30.06.2022
14:30–16:00
Digitalization of Law: Challenges, Goals, Prospects
Congress Centre, conference hall D2
During the roundtable the experts will discuss various aspects related to the digitalization of law in general and the rule-making process in particular. The session will touch upon issues related to the evolution of law digitalization, its transition to machine-readable format, as well as the digitalization of the rule-making process in the Russian Federation and abroad. It is also planned to discuss the implementation of the machine-readable law concept adopted in 2021, and the possibility and necessity of updating it. Additionally, the session will cover the transfer of normative acts in machine-readable format, the pros and cons of such transfer, the existing experience in the digitization of normative acts, including administrative regulations, and further plans for the transition to a machine-readable format. It is also planned to discuss the priorities in the digitalization of rulemaking and known best practices. The panellists will also examine if the participants of the rulemaking process are ready to switch to digital rulemaking, plus the current status of regulatory policy in the field of rulemaking digitalization, as well as potential solutions to existing problems in this area. The session is also expected to include dialogue with government representatives and leading professionals, as well as members of scientific, legal, and business communities.
Moderator
Dmitry Ter-Stepanov
Deputy General Director – Director of Regulatory Control, Digital Economy
Panellists
Anton Vashkevich
Managing partner, Legal technology company «Simplawye»
Pavel Goncharenko
First Deputy Head of the Office of the Mayor and Government of Moscow
Sergey Izrailit
Vice President for Development and Planning, Skolkovo Foundation
Alexander Malakhov
Head of Digital Development, Center for Strategic Research Foundation
Irina Sirenko
Vice President, Government Relations, VK
Alexey Khersontsev
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Front row participants
Alexandra Arnautova
Expert on Legislative Initiatives, Center for Research, Testing and Approbation of Import-Independent Solutions, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
Andrey Bezrukov
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (online)
Vladimir Verkhovodov
Employee, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
Lev Gershanok
Director of Legal Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Oleg Dyachenko
First Deputy Head, Main Control Department of the Moscow Region
Alexander Zhuravlev
Chairman of the Commission for Legal Regulation of Ensuring the Digital Economy, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Co-Founder, Moscow Digital School
Sergei Ivanov
Deputy Head, Legal Department of Russian Railways
Igor Kondrashov
Vice-President - Director of the Legal Department, Sberbank
Ilya Kucherov
Deputy Director, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Stanislav Lakhtin
Head of the Project Working Group, Committee for the Development of a Safe Environment in the Sphere of Digital Technologies
Dmitry Panyukov
Employee, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (online)
Vasily Pushkin
Head, Department of Development and Methodology of Digital Transformation, Inter RAO (online)
Yuri Chulyukov
Consultant, Sekvora LLC
Broadcast

Dmitry Ter-Stepanov
Deputy General Director – Director of Regulatory Control, Digital Economy
Chaired by Dmitry Ter-Stepanov, Deputy CEO, ANO Digital Economy, Data Policy Lead.
Dmitry has an extensive experience in data policy—leading in ANO Digital Economy since 2017 especially in the area of regulation. He previously headed payment services for FGUP Russian Post, lead in strategy and financial administrative issues in JSC Universal Electric Card and worked in the Ministry of Economic Development.
Dmitry has an extensive experience in data policy—leading in ANO Digital Economy since 2017 especially in the area of regulation. He previously headed payment services for FGUP Russian Post, lead in strategy and financial administrative issues in JSC Universal Electric Card and worked in the Ministry of Economic Development.

Anton Vashkevich
Managing partner, Legal technology company «Simplawye»

Pavel Goncharenko
First Deputy Head of the Office of the Mayor and Government of Moscow

Sergey Izrailit
Vice President for Development and Planning, Skolkovo Foundation

Alexander Malakhov
Head of Digital Development, Center for Strategic Research Foundation

Irina Sirenko
Vice President, Government Relations, VK
Ms Irina Sirenko was born in Moscow, in 2004 graduated with honors from the State University of Management in Jurisprudence. PhD in Law (2008, The Institute of State and Law AT the Russian Academy of Sciences). She was one of the authorship of the most basic laws on information technology in Russia (“On electronic signature”, “On the Organization of Provision of State and Municipal Services”, “On Personal Data”).
2004 - 2011 Lawyer Consultant, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Project Manager, The Ministry of Mass Communications of the Russian Federation;
2011 – 2018 Deputy Director, The Moscow City Government, Information Technologies Department;
From 2019 to present – Head of GR, PAO “Rostelecom”
2004 - 2011 Lawyer Consultant, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Project Manager, The Ministry of Mass Communications of the Russian Federation;
2011 – 2018 Deputy Director, The Moscow City Government, Information Technologies Department;
From 2019 to present – Head of GR, PAO “Rostelecom”

Alexey Khersontsev
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Was born on August 21, 1980 in the Lesnoy town, Sverdlovsk region, Russian Federation. He graduated in 2002 from the Ural State Law Academy, the Institute of Foreign Economic Relations and Law. In 2003 - 2008 years occupied posts: specialist, leading specialist, chief specialist, Head of research management at the Ural State Law Academy. After that, he held the positions of lecturer, senior lecturer at the Department of Business Law, Ural State Law Academy.
In 2008 - 2010 years he served successively as Head of the Legal Experts Group for Property Relations, Vice-President of ANO "Public Reforms Center".
In 2010 - 2011 years he occupied position of Director of the Department of Regulatory Impact Assessment at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. From November 2011 to June 2016 he was Director of the Department of State regulation of the Economy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. In June 2016 he was appointed to the Head of the Federal Accreditation Service. Awards: Honorary Diploma from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the Letter of gratitude from the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Letter of gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation, two Honorary Diplomas from the President of the Russian Federation.
In 2008 - 2010 years he served successively as Head of the Legal Experts Group for Property Relations, Vice-President of ANO "Public Reforms Center".
In 2010 - 2011 years he occupied position of Director of the Department of Regulatory Impact Assessment at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. From November 2011 to June 2016 he was Director of the Department of State regulation of the Economy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. In June 2016 he was appointed to the Head of the Federal Accreditation Service. Awards: Honorary Diploma from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, the Letter of gratitude from the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Letter of gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation, two Honorary Diplomas from the President of the Russian Federation.
Alexandra Arnautova
Expert on Legislative Initiatives, Center for Research, Testing and Approbation of Import-Independent Solutions, State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom

Andrey Bezrukov
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Verkhovodov
Employee, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Lev Gershanok
Director of Legal Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Oleg Dyachenko
First Deputy Head, Main Control Department of the Moscow Region

Alexander Zhuravlev
Chairman of the Commission for Legal Regulation of Ensuring the Digital Economy, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Co-Founder, Moscow Digital School

Sergei Ivanov
Deputy Head, Legal Department of Russian Railways

Igor Kondrashov
Vice-President - Director of the Legal Department, Sberbank

Ilya Kucherov
Deputy Director, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Stanislav Lakhtin
Head of the Project Working Group, Committee for the Development of a Safe Environment in the Sphere of Digital Technologies
Dmitry Panyukov
Employee, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Vasily Pushkin
Head, Department of Development and Methodology of Digital Transformation, Inter RAO
Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) in 2002, with a degree in Finance and Credit.
2006-2009 – held different positions at the Administration of the Krasnodar Territory;
2009-2013 – worked in commercial companies;
2013 – employed with the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation”, held the position of Advisor; since January 2014 – Deputy Director General.
2006-2009 – held different positions at the Administration of the Krasnodar Territory;
2009-2013 – worked in commercial companies;
2013 – employed with the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation”, held the position of Advisor; since January 2014 – Deputy Director General.
Yuri Chulyukov
Consultant, Sekvora LLC