Programme

In 2018, the national projects ‘Housing and Urban Environment’ and ‘Digital Economy of the Russian Federation’ were adopted to provide a framework for the substantial transformation of Russia’s construction, housing, and utility services sector. The changes will rely on advanced information technologies and platform solutions that provide for collective information management and seamless design as well as the construction and operation of capital construction facilities, which will also be reflected in the draft Strategy for Development of the Construction Industry of the Russian Federation 2030. The most important aspect for the industry should be the formation of effective mechanisms to attract investors to public utility infrastructure facilities as part of the preparation of the Strategy for the Development of the Housing and Utilities Industry of the Russian Federation 2035. This transformation should lead to a significant improvement in the quality of design solutions, minimize construction time and costs, make the industry more transparent, and, most importantly, ensure the quality and safety of capital construction projects throughout their life cycle.

Moderator
Valery Fadeev, Secretary, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

Valery Fadeev

Secretary, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

Date and place of birth: October 10, 1960, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, USSR
1983 – Graduated from Department of Management and Applied Mathematics at Moscow Physics and Technology Institute (MFTI).
1983-1984 – Worked at Almaz Designs.
1984-1986 – Served in the Soviet Army (Strategic Missile Forces).
1986-1988 – Worked as a macroeconomics researcher at the Computer Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
1988-1990 – Worked at the Energy Research Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
1990-1992 – Senior Researcher at the Institute of Market Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
1993-1995 – Deputy Director of the Expert Institute of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
1992-1995 – Expert and Science Editor at Kommersant Weekly.
1995-1998 – Science Editor and First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Expert, a weekly analytical magazine.
1998 – First Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Izvestia.
November 1998 – Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Expert magazine.
July 2006 – Appointed General Director of ZAO Mediaholding Expert.
Offices Held:
Secretary of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
Institute for Societal Projecting (InOP);
Member of Central Staff, All-Russia Popular Front, Head of "Quality of Life" Working Group Member of the Advisory Board;
Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Head of Expert Council at ASI.

Panellists
David Bain, Vice President of Standards, Telecommunications Industry Association
Christophe Castaing, Director of Digital Engineering, Egis
Anna Katamadze, Deputy Head, Federal Treasury
Vladimir Rashevsky, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, SUEK
Erin Roberts, Partner, Global Leader of Engineering and Construction, EY
Arto Raety, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Fortum Corporation
Andrey Chibis, Acting Governor of Murmansk Region
Vadim Shumkov, Acting Governor of the Kurgan Region
Vladimir Yakushev, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

David Bain

Vice President of Standards, Telecommunications Industry Association

Christophe Castaing

Director of Digital Engineering, Egis

Anna Katamadze

Deputy Head, Federal Treasury

Vladimir Rashevsky

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, SUEK

Vladimir was appointed to the Board of SUEK in June 2011.
He began his career in 1992, holding various positions in banking, including Vice-Chairman of the Management Board of Avtobank. In 2000, he joined MDM Bank where he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. In December 2001, he became Chairman of the Management Board. In 2004, he became President of SUEK, and was appointed CEO of the company at the end of that year.
Vladimir is a member of the Board of Directors of Interregional Distribution Grid Company of Siberia.
Vladimir graduated from the Financе Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, majoring in Global Economics. He holds a degree in Economic Science.

Erin Roberts

Partner, Global Leader of Engineering and Construction, EY

Arto Raety

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Fortum Corporation

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications as of 29 February 2016
Born 1955, nationality: Finnish, Lieutenant General (Ret.), Member of the Management Team as of 1 April 2016, Employed by Fortum since 2016
Previous positions:
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Finland, 2011–2015 and Director of the National Defence Policy Unit, 2005–2008
Various positions within Finnish Defence Forces, including, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations at Defence Command, 2009–2010; Chief of Staff at Army Command, 2008–2009; Brigade Commander, Pori Brigade, 2000–2002; Commanding Officer of the Finnish Battalion in KFOR , Kosovo, 2000; Deputy Chief of the International Department, Defence Command, 1997–2000
Director of the National Defence Courses of the Finnish Government, 2003–2004
Finnish Liaison Officer at NATO HQ and PCC SHAPE, Brussels, Belgium, 1994–1997
Key positions of trust:
Chairman of the Board at Destia Oy, 2015–
Member of the Board and Vice Chairman, Destia Oy, 2014–2015
Member of the Board at Ahlström Capital Cleantech Fund I, 2011–
Chairman of the National Security Committee, Finland, 2011–2015
Member of the Emergency Supply Council, 2011–2015.

Andrey Chibis

Acting Governor of Murmansk Region

Born 19 March 1979, in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic.
1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.
21 March 2019: Acting Governor of Murmansk Region

Vadim Shumkov

Acting Governor of the Kurgan Region

Vladimir Yakushev

Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

Front row participant
Gennadiy Shcherbina, General Director, Etalon Group of Companies

Gennadiy Shcherbina

General Director, Etalon Group of Companies

Gennadiy Shcherbina has 14 years of construction industry experience, having started his career with Etalon Group in 2003. He has been in charge of Etalon Group’s St Petersburg operations since 2007. Gennadiy holds a PhD in Economics, and graduated from the Marshal A. A. Grechko Naval Academy and St Petersburg State University for Architecture and Construction.