Programme

For business to profit, it needs a labour market with a sufficient supply of qualified specialists. But in recently distressed regions or those attempting ‘breakthrough projects’ there can be acute shortages. What steps should be taken to attract and/or nurture the right people to help drive development in recovering regions?

Moderator:
Andrei Volkov , Academic policy advisor, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Andrei Volkov

Academic policy advisor, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Deputy Chairman of the Council on Global Competitiveness Enhancement of Leading Russian Universities among Global Research and Education Centers. Andrei Volkov (Doctor of Engineering) has been the Dean of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO since its inception in 2006 till 2013, he is one of Russia's leading experts in education policy and advisor to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Andrei headed the group of G8 experts on questions relating to Russian initiatives in the field of education. From 2002 – 2005, Andrei was vice principal of the Russian Government affiliated Academy of National Economics. From 1991 to 2002, he was one of the creators and heads of the Tolyattinskiy Academy of Management, an academic institution famous for its innovative approaches to education. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Engineering and Physics and worked as a research fellow for the Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors from 1984-1991. He is President of the Russian Federation of Mountain Climbing (from 2003) and a world-class sportsman, who conquered Everest in 1992. Andrei Volkov was awarded the Order of Friendship of the People in 1993, and in 2006 he won the Medal for Services to the Motherland of the First Class.

Panellists
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexander Khloponin , Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Alexander Khloponin

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Born March 6, 1965 in Colombo, Ceylon. Graduated from the Department of International Economics of Moscow Financial Institute. After serving in the Soviet Army and graduating, worked for Vnesheconombank of the USSR. 1992–1996: Deputy CEO, CEO, President of Mezhdunarodnaya Finansovaya Kompaniya commercial bank. 1996–2001: Executive Director and CEO of Norilsk Nickel MMC. 2001–2002: Governor of Taymyr Autonomous District. 2002–2010: Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Region. 2010-2014: Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District. Since 2010: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Married with a daughter. Awarded Order of Merit to the Motherland, 4th Degree and Order of Honor.

Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)