RUSSIA’S AMBITIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW TO FINANCE IT?
Russia is looking to modernize and expand its infrastructure on a large scale, including transport, energy, and related urban infrastructure. This will require fresh approaches in attracting huge private-sector investment, coupled with public-sector support and participation. What international models might Russia look to in designing integrated and efficient approaches to coordinating various infrastructure initiatives and what steps should the government take to attract private-sector investment partners?
Moderator:
Yermolai Solzhenitsyn ,
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Panellists
Oleg Budargin ,
Director General, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosseti
Yves-Thibault de Silguy ,
Vice President, MEDEF International
Maxim Sokolov ,
Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
Yuri Soloviev ,
First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, JSC VTB Bank
David Fass ,
Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Macquarie
Andrei Sharonov ,
Dean, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Vladimir Yakunin ,
Chairman of Supervisory Board, DOC Research Institute; Doctor of Political Science