Programme

The technological revolution is leading to dramatic changes in society. Digitalization is emerging as the key trend across all industries. Yet the great opportunities that it is creating are accompanied by major cyberthreats. How should states, businesses and people respond to this rapidly changing environment? Will the state become an information platform that gradually delegates the execution of its functions to the private sector? Will companies transform into ecosystems that deliver a one-stop-shop experience to their customers? How will the education process transform as the lifespan of skills shortens and professions disappear?

Moderator
Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Herman Gref

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Herman Gref was born on February 8, 1964, in the village of Panfilovo, Irtysh District, in the Pavlodar Region of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
1990: graduated from the Law Faculty at Omsk State University, specializing in Jurisprudence. He also holds a PhD in Economics.
1991–1992: legal counsel, category 1, for the Committee for Economic Development and Property of the Administration for Petrodvorets and St. Petersburg.
1992: appointed head of the Petrodvorets District Agency of the Committee for the Management of Municipal Property, St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office.
1992–1994: Chairman of the Property Management Committee, Deputy Head of Petrodvorets Administration.
1994: became Vice-Chairman and then Senior Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the Management of Municipal Property, St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office.
1997–1998: Deputy Governor, Chairman of the Committee for the Management of Municipal Property, St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office.
1998–2000: Senior Deputy Minister for State Property of the Russian Federation.
2000–2007: Minister for Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Since November 2007: CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of OAO Sberbank of Russia.
Awarded orders “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 3rd and 4th degrees, Order of Honour, order of Alexander Nevsky, the P.A. Stolypin medal, 2nd degree, the order of Faithful Saint Prince Daniil Moskovsky, 1st degree, the Certificate of Merit and Gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation.
He was awarded the highest French distinction, and was made an Officer of the Légion d'honneur.
For special achievements in the banking sector and his personal contribution to the development of Sberbank, he was awarded the Golden Sign of Sberbank of Russia.

Panellists
Frans van Houten, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee, Royal Philips
Sergey Kirienko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation
Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
Guo Ping, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating Chief Executive Officer, Huawei
Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow

Frans van Houten

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee, Royal Philips

Frans van Houten started his career with the company in 1986 in marketing and sales at Philips Data Systems. In 1993 he was appointed vice president international sales and operations of Philips Kommunikations Industrie in Germany. In 1996 Mr. Van Houten joined Philips’ Consumer Electronics division for which he led the region Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, based in Singapore.
In 2002, he became co-CEO of the Consumer Electronics division and was appointed member of Philips’ Group Management Committee in 2003. In 2004, Mr. Van Houten was appointed CEO of Philips Semiconductors and in 2006 joined Philips’ Board of Management until the spin out and creation of NXP Semiconductors in September of that year, when he became the CEO of NXP. Prior to re-joining Philips, Mr. Van Houten was leading a project to separate ING Group’s banking and insurance operations as an independent advisor to ING’s management board. In January 2011, Mr. Van Houten assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) within Philips.
Mr. Van Houten was born in the Netherlands in 1960 and holds a Masters degree in Economics and Business Management from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Sergey Kirienko

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation

Sergey Kirienko was born July 26, 1962, in Sukhumi. On finishing school, he entered the shipbuilding department of Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers from which he graduated in 1984. 1991-1993, studied at the governmental Academy of National Economy, specialising in Finance and Banking. April 1998, became Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and held this office till August 1998 when Boris Yeltsin dismissed the Government. May 2000, President Vladimir Putin appointed Sergey Kirienko as Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in Volga Federal District. November 2005, Russian Government appointed him as Head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency. December 2007, following President Putin’s order, he took the position of Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” and is still holding this office. Sergey Kirienko has been awarded the Order of Honour.

Bob Moritz

Global Chairman, PwC

From 2009, Bob led PwC US as its chairman and senior partner. During his tenure, the US firm focused on increasing quality service and enhancing its brand and reputation by developing and retaining key talent and expanding its capabilities across all areas of the business. Bob speaks widely on, and is a champion for, diversity and inclusion in the workforce as well as being an advocate for workplace flexibility.
Bob has been with PwC his entire career, joining in 1985 and becoming a partner in 1995. His background is in assurance, primarily serving financial services companies. During his career he spent three years with PwC Japan, where he provided audit and advisory services to numerous European and US-based financial services organisations operating in Japan and across Asia.
Bob has held a number of leadership roles within PwC, including leading the US Assurance practice and serving as the Managing Partner for the New York region. He recently completed two terms as the Chairman of the Governing Board for the Center for Audit Quality, a non-partisan and non-profit group dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets.
Bob is certified as a public accountant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of CPAs and the New Jersey State Society of CPAs. He is a trustee of The Conference Board, a member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and a director of the Oswego College Foundation. He graduated from SUNY - Oswego.

Guo Ping

Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating Chief Executive Officer, Huawei

Mr. Guo Ping was born in 1966. He graduated from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a Master's degree. Mr. Guo Ping has been with Huawei since 1988. He occupied the positions of an R&D project manager, supply chain director, Huawei Executive Committee Director, and the Legal Department Director. Then he moved on to become the president of the Business Processes Management and IT Department, the Corporate Development Department president, the chairman and president of the Consumer Devices Division, the deputy chairman of the Board, the General Director, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee.
Active participant of Task Force B20 for Digital Economy and Industry 4.0 under the Argentina's G20 presidency in 2018.

Sergei Sobyanin

Mayor of Moscow