Business programme
30.06.2022
10:00–11:30

Investment Projects in an Era of Turbulence: Effective Models and Legal Protection Mechanisms

Congress Centre, conference hall D1
Law, Business, and Sanctions
Broadcast
Despite the economic changes in Russia, the need to implement large-scale investment projects remains. Mechanisms for implementing such projects are developing (concession, PPP) and new ones are appearing and are being prioritized (offset). Moreover, now it is important to maintain the stability of already launched long-term projects. Law practitioners in the investment sphere have developed tools that can be used to stabilize the deal for both private and public parties.
• Feasible mechanisms for implementing investment projects: from offsets to PPPs
• What investment tools and mechanisms do the regions need? Where can they get the money?
• Moscow's experience in implementing investment projects (offsets, Life-Cycle Contract, Special Investment Contract)
• Guarantees of rights and legitimate interests of the investor, as stipulated by law and the agreement
• Can there be guarantees of rights for the public party, etc.

Moderator

Evgenia Zusman
Partner, You & Partners; Deputy Director of the Investment Analysis Center, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Panellists

Artyom Barashev
Director, City Investment Management Agency
Anna Batueva
Managing Director for Legal Support, National Center for PPP
Fedor Kovatev
Executive Director for Legal Support of PPP Projects, Sovcombank
Yuriy Korsun
Deputy Chairman, Member of the Management Board, VEB.RF
Nadezhda Kostryukova
Head of the Centre for the Promotion of Investment and Public–Private Partnerships in the Digital Economy, Voskhod Research Institute (NII Voskhod)
Elena Semenova
First Deputy General Director, Fund «Agency for Infrastructure and Industrial Development of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug»
Maria Scriabina
Managing Director, Infrastructure Projects and PPP Department, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company)
Alexander Smekalin
Director, Division “Regional Development and Investments”, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects (ASI)
Alexey Tulikov
Deputy General Director for Legal Affairs, ProShkola

Broadcast

Evgenia Zusman
Partner, You & Partners; Deputy Director of the Investment Analysis Center, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Artyom Barashev
Director, City Investment Management Agency
Anna Batueva
Managing Director for Legal Support, National Center for PPP
Fedor Kovatev
Executive Director for Legal Support of PPP Projects, Sovcombank
Yuriy Korsun
Deputy Chairman, Member of the Management Board, VEB.RF
Entered into office: 25 April 2018
Born: 29 May 1970, Leningrad.
Education
Business School – A.B. Freeman School of Business, University – Tulane University, 1999; MBA, Finance and Financial Management.
Saint Petersburg State University (LSU), 1995; School of Languages.
Employment History
1990 – 1994: IT Manager, SGS S.A.
1995 – 1997: Corporate Account Manager, Xerox Corporation
1997 – 2000: Business Consultant, Headquarters for Developing, Xerox Corp., USA
2001 – 2005: – Corporate Account Manager, Citibank.
2005 – 2007: Corporate Director, ABN AMRO
2007 – 2009: Head of Structured Finance Division, Alfa Bank
2009 – 2018: Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance Division, PAO Sberbank
Since April 2018 – Deputy Chairman, Vnesheconombank.
Nadezhda Kostryukova
Head of the Centre for the Promotion of Investment and Public–Private Partnerships in the Digital Economy, Voskhod Research Institute (NII Voskhod)
Elena Semenova
First Deputy General Director, Fund «Agency for Infrastructure and Industrial Development of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug»
Maria Scriabina
Managing Director, Infrastructure Projects and PPP Department, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company)
Alexander Smekalin
Director, Division “Regional Development and Investments”, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects (ASI)
Alexander Smekalin was born on March 25, 1980, in the Ulyanovsk region.
In 2002 he graduated with honours from Ulyanovsk State University (Institute of Economics and Business, Management Department).
2002 – 2009 – he made his way up from the Principal Specialist to the Head of the Department of Investments and Foreign affairs of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region
2009 – Head of the Investments Department of the Ministry of Economy of the Ulyanovsk region
2010 – Head of the Department of Regional Economy Modernization and Development of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region.
2011 – Minister of Strategic Development and Innovations of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region
2013 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region - Minister of Strategic Development and Innovations
2014 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region
2016 – Chairman of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region
Married, has two children.
Alexey Tulikov
Deputy General Director for Legal Affairs, ProShkola
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