Programme

With the rise of new technologies, industry value chains are being disrupted and companies are rushing to innovate and make big investments in cutting-edge projects. But the latest research suggests that many companies simply aren’t getting the most out of their digital investments; they are neither bringing the promised value back to the shareholder, nor producing an X factor increase in productivity. Industry X.0 focusses on the future of smart plants that produce smart products and companies that sell smart or living services. How do companies succeed in this transformation? What is the best way to defend and grow a business or disrupt a market with smart products, services, and assets, taking advantage of new innovative technologies? What approach are heavy industries taking to succeed at the goals of staying ahead in a continually changing environment? What do CEOs and the C suite need to do to transform the business culture within companies and empower their teams to work hand in hand with machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms? How do you best achieve results and bring value to your business from your Industry X.0 investments?

Moderator
Mark Spelman, Board Member, The Future Cities Catapult

Mark Spelman

Board Member, The Future Cities Catapult

Mark is an international business leader with more than 25 years' experience at board level in senior mgmt. He has significant experience in business and digital strategies, operating models and change management. From 1989 until 2015, he worked in Accenture, his roles included being Global Head of Strategy, Global Managing Director for Thought Leadership and Executive Director for the Accenture Institute for High Performance.
His current roles include thought leadership, speaking on the Future of the Digital Economy and Society, and chairing an EU-China Expert group on Cooperation in the Digital Economy. This work involves engaging leading thinkers and decision makers from Government, Business and Civil Society on digital disruption, internet access and cyber resilience.
Mark is a Board member of The Future Cities Catapult in the UK; a corporate focused on developing integrated urban solutions, using expertise in urban design, data software and analytics. He is a Trustee of Chatham House and Chairman of Leap a charity specialising in helping young people understand the causes and consequences of conflict.
He has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and a MBA from INSEAD, France.

Panellists
Andrey Varichev, Chief Executive Officer, Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC; Member of the Management Board, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Eberhard A. Veit, Doctor of Engineering Sciences; Entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 4.0-Veit GbR
Martin Lundstedt, President, Chief Executive Officer, Volvo AB; Co-Chairman, Russian-Sweden Business Council (RSBC)
Frank Riemensperger, Senior Managing Director, Head for Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Accenture
Vadim Shvetsov, General Director, Member of the Board of Directors, SOLLERS
Matthias Schepp, Chairman, Russian-German Chamber of Commerce

Andrey Varichev

Chief Executive Officer, Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC; Member of the Management Board, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Education:
1991 — Graduated from the aviation and mechanical faculty of Moscow Institute of Aviation Technology named after K. E. Tsiolkovsky (MATI) as aircraft mechanical engineer.
Professional experience:
From Oct. 2013 CEO of METALLOINVEST Management Company.
06.2009 — 06.2014 CEO of METALLOINVEST Holding Company JSC.
Feb. — June 2009 CEO of METALLOINVEST Management Company.
2006 — 2008 Commercial Director of METALLOINVEST Management Company.
2005 — 2006 CEO of Mikhailovsky GOK.
2003 — 2004 First Deputy Sales Director of Ural Steel LLC; from 2004 – Deputy General Director of Ural Steel LLC for commercial matters.
2001 — 2002 Deputy Director and afterwards Export Sales Director at TD NOSTA-OKhMK LLC
1991 — 2001 Held senior positions at a number of Russian iron and steel companies, including ZAO InterUral and NTMK JSC.

Eberhard A. Veit

Doctor of Engineering Sciences; Entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 4.0-Veit GbR

Dr. Eberhard Veit runs his own company 4.0 Veit which works with leading technology companies and family businesses. He is on the leadership committee of the industrial manufacturing initiative Platform Industrie 4.0, and acts as adviser to the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. Dr. Veit is also on the boards of various research institutions and companies such as TÜV Süd, Bizerba, Zeiss, Wagner and EBM Papst. In recognition of his achievements in the fields of technology and training, he is a member of the executive committee of the VDMA (Germany’s mechanical engineering industry association), a Senator of the German Academy of Science and Engineering Acatech.
Dr.Veit began his career as an engineering student at the University of Stuttgart in 1981. After working as Head of Development for Märklin and as Development and Research Director for Kärcher, he joined the board of Festo in 1997 and became CEO from 2003 to 2016. Since 2016 he has been Executive Advisor to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Senior Consultant to Festo Didactic SE. He has received numerous awards for his achievements in business and education, including an Innovation Award in 2000 for robot vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers, Gold and Silver Staufer Medals, the „German Marketing Prize“ for his work with Kärcher, and the „German Future Award from the Federal Republic of Germany“ for his work with Festo. In 2000, he received an innovation award for his dissertation from the University of Munich.

Martin Lundstedt

President, Chief Executive Officer, Volvo AB; Co-Chairman, Russian-Sweden Business Council (RSBC)

Born 1967.
MSc.
Professional experience:
Since October 2015 - President and CEO of Volvo Group.
2012 – 2015 - President and CEO of Scania.
1992 - 2012 - various managerial positions at Scania.
Board Member:
Partex Marking Systems AB (Chairman);
Permobil AB (Chairman);
ACEA Commercial Vehicle;
Concentric AB;
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA);
Advisory member of the Swedish National Innovation Council.
2015 – 2016 - Co-Chair of the UN Secretary- General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport.
Since 2017– Co-Chair of the Russian-Swedish Business Council.

Frank Riemensperger

Senior Managing Director, Head for Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Accenture

Frank Riemensperger has been Senior Managing Director of Accenture in Germany, Switzerland and Austria since November 2009. In this role, Frank is responsible for strategy development and execution as well as Accenture’s market development in the German-speaking countries. Russian practice has become a part of this geographic unit. Currently, Accenture has more than 8,000 employees in this region.
The trained computer scientist and expert for digitization holds a seat in the Acatech Senate, the German Academy for Engineering Sciences. Frank is a member of the top executive committee of the German IT association BITKOM as well as the German association of IT users VOICE and is the Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Furthermore, he is a member of the Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), of the Feldafinger Kreis and is a jury member of several awards including the Top 500 German Growth Champions, the German Innovation Prize and the German CIO of the year.
Together with Prof. Henning Kagermann, President of acatech, Frank heads the German research project "Smart Service Welt - Digital Transformation of the German Industry”. The aim of the project is to develop recommendations for German industry leaders and policy makers to lead the digital transformation of Germany’s key industries.
Frank Riemensperger studied Computer Science in Germany and the United States, graduating in 1987.

Vadim Shvetsov

General Director, Member of the Board of Directors, SOLLERS

He was born on August 30, 1967 in Cherepovets (Vologda region).
In 1992, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (Branch of Study: "Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations and Technological Complexes).
In 2001, he received MBA degree at the Business School of Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK).
He came to Severstal Company (back then — Cherepovets Steel Mill) for the first time before going to the institute. After his graduation, he was appointed the Head of Young Employees Department.
In 1993, he was appointed the Commercial Director and then — the Director General of Severstal-Invest. In 1997, he became the Director for Sales of Severstal, JSC. In this position, he created a sales system of Severstal, JSC in domestic and export markets. Starting from 2001, he is the First Deputy Director General of Severstal, JSC.
In 2002, he was appointed the first Deputy Director General of Severstal-Group and the Director General of Sollers, PJSC (back then — Severstal-Auto, JSC). From 1996 till 2000, he was a Deputy of the City Council of Cherepovets city.
From March, 2003 till 2004, he served as the Chairman of the Board of the Association of Russian Automakers, the biggest public organization of the Russian car industry.
Since October, 2012 He is the Director General of UAZ, LLC.
He was awarded with the Medal for Service to the Motherland of the 2nd degree.
He has a command of English.
He is fond of racing, particularly riding a motorcycle, as well as airplanes piloting.

Matthias Schepp

Chairman, Russian-German Chamber of Commerce

From 31 March 2016 Chairman of the Management Board of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce;
2006–2016 Chief of Spiegel editorial board in Moscow;
2005/2006 Reporter of the international department of Stern editorial board, Hamburg;
2004/2005 Studies at the University of Michigan, scholarship for young journalists Knight Wallace Fellow, S. M. Ross School of Business, specialization in Islam;
1998–2004 Chief of Stern editorial board in Beijing;
1994–1998 Chief of Stern editorial board in Moscow;
1992/1993 Reporter of Stern editorial board in Moscow;
1991/1992 Studies in the Hamburg Media School;
1985–1990 Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz,
studies at the University of Burgundy at Dijon,
specialization in History, Politics, Philosophy;
1984 Catholic News Agency (KNA), Wiesbaden;
1983 Final exam at St. Willigis Archbishop School, Mainz.
Born on 4 April 1964 in Mainz, Germany.
Married, two children: wife Miriam Schepp, sons Moritz (16) and Max (14).
Foreign languages: Russian and English – fluent, Chinese, Spanish and French – good skills.
Author of the books: “From Beijing to Berlin” (2006), “Travel Guide: Moscow” (2008).

Front row participants
Andrey Belevtsev, Director of Digital Transformation Direction, PJSC Gazprom Neft
Andrey Zimenkov, Managing Director Corporate Sales, Rostelecom
Maxim Shereykin, Director General, Agency of Technological Development

Andrey Belevtsev

Director of Digital Transformation Direction, PJSC Gazprom Neft

Andrey Zimenkov

Managing Director Corporate Sales, Rostelecom

Born 11 April 1979 in Leningrad.
Graduated St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (2002), Lappeenranta University of Technology (2002), INSEAD (2010).
2001–2009 – NOKIA, NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS: research engineer, manager for technical solutions, manager for B2B marketing, senior manager for key customer sales.
2010–2012 - A.T. KEARNEY: project manager.
2010 till presently - Rostelecom: director of operational performance department; director of B2B department; director of B2G department.

Maxim Shereykin

Director General, Agency of Technological Development

Was born in 1974 in Kaluga. Education. 1997 г. – Bauman Moscow State Technological University (Kaluga branch), system engineer. 2008 г. – The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Master of Business Administration (MBA). Work experience. In 1992 started his career as a system programmer at commercial communal bank of Kaluga. In 1998 was invited to Public Administration, started as a senior specialist, then was promoted to Head of macroeconomic forecast and productive power placement division of Economy and Production Department of Kaluga region. In 2002-2003 participated in creation and launching of “Kaluga Mortgage Corporation” at the post of deputy General Director. From 2004 till 2008 was occupied as deputy Minister – head of investment department at Ministry of Economic Development of Kaluga region. In 2008 took up an appointment as Minister of Economic Development of Kaluga region. In 2009-2010 was occupied as Deputy Head of Administration of Obninsk for Economic Development. Since February 2010 till September 2013 was Deputy Governor of Kaluga region. Since September 2013 till May 2016 was Deputy Minister for Development of Far East of Russian Federation. At present Mr. Shereykin is CEO in Agency of technological development established by Government of Russian Federation. Awards. Holds the Distinguished Service Medal for Kaluga state of 2nd and 3rd degree.