Programme

In 2019 the construction industry will speed up its transit to a new housing financing mechanism through bank lending and escrow accounts. This will inevitably transform the construction industry and new banking instruments will emerge. Ultimately, the market will become more transparent, developers will become more reliable, and the problem of defrauded homebuyers will be resolved. What are the challenges that the industry will face over the next three years? What could be done to overcome them? Will the new financing mechanism impact construction volumes and its quality? How will bank lending and escrow accounts change developers’ business model? What will competition be like for developers? Will lower risk in the industry drive demand for housing under construction?

Moderator
Alexander Plutnik, Chief Executive Officer, DOM.RF

Alexander Plutnik

Chief Executive Officer, DOM.RF

CEO of the Fund for the Protection of Rights of Citizens Participating in Shared-Equity Construction
2004: Graduated from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
2004–2008: Expert specialist, advisor, counsellor of the Department of Priority National Projects of the Presidential Experts Directorate.
2012: Graduated from Kutafin Moscow State Law University.
2008–2013: Aide to Igor Shuvalov, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; Deputy Head of the Secretariat of Igor Shuvalov, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
2013–2015: State Secretary and Deputy Minister for Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation.
Since 20 April 2015: CEO of AHML (renamed DOM.RF on 2 March 2018).
Since 17 October 2017: CEO of the Fund for the Protection of Rights of Citizens Participating in Shared-Equity Construction (appointed by an order of the Russian Government).
Government awards:
- Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 1st class,
- Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd class,
- Messages of Thanks from the President of the Russian Federation,
- A letter of appreciation from the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

Panellists
Alexander Ivlev, CIS Managing Partner, Deputy Regional Accounts Leader for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Central Asia, EY
Nikolay Nikolaev, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations
Olga Polyakova, Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Head of the Corporate Business Block, Sberbank
Maxim Sokolov, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, LSR Group
Artem Fedorko, Chairman, Bank DOM.RF
Vladimir Yakushev, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

Alexander Ivlev

CIS Managing Partner, Deputy Regional Accounts Leader for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Central Asia, EY

He is actively involved in the work of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Russia. At the 2007 World Economic Forum, Alexander was entered in the list of Young Global Leaders, and in 2009 he was included in the top 100 young leaders in the Russian Presidential Reserve. He is vice president of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Russia.
Alexander is a member of the Expert Council of the Open Innovations Forum, the Executive Committee of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, the Organizing Committee of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Public Council of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. He leads the National Business Initiative’s road map Improving the quality of the regulatory environment for business.
Alexander supervises the Entrepreneur of the Year program in Russia.
Alexander has over twenty years of experience in strategic development, client service and government and corporate affairs.
He is a graduate of Moscow State Linguistic University (1991) and has an EMBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2003).

Nikolay Nikolaev

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations

Olga Polyakova

Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)

Born in 1970 in Moscow.
Education
1995: Graduated from Ordzhonikidze State Academy of Management, economist.
Awarded with honorary diplomas of the Russian Federation Government and Bank of Russia, decoration ‘For Honourable Service at the Bank of Russia’, and other official awards.
1988–2000: held various positions at state and commercial banks.
From 2000 has been working at the Bank of Russia.
2005–2009: Adviser to the Bank of Russia Chief Auditor.
In 2009 was appointed deputy director of the Internal Auditing Department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
2011–2014: Director of the Internal Auditing Department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
From December 2014: Head of the Bank of Russia Main Branch for the Central Federal District.
From December 16, 2016: Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.
In the banking system: 28 years, of which 17 years at the Bank of Russia.
Member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors (appointed on 2 December 2016).

Anatoly Popov

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Head of the Corporate Business Block, Sberbank

Professional Experience
In 1994–1996, worked his way up from Key Accounts Manager to Branch Director in Septima Trade House, the leading distributor of Mars, Cadbury in the region.
In 1997–2001, received a position of Sales Representative in Wrigley (Tumen, Novosibirsk), then, took the position of Regional Sales Manager in the West Siberian Region. Appointed Sales Department Head in a distributor company in the Omsk branch.
In 2002–2009, worked as Regional Director of Sales at SunInBev in the Novosibirsk office. Moved to Moscow and took the position of Senior Vice-President of Sales. Then, he was invited as General Manager to Bulgaria, where he worked till March 2009. Then, he returned to Russia and took the position of Chief Operations and Commercial Officer.
In 2010, appointed Chief Executive Officer of VimpelCom in Kazakhstan.
In 2018, appointed Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board in Sberbank.
Education
Graduated from the School of Applied Informatics and Mathematics at the Novosibirsk State University. In 1995–1997, continued his education at the School of Economics and Management at the Novosibirsk State University. Received Wharton InBev Degree of the International development programme in INSEAD on Corporate Finance and LEAP, Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice programme (Singapore and Paris).

Maxim Sokolov

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, LSR Group

Born in 1968.
Education:
In 1991, he graduated from the Economics Faculty of St Petersburg State University, majoring in Political Economy, Ph. D. in Economics.
Experience:
In 1991–1993 — Teacher in the Economics Faculty of St Petersburg State University.
In 1992–1993 — Commercial agent of Frezi Grant JSC.
In 1993–1999 — General Director of Rossi CJSC.
In 1999–2004 — General Director of Corporation S LLC.
In 2004–2009 — Chairman of the Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects of the Government of St Petersburg.
In 2009 — Member of the Government of St Petersburg, Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade.
In 2009–2012 — Director of the Department of Industry and Infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation.
In 2012–2018 — Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
June-August 2018 — Chairman of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Board of Directors of LSR Group.
Since August 2018 — Chairman of the Executive Committee, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of LSR Group.
Current State Adviser of the Russian Federation of second class.
List of honors and awards received: Order «For Merit to the Fatherland» 4th degree, Order
of Honour, Medal of the Order «For Merit to the Fatherland» 2nd degree, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation.
Mr. Sokolov also received numerous insignias for services to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Artem Fedorko

Chairman, Bank DOM.RF

Vladimir Yakushev

Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation