OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2013. Sberbank CIB top managers and experts will be taking part in the XVII Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum as part of Sberbank’s delegation, which will be headed by Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia.

The annual conference featuring political, business, and finance leaders from Russia and around the world will be held this year in Saint Petersburg from June 20-22 under the headline “Prospects for the Global Economy: Time for Decisive Action.”

Sberbank CIB has been an active participant at the SPIEF for a number of years. This year, the company will be represented at the conference by Alexander Bazarov, Senior Vice President, Member of the Board of Sberbank of Russia, Co-head of Sberbank CIB; Ruben Vardanian, Co-head of Sberbank CIB; Todd Berman, Head of Investment Banking, Managing Director; Oscar Ratsin, Head of Sberbank Merchant Banking, Managing Director; Igor Serov, Head of the Corporate Clients Division, Client Management Department, Managing Director; Alexander Dementyev, Head of the Financial Institutions Division, Client Management Department, Managing Director; Mickael Gibault, Co-head of Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Department, Managing Director; Pavel Sokolov, Co-head of Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Department, Managing Director; Maxim Kolodkin, Co-head of Sector IB, Investment Banking Department, Managing Director; Ivan Sinchilo, Deputy Head of the Corporate Clients Division, Head of the Telecom and Media Group, Managing Director; Dmitry Sredin, Senior Banker, Corporate Clients Division, Client Management Department, Managing Director.

“The government is trying to improve Russia’s image in the eyes of the international community, and it is good that there is an increasing number of professional platforms where open and constructive dialogue is possible with those who make the decisions about whether to invest in Russia. The Petersburg Forum is one of the leading such platforms where the authorities—from the president to ministers—demonstrate their openness to these efforts. This is an important positive signal to potential partners and investors,” emphasized Alexander Bazarov, Senior Vice President, Member of the Board of Sberbank of Russia, Co-head of Sberbank CIB, adding that another key role of the SPIEF is establishing business connections, holding negotiations and concluding major deals. 

Sberbank CIB Co-head Ruben Vardanian will be taking part in a number of events at the Forum. He will be the moderator for the panel discussion “The Jobs Agenda: New Approaches for Building the Skills Base for Future Employment” on June 20, and will be a panelist at the panel sessions “Cultivating the Next Generation of Global Philanthropists” and “The Future Mind – Interdisciplinary Education to Compete” on June 20 and 22, respectively.