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International Business Forum

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRENDS

International Business Trends: challenges or new opportunities?

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№1 Business forum

IBT-2025

International Business Trends: challenges or new opportunities?

Forum (International Business Trends, IBT-2025) is the key platform for forming the main directions of development of future international business environment. The theme of the forum will be the global transformation of the business climate in connection with the new economic reality.

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Why is it worth attending?

The joint participation of representatives of states, international business and expert community will make it possible to find new approaches to overcoming current challenges. We will pay particular attention to the development of comprehensive cooperation at various levels. Russia has traditionally been opened to cooperation with all interested countries and is ready to offer mutually beneficial forms of interaction that take into account the national interests of all partners without exception.

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Forum programme

Monday

22.09.2025

Conference Hall

09:00 – 10:00

Registration, Welcome Reception

Hall near №423

09:00 — 17:00

Exhibition of Periodic Scientific Publications

Conference Hall

10:00 — 12:00

Plenary Session

Torkunov A.V., Chekunkov A.O., Bakanov D.V., Komarov K.B., Abraham C., Verkhoshinskiy V.V., Basha O.A., Peter Mutuku Mathuki

Moderator: Shapovalov V.V.

Hall near №423

12:00 — 13:00

Coffee Break

№423

13:00 — 14:30

Roundtable of Editors from Leading Russian Journals

"Scientific Publications in the Era of Global Transformation: Development Strategies and International Cooperation"

Moderator:

Shapovalov V.V., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Dean of the School of International Business, Editor-in-Chief of International Business Journal

№ 214

14:30 — 15:50

Master-Class

Domingo García, President of CCLAR (LATAM Chamber of Commerce in Russia). “Current State of LATAM-Russia Bilateral Trade Relations: Challenges and Opportunities”.
Melnikova N.B., CEO, Mission Foods LLC

№ 214

16:00 — 17:20

Auditorium

Goliney V.A., Deputy Director for Science, ILA RAS.

Tuesday

23.09.2025

№ 423

09:00 — 10:00

Registration, Welcome Reception

10:00 – 17:00

International Scientific and Practical Conference

“Infrastructure Development Management”

Moderator: Zavyalova E.B., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Economic Policy and PPP Department.

№ 423

10:00 — 10:20

Opening of the conference

Shapovalov V.V. — Dean of the Department of International Business at MGIMO University — Welcome speech to conference participants
Zavyalova E.B. — Head of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — Welcome speech to conference participants

№ 423

10:30 — 11:00

Plenary session of the conference

Ognev A.V. — Vice-Rector of Sakhalin State University — The Sakhalin Climate Project
Nikolaev N.P. — Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation — Welcome speech to conference participants
Geraci M. — Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Italy (2018–2019) — The Role of Europe in the New World Order: A Perspective from a Former Italian Government Minister

№ 423

11:30 — 14:00

Session 1: Current Trends in Infrastructure Development Management

Sabanov D.A. — Senior Economist at the Department for Oversight of Systemically Important Credit Institutions at the Central Bank of Russia — Digital Currencies and Financial Infrastructure: A Threat of Fragmentation or an Opportunity for Global Integration?
Zhukovsky A.D. — Associate Professor of the Faculty of Strategic and Innovation Development at Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation — Multiplier Effects of Megaproject Implementation in Russia: Retrospective and Contemporary Challenges
Belyaev V.M. — Head of the Industrial Internet of Things Systems Analytics Team at “GlowByte Analytical Solutions” LLC — Digital Transformation of Industrial Infrastructure: Strategic Effects and Managerial Decisions
Bunkov V.S. — Head of the Strategic Analysis Center — Incentivizing the financing of technological sovereignty projects and the structural transformation of the economy from the regulator’s perspective
Gandrabura T.M. — Head of Treasury at the Post Bank — Priorities in infrastructure development from the perspective of commercial banks
Krotova T.G. — Lecturer of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — Formation of the payment infrastructure of BRICS countries
Anufrienko S.A. — Head of the Threat Research Group for Industrial Systems at Kaspersky Lab — New vector of attacks on industrial networks: vulnerabilities of internal modems
Kozlov A.A. — Leading researcher of information security threats at Kaspersky Lab — Modern car safety: problems and trends
Samokhvalov V.G. — IT-expert — Alternative infrastructure for interstate business and financial communications
Alexandrova D.N. — Lecturer of the Faculty of English №4 at MGIMO University — Digital infrastructure for the “twin metaverses”
Rukavitsin A.S. — Consultant of the Global Markets Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex Analytical Center — Energy Security and Infrastructure Projects: Role of the Oil and Gas Sector
Fedotov K.I. — Entrepreneur — Strategic Management of Digital Infrastructure Development of Renewable Energy Companies in Conditions of Instability: from Legacy Systems to Artificial Intelligence
Molchanova N.P. — Professor of the Faculty of Theory and Technology of Management at Moscow State University — Financial Support of Environmental Policy of BRICS Countries
Batalov A.G. — Lawyer at the Vladimir Regional Bar Association №1 law office №2 — Digital Infrastructure of Management: Opportunities for Efficient Management of Collective Property Objects in Housing and Utilities
Yaroshevskii I.M. — Entrepreneur — Smart Cities: Artificial Intelligence in Urban Logistics and Traffic Flow Management to Reduce Congestion and CO2 Emissions
Kholod M.V. — Managing AI Infrastructure for Client Data Analysis

№ 518

11:30 — 14:00

Session 2: Public-Private Partnership in Sustainable Development and Eco-Infrastructure Amid Geopolitical Transformation

Terelyansky P.V. — Editor-in-Chief of the magazine «E-management» — Institutional integration of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Rodionov A.N. — Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Management of Industrial Organizations, Institute of Industry Management, State University of Management — The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Achieving the Goals of Sustainable Development of China’s Economy
Vukovich N.A. — Academic Director at Laboratory of Responsible Business, Higher School of Economics — Development prospects of Responsible Business in BRICS Countries
Murava-Sereda A.V. — Employee at Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation — Nature-based cross-border innovation systems as a new stage of socio-ecological and economic development
Dinets D.A. — Head of the Faculty of Finance and Credit at RUDN University — The Financing Sustainable Development and Preventing Competition
Khrushchev D.V. — Chief Digital Officer at Kaspersky Lab — MaaS: history of development and trends of modern times
Smirnova N.S. — Head of the Museum of Entrepreneurs, Patrons and Benefactors of Moscow — Modern patronage: interaction between government and business in the field of culture
Nikolayev N.P. — Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation — Dignity Economics – the search for new foundations of economic activity
Tuktarov Y.E. — Head of “LEKAP Infrastructure” LLC — Modern waste disposal infrastructure projects
Burtseva V.S. — Head of “NIIURS” ANO — ESG Data center and residential environment: the Russian model as a tool for environmental cooperation between countries
Nefedova N.N. — Lecturer of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — The role of business in the implementation of the ecological infrastructure development agenda
Dementieva A.G. — Professor of the I.N. Gerchikova Faculty of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Affairs at MGIMO University — ESG concept in the operations of Russian companies
Strelets I.A. — Professor of the Faculty of Applied Economics at MGIMO University — ESG concept in the operations of Russian companies
Zavyalova E.B. — Head of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO university — Opportunities of implementing the PPP model for the benefit of people in modern conditions
Zhadaeva L.E. — Head of communications and social development, Novard Group of Companies — Corporate social responsibility in modern conditions
Bunyakova A.V. — Professor of the Faculty of English № 2 at MGIMO university — Sustainable development and interconnections: the hidden links

№ 2014

11:30 — 14:00

Session 3: Regional Infrastructure Development Agenda: Opportunities and New Challenges (Online)

Shcherbakov A.S. — Chief Specialist – assistant to the Minister of Industry and personnel policy of the Amur Region; Head of personnel training department, Far Eastern State Agrarian University; Senior professor of the Faculty of business informatics and economics, Vladimir State University — Features of infrastructure development in the Amur region and its impact on personnel potential
Demina O.V. — Minister of culture of the Vladimir Region — Establishment of digital platforms and standards in healthcare system
El-Sayed A.K. — Deputy SEO for International Cooperation, CPSC Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) — The PPP in constructing smart cities of the Persian Gulf countries: models, benefits and challenges
Khalilzadeh N.E. — Individual Entrepreneur — Digital transformation of infrastructure projects as a driver of economic growth: experience of the Persian Gulf countries
Ogudin S.A. — Chairman of the Tourism Committee of “Opora Russia”, Director for Development, MICE company “RPG Russian Seasons” — IT service as an online solution for promoting tourism infrastructure
Maltseva T.S. — Deputy head of the office of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea – head of the main department for ensuring the activities of the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea — Development of tourism infrastructure in the Republic of Crimea
Kaznina O.V. — Senior lecturer of the Faculty of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Affairs at MGIMO university — Innovative marketing tools in the tourism and hospitality industry: trends and prospects
Tkachenko I.N. — Head of the Faculty of Corporate Economics and Business Management at Ural State University of Economics — Experience of student project developments for practice-oriented PPP infrastructure projects
Ramenskaya L.A. — Associate professor of the Faculty of Corporate Economics and Business Management at Ural State University of Economics — Transformation of the research landscape of meso-level regions: results of a systematic bibliometric review
Samylovskikh D.V. — Senior Expert at B1 Group — Road concession on the example of the Central Federal District: currant state and development prospects
Sheveleva A.V. — Professor of the Faculty of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Affairs at MGIMO university — Implementation of infrastructure projects in the oil and gas sector in the context of geopolitical uncertainty
Chikova A.E. — Lecturer of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — Infrastructure development issues in regional trade agreements
Shamanina E.A. — Associate professor of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — The role of the PPP in bridging regional infrastructure gaps
Gromov M.S. — Lecturer of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — Institutional regulation of digital infrastructure in the SCO: between national sovereignty and regional integration
Starikova E.A. — Associate professor of the Faculty of Economic Policy and Public-Private Partnership at MGIMO University — Implementation of Sustainable Infrastructure Projects by BRICS Countries: Current Trends and Prospects
Mirilashvili Sh.G. — Innovative Development of Technology Companies: The Case of the Middle East

14:00

Lunch break

№ 423

15:00

Summary of Outcomes and Closing of the Conference

Конец конференции

№ 215

14:30 — 16:00

Open Talk (MGIMO Business Club)

David Henderson-Stewart , the CEO of Raketa

№ 442

16:00 — 17:20

Master-Class

Gabdullin R.I., Director of External Social Policy and Sports, Uralchem Holding plc

Wednesday

24.09.2025

№ 423

09:00 — 10:00

Welcome Reception

№ 423

10:00 — 12:00

Roundtable Discussion

"International Business in an Era of Market Fragmentation"

Moderator:

Konina N.Yu., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Activities Department.

Speakers:

Shapovalov V.V. “The Features of Risk Assessment for Transnational Business in Today’s Realities”
Turuyev I.B., Kulikova S.V. “The Different Approaches to Regulating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Markets”
Isachenko T.M. “D. Trump’s New Tariff Policy and Its Impact on Global Business”
Lozhnikova A.V. “The Cooperation Between Russia, China, and India in the Energy Markets”
Stepnov I.M. “On the Danger of Economic Coercion in Global Supply Chains”
Pak E.V. “Russia’s Foreign Trade Logistics in an Era of International Business Fragmentation”
Konina N.Yu. “Reshoring and Friendshoring in International Business: Security Logic or Economic Rationality?”

 

№ 423

12:00 — 14:00

Business Session in partnership with the BRICS International Youth Project Lab (MGIMO NSО)

"Youth Integration into BRICS Business Processes"

14:30 — 16:00

Master-Class Series

№ 214

Christopher Abraham, Professor and Head of Campus (Dubai), SP Jain School of Global Management

№ 423 (Онлайн)

Ravi Sachdeva, CEO & Co-Founder, Advanced Digital Technologies (online)

№ 214

16:00 — 17:20

Auditorium

Machevskiy A.V., Executive Director, VEB.RF

Thursday

25.09.2025

№ 530

10:00 — 12:00

Opening of the scientific and practical conference

“Modern Challenges and Development Strategies for Russia”

12:00 — 12:30

Coffee Break

12:30 — 14:00

Presentations at the scientific and practical conference

"Modern Challenges and Development Strategies for Russia"

Rubtsov Y.V., Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Military University of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Deputy Head of the Department of Military History, AVM — Denazification of Germany. Historical Experience and Lessons.
Sardaryan G.T., Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Politics, MGIMO; Head of the Department for Shaping the Space of International Cooperation, AVM; Member of the AVM Presidium — The Role of Diplomacy in Establishing Dialogue between Allied Countries: WWII Experience and the Practice of the Special Military Operation.
Bug S.V., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department for Organizing Combat Operations of Troops (Forces) in Operations (Combat), AVM, St. Petersburg — Combat Power of Rocket Forces and Artillery since WWII, Enhanced by ‘Iskanders’ in the Special Military Operation.
Belomyttsev A.V., Doctor of Military Sciences, Head of the Research Center (Tver), Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Forces; Corresponding Member of AVM — Air Defense of Troops and Assets during WWII and in the Course of the Special Military Operation.
Chutrov N.E., Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of History of Wars and Military Art, VUNTS VVS “VVA”, Voronezh — Air Power of the Motherland during WWII and the Special Military Operation.
Vitko A.V., Candidate of Military Sciences, Admiral, Former Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy – First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy; Head of the Naval Department, AVM — Trends in the Development of the Russian Navy.
Shvets N.N., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of “World Electric Power Industry”, MGIMO; Head of the Department for Infrastructure Development, AVM — On the Contribution of Energy Sector Workers to the Great Victory. Experience from Past and Modern Wars.
Bokov S.I., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of the Base Department of Management in the Sphere of Armament Systems, RTU-MIREA; Full Member of AVM — Russia’s Defense Industry Complex – The Core of the System of Military-Economic Support for National Security.
Pestun U.A., Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Base Department of Management in the Sphere of Armament Systems, RTU-MIREA;
Krivtsov A.I., Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Research Fellow, Department of “Management in the Sphere of Military Technical Cooperation and High Technologies”, MGIMO; Full Member of AVM — Defense Expenditures as a Driver of Economic Development and Ensuring Technological Sovereignty.
Zhukov A.A., Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Organization and Tactics of Medical Service, S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy — Heroic Deeds of Doctors during WWII and the Special Military Operation.
Modestov S.A., Doctor of Political Sciences, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of National Security, AVM — Historical Experience and Contemporary Problems of Post-Conflict Settlement.
Turko N.I., Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Military Sciences, Professor, First Vice-President of AVM — Innovative Potential of the AVM – Thirty Years of Practice in Formation and Application for Strengthening National Defense and State Security.
Matvienko Y.A., Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior Research Fellow, Head of Direction, Center for Strategic Nuclear Forces Issues, AVM; Corresponding Member of AVM — Destructive Information-Psychological Influence on the Population of Russia as a Mental Threat to National Security. Forms and Methods of Counteraction.
Uzhanov A.E., Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Social Memory, AVM; Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia; Member of the Union of Writers of Russia; Member of the AVM Presidium — “Homeland of Heroism – to the Heroic Homeland” as an International Public Discourse for Preserving the Memory of the USSR’s Liberating Mission during WWII.

№ 215

16:00 — 17:20

Master-Class

Shyam Nambiar, Ex-COO of Avito; Co-founder, Bharatveteran & Ex Operations and Program leader, Amazon

Friday

26.09.2025

№ 214

10:30 — 11:50

Lecture on Financial Literacy (Open)

Dedkov A.S., Independent Expert of the Moscow Exchange School

№ 530

12:00 — 14:00

Business Simulation Game "Stock Exchange Lab"

Dedkov A.S., Independent Expert of the Moscow Exchange School
Chernov A.A., Head of the Financial Institutions Department, MOEX

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Speakers

Anatoly V. Torkunov

Rector of MGIMO-University, Academician of the RAS

Vladimir Shapovalov

Doctor of Science (Economics), Dean, School of International Business

Chekunkov A.O.

Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic

Dmitry Bakanov

Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities

Kirill Komarov

First Deputy General Director, Director of the Development and International Business Unit, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy

Chief Managing Director, Alfa-Bank

Olga Basha

Board Member, VTB Bank

Domingo García

President of CCLAR (LATAM Chamber of Commerce in Russia).

Melnikova N.B.

CEO, Mission Foods LLC

Goliney V.A.

Deputy Director General for Science, ILA RAS

Gabdullin R.I.

Director of External Social Policy and Sports, Uralchem Holding plc

Machevskiy A.V.

Executive Director, VEB.RF

Ravi Sachdeva

CEO & Co-Founder, Advanced Digital Technologies (online)

Shyam Nambiar

Ex-COO of Avito; Co-founder, Bharatveteran & Ex Operations and Program leader, Amazon

Christopher Abraham

Professor and Head of Campus (Dubai), SP Jain School of Global Management

Konina N.Yu

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Activities Department

Febi Varghese

M.Tech, MBA, LLB, Ph.D, FIE, FIITArb

Director & CEO, Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra & Laurie Baker International School for Habitat Studies, Government of Kerala, India

Zavyalova E.B.

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Economic Policy and PPP Department

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