Press event programme

The discussion will focus on:
- ways to create an effective system for measuring, accounting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions;
- search for opportunities to optimize production processes to reduce the emission levels;
- use of forest planting and / or restructuring of the approach to forest management with the extension of the useful life of forests to compensate for emissions on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Participants
David Antonioli, General Director, Verra
Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of Leningrad Region
Valery Krivenko, Executive Chairman of the Board, Angara Service
Dmitry Makhonin, Governor of Perm Territory
Carl Meurling, Head of Project Office, GreenEco Invest
Alexander Moor, Governor of Tyumen Region
Pavel Sorokin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Valery Subbotin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, GreenEco Invest
Aleksandra Holmlund, Head of Project Office, GreenEco Invest

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.

Valery Krivenko

Executive Chairman of the Board, Angara Service

Dmitry Makhonin

Governor of Perm Territory

Dmitry Makhonin was born in a small rural village of Ryabinino in Perm Oblast on 18 October 1982.
In 2004, he graduated from the Law Faculty of Perm State University with a degree in law.
He began his career in 2004 as a specialist of the 1st category of the department of administrative and economic support and work with correspondence of the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for Perm Krai.
From April 2008, he was the Deputy Head of the FAS Russia Directorate for Perm Krai. And on 8 June 2009, he was promoted as the Head of the FAS Russia Directorate for the Perm Krai.
On 28 January 2013, Makhonin was appointed head of the FAS Russia's fuel and energy complex control department.
In 2016, Makhonin unsuccessfully ran for the VII convocation of the State Duma for Perm Krai as a representative of the Yabloko party.
On 6 February 2020, Makhonin was appointed as acting Governor of Perm Krai. On 7 October, he assumed the duties of Chairman of the Government of Perm Krai.

Alexander Moor

Governor of Tyumen Region

Born January 6, 1974, in Bereznyaki village of the Tyumen district

Education: higher education, graduated from the Tyumen State University in 1996 with a degree in accounting and auditing as qualified economist.

Employment:

07.1994 – 04.1997: Economist of the credit resources and short-term credit department of ZAO Bank Tyumen credit.

04.1997 – 02.2000: Head of the Liquidity department, Vice-President for foreign economic activities of AOZT Investitsionny Bank “Diplomat”

05.2000 – 03.2001: Deputy Chairman of OAO Bank “Bely Sever”.

03.2001 – 07.2001: Head of control and audit management, Head of treasury of ОАО Khanty-Mansiysky Bank.

07.2001 – 07.2003: Deputy Director of Economy Department of Administration of the Tyumen region.

07.2003 – 06.2005: CEO of OAO Tyumensky TsUM.

06.2005 – 12.2005: Director of Property Relations Department of Administration of the Tyumen region.

12.2005 – 02.2011: Deputy Governor of the Tyumen region.

02.2011 – 02.2011: First Deputy Head of Administration of the Tyumen region.

02.2011 – 05.2018: Head of Administration of the Tyumen region.

On May 29, 2018 appointed interim Governor of the Tyumen region

Married, father of four children.

Awards:

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland of the 2nd grade.

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.

Moderator
Irina Gaida, Director of the Energy Centre, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Irina Gaida

Director of the Energy Centre, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO