Government of the Leningrad Region

Governor of the Leningrad Region

In 1986 he graduated from the Leningrad Agricultural Institute with a degree in Economics and Organisation of Agriculture.
In 2007 he was awarded the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Alexander Drozdzenko has been Governor since 2012. He is among the top‑10 most influential governors of Russia (APEC rating), and the region has risen to 4th place in governance efficiency.
Over 14 years under his management, the Leningrad Region:
- Leads Russia in investment volume in the real sector — the portfolio exceeded 6.5 trillion roubles;
- Ranks 1st in the country in housing commissioning per capita;
- The Leningrad Region is the main logistics hub of the Baltic (ports of Ust‑Luga, Primorsk, Vysotsk);
- A unified "Social Code" has been introduced for targeted assistance;
- The region is a leader in supporting NGOs and in organising assistance to participants and veterans of the Special Military Operation;
- High positions in digitalisation (6th place in the Russian Federation) and the introduction of lean technologies in the social sphere;
- The programmes "Rural Doctor" and "Rural Teacher" are actively in place.

Government of the Leningrad Region

Vice‑Governor of the Leningrad Region for Economic Development — Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity of the Leningrad Region

In 2009 he graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics with a degree in Economics and Management. Candidate of Economic Sciences.
In 2019 he completed advanced training courses at RANEPA under the programme "Managerial Excellence".

In November 2025, he was appointed Vice‑Governor of the Leningrad Region for Economic Development — Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity. He oversees investment policy, socio‑economic development, and preparation of the regional delegation for SPIEF and BRIF. He leads work to improve the investment climate within the framework of the ASI National Rating. Awarded with a Certificate of Honour and has the Governor's Acknowledgement of the Leningrad Region.

LLC "Digital Transport and Logistics Platform LOTUS"

General Director

Graduated from St. Petersburg State University with majors in Political Science and Economics.

Started his career in 2002 at the Centre for Strategic Research "North‑West" Foundation;
In 2009–2010, he held the position of Minister of Economic Development of the Irkutsk Region;
Graduate of the Skolkovo business school under the SKOLKOVO Executive MBA programme;
Winner of the "Leaders of Russia" contest in 2018;
Included in the top level of the federal managerial reserve;
2012 – 2025 – Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region – Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity;
Since 2025 – Head of the Project Office, National Digital Transport and Logistics Platform "GosLog".

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Professor, Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Faculty of Geography

Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University

- Doctor of Geographical Sciences (2003);
- Since 1977, she has been working at the Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia at Moscow State University;
- Author of the theory of "four Russias";
- Laureate of prestigious awards: Leontiev Medal (2009), Baransky Prize (2015), Gaidar Prize (2016);
- Combined teaching with the position of Director of the Regional Programme of the Independent Institute for Social Policy (since 2003), and since 2017 — Chief Researcher at the Institute for Social Policy at HSE University;
- Expert for federal ministries (Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Labour) and international organisations (UNDP, ILO, World Bank);
- Was a member of expert councils under the Government of the Russian Federation, Vnesheconombank, and the Federation Council.

Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Director

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economic Sciences. Graduated from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and postgraduate studies at INP RAS.

Main areas of activity – macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, analysis of intersectoral linkages, justification of economic policy measures, sectoral modelling and forecasting, development of multi‑level calculation systems based on intersectoral economic models. Consulting in the field of public and corporate governance.
Main areas of activity:
- applied research in the analysis and forecasting of the development of the Russian economy;
- development of methodology for intersectoral macrostructural forecasting;
- developed the concept of interaction between dynamic and structural characteristics of economic development in forming and justifying a development strategy;
- solving problems of comprehensive assessment of multiplier effects associated with the implementation of national projects, development of economic sectors, regions, corporations and individual large investment projects at the national and international levels.

LLC "SMUVA"

General Director

Master in International Relations, RANEPA

- Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of International Relations, RANEPA;
- Specialist in GR and business consulting in Africa and the USA;
- Co‑organiser of youth international projects G8Y, G20Y. From 2014‑2019 expert of UN DPI on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg

Advisor

Higher legal education, Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg State University

First Class Counsellor of the Diplomatic Service. Specialisation – relations with the Republic of South Africa. 20 years of experience in Russian diplomatic institutions in South Africa. Oversaw issues of creating a bilateral legal framework, promoting political dialogue, economic ties and regional cooperation.

LLC "Bi Ex G"

Deputy Director

Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University

15 years of experience in sales and international trade, organisation and conduct of more than 80 international events.

LLC "Ovcharenko and Partners"

General Director

"St. Petersburg Institute of Foreign Economic Relations, Economics and Law". Specialisation – jurisprudence

General Director and co‑founder of the company "Ovcharenko and Partners", Patent Attorney No. 2293.
- Member of the Russian National Group of AIPPI;
- Member of the "St. Petersburg College of Patent Attorneys".
Total professional experience more than 11 years.
Area of professional competence: trademark protection, anti‑counterfeiting, international brand registration, copyright protection.

Union of International Trading Houses

President

- higher linguistic education, Irkutsk State Linguistic University
- higher legal education, Belarusian State University
- professional development, Russian State University of Tourism and Service
- international gemological education, Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS), Bangkok

Fluent in 4 foreign languages: English, Spanish, Thai, Chinese

- Expert in international trade, investment and business interaction with government structures and corporations;
- Initiator of building a new architecture of global world trade;
- Development of a network of international trading houses;
- Moderator of the session of the national project of the Russian Federation "International Cooperation and Export" within the framework of the "Federal Practice" programme of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia;
- Author of analytical articles on international trade and economics for the media, the Roscongress Foundation and the HSE Institute for Global and Regional Studies.

- Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short‑term Forecasting (CMAP);
- Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAS);
- National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University).

Deputy General Director of CMAP, Head of Laboratory at INP RAS, Leading Researcher at HSE University

- economist‑mathematician (MSU)
- Candidate of Economic Sciences (INP RAS)

– 30 years of analysis and forecasting of real sector industries in a macroeconomic context;
– 20 years of expert support for the Government Office, the Security Council of the Russian Federation, and a number of federal executive bodies (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development, etc.);
– management of more than 50 research projects;
– over 50 scientific publications;
– peer review of articles in leading domestic economics journals.

Investment and Analytical Group "Professional Complex Solutions"

General Director

2002 - Udmurt State University, "Economist with a degree in Finance and Credit"
2002 - School of International Business (SIB) in Reutlingen, Germany
2005 - ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting

Since 2006 - General Director of LLC "Professional Complex Solutions":
The Investment and Analytical Group "PCS" (founded in 2006) is one of the leaders of the Russian market in the development of investment projects, marketing research, business analytics, technological design and engineering.
During the work, with the support of PCS, more than 85 investment projects have been implemented in 40 regions of Russia.
The company manages the digital platform "Investment Projects" (Investprojects), which performs information, analytical and communication functions for participants in the investment infrastructure in Russia and the CIS.
PCS has strategic and analytical partnerships with the following companies, organisations and government structures – the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the Analytical Centre of Moscow, the Analytical Hub of SberCIB (Sberbank), Moscow Credit Bank, VEB.RF, AB "ROSSIYA", regional governments of Russia, Special Economic Zones of the Russian Federation, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and the largest exhibitions and conferences in Russia.
The PCS Group is included in the TOP‑5 of the RAEX 2022, 2023, 2024 rating "Consulting in the field of marketing and analytics in Russia"

PJSC "Krasnokamsk Plant of Metal Mesh"

Director of Development

- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Graduate School of Business, MBA programme;
- Ural Academy of Public Service, jurisprudence;
- Perm Agricultural Academy named after Academician D.N. Pryanishnikov, Economics and Management of Agricultural Production.

- "Professional Complex Solutions":
Member of the Presidium, Vice‑President of LLC "OPORA Russia", Chairman of the Committee for Efficient Production and Labour Productivity Improvement of OPORA Russia;
- Member of the working group "Labour Productivity" of the State Council Commission of the Russian Federation on the direction "Efficient and Competitive Economy";
- Co‑chair of the public association for labour productivity improvement (founded in 2012);
- Chairman of the Expert Council "On Labour Productivity Improvement and Efficient Production" of the State Duma of the Russian Federation 2016‑2021;
- Member of the Commission "On Labour Productivity Improvement" of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- Head of the expert council of the project committee of the National Project "Labour Productivity and Employment Support" 2017‑2019.

Leningrad Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Head of the Committee on Migration and Labour Productivity

St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance

Autonomous Non‑Profit Organisation "Federal Competence Centre in the Field of Labour Productivity"

Director for Technical and Technological Development

In 1993 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport Engineers with a degree in Economics and Organisation of Railway Transport

More than 30 years in manufacturing. He started as a fitter in mechanical assembly, went through all levels: team leader, foreman, site manager, etc., up to the position of director of a large auto‑components plant, where within 2 months he increased production volumes by 20% through operational efficiency improvements (without investments), from where he was invited to the FCC to help Russian enterprises increase labour productivity.

LLC "Industrial Robotics" – official representative of KUKA in Russia.

General Director

Togliatti State University, 2007.
Specialisation: "Equipment and Technology of Welding Production".
Qualification: Mechanical Engineer.

- More than 16 years in industrial robotics;
- In 2010‑2017, "Technomatix": participated in the implementation of more than 90 robotic systems;
- Since 2017 at KUKA Robotics: participated in the implementation of more than 800 systems and development of over 40 integrators in Russia and the CIS, which have implemented more than 2000 robotic complexes;
- Participant of federal working and expert groups on robotisation, including the working group on the national project "Means of Production and Automation" and the Expert Council of the State Council of the Russian Federation.

PJSC "Sberbank"

Executive Director

- International Banking Institute;
- Finance and Credit, 2010;
- Sberbank MBA, 2017.

15 years of experience in the banking sector

Autonomous Non‑Profit Organisation "Agency for the Development of Professional Excellence"

Deputy General Director for Development and Personnel Training

Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 2010.
Specialisation: Applied Mathematics and Informatics.
Qualification: Mathematician, Systems Programmer.

- 6 years in the field of implementing projects for developing a competency‑based approach in industry and improving operational efficiency of industrial enterprises;
- worked with more than 120 enterprises from 14 industries;
- more than 20 implemented projects in the field of simulation and mathematical modelling in industry;
- expert in simulation and mathematical modelling, conducting lean events, implementation of competency‑based approach, training;
- lecturer in MBA programmes at RANEPA.

Industrial Park M10

General Director

Graduated from the Faculty of Economics of St. Petersburg State University with a degree in "Mathematical Methods of Operations Research in Economics", Candidate of Economic Sciences
Manchester Business School

In 2000‑2008 – Director of CJSC "Territorial Development Corporation". The company provided comprehensive support services for projects of locating new industrial enterprises of foreign and Russian companies in the North‑West of Russia. Over 8 years of work, more than 20 industrial projects were implemented.

Since 2008 to the present – founder and head of Industrial Park M10, one of the largest private industrial parks in the North‑West of Russia. Today, more than 80 enterprises operate in Industrial Park M10 – from small family businesses to the largest federal‑level companies; every year 5 to 10 new companies choose M10 for their production facilities.

Consulting Bureau "Nikulina, Melezhnikov and Partners"

Managing Partner

Graduated from the International Banking Institute named after A. Sobchak with a degree in "World Economy", and postgraduate studies at St. Petersburg State University, Candidate of Economic Sciences

- More than 12 years of managerial experience in finance, strategic planning and risk management in companies from various industries, including with financing volumes over 500 billion roubles.
- Implemented a risk management system in an infrastructure holding with an investment portfolio of more than 1 trillion roubles.
- Laureate of the competition "Best Risk Management in Russia – 2025" (Interactive report of the head for monitoring and managing project risks).
- Author of a methodology for integrating coaching tools into the management architecture and designing autonomous business systems through working with the mindset of leaders and teams.
- Has the Gratitude of the Ministry of Construction of Russia, the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, awarded the medal "For the Construction of Transport Facilities".

Institute of Economic Growth named after P.A. Stolypin

Chief Economist

Moscow State University, Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics

Long‑standing experience in analysing the economy and financial markets within Russian and global structures

LLC "Salut Dlya Biznesa"

Commercial Director

- Led the project for developing a service within PJSC Sberbank "Digital Transformation of Business DTaaS";
- Has more than 20 years of experience in Russian and international IT companies, including:
1. Microsoft
2. Yandex
3. SAS

JSC "Philip Morris Izhora"

Corporate Affairs Manager for the North Region

Kuban State University, Faculty of Romance‑Germanic Philology, specialising as a teacher, translator of English and German

Elena has more than 20 years of experience in corporate governance, government relations, media and NGO relations. Under her leadership, dozens of charitable projects for the elderly, people with disabilities, as well as projects in the fields of culture, education and science have been implemented throughout Russia, including in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

She is the head of key regional structures: the North‑Western Committee of the Association of European Businesses, representations of the National Council for Corporate Volunteering in St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad and the Republic of Tatarstan, the Committee of "Business Russia" on Corporate Volunteering, as well as the Business Women's Council 47.

Professional achievements have been recognised with numerous awards:
- Gratitude of the governors of St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region and Krasnodar Territory;
- Medal and certificate of the President of the Russian Federation for contribution to the #WeAreTogether campaign;
- Inclusion in the ranking "TOP‑50 Russian Managers in CSR" (2016–2017);
- Nomination of the award "Form of Good. Top‑25 Kindest People of St. Petersburg" (2019);
- Laureate of the award "Influential Women of St. Petersburg" (2024–2025);
- Numerous letters of gratitude from government bodies and public organisations;
- Actively participates in leading forums, including SPIEF, BRIEF and the All‑Russian Forum "Corporate Volunteering" in Moscow.

Simplo Business Group

Vice‑President for Business Development and Partnerships

- higher education – bachelor's degree, Barnaul State Pedagogical University, teacher of physics and computer science;
- master's degree – Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, specialisation "Solid State Physics".

- Expert in business development and strategic partnerships;
- Specialises in building business connections, developing new directions and implementing joint projects with Russian and international partners;
- Works with projects in foreign economic activity, financial solutions and international cooperation.

MM Prom Group of Companies

Partner, Director for Development

St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Economics

- More than 15 years in commercial real estate;
– Implemented a project for the construction and launch of a metalworking plant "from scratch";
- Has many years of experience in supporting projects in industrial real estate – including construction, leasing and sale of properties;
- The group of companies manages over 200 thousand m² and 150 tenants since 2011.

Russian‑Arab Business Council, LLC "Inkona"

Vice‑President of the Russian‑Arab Business Council

St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Economics

- Since 2004 he has worked in the UAE, Bahrain, KSA, Oman, Qatar, headed branches of Russian companies in the UAE and KSA;
- Since 2014 he has headed the Commission of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Cooperation with the UAE and KSA;
- Since 2011 he has been a consultant to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, a member of the Russian‑Emirati Intergovernmental Commission;
- Author of publications on economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the UAE and business practices. Participant in TV and radio programmes on cooperation with the UAE.

Bank "St. Petersburg"

Managing Director of the Financial Markets Operations Directorate

Bachelor's degree: HSE University, Faculty of Economics, specialisation – Financial Markets and Institutions;
Master's degree: Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, specialisation – Corporate Finance (international programme fully in English).

- Chief Analyst of BSPB for macroeconomics and financial markets;
- Expert in macroeconomic forecasting and modelling (including stress‑testing);
- Extensive experience in public speaking (including on TV and radio);
- Main face of BSPB providing analytical comments to the media.

LLC "MPZ Myasnitsky Ryad"

General Director

- 2001 – All‑Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, specialisation World Economy;
- 2011 – Executive MBA "Strategic Management" of the Institute of Business and Business Administration of RANEPA.

Denis Sergeevich Filippov is an entrepreneur whose professional career is inextricably linked with the development of Russian meat processing. Under his leadership, "Myasnitsky Ryad" grew from a regional production facility into one of the industry leaders, entering the TOP‑5 of meat delicatessen in Moscow and the region.

Today, the company is a town‑forming enterprise of the Odintsovo district with a staff of more than 3,000 employees. The products of "Myasnitsky Ryad" are presented in all leading federal retail chains in the country, as well as in its own retail network of 630 stores, which sells 1,500 tonnes of products monthly.
Denis Sergeevich's management philosophy is based on technological leadership (production capacity – 5,000 t/month), impeccable quality (ISO 22000 and HACCP standards) and constant updating of the assortment, which includes more than 250 items, including exclusive recipes.

Denis Sergeevich follows the methods of modern scientific organisation of labour and a systematic approach to management.

LLC "Slotex"

Commercial Director

Higher education

- Management of commercial strategy for the largest production enterprises in the construction, medical and timber industries;
- Foreign economic activity development of new territories;
- Building an effective partner network;
- Federal Law 44, Federal Law 223, Federal Law 275.