Programme

Russia’s birth rate stimulation policy is complex and requires interrelated and long-term actions in such areas as culture, social support, healthcare, media, education, and the environment. One of the most important components of the government’s advanced demographic programme is urban planning and the housing policy, which helps to create the most favourable conditions for giving birth to and raising kids in cities. For a young family, comfortable conditions mean not only ‘building a house and planting a tree’, but also creating opportunities to purchase modern and spacious housing at affordable prices in an urban area with high-quality infrastructure and a safe, healthy environment for children. How do urban environments and housing affect demographics? How should we develop cities where people want to raise a family? How can cities be more adaptive to changing demands regarding the upbringing and development of children? How can we find a balance between extensive growth and high-quality infrastructure development? What changes need to be made to infrastructure priorities and national projects to improve cities more quickly? How can we make our homes more spacious without losing quality? Can people live comfortably in a private house and still have access to social infrastructure? What support measures exist for young families and what are the plans for the future?

Moderator
Tatyana Butskaya, First Deputy Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Family Protection, Issues of Paternity, Maternity and Childhood

Panellists
Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Global Digital Transformation Expert, Strategic Leader in Smart City Initiatives
Sammy Kotwani, President, Indian Business Alliance (IBA)
Vitaly Mutko, Chief Executive Officer, DOM.RF
Inna Svyatenko, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Natalya Trunova, Auditor, Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
Irek Fayzullin, Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation
Zhang Shenghai, Vice President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr

Global Digital Transformation Expert, Strategic Leader in Smart City Initiatives

Dr. Aisha is a seasoned digital transformation leader with over 27 years of experience in ICT development and public sector governance. She has a proven track record of driving impactful digital transformation initiatives, most notably as the Director General of the Smart Dubai Department.
In this role, she led the implementation of various strategies, including the Blockchain 2016 strategy, AI Roadmap and Ethics 2017, UAE Pass project 2018 across the nation, the unified City services platform Dubai Now, and Dubai Payment Gateway, which collected AED 18 billion in 2019.
She also launched the Future Blockchain Summit, attracting 12,000 attendees in 2018, led the Happy Cities Committee under the Global Happiness Council, and released two cycles of reports in 2017-2018 and 2019-2020. Additionally, she implemented the Dubai Paperless Strategy, targeting the full utilization of all digital solutions invested in the government. This initiative resulted in 100% of internal processes being digitized, eliminating 1 billion pieces of paper used by the government each year.
Her unique value proposition to boards lies in her unparalleled ability to integrate digital transformation strategies with governance models. This addresses the critical board-level challenge of aligning technological innovation with organizational objectives for long-term success.

Sammy Kotwani

President, Indian Business Alliance (IBA)

Name: Manoj Dhalumal Kotwani (Sammy Kotwani)
Date of birth: 05/11/1969 (51 years)
Birth Place & Residence : Mumbai (Republic of India) & citizen of the Russian Federation
Position:
- Owner of the company « The Imperial Tailoring Co. »
- President of the non-profit partnership Indian Business Alliance (IBA)
- President of Overseas Friendship of BJP
- President of non- profit organization The Indian National Culture Center SITA
Education:
- 1988 - Sasmira Institute of Textile of Mumbai University (Institute of Textiles at the University of Mumbai).
- 1993 - English Tailor & Cutter Academy (Institute of Silk) in London (UK).
Specialty :
- “An Engineer - Technologist"
- Top 10 living Tailors since 2007
Over the years:
- In 1988, Sammy (Manoj) Kotwani started working in the family business, in 1990, he came to Moscow and engaged in entrepreneurial activity. In 1994 - he opened the company «The Imperial Tailoring» (The Imperial Tailoring Co). Currently, the company's customers include the Presidents of independent states; diplomats; prominent Russian and foreign public and political figures; representatives of the "business community"; culture and art; pop and show business stars.
- In 2009 the company "The Imperial Tailoring" was awarded by a Russian Award. "Company of the Year".
- In 2008, Sammy (Manoj) Kotwani was elected the President of The Indian Business Alliance (IBA) (Indian Business Alliance). He is leading significant public work, promoting the development of mutually beneficial cooperation thus helping in creation of a favorable investment climate between Russia and India. Organizes and holds an annual forum "Russia-India Business Dialogue" (with the participation of the CCI RF ), National Indian festivals such as "Spring Festival" (Holi Mela) and "Indian New Year" (of Diwali), which are important events in the cultural life of the Indian community in Russia.
- In 2008, Sammy (Manoj) Kotwani is the Winner of the "Person of the Year" premium in the nomination "For contribution to the development of international cooperation."
- In 2014 PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA OFBJP (OVERSEAS FRIENDS OF BJP RUSSIA) (the political organization of foreign friends Indian People's Party). Head of Delegation of Indian People's Party (BJP) in the CIS.
- Invited twice for the Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi in 2014 & 2017
- In 2016 started The Indian National Culture Center “SITA” which is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor, promote and engage the beautiful Indian culture and heritage with the local Russians, foreigners and Indians in Russia. SITA organizes various large Indian events such as India day which had over 1.2 million attendees in 3 days
- Member of the expert advice of legislative (representative) and executive bodies of the federal government.
- Vice-President of "the All-Russian public organization to promote the protection of workers' rights" Russia - our home "(created with the support of the Presidential Administration).
- Member of the Presidium of the All-Russian public organization "Federation of Migrants of Russia" (FMR) (FMR information posted on the website hhtp //: www.fmr.su).
Family : Married, has three daughters.

Vitaly Mutko

Chief Executive Officer, DOM.RF

Born on December 8, 1958 in the Krasnodar Territory.
Studied in Leningrad, where he graduated from the River Vocational College, the Water Transport Institute and (by correspondence) the Law Department of Leningrad State University.
Worked as a technician on the vessels of the North-Western River Shipping Line and was chairman of the trade union committee of the River College.
1983-1991: instructor, section head, secretary, chairman of the Kirov regional Council of People's Deputies, head of the region's administration.
1992-1996: Deputy Mayor of St Petersburg, Chairman of the city Committee on Social Issues.
From 1993: President of Football Club Zenit; under his leadership the team moved into the Russian football elite. In 1999, it won the Russia Cup and in 2002 won bronze at the Russian football championship.
The Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) was organised in 2001 at the initiative of Mutko, who is a member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union, President of the Russian Football Premier League and Vice President of the Football Federation of St Petersburg and North-West Russia.
2002: elected to the Executive Committee of Russia's Paralympic Committee. For the past 13 years, Mutko has been the volunteer chairman of St Petersburg's Special Olympic Committee for the rehabilitation of people with mental disabilities. For 10 years he has chaired the Golden Pelican charity movement.
2003: appointed member of the Federation Council of Russia's Federal Assembly, representing the St Petersburg Government.
2008: appointed the Russian Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy.
May 21, 2012: Reappointed Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation by a presidential decree.
October 19, 2016: appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia by a presidential decree.
Married, with two daughters.

Inna Svyatenko

Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Natalya Trunova

Auditor, Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

Irek Fayzullin

Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation

Born on 8 December 1962 in Kazan.

1985: Graduated from Kazan Civil Engineering Institute with a degree in industrial and civil construction; PhD in Economics; Associate Professor.

1985-1989: Engineer, senior engineer, Department of Metal Structures and Testing of Constructions, Kazan Civil Engineering Institute.

1989-1993: Chief engineer, director of Tatstroyproekt design and construction bureau.

1993-1995: Chairman of the Board of Tatstroyproekt joint stock company.

1995-1997: Chairman of the Board of Kazstroydekor joint stock company.

1997-2002: First deputy head of the Tatavtodor design, repair and construction association.

2002-2005: General Director of the state unitary enterprise state main territorial design and survey research and production company Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt.

2005-2010: Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief Architect of the Republic of Tatarstan, General Director of the Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt state unitary enterprise.

2010-2020: Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief Architect of the Republic of Tatarstan.

2020: First Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium (Headquarters) of the Government Commission for Regional Development in the Russian Federation.

10 November 2020: Appointed Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation.

Zhang Shenghai

Vice President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design

Vice President of China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, professor-level senior urban planner, registered urban planner, graduated from Chongqing Jianzhu University with a major in Urban planning and Master of Engineering from Tsinghua University. Member of Mountain Academic Committee of China Urban Planning Society, Vice chairman of Chongqing Urban Planning Society, Chairman of Academic Committee of Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-city Economic Circle. He has worked in relevant departments in Tangshan City and Haidian District of Beijing, and is an expert of planning committee in Chongqing, Tangshan and other cities. He has been engaged in urban planning and design work for a long time and has won more than 10 national awards for excellent urban and rural planning and design.
Major projects he has presided over and participated in include: Regional planning for Chang-Zhu-Tan city cluster, coordinated development planning for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster, territorial spatial planning for Chengdu-Chongqing Twin City Economic Circle, master planning for Beijing, Tangshan, Baoding, Dezhou, Xiangtan, Xiamen, Haikou and other cities or regions, development strategies and territorial spatial planning for Chongqing, Chengdu, Urumqi, Tibet Autonomous Region and other cities. Additionally, he has worked on the Chongqing city physical examination,"Two Rivers and Four Banks" and the "Ciqikou" area urban renewal projects and many other major implementation projects. He has been responsible for a number of major topics such as "Research on the Spatial Development Situation of Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration", "Research on the construction of the Index System for the Evaluation of the Quality of Mountain Human Settlements", "Research on the Mechanism of Coordinating Flood Control and Drainage and Urban Construction of Cities along the River". Furthermore, he has participated in the research on the related sub-topics of the "14th Five-Year Plan" project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, "Key Technologies for Spatial Optimization of Urban Agglomeration Metropolitan Area" and "Urban Renewal Design Theory and Method".

Front row participants
Abbess Sofia (Silina), Abbess of the Resurrection Novodevichy Convent in St. Petersburg; Chairman of the St. Petersburg regional branch, International public organization "Union of Orthodox Women"
Konstantin Abramov, General Director, All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center Foundation (VTsIOM); Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation
Anton Glushkov, President, NOSTROI National Association of Builders
Maxim Egorov, Head, Tambov Region
Konstantin Malofeev, Head, Tsargrad Foundation
Anton Mikhalkov, General Director, Rosvodokanal
Sergey Pakhomov, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Construction and Housing and Communal Services

Abbess Sofia (Silina)

Abbess of the Resurrection Novodevichy Convent in St. Petersburg; Chairman of the St. Petersburg regional branch, International public organization "Union of Orthodox Women"

Konstantin Abramov

General Director, All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center Foundation (VTsIOM); Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation

Maxim Egorov

Head, Tambov Region

23 May 1977 Born in the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod)
1999 Studied at the Volga State University of Water Transport
1999–2000 Worked in the Department of Economics, Industry and Planning of the Administration of the Leninsky district, Nizhny Novgorod.
2000–2005 Worked in various capacities in the Nizhny Novgorod Open Joint Stock Power Engineering and Electrification Company ‘Nizhnovenergo’, from first category economist to deputy director for economics — head of economic planning department.
2005–2015 Worked in various capacities in the Federal Tariff Service, Moscow, from the head of the Department of Regulation and Control of Electricity Buyers and Schedule Development of the Electrical Industry Pricing Regulation and Control Administration to the Head of Administration.
2016–2018 Advisor to the Governor of the Tyumen Region of the Representative Office of the Government of the Tyumen Region in the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
June 2018 — December 2018 Advisor to the Minister of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation.
From 29 December 2019 Appointed Deputy Minister of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation
On October 4, 2021, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Acting Head of the Administration of the Tambov Region was appointed.

Awarded:
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation
Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation
Holds class rank: Full State Counsellor 1st Class of the Russian Federation
An Honoured worker of the Fuel and Energy Industry
An Honoured worker of Pricing and Tariff Regulation
Married with three sons

Konstantin Malofeev

Head, Tsargrad Foundation

Born in 1974, Konstantin Malofeev, began his ascent in the world of corporate finance following his graduation from the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1996. He has 23 years of professional experience in the fields of investments, reforming large state-owned companies and arranging debt and equity financing on global capital markets. He held a number of senior management positions in leading investment banks and private equity funds. Presently, Mr. Malofeev chairs the board of directors of «Tsargrad» group and serves as the Deputy Head of the «World Russian People’s Council», a public organization headed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. Mr. Malofeev is the founder of «Tsargrad» TV channel and the founder of «St. Basil the Great Charitable Foundation», the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of «College St. Basil the Great», founded by him in 2007. Mr. Malofeev is a member of the Patriarchal Commission on family matters and protection of motherhood, member of the board of trustees of the non-profit partnership «Safe Internet League». He also is the Head of the Russian Historical Society “Double-Headed Eagle”.

Anton Mikhalkov

General Director, Rosvodokanal

In 1991 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation.
He worked in senior positions in a number of Russian banks and industrial companies.
2009–2012 – General Director of Energostroyinvest-Holding, the largest contractor for power network construction.
2013–2015 – General Director of PSK Remput, one of the largest contractors for transportation construction and design.
General Director of the Rosvodokanal State Company since June 2015.

Sergey Pakhomov

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Construction and Housing and Communal Services