Programme

Russia as a jurisdiction is gaining new competitive advantages as new laws are developed and adopted, forming the legal foundation for the national economy’s switch to a ‘digital gear’. At the same time, the needs dictated by the ‘traditional’ economy have to be met. What should the roadmap for developing the legislation of digital markets look like? Which best international practices could be used to advance Russia’s jurisdiction? To what extent should the regulator place trust in business to preserve entrepreneurial freedom? In what ways could the Russian legal system be improved to foster a trust economy?

Moderator
Vladimir Gruzdev, Chairman of the Board, Association of Lawyers of Russia

Vladimir Gruzdev

Chairman of the Board, Association of Lawyers of Russia

Gruzdev Vladimir Sergeyevich – Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of lawyers of Russia (ALRF).
Born February 6, 1967 in Bolshevo, Moscow region.
Education:
1984: graduated from the Moscow Suvorov military school.
1991: graduated from the Krasnoznamenny Military institute.
2000: graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Law Faculty).
2003: defended his PhD thesis.
Foreign languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English.
Career:
1991-1993 served in the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RF.
1993: founded the trading company “The Seventh Continent”, where he held management positions.
2001: was elected as a deputy of the Moscow city Duma.
2003: was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fourth convocation.
2007: was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation.
2011-2016: governor of the Tula region.
2009-2016: member of the Presidium of the ALRF.
Since 2016: Chairman of the Executive Board of the ALRF.
Awards:
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd Class;
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd Class and 4th Class;
- Russian Federation Presidential and Governmental Certificates of Honour;
- Gratitudes of the President and the Government of the RF;
- Medal “For Battle Merit”;
- Honourary Title “Soldier-internationalist”;
- Honourary badges of the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Panellists
Dimitry Afanasiev, Chairman, Co-Founding Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Markus Jerger, Chief Executive Officer, German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Pavel Krasheninnikov, Chairman, State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation State Building and Legislation
Boris Titov, Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights
Andrey Tsarikovskiy, State Secretary, Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation
Yury Chayka, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation

Dimitry Afanasiev

Chairman, Co-Founding Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

Dimitry Afanasiev is the Chairman and co-founding partner of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, the largest law firm in Russia and the CIS.
Dimitry specializes in international corporate transactions, dispute resolution and public policy issues. He has represented the interests of the Russian Federation and leading multinational and Russian corporations, including Bank of New York Mellon, Telenor, BP, ТМК и Evraz. He is a board member of UC RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium company.Dimitry was named European Managing Partner of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2015. In 2010, the Financial Times listed Dimitry among the 10 most innovative lawyers in the world. In 2011, the “Russian Reporter” listed Dimitry in the top 10 of the most respected lawyers in Russia.
Dimitry holds a state award as an Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation (2015). He was awarded by the Federal Chamber of Lawyers and received commendations from the President of the Russian Federation.
He is recommended by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA, IFLR 1000, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal: CIS and other prominent legal guides as a leading practitioner in the areas of M&A and corporate law, dispute resolution, antitrust, banking and finance, investment, and restructuring/insolvency.
Dimitry is a board member of Business Russia, an all-Russia public organization, a founding member of the Russian-American Business Council, a member of the Expert Council under the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights, and a member of the Russian Council for International Affairs, a foreign policy body established by the Russian President. He is the Chair of the Non-Profit Partnership for Advancement of Corporate Law, and a member of the Competition Support Association.

Markus Jerger

Chief Executive Officer, German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Prof. Markus Jerger is the CEO of BVMW, the German Association for Small and Medium Businesses, which brings together more than 800,000 companies from all business sectors, ranging from 1 employee to 120,000 employees. He was born in Switzerland in the canton of Zurich in 1964. He graduated from the Economics Faculty of the University of Munich, further MBA in England. He received extensive experience in real estate, construction, investment management, working in the family business. Worked in the leadership of the International Olympic Committee, implementing construction and other projects for the Olympic Games. Worked with Kempinski Hotel Group. In addition, since 2007, for 6 years, was a member of the Supervisory Board of Colony Capital, one of the largest financial services providers in Switzerland. He speaks four languages.

Boris Titov

Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights

Boris Titov was born on December, 24, 1960 in Moscow. He is a graduate of the Moscow state institute for international relations in 1983.
In 1983-1989 worked for the foreign trade association “Soyuznefteexport”.
1989-1991 – chemistry department chief at the soviet-dutch joint enterprise “Urals”.
1991-2012 - executive director of Solvalub group of companies.
2001-2002 – the president of the JSC “Agrochemical corporation “Azot”.
2006-2012 – chairman of board of directors, general director of “Abrau-Durso” wine producing company.
2000-2005 – member of the bureau of the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
2004-2012 – chairman of the All-Russia public organization “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”).
2006-2009 – member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
In June 2012 was appointed the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneur’s rights.
Member of the Presidential Economic Council since July 2012.
In April 2014 was appointed the Chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development
Elected as the chairman of board of directors of the Association of Managers of Russia (AMR) in September 2014
In February 2016 became the official leader of the political party “The party for growth”
Awarded the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, I degree and the Stolypin Medal, II degree, Order of Honor of the Russian Federation, Chevalier of the Legion of honor

Andrey Tsarikovskiy

State Secretary, Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation

Graduated from Saint-Petersburg Engineer-Economy Academy, specialization economy and organization of engineering industry, honored qualification engineer-economist.
In 1995 he has became assistant to the Member of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. A year later, he was appointed as a Chief of Staff of the First Vice-Governor - Chairman of the Finance Committee of St. Petersburg City Administration. Under his guidance a set of law enforcement acts and administrative rules of Saint-Petersburg Administration in the sphere of state finance management were elaborated.
From 1999 till 2004 – Director of scientific-research programs, executive director of “EPICENTER –Saint- Petersburg Foundation”. Is a draftsman of several legislative initiatives at the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the sphere of economy, finance, taxes and antimonopoly policy.
Since 2004 – Deputy Head of the FAS Russia, since July 2006 till now – Stats-secretary – Deputy Head of the FAS Russia.
Andrey Tsarikovskiy is a member of Governmental Commission on legislative activity, Governmental Commission on Economic Development and Integration, Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Andrey Tsarikovskiy is the active participant of the FAS’s Russia international cooperation with foreign organizations and competition authorities in the sphere of antimonopoly policy, combating unfair competition, state regulation of natural monopolies and control over public procurement.

Yury Chayka

Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation

Yu.Ya. Chaika was born in 1951 in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Territory.
He started his working career in 1970 as an electrician at a shipbuilding factory in his native city. Having served in the army, he came back in 1972 to enter the Sverdlovsk Law Institute. In 1976, after graduation, Yu.Ya. Chaika was employed as a probationer in the prosecution service, later worked as an investigator, a Deputy Regional Public Prosecutor in the Irkutsk Region, a Taishet Transport Public Prosecutor of the East Siberia Transportation Prosecutor’s Office.
In 1992, he became Public Prosecutor of the Irkutsk Region.
In 1995, Yu.Chaika was appointed to the post of the First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
From 1999 to 2006, he headed the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
On June 23, 2006, by the Resolution of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Yu.Chaika was appointed to the post of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
He received state and departmental awards on numerous occasions for his contribution to promoting the rule of law and public order. He has the rank of Actual State Counselor of Justice.
He is married and has two children.

Front row participants
Elena Bezdenezhnykh, Vice President, State Secretary, GR, Norilsk Nickel
Boris Boltyanskiy, Editor-in-Chief, Pravo.ru
Elena Borisenko, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank
Alexander Zyuba, Chairman, Partner of the Bar Association Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov and Partners
Maksim Karpov, Co-Owner, Chief Executive Officer, "National Legal Finance Group"
Andrei Nazarov, Co-Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Elena Bezdenezhnykh

Vice President, State Secretary, GR, Norilsk Nickel

Education: graduated from Krasnoyarsk State University with a degree in law
Professional experience:
Started working in 1995 for Zavenyagin Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Plant rising from the ladder of service from legal adviser to Director of Corporate and Legal Department.
She was appointed Director of Legal Department of MMC Norilsk Nickel in 2008.
Since 2012 was appointed Deputy CEO, in 2015 – Vice President - Corporate Governance, Assset Management and Legal Affairs, MMS Norilsk Nickel
In 2015 – Vice-President- Corporate Governance, Assset Management and Legal Affairs,MMS Norilsk Nickel
At present- Vice President- State Secretary, GR.

Boris Boltyanskiy

Editor-in-Chief, Pravo.ru

Elena Borisenko

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank

As the First Vice-President and the Member of the Board, Ms. Borisenko is overseeing the Gazprombank’s Legal Department and responsible for addressing all legal matters encountered by Gazprombank and its group of companies.
Education
Saint Petersburg State University, Law School (2000)
Legal practice
Private legal practice, corporate and commercial law (2000-2008)
Member of Saint-Petersburg Bar Chamber (2001-2008)
State Service
2008 - 2009 - Advisor to the Head of the Federal Registration Service
2009 - 2010 - Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Feb. 2010 - March 2011 – Head of the Department of Legal Aid and Cooperation with Judicial System, Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
2011 - 2012 - Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Official Representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
2012 - 2015 – Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
Teaching and lecturing
Saint-Petersburg State University, Law School, State and Administrative Law Department (2013-till now)

Alexander Zyuba

Chairman, Partner of the Bar Association Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov and Partners

In 1991 Alexander Zyuba graduated from the Law School of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Before joining MZS in 2000, he worked for the multinational corporation Tetra Laval (Switzerland), leading Scandinavian law company Mannheimer Swartling and the American law firm PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER ltd, where he advised clients on investments, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and privatization issues in Russia. Since March 2006 he has been a managing partner at Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners. He has a vast experience in M&A deals both in Russia and abroad; and in Russian corporate law, stock markets and privatization.
He has been included into the list of 100 Best Lawyers by Best Lawyers 2015 based on the Russian law market research. He works in corporate law, M&A, telecommunications, banking and financial law. Fluent in English and Swedish.

Maksim Karpov

Co-Owner, Chief Executive Officer, "National Legal Finance Group"

Andrei Nazarov

Co-Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

1999: NPO Bashkirskiy Torgovo-Promishlenniy Soyuz, Chairman
1999–2003: Deputy to the Sibay state council, Chairman of the Social Committee
2003–2007: Deputy to the State Assembly of Bashkortostan
2004: Chairman of the entrepreneurial organization of Bashkortostan
2005: Director of the Center for strategic research under the auspices of the President of the RB
2007–2011: Deputy to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, 5th session. Senior Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the civil, criminal, arbitration and judicial legislature.
2011–2014: Advisor to the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan, representative of the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan on investment cooperation.
Since 2014: Co-chairman of the national public organization Delovaya Rossiya.
Executive Chairman of the Centre for Civic Initiatives Business against Corruption.
Chairman of the regional division of the national public organization Association of Lawyers of Russia.
Holds various state awards.