Graduated from Leningrad Agricultural Institute in 1986, specialising in "Economics and Organisation of Agriculture". Awarded the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences in 2007.
Experience and achievements:
Recipient of state awards: Order of Friendship, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", First Degree, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Second Degree, Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to
the Fatherland", Fourth Degree.
Tadzio Schilling
Director General of the Association of European Businesses (AEB)
Tadzio Schilling holds an MA in International Relations and an advanced MA in International History and Politics from the Graduate Institute Geneva, as well as an Executive MPA from the Hertie School of Governance in
Berlin.
Tadzio speaks German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, and some Chinese.
Experience and achievements:
In 2020, Tadzio Schilling assumed the position of Director General of the Association of European Businesses (AEB)
Before joining the AEB, he served as Deputy Head of Economic Affairs, Finance, and Science at the Swiss Embassy, then as Inbound Business Development Leader and Head of the German Business Center at EY.
In his professional career, he has worked in various finance, HR, and sales functions for companies such as Zurich Cantonal Bank, Dell Inc., Wesser & Partner, and FirstClimate. He has also worked as a researcher
and lecturer in Russian Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1984 with a degree in Physics, qualification "physicist". Graduated from the Higher School of Economics of the Ministry of Economics and the State University of
Russia in 1996, Faculty of Stock Market and Investment. Candidate of Technical Sciences.
Experience and achievements:
Yuri Simachev specializes in applied research on the behavior of Russian companies, their demand for various market institutions, as well as assessing regulatory norms and the specifics of the impact on companies
of various government measures in the field of industrial and science and technology policy. He has extensive experience in conducting research and expert analytical work in the interests of the Russian
authorities, including the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the Russian Ministry of Finance, and others, as well as development institutions and large
businesses. He has participated in a number of major applied research projects, including projects related to evaluating various instruments for stimulating innovation, improving the system of development
institutions, a strategy for long-term socio-economic development (Strategy 2020), assessing the impact of crises on industrial behavior and restructuring, evaluating support mechanisms for industrial exports,
analyzing barriers to small and medium-sized enterprise development and assessing the business climate. He is a member of the Working Group on New Industrial Policy of the Expert Council of the Russian
Government, a member of the Committee on Industrial Policy and Technical Regulation and the Committee on Improvement of the Regulatory Framework for Industry Incentives in The Russian Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs (RSPP). He was awarded the Medal for the Achievements in Economic Analysis of the Association of Russian Economic Think Tanks (ARETT) in 2021. He has over 150 scientific publications.
Anna Fedyunina
Deputy Director of the Centre for Structural Policy Research
Deputy Director of the Centre for Structural Policy Research
Education:
I graduated from the Master's program in World Economics at the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia, B. N. Yeltsin (2013). I completed internships at Humboldt University and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin, Germany (2012-2013). I hold a Ph.D. in Economics.
Experience and achievements:
Anna Fedyunina specializes in researching the behavior of companies, their needs, and the effects of their participation in foreign economic activities, innovation, and digitalization. She has experience in developing and evaluating long-term strategies and forecasts for the socio-economic development of Russian Federation subjects and municipal entities of Russian Federation subjects. She also has experience in conducting comprehensive monitoring of small and medium-sized businesses. She is a member of the expert council of the St. Petersburg Government's "Made in St. Petersburg" award and has received grants from both Russian and international sources, including grants from the President of the Russian Federation, the Egor Gaidar Foundation, the Russian Science Foundation (RNF), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Academic Foundation, and Erasmus Mundus. She has been awarded the Diploma of the National Center for Expertise and Analysis for Economists-Analysts "New Generation" and holds a medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences. She has authored over 70 academic and analytical publications.
Johan Elzes has a master’s degree in Russian literature and an executive MBA from Stockholm School of Economics. He has been working for Ahlers and living in Saint-Petersburg, Russia since 2011. Before becoming
General Director of Ahlers in 2022 he managed one of Ahlers’ 4 global business units: Trade Facilitation. Within Ahlers Johan managed to attract worldwide companies who, besides cooperating with Ahlers, invested
(directly and indirectly) several hundreds of millions of euros in Russia. In 2022 it was opened a new warehouse (Epsilon) of 20K m2 in Gorelovo, Leningrad region and during 2016-2022 period regional warehouses were
opened in Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk and Moscow. Total in Russia Ahlers has warehouse space of 120K m2. An additional investment for a new warehouse planned for 2025-2026. At this moment Johan is leading a strategic
project in Ahlers designed to develop the logistic links with China and Turkey.
Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences
Position:
Head of Department of Science and Innovation
Education:
Dr. Ivan V. Danilin graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1999 and gained his PhD degree at IMEMO in 2002.
Experience and achievements:
Primary area of specialization is innovation policies of the U.S.A. and Russia, digital economy and policies for digital transformation (U.S.A., China, Russia), analysis of long-term social and economic implications
of emerging technologies. He has more than 100 research publications and more than 50 reports on international academic conferences in Russia, USA, China and other countries. Since 2018 Dr. Danilin holds position of
Head of Science and Innovation Department at IMEMO. Before 2018 he worked at IMEMO as research fellow and, since 2010, as a Head of Innovation Policy Section. He is also the Associate Professor at MGIMO University
and the lecturer at Higher School of Systems Engineering, National Research Institute – Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT or Fiztech). In 2010-2015 Dr. Danilin served as a part-timer at innovation
departments and subsidiaries of biggest Russian power sector companies – ROSATOM (nuclear reactor manufacturing and nuclear power generation) and ROSSETI`s (transmission and distribution grids), where he was
responsible for foresights and for development/actualization of the Innovation Development Programs. In 2014-2019 he was engaged in the development of the Russian National Technology Initiative (NTI), national
Strategy for Science and Technological Development of the Russian Federation, Concept for the International Science and Technology Cooperation of the Russian Federation and other high-level S&T documents and
programs. Currently Dr.Danilin serves on board of several expert groups of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, State Duma (lower chamber of Russian Parliament), and ROSATOM. In 2010s he was also on
board of the North-West Technology Transfer Center`s Investment Committee (Russia, Leningrad Region) and an expert of the Skolkovo Foundation. Ivan V. Danilin is a member of the International Studies Association
(ISA). During his professional career Dr.Danilin gained awards from Russian Foundation for the Assistance to Domestic Science and Russian Academy of Sciences, in 2016 his accomplishments were marked by a Honorary
Charte from the Federal Agency of Scientific Organization of Russia (FANO, currently part of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education).
Chernobrovkina Maria
Director of Pacific-Eurasian Business Alliance (PEBA)
Graduated from the St Petersburg State University with a master’s degree in Oreintal Studies (1994), and a Law degree (1997). Graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics (2004) with an executive MBA degree.
Experience and achievements:
In March 2005, Maria was appointed Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Chapter of AmCham, a non-profit, nongovernmental membership-fee driven business association which protects and promotes the interests of over 800 member companies in Russia.
Maria became a director of Pacific-Eurasian Business Alliance (PEBA) in 2022.
Maria is an author of several market researches on Russian market for telecommunications, IT, port, laboratory equipment and electronic components that were published in foreign and Russian media.
Anastasia Mikhalchenko
Director of Leningrad region Economic Development Agency
Eastern Faculty of St. Petersburg State University, Professional Retraining in Marketing Management at St. Petersburg State Economic University, Presidential Management Training Programme "Management of Innovative
Development and Entrepreneurship" at the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University
Experience and achievements:
Director of State public institution AERLO since 2020. Public representative of the Agency for strategic initiatives in Leningrad region in the field of Entrepreneurship and Technology. Founder and head of the Baltic
Regional Investment Forum BRIEF - the main economic event of Leningrad region since 2019. Expertise: marketing, brand management, investment projects support, strategic planning, investment and industrial policy. She
has extensive experience in promoting major projects. She headed the marketing and sales of large-scale Russian resorts - Rosa Khutor and Igora, was engaged in the development of the sports and hotel complex AquaLife
in Bulgaria. Developed and led a regional project in Leningrad region to support investment projects "Green Corridor for Investor". Currently, 130 projects worth over 55,6 billion USD are being supported by the
Agency. Acknowledged by Governor of Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko.
Mariya Gluhova
Executive Vice President of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Graduated from the Russian State University for the Humanities (international economist, specialty "World Economy"), candidate of economic sciences.
Experience and achievements:
Between 2001 and 2006 worked at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation (Chief Specialist, Deputy Head of Section, Head of Section of the Department for Economic Development Programs
and Cooperation with International Financial Organizations, Head of the Analytical Department, Deputy Director of the Investment Policy Department). From 2006 to the present, he has been working at the Russian Union
of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. He currently holds the position of Executive Vice President of the RSPP. He is a member of the Expert Council of the Industrial Development Fund. He is a member of the Russian
tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations on behalf of the Commission, representing all-Russian associations of employers. Has gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation.
Honored Economist of the Russian Federation.
Foundation for Support of Entrepreneurship and Industry of the Leningrad region, a microcredit company
Position:
Director of the Fund
Education:
Graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in 2006 with a degree in investment and innovation management
Experience and achievements:
During the leadership of the financial direction of the Fund, the loan portfolio of concessional state microloans for business development has increased from 300 to 700 million rubles, and the active portfolio of
guarantees from 3 to 5 billion rubles. Leader of the project for the creation of a regional Industrial Development Fund. Aggregate experience in investment consulting - 15 years. Implemented investment projects for
Rosneft, Millhouse, Kirov factory.
In 1999 graduated from St. Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University) with a degree in Plastics Processing Equipment and Robotics. In 2022 graduated from the High Performance Leadership program
at RANEPA and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
Experience and achievements:
From 1999 to 2005, Head of Production at LLC «Polymer-Otradnoye», Since 2005 through 2020 General Director of CJSC «BSV-Pak»; Since 2020 General Director of LLC «Petropolimer».
Graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute (UPI) with a degree in economics. Holds an MBA degree from the Ural-Siberian Institute of Business (USIB).
Experience and achievements:
Andrey has over 25 years of experience in business.
He is the founder and head of a number of enterprises in the fields of construction, production and trade in building materials.
Andrey has implemented a number of projects in various regions of the Russian Federation and the EAEU.
Among the customers and partners are the largest Russian companies: Lukoil, Surgutneftegaz, Novatek, Gazprom, etc.
Since 2022, he has been the head of the Litum production enterprise, the largest manufacturer of industrial coatings in Russia with an annual production capacity of 65,000 tons of paints and varnishes.
Awarded certificates of honor for high professionalism and personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the city of Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk region.
Has gratitude for participation in charitable activities from the Ministry of Social Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region.
1997:
Sevastopol State University,
Metal cutting machines and systems
2017: IE Brown Executive MBAб Brown University
2018: Skolkovo School of Management
2018: Executive Business Leaders Program, Singularity University, USA
Experience and achievements:
25-year experience in leading and developing FMCG companies, including 10-year international experience (Germany, Switzerland, West Africa)
2013: Award by the President of Kenya for the private sector contribution to the development of Kenia’s economy and agriculture
2018: Special Award "Leader in a Multicultural Team", Businesswomen Contest (Ernst&Young)
Monosov Grigory Mikhailovich
Deputy General Director for Development and Sales of JSC "PERINT"
In 2000 Grigory graduated from the Faculty of Economics, specialty "Economic theory" of St. Petersburg State University. In 2005, completed the presidential administration training programme on "Management" at the Higher Economic School of St. Petersburg State University of Economics.
Experience and achievements:
Grigory Mikhailovich holds the position of Deputy General Director for Development and Sales at JSC "PERINT", the company producing plastic products in St. Petersburg. During Grigory's work, "PERINT" has received the approval of such companies as BOSCH, SIEMENS, Ford and IKEA, the company received FSSC 22000, ISO 13485 certification. He completed an internship in Japan as part of the presidential program. Grigory participated in the localization program for the foreign automotive industry. He completed an internship in marketing program at the University of Trondheim, Norway. He played for the St. Petersburg University swimming team. Sports hobbies: tennis, motorcycling, fishing. Areas of expertise: plastic packaging, metalworking, plastic products for laboratory diagnostics and medicine, plastics processing, sales, marketing, complex production projects, introduction of high-tech equipment.
In 1993 - Graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute
Experience and achievements:
In 1996 NJSC "Northern Star" was founded - a dynamically developing pharmaceutical company.
Implemented investment projects:
1. In 2002 -2007 - production of solid medicines in the Kuzmolovsky urban settlement of the Vsevolozhsky district.
2. In 2019 - the production of solid medicines in the village of Nizino, Lomonosovsky district.
3. In 2022, the production of liquid medicines in the village of Nizino, Lomonosovsky district.
4. In 2023 - Warehouse building with an area of 10,700 sq.m.
The volume of drug production in 2022 amounted to 45 million packs per year.
The total number of employees at the enterprise NJSC "Northern Star" - 720 people.
Assortment of medicines production - 100 names of medicines. The release is carried out in accordance with the world GMP standards.
Currently, the project is being implemented - the construction of the Production and Warehouse Building in the village of Nizino, Lomonosovsky District (IV stage of the construction of the plant). The total area of the building is approximately 14,000 sq.m. The volume of investments in the investment project will be approximately 4 billion rubles. It is planned to create more than 200 jobs. The release of medicines for the year will amount to 30 million packs of solid medicines per year.
In 1997, he graduated from Voronezh State University with a degree in jurisprudence, qualification "Lawyer". In 2014, he mastered the master's program in the field of study "Economics" at the Russian University of Economics named after G.V. Plekhanov. In 2015, he mastered the undergraduate program in the direction of training "State and municipal management" at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.
Experience and achievements:
Since 2017, he headed the regional project "Registration of ownership and cadastral registration of land plots and real estate."
The Federal Cadastre for the Leningrad Region, together with the Federal Registration Service for the Leningrad Region, organize operational interaction on filling the EGRN with the necessary information. According to the results of the work, the Leningrad Region is among the ten regions most attractive for investors.
He organized the work in the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "FKP Rosreestra" in the Republic of Crimea, which he headed from 04/09/2014 to 11/20/2014. In 2015, the Gratitude of the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation was announced.
Managed the branch and set up work in the new subject of the Russian Federation, the branch of the PPK "Roskadastr" in the Donetsk People's Republic from 01/20/2023 to 03/19/2023.
Имеет 2 высших образования: «Государственное и муниципальное управление» и «Экономика и управление на автомобильном транспорте». В 2014 году окончил Программу развития руководителей высшего звена, проводимую Сбербанком совместно с London Business School.
Experience and achievements:
Опыт работы в банковской сфере более 26 лет. С августа 2019 года возглавляет Головное отделение по Ленинградской области Северо-Западного банка. С 2001 года занимает руководящие посты в системе Сбербанка, курировал розничный и корпоративный бизнес в 10 регионах Северо-Западного банка.
Имеет успешный опыт реализации проектов:
- в области здравоохранения Ленинградской области;
- в финансировании жилого строительства Ленинградской области;
- в социальной сфере субъекта Ленинградской области.
Является членом Совета по улучшению инвестиционного климата в Ленинградской области и активным участником Совета по устойчивому развитию бизнеса при Лениградской областной торгово-промышленной палате (ЛОТПП).
In 2003, in Irkutsk, she graduated from the Baikal State University of Economics and Law with a degree in Accounting, Analysis and Audit.
Experience and achievements:
The director of LLC "Development-S" Has extensive experience in the implementation and support of major projects in the field of development. The company creates high-tech warehouses that are as convenient as
possible both from the point of view of logistics location and from the point of view of comfortable operation. At the moment, the investment portfolio of the group of companies has more than 30 billion rubles of
contracts under implementation. In 2022 - in Vsevolozhsky district (Leningrad region) a production and warehouse complex with an area of more than 140 thousand square meters was put into operation . In 2023, a
project is being implemented in the Vsevolzhsky district (Leningrad region) - the construction of a production and warehouse complex with an area of more than 117 thousand square meters.
ANO «Center for Industry Development of the Leningrad Region»
Position:
CEO
Education:
PhD in Economics
Branch of the National Research University " Higher School of Economics"
- Presidential Program for training management personnel for national economic organizations
National Research University "Higher School of Economics", London Metropolitan University State and municipal administration
Southern Federal University - Economics, Finance and Credit
Experience and achievements:
Support in the development of export activities and industrial cooperation, increasing labor productivity. She started working in the investment unit supporting organizations.
Since 2021, he has been the General Director of the Industrial Development Center of the Leningrad Region.
The center is the operator of national projects: “International Cooperation and Export” and “Labor Productivity”, as well as regional priority projects for the development of industrial cooperation and cluster initiatives, the formation of lean personnel in the region.
Winner of the Leaders of Russia contest 2021-2022
1995 - graduated from MGIMO University, “International Economic Relations”.
2001 - completed the MBA course at the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland.
2011 - completed the High Performance Leadership Program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2019 - completed the Advanced High Performance Leadership program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland
Experience and achievements:
2004 - 2005 - General Director of Nokian Tyres in Russia
2025 - under his leadership, the company's Russian factory was launched in Vsevolozhsk city, Leningrad region.
The production capacity of the factory is 17 million tyres per year.
The factory has become the most modern tyre factory in Europe.
March 2023 - PJSC Tatneft’s purchases Nokian Tyres plc’s operations in Russia. The company received a new name IKON TIRES.
April 2023 - A. Pantyukhov was appointed General Director of IKON TIRES
Today, the factory in Vsevolozhsk continues to produce a wide range of summer and winter IKON TIRES, keeping production processes and technologies.
Novitskii Daniil
Sergeevich
General Director of “Professional Complex Solutions” Company Limited
2000 - School of International Business in Reutlingen, Germany. 2002 - Udmurt State University, "Economist with a degree in finance and credit". 2002 - internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Stuttgart, Germany. 2005
- awarded the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting. 2005 - course "Advanced Training in Accounting and Audit," 2011 - retraining under the program "Finance and Credit (Enterprise Value Assessment) at the
St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.
Experience and achievements:
Since 2006 - General Director of Professional Complex Solutions Company Limited:
- included in the Register of specialized companies meeting the requirements of the Consulting ВЭБ.РФ.
- Member of the Association of Consulting Companies of Russia "ASCONKO."
- accredited as an authorized consulting company under the Government of the Leningrad Region.
- included in the Register of Accredited Companies of the Monotown Development Fund in the areas of Financial and Technical Monitoring (Supervision) and Marketing
- is a member of the association of self-regulatory organizations "МежРегионПроект"
Since 2020 – General Director “PCS Analytics” Company Limited
- developer and operator of the digital platform "Investment Projects" (investprojects.info) (certificate of state registration of the computer program No. 2021616911 dated 28.04.2021)
- consists in the register of accredited organizations operating in the field of information technology (register of IT companies).