Chief executives from the world’s leading economies will discuss key topics on the global agenda, including issues relating to international trade, investment and infrastructure, financial regulation, transparency and quality management practices, social investment, and employment.
Hans-Paul Bürkner is Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group. He was previously President and Chief Executive from 2003 to 2012. He joined BCG in 1981 and was a member of the teams that opened BCG's Düsseldorf (1982) and Frankfurt (1991) offices. Before becoming the firm's CEO, he was head of BCG's global Financial Services practice. He has counted among his clients many of the world's leading companies during more than 30 years at BCG. He has worked with them to redefine their strategies and organizations, spearheaded major global expansion initiatives, and supported them in the fundamental restructuring of their businesses. Hans-Paul studied economics, business administration, and Chinese, receiving a Diplom from the University of Bochum, an MA from Yale University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Alexander Shokhin
President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Alexander N. Shokhin was born 25 December, 1951. Graduated from the Moscow State University in 1974. Doctor of Economics, Professor. Twice, in 1991-1994 and in 1998, Mr. Shokhin held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. In 1991-1994 he also held positions of Minister of Labor, Minister of Economics, Chairman of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development. From 1994 to 2002 – Deputy of the State Duma, with the posts of First Vice Chairman of the State Duma, leader of the Duma party bloc 'Our Home is Russia', Head of the Duma Committee on Credit Institutions and Capital Markets. Since 1995 - President of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics. From 2002 to 2006 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Group "Renaissance Capital". From 2005 to 2009 – member of the RF Public Chamber. Since 2005 – President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Mr. Shokhin is a member of several deliberative bodies under the Russian President and Government. He is also an independent director on the Boards of several companies, including ALROSA, Russian Railways, TMK and others.
Panellists Andrei Belousov ,
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Andrey Bugrov ,
Senior Vice President, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, MMC "Norilsk Nickel"; Vice President, Interros Holding Company CJSC Alexander Dyukov ,
Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, PJSC Gazprom Neft Erol Kiresepi ,
Member, B20 Turkey Executive Committee; Vice-President, Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK)
Ian Colebourne ,
Managing Partner, Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte CIS Sumit Mazumder ,
President, Confederation of Indian Industry Lord Mandelson ,
Chairman, Global Counsel LLP Roger Munnings ,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce Alexey Mordashov ,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal Mark Otty ,
Managing Partner for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), EY Jean-Francois Cirelli ,
President, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, GDF Suez
Vasily Titov ,
First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, VTB Bank Alexey Uljukaev ,
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation David Iakobachvili ,
Vice President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP); President, Orion Heritage Vladimir Yakunin ,
Chairman of Supervisory Board, DOC Research Institute; Doctor of Political Science
Andrei Belousov
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Born March 17, 1959 in Moscow. Higher education. Graduated in 1981 from Lomonosov Moscow State University as a Cybernetics Economist. From 1981 to 1986, he worked as an intern researcher and junior research fellow of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute under the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1986 to 1990, he was a junior research fellow, a research fellow and a senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of Scientific and Technical Progress under the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1990 to 2006, he worked as a senior research fellow and head of the laboratory of the Institute for Economic Forecasting under the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 2006 to 2008, he was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation. In 2008, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. From 2008 to 2012, he was Director of the Department of Economics and Finances under the Government of the Russian Federation. From 2012 to 2013, he was Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since June 24, 2013, he has been an Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of an Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, first class. He is a doctor of economic sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the honorary title ‘Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation’. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Honour. He is married with one son.
Andrey Bugrov
Senior Vice President, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, MMC "Norilsk Nickel"; Vice President, Interros Holding Company CJSC
Andrei Bougrov is a Deputy CEO, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel and Member of its Management Board. He also served as Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel and was Senior Managing Director of Interros Holding Company. Prior to that in 1993-2002 Mr. Bougrov was Russia’s Principal Resident Representative and Executive Director at the World Bank. Before joining the World Bank Mr. Bougrov was a senior staff member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. He received a BA and a Master’s Degree with first class honors from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations, completed post-graduate studies and received a Ph.D. in economics.
Alexander Dyukov
Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, PJSC Gazprom Neft
Born in 1967. After leaving school in 1985 he entered the Lenin’s Shipbuilding Institute. Subsequently, from 1996 to 1998, Dyukov took up the post of Financial Manager and Chief Executive director of CJSC St-Petersburg Oil Terminal. In 1998 he was economics director, and during 1999 acted as chief director, of JSC St-Petersburg SeaPort. In 2000 he resumed his duties in JSC St-Petersburg Oil Terminal as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2001 he took an IMISP MBA degree. In February 2003 he was appointed President of JSC AK SIBUR. Since July 2005 he has also been President of JSC AKS Holding. In November 2005 he ceased working as the President of JSC AK SIBUR. He is President of OJSC AKS Holding, and since December 2005, he has also been President of JSC SIBUR Holding. Since November 2006 he has been Chairman of Board of Directors of JSC SIBUR Holding. From 2011 — Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors of JSC SIBUR Holding. On 23 November 2006 he was appointed Acting President of JSC Gazprom Neft’. On 30 December 2006 he was elected President of JSC Gazprom Neft’ by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders.
Born in Istanbul, he completed his studies on Chemical Engineering at Bogazici University, received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the same university. He is the CEO of Santa Farma Pharmaceuticals. He worked as a Board Member at the Chemical, Petroleum, Rubber and Plastic Industries Employer’s Association of Turkey (KIPLAS) during 1977-2003, where he serves as the Vice President since 2003. He is President of Pharmaceutical Sector Committee of Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Member of Assembly of the same organization. He is a Board Member at the Union of Chambers of Commerce Pharmaceutical Sector Assembly of Turkey. Currently he is the Vice President of the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK) and President of the External Relations Commission where he represents Turkish Employers at international level. He is also a Member of Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) since 2004. Mr. Kiresepi also represents TISK at G20 and B20 process since 2011. Within this scope during the 2011 G20 French Presidency, 2013 G20 Russian Presidency, 2014 G20 Australian Presidency and 2015 G20 Turkish Presidency he has taken up duty as a Member of B20 Human Capital Task Force representing employers. In 2013 and 2014, he also represented world employers in various international platforms. In 2015 he has been also appointed by the Turkish Government to be one of the seven Members of the B20 Turkey Executive Committee.
EDUCATION: A graduate of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, he obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA. Mr. Mazumder also undertook the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA. WORKING EXPERIENCE: He is presently the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of TIL Ltd., which manufactures India’s largest range of material handling equipment in technical collaborations with world leaders – Manitowoc Crane Group, USA; Hyster (a part of NACCO Materials Handling Group, USA); Astec Industries, USA; Paceco Corp, USA (a part of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Japan) and Mitsui Miike Machinery Co., Japan (a part of Mitsui Group). He is also the Executive Chairman of TIPL (Tractors India Pvt. Ltd.). The Company is a distributor for Caterpillar, USA, in India, Nepal and Bhutan for their earthmoving, construction, mining equipment and power systems. REPRESENTATION ON OTHER BODIES: 1. Mr. Mazumder is President-Designate of CII 2. Chairman of the CII National Committee on Integrity & Transparency in Governance 3. Chairman of CII Associations’ Council (ASCON) 4. He is past Chairman of CII – Eastern Region 5. Past President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry 6. He is Director on the Board of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC). 7. Committee Member of The Agri-Horticultural Society of India 8. Mr. Mazumder has served as a Trustee of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT).
Lord Mandelson
Chairman, Global Counsel LLP
Lord (Peter) Mandelson, born in 1953, is a former European Trade Commissioner and British First Secretary of State. As EU Trade Commissioner between 2004 and 2008, he negotiated trade agreements with many countries and led European negotiations in the WTO Doha World Trade Round. He was Minister without Portfolio, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Northern Ireland Secretary and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the British government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 1997 and 2010. He was Member of Parliament for Hartlepool in the UK from 1992 until 2004 and Director of Campaigns and Communications for the Labour party between 1985 and 1990. He is also President of the Policy Network think tank, senior advisor to Lazard and non-executive director of AFK Sistema.
Roger Munnings
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
Roger Munnings is a member of the Boards of Directors of Sistema and of LUKoil. On both Boards he has the status of Independent Director. He chairs the Board Human Resources Committee of LUKoil and the Board Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee of Sistema. He has also been an Independent Director of SUEK. Mr Munnings has been actively involved in the Russian business world since the mid nineties He is currently Chairman of the Russo British Chamber of Commerce, having been Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of European Businesses in Russia, a member of the Board of the US Russia Business Council, Chairman of the Audit Committee Institute in Russia and a member of the UK Government’s working group on trade and investment between Russia and Great Britain. Roger’s principal career was, from 1974 to 2008, with the international “Big Four” accounting, consulting and auditing firm, KPMG, where he was Chairman and President of KPMG Russia and the CIS from 1996 to 2008 living with his family in Moscow throughout that time, Chairman of KPMG’s Global Energy and Natural Resources Practice from 1993 to 2008 and a member of KPMG’s International Council, the senior governance body of the international firm from 1998 to 2008. Roger is also a member of the Russian National Council on Corporate Governance, the Russian Institute of Directors and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and was part of RSPP’s Task Force in preparation for the G20/B20 meetings in St Petersburg in 2013. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the UK and a Graduate of Oxford University with the degree of Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, Roger was appointed CBE in the UK in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2007.
Alexey Mordashov
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal
Born in 1965, Alexey Mordashov has been working for Severstal since 1988. He started his career as a senior economist, becoming Chief Financial Officer in 1992. In December 1996, he was appointed as Severstal’s Chief Executive Officer. Between 2002 and 2006 he served as CEO of Severstal Group and was Chairman of Severstal’s Board of Directors. Since the introduction of the new structure of corporate governance in December 2006 Mr. Mordashov has been CEO of Severstal. From December 2014 till June 2015 Alexey served as CEO of AO "Severstal Management" - managing organization of PAO Severstal. In May he was elected as Chairman of Severstal’s Board of Directors. Vice-Chairman of World Steel Association. Head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs’ Committee on Integration, Trade and Customs Policy and WTO. Serves on the Entrepreneurial Council of the Government of Russian Federation. Co-chairman of the “Trade as a Global Driver” Taskforce of the “Business 20” of “Group of Twenty”. Co-chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council. Vice-President of Russian-German chamber of commerce, member of the Russian-German workgroup responsible for strategic economic and finance issues. Member of the EU-Russia Business Cooperation Council. Alexey earned his undergraduate degree from the Leningrad Institute of Engineering and Economics. He also holds an MBA degree from Newcastle Business School of Northumbria University (UK).
Mark Otty
Managing Partner for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), EY
Mark Otty is a Member of the Global Executive Committee. Mark was appointed Managing Partner of EY EMEIA Area in 2008 – a diverse Area spanning Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. The EMEIA Area formally began operations on 1 July 2008, bringing together 81,000 people, across 12 regions and 93 countries with 3,628 partners to create an US11.4bn organisation, making the firm the first of the Big 4 to achieve integration on this scope and scale. Originally from South Africa, Mark’s career has spanned multiple disciplines and locations. Having originally joined Ernst & Young as an audit trainee, he has also worked with clients in the fields of corporate finance, advisory and tax, in South Africa, Canada and the UK. Mark has a particular focus on helping EY people bring the firm’s values to life in their dealings with each other, and with clients and others. A South African Chartered Accountants, Mark graduated from the Witwatersrand University with degrees in Accounting and Commerce. Now based in London, Mark is an enthusiastic marathon and ultra marathon runner.
Jean-Francois Cirelli
President, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, GDF Suez
Jean-François Cirelli was born on July 9, 1958, in Chambéry (France). He is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (1983-1985). He also has a degree in law. He began his professional career in 1985 when he went to work for the Treasury division of the French Ministry of the Economy and Finances. He was successively in charge of housing policy, the General Secretariat of the Paris Club (rescheduling of sovereign debt) and the regulation of financial markets. He was also an alternate director for France at the IMF. In 1995, he was named economic counselor to the President of the French Republic (Jacques Chirac), a position he held until 2002. In 2002, Jean-François Cirelli was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to the French Prime Minister (Jean-Pierre Raffarin). He was primarily in charge of economic, industrial and labor issues. In 2004, Jean-François Cirelli was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaz de France, where he organized the merger with Suez, which took place on July 2008. Since then, Jean-François Cirelli has been Vice Chairman and President of GDF SUEZ. In addition, all activities of GDF SUEZ Energy Europe have been under his direct responsibility since January 1st, 2012. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Electrabel, Board Member of SUEZ Environnement and Supervisory Board Member of Vallourec. He has been President of Eurogas association since June 11, 2010. Jean-François Cirelli is married and the father of two children. He is a « Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur » and « Officier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite ».
Vasily Titov
First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, VTB Bank
Alexey Uljukaev
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
David Iakobachvili
Vice President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP); President, Orion Heritage
David Iakobachvili is one of the founders of the largest Russian company – JSC Wimm-Bill-Dann – the manufacturer of dairy products, juices and beverages. In 2001 JSC Wimm-Bill-Dann issued shares and successfully signed on the in the NISE. For more than ten years David Iakobachvili was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this company. In 2011, PepsiCo bought the company. At present David Iakobachvili is the President of Orion Heritage Ltd, joint proprietor of Petrocas Energy Holding Ltd, and a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sistema JSFC. He is a member of the steering bodies of influential Russian and international organizations. David Iakobachvili is the Vice President and a member of the BUREAU of board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE), Head of RUIE Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility and Demographic Policy, Head of the United Committee on Ethics within the framework of RUIE, a member of the Task group of RUIE BUREAU of board on financial stability and economic growth. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (ChCI RF), President of the Russian-American Business Council, Chairman of the Directors Board of RusBrand non-commercial partnership, a member of Coordination Council on protection of intellectual property, a member of the General Council of “Business Russia” LLC, and a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos. He is the chairman of the Target group on job creation, unemployment and investments into the human capital of B20, the member of the International Business Advisory Council (IBAC was created within B20 in 2015), a member of Association the French-Russian dialogue, a member of Advisory Council on food security, a member of the Presidential international Council of University of New York (NYU), a member of Bureau of Presidium of the Russian-Jewish congress. David Iakobachvili is a member of the Public Council within the framework of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, a member of the Public council of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal services of the Russian Federation. David Iakobachvili is a member of the Musical Box Society of Great Britain.
Vladimir Yakunin
Chairman of Supervisory Board, DOC Research Institute; Doctor of Political Science
In 1972 Mr. Yakunin graduated from Leningrad Mechanical Institute. He holds a DSc in Political Science. He began his career as Junior Research Associate at the State Institute of Applied Chemistry. After serving in the Army, he worked as engineer and senior engineer at the State Committee for International Trade of the Council of Ministers and Head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute under the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1985 to 1991: in diplomatic service (Second and later First Secretary of the Diplomatic Mission of the USSR to the UN). In subsequent years, he was Head of the Government Accountability Office’s Northwest Region Inspectorate . From October 2000: Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. From February 2002: First Deputy Minister of Railway Transport of Russian Federation From October 2003: Senior Vice-President of Russian Railways June 2005 to 2015: President of Russian Railways Mr. Yakunin is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, National Glory Centre and St. Andrew the Apostle Fund; Co-President of the Franco-Russian Dialogue Association; Head of the Public Politics Department in the Political Science, Faculty at Moscow State University; Visiting Professor at Stockholm School of Economics; Doctor Emeritus at the Diplomatic Academy under Russia’s MFA. He has received a Russian Government award for contribution to science and technology.
Artem Kudryavtsev was born in 1971. Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. From 1993 to 2000 occupied various senior positions in CJS Promradtechbank. From 2000 to 2008 worked as a Financial Director and later as First Deputy Finance and Development Director at JSC Sistema Mass Media (AFK Sistema). From 2008 to 2009 led Tsifrovoye Teleradioveschaniye (AFK Sistema) as a CEO. In 2009-2010 Artem Kudryavtsev worked as a First Deputy Director of Corporate Governance at Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). In August 2010 appointed President of Company ТТК. At the same time Artem Kudryavtsev acts as Vice-president of Russian Cable Television Association (RCTA) and member of the board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). In 2011 and 2012 Artem Kudryavtsev was ranked among the top 10 best telecommunications industry executives according to the Executives Rating by the Russian Managers Association and Kommersant publishing house.
Yermolai Solzhenitsyn
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Supports companies in the metals and mining, oil and gas, aircraft, and travel sectors, helping clients to improve strategy, operations and sales, as well as leading organization and governance transformations. Since joining McKinsey in 1998, Yermolai has developed wide experience in strategy development, operations and sales improvements, and organizational and governance system transformation for companies in the metallurgy, oil and gas, aircraft, and transportation sectors. He takes an active part in projects related to municipal and regional infrastructure development , as well as healthcare system improvement efforts aimed at improving the quality of services provided by healthcare institutions. Yermolai is a leader of McKinsey EMEA Metals & Mining Practice and a co-leader of McKinsey’s EMEA Oil & Gas Practice. He is a member of our global Travel, Infrastructure, and Logistics Practice and takes an active part in international projects to develop new approaches to operations improvements for companies in the raw materials sector.Yermolai is a also a co-leader of McKinsey’s Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products practices in Europe. Before joining McKinsey, Yermolai spent several years working in China and Taiwan and, later, as a consultant at the World Bank in Washington DC.
Suryo Sulisto
Chairman, Kadin Indonesia
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric
Jean-Pascal Tricoire joined Schneider Electric in 1986. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2006 and named Chairman & CEO in April 2013. His career at Schneider Electric has developed largely outside France in operational functions in Italy, China, South Africa and USA. Within the General Management, he served as Vice Executive President of the International Operating Division from 2002 before being appointed in 2004 Chief Operating Officer (COO). Moreover, Jean-Pascal is President of the France-China Committee since 2009. Jean-Pascal holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and a MBA.
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Key moments
“Humankind must use renewable sources of energy but we also shouldn’t market incomplete and underdeveloped solutions.”
Alexander Dyukov
“Developing infrastructure is a way out of economic stagnation as it needs to grow at a faster rate compared to other sectors of the economy.”
Vladimir Yakunin
“Russia needs a new economic model if income levels are to keep rising. This means less state, more private enterprise, less hydrocarbon dependency, more diverse production. Crucially, a workforce which is already acting almost at full capacity needs to be redeployed in order to add additional value across the Russian economy.”
Lord Mandelson
“Today, trade and international commerce are the best growth drivers that we absolutely need.”
Alexey Mordashov
“Sustainable business is the key to ensuring jobs. So, in order to achieve this, we need a predictable, stable and attractive business-friendly environment both at the national level and globally.”
“Digital economy is a new paradigm for the development of the state, the economy and society.”
Greetings to participants, organisers, and guests of the
27th St Petersburg International Economic Forum
“For more than a quarter of a century, the Forum has provided an opportunity for politicians, experts, business leaders, academics, and media professionals from around the world to hold in-depth discussions on key economic development trends in Russia and the world. Participants in plenary sessions, roundtables and panel discussions exchange views on ways to promote international cooperation, encourage scientific and technological progress and the development of human capital, and to effectively tackle the challenges we face.
The theme of the current meeting, The Foundations of a Multipolar World – The Formation of New Areas of Growth, is highly relevant and meaningful. A growing part of the international community is in favour of building a just and democratic system of international relations based on the principles of genuine equality, consideration for each other’s legitimate interests, and respect for the cultural and civilisational diversity of nations. It is precisely these principles that underpin the activities of BRICS, which Russia is chairing this year. It is symbolic that the history of this dynamically developing association, whose members already account for more than a third of the global economy, began at the 10th St Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2006.
Our country is open to constructive dialogue and interaction with partners and is ready to work together to address the economic, social, scientific and technological challenges of our time.
I am confident that the Forum will jump-start new and promising initiatives and projects, fostering mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries and peoples.