Business programme

The pandemic has impacted all industries, both in terms of customer and employee safety, and rethinking business and production processes. Across all industries, it has become essential to make production more efficient, and increased competition and market volatility require strong decision making to reshape businesses and industries as manufacturing becomes more complex. The digitalization of manufacturing companies and the development of a digital ecosystem drive high-tech sectors and create new jobs. Data lies at the heart of most manufacturing processes, and plays a crucial role in them. It will not be possible to reduce losses through digitalizing processes, or to adopt a data-based decision-making model without employing the tools and mechanisms provided by digital platforms. Why has data become such a vital asset in manufacturing, and how will effective management of industrial data benefit the economy? What needs to be done to build an effective data regulation system in the manufacturing sector? Why is cooperation between industries vital in this period of digital transformation? What needs to be done to create a system to standardize industrial data in Russia and beyond? And what steps should be taken to build a cooperation ecosystem amongst manufacturing companies?

Moderator
Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Pavel Sorokin

Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

During the last 3.5 years Pavel Sorokin worked for Morgan Stanley as the Russian Oil & Gas sector lead and Vice President. In 2014-2015 he was ranked one of the best oil & gas sector analysts in Russia and EMEA in Extel and Institutional Investor. Pavel also used to work at Alfa-bank and Unicredit investment banking divisions and had Senior Accountant experience covering Oil & Gas sector at Ernst & Yong. Pavel headed the Ministry of Energy’s “Energy Research Center” at the Russian Energy Agency which provides in-house research and advice to the Ministry of Energy. From March 2018 he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation.

Panellists
Andrey Belevtsev, Director of Digital Transformation, Gazprom Neft
Gegham Vardanyan, The Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information&Communication Technologies, Eurasian Economic Commission
Boris Makevnin, General Director, Private Enterprise "Cifrum"
Konstantin Mikhaylik, Deputy General Director for Digital Transformation, Rosseti
Kirill Molodtsov, Curator, Russian Presidential Commission on the Development Strategy for the Fuel and Energy Industry and Environmental Safety
Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation

Andrey Belevtsev

Director of Digital Transformation, Gazprom Neft

Director for digital transformation, Gazprom Neft

This department is responsible for developing and implementing a long-term digital strategy, managing implementation and synergy across IT projects to take the company’s key competencies to a new level.

Previous experience:
•18 years’ experience in the IT industry;
•experience in digital transformation at communications service providers (CSPs), network service providers, telecoms companies, or in banking;
•an entrepreneur, ideally co-founder of a digital platform development company;
•experience in systems automation for network and banking market players including MTS, Rostelecom, Yota, Otkrytie Bank, Bin Bank, Bank Zenit, etc.;
•experience in managing the dissemination of IT developments and software at Russian companies in 40 countries worldwide.
Previous employers: RooX, YOTA, CBOSS, ISA RAS.

Gegham Vardanyan

The Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support, Information&Communication Technologies, Eurasian Economic Commission

Boris Makevnin

General Director, Private Enterprise "Cifrum"

Konstantin Mikhaylik

Deputy General Director for Digital Transformation, Rosseti

Kirill Molodtsov

Aide to the Chief of Staff, Presidential Executive Office

Born 14 March 1968 in Leningrad.
Education
Academy of the Ministry of State Security, Law; Federal State Higher Educational Institution Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Global Economy; Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Production.
Biography
In 1993, graduated the Academy of the Ministry of State Security majoring in Law; in 2003, graduated the Federal State Higher Educational Institution Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, majoring in Global Economy; in 2013, graduated Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas majoring in Oil and Gas Production.
Since 1998 has been employed in gas mining and processing industry.
2002–2004 – Head of Department for Investment and Project Management, Sibur-Holding JSC.
2006–2008 – Manager, Eastern Siberia-GAS project (Kovykta gas-condensate field, Irkutsk Oblast).
2010–2012 – Deputy CEO, Vice President for Technical and Economic Assessment and 2nd/3rd phases Coordination, Stockman Development AG.
2013 – July 6, 2018 - Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
On July 6, 2018, appointed Aide to the Chief of Staff, Presidential Executive Office.
Awards:
Medal of the Oder for Services to the Fatherland, 2nd degree (2017).
Honoured Oil Worker (2017).
Commemorative medal of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games and 11th Winter Paralympic Games of 2014 in Sochi (2014).
Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation (2014).
Award by another agency.
Family status. Married, with two children.

Maxim Parshin

Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation

Born on July 23, 1976 in Mytishchi, Moscow Region. In 1998, Mr. Parhin graduated from Moscow State University and, in 2001, he completed a post-graduate course. In 2008, he graduated from the International Institute of International Business under the Russian Foreign Trade Academy (MBA).2002–2013: deputy division director, division director and then deputy department director at the Russian Ministry for Economic Development.2013: He was appointed Deputy General Director of FSUE Mail of Russia.2014–2015: Deputy Director, Federal Service for Labour and Employment. 2016–2018 — Head of the Department for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Competition of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Maxim Parshin was awarded the Certificate of Honour of the Government of the Russian Federation. On August 16, 2018 was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.