Programme

The B20 International Trade and Investment Forum is a joint event of the B20, the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs engaging various stakeholders participating in SPIEF 2017 in discussions on international trade and investment. Heads of major companies and business associations, senior government officials from B20 countries, high-ranking representatives of international organizations, and experts will discuss the B20’s recommendations to government leaders on increasing the transparency and effectiveness of international trade and investment policies. This session will enhance the involvement of business leaders, authorities, and the media in public discussion of B20 recommendations in the area of international trade and investment.<br />• Reinforcement of the WTO rules-based multilateral trading regimes<br />• Creation of favourable conditions for facilitating digital trade<br />• Bolstering a legislative framework for digital trade development<br />• Creation of a regulatory environment encouraging the investment required for sustainable growth<br />• Alignment of approaches towards multilateral investment regimes

Moderator:
Stormy-Annika Mildner , B20 Sherpa, Federal Republic of Germany

Stormy-Annika Mildner

B20 Sherpa, Federal Republic of Germany

Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner (M.Sc.) is the head of the department “Foreign Economic Policy” at the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), Federation of German Industries. She is currently the B20 Sherpa, responsible for the B20 engagement process of the German G20. As adjunct lecturer at the Hertie School of Governance she teaches classes in international economics. Previously, she was a member of the Executive Board of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), a policy-oriented think-tank based in Berlin. Before joining the SWP, she was a lecturer at the John F. Kennedy Institute of the Free University of Berlin and worked for the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), where she headed the program “Globalization and the World Economy”. She has published widely on international trade and finance as well as commodity markets. Ms. Mildner conducted her Bachelor studies in economics and North American studies at the Free University of Berlin and earned a Master of Science in international political economy from the London School of Economics. She wrote her PhD thesis at the Free University of Berlin. During her PhD studies, she attended the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS) of Yale University (2002-2003).

Panellists
Hans-Paul Buerkner , Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group
Svetlana Lukash , Deputy Head of the Presidential Experts Directorate, Sherpa G20 Russian Federation
Alexey Mordashov , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal
Jurgen Heraeus , Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Heraeus Holding GmbH; Chairman, B20 Presidency of the Federal Republic of Germany
Andreas Schaal , Director of Global Relations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); OECD G20 Sous Sherpa
Alexander Shokhin , President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Hans-Paul Buerkner

Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group

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.

Svetlana Lukash

Deputy Head of the Presidential Experts Directorate, Sherpa G20 Russian Federation

Russian G20 Sherpa and Deputy Chief of Presidential Experts' Directorate. Svetlana Lukash was born on 20 March 1977. Graduating in 1999 from the Russian State University for Humanities she continued post-graduate studies in the Institute for Social and Political Research, Russian Academy of Sciences. She started her career in the Federal Energy Commission of Russia; then worked for Russian consulting companies, media holding 'Expert' and the Expert Council on Russia's G8 Presidency in 2006, until in 2007 she joined Presidential Executive Office to cover broad set of issues of global agenda, including G8 and G20, as well as national climate and environment policy. Six years as head of the Russian G8 sherpa office and G20 sous-sherpa turned to be indispensable benefit for developing and running the program of the Russian G20 Presidency in 2013, which she had finished in a Sherpa's position. By now Ms Lukash had managed substantive preparation of 11 G20 summits, having witnessed evolution of G20 since its inception at the leaders’ level.

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).

Jurgen Heraeus

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Heraeus Holding GmbH; Chairman, B20 Presidency of the Federal Republic of Germany

Dr. Jürgen Heraeus was born in Hanau, Germany in 1936. He studied business administration at the University of Munich, earning his PhD in 1963. He lived in the USA for nearly two years and worked for a variety of Heraeus subsidiaries before his appointment to the Board of Management of W. C. Heraeus GmbH in 1970. Dr. Heraeus subsequently became Chief Executive Officer of Heraeus Holding GmbH. He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heraeus Holding GmbH and Chairman of the Shareholders Committee since January 2000. Dr. Heraeus is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Messer Group GmbH, as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA. He also served as chairman of the supervisory board of GEA Group AG, an MDAX-listed company, until April of this year. Dr. Heraeus will chair the Business 20 (B20) business summit during the German presidency starting in September. Additionally, he is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Deutsche Private Equity GmbH, and serves as honorary Chairman of the German United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and Chairman of the Kathinka Platzhoff Foundation. Dr. Jürgen Heraeus from September 4th on represents the global business community in the G20 process as B20 Chairman. As the father of five daughters, Dr. Jürgen Heraeus is particularly interested in educational policy.

Andreas Schaal

Director of Global Relations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); OECD G20 Sous Sherpa

Mr. Andreas Schaal is Head of the Sherpa Office and the Global Governance Unit at the OECD. In this capacity, he works with the OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to advance OECD contributions to key pillars of the global governance architecture, such as the G20, G7, APEC and the Deauville Partnership supporting Transition Countries in the MENA Region. He also represents the organisation as a Sous-Sherpa in the respective meetings. He is working closely with China and other major emerging economies, also in view of China's upcoming G20 Presidency 2016. Since joining the OECD in 2008 he has also held positions as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Investment Division of the Directorate for Financial Markets and Enterprise Affairs, and as Counsellor in the Office of the Secretary General. Prior to joining the OECD, Mr. Schaal held various positions during his work for the German Federal Government, including Deputy Director G8 Summit/German Sherpa Office, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Economic Counsellor, German Permanent Delegation to the OECD, Paris, Vice Chair (elected 2005-2006) of OECD’s Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) and Policy advisor and chief of staff to Parliamentary Secretary of State Siegmar Mosdorf, MP, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Mr. Schaal, a German national, holds a Masters in Public Policy and Public Management from the University of Konstanz, Germany.

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.