On the 28th of February, the session “Young Entrepreneurs: Russia’s Newest Heroes” at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi, Boris Tkachenko acted as the session moderator

28.02.2017

The session was organized by the Krasnodar Regional Administration and the Federal Youth Agency (Rosmolodezh).

Boris Tkachenko, CEO, IBLF Russia and Institute of Mentoring, YBR Project Manager, acted as the session moderator. 

Speakers at the session:

Alexey Palamarchuk, Acting Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs 

Maxim Parshin, Department for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises and Competition, Russian Ministry of Economic Development

Dmitry Golovanov, Chairman of the Board, Member of the Steering Committee, SME Bank JSC

Burkhard Binder, Managing Director and Co-founder, Lamoda

Elena Bocherova, Vice President, Head of the Executive Committee, All Russia Public Organization “Delovaya Rossiya”  

Viljakainen Pekka, Advisor to the President, Skolkovo Foundation; Chairman, Aii Capital 

Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor, Krasnodar Region

Ivan Burtnik, Deputy Director General for Development, Business Environment JSC 

Mikhail Koltunov, Director, Russian Centre for Youth Entrepreneurship  

Natalia Litovko, Chief Editor, Strana TV 

Ramil Mukhtasarov, Managing Partner, RE Group

Anna Palagina, Rector, International Institute of Management for Business Association

Vyacheslav Shoptenko, Director, Institute for Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) 

The key topics discussed:

• Key factors to bring up a new generation of entrepreneurs. 
• How to involve youth in entrepreneurship? 
• What shall be the governmental support for young budding entrepreneurs? 
• The profile of a modern young entrepreneur.

At the conclusion, the participants decided to organize the meeting of all related companies involved in youth business development in Moscow to agree on the coordination of activity in 2017-2018.