Programme

The development of financial technologies changes the usual models of provision of financial services, leading to deeper changes in the economic structure of society, including transformation of the existing model of financial centres. Nowadays major IT companies have become the biggest financial institutions, leading to depreciation of localization in the near future. Will financial companies and financiers disappear from the urban environment? What is Moscow’s potential as a centre of FinTech? Competitive infrastructure, legal and tax conditions, reputation, the educational ecosystem, as well as concentration of the financial industry are fundamental advantages of a traditional international financial centre and should be used to promote environment conducive to innovation in a city. In 2018, a representative of the Russian financial market, the Forum Analytical Centre, became one of the co-founders of the international non-profit organization World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC), bringing together specialized financial industry organizations from Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. How will the transformation of the financial industry affect the urban economy? Can financial centres become FinTech centres? How can financial centres attract new capital, talent, and technology? What conditions should be created in the cities to support technology and the emergence of ‘unicorns’? Which regulatory models will be effective not only for the financial industry, but also for the society at large? What place on the global technology map does the FinTech sector occupy, and why is it vital for urban development?

Moderator
Maxim Filimonov, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Editor, TASS Russia

Maxim Filimonov

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Editor, TASS Russia

Maxim Filimonov was born in Tallin August 8, 1974. In 1996 he graduated journalism department of Moscow State University. Since 1993 worked a journalist for a number of different outlets: Baltic News Service, Reuters, Prime TASS, Vremya MH, Vedomosti. Since 2002 – chief editor, Russian language section, Moscow Reuters officeSince 2007 – deputy chief editor, RIA Novosti Since 2011 – first deputy chief editor, RIA Novosti In 2014 joined TASS as an adviser to the CEOIn 2015 became deputy CEO, chief editor of TASS.

Panellists
Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Financial Centre
Alexander Voloshin, Chairman of the Board, Analitycal Center "Forum"; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Independent Director, First Freight Company (PGK)
Oleg Vyugin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Moscow Exchange PJSC; Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director, Rosneft
Hubertus Vaeth, Managing Director, Frankfurt Main Finance eV
Arnaud De Bresson, Chief Executive Officer, Paris Europlace
Anatoly Karachinsky, President, IBS Group
Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
Dmitry Snesar, Senior Vice President, Head of Client Coverage, VTB

Alexander Voloshin

Chairman of the Board, Analitycal Center "Forum"; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Independent Director, First Freight Company (PGK)

Oleg Vyugin

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Moscow Exchange PJSC; Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Director, Rosneft

Oleg Vyugin was born in the city of Ufa on July 29, 1952. He graduated from the faculty of mechanics and mathematics of the Moscow Lomonosov State University and holds a PhD degree in physics and mathematics. Mr Vyugin authored over 20 science research papers and publications on the probability theory and macroeconomic modeling. Oleg Vyugin holds the honorary title of the Distinguished Economist of the Russian Federation.
Currently, Mr Vyugin is the member of the Board of Directors, independent director, Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, professor of the Economics Department at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics. He also sits on the boards of other institutions: Russian National Association of Securities Market Participants NAUFOR (Chairman), the National Settlement Depository (Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Moscow Exchange (member of the Council), Skolkovo Ventures LLC (member of the Board of Directors), Fund «Center for strategic research» (member of the Board), National Council for Corporate Governance (Presidium member).
Mr Vyugin is the Member of Economic Council of the President of the Russian Federation, a member of the Expert Board of the Russian Federation Government, member of the Chairman’s Advisory Board of the Bank of Russia, member of the Public Council of the Russian Finance Ministry.
In different periods, Mr Vyugin held the posts of the First Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation, First Vice-Chairman of the Bank of Russia, Head of Federal Service for Financial Markets, Extraordinary Advisor of the Russian Federation Prime Minister, Executive Vice-President of Troika-Dialog Investment Company, Senior Advisor for Russia and CIS of Morgan Stanley Bank LLC, Chairman of the MDM Bank Board of Directors

Hubertus Vaeth

Managing Director, Frankfurt Main Finance eV

During his 12-year tenure at Deutsche Bank, Hubertus Väth held the positions of Analyst, Head of Communications and Chief Economist for Asia and Global Head of Marketing for Wealth Management at offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Singapore. He is the Founder and CEO of the NewMark Group, established in 1997 and specialized in market research, business consulting and financial communication. In 2008, Väth was appointed Managing Director of Frankfurt Main Finance, the Financial Centre initiative for Frankfurt and the leading Financial Centre in Germany and the Euro Zone. Most recently, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC), which was created to facilitate cooperation and exchange of best practices among international financial centres and to foster greater exchange with international public authorities. Väth regularly speaks at international financial conferences on Brexit, FinTechs and Financial Centre Development; Euro Clearing and Green Finance. Väth is a Partner Fellow of the Financial Think Tank of AFCA and publishes regularly in this capacity. He is a member of Rotary Club and has a Diploma in Economics from the University Mainz, Germany. Väth is an occasional lecturer at Universities and Business Schools.

Arnaud De Bresson

Chief Executive Officer, Paris Europlace

Arnaud de BRESSON was born in 1955. He graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1978), University of Paris II (1978) and University of Paris X (1977).
Since 1993, Arnaud de BRESSON is Managing Director of Paris EUROPLACE, the organization which develops and promotes the French financial marketplace.
Paris EUROPLACE gathers the major players of the Paris financial center, French and international issuers, investors, banks and financial institutions, as well as the market Authorities. Arnaud de BRESSON is also Managing Director of the Institut Europlace de Finance (EIF), created in 2003, and Vice-President of FINANCE INNOVATION, the Paris international financial services cluster, launched in 2007. He is Chairman of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC) created in 2018, member of the Board of the French-Chinese Committee, and member of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
From 1985 to 1992, he was Director of TGF (a fund management company part of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations group) and Managing Director of FICOM (financial communications). From 1981 to 1985, he was Project Manager for AFME (Agence française pour la maîtrise de l’énergie), after being a financial Analyst in the “Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations” in 1980 and 1981.
Arnaud de BRESSON is Chairman of the Concert d’Astrée, conducted by Emmanuelle HAÏM.

Anatoly Karachinsky

President, IBS Group

Born July 12, 1959 in Moscow. In 1981 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, Computer Science, Technical Cybernetics Department, specialising in System Engineering.
1981–1986: Computer Centre at the All-Union Research Institute for Railways.
1986–1988: Director, Prosystem (an Austrian company).
1988–1992: Director, Intermicro Joint Venture.
1992–1997: President, IBS.
Since 1997: President, IBS Group.
Member of the Interdepartmental Commission on Science and Innovation Policy.
Member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the Union’s Committee on Professional Development and Professional Qualifications.
Member of the Public-State Council on the System of Independent Appraisal of the Quality of Professional Education.
Member of the Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on Federal State Educational Standards.
Member of the Expert Council attached to the Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Luxoft, an NYSE traded public company.
Married, with two sons.

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.

Dmitry Snesar

Senior Vice President, Head of Client Coverage, VTB