Business programme

Over the past three years, the sector of social initiatives – state, corporate, and non-profit – has had to optimize resources and be open to partnerships. The involvement of numerous stakeholders in this collaboration presents a wide range of options for solving current problems and provides a synergistic effect not only for business, but also for society as a whole. Corporations with well-developed social investment programmes view their CSR initiatives not as a budget expense item, but as a contribution to improving the sustainability of their business, their appeal to employees, and benefits for the region where they operate. Until now, the assessment of the social contribution that businesses and private patrons make to the development of territories (from infrastructure renovation to the support of local communities) has been voluntary. However, the discussion about one-time contributions and ‘windfall taxes’ to the budget from the profits generated by major companies has highlighted the need to estimate and publicly present the social return on investments that aim to help their beneficiaries and develop specific territories. What is the best way to evaluate the social return on investment and see it as a competitive advantage? How does the government view business’s involvement in solving problems facing the country? Can more investment in developing regional infrastructure and maintaining socioeconomic stability in the regions serve as a response to a regulator’s demands? What successful examples of social partnerships across multiple sectors have emerged in response to the challenges of recent years? What contribution can joint projects with NPOs make to a business’s competitiveness?

Moderator
Ilya Doronov, Managing Director, RBC

Ilya Doronov

Managing Director, RBC

Panellists
Anton Dolgov, Executive Director, Presidential Grants Foundation
Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region – Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region
Vladimir Zaluzhsky, Head of Communications and Investor Relations, Severstal
Maria Zalunina, Head of CSR, National Media Group
Sirodzh Loikov, First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, PhosAgro
Anna Meleshina, Director of Corporate Relations and Sustainability, Magnit
Irina Olkhovskaya, Chief Officer for Seaport and Railway Projects, UMMC
Irina Sedykh, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, OMK Uchastie Charity Fund
Elena Feoktistova, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Social Entrepreneurship Directorate, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)

Anton Dolgov

Executive Director, Presidential Grants Foundation

Born 10/10/1975
Education:
1992-1997 - Saratov Chernyshevsky State University, Physics Department
1998 - Presidential programme of management training for national economy organizations of Russian Federation
1999 - German Management Academy in Lower Saxony
Career:
1997-2003 - worked in publishing and social fields in the Saratov region. Run several projects of local private and public media establishment and development. Member of Governor’s Supreme Economic Council. Founder and Member of Guardian Council of “Saratov Province” charity foundation, which held regional competitions for social and cultural projects in 2001-2011.
2004-2013 - Run publishing projects in the fields of economy, law and small business. Director General of stock corporations of “Russian accountant” company grouping.
2013-2017 - run informational and social projects in interregional cooperation development. Director General of “My district” company - an Internet platform for municipal structures. Board member of All-Russian Public Organization “Russian management community of presidential programme members”. From June 2017 - Executive Director of Presidential Grants Foundation. Supervises development of IT-platforms, as well as regional development and communication.

Alexander Drozdenko

Governor of the Leningrad Region – Chairman of the Government of the 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.

Vladimir Zaluzhsky

Head of Communications and Investor Relations, Severstal

Maria Zalunina

Head of CSR, National Media Group

Sirodzh Loikov

First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, PhosAgro

Member of the Management Board, First Deputy CEO, PJSC PhosAgro
Born in 1972. Siroj Loikov graduated from the Tashkent State Economics University where he specialized in international economic relations; he also holds a business management bachelor`s degree from Nottingham Trent University (UK).
Between 1996 and 2005, he held various management positions in British American Tobacco – both at the company`s headquarters in London and its representative offices in Uzbekistan and Russia. Between 2005 and 2008, Mr. Loikov served as Human Resources Director at Leman Commodities S.A. (Ukraine); in 2008-2009 was responsible for human resources development at Metinvest Holding.
From 2009 to 2011, he worked as Human Resources Director at CJSC Russian Standard. In 2011, Siroj Loikov was appointed CJSC PhosAgro AG Human Resources Director and between 2013 and 2018 he was Human Resources Director
Member of the Management Board of PJSC PhosAgro since 2013.
From January 2018 to March 2020, Siroj Loikov held the position of Deputy CEO of PhosAgro. In March 2020, he was appointed First Deputy CEO of PhosAgro.

Anna Meleshina

Director of Corporate Relations and Sustainability, Magnit

Irina Olkhovskaya

Chief Officer for Seaport and Railway Projects, UMMC

Irina Sedykh

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, OMK Uchastie Charity Fund

Irina Sedykh was born in Moscow. She graduated from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys) as economist and the Maurice Thorez Moscow State Linguistic University as linguist.
In 2008 Irina was one of the founders of the “UMC – Consern” (United Metallurgical Company – Concern) charitable Foundation. In 2012 she was elected as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Foundation. She produced the idea of a festival of urban culture "Vyksa-Festival" (formerly "Art-Ditch"). Since 2011, Irina became Head of it’s Organizing Committee.
The “UMC – Concern” Charitable Foundation operates in the regions where UMC factories are located. The Foundation implements projects aimed on systematic improvement of quality of life of children with disabilities and those left without parental care, creates an inclusive positive environment, develops culture and art in the regions of UMC's presence, gives opportunities for the creative activities inside local communities, provides targeted assistance to families stuck in difficult situations.
The Foundation is a co-organizer

Elena Feoktistova

Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Social Entrepreneurship Directorate, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)