Programme

In May 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe proposed an eight-point cooperation plan to President Vladimir Putin. More than 100 joint projects were made part of the plan, and many of them have already moved from the signing to practical implementation stage. Given the potential of mutually beneficial economic partnership between the two countries, further development of these projects and broadening of the collaboration beyond the defined projects can be expected. This business dialogue will address the achievements and current issues in Russo-Japanese cooperation under the eight-point plan, and present opportunities for doing business in new areas.

Moderators
Shigeru Murayama, President, Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the NIS (ROTOBO); Chairman of the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Alexey Repik, President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Shigeru Murayama

President, Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the NIS (ROTOBO); Chairman of the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Date of Birth: Feb. 27, 1950
Apr. 1974 - Joined Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.;
Apr. 2003 - Engineering Division, Aerospace Company;
Apr. 2005 - Executive Officer, Vice President, Aerospace Company;
Apr. 2008 - Managing Executive Officer;
Apr. 2010 - President, Aerospace Company;
Jun. 2010 - Senior Vice President (Representative Director);
Jun. 2013 - President, (Representative Director);
Jun. 2016 - Chairman of the Board, (Representative Director), (Current Position);
Jun. 2015 - President, Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS(ROTOBO).

Alexey Repik

President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives".

Panellists
Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Hiroshige Seko, Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Maxim Oreshkin

Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on the 21 July 1982 in Moscow. In 2004 graduated from Higher School of Economics (Masters in Economics). 04.2002 – 06.2006 – serve in various capacitites at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. 07.2006 – 07.2010 – serve in various capacitites at Rosbank, Société Générale group. 07.2010 – 06.2012 – Head of Research on Russia and CIS at Crédit Agricole CIB. 06.2012 – 08.2013 – Chief Economist for Russia at VTB Capital. 09.2013 – 03.2015 – Head of the long-term strategic planning department at the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. 03.2015 – 11.2016 – Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. From 30 November 2016 – Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Front row participants
Teruo Asada, Chair, Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee, Keidanren; Chairman of the Board, Marubeni Corporation
Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways
Andrey Guryev, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, PhosAgro
Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)
Alexey Likhachev, Chief Executive Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Masatsugu Nagato, President, CEO, Representative Executive Officer, Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd
Takashi Nishijima, President, Chief Executive Officer, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Kenji Sukeno, President, Chief Operating Officer, Representative Director, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation
Masamichi Terabatake, President, Chief Executive Officer, Japan Tobacco Inc
Roman Trotsenko, Founder, AEON Corporation
Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation
Vadim Shvetsov, General Director, Member of the Board of Directors, SOLLERS
Dmitry Shushkin, Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia
Tatsuo Yasunaga, President, Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co

Teruo Asada

Chair, Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee, Keidanren; Chairman of the Board, Marubeni Corporation

DATE OF BIRTH: October 13,1948
GRADUATE: 1972 from Keio University
BUSINESS CAREER:
April,1972 - Joined Marubeni Corporation, Finance Dept.
April,1978 - Los Angeles Branch, Marubeni America Corporation ( - March,1983)
April,1992 - Marubeni International Finance p.l.c. London ( - March,1996)
April,1998 - Deputy General Manager, Finance Dept.
October,1999 - General Manager, Business Solutions Dept.
April,2001 - Senior Operating Officer, Division CIO, Finance & Logistics Business Div.; General Manager, Finance & Insurance Business Dept.
April,2002 - Corporate Vice President, General Manager, Finance Dept.
April,2003 - Corporate Vice President, General Manager, Finance Dept.; Senior Corporate Officer, Investor Relations
April,2004 - Corporate Senior Vice President, General Manager, Finance Dept.; Executive Corporate Officer, Investor Relations
April,2005 - Corporate Senior Vice President, Executive Corporate Officer, General Affairs Dept., Corporate Accounting Dept., and Finance Dept.; Vice Chairman of Investment and Credit Committee; Chairman of "V"PLAN Committee; Executive Corporate Officer, Investor Relations
June,2005 - Corporate Senior Vice President, Member of the Board, Executive Corporate Officer, General Affairs Dept., Corporate Accounting Dept., and Finance Dept.; Vice Chairman of Investment and Credit Committee; Chairman of "V"PLAN Committee; Executive Corporate Officer, Investor Relations
April,2006 - Corporate Executive Vice President, Member of the Board, CIO; Executive Corporate Officer, Information Strategy Dept., Corporate Accounting Dept., and Finance Dept.; Advisor to the President for Information & Communication Div.; Vice Chairman of Investment and Credit Committee; Executive Corporate Officer, Investor Relations
April,2008 - President and CEO, Member of the Board
April,2013 - Chairman of the Board
REWARD:
October,2013 - Awarded The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins

Oleg Belozerov

Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways

Born in 1969. Graduated from St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance in 1992.
1998–2000 OJSC Lenenergo, Deputy Commercial Director, Commercial Director.
2000–2001 Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District, Head of the Financial and Economic Department.
2001–2002 OJSC LOMO, Deputy Director, Management of Corporate Property.
2002–2004 OJSC Russian Fuel Company, Managing Director.
2004–2009 Federal Road Agency, Deputy Head, Head
2009–2015 Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Deputy Minister, First Deputy Minister.
August 2011 Assigned Class Rank of Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st Class.
August 20, 2015 Appointed President of OJSC Russian Railways.
Mr. Belozerov is the chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and co-chairman of the Russia–France Business Cooperation Council.
He has been recognized for his services by numerous state and industry awards.

Andrey Guryev

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, PhosAgro

Andrey Guryev was appointed CEO by PhosAgro’s Board of Directors starting 1 August 2013. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as Deputy CEO of OJSC PhosAgro from April 2011. He was also Deputy CEO for Sales and Logistics of PhosAgro AG from October 2011 to June 2013. From June 2013 to August 2013 Mr. Guryev was the COO of PhosAgro AG. Mr. Guryev has worked at PhosAgro since 2004, holding various positions in the finance department and specialising in fertilizer exports. Mr Guryev graduated from The University of Greenwich in London with a BA in economics, and holds a Master’s degree from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. He received a PhD in economics from the National Mineral Resources University (University of Mining).

Kirill Dmitriev

Chief Executive Officer, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)

Prior to becoming CEO of RDIF in 2011, Kirill Dmitriev headed a number of large private equity funds and completed a series of landmark transactions, including the sale of Delta Bank to General Electric, Delta Credit Bank to Société Générale, STS Media to Fidelity Investments, etc. At the beginning of his career he worked at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company. He is Deputy Chairman of the Investment Council under the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia, Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and was appointed by the President of Russia as a member of the BRICS and the APEC business councils; he also was selected as ‘Young Global Leader’ by the World Economic Forum. He serves as a member of the boards of directors of Rostelecom, Gazprombank, MDMG, Russian Railways and a member of the boards of trustees of the Mariinsky Theatre and Moscow State University.
In 2011 he was the only Russian representative in the list of ‘100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade’ (Private Equity International). He holds a BA in Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and an MBA with High Distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School.

Alexey Likhachev

Chief Executive Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Roman Trotsenko

Founder, AEON Corporation

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.

Dmitry Shushkin

Chief Executive Officer, ABBYY Russia