Business programme

The year 2023 marks the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on economic cooperation, as well as the 5th anniversary of the Russia–ASEAN Strategic Partnership. The ongoing structural transformation of the global economy necessitates a higher degree of integration and interaction within these associations, thereby expanding the potential for cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and ASEAN on the international stage. This aspect remains at the forefront of the dialogue between these integration associations, with the aim of creating additional incentives to deepen and diversify cooperation across all aspects of the trade and economic agenda. These areas include the circular economy, energy efficiency, industry, food security, logistics, digital technologies, and tourism. By establishing closer contacts between the EAEU and individual ASEAN countries, including the negotiation of free trade agreements, mutual trade is boosted and ties between business communities are strengthened. What are the emerging opportunities for cooperation between the EAEU and ASEAN in the new economic reality? What is the envisioned economic cooperation between these two associations by the year 2030? How can digital transformation play a role in addressing pressing issues within the joint integration agenda? Which infrastructure projects, including areas such as transportation, logistics, digital advancements, and international settlements, will contribute to the growth of trade and economic ties between the member states of the two integration alliances?

Moderator
Ivan Polyakov, Chairman, Russia–ASEAN Business Council

Ivan Polyakov

Chairman, Russia–ASEAN Business Council

Panellists
Igor Bailen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the Russian Federation
Denis Butsayev, General Director, Russian Environmental Operator Public Law Company
Sergey Glazyev, Member of the Board, Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics, Eurasian Economic Commission
Evgeny Zagaynov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the ASEAN (online)
Kan Zaw, Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Vladimir Ilichev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council; Chairman, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) (online)
Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (online)

Igor Bailen

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the Russian Federation

Denis Butsayev

General Director, Russian Environmental Operator Public Law Company

Born 07.03.1977. City of birth Moscow. Education: Graduated from Kutafin Moscow State Law University in 1999 in Law. Family: Divorced. Father of two. Work experience:1998–2004: lawyer, head of legal at IBM EE/A, IBM EMEA. 2004–2005: head of legal for CIS and Eastern Europe at Hewlett Packard LLC, Hewlett Packard LLC EMEA. 2005–2007: head of legal for CIS and Eastern Europe, board member at Hewlett Packard LLC. 2008–2009: Member of the Expert Advisory Board under the Chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. 2010–2012: Director and Managing Partner at the PANORAMA investment group. 2013: advisor to the Governor of the Moscow Region. 2012–2013: CEO of PAT Technology project company of ROSNANO JSC. 2013–2014: Minister of Investment and Innovations of the Moscow Region. 2014–2015: Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region. 2015: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and Innovations of the Moscow Region. February 2019 - General Director, Russian Environmental Operator Public Law Company.

Sergey Glazyev

Member of the Board, Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics, Eurasian Economic Commission

He was born on January 1, 1961.

In 1983, he graduated from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, majoring in Economic Cybernetics.
He began his career in 1983. From 1983 to 1991, he was a postgraduate student, worked as a junior researcher, researcher, senior researcher, head of laboratory of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
From 1991 to 1992 - First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation.
In 1993, he was a leading researcher, acting head of laboratory of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, served as First Deputy Minister, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation.
From 1993 to 1996 - Deputy in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy.
In 1996, he served as head of the Economic Security Directorate of the Office of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
From 1996 to 1999 - head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Office of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
From 1999 to 2003, he was a deputy in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, chairman and member of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship, member of the State Duma Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets.
From 2003 to 2007 - Deputy in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, member of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, member of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes.
From 2008 to 2012, he served as Deputy Secretary General of the EurAsEC.
From 2009 to 2012 - Executive Secretary of the Customs Union Commission.
From 2012 to 2019 - Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation.
From 2015 to the present - Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of State and Municipal Administration, Faculty of Public Administration, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.
Since October 2019, he has been appointed a Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

He is a Doctor of Economics, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Evgeny Zagaynov

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the ASEAN

Kan Zaw

Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Vladimir Ilichev

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Arsjad Rasjid

Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council; Chairman, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)

Satvinder Singh

Deputy Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Satvinder Singh is the Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community for 2021-2024. He will support the Secretary-General of ASEAN by providing leadership in the implementation of the AEC Blueprint 2025 and will lead the AEC Department of the ASEAN Secretariat. He will also provide strategic advice to advance ASEAN’s economic integration agenda. Before assuming this role, he was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Trade Connectivity & Business Services at Enterprise Singapore, where he was instrumental in strengthening Singapore’s role as Asia’s trading hub, supporting the growth of 15,000 professionals, managers, executives and technicians jobs. With over 27 years of experience, he has held a variety of local, regional and global management positions across the region. At Enterprise Singapore, Mr Singh oversaw four divisions and drove digitalisation efforts in Singapore amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor degree in social sciences from the National University of Singapore and attended the Harvard’s Business School Advanced Management Programme in 2017.