The SME Forum

Tourism is firmly among the priorities of the Russian government. A national project "Tourism and Hospitality Industry" has been outlined, and a number of measures have been proposed to support the industry, such as tourist and children's holiday cashback schemes, VAT reduction in the hotel sector, and grant support for entrepreneurial initiatives. Today it is important to prioritize and determine the rules of the game for all participants in the industry, as well as create conditions for attracting additional investment, creating new jobs and improving the quality of tourist services. The Russian tourism industry can and must offer tourists a wonderful experience and an excellent holiday at a reasonable price. What proposals to change the fiscal, regulatory, and administrative burdens on the tourism industry participants are there now? What should be the basis for fair competition in the market and the overall improvement of the industry? How can investors be encouraged to build quality domestic and inbound tourism facilities? How is private initiative and small business developing in tourism? What are some examples of the most successful regional government-business work?

Moderator
Tatyana Dmitrova, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, TourDom.ru Professional Portal – Banko Service Project

Tatyana Dmitrova

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, TourDom.ru Professional Portal – Banko Service Project

Panellists
Lyubov Voronina, Head of International Projects, Sletat.ru
Roman Eremyan, Head of the Center for Strategic Analysis and Development, Union of Tourism and Hospitality
Aleksey Kozhevnikov, General Director, Konstruktor Puteshestvij LLC
Elena Lysenkova, Deputy Head, Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm)
Julia Mokhova, Deputy Director, Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and National Policy of the Government of the Russian Federation

Lyubov Voronina

Head of International Projects, Sletat.ru

Roman Eremyan

Head of the Center for Strategic Analysis and Development, Union of Tourism and Hospitality

Aleksey Kozhevnikov

General Director, Konstruktor Puteshestvij LLC

Born on January 18, 1974 in Novomoskovsk, Tula Region of Russia. 1997: graduated from the Moscow Technological University (MIREA), international department of computer science. From 1997: executive PR positions in big Russian and overseas companies. From 2001: Vice-President of Titan Group, Deputy General Director of Arkhangelsk Paper and Pulp Mill (PPM). 2004 to 2008: Vice-President for Development of VMP Corp. Group. September 2008 to January 2011:s Assistant Director of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, member of the government working group for optimizing the functions and powers of federal authorities (Administrative Reform). Member of the working group for lifting administrative barriers in the construction industry. January 2011 to May 2011: Aide to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. June 2011 to May 2012: Deputy General Director, ETC Moscow City Architecture Committee, advisor to Deputy Moscow Mayor for Urban Development and Construction. May 2012 to August 2014: Chairman of the Board, Private Technologies.September 2014 to May 2016: advisor to the General Director of Oboronstroy, JSC (Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation), Deputy Director of the Property Administration Directorate. Since June 2016: CEO of Konstruktor Puteshestviy, LLC (partner of the OPORA Rossii project), and Biblio Globus.

Elena Lysenkova

Deputy Head, Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm)

Since 2000, Elena has been involved in the development and operational management of projects in the hospitality industry in Russia, the CIS and Europe.
She has created the concept of hotel chains development and supervised the launch of hotels throughout the country and abroad, was engaged in projects consulting in the hotel and tourism sector, and implemented more than 4,000 projects of various scales under International and Russian brands.
Currently, Elena is engaged in the development of domestic and inbound tourism in the Federal Agency for Tourism.

Julia Mokhova

Deputy Director, Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and National Policy of the Government of the Russian Federation

Front row participants
Nellya Gavina, Director, "Roza Vetrov Ural" Travel Company
Oleg Ermolaev, Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Republic of Karelia
Vladislav Zhukovich, Vice President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business OPORA RUSSIA
Olga Khomova, General Director, State Academic Capella in St. Petersburg

Nellya Gavina

Director, "Roza Vetrov Ural" Travel Company

Oleg Ermolaev

Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Republic of Karelia

Vladislav Zhukovich

Vice President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business OPORA RUSSIA

Olga Khomova

General Director, State Academic Capella in St. Petersburg