Programme

Ministry of Economic Development of Russia and Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany.

Honorary Guests of the Ceremony
Johan Vanderplaetse, Chairman, Association of European Businesses; President, Russia and CIS, Schneider Electric
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, Director, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Cathrina Claas-Muehlhaeuser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, CLAAS Group
Alexey Repik, Chairman, Russian-Japanese Business Council; President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia); Chairman of the Board, Group R-Pharm
Andras Horvai, Country Director, Resident Representative for the Russian Federation, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Group
Alexander Shokhin, President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Johan Vanderplaetse

Chairman, Association of European Businesses; President, Russia and CIS, Schneider Electric

Johan has a wide and diverse experience in senior leadership roles in multinational companies in Russia and Europe. Before joining Schneider Electric he held the position of VP Europe, Eastern Region (including Russia/CIS) at Emerson Process Management since 2009. He began his professional career in the early 90s, after graduating with honors from University of Ghent, from College of Europe and from Pushkin Institute of Russian Language and Culture. A large part of his career has been spent in Alcatel. He started as Legal Counsel and moved over years to strategic and leadership positions in the CIS and Central Europe regions. He also spent a few years in an EBRD investment fund in Kazakhstan which generated substantial capital gains. Since June 2016 – President for Russia and CIS at Schneider Electric.

Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch

Director, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

State Secretary Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch (*1961)
SECO Director and Director of the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate since 1 April 2011.

From 2007
- Federal Council Ambassador and Delegate for Trade Agreements, Switzerland's chief negotiator at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
as well as
- member of the SECO Board of Directors and in addition to the WTO responsible for the OECD and free trade agreements as head of the World Trade Division in the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate.
Previously, from 1999 to 2007, head of the WTO sector.
From 1995 head of section in the WTO section of the Federal Office of Foreign Economic Affairs FOFEA.
1992/1993 she worked at the World Bank (Washington D.C., USA) as assistant to Switzerland's Executive Director's.
From 1990 to 1995 scientific adviser in the Legal Service and International Investment and Technology Transfer Service in the FOFEA.
1989 gained her MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, F).
1988 Junior Consultant at McKinsey in Zurich.
1987 gained her law degree at the University of Berne qualifying as an attorney.

Alexey Repik

Chairman, Russian-Japanese Business Council; President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia); Chairman of the Board, Group R-Pharm

Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives".

Andras Horvai

Country Director, Resident Representative for the Russian Federation, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Group

Andras Horvai is the Country Director and Resident Representative for the Russian Federation.
Until September 2015, he served as Manager of Operations and Portfolio, managing the World Bank Group's Office in Vienna and the portfolio of World Bank-financed projects in the countries of Southeast Europe.
Since joining the World Bank in 1993, Mr. Horvai has worked extensively on Europe and Central Asia, including the countries of Southeast Europe, Turkey and Poland, as well as South Asia. He also served as the World Bank's Country Manager for Croatia.
Prior to his World Bank career, Mr. Horvai held senior positions in the National Bank of Hungary, including that of General Manager, and also served as Alternate Executive Director of EBRD. Mr. Horvai is a graduate of the University of Economics, Budapest.

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.

Moderator
Matthias Schepp, Chairman, Russian-German Chamber of Commerce

Matthias Schepp

Chairman, Russian-German Chamber of Commerce

From 31 March 2016 Chairman of the Management Board of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce;
2006–2016 Chief of Spiegel editorial board in Moscow;
2005/2006 Reporter of the international department of Stern editorial board, Hamburg;
2004/2005 Studies at the University of Michigan, scholarship for young journalists Knight Wallace Fellow, S. M. Ross School of Business, specialization in Islam;
1998–2004 Chief of Stern editorial board in Beijing;
1994–1998 Chief of Stern editorial board in Moscow;
1992/1993 Reporter of Stern editorial board in Moscow;
1991/1992 Studies in the Hamburg Media School;
1985–1990 Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz,
studies at the University of Burgundy at Dijon,
specialization in History, Politics, Philosophy;
1984 Catholic News Agency (KNA), Wiesbaden;
1983 Final exam at St. Willigis Archbishop School, Mainz.
Born on 4 April 1964 in Mainz, Germany.
Married, two children: wife Miriam Schepp, sons Moritz (16) and Max (14).
Foreign languages: Russian and English – fluent, Chinese, Spanish and French – good skills.
Author of the books: “From Beijing to Berlin” (2006), “Travel Guide: Moscow” (2008).

Representatives of the parties signing the agreement
Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Peter Altmaier

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Introduction:
Since 14 March 2018 Peter Altmaier is Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany.
Previous positions:
2013-2018
Head of the Federal Chancellery, Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Refugee Coordinator of the German Federal Government (since 2015)
2012-2013
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
2009-2012
Chief Whip of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
2005-2009
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior
2004-2005
Parliamentary Legal Counsel of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
2002-2003
Spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the First Investigation Committee
1999-2003
Delegate of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group to the European Conventions on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and on the Constitutional Treaty
1994-2004
Member of the Committee on European Affairs
1994-1998
Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs
1990-1994
Official of the European Commission; Secretary-General for the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers from 1993 to 1994
As of 2006 Peter Altmaier has been the President of the Europa-Union (German branch of the Union of European Federalists) and since the end of 2011 he took over the office as Honorary President.
Peter Altmaier was born on June 18th, 1958 in Ensdorf (State of Saarland).

Maxim Oreshkin

Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on the 21 July 1982 in Moscow. In 2004 graduated from Higher School of Economics (Masters in Economics). 04.2002 – 06.2006 – serve in various capacitites at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. 07.2006 – 07.2010 – serve in various capacitites at Rosbank, Société Générale group. 07.2010 – 06.2012 – Head of Research on Russia and CIS at Crédit Agricole CIB. 06.2012 – 08.2013 – Chief Economist for Russia at VTB Capital. 09.2013 – 03.2015 – Head of the long-term strategic planning department at the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. 03.2015 – 11.2016 – Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. From 30 November 2016 – Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.