The SME Forum

Since 2019, social entrepreneurship has been recognized and supported by legislation in Russia, providing special measures of state support and non-governmental funds for social entrepreneurs. However, creating a successful social business can be challenging. It requires finding a balance between profitability and social responsibility, securing affordable funding, addressing daily business challenges, and establishing unique approaches to employee and customer relationships. During the session, the winners of the Ministry of Economic Development My Good Business Award will share their inspiring stories of business development. Additionally, experts will engage in discussions about the social business landscape in the Russian Federation, available support measures, and the most sought-after social entrepreneurship support programs. They will also shed light on the valuable contributions that businesses can make to the development of social institutions. How can social businesses be effectively created and developed? What strategies can be employed to establish a sustainable relationship between the state, business, and society? What specific practices and activities contribute to the growth and advancement of social entrepreneurship?

Moderator
Sergey Golubev, Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Fund

Sergey Golubev

Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Fund

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Head of the Committee for Social Entrepreneurship of OPORA RUSSIA, member of the Expert Council of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in Innovation, Head of the Federal Acceleration Program for Social Entrepreneurship “Social Innovations”.
Since 2003 he has been actively involved in the development of the ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation. For the first time the technology of accelerating socially significant entrepreneurial projects was developed jointly with the Omsk Social Innovation Center in 2011–2013. Subsequently highly customized accelerating technology has become the basis for the Federal Acceleration Program for Social Entrepreneurship “Social Innovations” that is being implemented in Moscow city, Moscow, Rostov and Perm regions. Since 2015 he has been developing incubation programs for non-profit organizations conductive to strengthening their financial stability and their inclusion in social services market.
As the Head of a working group under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation which evaluates practices of Social Innovation Centers and Resource Centers for non-profit organizations, Sergey is actively involved in the development of guidelines for improving the social entrepreneurship and non-profit organizations support network.

Panellists
Yuliya Zhigulina, Managing Director, Our Future Foundation for Regional Social Programmes
Tatyana Ilyushnikova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Natalia Makarevich, Deputy Head of the Tambov Region
Vladimir Stroev, Rector, State University of Management

Yuliya Zhigulina

Managing Director, Our Future Foundation for Regional Social Programmes

Tatyana Ilyushnikova

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Born on June 2, 1976.

1998 — graduated from Polzunov Altai State Technical University .

PhD in Economics.

1998 - 2002 — worked in operating companies.

2002 - 2012 — holding various positions in the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

2012 - 2020 — Administrative Assistant, Deputy Head of Expert Administration of the Russian Presidential Executive Office.

February 11, 2020 — appointed Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Awarded Second Class Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and Certificate of Appreciation of the President of Russia.

Natalia Makarevich

Deputy Head of the Tambov Region

Vladimir Stroev

Rector, State University of Management