Qatar Pavilion

Introducing “Invest Qatar” to the Russian business community, discussing priority areas and potential growth areas for further mutually beneficial cooperation between both countries. How can we work together to ensure investment safety? What are the effective strategies in creating an investment ecosystem and favorable conditions for trade? The session will attempt to unfold both countries’ vast, sector-diverse opportunities for businesses, with success journeys shared by participating investors and business partners.

Opening speech by H. E. Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO, IPA Qatar.

Part I: How Russian and Qatari Business Entities Can Support Companies in Their Growth Journey

Moderator
Oleg Chizh, Managing Director, Qatar-Russia Investment and Trade Advisory (QRITA)

Oleg Chizh

Managing Director, Qatar-Russia Investment and Trade Advisory (QRITA)

Oleg Chizh is Deputy Co-CEO of Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF), a $2 billion private equity fund established by the sovereign funds of Russia and China – Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC) – in 2012 to generate competitive returns by investing in opportunities that advance bilateral economic cooperation between Russia and China. Oleg Chizh has over 14 years of global private equity and investment banking experience. Prior to joining RCIF in 2013 and RDIF in 2012, Oleg Chizh was a senior investment professional at international private equity firms Littlejohn & Co and Pier Six Capital in the U.S. He started his career as an investment banker at Rothschild in New York. He graduated from Columbia Business School with an MBA, and from Brandeis University with an M.A. degree in International Economics and Finance and a B.A. degree with High Honors in Economics.

Panellists
Abdulla Al Misnad, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Qatar FreeZone Authority
H.E. Saud Abdulla Al-Attiyah, Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance of Qatar
H.E. Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director, Qatar Financial Centre Authority
H.E. Mr. Saleh bin Majid Al-Khulaifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Qatar
Ekaterina Lukyanova, Partner, Baring Vostok