Business programme

The development of e-commerce is currently having a beneficial impact on the creation of a common economic space and is improving people’s well-being, since it provides an opportunity to purchase a wide range of goods throughout Russia, including in remote and sparsely populated settlements. In addition, the evolution of e-commerce facilitates the development of logistics and transport infrastructure. E-commerce in marketplaces, in addition to the obvious benefits of e-commerce itself, also ensures growth in employment and the involvement of SMEs and provides consumers with a more convenient shopping service by offering them a wide selection of goods, as well as convenient delivery methods. This all highlights the importance of engaging in a broad discussion of various ways to regulate relations between participants in this market. What are the goals for the development of the e-commerce market? How can we develop effective ways to achieve them? In the current stage of market conditions, how can we assess the proportionality of the rights and obligations of its participants? What are the risks and benefits of both choosing or combining different regulatory options?

Moderator
Kirill Pozdnyakov, Anchor, NTV Channel

Kirill Pozdnyakov

Anchor, NTV Channel

Panellists
Sergey Belyakov, Managing Director, Ozon
Alexey Bogdanov, Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (online)
Vladimir Gutenev, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Industry and Trade
Viktor Evtukhov, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Maksim Ermolovich, Member of the Board (Minister) for Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation, Eurasian Economic Commission
Aleksandr Isayevich, General Director – Chairman of the Management Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
Andrey Kutepov, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, President, Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)
Vladislav Fedulov, Managing Director for Government Relations, Avito
Pinjie Hu, Deputy Director-General, Department II of Anti-Monopoly Enforcement, State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China (SAMR)
Maksim Shaskolsky, Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia)

Sergey Belyakov

Managing Director, Ozon

Sergey joined Ozon in 2021 to oversee strategic projects and initiatives tied to the Company's e-commerce development. A longtime civil servant, Sergey worked at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development from 2008, going on to serve as Deputy Minister from 2012 to 2014. Prior to joining the Ministry, he worked at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. In 2016, Sergey was elected President of the Alliance of Pension Funds, an association of non-governmental pension funds. From 2018 to 2021 he headed the Russian Association of Retail Companies (AKORT). Sergey holds a degree in Law from the Academy of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

Alexey Bogdanov

Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus

Vladimir Gutenev

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Industry and Trade

Born March 27, 1966 in the city of Tambov.
1990 - Graduated from Novocherkassk Engineering and Land-reclamation Institute.
1999 - Candidate of Technical Sciences.
2004 - Doctor of Technical Sciences.
Prior to 2001 - Scientific and teaching activities and work at commercial organisations.
2001-2009 - Professor in the Social and Environmental Systems Management Department at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.
2007-2009 - Assistant General Director of FSUE Rosoboronexport.
2009-2011 - Advisor to the General Director of Rosoboronexport State Corporation.
December 4, 2011 - Elected as a State Duma Deputy of the sixth convocation.
September 18, 2016 - Elected as a State Duma Deputy of the seventh convocation.
Coordinator of the Russia-Switzerland Friendship Parliamentary Deputy Group.
Member of the Central Audit Committee of the All-Russia People’s Front and Coordinator of the Public Monitoring Centre for Environmental and Forest Protection Problems of the All-Russia People’s Front. Nonpartisan.
2003 - Received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for classified work in the interests of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation for creating a new type of weapon and machinery.
2010 - Recipient of the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in education for creating a cycle of textbooks and curricula.
2012 - Awarded the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in science and technology for solving a number of important environmental problems using space monitoring.
Author of more than 315 scientific and educational works, including 59 patents for inventions in the Russian Federation, 48 textbooks, teaching aids and monographs.

Viktor Evtukhov

State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Education:
1993 – Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute with a major in economic cybernetics.
2002 – Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law.
2004 – Master’s degree from Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of International Relations.
2003 – Defended his post-graduate dissertation and granted the degree of candidate of economic sciences.
2008 – International Management Institute of St Petersburg (IMISP) under the Masters of Business Administration programme.
Professional experience:
1998 – Elected deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg (second convocation) for the 33rd Electoral District (Moskovsky District) and was twice re-elected in 2002 and 2007.
2009 – Appointed member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation – Representative in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from the Government of St. Petersburg; representative of Saint Petersburg State University in the government and administrative bodies of the Russian Federation.
2011 – Appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
2012 – Appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2014 – Appointed State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation under an order of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Maksim Ermolovich

Member of the Board (Minister) for Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation, Eurasian Economic Commission

Aleksandr Isayevich

General Director – Chairman of the Management Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation

Andrey Kutepov

Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Senator of the Russian Federation - representative from the legislative (representative) body of state power of St. Petersburg in the Federation Council, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy
Born on April 6, 1971, Leningrad
Education:
2002 - St. Petersburg Institute of Foreign Economic Relations, Economics and Law (manager);
2015 - Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Master's degree);
2007 - Northwest Academy of Public Administration (lawyer).
He was awarded the Order of Honor, the Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree. Has a commendation from the Government of the Russian Federation (2018) and a Certificate of Honor from the President of the Russian Federation (2021).
Married. Has three children.

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo

President, Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)

Vladislav Fedulov

Managing Director for Government Relations, Avito

In 2023, he was appointed Managing Director of Avito. Mr. Fedulov oversees the company’s partnership with government authorities.
He has 30 years’ governmental experience.
Between 2020 and 2023, he served as Deputy Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
From 2009 to 2020, Mr. Fedulov worked in the RF Government Office, where he rose from Deputy Director to Director of the Government Department of Information Technologies and Communications.
Between 2006 and 2009, he held senior positions in the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the Center for Strategic Research - Region Foundation, the Russian Accounts Chamber and the Russian Government Office.
Between 1993 and 2006 he held various positions in commercial companies and government agencies.
Mr. Fedulov graduated from the Moscow University of Consumer Cooperation with a major in Finance and Credit.

Pinjie Hu

Deputy Director-General, Department II of Anti-Monopoly Enforcement, State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China (SAMR)

Maksim Shaskolsky

Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia)

Front row participants
Adamu Ahmed Abdullahi, Executive Commissioner, Operation at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission of Nigeria (FCCPC)
Aleksey Ivanov, Director, HSE – Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development, International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Yulia Mihaleva, Deputy Director, Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo)
Elina Sidorenko, Director of the Center for Digital Economy and Financial Innovation, MGIMO University; General Director, Platform for Business.RF
Nazariy Skrypnik, Head, Federal Service for Accreditation
Irina Filatova, Member of the Committee State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Competition Committee

Adamu Ahmed Abdullahi

Executive Commissioner, Operation at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission of Nigeria (FCCPC)

Aleksey Ivanov

Director, HSE – Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development, International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Yulia Mihaleva

Deputy Director, Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo)

Elina Sidorenko

Director of the Center for Digital Economy and Financial Innovation, MGIMO University; General Director, Platform for Business.RF

Sidorenko Elina - Doctor of Law, Professor of MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute of International Relations under Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia), Head of MGIMO Digital economy centre.
A graduate of the Stavropol State University (now — The North-Caucasus Federal University) in 2001. In 2002 she successfully defended her thesis and in 2013 she successfully defended her thesis for the degree of Doctor of Law. Since 2013 she is Professor of MGIMO University, since 2017 she is the Head of MGIMO Digital economy centre.
Research interests: financial security, digital economy, anti-corruption policy, laundering of the proceeds from crime and financing of terrorism.
She is the author of 150 scientific works.
Sidorenko Elina is actively working as an expert. She is a member of the Expert Council of the RF President's Administration on anti-corruption, the Head of the Working Group of the State Duma of RF Federal Gathering on cryptocurrency circulation risk assessment, the Head of the new digital technologies Expert Council of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Participates in the development of legislation on cryptocurrency circulation regulation in Russia.

Nazariy Skrypnik

Head, Federal Service for Accreditation

Irina Filatova

Member of the Committee State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Competition Committee