Business programme 2025
March 27
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The Arctic and the Northern Sea Route: Competing on the Global Stage Development of Logistics Centres to Increase Container Transport via the Northern Sea Route12:00–13:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2The Arctic already accounts for about 15% of Russia’s GDP, and maximizing the economic potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an international transport corridor is a key national objective. To achieve this, the NSR must continuously improve...12:00–13:30AZIMUT, 2-й этаж, conference hall 2
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The Arctic already accounts for about 15% of Russia’s GDP, and maximizing the economic potential of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an international transport corridor is a key national objective. To achieve this, the NSR must continuously improve its economic efficiency, becoming a competitive global transport route for both Russian and foreign cargo shippers. In the long run, this could also reduce the need for government investment in its development. At the same time, the NSR’s growth is inseparable from Russia’s broader transport system, and increasing cargo volumes is impossible without the necessary port infrastructure. This infrastructure is not just a component of the transport network; it is also a vital factor in the development of Arctic regions, ensuring the country’s sovereignty and security. But what comes first: the cargo base or the port infrastructure? What are the possible scenarios for developing container transit along the NSR? Are the current transport hubs sufficient to meet both present and future demand? What should logistics centres look like, and where should they be located?Moderator:
Mikhail GrigoryevMember of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the Study of the Arctic and AntarcticPanellists:
Alexey AlsufyevFirst Deputy Governor, Chairman of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region
Gadzhimagomed GuseynovFirst Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Petr IvanovGeneral Director, Rosatom Logistics
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.
Svetlana PanfilovaDeputy Governor of the Murmansk Region; Minister of Arctic Development and Economy of the Murmansk Region
Ke JinRepresentative, New New Shipping Line
Sergey ChemardaGeneral Manager, DP WorldAge: 59 (5th of October 1958)
Married, two daughters and two sons
DP WORLD RUSSIA FZCO, UAE
Board Member/Director General “DP World Russia Ltd”, Moscow
SOCAGEST S.A., SWITZERLAND
DIRECTOR
Project financing, trading, development
Working Experience
1980-1990 Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of USSR/Russian Federation
1990-1993 Commercial director of JV “Ernst & Young”, Moscow 1993-1997 Head of Board of Directors of “SVA Bank”, Moscow
1998-1999 Board Member of “RESO GUARANTEE”, Moscow 1999-2003 Director of “JKX OIL & GAS” Plc UK, Russia
2003-2006 Head of Board of Directors of “Kolchugino Metallurgic Plant”, Russia
2004-2006 Member of General Counsel of “Delovaya Rossia”, Russia
2014-2018 CRBR Ltd Vietnam, CEO/Partner
1993-now Socagest S.A. Switzerland, Director/Partner
2018-now Board Member DP World Russia FZCO
Education
1975-1983 Moscow State University for Foreign Relations
Aleksey ShiloDeputy Minister of Transport of the Russian FederationGraduated from Urals State University of Railway Transport in 2000 in “Organization of transport and management in (railway) transport”, and in 2001 in “Economics and Management in a Railway Enterprise.”
He began his career in 2000 as an officer on duty of the Kurya Station signal tower of Sverdlovsk Railway. He then served as Chaikovskaya Station Master, deputy station master of Perm-Sortirovochnaya, Perm-2 station master, deputy director of the Perm Department of Sverdlovsk Railway, senior deputy director of the Tyumen Department of Sverdlovsk Railway, senior deputy head of transport of Sverdlovsk Railway. He also served in executive positions in the Sverdlovsk and Gorky Traffic Control Directorates, as deputy director for development of the Central Traffic Control Directorate.
Since February 2015, Alexey Shilo has worked as head of the Management Department of the Business Block Railway Transport and Infrastructure at Russian Railways.
Since May 2017, he been Commercial Director of Russian Railways – General Director of the Centre for Corporate Transport Services.Roll up
