Programme

The stable and steadily developing Russian-Chinese strategic partnership is a model for intergovernmental relations today. Providing clear, convenient, and predictable conditions for investors and exchanging best practices will help accelerate the implementation of joint large-scale projects in infrastructure, energy, high technology, and other sectors. What further steps should be taken to double trade turnover? Will the ambitious plans to step up direct Chinese investment in the Russian economy come to fruition? How do we see Russian–Chinese economic relations by 2035?

Moderators
Victor Vekselberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Skolkovo Foundation; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Renova Group
Zhou Liqun, President, Elus Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs

Victor Vekselberg

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Skolkovo Foundation; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Renova Group

Born in 1957.
Graduated with honors from the faculty of automation and computer engineering of the Moscow Railway Transport Engineering Institute (MIIT).
In 1990 Viktor Vekselberg founded Renova, an asset management company. Mr. Vekselberg currently holds office as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renova Group of companies.
In 1996 he founded SUAL Group and served as its President until 2003 when he eventually chaired the Board of Directors of the Group.
Chairman of the Management Board of OJSC Tumen Oil Company from 2002 until 2003. Member of the Board of Directors of TNK-BP from 2003 until 2013.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Company Rusal (UC Rusal) from 2007 until March 2012.
In March 2010, Viktor Vekselberg was appointed as Head of the Skolkovo Innovation Center project. Viktor Vekselberg has been President of the Skolkovo Foundation since June 2010.

Zhou Liqun

President, Elus Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs

Date of birth: 25 October 1963
Place of birth: People’s Republic of China, province of Heilongjiang
Academic degree: PhD
Marital status: married, two children
09.1982 – 07.1998 Bachelor’s degree in electric engineering, Department of Electric Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
09.1986 – 06.1989 Master’s degree in electric engineering, Department of Electric Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
09.1989 – 12.1992 Internship in electric engineering as part of a state programme, Department of Electric Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Russia), PhD
12.1992 – 10.1998 General Director of Moscow branch, SINOCHEM;
10.1998 – 2010 President, Apex (HK) Petrochemical; Deputy General Director, Hong Kong Winsway Group (specializing in international trade of petroleum products and petrochemicals);
08.2010 – 04.2017 Deputy General Director, China Chengtong International Investment, responsible for international trade;
04.2017 – present General Director, Centre for Development of Trade and Management of Investment to Europe; General Director, Greenwood.
08.2017 – present President, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia.
Public work: member of the acting 12th National Political Committee, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Vice President of Society for Chinese-Russian friendship, Deputy Chairman of the CIS branch of the Society of Chinese Graduates of European and US universities, President of the Association of entrepreneurs-graduates of CIS universities, permanent Deputy Chairman of the Association of entrepreneurs-graduates of European and US universities.

Panellists
Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways
Grigory Berezkin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ESN Group
Zhu Bixin, Director, President, China Chengtong Holdings Group Ltd
Wang Wenzhong, Vice President, China Railway Construction Corporation
Sergey Gorkov, General Director, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosgeologia
Sergey Mikhailov, General Director, Chairman of the Executive Board, Cherkizovo Group
Yuriy Slyusar, President, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Boao Forum for Asia
Song Hailiang, General Director, China Communications Construction Company
Weimin Ju, Vice Chairman, President, China Investment Corporation
Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

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.

Grigory Berezkin

Chairman of the Board of Directors, ESN Group

Born on August 9, 1966 in Moscow. Graduated from the Chemistry Faculty of the Moscow State University in 1988, Ph.D in Chemistry, entrepreneur since 1991. Business interests of Grigory Berezkin range from oil and energy sector to media and venture investments.
Major assets owned by Grigory Berezkin are RBC Holding (Russian leading media holding) METRO newspaper (a franchisee of METRO International), energy trading company RES (JV with Italian energy holding ENEL), oil-loading terminals Uyar and Skovorodino, Jolla and Open Mobile Platform (companies developing independent mobile operating system Sailfish).
Grigory Berezkin has vast experience as member of the boards of directors in major Russian companies: RAO UES of Russia, Electric energy monopoly; the First Freight Company, railway freight carrier; SG-Trans liquefied hydrocarbons transportation company; the Russian Railways. In 2015 Grigory Berezkin was named Russia’s best Independent Director by Russian Association of Independent Directors.
Grigory Berezkin is also an active public figure. Since 2008 Grigory Berezkin has been a member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and chairs the Commission on Electrical Energy and the Committee on Corporate Governance.
Grigory Berezkin is a member of the Board of Trustees of Moscow State University. He has supported the University for many years, especially the Chemistry Faculty, both in the organization of international educational projects and in scientific research work in various areas, including molecular biology and bioorganic chemistry.
Married with four children.

Wang Wenzhong

Vice President, China Railway Construction Corporation

Mr. WANG Wenzhong has served as the vice president of crcc since June 2017. Mr. WANG graduated from North Jiaotong University, received the PhD, majoring in management science and engineering. Mr. WANG is a professor-level senior engineer.
He successively held positions in Signal & Communication Engineering Company established by the Ministry of Railway(MOR), Construction Engineering Section of the Project Directing Department of the MOR and Beijing China Railway Construction Engineering Corporation. He served as the manager of Beijing Tiecheng Engineering Co., Ltd. and the deputy manager of Beijing China Railway Construction Engineering Corporation.From December 2003 to June 2017, he successively served as the vice chairman, the general manager, the chairman of China Railway Construction Group Ltd.

Sergey Gorkov

General Director, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosgeologia

Sergey Mikhailov

General Director, Chairman of the Executive Board, Cherkizovo Group

Sergey Mikhailov is the Director General at Cherkizovo Group PJSC. Apart from general management, he oversees strategy and development. Under Mr. Mikhailov’s leadership in 2006 Chrekizovo group was Russia’s first agrocompany with a successful IPO on the London exchange and eventually became Russia’s largest producer of meat products. In 2001, Mr. Mikhailov became marketing manager at Cherkizovsky Myasopererabatyvayuschy Zavod, in 2002 became Deputy Director for Marketing and Sales, and in 2003 became Director General. In 1998 he had an internship at Goldman Sachs, and at Morgan Stаnley a year later. In 1998 he started a telecom company aTelo, Inc.
Mr. Mikhailov received an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University with a major in Finance in 2000.

Yuriy Slyusar

President, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

Born on 20 July 1974 in Rostov-on-Don.
1996: Lomonosov Moscow State University, lawyer.
2003: Postgraduate Studies at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, PhD in Economicsc. Until 2003 – worked at commercial companies.
2003 – appointed Commercial Director of Rostvertol, in Rostov-on-Don.
2005 – worked on the helicopter programme committee for Oboronprom (continuing as Commercial Director of Rostvertol until 2007).
2009 –appointed Aide to the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2010 –appointed Director of the Department of Aviation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2012 –appointed Deputy Minister ofIndustry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
January 2015 – elected President of the Joint Stock Company UAC. He has held this post since April 2015.

Zhou Xiaochuan

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Boao Forum for Asia

Song Hailiang

General Director, China Communications Construction Company

Hailiang Song was born in July 1965. Member of the Communist Party of China, senior engineer, professor, receives a state subsidy from the State Council. PhD in management from the Tianjin University, was an NPC deputy representing the Dongcheng District of Beijing. He received the following awards: ‘Most attention-getting entrepreneur of 2008’, ‘Ten best entrepreneurs of modern management’, ‘Honors worker of central SOEs’.
In 1987, graduated from the Wuhan University of Technology, specializing in Design and Production of Port Equipment.
July 1987 – August 1993 successively held positions of assistant engineer and engineer at the Institute of planning and designing of water transportation of the Ministry of Transport.
August 1993 – December 1998 successively held positions of deputy director and director of the Waterways management department (later renamed project director) at the Institute of planning and designing of water transportation of the Ministry of Transport.
December 1998 – November 1999: assistant to rector and director of operations department, concurrently, at the Institute of planning and designing of water transportation.
November 1999 – September 2001: deputy rector of the Institute of planning and designing of water transportation.
September 2001 – June 2006: rector of the Institute of planning and designing of water transportation.
June 2006 – December 2012: Chairman of the Board, General Director, Institute of planning and designing of water transportation (in August 2012 appointed Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the party committee of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.).
September 2012 – December 2013: assistant to the President of China Communications Construction Company, and Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the party committee of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd, concurrently.
January 2014 – February 2014: member of the Permanent Committee and Vice President of China Communications Construction Company; Chairman of the Board and Secretary of the party committee of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
March 2014 – December 2014: member of the Permanent Committee and Vice President of China Communications Construction Company; Chairman of the Board, Secretary of the party committee and President of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Co., Ltd.
January 2015 – April 2017: member of the Permanent Committee and Vice President of China Communications Construction Company; Chairman of the Board, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
May 2017 – October 2018: member of the Permanent Committee and Vice President of China Communications Construction Company.

Paul Chan

Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a former Chairman of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Hong Kong.
Before joining the Government, Mr Chan held a number of public service positions including member of the Legislative Council; Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council; Board Member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; non-official member of the Strategic Development Commission and Council Member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr Chan served as Secretary for Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from July 2012 to January 2017. He was appointed Financial Secretary on 16 January, 2017.

Front row participants
Dong Bin, Chairman, China Energy International Corporation
Leon Wang, Executive Vice President for International Markets, AstraZeneca
Ksenia Sosnina, General Director, ILIM Group
Ali Uzdenov, Managing Partner, JSFC Sistema
Cai Hai, Senior Vice President, Ubtech Robotics Corp
Alexey Chekunkov, Chief Executive Officer, Far East and Baikal Region Development Fund
Oleg Chizh, Deputy Co-Chief Executive Officer, Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF)
Alexander Shokhin, President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Leon Wang

Executive Vice President for International Markets, AstraZeneca

Ksenia Sosnina

General Director, ILIM Group

Ali Uzdenov

Managing Partner, JSFC Sistema

Born in 1962 in Kislovodsk, Stavropol Territory.
In 1985, he graduated from Rostov State Transport University specializing in Automation, Telemechanics and Railway Communications. In 1990, he completed a course at the International School of Survival (Italy).
1994–1997 – Head of Rostov Commodity Exchange.
1997–1998 – Director of Ajax Ltd.
1998–2001 – Director of the Rostov branch, Bashneft Joint Stock Oil Company.
2001–2007 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kormmash JSC.
2007–2009 – General Director of Rostovregiongaz JSC.
2009–2012 – First Vice President for Processing and Commerce, Bashneft Joint Stock Oil Company.
2012–2013 – Vice President, AFK Sistema. Since 2013, he served as Senior Vice President – Head of the Investment Portfolio, AFK Sistema.
April 2018, Managing Partner, AFK Sistema.

Alexey Chekunkov

Chief Executive Officer, Far East and Baikal Region Development Fund

Alexey Chekunkov has been the head of the Far East Development Fund since October, 2014.In 2013-2014 Alexey managed his own investment company PAMIR Capital before appointment to the position of the Far East Development Fund Chief Executive Officer. In 2011-2013 he worked as a Director, Member of the Management Board and Investment Committee in the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Mr. Chekunkov was responsible for investments in healthcare, energy saving, raw materials sector as well as for establishing of the Russian-Chinese Investment Fund with 2 billion dollars capital. In 2009-2011 Alexey managed his own investment company New Nations Capital (venture capital investments, investment banking). In 2006-2009 he worked in the position of Managing Director in the investment company United Gold Company (UGC), being a part of Alfa-Group consortium.In 2003-2006 he was Vice-President in Delta Private Equity, one of the leading private equity companies in Russia, managing over 500 million dollars capital. He participated in a number of landmark deals including sale of Delta Bank, of TV channels STS and TV-3, of the National Cable Networks holding, of the company Compulink. In 2002-2003 Mr. Chekunkov took part in consolidation of gold-mining assets in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) as the Projects Director in the Investment Group Alrosa.

Oleg Chizh

Deputy Co-Chief Executive Officer, Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF)

Oleg Chizh is Deputy Co-CEO of Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF), a $2 billion private equity fund established by the sovereign funds of Russia and China – Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC) – in 2012 to generate competitive returns by investing in opportunities that advance bilateral economic cooperation between Russia and China. Oleg Chizh has over 14 years of global private equity and investment banking experience. Prior to joining RCIF in 2013 and RDIF in 2012, Oleg Chizh was a senior investment professional at international private equity firms Littlejohn & Co and Pier Six Capital in the U.S. He started his career as an investment banker at Rothschild in New York. He graduated from Columbia Business School with an MBA, and from Brandeis University with an M.A. degree in International Economics and Finance and a B.A. degree with High Honors in Economics.

Alexander Shokhin

President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Alexander N. Shokhin was born 25 December, 1951. Graduated from the Moscow State University in 1974. Doctor of Economics, Professor. Twice, in 1991-1994 and in 1998, Mr. Shokhin held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. In 1991-1994 he also held positions of Minister of Labor, Minister of Economics, Chairman of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development. From 1994 to 2002 – Deputy of the State Duma, with the posts of First Vice Chairman of the State Duma, leader of the Duma party bloc 'Our Home is Russia', Head of the Duma Committee on Credit Institutions and Capital Markets. Since 1995 - President of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics. From 2002 to 2006 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Group "Renaissance Capital". From 2005 to 2009 – member of the RF Public Chamber. Since 2005 – President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Mr. Shokhin is a member of several deliberative bodies under the Russian President and Government. He is also an independent director on the Boards of several companies, including ALROSA, Russian Railways, TMK and others.