‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’

Moderator
Mikhail Kuznetsov, Director, Eastern State Planning Center (FANU Vostokgosplan)

Mikhail Kuznetsov

Director, Eastern State Planning Center (FANU Vostokgosplan)

Panellists
Evgeniy Ambrosov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, NOVATEK
Gadzhimagomed Huseynov, First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Boris Kabakov, Director of Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Facilities Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Olga Kuznetsova, Deputy Governor of the Murmansk Region
Alexey Rakhmanov, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, United Shipbuilding Corporation
Vyacheslav Ruksha, Deputy Director General – Director for the Northern Sea Route Directorate, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Igor Tonkovidov, Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, Sovcomflot
Alexander Tsybulskiy, Governor of Arkhangelsk Region

Evgeniy Ambrosov

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, NOVATEK

Born on 23 July, 1957 in Vladivostok in the FESCO Captain’s family.
Education:
Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University, specialising in Maritime Navigation;
Career:
1979 - 1997: Cargo Officer on board the liner vessels of the Far-Eastern Shipping Company. At the Company head office he started as Manager at Chartering Department and later was upgraded to the Head of Fleet Operation Department;
1997 - 2000: Vice-President, Head of Fleet Operation Department, OAO Far-Eastern Shipping Company;
2000 - 2002: Senior Vice-President, OAO Sovcomflot;
2002 - 2007: President, OAO Far-Eastern Shipping Company;
2008 - 2009: President and CEO, FESCO Transportation Group;
Since 2009: Senior Executive Vice-President, PAO Sovcomflot.
Member of the Expert Council affiliated to the government of Russian Federation, working group "Development of Arctic and Northern Sea Route" (Экспертный совет при Правительстве РФ, рабочая группа "Развитие Арктики и Северного морского пути").
Arctic Economic Council – Vice Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee.

Gadzhimagomed Huseynov

First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Boris Kabakov

Director of Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Facilities Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Olga Kuznetsova

Deputy Governor of the Murmansk Region

Born 10 May 1983, in Eisk, Krasnodar Krai
Education:
2005 – graduated from Murmansk State Technical University, specialty «World economy», qualification – economist.
Professional experience:
10.2005 - 07.2006 – sales agent of the sales and delivery department of Melifaro LLC (Murmansk)
07.2006 - 12.2008 – 1st category specialist of the department of development of innovations, entrepreneurship and tourism, 1st category specialist of the sector of interregional economic cooperation and tourism development, 1st category specialist of the tourism development sector of the Economic development department of the Murmansk region (Murmansk)
12.2008 - 09.2011 – leading specialist, head of tourism development sector, deputy head of foreign economic relations, tourism development, cross-border and interregional cooperation, head of tourism development sector Ministry of economic development of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
09.2011 - 04.2012 – head of the department of regional policy and special projects of the Administration of the OJSC Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Murmansk)
05.2012 - 06.2013 – acting head, head of the Government order administration of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
07.2013 - 04.2015 – chairperson of the Committee for the Development of Industry and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
04.2015 - 07.2018 – minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk region (Murmansk)
since 07.2018 – deputy Governor of the Murmansk region
Awards:
2018 – certificate of appreciation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Alexey Rakhmanov

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Alexey Rakhmanov was born on July 18, 1964. In 1986 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 2003 he graduated from the School of Business at the University of Chicago with a degree of Master of Business Administration. In the early stages of his career, he held various positions in the public and private entities. In 1996 he joined international auditing and consulting firm Ernst & Young where he worked until 2002. Between 2002 and 2008 he served as Director for Strategy and Business Development at JSC Severstal-Auto. In July 2008 he was appointed Director of the Department of Automotive Industry and Agricultural Machinery at Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, and in March 2012 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. Since June 2014 he has been President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
Alexey Rakhmanov is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SPbSMTU), Chairman of the Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Equipment Committee of the Russian Engineering Union, Member of the Russian Engineering Union Management Board.

Vyacheslav Ruksha

Deputy Director General – Director for the Northern Sea Route Directorate, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Born on 17 February 1954. In 1976 he graduated from the Leningrad ‘Order of the October Revolution’ Higher Engineering Marine School named after Adm. S. O. Makarov. He held the positions of adviser to the president of OAO Russian Railways, head of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, first Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, and General Director of OAO Murmansk Shipping Company. Since the establishment of FGUP Atomflot in 2008 and its merger with the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, he has been the enterprise’s General Director. On 24 July 2018, he was appointed Deputy Director General and Head of the Directorate for the Northern Sea Route, ROSATOM.

Igor Tonkovidov

Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, Sovcomflot

Alexander Tsybulskiy

Governor of Arkhangelsk Region

Born on July 15, 1979 in Moscow.
Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.
From April 3, 2020 - Acting Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region.
From October 8, 2020 - Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region.