The people who have spoken at the club, and the topics they covered. Event reports are available in Russian.
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Evgeny Grigoriev
Evgeny Aleksandrovich Grigoriev
Topic: The financial market and professional skills
MGIMO · INVESTOR FINTECH
SPEAKER NO. 01
Topic:
The financial market and professional skills
Event:
Meeting with a representative of the International Financial Centre
Represents the International Financial Centre, an institute of continuing professional education that trains financial market specialists. At a meeting on the Odintsovo campus he talked about the skills the industry actually needs and presented certificates to graduates of the club’s programme.
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Background
Works at the International Financial Centre, an institute of continuing professional education that trains and certifies financial market specialists.
Why listen
At his meeting with the club he explained what lies behind the formal requirements for working in the financial market, and presented certificates to graduates of the “Fundamentals of the Securities Market” programme.
Master class “How to reach agreement with anyone” (Rostelecom)
Director of Strategic Programmes at Rostelecom. Gave the club a master class on negotiation and handling conflict situations as part of the “Experience Economy” project.
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Background
Director of Strategic Programmes at Rostelecom, where he oversees the company’s internal development programmes.
Why listen
The master class “How to reach agreement with anyone” covered negotiation, communication and conflict situations — no platitudes, only practical examples.
Andrey Kocheshkov
Andrey Kocheshkov
Topic: Start-up valuation, DCF/IRR, venture investing, AI
MGIMO · INVESTOR FINTECH
SPEAKER NO. 03
Topic:
Start-up valuation, DCF/IRR, venture investing, AI
Event:
Open talk “A strategy for success: from the first investment to a major deal”
Investment manager at the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF). At the club’s open talk he covered start-up valuation, DCF and IRR, and how AI trends are changing the investment process.
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Background
Investment manager at IIDF, a fund that makes early-stage investments in start-ups.
Why listen
He walked through the entire investment process: start-up valuation, DCF and IRR calculations, the criteria for selecting projects and how AI trends are changing them.
Mikhail Chekanov
Mikhail Chekanov
Topic: Blockchain, digital financial assets, supply chains, document workflows
MGIMO · INVESTOR FINTECH
SPEAKER NO. 04
Topic:
Blockchain, digital financial assets, supply chains, document workflows
Event:
Open talk “Blockchain and the digital economy”
An expert in blockchain and the digital economy. In an open lecture at the club he showed how blockchain works beyond cryptocurrencies — in supply chains and document workflows.
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Background
Works on blockchain technology and its uses beyond cryptocurrencies.
Why listen
He showed practical uses of blockchain in supply chains and document workflows and explained how they relate to digital financial assets (DFAs).
Alexander Abramyan
A. A. Abramyan
Topic: Wealth management, working with high-net-worth clients
MGIMO · INVESTOR FINTECH
SPEAKER NO. 05
Topic:
Wealth management, working with high-net-worth clients
Event:
Master class “Wealth management, the Russian way”
Head of the high-net-worth client team at Alfa Capital Management Company. Gave the club a master class on how large private wealth is managed in Russia.
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Background
Head of the high-net-worth client team at Alfa Capital Management Company.
Why listen
The master class “Wealth management, the Russian way” looked at what makes managing the capital of wealthy clients distinctive in the Russian market.
Vadim Moshkovich
Vadim Nikolaevich Moshkovich
Topic: The efficiency of Russia’s agro-industrial sector
MGIMO · INVESTOR FINTECH
SPEAKER NO. 06
Topic:
The efficiency of Russia’s agro-industrial sector
Event:
Lecture on the efficiency of the agro-industrial sector
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rusagro Group. Gave a lecture at the club on the efficiency of Russia’s agro-industrial sector and answered students’ questions.
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Background
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rusagro Group, one of the country’s largest agricultural holdings.
Why listen
The lecture focused on what actually determines the efficiency of Russia’s agro-industrial sector, followed by a discussion of students’ questions.
