Business programme

Today, the relevance of Russian and Chinese business associations grows by the day. They can act as open platforms serving the needs of Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation, capable of steering in the right direction the complex process of restoring old economic ties and creating new ones. Additionally, they are able to facilitate the dialogue between the business community and the administration both on the regional and federal or central level. It is equally important to hear the real needs of the market and start looking for optimal solutions as soon as possible. Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation is facing unprecedented challenges, but its prospects are broad, and the opportunities are ample. How should the central authorities, regional administrations, enterprises, and industry associations behave? How can they stimulate equally beneficial cooperation and joint development in order to achieve the goal of reaching USD 200 billion trade turnover by 2024 and promote high-level cooperation between our countries? How to continue promoting broader, multisectoral and deeper integration?

Moderators
Kirill Babaev, Director, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS)
Zhou Liqun, President, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia

Kirill Babaev

Director, Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES RAS)

Zhou Liqun

President, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia

Date of birth: 25 October 1963
Place of birth: People’s Republic of China, province of Heilongjiang
Academic degree: PhD
Marital status: married, two children
09.1982 – 07.1998 Bachelor’s degree in electric engineering, Department of Electric Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
09.1986 – 06.1989 Master’s degree in electric engineering, Department of Electric Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
09.1989 – 12.1992 Internship in electric engineering as part of a state programme, Department of Electric Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Russia), PhD
12.1992 – 10.1998 General Director of Moscow branch, SINOCHEM;
10.1998 – 2010 President, Apex (HK) Petrochemical; Deputy General Director, Hong Kong Winsway Group (specializing in international trade of petroleum products and petrochemicals);
08.2010 – 04.2017 Deputy General Director, China Chengtong International Investment, responsible for international trade;
04.2017 – present General Director, Centre for Development of Trade and Management of Investment to Europe; General Director, Greenwood.
08.2017 – present President, Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia.
Public work: member of the acting 12th National Political Committee, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Vice President of Society for Chinese-Russian friendship, Deputy Chairman of the CIS branch of the Society of Chinese Graduates of European and US universities, President of the Association of entrepreneurs-graduates of CIS universities, permanent Deputy Chairman of the Association of entrepreneurs-graduates of European and US universities.

Panellists
Alexey Dakhnovskiy, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the People's Republic of China (online)
Eugeny Markin, Executive Director, Russian-Chinese Business Council
Karen Ovsepyan, General Director, Grain Terminal Zabaikalsk
Sergey Pavlov, First Deputy Managing Director, Russian Railways
Vladimir Padalko, Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Zhang Xinzhu, Director of the Management Committee, Qingdao Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Demonstration Zone (online)
Zhang Hanhui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation (online)
Ren Hongbin, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Chairman, Chinese-Russian Business Council (online)
Huang Zhaohui, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Committee, China International Capital Corporation Limited (online)
Chen Zhigang, General Director, Russian-Chinese Business Park
Artem Sharov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Trade Company (RTK) in China (online)
Alexander Shokhin, President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Alexey Dakhnovskiy

Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the People's Republic of China

Eugeny Markin

Executive Director, Russian-Chinese Business Council

EDUCATION

1981–1992 — Secondary School No. 9 with depth study of the Chinese language, Vladivostok.
1992–1997 — Far Eastern State Academy of Economics and Management, Vladivostok. Qualification – Economist, specialty – External relations, economics and enterprise management.
2004–2010 — Sretenskaya Theological Seminary.
2007–2010 — Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Faculty of International Relations. Qualification – “International Relations”.
2011 — Awarded with the civil service rank “Active State Advisor of the III class”.

JOB EXPERIENCE

2006–2012 — Administration of the Primorsky Territory of the Russian Federation. Assistant to the Governor of the Primorsky Territory.
2012–2013 — Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation – Assistant to the Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation – Chief of Staff to the Minister.
2013–2020 — STROYGAZMONTAZH JSC – Advisor to the Director-General for Cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Region.
January 2010 until now — International Relations Assistant to Metropolitan of Pskov and Porkhov Tikhon (Shevkunov) – Secretary of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, Co-Chairman of the Church-Public Council for Protection from the Alcohol Threat.
20.01.2021 – until now — NP “Russian-Chinese Business Council” – Executive Director, Member of the Governing Board.

Karen Ovsepyan

General Director, Grain Terminal Zabaikalsk

Sergey Pavlov

First Deputy Managing Director, Russian Railways

First Deputy Managing Director, International Business Development and International Affairs

Mr. Pavlov was born in 1964.

He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport Engineers with a degree in Railway Construction, Track and Track Facilities, and from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.

1987–2007: Held various positions in the Ministry of Railways and JSC Russian Railways

2007–2009: Head of Department for Railway Research and Design, Lengiprotrans

2009–2013: Technical Director, JSC Zarubezhstroytechnologia

2013 – Head, RZD International, a subsidiary of JSC Russian Railways which manages the holding company’s projects abroad

Vladimir Padalko

Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Padalko is an entrepreneur and formerly a USSR overseas trade specialist.
He has a diploma in Economics and is fluent in several foreign languages.
His main focus is foreign trade with countries in East Asia.
In 1990-s Vladimir Padalko was one of Russia’s pioneers in China and Hong Kong markets.
He got his second degree in Beijing.
Joined Russian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in 1995. Between 1996–2012, Vladimir Padalko represented RCIC abroad a number of times, including his position of the Head of RCIC regional office in East Asia.
He has been actively creating common economic space between Russia and the countries of Central Asia and the Pacific Rim. Represented RCIC in intergovernmental commissions with Asian countries, as well as expert councils of international entrepreneurial organizations.
Joined RCIC top management in July 2012.

Zhang Hanhui

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation

Ren Hongbin

Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Chairman, Chinese-Russian Business Council

Chen Zhigang

General Director, Russian-Chinese Business Park

Artem Sharov

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Trade Company (RTK) in China

Alexander Shokhin

President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Alexander N. Shokhin was born 25 December, 1951.
Graduated from the Moscow State University in 1974.
Doctor of Economics, Professor.
Twice, in 1991-1994 and in 1998, Mr. Shokhin held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
In 1991-1994 he also held positions of Minister of Labor, Minister of Economics, Chairman of the Russian Agency for International Cooperation and Development.
From 1994 to 2002 – Deputy of the State Duma, with the posts of First Vice Chairman of the State Duma, leader of the Duma party bloc 'Our Home is Russia', Head of the Duma Committee on Credit Institutions and Capital Markets.
Since 1995 - President of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics.
From 2002 to 2006 – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Investment Group "Renaissance Capital".
From 2005 to 2009 – member of the RF Public Chamber.
Since 2005 – President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Mr. Shokhin is a member of several deliberative bodies under the Russian President and Government. He is also an independent director on the Boards of several companies, including ALROSA, Russian Railways, TMK and others.