Programme

THE RUSSIAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: MINIMIZING RISKS WHILE MAINTAINING RETURNS

Realizing Russia’s Potential
Industry breakfast
Pavilion 5, Business Breakfast Hall 5.4


In a case study project debrief, participants identify the key stages, defining moments, and overall implementation phases for a specific construction project undertaken by the Russian Housing Development Foundation (RHDF). How can this model be scaled and spur further private sector investment in the sector?


Moderator:
Evgenia Pismennaya , Reporter in Moscow, Bloomberg

Panellists
Alexander Braverman , Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, SME Corporation
Victor Vekselberg , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Renova Group; President, Skolkovo Foundation
Herman Gref , Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Holger Muller , Head of the Department for Providing Services to the Real Property Sector, PwC
Michal Rutkowski , Country Director for the Russian Federation, The World Bank
Damian Secen , General Director, Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund
Andrei Sharonov , Dean, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Igor Shuvalov , First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Broadcast

Key moments

The Russian Housing Development Foundation is creating a new kind of relationship, a public-private partnership between business and government, one that assists in project implementation.
Herman Gref
The main goal of Skolkovo is to create an environment where the main innovators can live and work successfully.
Viktor Vekselberg
The provision of accessible housing is both a political as well as an economic task.
Igor Shuvalov