Business programme

In the years 2022-2023, there has been a profound transformation among Russia's public opinion influencers within the blogosphere and various distribution platforms. The era of TikTokers has given way to a new wave of war correspondents and patriotic bloggers on platforms such as Telegram, VKontakte, and other prominent social networks. Presently, these bloggers have risen to become authoritative figures, disseminating their thoughts and perspectives to a broader audience while significantly impacting their perceptions of unfolding events. It is crucial to recognize that bloggers are no longer mere contributors to the information agenda; rather, they actively shape it. What types of bloggers are essential for the country and how do they contribute to the fight against fakes? Which types of bloggers will Russia require in 2023? The emergence of a new generation of opinion leaders: what content is currently trending? Is there a fresh approach for state companies to engage with bloggers?

Moderator
Sergey Kolyada, Director, Communications Department, Russia – the Country of Opportunities

Sergey Kolyada

Director, Communications Department, Russia – the Country of Opportunities

Panellists
Yulia Ablets, Deputy Director General, Dialogue Regions Autonomous Nonprofit Organization
Marat Bashirov, Professor, National Research University "Higher School of Economics"; author of the information and analytical channel "Politjoystik"
Dmitry Beskromny, Founder, bQ Group
Maria Zakharova, Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Vovan and Lexus, Prankers
Lyubov Malyarevskaya, Director General, Russian Mediagroup
Mikhail Onufrienko, Journalist, blogger, military expert
Yury Podolyaka, Blogger, Author of the Mir Today Channel;
Dmitry Puchkov, Blogger, Сomputer Game Developer, Chief Executive Officer, Goblin Film LLC
Larisa Rzhondovskaya, Blogger, Author of the Dear Persimmon Channel
Semyon Uralov, Political scientist, journalist, blogger

Yulia Ablets

Deputy Director General, Dialogue Regions Autonomous Nonprofit Organization

Graduate of the Department of Law of St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University. In 2005, she was responsible for the settlement of labor disputes and interaction with the trade union at LLC North-Western Shipping Company. Since 2007, she has worked with the Karusel hypermarket chain, led the company's merger with X5 Retail Group. In 2011, she headed the Human Resources Department of the Perekryostok network in the North Volga Division. From 2015 to 2018, she managed the HR department at Delovye Linii LLC. From 2019 to 2020 - Chairman of the Committee for Youth Policy and Interaction with Public Organizations of the Government of St. Petersburg. Winner of the first season of the Leaders of Russia contest.
In 2020, she joined the team of ANO Dialogue Regions as Deputy General Director.

Marat Bashirov

Professor, National Research University "Higher School of Economics"; author of the information and analytical channel "Politjoystik"

Dmitry Beskromny

Founder, bQ Group

Maria Zakharova

Director, Department of Information and the Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Born December 24, 1975, in Moscow
Graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1998 in the field of international journalism. Has the diplomatic rank of Envoy extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the first class.
Joined the Russian Foreign Ministry after graduation. Worked as an editor of the monthly magazine “Diplomatic bulletin”. Acted as the head of the Media operational monitoring department of the Information and Press Department. Worked as Head of the press service of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York from 2005 to 2008. Held various positions in the Central Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011. Worked as Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2015.
Appointed Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 2015.
Candidate of Historical Sciences.
Member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of Russia, a member of the Board of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaks English and Chinese fluently.

Vovan and Lexus

Prankers

Lyubov Malyarevskaya

Director General, Russian Mediagroup

Lyubov Malyarevskaya is the CEO of JSC Russian Media Group, a highly qualified professional with 20 years of experience in finance and management in companies in various industries.
Lyubov graduated from the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics in 2001 and from the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy in 2015. In 2018, she completed postgraduate studies at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. She also received an Executive MBA from the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management.
Work experience:
· Chief Executive Officer of JSC Russian Media Group;
· Deputy CEO of Russian Media Group for Economics and Finance;
· Member of the Board of Directors and Head of the Audit Committee of Mother and Child Group LSE ticker "MDMG";
· Managing Director of Sberbank's Finance Department (involved in preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics)
· Partner and Head of Corporate Finance at BDO;
· BDO Training Centre trainer;
· Senior Manager in Deloitte's M&A Transaction Support Department;
· PriceWaterhouseCoopers Audit Consultant.
Today Lyubov Malyarevskaya is a lecturer of the Master's programme at the International Business School Faculty of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. She is the author of more than 10 scientific articles and a consultant of the program "Money on a Barrel" on Russian Radio.
Interests: finance, management, financial management, financial literacy, financial security.
Lyubov Malyarevskaya was named one of the Top 3 CFOs in the media industry by Kommersant newspaper in 2020. She was awarded a medal and a certificate of merit for preparations for the XXII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Dmitry Puchkov

Blogger, Сomputer Game Developer, Chief Executive Officer, Goblin Film LLC

Front row participant
Ivan Kondakov, Author and performer, satirist, candidate of technical sciences