Business programme

The Covid-19 pandemic has not just affected Russia – it has left every country in dire straits. If global markets were strained before the crisis, they will become increasingly fraught with difficulties. That is why, along with implementing urgent support measures, Russia should preserve select market niches and retain its leading position in many areas of technological development that are deemed crucial to its economic stability and national security. This essentially involves systemically important verticals that have accumulated manufacturing capabilities and skills that are already supporting the launch of competitive high-tech manufacturing with significant export potential. Moreover, these verticals are at the heart of the civilian and military-industrial markets, producing goods for civilian, military and dual-use purposes. The military and industrial verticals have a long history, and remain a driver of high-tech manufacturing. The development of systemically important verticals involves drawing on various support measures, from direct budgetary financing and regulation to short-term extrabudgetary financing of infrastructure projects that involve diverse mechanisms and financing instruments. Who are the potential investors and beneficiaries? What needs to be done to make investing in systemically important verticals favourable and convenient, not only for Russian businesses but foreign partners? What can help strengthen the export potential of Russian high-tech goods?

Moderator
Andrey Sharonov, President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Andrey Sharonov

President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Andrei Sharonov joined Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO in September 2013 as Dean, having left the position of Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in Moscow City Government.Born in 1964 in Ufa, Andrei Sharonov graduated as an engineer from Ufa State Aviation Technical University and as a lawyer from Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; in 1994 obtained his PhD in Social Studies.From 1989 to 1991 a Member of the Soviet Parliament, Congress of People’s deputies of the USSR; till 1996 chaired the Russian Federal Committee (Ministry) on Youth Affairs.In 1996-2007 occupied the positions of Deputy Minister, State Secretary and First Deputy Minister at Economics Development Ministry of Russian Federation.In the period from 2007 till 2010, Managing Director and the Board of Directors’ Chairman for Troika Dialog (Private Investment Company).Board Member for OJSC NOVATEK, ALROSA Group, Bank of Moscow OJSC, OJSC Sovcomflot, MC NefteTransService LLC and JSC Eco-System Management Company.As of December 22, 2010, by appointment of Moscow City Mayor Decree, Andrei Sharonov served at Moscow City Government as Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in charge of budgeting, industrial and city business development, regional rate regulations as well as competition and public retail and procurement policy, trade and services.Since 2012, Andrei Sharonov is heading Executive Committees of Moscow Urban Forum and Open Innovations Forum.Andrei Sharonov received 2009 “Aristos” Awards as “Independent Director” and “Director of the Year”; the Person of the Year in Business Reputation for 2012.Andrei Sharonov was awarded with the Order of Honour and granted the title of “Honoured Economist of Russian Federation”.

Panellists
Yury Borisov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
Igor Rudenia, Governor of Tver Region
Aleksey Uchenov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Petr Fradkov, Chairman, Promsvyazbank

Yury Borisov

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation

Igor Rudenia

Governor of Tver Region

Aleksey Uchenov

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Petr Fradkov

Chairman, Promsvyazbank

Front row participants
Andrey Bokarev, President, Transmashholding; Chairman of the Board of Directors, UK Kuzbassrazrezugol
Alexander Brechalov, Head of the Udmurt Republic
Mikhail Karisalov, Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, SIBUR
Alan Lushnikov, Main Shareholder, Kalashnikov Concern
Dmitry Mazepin, General Director, URALCHEM
Stefan Mecha, General Director, Volkswagen Group Rus
Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tube Metallurgical Company (TMK); President, Sinara Group
Alexey Rakhmanov, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Andrey Bokarev

President, Transmashholding; Chairman of the Board of Directors, UK Kuzbassrazrezugol

Alexander Brechalov

Head of the Udmurt Republic

In 1994, he graduated with academic distinction from the Krasnodar Highest Military School (Military Institute) named after General of the Army S.M. Shtemenko. In 1999, he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Law named after O.E. Kutafin. In 1994-1996 he was a deputy chief of the custodial service at the Chkalovskiy garrison (special air division). In 1996-1999 – lawyer at TV-6 Media.In 1999-2000 – lawyer at the Alfa Bank.In 2001-2002 – head of the legal division at the Uniastrum Bank.In 2002-2003 – director of the legal department at the Uniastrum Bank. In 2003-2006 – Director General at the LLC “Uniastrum Consulting”. In 2006-2011 – President of the Executive office at the LLC “VBO Consulting”.In 2011-2013 – President of the LLC “VBO Consult”.In 2013-2014 – President of the Russian National Non-Governmental Organization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses “OPORA RUSSIA”. Since 2014 until 2017 – First Vice-President of the Russian National Non-Governmental Organization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses “OPORA RUSSIA”. According to the Fund “Institute of Economic, Social and Political Studies”, he is at the top of the ISEPI-2016 List of the Most Promising Politicians and Public Figures in Russia. On 10 September 2017 Alexander Brechalov was elected head of the Udmurt Republic

Mikhail Karisalov

Chairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, SIBUR

Year of birth: 1973.
1998: Graduated from the Russian Civil Service Academy under the President of the Russian Federation, where he majored in State and Municipal Management
2009: Graduated from the West-Siberian Institute for the Humanities, where he majored in State and Municipal Management
2010: Completed professional retraining course Chemical Technology of Natural Energy Sources and Carbon Materials at Tyumen State Oil and Gas University
2003–2005: Various positions at OAO AK SIBUR, including Advisor to the President, Director of Procurement, Head of Logistics and Capital Construction
2005–2006: Various positions at OAO SIBUR Holding, including Head of Logistics and Capital Construction and Head of Hydrocarbon Feedstock Department
2006–2008: General Director of OAO SiburTyumenGaz 2006–2011: Vice-President – Head of Hydrocarbon Feedstock Department at the Management Company OOO SIBUR
Since 2007: Member of the Management Board of PJSC SIBUR Holding 2009–2012: General Director of OOO Tobolsk-Polymer
2011–2012: Executive Director of the Management Company OOO SIBUR
Since 2016: Chief Operating Officer of OOO SIBUR.
Since 2018: Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of OOO SIBUR.

Alan Lushnikov

Main Shareholder, Kalashnikov Concern

Dmitry Mazepin

General Director, URALCHEM

Born in 1968. Graduate of Minsk Suvorov Military School and Moscow State Institute of International relations (Department of Economics). From the middle 1990s Mr. Mazepin held the top management positions in large companies such as Tyumen oil company, Nizhnevartovskneftegas, Kuzbassugol Coal company. From 2002 till 2003 Mr. Mazepin held the position of Chief Executive Officer of AK SIBUR. Since 2007, Dmitry Mazepin is Chairman of the Board of Directors of URALCHEM.

Stefan Mecha

General Director, Volkswagen Group Rus

Stefan Mecha studied Economics in Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany
He holds a Global Executive MBA from Insead Business School
In 1995 Stefan Mecha started working for Sixt Leasing AG in Car Mobility Consulting
Since 1997 he had been working in Daimler AG: he was a Special Account Manager (Fleet) in MCC smart and then held various management positions in Financial Services. In 2001 he was appointed General Manager of Daimler Fleet Management in Europe
In 2002 he joined Board Management of e-Sixt AG as Vice President of International Sales
In 2005 Stefan Mecha started his career in Volkswagen AG as Regional Director Sales of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Western Europe
After that he held different positions in Sales within the Volkswagen Group in Europe and in the Middle East
In 2016 Stefan Mecha was appointed Member of the Volkswagen Board in South Africa and Managing Director of the Sales company
Since 2018 he held the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing in the South America Region at Volkswagen Brazil
Since 2021 Stefan Mecha is appointed as СEO of Volkswagen Group Rus

Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tube Metallurgical Company (TMK); President, Sinara Group

Russian businessman, born in 1964, graduated from Kirov Urals Polytechnic Institute in 1986. PhD in Technical Sciences, Doctor of Economics. Authored 4 monographs and over 70 scientific papers.
Heading TMK since 2002, Chairman of the Board of Directors at TMK and Sinara Group since 2005. Formerly held key positions at various Russian metal and pipe companies.
Member of the Management Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, member of the Management Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, president of Non-Profit Partnership Russian Steel, Сhairman of the Supervisory Committee of Ural Federal University, Board member at Worldsteel and Industry Development Fund.
Mr. Pumpyanskiy was awarded a second class Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, a forth class Order for Merit to the Fatherland and Order of Honour, is a Russian Government prize winner in Science and Technology, was conferred an Honorary Metallurgist title.

Alexey Rakhmanov

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, United Shipbuilding Corporation

Alexey Rakhmanov was born on July 18, 1964. In 1986 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 2003 he graduated from the School of Business at the University of Chicago with a degree of Master of Business Administration. In the early stages of his career, he held various positions in the public and private entities. In 1996 he joined international auditing and consulting firm Ernst & Young where he worked until 2002. Between 2002 and 2008 he served as Director for Strategy and Business Development at JSC Severstal-Auto. In July 2008 he was appointed Director of the Department of Automotive Industry and Agricultural Machinery at Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, and in March 2012 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. Since June 2014 he has been President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
Alexey Rakhmanov is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SPbSMTU), Chairman of the Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Equipment Committee of the Russian Engineering Union, Member of the Russian Engineering Union Management Board.