Programme

Today’s world is characterized by the dynamically changing global reality. However, the speed of changes makes special demands on effective business, thus shaping the driving force of the global economy. Successful business in the 21st century has no boundaries and is focused on a long-term perspective. Such approach makes it necessary to make efforts to improve the quality of products and services as well as implement sustainable development programs and social responsibility of the business. How do sustainable development strategies provide competitive advantages for the companies in global marketplace? Why is it important to invest in shaping of new corporate social responsibility models?

Moderator:
Joe Watt , Chairman of the Management Committee, Managing Partner, CIS, EY

Joe Watt

Chairman of the Management Committee, Managing Partner, CIS, EY

Joe has worked for EY for 25 years. During this time, he has worked in several different member firms in a variety of management and client-service roles. Joe has been the Managing Partner of Assurance in two different emerging market countries and has also led a risk management team. He has a great deal of experience auditing clients in the industrial, consumer and retail sectors in Australia, Indonesia and Russia. In addition to practice-management experience and regular client engagements, Joe has worked on capital markets and has extensive experience in initiating and running quality and risk management initiatives. Joe has a Business (Accounting) degree from the University of Ballarat, Australia, and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.

Panellists
Kevin Ali , President, MSD International
Marat Atnashev , Dean, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Jens Birgersson , President, Chief Executive Officer, ROCKWOOL International A/S
Alexey Dumin , Governor of Tula Region
Ramon Laguarta , Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, PepsiCo
Alexander Machkevitch , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Eurasian Resources Group S.a.r.l. (ERG)
Dmitry Olyunin , Chairman of the Management Board, Rosbank
Cees ’t Hart , President, Chief Executive Officer, Carlsberg

Kevin Ali

President, MSD International

Kevin Ali leads the MSD International organization. The organization’s geographic scope includes Japan, China, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada. MSD International accounts for 96 percent of the world’s population, and over half of MSD’s pharmaceutical and vaccines revenues. In addition, Kevin has global responsibility for the company’s Diversified Brands business, a portfolio of mature products that plays a critical role in serving the needs of customers and patients around the world. Prior to assuming leadership of MSD International in 2017, Kevin led the Emerging Markets region (Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific) to several years of strong, sustained, and leveraged growth. Over that period, he championed a strategic shift towards the company’s innovative products, the introduction of important commercial and development partnerships and a number of transformational agreements with key customers. Kevin is the Executive sponsor of the company’s Enterprise Leadership Program (ELP), having personally guided the design and deployment of its predecessor, the Emerging Markets Future Leaders program. Prior to Emerging Markets, Kevin was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Bone, Respiratory, Immunology and Dermatology (BRID) franchise; Senior Vice President and Managing Director of MSD in Germany; Managing Director of MSD in Turkey; Business Unit Director MSD in Germany, Marketing Director MSD in Egypt, and Regional Product Manager for the Middle East. Kevin began his MSD career in 1988, as a Hospital & Specialty Sales Representative in California. Kevin holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies from the University of California at Berkeley.

Marat Atnashev

Dean, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Marat Atnaсhev Dean of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO September 2016 –joined the Business School team . 2011–2015 – occupied the position of the Vice President of Major Projects and headed the Iron Ore Division at EVRAZ. M. Atnashev also supervised the construction of coal mines in Kemerovo and Tuva, the construction of rolling mills in Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, the reconstruction of mines in the Urals and Siberia. He was responsible for the operations and the improvement of performance effectiveness of the company's core business, the management of investment projects, and the development of project competencies in the entire company. 2010–2011 – Head of Major Projects Directorate at Gazprom Neft. He oversaw the creation of Gazpromneft Razvitie, a project company, and was responsible for the implementation of major Russian and international projects, such as Novy Port (Yamal), Orenburg, Messoyakha (YNAD) Prirazlomnoye, Badra (Iraq), and Hunin-6 (Venezuela). 2000–2010 – occupied various positions at TNK, TNK-BP, was engaged in organizational development and procurement/supply; worked as CFO at Udmurtneft, Head of Kamennoye Oil and Gas Production Enterprise (was in charge of the production enterprise and managed a large project for the development of a field in Western Siberia). 2008–2010 - Head and then the Vice President of Major Projects. 1999 – received a degree with honours from the Energy Department of the State University of Management (SUM), Moscow. 2003 – received a PhD in Investment Project Management from the SUM. 2002 – received an MBA degree from INSEAD, France. 2008 – graduated from the BP Academy of Major Projects and Engineering at MIT, USA. July 2016 – awarded an MPA (Master in Public Administration) at Harvard Kennedy School, USA. Since 2009 –expert in project management at the SKOLKOVO Business School Since 2006 – Associate Professor of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the Higher School of Economics.

Jens Birgersson

President, Chief Executive Officer, ROCKWOOL International A/S

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Member of the Registered Directors (in Danish: Direktionen) of ROCKWOOL International A/S. Member of Group Management: 9 February 2015 Born 3 March 1967. Nationality: Swedish Education: 2013: Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA 1992: MSc, Engineering (Physics), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden 1992: BSc, Economics, University of Stockholm, Sweden Main points of career: 2015 - : President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ROCKWOOL International A/S 2008 - 2015: Group Senior Vice President, Head of Business Unit Network Management, ABB, Switzerland 2005 - 2008: Executive Vice President, Head of Performance Minerals and Pigments, Imerys, Belgium 2004 - 2005: Group Senior Vice President, Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, ABB, Switzerland 2002 - 2004: Group Senior Vice President, High Voltage Products, ABB, Switzerland 2001 - 2002: Business Area Unit Manager, High Voltage Products, ABB, Sweden 1998 - 2001: Business Area Controller, T&D Management, ABB, Switzerland

Alexey Dumin

Governor of Tula Region

Alexey G. Dyumin was born August 28, 1972 in Kursk. In 1994 he graduated from the Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics. In 2009 he graduated with honours from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of Russian Federation, and in 2013 – passed professional retraining at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Is married and has a son. From 1994 to 1996 - engineer of the Central unit of Russian Air Force complex technical control. In 1996-2013 – held various positions in the Federal Guard Service. Provided the participation of President of Russia in various activities both inside the country and abroad, including summits oh the "Group of Eight", the "Group of Twenty", SCO, APEC, etc. From 2013 to 2016 – deputy chief of the main department of the general staff, chief of general staff – first deputy commander in chief of land forces, deputy minister of defense. February 2, 2016 was appointed acting governor of Tula region. Lieutenant-General. Hero of Russia. Was awarded with the order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree with swords, and other various medals.

Ramon Laguarta

Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, PepsiCo

Ramon Laguarta is Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa, with responsibility for leading our food and beverages businesses across Europe and our food business in Sub-Saharan Africa. This role was effective in January 2015. Prior to this role, from November 2008, Ramon was President, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region. Before that, from 2006 to 2008, he served as Commercial Vice President of Europe. From 2002 to 2006, he was General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices, and from 1999 to 2001 a General Manager for Greece Snacks and Marketing Vice President for Spain Snacks. Ramon joined PepsiCo in January 1996. Previous to PepsiCo, he worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., a Spanish leading confectionery company, where he held a number of international roles in Europe and the U.S. Ramon holds an MBA from ESADE Business School in Spain and a Master’s in International Management (M&M) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the U.S.

Alexander Machkevitch

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Eurasian Resources Group S.a.r.l. (ERG)

Co-founder, shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Managers of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading diversified natural resources producer. Headquartered in Luxembourg, ERG has a portfolio of production assets and development projects in 14 countries crossing four continents, and is represented by more than 75,000 people globally, being a major employer in the industry. Education: 1978 - Kyrgyz State University. 1981 - Kyrgyz Institute of Pedagogy. Master of Philology followed by Doctor of Philosophy. Professional experience: 1980s - Dean, Kyrgyz Institute of Pedagogy. Starting from 1994 - Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Board of Directors), CJSC ‘Eurasian Bank’. Starting from 1999 - Member of the Supervisory Board, Kherson oil refinery complex. Starting from 1999 - Member of the Foreign Investors' Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Member of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, President of the Equestrian Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Patron of arts and philanthropist.

Dmitry Olyunin

Chairman of the Management Board, Rosbank

Education: Graduated from the Moscow State University in Economics; the Institute of Political Studies of Paris (Economics and Finance) and holds a Master of Arts in Economics, Banking and Finance from Paris IX Dauphine University. Career path He started his career in 1996 in the Russian Regional Development Bank, where he became Senior Vice-President and then joined VTB Group in 2004. In 2006 Dmitry became First Deputy Chairman of PromStroyBank, transformed shortly after into VTB North-Western Bank which he led as Chairman of the Management Board from 2007. In 2011 Dmitry Olyunin was appointed to TransCreditBank and has run its merger with VTB24 in early November, 2013. Since December 2013, Dmitry Olyunin has held the position of the Chairman of the Management Board at Rosbank.

Cees ’t Hart

President, Chief Executive Officer, Carlsberg

• June 2015 – present, President & CEO, Carlsberg Group, Copenhagen, Denmark.• January 2009 – June 2015, CEO, FrieslandCampina, Amersfoort, Netherlands.• May 2008 – January 2009, CEO, Friesland Foods, Netherlands.• January 2006 - May 2008, Senior Vice President Marketing Operations Foods Europe & Member of the Executive Board Unilever Europe.• 2002-2006 CEO Lever Fabergé Italy, Member of the Executive Board of Home and Personal Care Europe.• 1998-2002 CEO Poland, Member of the Executive Board of Unilever Central and Eastern Europe.• 1997-1998 Vice-President Foods for Asia Pacific based in Singapore.• 1993-1997 Business Unit Director Foods in Hungary.• 1984-1993 various positions at Unilever (marketing, product manager).Organisations:• The Dutch Dairy Association (NZO), Chairman.• The Dairy Foundation (Zuivelstichting), Chairman.• The Dutch Dairy Association (Productschap Zuivel), Member of the Executive Board.• The Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), Member of the Executive Committee.• KLM, Member of the Supervisory Board, Starting 2014.• The Confederation of Danish Industries.• EU-Russia Industrialists’ Round Table, co-chairman.• Foreign Investment Advisory Committee (FIAC), Russia.• The Brewers of Europe, Board Member.Education:• Harvard, General Management Program.• Nima A & B, Marketing.• University of Leiden, Master of Arts (MA), Social Sciences.