and which countries can offer useful experience in this respect?

Moderator
Elena Kuznetsova, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Elena Kuznetsova

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Panellists
Mikhail Antonov, Deputy General Director – Director for Innovative Infrastructure Development, RVC JSC
Oleg Dukhovnitsky, Head, Federal Communications Agency
Kirill Kaem, Senior Vice-President for Innovations, Skolkovo Foundation
Alexey Katkov, Managing Partner, Sistema
Leonid Reiman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Angstrem PJSC
Yevgeny Timko, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Xploration Capital
Alexander Khanin, General Director, VisionLabs
Dmitry Shushkin, Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia

Oleg Dukhovnitsky

Head, Federal Communications Agency

Born on 12 July 1965 in Kalachinsk, Omsk oblast.
In 1986 graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher General Service Command College Double Decorated with the Order of the Red Banner n.a. Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Yeryomenko, and in 1997 from M.V. Frunze Military Academy.
From 1982 to 2006 served in the military.
From 2006 to 2007 – Deputy Head of the VGTRK Staff Department, Head of the Protocol and Planning Department of FGUP (Federal State Unitary Enterprise) All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
From 2007 to 2008 – Deputy Director of the Department of Press Service, Information and Protocol of the Government of the Russian Federation
From 2008 to 2011 – Director of the Administrative Department of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
From 2011 to 2012 – Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Appointed Head of the Federal Agency of Communications with the Russian Government (Order No.632-r of 23 April 2012.)
PhD in Engineering.

Kirill Kaem

Senior Vice-President for Innovations, Skolkovo Foundation

Alexey Katkov

Managing Partner, Sistema

Alexey Katkov graduated from the Academy of Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation with a degree in management. Since 2015 he has been CEO and President of Sistema Venture Capital.
In 2015 Alexey Katkov was first vice-president and COO of JSC SMM (then part of Sistema Group). From 2000 to 2015 he worked at LLC Mail.ru, where he served as vice-president, commercial director and director for international and regional development.

Leonid Reiman

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Angstrem PJSC

Leonid Reiman in 1979 graduated from the M.A. Bonch-Bruevich Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications (nowadays SPbGUT – St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications and IT). After graduation, he worked as an engineer and Head of Department at the Leningrad city international telephone station.
In 1985-1999 Leonid Reiman held leading positions in the Leningrad City Telephone Network (LGTS) (nowadays: St. Petersburg City Telephone Network (PTS).
From July 1999 he was state secretary, first deputy chairman, chairman of the State Committee for Telecommunications (Gostelecom).
In 1999 Leonid Reiman was appointed Minister of Information and Communications of the Russian Federation, from 2004 to 2008 Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of the Russian Federation. 2008-2010 - Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Secretary for Presidential Council of Information Society Development.
In the period from 2000 to 2010 he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Svyazinvest. PhD in economics (2004). Nowadays, Chairman of the Board, Angstrem JSC. Married with four children.

Alexander Khanin

General Director, VisionLabs

Alexander Khanin is founder and CEO of VisionLabs. Previously, Alexander was a Ph.D. student for computer vision and robotics at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, later graduating as a robotics engineer with specialties in mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering. He is also lectures on control automation theory at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Dmitry Shushkin

Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia

Front row participant
Mikhail Mamonov, Managing Director for Priority Projects, Russian Export Center

Mikhail Mamonov

Managing Director for Priority Projects, Russian Export Center

Was born on October 28, 1980. Graduated from Moscow State University of International Relations, BA and MA, Eastern Studies and China Foreign Policy Studies – 1998-2005, from Beijing Foreign Languages University (1-year internship) in 2003. Mr Mamonov began his career as diplomat joining MFA in 2005, subsequently held various positions related to international cooperation in Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation and Federal Agency on Youth Affairs with a special focus on developing ties with East Asian Nations. From 2012 to 2013 – Government Office of the Russian Federation, Aide to Chief of the Government Staff, was building partnerships of Russian innovations development institutions with foreign innovation centers. In 2013-2014 held the post – Deputy Head of Directorate for Cooperation with CIS Countries in the Presidential Executive Office. From Dec, 2015 works as Managing Director for Priority Projects in JSC Russian Export Center.
Married.