Programme

Last year, Russia achieved its highest investment growth in 12 years. The structure of investments is also changing. Investment projects are becoming more complex and technologically advanced, while the state is taking more integrated approaches to sharing risks with business. The government offers investors a wide range of working tools. As part of the Project Finance Factory, the state not only hedges risks using traditional tools to reduce interest and credit risks for investors and banks. They are also sharing shareholder risks now as well. Russia has launched the Taxonomy of Technological Sovereignty project, which makes it possible to receive guarantees from VEB.RF to cover banks’ direct credit risk. The PPP and concession mechanisms help to distribute the risks of implementing infrastructure projects between the state and private investors. Co-financing from the National Welfare Fund can attract long-term anchor funds for a project. Development institutions play an important role in managing the risks of investment projects by insuring the risks of economic cycles and difficult stages of projects for both investors and the state. How can investors make effective choices and combine mechanisms? What are the possibilities and limitations? Is the current set of tools optimal and what potential do they have?

Moderator
Kirill Tokarev, Editor-in-Chief, Anchor, RBC

Kirill Tokarev

Editor-in-Chief, Anchor, RBC

Born on 28 March 1984 in Kimovsk, Tula Oblast.
Graduated from the Department of the Political Science at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE).
Since 2011 has worked as editor-in-chief and TV presenter for RBC. Among his projects are 'Tokarev.Delo', 'New economics with Kirill Tokarev', 'Companies' news' etc.

Panellists
Sergey Gavrilov, Сhairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Property, Land and Property Relations
Nikolay Zhuravlev, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Ilya Torosov, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Petr Fradkov, Chairman, Promsvyazbank
Nikolay Tsekhomskiy, First Deputy Chairman – Member of the Board, VEB.RF

Sergey Gavrilov

Сhairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Property, Land and Property Relations

Nikolay Zhuravlev

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

Anatoly Popov

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Anatoly Popov was born on December 5, 1974 in Novosibirsk.

In 1995, he graduated from Novosibirsk State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Informatics, and in 1997 – with a degree in Economics and Enterprise Management.

In 2002, Anatoly Popov completed the INSEAD-Wharton InBev course. In 2007 he completed the INSEAD LEAP Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice program in Singapore.

From 1994-2001, he held management positions in the sales departments of regional and international companies.

From 2002-2005, he was Regional Director of Sales at SUN InBev in Novosibirsk.

From 2005-2007, he was Senior Vice-President of Sales in SUN InBev in Moscow.

From 2007-2009, he was General Manager at AB-InBev in Bulgaria and Chief Operations and Commercial Officer in Russia.

From 2010-2011, Anatoly Popov was Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom in Kazakhstan.

In May 2011, he was appointed Vice-President of Sales at Sberbank.

In February 2016, Anatoly Popov was appointed Senior Vice-President of Sberbank and Head of the Corporate Business Block.

Since June 2018, he has been a member of the Executive Board, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Head of Corporate Investment Business, Sberbank.

Anatoly Popov has been awarded the medal of Order of Merit for Service to the Fatherland (2nd class) and a Letter of Gratitude from the President of Russia.

Ilya Torosov

First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on 14 October 1982 in Moscow.
In 2004, graduated from the State University of Management.
2005–2006 Chief Economist, OAO Alfabank.
2006–2008 Chief Specialist, Senior Manager of Corporate Banking Development group in Central region of the Russian Federation, JSC Raiffeisenbank.
2008–2015 Head of the Department for High Profile and Corporate Customer Relations, MDM Bank.
2015–2017 Head of Corporate Customer Service and Financing Directorate, PJSC TransKapitalBank (TKB Bank).
2017–2018 Executive Director/ Executive Partner, UDR group of companies.
From January 2018 to March 2018 Advisor/Acting Deputy Chair of the Board, TROIKA-D BANK.
From 12 March 2018 Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Candidate of economic sciences.

Petr Fradkov

Chairman, Promsvyazbank

Nikolay Tsekhomskiy

First Deputy Chairman – Member of the Board, VEB.RF

Born March 21, 1974 in Leningrad.

Information About Vocational Education
Saint Petersburg State Academy of Engineering and Economics
Management, Economics and Management in
Machine Building Industry
Ph.D. in Economics
INSEAD, Stanford University, Harvard Business School.
International programmes for executives

Professional Background
1995 - 1998 — Auditor, Ernst & Young in St. Petersburg, then in London.
1998 - 1999 — Financial controller and Chief accountant at Brunswick UBS Warburg, the Moscow office of the investment bank.
1999 - 2002 — Head of Finance Department of Renaissance Capital Investment Group.
2002 - 2005 — Vice President of Finance and Investment at MTS.
2005 - 2009 — Senior Vice President, Member of the Management Board of VTB Bank.
2009 - 2012 — Chairman of the Management Board, Barclays Bank.
2012 - 2014 — Member of the Management Board, Senior Vice President - Director of Finance Department at Sberbank.
February, 2016 — First Deputy Chairman of VEB.RF - Member of the Management Board.

Front row participant
Asabali Zakavov, General Director, Bashkir Concession Company