Programme

Press approach on the results of the round table devoted to the perspectives and problems of small and medium business, the peculiarities of SMEs procurement and their participation in tenders. The speakers to attend also can also address the questions based on the freshly presented at the session Loyalty Rating of major customers towards SMEs, a ranking developed by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in conjunction with the SME Development Corporation, based on the findings of a study by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre.

Participants
Artem Avetisyan, Director of the New Business Department, Agency of Strategic Initiatives; Chairman of the Non-Governmental Organization Leaders Club
Alexander Braverman, Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, SME Corporation
Vladimir Gerasimov, First Deputy General Director, Executive Director, Interfax Information Services Group
Dmitry Golovanov, Chairman of the Board, SME Bank JSC
Erwan Dupuy, General Director, Saint-Gobain CIS
Alexander Kalinin, President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
Sergei Kelbakh, Chairman of the Board, Russian Highways State Company
Alexey Lavrov, Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation
Artem Minets, General Director, Elektrotekhremont LLC
Dmitry Chugrin, General Director, Magistralyinvest LLC

Artem Avetisyan

Director of the New Business Department, Agency of Strategic Initiatives; Chairman of the Non-Governmental Organization Leaders Club

In 1998, he graduated from the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2001, he graduated from the Graduate School of the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. From 2000 to 2003, he taught at the Valuation Activities Department of the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. In 1997, he founded the company ZAO Independent Expert and Valuation Centre, which was reorganised into NEO Centre Consulting Group in 2004. Today NEO Centre is one of the leaders on the Russian market. In August 2011, he took over the New Business branch of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects. The chairman of the Supervisory Board of the ASI is Vladimir Putin. In February 2012, he was elected Chairman of the Russian business community Club of Leaders for the Promotion of Business Initiatives. The Club of Leaders was established at the initiative of businessmen and supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is a member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Russian Agricultural Bank. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Russian Railways. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Rosagroleasing. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Russian Hippodromes. He is part of the Interdepartmental Working Group for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the Public Council under the Federal Tax Service, the Public-Private Partnership Council under the Military and Industrial Commission of the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Public Council under the Commissioner of the President of the Russian Federation for Entrepreneurs’ Rights.

Alexander Braverman

Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, SME Corporation

Mr. Braverman was born on May 1, 1954. He graduated from Kharkiv Engineering and Economics Institute and completed graduate studies at Lomonosov Moscow State Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies. He is a Doctor of Economic Sciences and a professor. 1995–1997 – He served as president of the Russian Marketing Association. 1997–1999 – He was Deputy Chairman of the State Property Committee of the Russian Federation and then First Deputy Minister of State Property of the Russian Federation as well as acting Minister of State Property of the Russian Federation. 1999–2000 – He served as president of the Russian Marketing Association. 2000–2004 – He was Deputy Minister of Property Relations of the Russian Federation and a State Secretary. 2006–2008 – He served as Chairman of the Committee for the Development of an Affordable Housing Market under the Russian Presidential Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and the Demographic Policy. August 2008 – Under Order No. 1145-r of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, he was appointed Director General of the Russian Housing Development Foundation.On Oct the 2nd 2015 A. Braverman was appointed as General Director of Joint-stock company «Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation» (JSC «RSMB Corporation» ). From October 12, 2015 he is a member of the Board of Directors of JSC «RSMB Corporation» ex officio.

Vladimir Gerasimov

First Deputy General Director, Executive Director, Interfax Information Services Group

Responsible at Interfax for financial and business information and services for business, and for the operations of the Group's international partnerships. Graduated from Moscow State University's Faculty of Journalism and worked in Foreign Broadcasting before joining Interfax in 1991, where he created the news agency's first business and finance products. Head of business and finance information at Interfax, and, from 1998, became the agency's deputy head, then first deputy head. His projects include SPARK, Russia's leading risk assessment system, and the disclosure site, www.e-disclosure.ru. Oversaw the creation of SPARK Marketing procurement analysis system, and of X-Compliance, Russia's first system for ensuring fulfillment of legislation on the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Helped set up the United Credit Bureau, a Russian market leader in credit information, and oversees the operations of the joint venture that Interfax set up with Dun & Bradstreet, a market leader for information on foreign companies. Plays an active role in the Open Government, and is a member of the Open Data Council and has served on the public councils of the Federal Tax Service and Federal State Statistics Service in recent years. He is one of the leading media industry managers, according to the Russian Managers Association TOP 1000 ranking.

Dmitry Golovanov

Chairman of the Board, SME Bank JSC

Dmitry Y. Golovanov was born in 1971 in Moscow. In 1996 he graduated from the State Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (Finance and Credit specialty).In 1988 – 1994 he workedin the Main Territorial Department of the Bank of Russia in the Moscow Oblast.
In 1994 - 1998 D.Golovanov worked in Unicombank where he rose from senior economist to head of lending and investment department. In 1998 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of CB Respublikansky Bank. Since December 1999 he was acting director of the Russian Bank for Development and in August 2000 he was appointed member of the board and First Deputy Chairman of the Board (since April 2011 – SME Bank). From June 2014 till June 2016 – Chairman of the Board ROSEXIMBANK.
From July 18, 2016 Dmitry Golovanov entered upon his duties as SME Bank’s CEO. The decision on his appointment was made by the Supervisory Board of the Bank on June 28, 2016.

Erwan Dupuy

General Director, Saint-Gobain CIS

1997–2000: studied at the Higher Engineering School of Supélec (France) and graduated as an Engineer specialising in Telecommunications and Electric Equipment 1999–2000: studied at Imperial College London (UK) and earned a Master’s degree in Telecommunications and Signal Processing.
2003-2004: completed an MBA programme at the INSEAD Business School (France, Singapore). 2001–2003: worked as consultant at McKinsey & Co. (Johannesburg, South Africa);
2004–2004: representative of the joint-stock company Avansis, crisis manager at Shell Solar and Managing Director for Development of Shell Renewables, Hydrogen & CO2 (Netherlands). 2007–2008: Logistics Director of the Plane Glass Division, Saint-Gobain Glass, France; 2008–2010: Director of the Plane Glass Division at Saint-Gobain Glass in Benelux nations; 2011–2013: Vice-President for Sales and Marketing, Director for International Development of the Plane Glass Division at Saint-Gobain Glass, France; 2013–March 2016: Director of the Dry Mortars Division at Saint-Gobain Group, France; Since March 14: General Director of Saint-Gobain in Russia, Ukraine and CIS.

Alexander Kalinin

President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA

Born on November 4, 1966 in the city of Chelyabinsk.
In 1989 graduated with honors from the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute, specialization in robototronics, diploma qualification in electrical engineering.
From 1989 to 1991 has undertaken postgraduate training program at the Department of Engineering Economics of the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute.
In 1991 founded a wholesale and retail company engaged in export and import operations. Fluent in spoken English.
In 1995-1998 has graduated from the Ural Academy of Public Administration with a degree in law.
In 1998 invested in the creation of a manufacturing company. The company designs and manufactures motor control centers, co-author of an invention patent.
In 2002 became a founding member of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2005 was elected Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional office of “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2007 was elected to the Board of “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2012 was elected first Vice-President of “OPORA RUSSIA” on energy, infrastructure and cluster policy.
Since 2013 – member of the Government Commission on Electric Power Development.
In 2013 was elected Co-Chairman of the Staff of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the All-Russian Public Movement “People's Front” for Russia!”
Since 2014 – member of the Board of Directors of JSC “ROSSETI” (June 2014), member of the Board of Directors of RAO “UES” (August 2014).
October 29, 2014 was elected President of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business “OPORA RUSSIA” and Non-Profit Partnership “OPORA”
Awarded with certificates of acknowledgement of the Presidential Administration, Government of the Russian Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk region.

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.

Alexey Lavrov

Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation

Artem Minets

General Director, Elektrotekhremont LLC