Business programme 2025
March 26
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The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: Competing on the Global Stage The Northern Sea Route: 500 Years of History12:00–13:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2The emergence of the Northern Sea Route, possibly the last of today’s major logistical corridors, was predicted half a millennium ago, in 1525, by Russian diplomat Dmitry Gerasimov. His hypothesis about the possibility of a maritime passage from E...12:00–13:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2
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The emergence of the Northern Sea Route, possibly the last of today’s major logistical corridors, was predicted half a millennium ago, in 1525, by Russian diplomat Dmitry Gerasimov. His hypothesis about the possibility of a maritime passage from Europe to China along Russia’s northern coast laid the groundwork for the first map of the NSR. Ultimately, charting a route through the Arctic seas proved as challenging as reaching space. To ensure the uninterrupted transport of goods through the northern waters, Russia built the world’s only fleet of nuclear icebreakers. In the 21st century, the Northern Sea Route is not only a strategically vital national transport artery connecting the country’s Arctic regions but also a unique logistical corridor attracting growing international interest. What discoveries and achievements have contributed to the development of the NSR, and what is its primary driver today? How does the route impact the standard of living in Arctic regions? What makes its strategic and geopolitical significance unique? In which industries is the NSR becoming a catalyst for technological innovation? And what does the future hold for the Northern Sea Route?Moderator:
Maksim DankinGeneral Director, Arctic Development Project Office Expert CenterDeputy Director for Regional Development at the Information and Analytical Centre of the State Commission for Arctic Development, an autonomous non-profit organization.
Born on 28 May 1989 in Bryansk, Bryansk Region.
Graduated from Bryansk State Technical University in 2011 with two degrees in economics and management, and engineering.
From 2011 to 2013, he worked as an engineer at Bryanskenergo, a branch of MRSK Centre (Rosseti).
Since 2013, he has been involved in regional development in various positions: in the civil service of the Bryansk Region, in the non-profit Monotowns Development Fund (MONOGORODA.RF of the VEB.RF Group), and in the JSC Corporation for Development of the Far East and the Arctic. Since 2020, he has been the Deputy Director for Regional Development of the Information and Analytical Centre of the State Commission for Arctic Development.
He participated in the preparation of several strategic planning documents at the municipal, regional and federal levels, including the preparation of the priority programme of the Russian government’s project “Integrated Development of Monotowns”, the Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic until 2035, the Strategy of Development and National Security of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation until 2035, and the Russian state programme “Social and Economic Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation”.Panellists:
Dmitriy KushnarevSenior Vice President, Head of Sales, Commerce and Logistics, Norilsk Nickel
Vladislav MaslennikovDirector of the Department of European Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Vladimir PanovSpecial Representative for the Development of the Arctic, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM; Deputy Chairman, The State Commission for Arctic Development
Vyacheslav Ruksha (online)Deputy Director General – Director for the Northern Sea Route Directorate, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOMBorn on 17 February 1954. In 1976 he graduated from the Leningrad ‘Order of the October Revolution’ Higher Engineering Marine School named after Adm. S. O. Makarov. He held the positions of adviser to the president of OAO Russian Railways, head of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, first Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, and General Director of OAO Murmansk Shipping Company. Since the establishment of FGUP Atomflot in 2008 and its merger with the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, he has been the enterprise’s General Director. On 24 July 2018, he was appointed Deputy Director General and Head of the Directorate for the Northern Sea Route, ROSATOM.
Igor TonkovidovChairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer, Sovcomflot
Pavel FilinDeputy Director, Private Institution "Museum and Exhibition Center for Technical and Technological Development of the Arctic"
Ke JinRepresentative, New New Shipping LineRoll up
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The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: Competing on the Global Stage In partnership with the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom A Long Term Development Model for the Northern Sea Route16:00–17:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2Modern achievements in the Arctic have been made possible by the 500-year history of the Northern Sea Route. Throughout this history, Russia has led the way in the discovery, exploration, and development of both the route and the Arctic as a whole...16:00–17:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2
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Modern achievements in the Arctic have been made possible by the 500-year history of the Northern Sea Route. Throughout this history, Russia has led the way in the discovery, exploration, and development of both the route and the Arctic as a whole. Expanding the capabilities of the Northern Sea Route remains one of the state’s key priorities. Russia is creating a global transport corridor that can unlock the potential of the challenging Arctic territories. Cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, India, and the Persian Gulf in this endeavour is opening new opportunities and strengthening trade and logistics ties. The development of the Northern Sea Route involves the formation of a new economic model, the expansion of the Arctic icebreaker and cargo fleets, and ensuring year-round navigation along the route. What are the key aspects of this new economic model? What are the prospects for the Northern Sea Route, and how can they be utilized? How can logistics within the route’s waters be made more predictable and efficient? What directions and mechanisms of international cooperation will drive the development of the Northern Sea Route?Moderator:
Mikhail BazhenovPartner, Head of the Strategy, Investments and Operations Consulting, Technologies of TrustMikhail is the Strategy and Operations Consulting Leader at TeDo with over 20 years of experience in consulting major private and public sector companies across multiple industries.
He is focused on strategy consulting, business transformation, risk management, large infrastructure and investment projects using equity or debt financing, including public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements.
During the last 20 years, Mikhail has led more than 300 engagements in more than 10 countries. His client portfolio comprises largest infrastructure, energy and transport companies.
Being an active participant of leading business forums, Mikhail is supporting a constant dialogue between the business community and authorities aimed at developing of the Russian economy and improving engagement with principal trade partners of Russia.Panellists:
Sergey VakhrukovHead of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation for National Maritime Policy
Gadzhimagomed GuseynovFirst Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Igor LevitinAdvisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of TransportBorn on February 21, 1952, in Tsebrikovo, Odessa Region, Ukraine.
1973 – graduated from the Railway Corps and Military Transport School, Leningrad (now St Petersburg).
1983 – graduated from the Military Logistics Support and Transport Academy with a degree in Railway Engineering.
1973–1976 – served on the Transdnestr Railway in the Odessa Military District.
1976–1980 – served in the South Army Group.
1983–1985 – Military Commandant of a railway section and Urgal station on the Baikal-Amur railway line (BAM).
1984 – took part in driving the Golden Spike, when eastern and western sections of the BAM were linked.
1985–1994 – Section Military Commandant, Head of a Military Transport Department and Deputy Head of Military Transport on the Moscow Railway.
1996–2004 – employed at SeverStalTrans.
1998 – Deputy CEO of SeverStalTrans; supervised the transport engineering sector, railway transport and seaport operations.
March 9, 2004 – appointed Transport and Communications Minister.
May 20, 2004 – appointed Transport Minister.
Since May 21, 2012 – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2, 2013 – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation.
Was a member of the Public Council of the Government Commission for the Railway Transport Reform.
Married, with a daughter.
Alexey LikhachevDirector General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOMAlexey Likhachev is Director General of ROSATOM. He assumed office in October 2016. Mr. Likhachev has since been responsible for overseeing the entire spectrum of the state corporation’s activities.
Before joining ROSATOM, Mr. Likhachev worked in the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, where he held a wide variety of leadership positions. He joined the ministry in 2007. He worked as an advisor to the Minister of Economic Development until 2008, in 2010 he was appointed Deputy Minister, and in February 2015 he was promoted to the position of First Deputy Minister of Economic Development.
Throughout his career, Mr. Likhachev held senior positions in other governmental bodies and public organizations as well. He was a member of the State Duma (the lower house of Russia’s parliamentary body), serving as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (2000-2007). Previously, he worked as managing director of Social Industrial Insurance Company ‘Aval’ in Nizhniy Novgorod (1992-2000).
Mr. Likhachev graduated from Gorky State University and started his career as an engineer in the Gorky Research Institute of Instrumentation (1985-1987). In 1998 he graduated from the Economic Faculty of Nizhniy Novgorod State University with a Ph.D. in economics.
Aisen NikolaevHead of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)Born on January 22, 1972 in Leningrad
1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Venkat Naga Prasanna TelidevaraJoint Secretary, National Security Council of the Republic of India
Alexander TsybulskiyGovernor of Arkhangelsk RegionBorn on July 15, 1979 in Moscow.
Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.
From April 3, 2020 - Acting Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region.
From October 8, 2020 - Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region.
Andrey ChibisGovernor of Murmansk RegionBorn 19 March 1979, in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic.
1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.
21 March 2019: Acting Governor of Murmansk Region
Andrey ShevchenkoChairman, Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Sergey ShishkarevChairman of the Board of Directors, Delo Group of CompaniesSergey Shishkarev was born on February 2, 1968, in Novorossiysk. He graduated with honors from the Red Banner Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense and the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration. Doctor in law.
In 1993, he founded Delo Group, one of the largest holdings in the transportation services market, and headed the company until 1999. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delo Group.
From 1999 to 2012, Sergey Shishkarev was three times elected Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, worked in various committees of the State Duma. He is the author of more than 50 bills.
Since 2015, Sergey Shishkarev has been heading the Russian Handball Federation.
In December 2022, he was elected Vice President of the Russian Olympic Committee, and in March 2023 became a member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports.
Sergey Shishkarev is a member of the Government Commission on Transport.
He actively supports social projects, such as the development of professional and children's sports and demography.Roll up
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The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: Competing on the Global Stage A Development Pathway for the Arctic in the New Reality16:00–17:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 1The development of Russia’s Arctic zone remains one of the country’s top strategic objectives. Given the new challenges and limited resources, it is crucial to identify priority areas for the region’s sustainable socioeconomic development, balance...16:00–17:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 1
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The development of Russia’s Arctic zone remains one of the country’s top strategic objectives. Given the new challenges and limited resources, it is crucial to identify priority areas for the region’s sustainable socioeconomic development, balance the interests of the state, business, and society, and reconceptualize international cooperation. During the panel discussion, leading experts and representatives of the federal authorities, major corporations, and development institutions will discuss key issues concerning the implementation of the Arctic development strategy, evaluate key initiatives, and propose practical solutions for the effective development of the region. What results have been achieved in the first stage of implementing the strategy for Russia’s Arctic zone? Which industries are expected to become the main drivers of Arctic development in the coming years? How can we balance the interests of the state, business, and the population when developing the Arctic? What strategic initiatives deserve priority attention? How can we ensure the sustainable development of the region given budget constraints? What role does the Arctic play for Russia and the international community? What aspects of international cooperation should be taken into account when formulating a strategy?Moderator:
Mikhail KuznetsovDirector, Eastern State Planning Center (FANU Vostokgosplan)Panellists:
Tatyana GromovaDeputy Head, The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr)Tatiana Gromova was born in 1974 in Krasnoyarsk city.
In 1996 she graduated from the Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University with a degree
in Land Planning.
From 1996 to 2010 she held positions from a leading specialist to the Head of the Committee for Land Resources and Land Management in Krasnoyarsk Region, the Regional Office of the Federal Agency for Real Property Cadastre in Krasnoyarsk Region.
From 2010 to 2011 she worked as a Deputy Head of the Regional Office of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) in Krasnoyarsk Region.
In March 2011, she was appointed to the position of Head of the Regional Office of Rosreestr in Krasnoyarsk Region.
From 2019 to 2020 she worked as Head of the Regional Office of Rosreestr in Moscow Region.
In January 2020 she was appointed to the position of Advisor to the Head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr).
By the order of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation dated February 14, 2022 No. 239-r she was appointed Deputy Head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastrе and Cartography (Rosreestr).
Nijat IsakovHead of the Civil Energy Research Group of the Nuclear Transport Energy Technologies Complex, Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre
Alexander KrutikovGeneral Director, Crystal of Growth FoundationBorn November 17, 1987 in Odintsovo, Moscow Region.
2009: graduated with distinction from Odintsovo University in “State and municipal administration”.
Since 2009: Pro-Rector for innovative and scientific development of Odintsovo University;
2010: elected Deputy to the Council of Deputies of the Odintsovo Municipal District;
Since 2012: Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Odintsovo Municipal District. June 12, 2013: co-founded the All-Russia People’s Front.
2013: appointed First Deputy Head of the Odintsovo Municipal District Administration.
September 2014: qualified for the administration team of the Far East by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and appointed Deputy Director of the Department for the Territorial and Socioeconomic Development of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East.
From December 2015 to October 2016 - Director of the Department for Implementation of Investment Projects of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East. From October 7, 2016 to January 12, 2021, he was Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East.
Pavel MaryandyshevActing Rector, Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University; Member of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Science and Education
Svetlana PanfilovaDeputy Governor of the Murmansk Region; Minister of Arctic Development and Economy of the Murmansk Region
Alexander PilyasovGeneral Director, Regional Consulting Institute; Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPilyasov Aleksandr Nikolaevich was born in 1962 in Magadan. In 1979 he graduated with honors from Secondary School No. 1 in Magadan and entered the Leningrad State University named after A.A. Zhdanov, Faculty of Geography, which he graduated with honors in 1984 and entered graduate school, which he completed by defending his candidate's dissertation in 1987, "Ecological and geographical study of the population of the Kolyma-Magadan industrial region". He was assigned to the North-East Complex Research Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he worked for ten years, going from a junior research fellow to the head of the laboratory of environmental economics. In 1995, he defended his doctoral dissertation on "Patterns and Features of the Development of the North-East of Russia". In 1998, he became a professor in the Department of Economics and Management. In 1997, he received an invitation to work at the State Committee for the North of Russia and moved to Moscow, where he was first deputy, then head of the Economic Policy Department, head of the Arctic Department of the State Committee for the North of Russia. After the liquidation of the State Committee for the North of Russia in 2000, he worked for a year at the Academy of National Economy as a professor at the Institute of Oil and Gas Business, after which he received an invitation from Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.G. Granberg to work at the Council for the Study of Productive Forces of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia and the Russian Academy of Sciences; from 2005 to 2017, he was Director of the Center for the Economy of the North and the Arctic. After the liquidation of SOPS in 2017, he created the ANO Institute of Regional Consulting and in 2018 began working at Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Faculty of Geography, where he currently works. He is the author of about 300 articles and 50 books. He has government awards, medals and letters of gratitude from federal and regional executive authorities. Responsible executor and author of dozens of strategies, programs, concepts for the socio-economic development of northern and arctic regions and cities.
Nikolay KharitonovChairman of the Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian FederationNikolai Kharitonov graduated from the Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute with in agronomics and from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. He is a Candidate of Sciences (Econ.).
Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.
Ilya ChernovDirector of the Department of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and the Implementation of Infrastructure Projects, Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the ArcticFront row participant:
Sergey FrankChairman of the Council of Participants in Navigation on the NSRMr Sergey Ottovich Frank was born on 13 August 1960 in Novosibirsk.
In 1983 Mr Frank graduated with honours from the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University in Vladivostok, specialising in ship navigation on sea routes. In 1995 he completed a law degree at the Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok. In 2007 he defended his PhD dissertation in technical sciences.
1984-1989 – Deputy director of the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University.
1989-1995 – Head of the external economic relations department, Deputy head of finance and economics, and deputy general director at the Far Eastern Shipping Company.
1995-1996 – Deputy director of the department for maritime transport at the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
1996-1998 – Deputy, then First Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
1998-2004 – Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Since October 2004 – President and Chief Executive Officer of PAO Sovcomflot.
Simultaneously from 2014 – Chairman of the Board of AO United Shipbuilding Corporation;
Member of the presidium at the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation ;
Member of the State Committee for issues of development of the Arctic;
Member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; deputy head of the Union’s committee for transport and transport infrastructure;
Head of the Council at the Russian Chamber of Shipping.
Head of the supervisory board and The Honourable President of the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University;
Member of the supervisory board of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Member of the supervisory board of the Russian Geographic Society.Roll up
