Programme

Over the medium term, the Russian economy is expected to see the size of the working-age population decline by more than 3 million by 2026, with about 400,000 people leaving the workforce every year. At the same time, Russia continues to be a donor of highly skilled workers for economically developed countries. Immigration flows are not fully capable of meeting the needs of the economy, including future needs for skilled and highly skilled professionals. In the long run, unfavourable demographic trends and changes in the structural needs of the labour force impacted by new technologies will increase the imbalance between supply and demand and stimulate new mechanisms to meet the needs of this market. What measures can contribute to accelerated technological renewal and the development of the Russian economy? How can high-performance jobs with decent wages be created? What changes does Russian immigration legislation require to attract highly qualified foreign specialists to the country and retain them on a permanent basis?

Moderator
Frank Schauff, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses

Frank Schauff

Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses

EDUCATION:
DEC. 2000 – DEC. 2003: Doctor of Philosophy in East European History, University of Cologne
OCT. 1992 – SEPT. 1993: London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE), Master of Science (Econ)
APR. 1989 – SEPT. 1992: Studies at the University of Cologne and at the
Volgograd State University, USSR
CAREER OVERVIEW:
JUN. 2007 – PRESENT: Chief Executive Officer, Association of European
Businesses in the Russian Federation (AEB)
JUL. 2001 – JUN. 2007: Advisor, Foreign Policy to the Party Executive of the Social
Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Berlin
OCT. 2001 – APR. 2005: Lecturer, Institute for East European Studies, Free University, Berlin
JULY 1999 – JUNE 2001: International Secretary, Young Socialists, Bonn/ Berlin
DEC. 1998 – DEC. 2003: Chairman, German Youth Council (DNK) JULY 1996 – JUNE 1999: Managing Director, Social Democratic Youth Organisation
in the Rhineland, Cologne
SEPT. 1995 – AUG. 1996 Research in the Russian Archives, Moscow
MAY 1995 – MAY 1996 Project Manager, Association for Social Security Policy and
Research (GVG), Cologne
APR. 1994 – MAY 1995 Clerk, City Administration of Cologne

Panellists
Kirill Adzinov, Head of Visa Department, Main Directorate for Migration, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Gennady Kamyshnikov, Managing Partner of Government Relations, Deloitte CIS
Yaroslav Lissovolik, Senior Managing Director, Head of Analytical Directorate, Sberbank
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Congress of the Republic of the Philippines
Ilya Torosov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Yalov, Deputy Chairman of the Leningrad Region Government, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development and Investment Activity

Kirill Adzinov

Head of Visa Department, Main Directorate for Migration, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Gennady Kamyshnikov

Managing Partner of Government Relations, Deloitte CIS

Gennady has more than 20 years’ experience, working in the tax and legal sectors in Russia and authored key elements of the tax legislation in 1992. Gennady led the CIS Tax & Legal function for 6 years and now leads Deloitte activity in the Energy and Resources sector. He is the managing partner of Deloitte CIS Public Policy program.
Gennady holds a Master’s in Economics, a Master’s in Law and a PhD in International Tax.

Yaroslav Lissovolik

Senior Managing Director, Head of Analytical Directorate, Sberbank

Yaroslav Lissovolik joined the Eurasian Development Bank as its Chief Economist in 2015. In 2001-2004 he worked in the International Monetary Fund, where he was Advisor to the Executive Director for the Russian Federation in Washington. In 2004 Yaroslav Lissovolik joined Deutsche Bank as Chief Economist; in 2009 he became Head of Company Research in Russia and in 2011- a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank in Russia. Yaroslav Lissovolik earned a BA in Economics from Harvard University; an MA in International Economic Relations from Moscow State Institute of International Relations; an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, holds a PhD in Economics and is a professor at the department of World Economy at the Diplomatic Academy. Yaroslav Lissovolik is a member of the Advisory Council of the Central Bank of Russia, a member of the Council on foreign and defense policy and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. In 2012 Yaroslav Lissovolik became a member of the Expert Council of the Russian government as well as the Working group on macroeconomic policy of the Presidential Economic Council. He has published books on Russia's entry to the WTO and on Russia's integration into the world economy, as well as numerous articles and papers on economic and policy issues.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Congress of the Republic of the Philippines

Ilya Torosov

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Dmitry Yalov

Deputy Chairman of the Leningrad Region Government, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development and Investment Activity

2002 – graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University with a degree in Political Science and Economy, Candidate of Political Science. EXPERIENCE: Earlier Dmitry Yalov held various positions in the Department of Priority National Projects and the Apparatus of the Government of the Russian Federation. 2009-2010 – Acting Minister of Economic Development, Labour, Science and Higher School of Irkutsk region. An expert of the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies. Expert of The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy. Graduated from Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. June 2012 – Vice-governor of Leningrad region – Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity.
October 2015 – Vice-Chairman of the Government of Leningrad region – Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity.