Business programme

The departure of major international foreign companies in 2022 had a major impact on the structure of the container shipping market. Exports and imports with the Russian Federation on some routes were effectively restricted. Opportunities for Russian companies and companies from ‘friendly’ jurisdictions to enter new markets have opened up, with companies promptly replacing retired capacity and creating logistics services that are resistant to change. Over the past two years, a number of new services with China have been launched, trade with Southeast Asia is expanding, the first services with the African continent and Latin America have been launched, and the influence and potential of all the main international transport corridors, East–West, North–South, and the Northern Sea Route, are increasing. Taking into account, therefore, the key tasks set by the country’s leadership, such as the development of new transport corridors and modern logistics infrastructure, Russian operators have managed not only to create an extensive network of routes across the Russian Federation, but also to enter new foreign markets and occupy a leading position there. What new challenges will Russia’s logistics industry face in coming years? What is the potential for boosting cooperation with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America? What additional technological solutions are needed for sustainable operation in the new logistical realities? What additional measures of support from the state are required?

Moderator
Alexandra Suvorova, Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel

Alexandra Suvorova

Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel

Panellists
Raj Jit Singh Wallia, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, DP World Central Asia
Ruslan Davydov, First Deputy Head, Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation
Arkady Korostelev, President, FESCO
Igor Levitin, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Transport
Ekaterina Lyakhova, Chief Executive Officer, Delo
Veronika Nikishina, General Director, Russian Export Center
Aleksey Shilo, Deputy Managing Director, Head, Centre for Corporate Transport Services (CFTO), Russian Railways

Raj Jit Singh Wallia

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, DP World Central Asia

Ruslan Davydov

First Deputy Head, Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation

Arkady Korostelev

President, FESCO

Igor Levitin

Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Transport

Born on February 21, 1952, in Tsebrikovo, Odessa Region, Ukraine.
1973 – graduated from the Railway Corps and Military Transport School, Leningrad (now St Petersburg).
1983 – graduated from the Military Logistics Support and Transport Academy with a degree in Railway Engineering.
1973–1976 – served on the Transdnestr Railway in the Odessa Military District.
1976–1980 – served in the South Army Group.
1983–1985 – Military Commandant of a railway section and Urgal station on the Baikal-Amur railway line (BAM).
1984 – took part in driving the Golden Spike, when eastern and western sections of the BAM were linked.
1985–1994 – Section Military Commandant, Head of a Military Transport Department and Deputy Head of Military Transport on the Moscow Railway.
1996–2004 – employed at SeverStalTrans.
1998 – Deputy CEO of SeverStalTrans; supervised the transport engineering sector, railway transport and seaport operations.
March 9, 2004 – appointed Transport and Communications Minister.
May 20, 2004 – appointed Transport Minister.
Since May 21, 2012 – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2, 2013 – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation.
Was a member of the Public Council of the Government Commission for the Railway Transport Reform.
Married, with a daughter.

Ekaterina Lyakhova

Chief Executive Officer, Delo

Veronika Nikishina

General Director, Russian Export Center

Panel member (Minister) of commerce in Eurasian Economic Commission since February 2016.
Born 29 April 1968. PhD in Economics, presented a thesis on Managing the access of Russian goods to foreign markets in modern conditions.
Prior to appointment as member of Commission had held a position of assistant to the First Deputy of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Veronika Nikishina held management positions in the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, including Deputy Director of the Department for Trade Negotiations, Head of the Department of American Countries and the Department for Coordination, Development and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activities.
After 17 years of working for the Ministry of Economic Development, Veronika Nikishina has extensive experience in identifying and eliminating various trade barriers, applying trade protection and veterinary, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, as well as experience in international negotiations.
Currently Veronika Nikishina supervises a number of key areas for the Eurasian Economic Union, such as customs tariff and non-tariff regulation, the establishment of preferential trade regimes with third countries (free trade area), and the application of protective measures by the Eurasian Economic Union.
From February 2020 - General Director, Russian Export Center.

Aleksey Shilo

Deputy Managing Director, Head, Centre for Corporate Transport Services (CFTO), Russian Railways

Front row participant
Alexander Osipov, Governor of Trans-Baikal Territory

Alexander Osipov

Governor of Trans-Baikal Territory

Born on September 28, 1969.
1991 – 1995 worked in the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation
1993 graduated from the Institute of the National Economy majoring in Economics and Management, city of Rostov-on-Don
1996 – 2000 CFO, Chairman of the Board of Directors of a large Russian FMCG holding company
2000 graduated from the Stavropol State University with a degree in Law
2001 – 2009 CFO of a number of Russian holding companies: United Panel Group, wood processing; RAO “UES”, regional power supply; ITERA group, heat and power supply; the head of the regional business and investment projects department of a major Russian state bank.
2005 got his MBA from GSIB with the Academy of National Economy majoring in Financial Management
Since 2009 Vice President, Chairman of the Expert Council of the All-Russian Public Organization “Business Russia”
Since 2010 the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the independent power supply company “Energosberezhenie”
Since 2012 he is a member of the Board of Directors of a number of energy supply companies
Since 2013 Assistant Secretary to the Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East
November 26, 2013 appointed Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East
Took part in the successful implementation of investment projects for the establishment and reconstruction of industrial production and electric grid infrastructure.
Married, has a daughter.