Programme

According to research carried out by leading consulting companies and data from the Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a modern woman in a leadership position is well-educated (40% of women in this position have two or more degrees), has at least one child, does not neglect her family, and manages to find time for personal development and active leisure activities like sports and travel. Furthermore, 60% of women in leadership positions do not intend to rest on their laurels, choosing rather to seek further career growth.
The need always to be in touch and in the spotlight and a blurring of the boundaries between private and business life make up the realities of the world in which a woman must climb the ladder. Ambitious plans require that a woman in leadership possess not only outstanding business and emotional qualities but also the ability to skilfully juggle work, personal life, childrearing, and the acquisition of new skills and knowledge. The art of achieving this balance is in itself a special skill that every successful woman must have.
‒ Is the 24/7 operating mode an achievement or a problem?
‒ Is it actually a problem when a person is willing to erase the boundaries between private life and business, thus influencing the resulting circle of friends, values, etc.?
‒ Nowadays it is customary to plan one’s future for years to come, but how can one combine this tendency with the principle of ‘living here and now’?
‒ Lifelong learning is almost an accepted standard. Where is the balance between self-development and business?
‒ How can one achieve a balance between internal and external life? How to reflect and understand oneself?

Moderators
Roman Gerasimov, TV host
Elena Dyukareva, Vice President, Union Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Roman Gerasimov

TV host

Elena Dyukareva

Vice President, Union Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Panellists
Yuliya Alferova, Head of Competence Center Digital Transformation of Business, Digital Economy Development Fund
Iulia Badun, Founder, WOMEN2WOMEN
Aleksandra Glazkova, Vice President, BIOCAD
Mariya Grudina, Development Director, co-founder, "First Line. Health. Care. Resort"
Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of Leningrad Region
Irina Drozdenko, Chairman of the Council, Charitable Foundation PLACE OF THE SUN
Irina Zhukova, Director for Sustainable Development and Corporate Programs, Philip Morris International Inc
Milana Kerzhakova, TV host
Elena Kirilenko, General Director, Keleanz Medical
Darya Maslovskaya, Director for Human Resources, Royal Canin, Russia and the Republic of Belarus
Irina Oganova, Art critic, writer
Natalya Osetrova, General Director, Specialized Developer Gatchina Golf-Village
Anna Palagina, Rector, International Institute of Management for Business Associations
Elena Smotrova, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tellus-Group

Iulia Badun

Founder, WOMEN2WOMEN

Aleksandra Glazkova

Vice President, BIOCAD

She is a graduate of Presidential Program “Health Management” of he Graduate School of Management at the St. Petersburg State University .The winner of the rating of Top 1000 Russian managers (2016-2018), the winner of the contest "Expert of the Year - 2017" in the nomination "Expert in the field of HR".
Under the leadership of Alexandra, the company became the winner of the annual People Investor award in the nomination "Human Resource Management" and won the "HR Brand of the Year" award. At the end of 2018, BIOCAD was included in the HH.ru rating “100 Best Employers of Russia”. In 2018, BIOCAD received an educational license. On the platform of the company were implemented lectures for employees of the administration of the governor of St. Petersburg.

Mariya Grudina

Development Director, co-founder, "First Line. Health. Care. Resort"

Alexander Drozdenko

Governor of Leningrad Region

Born on November 1, 1964 in the Dzhambul Region, Kazakhstan, Alexander Drozdenko graduated from Leningrad Agriculture Institute in 1986 with a degree in the economics and organization of agriculture. He obtained a PhD in Economics in 2007. Between 1988 and 2002, he worked in various positions in the Kingisepp District of the Leningrad Region. In November 2002, Alexander Drozdenko was invited to join the Government of the Leningrad Region and appointed as the Region’s Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Leningrad Region Committee on State Property Management. In May 2012, the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region, on the recommendation of the President of the Russian Federation, elected Drozdenko as Governor of the Leningrad Region. He was inaugurated on May 28, 2012. On May 12, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the Early Termination of the Powers of the Governor of the Leningrad Region.” Alexander Drozdenko has been appointed acting Governor of the Leningrad Region. At the pre-term gubernatorial elections in Leningrad Oblast that took place on 13 September 2015 Alexander Drozdenko received the majority of votes. On 30 September 2015 Alexander Drozdenko took office as the Governor.

Irina Drozdenko

Chairman of the Council, Charitable Foundation PLACE OF THE SUN

Irina Zhukova

Director for Sustainable Development and Corporate Programs, Philip Morris International Inc

Education: Russian State University for the Humanities, specialization- historian-archivist
Experience: Irina started her career at Philip Morris Sales and Marketing in 1995, she occupied various positions in the Department of Corporate Affairs. In the period of 2008 – 2012, she was the Head of the Communications and PR Department at Tetra Pak. In February 2012 Irina returned to Philip Morris Sales and Marketing as Director for Communications and Public Relations. Since May 2017 Irina is heading the branch of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
Irina is a member of Board of Directors in the Russian Association of Communication Directors and Corporate Publishing; she is also a member of Trustee Council of the National Award Media Manger of Russia. Irina is also heading the working group on CSR in non-commercial partnership the Association of Branded Goods Manufacturers in Russia (RUSBRAND)
Irina Zhukova has many times been rated in the top list of the Directors on corporate and public relations in the Service and Manufacturing of the Consumer Goods sector (project Top 1000 Russian Managers by business journal Kommersant and the Russian Managers Association

Milana Kerzhakova

TV host

Elena Kirilenko

General Director, Keleanz Medical

Darya Maslovskaya

Director for Human Resources, Royal Canin, Russia and the Republic of Belarus

Irina Oganova

Art critic, writer

Natalya Osetrova

General Director, Specialized Developer Gatchina Golf-Village

Anna Palagina

Rector, International Institute of Management for Business Associations

Elena Smotrova

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tellus-Group