Programme

Currently a range of measures are being carried out to develop the Russian infrastructure market. In the near future, new financial support mechanisms for public-private partnership (PPP) projects will be implemented. The practice of preparing an ‘infrastructure map’ will be introduced, and a registry of planned and ongoing projects will be developed. It is anticipated that substantial legislative measures will be implemented in the area of PPP, and a mandatory financial audit procedure for infrastructure projects with state participation, a so-called ‘PPP filter’, will be instituted. With the implementation of the project pipeline, a clear long-term strategy for infrastructure development will emerge, and potential investors will be provided clear and transparent rules of the game. What are the global trends in the infrastructure and PPP markets? How could Russia benefit from foreign best practices when implementing its national infrastructure plans? What additional measures can be applied to attract foreign investment in Russia’s infrastructure?

Moderator
Albert Eganyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, InfraONE

Albert Eganyan

Chairman of the Board of Directors, InfraONE

Albert Eganyan is recognised by market participants, regulators, key national and foreign reference guides and ratings as one of Russia’s leading experts on infrastructure investments, PPP and project financing. In recent years, he has been involved in delivery of over four dozen major projects in the road, railway, airport, social, IT, energy and other infrastructure spheres, beginning with the very first PPP projects in Russia.
He is a regular speaker at leading sectoral, expert and departmental conferences, boasting a significant number of published works.
Since 2011,: co-founder and Chairman of the Board of InfraONE (First Infrastructure Company), specialising in the full cycle of investments in infrastructure projects. In recent years, the company has been among the leaders on the relevant market.
Founder, co-owner and Chairman of the Partners’ Board of the national law firm VEGA LEX, a leading consultancy known, among other things, for its projects in the sphere of infrastructure investments and public-private partnership.
Author and co-author of a significant part of the federal law regulating various PPP forms.
Member of the Expert Board under the Russian Government and the General Board of the All-Russia NGO Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia).
In recent years, he has been a member of the Board of Directors from the Russian Federation of the biggest infrastructure companies, including the so-called special list of strategic enterprises: airports, seaports, financial institutions and many others. He has also represented the interests of Russian regions or biggest private shareholders on the Boards of Directors. He is a member of strategic boards in a number of biggest national infrastructure FSUEs.
As a champion of infrastructure development in Russia, he acts as project manager and representative of national and regional authorities and big private companies in implementing various projects and also as an investor in different infrastructure projects.

Panellists
Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Gianni Vittorio Armani, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Anas SpA
Nikolay Asaul, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy, Member of the Management Board, VTB Bank
Sergei Kelbakh, Chairman of the Board, Russian Highways State Company
Vadim Mikhailov, First Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Railways
Nicolas Notebaert, Chief Executive Officer, VINCI Concessions; Chairman, VINCI Airports
Mikhail Rasstrigin, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Pavel Seleznev, Chairman, Public-Private Partnership Development Center
Dmitry Tvardovsky, General Director, Federal Centre for Project Funding

Olga Algayerova

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

On 13 April 2017, the Secretary-General appointed Ms Olga Algayerova of Slovakia as the next Executive Secretary of the UNECE. She took office on 1 June 2017.
Ms. Algayerova brings to the position a combination of leadership and diplomatic skills with deep knowledge of the region with its challenges and opportunities and a strong focus on building and nurturing partnerships among key stakeholders with the United Nations.
Prior to her appointment, she served as Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the International Organizations in Vienna, Austria (since 2012). She was previously President, Slovak Millennium Development Goals (2010-2012); State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006-2010) and Corporate Export Manager, Zentiva International, a.s. (2004-2006).
Born in 1959, Ms. Algayerova holds a Master in Contemporary Diplomacy from Malta University, a Master in Business Administration from The Open University Business School, United Kingdom and a Dipl. in Engineer of Economy from the University of Economics Business Faculty, Bratislava.
On 12 July 2017, Ms. Olga Algayerova was sworn-in by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres.

Gianni Vittorio Armani

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Anas SpA

Gianni Vittorio Armani was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Anas on 23 January 2018. From 18 May 2015 to January 2018 he also was appointed President and CEO of Anas.
From 1980-1985 he attended and graduated from the “Massimiliano Massimo” Scientific liceo in Rome (High school). In 1993 he graduated in Electronic Engineering at “La Sapienza” University in Rome. From 1996 to 1998 he got a Master in Business Administration at MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge (USA).
From 1998 to 2003 he worked for McKinsey & Company and between 1995-1996 for Telecom Italia in the Private Clients Division.
Between 2003-2005 he worked for Grtn (National electricity network operator). From 2005 -2015 he was appointed CEO of Terna Rete Italia Spa, a company that is the majority owner of the Italian high voltage and very high voltage electricity National Transmission Grid. Terna Rete Italia secures the transmission and dispatching of electricity throughout the country, with over 3,100 employees, 400 million € in revenues and investments for 1 billion €.
In Terna Rete Italia he previously also held the position of Operations Director for Italy and Program and Network Development Director.

Nikolay Asaul

Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy

Member of the Management Board, VTB Bank

Born in 1981. Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy is married and has three children.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy joined VTB Group in 2009.
In 2009-2011 Vladimir worked at VTB Bank as Vice President and Head of corporate development and strategy Department.
In January, 2012 Vladimir transferred to JSC "Bank of Moscow" where he held the position of Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board taking responsibility in the area of development of retail and small business, mortgage lending and private banking services.
In May 2016 due to the merger of two banks – VTB and Bank of Moscow – Mr. Verkhoshinskiy transferred back to VTB Bank as Head of Retail business of the Bank holding the position of Member of VTB Bank Management Board. Since the merger with VTB24 in 2017 Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy is taking responsibility for office network, digital channels and overseas retail as Deputy Head of VTB Group Retail.
Prior to joining VTB Group, he worked at the Moscow offices of JSC CB "Citibank", also VR Capital investment fund and McKinsey consulting company.
EDUCATION:
In 2003 Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy graduated with honors from the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation in Finance and Credit.
Vladimir holds a Master of Business Administration and Public Management Program from Stanford University (USA).

Sergei Kelbakh

Chairman of the Board, Russian Highways State Company

Sergei Kelbakh, Chairman of the Board of the State Company Russian Highways (Avtodor)
Born on April 3, 1959 in the city of Slavgorod, Altai Krai.
1985 – graduated from the Leningrad Civil Engineering Institute.
1994 – graduated from the Russian-German Higher School of Management of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
1996–2007 – General Manager of OOO Agentstvo Neudorf-Strelna.
2007–2008 – Adviser to the Chairman of the Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Improvement and Road Management of the Government of St. Petersburg.
2008–2009 – General Director of Russian Highways Federal State Agency.
2009–2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Highways Company.
Since December 27, 2011 – Chairman of the Board of the Russian State Highways Company.
Doctor of Economics. First Deputy Head of State-Private Partnership Department, Professor of the University of Finances under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Vadim Mikhailov

First Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Railways

Born in 1969 in Michurinsk in Tambov region, Vadim Mikhailov graduated in 1992 from the State Financial academy with a degree in finance and credit. From 1992-2003, he worked at auditing firm Arthur Andersen starting as an economist before becoming director of the firm’s bank audit department. From 2003 to August 2009, he served as Director, then Managing Director of Ernst & Young Business Consulting Ltd.

Nicolas Notebaert

Chief Executive Officer, VINCI Concessions; Chairman, VINCI Airports

Nicolas Notebaert is a member of the VINCI Group Executive Committee and serves as CEO of VINCI Concessions, bringing together global market leaders VINCI Airports, VINCI Highways and VINCI Railways. He oversees a network of world-class transport infrastructures spanning over 18 countries and bringing together 17.000 employees. Nicolas Notebaert also serves as President of VINCI Airports, and holds leadership positions in prominent airport concessions throughout the world: President of the Board of Nuevo Pudahuel, the consortium operating Santiago’s airport bringing together VINCI Airports, Aéroports de Paris and Astaldi; Chairman of the Board of Cambodia Airports; and Chairman of France’s Aéroports du Grand Ouest concession company. Nicolas Notebaert is board member of Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA), Kansai Airports (Japan) and Aéroports de Lyon (France).
Nicolas Notebaert joined the VINCI Group in 2002 as Head of Operations for the French road concession Cofiroute, before being appointed Director of Business Development for VINCI Concessions France in 2004. In February 2008, he became Chairman of VINCI Airports and joined VINCI Concessions’ Executive Committee. Prior to joining the VINCI Group, he held various positions in the French Ministry of Public Works and was a cabinet member of the French Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure between 1995 and 2002. He started his career in 1994 as a consultant to the World Bank. Nicolas Notebaert is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (X 89) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Ponts 94).

Mikhail Rasstrigin

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born March 9, 1983, Ivanovo, Ivanovo region.
2005: Graduated from Ivanovo State Power Engineering University
2005 to 2006: engineer, Technical engineering department; leading expert of the Energy sector management team, Engineering testing unit of Ivanovo region hydro-electric power plant.
2006 to 2007: business analyst, Constellation Energy Solutions
2007 to 2008: junior analyst, Analytics Department, Deutsche Securities.
2008 to 2017: leading analyst; Head of the Energy sector division, Analytics Department, VTB Capital.
2017: Assistant to the Minister of economic development of the Russian Federation.
December 14, 2017: Appointed as Deputy Minister of economic development of the Russian Federation.

Pavel Seleznev

Chairman, Public-Private Partnership Development Center

PhD in Economics.
1. Education. In 2005, graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In 2010, PhD on developing public-private partnership in Russia.
2. Career. 2005-2007 – senior specialist, VTB Bank. 2007-2009 – Deputy CEO; Member, Management Board, VTB Project Management. 2008-2010 – Board Member, Energocomplex. 2009 – Cofounder, Chairman, Management Board, National Center for Developing Public Private Partnership, an autonomous non-profit organization.
3. Public Activity. Chairman, Committee for Public Private Partnership, Chamber of Trade and Industry. Member, General Council, Delovaya Rossiya. Member, Expert Council, Agency for Strategic Initiatives. Member, Supervisory Council, Federal Center for Project Financing. Member, Working Group for Developing Transportation Related Infrastructure Projects, Presidential Economic Council. Member, Presidium, Council for Public Private Partnership Development, Military Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership in Health Care under the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Tvardovsky

General Director, Federal Centre for Project Funding

In 2004 joined the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, where he held a number of positions.
2010 – Advisor to the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
2012 – Aide to the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. In this position he was in charge of developing mechanisms for attracting non-budgetary investment in transport infrastructure.
Dmitry Tvardovsky has a vast experience in preparing and implementing projects of public-private partnership in transport and transport-related infrastructure. Oversaw drafting legislation for concession agreements regulation.
Dmitry Tvardovsky was part of the group that organized issuance of the first infrastructure related bonds. The funds raised through bonds were used for road construction.
In 2014 headed a subsidiary of Russian Highways (Avtodor State Company). In this role he was in charge of building a corporate and financial structure for the holding system of the subsidiaries for their further merge into Russian Highways Holding.
Dmitry Tvardovsky was in charge of the Strategic Planning Department at Russian Highways, where he formed a programme for highways and expressways that provided for spatial development through transport related infrastructure.
15 April 2018 – Acting CEO, Federal Centre for Project Planning.
27 April 2018 - CEO, Federal Centre for Project Planning.

Front row participants
Igor Zelezetsky, Managing Director, Head of the Structured Finance Instrument, Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA)
Andrey Chibis, Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

Igor Zelezetsky

Managing Director, Head of the Structured Finance Instrument, Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA)

Andrey Chibis

Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

Born 19 March 1979, in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic.
1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.