Business programme

Adapting economies to climate change and mitigating any negative environment impact remains an important task. Decarbonization is an objective reality for companies that is dictated both by changes in the balance of supply and demand on several markets as well as some of the international restrictions that are being introduced. The carbon trading system is one of the mechanisms used to encourage businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and introduce low-carbon technologies. At the same time, voluntary markets for carbon units have been developed as a way to monetize climate projects that are being implemented by responsible companies. Certain countries have already made some progress in developing a market for carbon credits, however, this is one of the most effective mechanisms for containing climate change and should be actively developed. The infrastructure of carbon markets and carbon credits in different countries is at different stages of development. What are some of the specific aspects of the architecture of the emerging national market for carbon units? What experience do participants in voluntary markets for carbon credits have? What is the potential market volume as part of the Sakhalin experiment and the economic effect for investors? What are the prospects for scaling up regional carbon experiments? What opportunities exist for integrating the national market of carbon units into the market infrastructure in the Eurasian region?

Moderator
Elena Borisenko, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank

Elena Borisenko

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprombank

As the First Vice-President and the Member of the Board, Ms. Borisenko is overseeing the Gazprombank’s Legal Department and responsible for addressing all legal matters encountered by Gazprombank and its group of companies.
Education
Saint Petersburg State University, Law School (2000)
Legal practice
Private legal practice, corporate and commercial law (2000-2008)
Member of Saint-Petersburg Bar Chamber (2001-2008)
State Service
2008 - 2009 - Advisor to the Head of the Federal Registration Service
2009 - 2010 - Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Feb. 2010 - March 2011 – Head of the Department of Legal Aid and Cooperation with Judicial System, Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
2011 - 2012 - Advisor to the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Official Representative of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
2012 - 2015 – Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
Teaching and lecturing
Saint-Petersburg State University, Law School, State and Administrative Law Department (2013-till now)

Panellists
Vyacheslav Alenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region
Pei Wang, Head of Research and Strategy, Unipec (online)
Oksana Gogunskaya, General Director, Kontur
Jean-Claude Knebeler, Head of Sustainable Development Department, International and Comparative Law Research Center (ICLRC)
Pavel Sorokin, First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Archit Srivastava, General Director, Earthood (online)
Bin Hui, Deputy General Director, Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (online)
Ruslan Edelgeriyev, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues

Vyacheslav Alenkov

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region

Jean-Claude Knebeler

Head of Sustainable Development Department, International and Comparative Law Research Center (ICLRC)

Born 16 August 1977 in Luxembourg. Currently based in Moscow, Russian Federation.
Graduated from London School of Economics & Political Science (UK) with BSc. Government & Law, followed by a postgraduate diploma from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (FR). Executive education at the J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (USA).
Prior to taking up his present position, Jean-Claude Knebeler was a Luxembourg career diplomat whose career gave him unique insight into issues of economic development and finance, with a particular focus on emerging markets:
2004-2012
Director general for Trade & Investment Promotion at the Ministry of the Economy & Foreign Trade, Luxembourg. In charge of all strategy to promote exports and attract foreign direct investment, diplomatic advisor to the Minister. Main focus on Russia, China & Middle East.
Member of the Board of Directors of Cargolux International Airlines S.A. (freight airline) and Enovos International S.A. (energy producer and distributor).
2012-2016
Consul General and Executive Director of the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office in New York City. In charge of economic diplomacy in the Eastern half of the United States and Canada, focusing on financial services and innovative technology.
2016-2020
Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Russian Federation. Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Belarus (with residence in Moscow).
Since 09/2020 Head of the Sustainable Development Department, International & Comparative Law Research Centre, Moscow.
Independent member of the Sustainability Council of Gazprombank.
Drawing on experience and a global network of contacts and partners, Mr. Knebeler provides expertise and independent advice on matters related to international aspects of sustainable development, sustainable finance as well as the geopolitical factors affecting international business.

Pavel Sorokin

First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

During the last 3.5 years Pavel Sorokin worked for Morgan Stanley as the Russian Oil & Gas sector lead and Vice President. In 2014-2015 he was ranked one of the best oil & gas sector analysts in Russia and EMEA in Extel and Institutional Investor. Pavel also used to work at Alfa-bank and Unicredit investment banking divisions and had Senior Accountant experience covering Oil & Gas sector at Ernst & Yong. Pavel headed the Ministry of Energy’s “Energy Research Center” at the Russian Energy Agency which provides in-house research and advice to the Ministry of Energy. From March 2018 he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation.

Ruslan Edelgeriyev

Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues

Born on December 4 1974, in Tsentoroi, Shalinsky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR

2001: Graduated from Krasnodar Law Institute under the Interior Ministry, with a degree in Jurisprudence

2010: Graduated from Chechen State University, with a degree in Production Technology and Agricultural Products Processing

2014: Graduated from Kuban State Agricultural University, with a degree in Horticulture

1992–1994: Service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

1994–2004: Service in the law enforcement system

2007–2008: First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic

2008–2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic and Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic

2012–2018: Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic

2018 June 22 – present: Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation


Married, has six children.

Front row participants
Denis Deryushkin, Deputy General Director - Head of Analytical Center, Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Anna Romanovskaya, Director, Yu.A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environment Monitoring

Denis Deryushkin

Deputy General Director - Head of Analytical Center, Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Born on October 20, 1988 in Gorky

Education / Specialty
National Research University Higher School of Economics, "Financial Economics»

Biography
•From 2012 to 2016 worked in the equity research department of Alfa-Bank and Bank of America.
•From 2016 to 2018 held the positions of project Director and Deputy head of the Center of Energy Research of the Russian Energy Agency;
•in September 2018 appointed as a Head of the Center of Energy Research of the Russian Energy Agency: involved in the analysis, preparation of materials and information support for the key activities of the Ministry of Energy.