Who Will Forge Steel? Providing Enterprises with Qualified Personnel
The restructuring of the economy towards technological sovereignty, import substitution, and new markets requires an increasing number of qualified personnel. By 2030, the shortage of employees in the growing sectors of the Russian economy could amount to between 2 and 4 million people, primarily high-skilled workers such as engineers and qualified workers. What professions and skills are needed to create advanced technological solutions? How can we increase business investment in R&D and create favourable conditions for achieving technological sovereignty and developing an innovative economy? Will automation solve the personnel shortage problem, or do we need to find ways to retain specialists and rapidly cultivate a new generation of engineers? How can we synchronize the efforts of companies, the federal government, and regions to address the personnel shortage problem? Can a system of continuous development improve employee qualifications and stimulate them to achieve greater results? Do current educational curriculums in universities and colleges meet the needs of production?
Moderator
Nikita Natrusov,
Partner, Yakov & Partners
Panellists
Viktor Evtukhov,
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Barend Johannes (Ben) Joubert,
Sous-Sherpa of South Africa in BRICS; Chief Director, Regional Organizations, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
Oleg Krestinin,
General Director, Management Company "METALLOINVEST"
Evgeniy Nikitin,
Chief Executive Officer, RUSAL
Alevtina Chernikova,
Rector, MISIS National University of Science and Technology
Alexander Shevelev,
Chief Executive Officer, Severstal
Mikhail Yurchuk,
Deputy CEO for Government Relations, Atlas Mining