Business programme

The departure of major international IT companies from the Russian market and Western sanctions have raised the issue of achieving technological independence of Russia as soon as possible. Now the share of foreign software in key sectors of the economy and social sphere is unacceptably high. Efforts to achieve such independence are already underway; in particular, strategies for digital transformation in 13 key sectors of the economy and the social sphere have been approved. At the same time, work on turning domestic high-tech solutions, including software, into global leaders should be carried out in parallel. Successful implementation of both strategies – import substitution and import advancement – is possible only with the cooperation of big business and the government. Are all industries technologically prepared to replace ready-made foreign solutions with domestic developments? How long will it take to completely switch to domestic digital solutions? What problems do domestic businesses face when scaling their projects in foreign markets? How is the process of cooperation between developers and consumers of domestic software structured? What state support measures do companies need to fully transition to domestic digital solutions and increase exports of such solutions?

Opening Speech
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Moderator
Maksut Shadaev, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation

Maksut Shadaev

Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation

Born in 1979 in Moscow

2004: Graduated from Moscow State Social University, now Russian State Social University

1999-2004: Held managerial positions in the IT and communications sector, including at IBC Group where he headed the internet solutions division’s business development department and also worked as Director for Business Development.

2004: Advisor to the Minister and Director of the Department of State Programmes, Infrastructure Development and Use of Constrained Resources at the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Russian Federation.

2008: Assistant to the Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation. Oversaw the organisation of the work of the Russian Presidential Council for Information Society Development.

February 2009: Listed among the top 100 members of the Management Personnel Pool under the Russian President’s Patronage.

2012: Advisor to the Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

2014: Minister of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of the Moscow Region.

2016: Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow Region.

September 2018: Vice President for Digital Platforms at Rostelecom.

February 2019: Combined this position with that of RT Labs Director General.

21 January 2020: Appointed Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation by Presidential Executive Order.

Panellists
Sergey Aleksandrovskiy, General Director, Aeroflot
Maxim Basov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ROS AGRO PLC
Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Alexey Kornya, Executive Director, Deputy General Director, Magnit
Andrey Ryumin, General Director, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosseti

Maxim Basov

Chairman of the Board of Directors, ROS AGRO PLC

Born on 8 May 1975 in Moscow. Graduated from New York University. Degrees in economics and finance, international business, philosophy. Previous job experience: Citibank, Renaissance Capital, McKinsey, Severstal, Interpipe. 2006-2009 Head in Metalloinvest.In April 2011 Ros Agro PLC, the Holding company of Rusagro Group, became public. GDRs of Ros Agro PLC are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Rusagro has become the largest independent food company in the Russian Federation in sales, profit and market capitalization. From November 2014 GDRs of ROS AGRO PLC (ISIN - US7496552057) have been admitted to trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange in section "first level" quotation list. In 2014 Rusagro’s revenue reached 59 bln roubles. Rusagro produces sugar, pork, vegetable oil, sauces, margarines, grains and oilseeds. The Company employs about 10 th people. The Company’s businesses are located in Belgorod, Tambov, Voronezh, Samara, Sverlovsk regions and Primorsky Krai.Rusagro plans to build pig complexes, sugar and aquaculture production in Primorsk area. Rusagro exports to China sunflower and soya oils and meals, plans to export grains, soya and margarines.

Alexander Vedyakhin

First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Graduate degree (with honors) in Economics and Global Economy from Volgograd State Technical University
Candidate of Economic Sciences (PhD)
Between 1999 and 2008, Alexander Vedyakhin worked in a Volgograd branch of Sberbank of Russia, where he advanced from senior cashier-controller to deputy branch manager
2008-2012 – First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank in Ukraine
In 2012-2015, Alexander Vedyakhin was a member of the Executive Board and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in Sberbank-owned DenizBank (Turkey)
In 2015-2018, he held the position of Senior Vice President of Sberbank, CRO of Sberbank Group
Since June 2018 — member of the Executive Board, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, responsible for Retail Business, Corporate and Investment Business, Wealth Management (Insurance), Sales Network, Problem Assets
Besides core business, Mr Vedyakhin supervises and coordinates the work of Sberbank’s AI Lab, various data science units, and a number of other innovation-related activities

Alexey Kornya

Executive Director, Deputy General Director, Magnit

Andrey Ryumin

General Director, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosseti

Born on June 12, 1980
In 2002, Andrey Ryumin graduated with honors from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
In 2004, he earned a Candidate of Science degree in Economics from the Market Economy Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In 2002–2011, he held managerial positions at leading Russian investment and industrial companies.
From 2011, he was the First Deputy Director General of United Energy Company. In 2013, he was appointed as the Director General of United Energy Company.
In 2014–2016, he worked in business.
In 2016–2017, he was an independent director and a member of the Board of Directors of Mosenergo.
In 2018–2021, he was the Director General of Rosseti Lenenergo (formerly, LENENERGO).
On January 14, 2021, Andrey Ryumin was elected as a member of the Management Board of ROSSETI and appointed as the Acting Director General and Chairman of the Management Board of ROSSETI.

His awards include the Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland (2nd Class) and letters of honor and gratitude from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Governor of Saint Petersburg, and the Governor of the Leningrad Region.