Business programme

The energy transition is the answer that many countries have to the global problem of combating climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021 had a negative impact on the low-carbon energy sector, but nuclear and renewable energy were able to quickly recover and resume growth, particularly in Asia. However, the escalation in global tensions that has taken place in 2022 casts doubt on the ambitious strategies and plans for an accelerated transition to green energy. Nevertheless, analysts have every reason to believe that low-carbon energy will once again regain its momentum in the long term thanks to regulation in numerous countries, the scaling up of technologies and a decline in costs. How will low-carbon energy develop in the short term? What prospects do the world’s leading organizations and energy experts see for the development of renewable energy and nuclear energy? Which regions will drive their development? How will they develop in countries that are already rich with conventional hydrocarbons?

Moderator
Alexey Kulapin, General Director, Russian Energy Agency (REA) of the Ministry of Energy of Russia

Alexey Kulapin

General Director, Russian Energy Agency (REA) of the Ministry of Energy of Russia

Panellists
Alparslan Bayraktar, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey
Roman Berdnikov, First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, RusHydro
Tatiana Zavyalova, Senior Vice President for ESG, Sberbank
Andrey Klepach, Chief Economist, VEB.RF
Kirill Komarov, First Deputy General Director, Director of the Development and International Business Unit, ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation
Alexander Pankin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Pavel Snikkars, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Sukhov, General Director, Analytical Credit Rating Agency
Evegeny Fyodorov, Vice President – Head of the Energy Division, Norilsk Nickel

Alparslan Bayraktar

Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey

Roman Berdnikov

First Deputy General Director, Member of the Management Board, RusHydro

Roman Nikolayevich Berdnikov was born August 14, 1973. In 1998 he graduated from Moscow Power Engineering Institute with a specialization in ‘Electric power plants’. Between 1997 and 1998 – working as senior electric fitter in Mosenergo, OJSC. In 1998 – 1999 – specialist in Department for tariffs and technical/economic indicators, Central Control AdministrationUES , OJSC. In 1999 – 2002 – specialist in RDC FOREM Department, leading specialist in Power market development department, RAO UES of Russia, OJSC. In 2002 – 2009 – senior specialist, head of department, deputy manager, Strategic planning department, head of Client and market interaction department, Director for development and client interaction, FGC UES, OJSC. October 2009 – elected member of board of management FGC UES, OJSC. In 2010 – 2013 – Deputy Chairman of the Board, First Deputy Chairman of the Board, FGC UES, OJSC. Since 2013 – First deputy General Director, Rosseti, PJSC.

Tatiana Zavyalova

Senior Vice President for ESG, Sberbank

Andrey Klepach

Chief Economist, VEB.RF

Pavel Snikkars

Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Sukhov

General Director, Analytical Credit Rating Agency

Mikhail was appointed as the ACRA CEO in April 2020. In 2016–2018, he was Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank’s management board. Mikhail Sukhov worked at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation from 1993 through 2016, where he held a number of positions, including four years as Deputy Governor. Mikhail is a professor of the Banking Institution of Russia’s Higher School of Economics. He graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, holds a PhD in Economic Sciences, and is an Honored Economist of the Russian Federation.

Evegeny Fyodorov

Vice President – Head of the Energy Division, Norilsk Nickel

Front row participants
Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Oleg Khorokhordin, Head of the Altai Republic

Valery Seleznev

First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Oleg Khorokhordin

Head of the Altai Republic

Born on April, 3, 1972.
In 1999 graduated from the economics department of the Altai academy of economics and law, in 2000 graduated from the government department of the same academy. Graduate of the Presidential Program for Training Management Personnel.
From 2006 to 2011 – held several positions in the Presidential Executive Office.
From 2012 to 2019 – Council chair of the GLONASS non-profit partnership.
From 2012 to 2019 – held several positions in the Executive Office of the Government of the Russian Federation.
On March 20, 2019 President of the Russian Federation appointed Mr.Khorokhordin as the interim Head of the Altai Republic. On September 8, 2019 he was elected as the Head of the Altai Republic.