Business programme

A unique opportunity has emerged for Russia in terms of its economic sovereignty and the development of new integration ties. Business might be experiencing change, but the economy will end up in a strong position. Achieving the six top-priority goals set out by the President is vital: taking collaboration with key partners to a deeper level, strengthening technological sovereignty and the exponential growth of manufacturing, financial sovereignty, the rapid development of infrastructure, reducing poverty and inequality, and protecting motherhood. What is the role and extent of responsibility of business in resolving the challenges for Russia’s development? Is there any domestic capital and how can it be used for the good of the country? Which investment policy will bring about the biggest growth in prosperity and quality of life?

Moderator
Vladimir Solovyev, Journalist, Anchor on the Television Show "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov"

Vladimir Solovyev

Journalist, Anchor on the Television Show "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov"

Vladimir Solovyov (born October 10, 1963) – journalist, radio and television presenter. Graduated MISIS and did postgraduate studies at Institute of World Economics and Public Relations, holds PhD in Economics. In the early 1990s lived and worked in the US.
Between 1997 and 2010 hosted Solovyinie Treli on Serebryaniy Dozhd radio. Works on TV since 1999 where hosted a variety of shows such as Process (ORT), Strasti po Solovyevu (TNT), Zavtrak s Solovyevim and Solovyinaya Noch (TV-6), Smotrite Kto Prishel and Poedinok (TVC), Apelsinovy Sok and K Bar’eru (NTV). Since September, 2010 hosts Poedinok and Voskresny Vecher on Russia-1 TV channel and polniy Kontakt on Vesti FM radio.
Solovyev wrote a number of books, such as Emprie of Corruption, Enemies of Russia, Manipulations. Attack and Defend, We’re Russians. God is with Us, Putin. Medvedyev. What’s Next? Solovyev vs. Solovyev, Putin. Guidebook for the Empathetic, Russian Roulette, and others.
Delivers one-man shows at MKHAT in Moscow twice a year as well as public performances in St Petersburg and all over Russia and lectures and trainings for top-management of Russian companies.
Married, has 8 children.

Panellists
Musa Bazhaev, President, Alliance Group
Kirill Lipa, General Director, Transmashholding
Yury Maksimov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Positive Technologies
Igor Shuvalov, Chairman, VEB.RF
Nazim Efendiev, Chief Executive Officer, Management Company METALLOINVEST

Kirill Lipa

General Director, Transmashholding

Kirill Lipa - born on July 24, 1971 in Moscow, graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy in 1994.
Since 2015 Kirill Lipa has been the CEO of JSC Transmashholding, one of the world leaders in the development and production of rolling stock for mainline and urban rail transport.
Chairman of the Committee for Transport Machine Building to the Russian Engineering Union.
Chairman of the Expert Council for Transport Machine Building Development to the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade.
Awarded with the Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation for achievements in creating advanced models of rolling stock for mainline and urban rail transport.
Awarded with the M.T. Kalashnikov Medal of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade for outstanding achievements in the sphere of industry.

Yury Maksimov

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Positive Technologies

Igor Shuvalov

Chairman, VEB.RF

Born on 4 January 1967 in Bilibino, Magadan Region.

1993, Lomonosov Moscow State University, degree: Lawyer; major: Jurisprudence.

Professional Background:
1984–1985, laboratory technician, Ekos Research Institute.
1985–1987, compulsory military service in the Soviet Army.
1993, attaché, Legal Department, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1993–1995, Senior Legal Adviser, ALM Consulting; from 1995, Managing Partner, ALM.
1997, Head of the Department for the State Register of Federal Property, Russian State Committee for State Property Management.
1998, Deputy Minister of State Property.
1998–2000, Chairman of the Russian Federal Property Fund.
2000–2003, Minister of the Russian Federation as the Government Chief of Staff.
2003, Aide to the Russian President.
2003–2004, Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation.
2004, Aide to the Russian President.
From 2005, sherpa for the G8.
From 2008, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
On 24 May 2018 Igor Shuvalov was appointed as Chairman of Vnesheconombank.

Nazim Efendiev

Chief Executive Officer, Management Company METALLOINVEST

Graduate of the Military Institute of Foreign Languages, the Academy of National Economy (MBA programme) and Kingston University in the UK (specialised international management programme), and completed the advanced management programme at IESE Business School of the University of Navarra.

Since April 2020 - Chief Executive Officer of Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC
03.2012 - 05.2020 - First Deputy CEO, Sales Director of Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC
2011- 2012 - Deputy CEO, Government Relations Director of Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC
2010 - 2011 - Managing Director at Ural Steel JSC
2009 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Uralmash Machine-Building Corporation JSC
2007- 2009 - CEO of Uralmash Machine-Building Corporation JSC
2007- CEO of Uralmashzavod JSC
2006- 2007 - Executive Director of Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC
2004- 2006 - CEO of Ural Steel JSC
2002 - 2004 – Marketing Director at NOSTA JSC (Ural Steel JSC)
1996 - 2002 – Worked at Siberian Aluminium, as the Deputy Commercial Director of the Sayan Aluminium Plant, the Director of the Trading House of Samara Metallurgical Plant, Chief of the rolling division at Russian Aluminium

Recipient of the title of Honorary Metallurgist (2014), the Badge of Honour for Labour and the Fatherland (2015), the Medal for Merit to the Fatherland 2nd Class (2017), a letter of appreciation from the Governor of the Belgorod region (2019), the medal "300 Years of the College of Mining of Russia" (2019).