Gostiny Dvor Business Programme

October 16, 2025
09:45-11:15

Gostiny Dvor, Amphitheatre conference hall

Scientific and practical conference ‘Territory of Energy Dialogue 2025’

Sustainable Development of the Russian Fuel and Energy Industry: Partnership between Government, Business, and Science

The key to the sustainable development of the Russian fuel and energy industry lies in the optimal combination of public policy, intensifying public-private partnerships, increasing scientific, technological, and innovative resources, finding new approaches to science management, and providing the industry with engineering personnel. Today, Russia has established a number of mechanisms at the state level to ensure the achievement of its national development goals and to meet strategic objectives for both the Russian economy as a whole and the fuel and energy sector in particular. These mechanisms include national projects, comprehensive scientific and technical programmes that encompass the full innovation cycle, innovative development programmes for partly state-owned companies, the establishment of engineering schools at key industry universities, emerging ecosystems such as the ‘Science and Innovation’ domain, industry-specific knowledge systems, and industry-specific procurements, among other things.

What is the role and significance of the knowledge economy in the sustainable development of the Russian fuel and energy industry? What multiplier effect will be created by the implementation of the national project ‘New Nuclear and Energy Technologies’? How do innovative development programmes help companies to be resilient in the face of numerous destabilizing factors? What capabilities and limitations do domestic engineering schools have in terms of creating a powerful, modern science and technological sector in the country? How can new approaches to working with information ensure technological breakthroughs in and the sustainable development of the Russian fuel and energy sector? What needs to be done to quickly achieve a high level of digital maturity and integrate AI into business processes?

Moderator:
Maxim Iksanov — General Director, News Media (News Media Holding)

Speaker:
Alexander Novak — Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Front row participants:
Dmitry Baidarov — Director of the Department of Support for New Businesses, Rosatom State Corporation
Andrey Klepach — Chief Economist, State Development Corporation VEB.Russian Federation; Head of the Working group on Technological development at the Government Commission for Economic Modernization
Alexey Kulapin — General Director, Russian Energy Agency (REA) of the Ministry of Energy of Russia
Ivan Lobanov — Rector, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Evgeny Lyapunov — Deputy General Director – Chief Engineer, PJSC ROSSETI
Sergey Machekhin — Deputy General Director for Project Engineering, Sustainable Development and International Cooperation, RusHydro
Nikolay Rogalev — Rector, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute"
Leonty Eder — Deputy Head of the Department — Head of the Department, Gazprom PJSC

October 16, 2025
10:00-11:30

Gostiny Dvor, presentation area

LNG in the focus of the international agenda and sustainable development: technology, regulation, climate

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains a key part of the global energy system, especially in the context of the energy transition and decarbonization. In practice, LNG has proven to be reliable, environmentally sound, and accessible.

LNG at a crossroads: driver of energy security or bridge to a sustainable future? How are sanctions on Russia and other exporters affecting global LNG supply chains? From a climate perspective, how justified is replacing coal with gas? Can LNG stay competitive as renewable energy and storage costs continue to fall?

Moderator:
Pavel Sarafannikov — President-Chairman of the Management Board, National Association of Liquefied Natural Gas

Speakers:
Konstantin Belyaev — Head of Advanced Project Development, TMK
Ivan Kolmogorov — Director of Development of Electric Power Generation Products, Gorky Automobile Plant
Ivan Svetlov — Design Engineer of the 1st category, Cryogenmash JSC
Mikhail Smirnov — President, Association of Innovative Enterprises in the Energy Industry "EnergoInnovation"
Ivan Timonin — Project Manager, Implementation LLC
Alexey Fadeev — Director of Work with Key Partners, Institute of Oil and Gas Technology Initiatives
Nikita Chukalovsky — Technical Director, LLC "SIALA"

October 16, 2025
10:00-11:30

Gostiny Dvor, conference hall H

The Coordinating Council for the Import Substitution of Oil and Gas Equipment under the Government Commission on Import Substitution

October 16, 2025
11:45-12:45

Gostiny Dvor, conference hall G

Scientific and practical conference ‘Territory of Energy Dialogue 2025’

The Role of Standardization in Developing the Russian Oil Refining Industry

Standardization is one of the key factors that supports public policy in various sectors of the economy and industry, as it helps to develop innovation, reduce technical barriers in trade, ensure security, and promote fair competition and partnership. The session participants will discuss the regulatory framework for standardization in Russia, current and planned legislative changes, environmental aspects of standardization in the oil refining industry, as well as some of the specifics of the technical regulation and accreditation of oil refining testing laboratories.

What standardization-related work has been carried out to ensure the feasibility of implementing oil and petroleum product testing methods in the current geopolitical situation? How is compliance with the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic (Customs) Union ensured? What innovative work and research is being conducted in conjunction with standardization efforts? How are testing laboratories being supported in light of changes in standardization documents, digitalization, and the development of information systems?

Moderator:
Viktor Kovalenko — Head, Department for Standardization, Metrology and Technical Regulation, Russian Energy Agency, Ministry of Energy of Russia

Speakers:
Aigul Aitbaikyzy — Chief Specialist of the Technical Regulation and Standardization Sector of the Department of Oil Refining and Petrochemistry, JSC NC KazMunayGas (online)
Konstantin Varaksin — Director, Testing Laboratory Operations Support Division, Oil and Petroleum Product Quality and Cargo Flow Planning Office, Department of Oil and Petroleum Product Cargo Flow Accounting, Quality, and Planning, Transneft
Yelena Vesnina — Director, Office of State Policy in Technical Regulation, Standardization, and Measurement Uniformity, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Olga Ilyankova — Deputy Director for Technical Standardization, Standardization and Conformity Assessment Methodology, Belarusian State Institute of Standardization and Certification (online)
Anton Lyadov — Chairman of the Technical Committee for Standardization No. 239 "Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Storage" (TC 239); Head of Laboratory No. 17 "Functional Additives and Reagents for the Oil and Gas Industry", A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander Savinov — Project Director, Federal State Budgetary Institution "Russian Energy Agency" of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

October 16, 2025
11:45-12:45

Gostiny Dvor, conference hall F

Scientific and practical conference ‘Territory of Energy Dialogue 2025’

Presentation of the Energy Section of the Forecast for Russia’s Scientific and Technological Development until 2060

Forecasting the scientific and technological development of the energy sector is a vital function in the state strategic planning system, which helps to create a scientifically based long-term vision of changes in the technological profile of the fuel and energy sectors and identify priority and critical technologies, including cross-cutting ones. In the current environment, scientific and technological development is a key component in ensuring the country’s independence and security, as well as the competitiveness and technological sovereignty of the national economy. The effectiveness of scientific and technological forecasting is determined based on how technologies help to solve major socioeconomic problems in response to current and future threats, as well as other major challenges. During the session, experts from the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences will present the main provisions of the Forecast for the Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Energy Sector until 2050, which was prepared in accordance with Decree No. 622 of the Russian President dated 17 August 2023.

How are the methodology and tools for forecasting the scientific and technological development of the Russian energy sector changing in the current situation? What are the priority focuses for the scientific and technological development of the various sectors of the Russian fuel and energy industry? How will the scientific and technological development of the energy sector impact the parameters of the country’s economic development?

Moderator:
Sergey Philippov — Director, Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences; member of the Advisory Group on Scientific and Technical Development of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation

Speakers:
Fedor Veselov — Deputy Director, Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Pavel Ilyushin — Head of the Center for Intelligent Electric Power Systems and Distributed Energy, Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vyacheslav Kulagin — Head of the Department of Research of the Energy Complex of the World and Russia, Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Malakhov — Head of the Department for Research on the Relationship between Energy and Economics, Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Yury Plakitkin — Head of Center for Analysis and Innovation in Energy, Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Front row participants:
Victor Balyberdin — Председатель совета директоров, ООО «СКМ.ПРО»
Maksim Gubanov — Head of the Department of Energy and Housing and Communal Services, JSC Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic
Vladimir Dobrydin — General Director, United Engineering Technologies LLC
Alexander Makarov — Executive Director, Scientific Research Institute of Efficiency and Safety of Mining Production, LLC
Anatoliy Rozhkov — Head of the Department of Analytical Research and Short-term Forecasting of the Coal Industry Development, Federal State Budgetary Institution "REA" of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Kholkin — Head of the Working Group, General Director, Energynet Infrastructure Center

October 16, 2025
11:45-12:45

Gostiny Dvor, Amphitheatre conference hall

Scientific and practical conference ‘Territory of Energy Dialogue 2025’

Women’s Path to Engineering and Manufacturing Professions

Some of Russia’s key economic sectors (the fuel and energy, nuclear, mining, and chemical industries) are facing acute labour shortages. Recruiting and developing female talent in engineering and manufacturing professions is turning into a strategic necessity for the country’s technological sovereignty. This session aims to come up with practical solutions for building a new talent pool by providing women with support at all stages of their careers, from choosing a career to leadership positions. The session will focus on best corporate practices and the results of the ‘Talented Woman in Modern Industry 2025’ Prize.

Launching a career: what is the best way to get women involved in engineering? Which career guidance programmes are effective? What positive developments and remaining barriers are we seeing? Career: how can we retain and develop professionals into leaders? Best corporate practices: educational projects and talent pools. What state support measures are needed? How can we create a new, attractive image of women engineers through culture and the media?

Moderator:
Natalia Baranyuk — Director of the Office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rosseti; Ambassador of the Women in Modern Industry Association

Speakers:
Natalya Agraponova — Deputy Director of the Institute of Electric Power Engineering, NRU "MEI"
Darya Borisova — Director for Human Resources and Organizational Development, Rosseti
Daria Kryachkova — Vice-President of Personnel Policy, Norilsk Nickel
Marina Medvedeva — Member of the Management Board - Managing Director, SIBUR
Natalya Nazarova — Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Irina Pegova — People's Artist of the Russian Federation
Alexandra Ryabykh — Head, Rosatom Women's Community; Member of the Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Co-founder, Association of Women of the Nuclear Industry Foundation
Maria Sittel — Chairman, Union of Women of Russia
Gulden Turktan — Founding President of W20; Turkish W20 Sherpa; Member, Presidential Council, KAGIDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey)
Olga Schetinina — Member of the Committee of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Science, Education and Culture

Front row participant:
Yelena Vikulova — Director of International Affairs, Russian Energy Agency, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation