Business programme

In Russia, the chemicals industry primarily involves the production of large-capacity, low-added value products. Current estimates indicate that base materials account for more than 60% of output, of which mineral fertilizers make up roughly 40%. In the rest of the world, chemical companies predominantly focus on the high-tech business. Small- and medium-capacity chemicals come from specific industries that produce high-added value products. Such industries offer a wide range of products with high added value and relatively small volumes of production capacity. Various estimates show that imports make up 60% to 100% of small-scale chemicals for individual products ranges, including in strategic industries. As a result, the events of 2022 have put the small-scale chemicals sub-industry in a highly vulnerable position. They have encountered financial difficulties due to the further tightening of sanctions by Western countries, foreign companies departing Russia or suspending certain businesses, the temporary freezing of imports, disruptions in supply chains, and shortages of imported components. Russia needs to consolidate, expand, and develop its resource and technological base into a unified production and technological model of collaboration. The Russian chemicals industry could achieve a technological breakthrough based on broad industrial cooperation. A technological base needs to be created to ensure the production of high-value goods along with the development of unique products. What role does the chemicals industry play in the development of the Russian economy? What kind of government support measures are needed and how should it regulate the industry?

Moderator
Ilya Doronov, Managing Director, RBC

Ilya Doronov

Managing Director, RBC

Panellists
Darya Borisova, Member of the Board – Managing Director for Development and Innovations, SIBUR
Ilya Vorotyntsev, Acting Rector, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
Eduard Davydov, Chairman, Russian-Kazakh Business Council; General Director, Bashkir Soda Company; General Director, Roskhim
Igor Kobzev, Governor of Irkutsk Region
Dmitry Makhonin, Governor of Perm Territory
Vitaliy Sergeychuk, Member of the Management Board, VTB Bank

Darya Borisova

Member of the Board – Managing Director for Development and Innovations, SIBUR

Education:
Graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, and the University of Toledo, USA. She holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry.
All positions held during the last five years:
Before joining SIBUR, was Senior Partner at McKinsey. One of the founders of the firm’s petrochemical and oil and gas practice in Russia and the CIS, she led McKinsey's expert team for operational and investment efficiency improvements across industrial companies in Russia, CIS, Turkey, Middle East and Africa.
Since November 2019, member of the Management Board – Managing Director at SIBUR LLC.

Ilya Vorotyntsev

Acting Rector, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology

Eduard Davydov

Chairman, Russian-Kazakh Business Council; General Director, Bashkir Soda Company; General Director, Roskhim

Igor Kobzev

Governor of Irkutsk Region

Igor Ivanovich Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region, was born on October 29, 1966 in Voronezh.
He graduated from the Voronezh Higher Military Aviation Engineering School in 1988, from Voronezh State University in 2001, from Voronezh Institute of Economics and Social Management in 2006, and from the Academy of State Fire-Fighting Service of the Russian Emergency Ministry in 2017. In 2009 and 2012 he attended advanced training courses at the Academy of Civil Defense.
In 1988-1999 Igor Kobzev served in personnel support positions at the Syzran Aviation School of Pilots, a separate mobile mechanized brigade, a rescue center of the Russian Emergency Ministry.
From August 2000 to December 2003 - Head of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of Zheleznodorozhny Voronezh - Deputy Chief of Civil Defense in the city of Voronezh.
From December 2003 to January 2005 was assistant chief of the Main Directorate (for the organization of security service of the military and internal services).
From 2005 to 2008 - Head of Personnel, Educational Work, Professional Training and Psychological Support.
From January 2008 to May 2010 - first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Voronezh region.
From 2010 to 2016, he served as head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Voronezh region.
From April 2016 to August 2017 - first deputy head of the Central Regional Center of EMERCOM of Russia, served as acting head of the Central Regional Center.
Since August 2017 - Director of the Personnel Policy Department of EMERCOM of Russia.
Since August 2018, he served as acting Deputy Minister of EMERCOM of Russia.
On May 1, 2019, by presidential decree, he was appointed Deputy Minister - Chief State Inspector of the Russian Federation for Fire Supervision of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
On November 4, 2019, by presidential decree, he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia - Chief State Inspector of the Russian Federation for Fire Supervision of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.
Igor Kobzev participated in 1995 in the armed conflict on the territory of the Chechen Republic; in 1998, during the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, he participated in organizing the sending of a convoy with humanitarian aid to the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia. He led the elimination of a large man-made fire in the production building of CJSC Yantar with the threat of ammonia spreading to the residential sector (Voronezh, 1998.); in 2010 - the elimination of the emergency situation related to snow jams on the federal highway M "Don" in the Voronezh region and the elimination of consequences of large natural fires on the territory of the Voronezh region. In 2014, he led the operation to receive refugees from Ukraine on the territory of Voronezh region, in 2018 he participated in the prevention of emergency situations during the FIFA World Cup, as well as participated in the elimination of other major emergencies and socially significant incidents.
On December 12, 2019, he was appointed Acting Governor of the Irkutsk Region by presidential decree.
On September 13, 2020, he was elected Governor of the Irkutsk Region.
On September 18, 2020, he took office as Governor of the Irkutsk Region.
Igor Kobzev is Colonel General of the Internal Service. Recipient of state and departmental awards.

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.

Vitaliy Sergeychuk

Member of the Management Board, VTB Bank