Business programme

October 03, 2019,
10:00-11:15

Manege, 1st floor, Plenary conference hall

Plenary session

Maintaining Energy Connectivity in an Unstable World

Oil is one of the key primary energy resources in the global fuel and energy balance, and experts predict that it will continue to hold this status until 2040. Nevertheless, the oil industry is currently undergoing a period of structural changes. On the one hand, the instability of the global economy, international conflicts, and the continuation of a policy of trade wars and sanctions are creating excessive volatility in the commodity and financial markets for oil. On the other hand, the development of electric cars and renewable energy sources, the hydrogen economy and the gas motor fuel market, and tightening environmental regulations pose new challenges to the oil market. How well equipped are the current OPEC+ terms of trade to deal with the growing threats to the oil market? How do ‘black swans’ change the composition of the global balance of supply and demand for oil? Is a further consolidation of efforts necessary in order to minimize the effects of black swans? What is the potential for transforming oil trade flows, taking into account the growth in shale production?

Moderator:
Annmarie Hordern — Reporter, Bloomberg TV

Panellists:
Vagit Alekperov — President, Executive Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Management Committee, LUKOIL
His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Daniel Yergin — Vice Chairman, IHS Markit
Manuel Quevedo — Minister of People's Power of Petroleum of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; President, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
Pekka Lundmark — President, Chief Executive Officer, Fortum Corporation
Alexander Novak — Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Hon. Timipre Sylva — Minister of State and Petroleum Resources, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Parviz Shahbazov — Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

October 03, 2019,
10:00-11:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 2 (Moscow)

Developing Regional Renewable Energy Market Segments in Russia: Retail, Remote Territories, and Microgeneration

Unlike Russia’s mature wholesale renewables market, other market segments are only just picking up steam. Renewable energy is a commercially viable power generation source for isolated power systems, making them a high-priority, promising area of development in Russia's renewable energy sector. Isolated power systems usually get their energy from diesel power plants, which can be switched out for green energy sources. In certain cases, renewable energy may serve as an effective solution for micro-settlements in central Russia that are currently getting their energy from long-distance connections to electric grids. However, despite the gradual improvement in the regulatory framework for wind and solar energy facilities, there are a number of factors that are significantly slowing the regional development of renewables. Households are another promising market segment. The passing of the law on microgeneration will significantly increase the size of the renewables market in Russia and create many new jobs. What regional solutions are needed to support new renewables projects and what additional incentives can be provided to investors? Which risks associated with the development of renewable energy in remote territories and micro-settlements must be considered? Are renewables projects of interest to industrial or small and medium-sized enterprises? Which barriers to developing renewable energy must be tackled first? Which countries’ experiences in developing renewable energy can be applied to Russia?

Moderator:
Valery Presnyakov — Editor-in-Chief, Power and Industry of Russia Newspaper

Panellists:
Roman Berdnikov — Director of the Department of Prospective Development, RusHydro
Aleksey Voronin — Director, Branch Office of Rusatom - Automated Control Systems - Rusatom Electrotechnic
Sergey Esyakov — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Aleksey Kaplun — Council Member, EUROSOLAR Russia Non-Profit Partnership for the Development of Renewable Energy
Masaomi Koyama — Director of the International Affairs Office of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Andreas Kuhlmann — Chief Executive Officer, German Energy Agency (dena)
Evgeny Nikora — Deputy Governor of Murmansk Region
Alexander Smekalin — Chairman of the Government of Ulyanovsk Region
Christoph Urbschat — Director, German Solar Energy Association
Igor Shakhray — General Director, Hevel Group

Front row participant:
Julia Bunina — Sustainable Development Business Partner, IKEA

October 03, 2019,
10:00-11:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall A

What Does the Energy Industry of the Future Look Like?

The development of the electric power industry and related industries, as well as consumers’ digitalization, requires the use of both tested and new methods of data processing, the creation of controlled segmentation in the electric power network, and the simultaneous development of the information network and the power grid. Flexible management and control of network operating modes will require the use of high-speed neural networks and other machine algorithms, and possibly even quantum computing technologies. It is evident that the comprehensive management and control of a complex network requires a huge number of factors to be taken into account. Such computation is currently beyond the capability of existing information algorithms. However, the transition to digital control devices and the provision of electricity services will allow for the dynamic control of electricity flows, improving the load parameters of the power generation network. Moreover, the ability to simultaneously transmit data and supply power can open the door to additional benefits in existing arrays, the development of consumer services, and intelligent control systems. What does the energy industry of the future look like? Could the merger of electric power and information networks result in a new community larger than the global Internet? Which technological trends will drive change in the electric power industry?

Moderator:
Konstantin Mikhaylik — Deputy General Director for Operation Activity, Rosseti

Panellists:
Oleg Barkin — Member of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council
Evgeniy Grabchak — Head of Department of Operational Control and Management in Electric Power Industry, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Denis Dodon — Director of the Innovation Development Center, Alfa Bank
Oleg Dubnov — Vice President, Executive Director, Cluster of Energy Efficient Technologies, Skolkovo Foundation
Denis Kasimov — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Clover Group
Ian Colebourne — Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte CIS
Leonid Neganov — Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Investment and Capital Construction, Rossetti
Laurent Paganon — Director, EDF Representative Office in Russia and the CIS

October 03, 2019,
10:00-11:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall B

EnergyNet 2.0: Priorities, Outlook, Opportunities

Since the roadmap for the EnergyNet National Technology Initiative (NTI) was implemented in 2016, a whole range of projects in smart energy have been launched on business-led initiatives and are already bringing a completely new segment of high-tech solutions to the energy services market. Work is currently underway to improve the regulatory framework with a focus on simplifying interaction between government and innovative business, ensuring a basic set of standards for rolling out new solutions to the market. At the same time, new technologies are developing rapidly in Russia and around the world, including digital technologies, which are already a key factor in increasing the competitiveness of companies. With this in mind, it is necessary to update the roadmap with an emphasis on planning wide-ranging projects and programmes as well as organizing new forms of interaction between tech companies, corporations and state-owned businesses in order to achieve the goals set out in the EnergyNet NTI roadmap, which cover the creation of global and high-end commercial products and services and their promotion on foreign markets. What results have already been achieved in implementing the EnergyNet NTI roadmap? What new technological trends have appeared on global energy markets? What challenges do they pose to the Russian energy sector? How can wide-ranging projects aimed at creating global high-tech products and services be launched and implemented, and how can they be promoted on foreign markets? What is the role of the EnergyNet NTI roadmap in the digital transformation of the energy industry?

Moderator:
Oleg Grinko — Working Group Co-Head, EnergyNet NTI

Panellists:
Andrey Butko — General Director, Rusatom Automated Control Systems
Konstantin Mikhailenko — Director, Digital Transformation Department, Rossetti
Oleg Pertsovskiy — Chief Operating Officer of Energy Efficiency Technology Cluster, Skolkovo Foundation
Valery Seleznev — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Pavel Sorokin — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kholkin — Head of Project Center for Innovation Development, Strategic Research Center Foundation; Deputy Head of the Working Group, EnergyNet NTI

Front row participants:
Yuriy Vasilyev — Executive Director of the Arctic Technologies Institute, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Alexander Voloshin — Director, National Technological Initiative Centre, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Andrey Katayev — Director of Energy Markets, System Operator of the United Power System

October 03, 2019,
11:30-12:00

Manege, 1st floor, Plenary conference hall

The Global Energy Prize Award Ceremony 2019

Each year, the Global Energy Prize honours outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world that make a contribution to the promotion of energy efficiency and environmental security in the interests of all of humanity. The outstanding scientists to win the Global Energy Prize 2019 include Khalil Amine (USA) for his outstanding contribution to the development of efficient electrical energy storage technology, and Frede Blaabjerg (Denmark) for his outstanding technical contribution to the design of power management systems enabling the integration of renewable energy.

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 1

The Digital Transformation of the Oil and Gas Industry: New Opportunities for Government and Business

In just the past few years, digitalization has become a firmly embedded concept. Russia’s leading oil and gas companies have begun to take active measures to implement smart technologies. This has already had an effect – geological prospecting and well drilling have become more precise, the number of errors made when planning and commissioning industrial facilities has been reduced, and advance warning about possible equipment failure can be given. As a result, both government and business are able to take advantage of new opportunities. The government has the opportunity to use operational data to significantly increase the quality of governance and strategic planning. Business, meanwhile, has a way to optimize its assets and reduce its most significant costs by substantially improving the efficiency of its production and business processes. However, in order to fully unlock the potential of the oil and gas industry’s digital transformation and to achieve a systemic effect from implementing digital technologies, it is essential for government and business to work together. What results can be expected from the digital transformation of the oil and gas industry? What administrative barriers need to be removed in order to aid the development of digital technologies? How do oil and gas companies view their role in this digital transformation? What should the Digital Transformation of the Oil and Gas Industry working group focus on?

Moderator:
Pavel Sorokin — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Pavel Anisimov — Director for Industry Direction, Digital Economy
Andrey Belevtsev — Director of Digital Transformation, Gazprom Neft
Vitaly Gataullin — Deputy General Director for Digital Development, Tatneft
Oleg Zhdaneyev — Head of Import Substitution in Oil and Energy Complex Competence Center, Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Daria Kozlova — Director of Consulting in the Fuel and Energy Complex State Regulation Field, VYGON Consulting
Igor Korytko — Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Tube Metallurgical Company (TMK)
Denis Maximov — Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, Zarubezhneft

Front row participants:
Igor Zakharchenko — Head of the Center for the Development of Information Technology Support of DITO, LUKOIL
Valery Krivenko — Executive Chairman of the Board, Angara Service

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 2 (Moscow)

Energy of the Future: Technological Solutions for Cities and Regions

The spread of new technologies and devices is transforming the energy and utilities sectors: energy consumption trends are changing and demand for investment in creating new capacities is growing. On the other hand, depreciation and obsolescence of energy infrastructure and increasing security, environmental, and reliability demands on energy systems force city administrations to increase spending on system maintenance. New players and innovative business models (e.g. startups, telecom companies) are entering the energy sector. City and regional administrations are actively searching for new practical and innovative solutions. Moreover, city administrations must create conditions to turn their cities into platforms for testing new technologies and business models, including those within the traditionally budget-intensive segments of the fuel and energy sector. What technologies, solutions, and business models in the fuel and energy sector are most sought after in both cities and regions? How is that demand influenced by Russia's unique characteristics? How can the reliability and security of existing systems be increased and their energy capacities expanded while reducing maintenance costs? What legislative changes are required for the implementation of new solutions and business models? What support must the government provide to stimulate this process? What practical stimulus instruments have already been developed and are being implemented?

Moderator:
Anna Serebryanikova — President, Association of Big Data Market Participants; Member of the Board of Directors, MegaFon

Panellists:
Petr Biryukov — Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing and Utilities and Improvement

Yuriy Manevich — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 3

Integration of Renewables into the Grid: Best Practices, Challenges and Opportunities across Europe

Over the past few years, energy efficiency and renewable energy have gained increasing interest in the Russian Federation, where there is a consensus that steps have to be taken to control carbon emissions, in line with the Paris Agreement. Lately, a number of legislative initiatives have been adopted to enhance the integration of renewables into the existing framework. At the same time, power feed-in from big industry players and small and medium-sized enterprises as well as surplus energy provided by households can cause significant changes to the grid system. Today, the efficient grid integration of renewables remains a challenging task and a matter of public debate in many countries. How does the grid integration of renewables work in practice? What key regulatory issues need to be addressed and implemented in order to ensure the proper integration of renewables? How can grid stability be ensured while increasing the share of renewables and producing energy in harsh climate conditions? How can grid-connected biomass, wind and solar parks become a reliable and cost-competitive energy source? What challenges do the Russian regions face with regard to the integration of renewable energy into the grid? Can renewables become a significant tool for providing energy in remote off-grid settlements?

Moderator:
Alexey Khokhlov — Head of Power and Utilities, Energy Centre, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

Panellists:
Oleg Barkin — Member of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council

Alexander Korchagin — General Director, NovaWind
Andreas Kuhlmann — Chief Executive Officer, German Energy Agency (dena)

Leonid Neganov — Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Investment and Capital Construction, Rossetti

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall A

Further Regulation of the Russian Power Grid: Target Model and Amendments to the Development Strategy

There are currently a number of unresolved issues acting as constraining factors on the development of the Russian power grid: contradictions in the objectives of Rosseti, a socially responsible and public company; pricing problems in the electric power industry (tariffs, cross subsidization and utility connections); network fragmentation and a high number of local grid operators; depreciation of funds and low levels of automation, digitalization and network visibility. The development of new technologies and a reduction of energy consumption in the distribution system threaten the future development prospects of the power grid. At the same time, the world is entering a fourth phase of energy transition, the fundamental trends of which are: digitalization (transition from analogue, centralized and standardized technologies to digital, distributed and personalized ones); electrification (electric transportation, transition of the heating supply system to electric power); decentralization (development of distributed generation, energy accumulation and storage technologies, energy efficiency, and demand management). These trends and challenges, both external and internal, are bringing changes to the global electric power sector and forcing an overhaul of the Russian power grid. What is the government’s vision of the current situation in the power grid and the coming transformations? What is Rosseti’s role and what are its strategic plans with respect to the ongoing changes (innovative and technological development, digital transformation and diversification of the power grid, support for import substitution, increasing investment attractiveness, etc.)?

Moderator:
Tatyana Naumova — Project Manager, NTV Channel

Panellists:
Boris Ayuyev — Chairman of the Board, System Operator of the United Power System
Maksim Bystrov — Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council
Vasiliy Kiselev — Director, Energy Consumers Association
Pavel Livinsky — General Director, Chairman of the Management Board, Rosseti
Yuriy Manevich — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Valery Seleznev — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Front row participant:
Natalya Nevmerzhitskaya — Chairman of the Board, Association of Energy Suppliers

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall B

EU–Russia Partnership: Opportunities for the Environmental Transformation of the Energy Market

The rapid growth rate of the EU economy since the mid-2010s has led to an unforeseen increase in energy consumption among the member economies. If this trend persists, EU energy consumption levels may continue to increase, and leaders will need to take additional measures to reduce the impact of the energy sector on the environment and climate in the region. As a reliable supplier of energy for the EU, this opens up a number of opportunities for Russia. For this potential to be fulfilled, it will require close cooperation between the two parties. By the same token, innovative products devised by European energy companies can help Russia to achieve the goals of its National Environment Programme and find solutions to the problem of processing non-hazardous and low-hazard waste from the electricity and mining industries. How can Russia help the EU to ensure the environmental transformation of its energy sector? What measures should be taken to expand the energy market between Russia and the EU? How does digitalization change the energy landscape? What role should business play in fostering cooperation? Which sustainable innovative products devised by European companies can be used in Russia? What is the potential for cooperation in energy production, energy efficiency, environmental protection, and non-hazardous and low-hazard industrial waste management? Is transformational change in the energy sector undertaken at the industrial level, or can consumers also contribute to the process?

Moderator:
Ernesto Ferlenghi — Chairman of the Energy Committee, Association of European Businesses

Panellists:
Francois Borgida — Vice President of Country Delegate Russia, Total SA
Johan Vanderplaetse — Chairman, Association of European Businesses; President, Russia and CIS, Schneider Electric
Anton Inyutsyn — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
David Campbell — President, BP Russia
Alexander Liberov — President, Siemens in Russia
Carlo Palasciano Villamagna — General Director, Enel Russia
Alexander Pankin — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Vadim Titov — Senior Vice President, Rusatom-International Network
Maxim Shirokov — Chief Executive Officer, Unipro

Front row participants:
Sergey Dayman — Director of Sustainable Development Services, EY
Matthias Unger — Managing Director, Schauenburg Maschinen-und Anlagen-bau

October 03, 2019,
12:00-13:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall C

Development Strategy of the Russian Coal Industry to 2035: A New Perspective

As a result of the increase in prices and demand for coal products over the past three years, the Strategy and Programme for the Development of the Russian Coal Industry to 2035 needs updating. Concerned federal executive bodies and coal companies are following instructions from the President of the Russian Federation: they are working on promising investment and infrastructure projects, analyzing Russia's prospects in the global coal market, surveying mechanisms for developing traditional and new coal mining centres, increasing the potential of traditional coal markets, and observing new trends. What is the potential of the global coal market and what is Russia's place in it? How will the volume of coal exports change by 2035 and in which direction: Atlantic or Eastern? How will transport infrastructure develop, especially those parts that facilitate the export of coal to the East? What is the potential of the domestic coal market? What are the challenges and opportunities for coal generation in Russia and around the world? What is the level of technological development of the coal industry and what is its share of unprofitable organizations? What are the prospects for growth in coal production from the development of new and easily recoverable coal reserves?

Moderator:
Anatoly Yanovsky — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Gennady Alekseev — General Director, SDS-Ugol

Ivan Petrov — Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Finance of the Fuel and Energy Complex, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Yury Saakyan — General Director, Institute of Natural Monopolies Research

October 03, 2019,
12:00-18:30

Hotel Metropol

21st Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

Session (closed event)

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum is an international governmental organization, offering a platform for the exchange of best practices and information between its member countries. The Forum was established as an intergovernmental, international organization on 23 December 2008 in Moscow. Twelve countries are permanent GECF members, while seven countries have observer status. The objectives of the Forum are to protect the sovereign right of member countries to access their natural gas reserves and their ability to independently plan for and secure their sustainable and effective development, taking the environmental impact into account, and to exploit and maintain those natural gas reserves for the benefit of their people. The organization’s member countries control 70% of the world’s proven natural gas reserves, 45% of its production, 64% of pipeline exports and 54% of LPG exports.

October 03, 2019,
14:00-18:45

Manege, 1st floor, Plenary conference hall

Supplier Day – RusHydro

RusHydro is one of the largest energy holding companies in Russia. It plays a vital role in ensuring the efficient use of hydroelectric resources and providing a reliable energy supply to its users, including in the Far Eastern Federal District. In order to do this, it needs to employ high-quality, reliable, and innovative equipment, as well as cutting-edge technology and effective solutions. Executives from RusHydro Group companies will discuss a range of topics related to procurement at the event, held in cooperation with the Federal Corporation for the Development of Small and Medium Business, OPORA RUSSIA, and the United Electronic Marketplace. Among those joining the discussions will be partners, market experts, and figures from major industrial enterprises, as well as representatives of various SMEs specializing in constructing and commissioning energy facilities, manufacturing and supplying equipment, fuel, IT, logistics, communications, and other areas. What are the steps to becoming an energy company partner? What specific aspects of procurement in the Russian Far East should companies be aware of? What can be done to replace imports with domestically produced alternatives? What recent developments have there been in legislation? What has already been done, and what measures need to be taken to ensure that energy companies and suppliers cooperate effectively?

Moderator:
Sergey Dashkov — General Director, Energoservis

Panellists:
Igor Ananskikh — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Julia Burlaka — Head of Key Account Management of the Corporate Clients Department, United Electronic Market Place
Nikolay Golubchikov — Director of Innovation and International Operations Department, RusHydro
Dmitry Zahvataev — Procurement Director, RusHydro MC
Mikhail Kolesnikov — Vice President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Business OPORA RUSSIA
Alexey Nikitin — Deputy Chief Engineer, Director of Equipment Modernization Department, RusHydro
Alexander Ponomarenko — Deputy Chief Engineer, RusHydro
Anna Sablukova — Head of Compliance Assessment and Compliance Monitoring Directorate, SME Corporation
Stanislav Terentyev — Director of Information Technologies Department, RusHydro
Denis Toropov — Director of Procurement, RusHydro; General Director, RusHydro Procurement
Nikolay Shulginov — Chairman of the Management Board, General Director, RusHydro

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 1

Stimulating Oil Extraction in the Russian Federation

The objective worsening of conditions for mining, a decrease in the output of new boreholes, and an increase in the water content over the next 15 years will lead to an annual increase in operational expenses and a simultaneous fall in oil extraction. To prevent the fall in investment in the extraction sector, a range of mineral tax benefits and special rates for export duties are being put forward. As of 1 January 2019, a tax scheme has come into effect introducing a windfall profits tax on hydrocarbon production, which is designed to partly take into account the real economics of extraction when imposing taxes. To attract additional investment to the oil extraction sector for 2019–2024 and prevent a reduction in extraction, a roadmap has been developed to implement measures aimed at exploring oil reserves and increasing the volume of oil extraction in the Russian Federation. What are the anticipated results of taking an inventory of oil reserves in terms of the economic efficiency of mining those oil reserves given the current tax conditions? What is the potential for additional extraction and for essential measures to incentivize oil extraction in regions where extraction has traditionally taken place? What incentives for the use of tertiary oil recovery techniques in the oil industry must be implemented to maximize the use of this resource’s potential? Which incentives are essential for mining small deposits?

Moderator:
Alexey Ryabov — Partner, EY

Panellists:
Marina Belyakova — Partner, EY
Grigory Vygon — Managing Director, VYGON Consulting
Orest Kasparov — Deputy Head, Federal Agency for the Subsoil Use (Rosnedra)
Alexander Matytsyn — First Vice-President, Member of the Management Board, LUKOIL
Kirill Molodtsov — Aide to the Chief of Staff, Presidential Executive Office
Alexey Sazanov — Director of Tax Policy and Customs Schedule Department, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation
Pavel Sorokin — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Front row participants:
Daria Kozlova — Director of Consulting in the Fuel and Energy Complex State Regulation Field, VYGON Consulting
Rustam Romanenkov — Deputy General Director for Legal, Corporate and Property Issues, Gazprom Neft Shelf
Victoria Turgeneva — Partner, Head of Tax and Legal Consulting Services Providing for Companies of Oil and Gas Sector, KPMG in Russia and the CIS
Rinat Shayakhmetov — Head of Strategic Planning Directorate, Tatneft

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 2 (Moscow)

Energy for Humans: Creating an Urban Atmosphere

Creating a comfortable urban environment is a development priority and the basis of cities’ economic growth. The fuel and energy sector is not just the foundation of urban infrastructure: it affects a city’s atmosphere and its residents’ mood. Fuel and energy sector services must be developed in accordance with the demands of city dwellers. It is important to properly build relationships with city residents and involve communities in decision-making and project implementation. How does the fuel and energy sector affect urban development and people's perception of a city? What effect does government investment have on stimulating private sector investment? What fuel and energy sector development initiatives can cities implement to increase the effectiveness of cooperation with the public and foster an inclusive urban environment? How can the public be encouraged to partake in more energy-efficient city living?

Moderator:
Sophie Shevardnadze — Journalist, Anchor

Panellists:
Raad Alkadiri — Senior Director of the Center for Energy Development, BCG
Aleksandr Solovyev — Head of Housing and Utilities Department, Moscow City Government
Vyacheslav Tsybulnikov — Vice President, Chairman of the Moscow Bank, Sberbank
Oleg Shapiro — Founder, Wowhaus

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 3

The Promotion of BAT in the Energy Sector. Expected Effectiveness of IEP

The increasingly stringent approaches to environmental protection pose new challenges for power engineers. The reduction of the human impact on the environment in line with the best available technologies (BAT), the development and acquisition of integrated environmental permits (IEP), the need to develop and implement programmes to improve environmental efficiency, and the need to install automatic measuring equipment on a mandatory basis are all important issues for category 1–2 electric power and mining sectors which exert a negative impact on the environment. How can we synchronize the achievement of BAT indicators with the new standardization system and list of controlled targets? Are the incentive measures in place sufficient for organizations to implement BAT and can they be implemented? Are expert commissions combined with a state environmental impact assessment necessary when issuing an IEP?

Moderator:
George Popov — Head of Technical and Economic Indicator Standardization Division of the Electric Power Development Department, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Dmitriy Vologzhanin — Director, Council of Energy Producers
Evgeny Gasho — Head of Laboratory, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Maxim Dovgyallo — Executive Secretary of the Commission for the Mining Complex, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Olga Kondratyeva — Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering and Labor Protection, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall A

Investment in the Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector: New Opportunities and Current Obstacles

By 2022, with the launch of the last nuclear power plants built as part of the Capacity Supply Agreement, the first large-scale investment cycle in Russia's modern energy sector will be complete. The goal of modernizing Russia's generating capacities is far from complete, but it now faces new global challenges: the digital revolution, environmental protection, and changing consumer profiles. As such, the market must now determine what development path the industry will take. Will the existing centralized power supply system be preserved, with the domination of traditional energy companies, the preservation of existing network infrastructure (with minimal changes), and the same pools of consumers and consumer profiles? Or will the industry change more noticeably due to rapidly developing technologies in various spheres and modern global trends, with banks serving as key partners in this transformation? What are the main industry- and economy-wide issues that will need to be addressed in this new energy investment cycle? What factors will play a role in determining which development scenario will prevail? What is the investment potential of the industry's development and how are financial institutions preparing? Will the industry continue to undergo widescale changes within the current energy market model or will it need to undergo a complete transformation? What do the government and market participants need to do to create a comfortable climate for the implementation of modern technologies in the creation of new energy sector markets?

Moderator:
Alexandra Panina — Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Council of Power Producers

Panellists:
Maksim Bystrov — Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council

Kirill Komarov — First Deputy General Director, Director of Development and International Business Unit, ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation
Carlo Palasciano Villamagna — General Director, Enel Russia
Stephan Solzhenitsyn — Director General, Siberian Generating Company
Mikhail Khardikov — General Director, Eurosibenergo

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall B

The Evolution of Global Benchmarks: New Pricing Trends in International Oil Markets

In partnership with St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange

The search continues for the best pricing mechanisms for international oil grades. The amount of oil available for calculating the North Sea Brent Crude is dropping, and trading liquidity at the North Sea ports is decreasing. Production peaks at most oil fields are behind us, and ever more light oil is being imported to Europe from around the world. The issue of the stability and quality of various oil grades is ever more pertinent. The basic methods for calculating the North Sea Dated (Argus Media) and Brent Crude (S&P Global Platts) indices have undergone changes. These indices serve as a benchmark price for most European oil company contracts with consumers. Pricing agencies calculate spot market quotations for physical deliveries, and this market then forms the basis for derivative exchange instruments, including futures. What changes to trading can we expect in the coming years, given the new approaches to pricing? What are the trends and prospects for growth in the international and Russian crude oil markets?

Moderator:
Jorge Montepeque — Consultant, Global Markets

Panellists:
Maryam Ayati — Head of Origination and Investments Global Crude, Products Trading and Supply, Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd; Board Founding Chair, Vakt Holdings
Sergey Andronov — Vice-President, Transneft
Anatoly Golomolzin — Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia)
Nikolay Kiselev — Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Surgutneftegas
Mark Quartermain — Vice President for Crude Trading and Supply, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited
Denis Maximov — Deputy General Director for Economics and Finance, Zarubezhneft
Alexey Rybnikov — President, St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange
William Harwood — Senior Vice President for Business Development Eurasia, Argus Media
Joel Hanley — Editorial Director for European and African Oil, S&P Global Platts

Front row participants:
Alexander Sergeev — Head of Analytical Group of Executive Office of the Commission on Fuel and Energy Complex and Environmental Safety Development Strategy, Presidential Executive Office
Pavel Sorokin — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Taghi Taghi-zada — Deputy Head of Global Physical Trading, Socar Trading

October 03, 2019,
14:00-15:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall C

Digitalizing the Coal Sector: Challenges and Opportunities

The 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is opening up new opportunities for coal companies to increase their competitiveness. The introduction of digital technologies makes it possible to fully automate the majority of processes, grow labour productivity, increase the sector’s competitiveness, and reduce workplace accidents and injuries. At the same time, the sector must also develop its own technologies and approaches to cybersecurity and data exchange. How far advanced are coal companies in terms of achieving digital transformation in the industry today, and how can the coal sector reposition itself towards digital interaction with other industries? What obstacles and threats lie on the path towards digital transformation in the coal sector? What are the requirements of coal companies in terms of platform solutions with varying functionality and levels of integration for the creation of a single informational and technological space as part of Russia’s ‘digital energy’ and ‘digital economy’? What digital solutions and new digital models have already been introduced into administrative processes at leading coal companies? What new innovations are set for implementation in the near future?

Moderator:
Dmitry Klebanov — Director for Development, VIST Group

Panellists:
Gennady Alekseev — General Director, SDS-Ugol

October 03, 2019,
16:00-17:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 2 (Moscow)

Accelerated Development of Energy Infrastructure: Effective Planning and Mutual Responsibility

Energy infrastructure development is essential to the generation of a favourable investment climate and implementation of regional investment projects. Forecasting demand and planning the accelerated development of the energy sector requires effective procedures and mutual responsibility on the part of regional authorities and energy consumers. In which cases should the development of electric power facilities stimulate the creation of new regional investment projects for consumers? In which cases should this development happen following utility connection? How should we take into account regional investment project registries when forecasting electric energy demand and capacity? Who should maintain these registries? What is the role of technical conditions and electric power network utility contracts?

Moderator:
Gleb Shvetsov — Expert, Centre for Project Management in the Energy Sector

Panellists:
Nikolay Borisov — Acting Director, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Tariff Policy, Administration of the Smolensk Region
Fedor Veselov — Head, Department for Development and Reforms in the Electric Power Sector, Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ERI RAS)
Andrei Gabov — Deputy Director, Department for the State Regulation of Tariffs, Infrastructure Reforms and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Aleksandr Ilienko — Member of the Management Board, Director for Development Management, System Operator of the United Power System
Vasiliy Kiselev — Director, Energy Consumers Association
Mikhail Morozov — Deputy Minister of Energy and Housing and Utilities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Aleksandr Pyatigor — Deputy Director General for Sales of Services, Rosseti
Vyacheslav Skulkin — Deputy Director of Electric Power Industry Development Department, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

October 03, 2019,
16:00-17:15

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 3

Governing Risks in the Modern World of Energy

In partnership with general partner Rosneft

Phenomenal progress in the development and proliferation of energy efficient technologies, an economic breakthrough in renewable energy production (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.), and changes to behavioural patterns in energy consumption have led to a sharp slowdown in the growth of energy demand across much of the world and a rapid diversification of energy sources in favour of a transition to a low-carbon economy. The scale of the changes being observed today in the energy sector, and especially in IT development, points to a global energy system that has entered a new stage of fundamental transformation. At the same time, what sets this transformation apart is the fact that its driving factors are not just economic but also, and in fact to a greater extent, non-economic. What influence is the global energy transformation having on corporate strategies and risk management principles for energy companies? How can operational and financial risk be reduced and investment stability in energy projects be ensured in an environment of sanctions, highly volatile energy prices and other uncertainties? Could insurance be looked upon as a strategic solution to preserve the financial interests of business? How can digitalization be used as a risk management tool for all stages of the production process? We invite you to discuss this and many other questions during the panel session organized with support of Rosneft. The company pays particular attention to developing continuous, sustainable, and integrated corporate risk management and internal control systems. It allows for proper timely response to internal and external changes, as well as raising the efficiency and productivity.

Moderator:
Alexey Gromov — Principal Director on Energy Studies, Institute for Energy and Finance

Panellists:
Mikhail Volkov — Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Management Board, Ingosstrakh Insurance Company
Denis Krasnovsky — Corporate Ratings Group Analyst, Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA)
Chris Midgley — Global Head of Analytics, S&P Global Platts
Gulmira Rzayeva — Research Associate, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Darya Surova — Analyst, Rystad Energy AS
Dmitry Chekalkin — Vice President, St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange

October 03, 2019,
16:00-17:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall A

Intelligent Predictive Technologies: New Opportunities for the Development of the Electric Power Industry

Intelligent technologies are central to the national economic development strategies in many countries. Russia is also developing a national strategy for the introduction of artificial intelligence in the energy sector. Will the fairly conservative industry take on AI technologies to increase safety levels, provide trouble-free operation of power equipment, and lower operating costs? Can these technologies create new breakthrough opportunities for the development of the industry?

Moderator:
Veniamin Usov — Director, Electric Power Innovation Club; Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Interregional Agency for the Electricity and Power Market (MAREM+)

Panellists:
Vladimir Averbakh — Managing Director, Head, Center for Data Research of Government Agencies, Sberbank
Oleg Barkin — Member of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council
Ilya Galkin — Vice President, Strategic Development and Marketing, TVEL
Evgeniy Grabchak — Head of Department of Operational Control and Management in Electric Power Industry, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Steven Griffiths — Member of the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee; Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Oleg Lushnikov — Executive Director, Hydropower of Russia Association of Organizations and Workers of Hydropower
Konstantin Mikhailenko — Director, Digital Transformation Department, Rossetti
Oleg Pertsovskiy — Chief Operating Officer of Energy Efficiency Technology Cluster, Skolkovo Foundation
Mikhail Khardikov — General Director, Eurosibenergo

Front row participant:
Leonid Chernigov — Chief Executive Officer, Rakurs-Engineering

October 03, 2019,
16:00-17:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall B

Investing in High-Tech Projects for the Extraction of Hard-to-Recover Oil Reserves

Stepping up efforts to develop hard-to-recover oil reserves, which will secure a competitive advantage for Russia on the global hydrocarbon market, is a priority area in the development of the national economy. Given the presence of economic sanctions, achieving this task is possible through the replacement of imported technologies with domestic equipment for the exploration and extraction of hard-to-recover reserves, as well as the development of a competitive oilfield services market. A federal project to develop the Bazhenov Formation in Western Siberia is being launched to this end. To date the federal project has assembled a group of over 20 participants, including research institutes, start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses, and vertically integrated oil companies. All of this contributes to the formation of a unique ecosystem in the Russian Federation for creating innovative new businesses with high export potential. The project envisages the creation of a system of state incentives aimed at removing administrative barriers and supporting innovators. What challenges do technology companies working in the oil industry face? How large is the domestic market and what is the export potential of these technologies? What tools will be created at the federal and regional levels to attract investment towards the implementation of technology projects? Which industry participants are being considered as potential project partners and what conditions will be imposed on them? Are Russian tech projects in demand among international investors?

Moderator:
Oleg Dubnov — Vice President, Executive Director, Cluster of Energy Efficient Technologies, Skolkovo Foundation

Panellists:
Kirill Komarov — First Deputy General Director, Director of Development and International Business Unit, ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation
Nikolay Milkis — Deputy Governor, Director of Economic Development Department, Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra
Oleg Teplov — Chief Executive Officer, VEB Ventures
Andrey Tereshok — Deputy Director of the Department of Oil and Gas Production and Transportation, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Vadim Yakovlev — First Deputy General Director, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprom Neft

October 03, 2019,
16:00-17:15

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall C

Environmental Protection in the Coal Industry: Current Solutions

The development of the coal industry in recent decades has led to major changes in natural landscapes and the degradation of vegetation across vast areas. Mining has led to the pollution of the aquatic environment and the atmosphere, as well as a decrease in biological diversity. Dramatic changes to the environment occur over time. They are caused by the excavation to the surface of deep-seated rocks of past geological epochs that are not characteristic of modern landscapes. With increasingly stringent standards for environmental conservation, the market trend towards renewable sources of energy, and information transparency, improvement of production management policies is required, as well as the implementation of working methods in accordance with international standards for sustainable development. This is the key to both the success of coal companies in the global economy and to ensuring the energy security of the Russian Federation. What promising modern technologies are coal mining companies using to protect and preserve the environment and restore biodiversity around mines? What barriers to the successful and effective rehabilitation of the environment exist in the coal industry? What measures should be taken to boost derelict land reclamation and remediate environmental damage in the coal industry? Is there a need for incentive measures for coal companies to implement reclamation programmes and should amendments be introduced to the current legislation of the Russian Federation?

Moderator:
Yury Manakov — Chief Researcher, Federal Research Center for Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Panellists:
Alexander Grigoryev — Deputy General Director, Institute of Natural Monopolies Research
Svetlana Zhulina — Deputy Head, Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
Vitaly Latokhin — Deputy Director for Ecology and Land Management, Kuzbassrazrezugol
Ekaterina Markova — Chief Ecologist, SUEK-Khakassia
Aysen Nikolaev — Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Ivan Petrov — Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Finance of the Fuel and Energy Complex, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Elena Sarycheva — Head of Strategic Communications Department, Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company

October 03, 2019,
16:30-18:45

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 1

Public session Working Group on Reducing the Dependence of the Oil Refining and Petrochemical Industries on the Equipment, Components, Technologies, and Services (Works) Import of the Expert Council of the Russian Ministry of Energy

The Russian oil refining and petrochemical sector is a strategically important part of the national economy, with significant potential for the manufacture of products with a high added value, resulting in synergistic effects in related sectors of the economy, including domestic higher education and science. The oil refining and petrochemical industries may come to serve as key drivers of industrial growth and increase non-commodity, non-energy exports. The development and accelerated implementation of domestic technologies and innovations and the full-scale launch of import substitution processes are needed to achieve these results. What limitations are currently standing in the way of the development of domestic technologies and components for the oil refining and petrochemical industries? What are the priority areas and opportunities for increasing the competitiveness of domestic technologies, catalysts, and fuel and oil additives in domestic and foreign markets? What regulatory changes and government support measures will help in reaching a significant breakthrough in the technological development of the domestic oil refining and petrochemical industries? Members of the working group will discuss the results of their work in inventorying technologies used in the Russian oil refining and petrochemical industries, evaluating priority areas for import substitution, and creating a roadmap for reducing the dependence of the oil refining and petrochemical industries on the import of equipment, components, technologies, and services (works).

Moderator:
Pavel Sorokin — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Vadim Vorobyev — First Vice President, Member of the Management Board, LUKOIL
Sergey Evdokimov — Senior Vice President, State Development Corporation VEB.RF
Oleg Zhdaneyev — Head of Import Substitution in Oil and Energy Complex Competence Center, Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Ivanov — Director of the Machine Tool and Investment Engineering Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Kapustin — Head of the Department of Oil Processing Technologies, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
Mikhail Kotyukov — Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Alexander Noskov — Deputy Director, Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Razumov — Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, SIBUR Holding
Ilshat Salakhov — General Director, TANEKO

October 03, 2019,
17:30-18:45

Manege, 1st floor, conference hall 2 (Moscow)

Russian Student Brigades and the Energy Sector: Opportunities for Collaboration

Maintaining an effective government youth policy is crucial for the sustainable development of the country. It is important to develop tools today that will help young people to successfully begin their careers and integrate into the labour force. Russian Student Brigades are among the country’s largest youth organizations. Over the last 60 years, student brigades have served as one of the most effective tools for graduates in Russia to gain relevant work experience while still in education. The Russian Student Brigades have an active presence at power grid, oil and gas, and nuclear facilities in Russia. For companies in the fuel and energy sector, this represents an opportunity to attract the most motivated graduates, and for the students it is a way to earn money while testing their professional aptitude in real-world conditions, namely at fuel and energy production facilities. It is important to foster this kind of cooperation and to replicate best practices with the aim of developing human capital potential in the fuel and energy sector. Understanding what conditions are necessary for effective interaction between energy companies and the student brigades is essential. What is the experience of working at fuel and energy companies for construction brigades? How can the success of student brigades organizing within the energy sector be measured?

Moderator:
Mikhail Kiselev — Head of the General Staff, Russian Student Squads

Panellists:
Anastasiya Bondarenko — State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Andrey Golovanov — Development Director, Head of the Communications and Qualifications Development Office, Capital Construction Industry Centre, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Victoria Pugach — Deputy General Director for Human Resources, GazArtStroy
Nikolay Rogalev — Rector, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute"
Dmitriy Chevkin — Director of the Department of HR Policy and Organizational Development, Rosseti

October 03, 2019,
17:30-18:45

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall A

Central Asia: Key to the Development of International Projects in the Electric Power Industry

There is a clear upward trend in relations between Moscow and the countries of Central Asia. Previously unfulfilled, the cooperation potential between the countries is growing across the board: mutually beneficial trade and economic relations are strengthening, as is cooperation in the energy sector. Additionally, Russia has particular interest in the Central Asian countries it perceives as guarantors of stability in the region. In order to support developing countries in the dissemination of digital technologies and the construction of power grids, projects are being implemented to introduce digital technologies that have already shown success in developed countries. As such, electric power facilities are being built under mutual agreements. Responsibilities and costs are shared between partner countries, and the technologies’ efficiency is demonstrated through their application in practice. Russia is involved in a huge number of megaprojects, on which further improvements in quality of life and the economies of developing countries depend. What support measures and mechanisms can serve as an additional incentive for investors? What funding channels are available to Russian companies? What should we consider when implementing international projects in third countries to construct power grids? Which Russian manufacturers of electrical equipment can break into foreign markets?

Moderator:
Anatoly Yanovsky — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Panellists:
Byambasaikhan Bayanjargal — Special Envoy of the President of Mongolia on Regional Energy Cooperation
Dmitry Volkov — Head Central Asia and the Caucasus Asset Management Unit, Inter RAO
Dadajon Isakulov — Chairman of the Management Board, Uzbekistan National Power Networks
Alexei Kultyshev — Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Sales Director, Power Machines
Andrey Logatkin — Director of the International Department, Rosseti
Alexander Merten — President, Rusatom-International Network
Jurabek Mirzamahmudov — First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan; General Director, Uzatom
Batir Khodjaev — Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Front row participants:
Vasily Savin — Partner, Head of Power and Utilities, KPMG in Russia and the CIS
Aleksey Ternavskiy — Vice President, State Development Corporation "VEB.RF"

October 03, 2019,
17:30-18:45

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall B

Meeting of Chief Engineers of Heat Suppliers

In order to implement legislation on heat supply and the fundamentals of Russian state policy in industrial safety, new regulations for the technical operation of heat supply facilities and heat-consuming plants are being developed. These regulations are aimed at ensuring the safety and quality of the heat supply and increasing the role and independence of the heads of operating organizations. What are the expected outcomes of planned changes to industry regulation? How will the requirements for the operation of hazardous production facilities and mobile technical equipment differ? What is the proposal for addressing the extension of the assigned service life of technical equipment, buildings and facilities? What is the role of the head of the operating organization in this process? How can the operation of equipment be managed according to the new requirements?

Moderator:
Vasiliy Polivanov — General Director, Association of the Manufacturers of Quality Products for Heat Supply

Panellists:
Parviz Abdushukurov — Vice President for Thermal Business, Deputy General Director for Operations, Chief Engineer, Fortum
Andrey Bondarchuk — Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Engineering, Government of St. Petersburg
Sergey Esyakov — First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Oleg Zverev — Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Director for Heat and Power Sales, Tatenergo
Roman Kutasin — Department for the Supervision of Thermal Power Plants, Heat Generating Units, and Networks, Department of State Energy Supervision, Federal Environmental, Industrial, and Nuclear Supervision Service
Svetlana Nikonova — Director of the Housing and Utilities Development Department, Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
Aleksey Khrapkov — Deputy Director of Electric Power Industry Development Department, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

October 03, 2019,
17:30-18:45

Manege, –2nd floor, conference hall C

Power Engineering: Prospects for the Development of High-Capacity Gas Turbines in the Russian Federation

The ability to produce high-capacity turbines is a key goal for Russia’s power engineering industry, marking as it would a significant step forward in guaranteeing the country’s energy security. The use of high-capacity gas turbines for the heat and electric energy combination cycle at thermal power plants would also lead to an improvement in technical and economic performance. However, it is important to bear in mind that developing and manufacturing high-capacity turbines is a complex technical undertaking, which not only involves the turbines themselves, but also other related areas, including materials, metals, casting and forging. The government is therefore taking steps to support the development of manufacturing technology for turbines of this kind. In order to make this development process more efficient and to ensure that demand for turbines remains stable in the future, it is vital to also involve power generating companies, given that they will be the customers of these Russian-made products. This will enable organizations to draw upon the experience of commissioning similar facilities abroad, and to test solutions which may help Russian gas turbines become leaders in the international market. What is the current situation with regards the development of high-capacity gas turbine manufacturing? What additional measures could the government take to support manufacturers? How do power generating companies assess future demand for Russian-produced high-capacity gas turbines? What proposals can power generating companies put forward using the experience of commissioning similar facilities in Russia and abroad? What can be done to facilitate collaboration between manufacturers of energy equipment and the companies using it?

Moderator:
Stephan Solzhenitsyn — Director General, Siberian Generating Company

Panellists:
Evgeniy Grabchak — Head of Department of Operational Control and Management in Electric Power Industry, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

Andrey Cherezov — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Front row participants:
Boris Arhipov — Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Engineer, T Plus
Timur Lipatov — Chief Executive Officer, Power Machines
Mikhail Lifshitz — Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rotec
Gurgen Olkhovsky — President, VTI
Mikhail Fedorov — Production Director, Gazprom Energoholding
Rauzil Khaziev — General Director, Tatenergo