Press event programme

‘Land Restoration and Combating Desertification and drought resilience’.

Moderator
Vladimir Mikheev, Press Secretary, Communication Specialist

Participants
Nadezhda Dementyeva, Regional liaison officer with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Oleg Kobyakov, Director, Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vladimir Kuznetsov, Director of the United Nations Information Center in Moscow
Vladimir Moshkalo, Head of UNEP Representative Office in Russia
Elena Myakotnikova, Member of the Executive Committee, Director of Sustainable Development, RUSAL
Ruslan Pashayev, Minister of Agriculture and Fishing Industry of the Astrakhan Region
Sergey Rybakov, General Director, Foundation “Nature and People”

Nadezhda Dementyeva

Regional liaison officer with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Oleg Kobyakov

Director, Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Vladimir Kuznetsov

Director of the United Nations Information Center in Moscow

Vladimir Moshkalo

Head of UNEP Representative Office in Russia

Elena Myakotnikova

Member of the Executive Committee, Director of Sustainable Development, RUSAL

Born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Territory.
She graduated from Ordzhonikidze State Management Academy in “Global Economics”.
1993–1995: Finance Director, AOZT Salvis.
1995–2000: Various posts at Arthur Andersen / Ernst and Young.
2000–2009: Financial controller, head of internal audit, Finance Director, Sonic Duo (MegaFon Moscow).
2009–2010: Vice-President of Finance, OOO Holding Company Rosgosstrakh.
2010–2012: Worked for AFK Sistema (Executive Vice-President for finance and investments at OAO AFK Sistema, Deputy General Director, head of finance, investments, and economics at OAO RTI).
2012: Adviser to the Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.
2013–2017: Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.
She holds the Russian Federation Civil Service grade rank of Third Class Active State Adviser of the Russian Federation.
Since April 25, 2017: Corporate Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

Sergey Rybakov

General Director, Foundation “Nature and People”