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:
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
2005 - Presidential FML No.239
2010 - St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, strategic management at a manufacturing enterprise
Experience and achievements:
15 years of experience in the packaging industry.
In 2021, he implemented a regional investment greenfield project for the construction of a corrugated plant on the territory of the M10 industrial park
Member of the Council for Improving the Investment Climate of the Leningrad Region,
Member of the All-Russian public organization "Business Russia",
Resident of the Atlant Business Club.
The CEO of Attika Invest Company, the Management Organization of Attika Group. He has impressive experience and achievements in the field of business. Member of the Board of Directors at Attika Group of Companies. A qualified employee of the ANO "Federal Center of Competencies in the field of labor productivity". Due to her professionalism and experience, she was nominated for the title of "Exporter of the Year", which underlines her importance in the global business community. In addition, the CEO is an active participant in the National Association of Financial Directors (NAAF), which indicates her interest in the development of the financial sector and the management of the company's resources. Participation in such prestigious associations underlines its importance and credibility in the business community. Thanks to her experience, professionalism and active work, Tarnaeva Alina Vladimirovna is a vivid example of a successful business leader who is able to effectively manage a company and achieve high results in her activities.
Admiral S.O. Makarov State University of Marine and River Fleet
Experience and achievements:
• More than 10 years of work on merchant marine vessels in the position from mechanic to senior mechanic.
• More than 20 years of work in the field of ship repair and construction.
• Work as a mentor mechanic.
• Organization of ship repair and construction sites.
• Work experience as a commercial director in the field of ship supply.
• Experience in the organization of commercial structures.
• Is a co-author of patents on couplings.
• In 2017, he founded the production company NSK COUPLINGS LLC, for the manufacture of connecting and repair couplings for pipelines.
• Built a factory in the Leniningrad region for the production of couplings.
Joint stock company «Konditerskoje objedinenije «Ljubimiy Kray»
Position:
General Director
Education:
Leningrad State University. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). MBA Leti-Lovanium.
Experience and achievements:
Over 30 years of experience in management positions (middle and top). Over 10 years of experience in leadership positions. In addition to St. Petersburg A. Medvedev worked in different regions of Russia (Moscow, Central Federal District, South Federal District (Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd) both in Russian and foreign companies (Pekar, Heineken, Unimilk, Artis).
Ljubimiy Kray is the market leader in oatmeal cookies manufacturing (46% part in federal network stores). The company is the biggest confectionery manufacture in Leningrad Region. Annual output is 24000 tons, monthly output is 2000 tons (116 million pieces). Indicators for 2024 are 25% higher than the comparable indicators for 2023. The contract manufacturing has been successfully implemented with Belarus confectionery companies (Slodych, Spartak, Krasnyi Pischevik). Ljubimiy Kray was named the Best in North-West (and 2-nd in Russia) in «Responsible Exporter» Category of the Federal Competition «The Best Exporter-2023».
Gorlenko
Svetlana Anatolyevna
Deputy Head of the Administration of the Tosnensky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region
Deputy Head of the Administration of the Tosnensky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region
Position:
Deputy Head of the Administration of the Tosnensky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region
Education:
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian University with a degree in Economics and Management, economist-manager.
Experience and achievements:
· As Deputy head of the administration of the Tosnensky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region for more than 10 years in the areas of socio-economic development of the municipal district and housing and communal services.
· He is the investment commissioner of the Tosnensky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region, deputy chairman of the Project Committee of the administration in terms of the development of the project management system and actively interacts with the Committee for Economic Development of the Leningrad Region within the framework of the implementation of the national project "Labor Productivity" in the district.
· To date, 14 investment projects are being implemented in the district, with a planned total investment volume of about 30 billion rubles and the creation of at least 2,000 jobs.
· In 2020, she was a participant in the online management simulation "Wind of Change".
· Awarded: Certificate of Honor from the Governor of the Leningrad Region, Gratitude from the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, a Badge of Distinction of the Leningrad Region "For contribution to the development of the Leningrad Region" in 2023.
Department of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for the Leningrad Region
Position:
Head
Education:
Higher education, Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour named after Voznesenskii.
Experience and achievements:
• 39 years of professional experience in tax and financial authorities, 27 years in senior positions
• Badge of the Honorary Employee of the Federal Tax Service of Russia
• Outstanding Financial Officer Lapel Pin
• Federal Tax Service Medal of Merit, second degree
• Medal for Cooperation in the Name of Rescue of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of Russia
Stromakov Vitaly
Deputy General Director for Development and Technological Connection
Institute for Transport Economics and Transport Policy Studies, HSE University
Position:
Director of Centre for Transport Economics
Education:
- Doctor of Economics, State University of Management, Moscow, Russia, 2005.
- Diploma of Economist and Lecturer, Urals State University, Ekaterinburg, 1996
Experience and achievements:
Tatiana Kulakova is a scientific supervisor and a consultant for companies and organizations on transport economics. She received grants for scientific research.
Tatiana Kulakova is a member of expert organizations and scientific and technical councils of federal executive authorities.
She has over 80 scientific and analytical publications.
She has received commendations from the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Basic education: D.F. Ustinov Baltic State Technical University "VOENMEH", production management.
Additional education:
- MBI, a student of the course «Practical course on business management in a crisis»
- Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration: Finance and Financial accounting
- Tarasov V. K. «Personal management art»
- Adizes I. K. «Change management», «Roles and leadership styles»
Experience and achievements:
An expert in the fields of:
- Change Management
- Development of Strategies
- Talent Management System
- Cumulative Encouragement and Remuneration of Staff
- Organizational Development and Organizational Design
- Digital and Organizational Transformations
- Organizational Acmeology
More than 20 years of experience in the field of organizational development and business restructuring
- Since 2006, she has headed the North-West office of the federal recruiting portal HeadHunter.
- Member of the Management Board of HeadHunter Group.
- Chairman of the Business Council on Disability in St. Petersburg (2014-2018).
- Member of public and supervisory boards.
- Chairman of the State Examination Commission of St. Petersburg State University.
- Expert of a number of professional and public awards in the field of HR management.
- In the field of recruiting since 1998.
- Worked in corporate HRM, recruiting business, executive search, career counseling, personnel management.
- In business management since 2002.
- Sphere of professional interests - labor market analytics, human capital development, digital HR, marketing.
Konstantin Vishnevskiy
Director of the Center for Strategic Analytics and Big Data
Director of the Center for Strategic Analytics and Big Data
Education:
PhD, Lomonosov MSU University
Experience and achievements:
• Head of the iFORA system for intellectual analysis of big data (https://issek.hse.ru/ifora/)
• 15+ years of experience in high tech, digital economy and AI
• 150+ completed projects for corporate customers, federal and regional authorities
• 130+ scientific publications
• ~10 results of intellectual activity and patents
• Gratitude from the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Minister of the EEC, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Director of Roscongress, Rector and Vice-Rectors of the Higher School of Economics
• Commemorative medal and diploma of the President of the Russian Federation "XIX World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 in Sochi"
• Columns, articles and comments for Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Russia 24, RBC and RBC TV, Kommersant, Izvestia, Forbes, OTR, etc.
Graduated from St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Geography and Geoecology. Candidate of Geographical Sciences.
Experience and achievements:
Laureate of the St. Petersburg Government Award for outstanding achievements in the field of higher education and secondary vocational education.
Conducts expert activities. Member of the expert council of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, various expert groups in federal authorities (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Education and Science).
Member of the Board of the Foundation for the Support of Innovations and Youth Initiatives of St. Petersburg.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Technospark Nanotechnology Center.
As an expert and consultant, she accompanies the development of programs for the development of leading universities in Russia, such as Tomsk State University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg University, Siberian Federal University, St. Petersburg University of Aerospace Instrumentation, etc.
The head of projects for the development of strategies for regional development and the development of agglomerations, in particular, in 2019-2020 she was the head of the development strategy of the Tomsk region, Sakhalin Oblast, Saratov agglomeration, etc.
Accompanies projects for the development of cities where “Rosatom” State Corporation operates.
In 2018, she became the leader of the personnel initiative "School of Key Researchers". The initiative is aimed at training a new generation of scientific project managers and creating a professional community of key researchers in Russia.
She cooperates with SPbPU as a teacher. Peter the Great, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg State University, Moscow State University "Skolkovo".
She conducts lectures and courses in the field of forecasting technological development, scientific and technological policy, development of human resources in science and higher education.
Implements author's programs of additional professional education on the basis of the CSR "North-West".
Investment Development Agency of the Volgograd region
Position:
Director
Education:
Volgograd State University, qualification: lawyer,
specialty field: jurisprudence
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration: Additional professional program "Investment standard: advanced level".
Experience and achievements:
Work experience in senior positions for more than 12 years.
Possesses knowledge of regulatory legal framework as well as the ability to apply it in practice, which provides the operational implementation of management decisions.
Fixed participant of the SPIEF as part of the Volgograd region delegation.
Creator of model municipal regulatory legal acts for the implementation of Municipal Investment Standard.
Initiated the creation of a new organization (ANO) to work with investors.
Since 2021, has been coordinating the regional investment team for the implementation of the Regional Investment Standard in the Volgograd Region.
Coordinates the implementation of the best management practices posted on the Smarteca platform, including the practice of the Tyumen region "Project Office for Investment Project Support" and the practice of the Leningrad region "Green Corridor for Investors".
St. Petersburg Polytechnic State University, Faculty of Economics and Management, Specialist’s Degree
Diploma with honors.
Experience and achievements:
Natalia has over 20 years of experience in tax and legal consulting and specializes in Russian and international corporate taxation. She frequently participates in various conferences and seminars as a speaker and moderator, and is also the author of a number of articles on various tax issues.
The range of her professional experience includes, in particular, projects relating to obtaining government support measures, large-scale international joint-venture projects, due diligence projects and consulting on transaction structuring, projects on restructuring of large-scale groups (with the purpose of entering capital markets / IPO), connected with optimization of tax expenses, increasing business transparency for potential investors, tax review projects and audits of financial statements in accordance with RAS, IFRS, US GAAP.
