Programme

Domestic demand became a source of growth in the physical volume of Russia’s GDP in 2023, with household spending increasing by 6.1%. The consumer sentiment index continues to rise, reaching its highest level since 2013 in the first quarter of 2024. The Russian e-commerce sector has recorded nearly 240 million unique buyers, with digital platforms accounting for 60% of online trade. Platforms in other industries are also rapidly developing. Another trend that cannot be ignored is the development of the ecosystem business model. Leading digital platforms are expanding far beyond their original sectors, developing a wide range of products, monetizing their multi-million customer bases, and leveraging accumulated data. In other words, digital platforms and ecosystems are not just a new economic business model but a new economic paradigm: the platform economy. However, government regulation often struggles to keep pace with these large-scale transformations, especially given the rapid development of platform solutions. What is the role of digital platforms in ensuring the economic and technological sovereignty of the country? Is there a need for adjustments in state policy in this area? Will market forces alone be enough to ensure sufficient competition among ecosystems? Is special regulation necessary for platform workers, and should social products be created for them? In tax administration, can digital platforms be used as new tools for tax compliance? Could platform arbitration serve as an alternative to traditional courts?

Moderator
Andrey Sharonov, Chief Executive Officer, National ESG-Alliance; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Association of Digital Platforms

Andrey Sharonov

Chief Executive Officer, National ESG-Alliance; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Association of Digital Platforms

In 2013 was appointed Dean of SKOLKOVO Business School and from 2016 to 2021 he was President of the Business School. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Mayor in the Moscow Government for economic policy.
Mr. Sharonov was born in Ufa in 1964. He graduated from Ufa State Aviation Technical University and the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; holds a Ph.D. in sociological science. From 1989-1991 Mr. Sharonov was People’s Deputy of the USSR, and until 1996 was Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Youth Affairs. Between 1996 and 2007 he served in the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation as department head, deputy minister and state secretary. From 2007 through 2010 Mr. Sharonov was managing director and chairman of the Board of Directors of Troika Dialog Investment Company, and headed the investment banking business. Andrei is a Chairman of the Board of NefteTransService LLC, member of the Management Board of such companies as PJSC Sofkomflot, PJSC PhosAgro, JSC Medicina, EN+ GROUP IPJSC, PJSC Rosseti, Non-commercial organization Foundation for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foudation).
By directive of the Moscow Mayor dated 22 December 2010, Mr. Sharonov was appointed Deputy Mayor in the Moscow Government for Economic Policy, Chairman of Regional Energy Commission. Mr. Sharonov headed the Executive Committees of Moscow Urban Forum and Open Innovations Forum. Mr. Sharonov was awarded the Aristos prize for “Independent Director” in 2009, the national award “Director of the Year – 2009” for “Independent Director” and the international award “Person of the Year – 2012” for “Business Reputation”. He also received special award for personal contribution to the development of corporate management in 2016 from the Independent Directors Association and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Mr. Sharonov was awarded the Order of Honour and is an Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation. He also received President's Letters of Gratitude in 2003, 2008 and 2018.

Panellists
Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Financial Markets
Stanislav Bliznyuk, Chairman of the Management Board, Tinkoff Bank
Maxim Kolesnikov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Yaroslav Kuzminov, Academic Supervisor, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Coordinator of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation
Sergey Piven, Managing Partner for Business Support, Avito
Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)

Anatoly Aksakov

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Financial Markets

Born on 28 November 1957 in the town of Yermolaevo, Kumertau District of the Bashkir ASSR.
In 1975, graduated from the public school of Vilino town of the Bakhchysarai district of the Crimea Region. For two years he worked in the production (a mechanic in the Crimean sovkhoz POH Magarach and as a workman at the Kiev chemical and pharmaceutical plant).
In 1983, he graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, in 1986 – from the graduate school of the Department of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor. In 2005, he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry. Honoured Economist of the Chuvash Republic. He published about a hundred papers on the issues of economic and social development of the Chuvash Republic and the Russian Federation.
Since 1986 – lecturer at the Chuvash State University, associate professor of the Department of Economic Theory and Market Economy. 1994–1997 – Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Finance and Law (Cheboksary). In 1995–1997, he headed Cheboksary branches of Moscow commercial banks. He was elected a deputy of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic.
1997–2000 – Deputy Chairman of the Government Cabinet, Minister of Economy of the Chuvash Republic. Aksakov oversaw the development of the Programme for the transition of the Chuvash Republic to market economy, the Anti-Crisis Programme of 1998 and the Programme of Social and Economic Development of Chuvash Republic for 1998–2003. He developed and implemented criteria for assessing the performance of the heads of districts and cities of the Republic, was one of the originators of the introduction of mortgage lending to the people of Chuvash Republic, various incentive mechanisms for housing construction in the region, support small and medium-sized businesses and modernization of major production.
1999–2003 – Deputy of the 4th State Duma (elected from a single mandate Cheboksary district), deputy chairman of the Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship Committee.
2003–2007 – Deputy of the 4th State Duma (elected from a single mandate Cheboksary district), deputy chairman of the Credit Organizations and Financial Markets Committee.
2007–2011 – Deputy of the 5th State Duma (elected from A Just Russia party list), deputy chairman of the Credit Organizations and Financial Markets Committee.
2011–2016 – Deputy of the 6th State Duma (elected from A Just Russia party list), until April 2015, served as deputy chairman of the Financial Market Committee, in April 2015 was elected chairman of the Economic Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee.
From October 2016 – Depute of the 7th State Duma (elected from the Kanash electoral district of the Chuvash Republic), Chairman of the State Dume Financial Market Committee.
Chairman of the Council of the Association of Russian Banks, member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, research adviser at the Department of Financial Markets of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
He was awarded the Order For Service to the Fatherland, 4th Class, medals of the Order For Service to the Fatherland, 1st and 2nd Class; Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation for his services in state-building, development of budget and tax legislation and active social and political position; Honorary Diploma and a Badge of Honour of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for significant contribution to the development of legislation and parliamentarism. Honoured with Commendation of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Director of the Federal Security Service.
Married, has two sons, Dmitry and Alexander.

Stanislav Bliznyuk

Chairman of the Management Board, Tinkoff Bank

Maxim Kolesnikov

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Yaroslav Kuzminov

Academic Supervisor, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Coordinator of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation

Sergey Piven

Managing Partner for Business Support, Avito

Sergey Piven joined Avito in March 2023 and heads the company together with Ivan Guz, Avito’s Managing Partner for Business Development. Sergey is responsible for strategy and financial planning, efficiency and business process management, legal support and business security.

Sergey has 30 years’ experience in various industries and business areas.

Between 2019 and 2022, he held management positions in Marathon Group, the main shareholder of Magnit.

Between 2015 and 2019, he headed SIA International, one of the largest pharmaceutical distributors on the Russian market.

Between 2005 and 2015, he worked in various structures of the Alfa Group Consortium, in particular, he served as the consortium’s Director of Strategic Planning, Investment Director of A1, CFO and Board member of X5 Group (formerly X5 Retail Group).

Between 1999 and 2005, he held various management positions related to finance and business development at Ford Motor Co.’s European headquarters in Cologne.

In 1999, he received an MBA degree from INSEAD, an international business school (Fontainebleau, France).

Sergey graduated from the Faculty of Translation of the Minsk State Linguistic University with a major in English, German and Italian languages.

Vladimir Chistyukhin

First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)

Professional Experience:

1995–1996 – economist of the 2nd category, economist of the 1st category, leading economist with the Foreign Exchange Regulation Division of the Main Division for Foreign Exchange Regulation and Foreign Exchange Control Department of the Bank of Russia.
1996–1997 – leading economist of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Division, chief economist of the Foreign Exchange Control of Capital Operations Division of the Bank of Russia Foreign Exchange Regulation and Foreign Exchange Control Department.
1997–1999 – Deputy Head of the Foreign Exchange Control of Capital Operations Division – Section Head of the Foreign Exchange Regulation and Control Department of the Bank of Russia.
1999–2000 – Head of the Foreign Exchange Operations Analysis Division of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Department of the Bank of Russia.
2000–2002 – Deputy Director of Foreign Exchange Regulation Department of the Bank of Russia
2002–2004 – Deputy Director of Foreign Exchange Regulation and Control Department of the Bank of Russia.
2004–2011 – Deputy Director of Banking Regulation and Supervision Department of the Bank of Russia.
2011–2013 – Director of the Financial Stability Department of the Bank of Russia.
Since September 2013 to 2 March 2014 – First Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Service of the Bank of Russia.
Since 28 February 2014 – Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.
Since 17 January 2022: First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.
Member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors (since 10 October 2018).

Education:

In 1995, graduated from the Department of Law of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, major in law.

Front row participants
Sergey Belyakov, Managing Director, Ozon
Aleksey Dukhanin, Executive Director, Wildberries
Ekaterina Papchenkova, Deputy General Director, Center for Strategic Research
Anton Petrakov, Director for Government Relations, Yandex.Taxi
Pavel Rastopshin, General Director, Ultimatec
Alexey Chukarin, Director of the Department of Digital Transformation and Coordination of Budget Expenditures, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

Sergey Belyakov

Managing Director, Ozon

Sergey joined Ozon in 2021 to oversee strategic projects and initiatives tied to the Company's e-commerce development. A longtime civil servant, Sergey worked at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development from 2008, going on to serve as Deputy Minister from 2012 to 2014. Prior to joining the Ministry, he worked at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. In 2016, Sergey was elected President of the Alliance of Pension Funds, an association of non-governmental pension funds. From 2018 to 2021 he headed the Russian Association of Retail Companies (AKORT). Sergey holds a degree in Law from the Academy of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

Aleksey Dukhanin

Executive Director, Wildberries

Dukhanin Alexey
CEO Wildberries
(33 y.o.)

Education:
● BA in Economics ( Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation)
● BA in International Commerce (Russian Foreign Trade Academy)
● MBA

Experience:
● 2015: Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
● 2017: Russian Embassy in Slovakia (Commerce Chamber)
● 2020:
● 2023: Deputy CO Wildberries
● 2024: CEO Wildberries

Ekaterina Papchenkova

Deputy General Director, Center for Strategic Research

Master's degree, National Research University Higher School of Economics and Russian School of Private Law.
2013 – 2014 – The Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation.
2014 – 2015 – Analytical center FORUM.
2015 – 2017 – Department of the Distressed assets, Sberbank.
2017 – to date – General Director, International and Comparative Law Research Center.

Anton Petrakov

Director for Government Relations, Yandex.Taxi

Born in Kaluga in 1989. Graduated from MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute
of International Relations).
Until 2014, worked as a diplomat, including as part of
Russia's diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic.

From 2014 to 2018, worked as the manager of
government relations projects at Yandex. During that time, he supervised
the company's interaction with Russian regions and oversaw a number of
social-oriented legislative and GR initiatives to promote IT on a federal level.
He was an architect of Russia's draft telemedicine law.
Took an active part in the development and scaling of Yandex Lyceum.

Since 2018, he has been in charge of corporate and government relations at Yandex Taxi.

Member of the State Council working group on transport.
Part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection working group engaged in regulating the activities
of the self-employed.
Co-head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) working group dealing with taxi services.
Head of the Digital Platforms working group of Skolkovo's Competence Center for
Digital Economy Regulation.
Member of the Presidium of the Board of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises OPORA RUSSIA.

Pavel Rastopshin

General Director, Ultimatec