XVI Indian-Russian Business Dialogue
December 16, 2025 | 09.00 - 18.00
RIA Novosti Press Center (Zubovsky Boulevard, 4)
XVI Indian-Russian Business Dialogue
The aim of the forum is to promote cooperation, build partnerships and explore avenues for growth and mutual benefit between our two countries.
Date: December 16, 2025
Registration: 09:00 - 09:45
Time: 10.00 - 16.00
Address: RIA Novosti Press Center (Zubovsky Boulevard, 4)
FORUM ORGANIZERS
SPONSOR
FORUM SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
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The XVI Russia–India Business Dialogue will take place at the International Multimedia Press Centre of MIA “Russia Today”. The forum is being held following the recent high-level summit between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is aimed at translating political agreements into concrete business projects and deepening economic cooperation.
The event is organised by the Indian Business Alliance (IBA), the Business Council for Cooperation with India, the Government of Moscow, and the Roscongress Foundation.
Moderator:
Sammy Kotwani
Indian Business Alliance President
Vinay Kumar
Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation.
Cheremin Sergey Evgenievich
Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of External Economic and
International Relations of the City of Moscow
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Dmitry Valeryevich Volvach
Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Mikhailovich Platonov
President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Alexander Vasilyevich Murychev
Vice President for Financial Policy and Development of Economic Sectors, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Alexander Leonidovich Rybas (Online)
Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India
Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselev
General Director of the International News Agency "Russia Today".
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Nikolai Ilgizarovich Dunaev
Vice President of "OPORA RUSSIA"
Andrey Yuryevich Belyaninov
Secretary-General of the Assembly of the Peoples of Eurasia
Alexey Alexandrovich Maslov
Director of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University, Member of the Russian International Affairs Council
Kadet Alexandra Valerievna
International Tax Office, Head of Department
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Andrey Leonidovich Reut
First Deputy Director, Roscongress Foundation.
Yulia Yuryevna Mikhaleva
Deputy Head of Roskachestvo.
Andrey Reut
Director for International Development, LLC RVB.
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Nikita Alexandrovich Zhvachkin
Director of the India branch of Sberbank in Mumbai.
Bhanu Raj (Online)
Director General of Pharmexcil
Abhay Kumar Singh
Deputy of the Kursk City Assembly
Barrientos Vicente
President of the BRICS Business Cooperation Center
Oganesyan Armen Lentoshevich
Head of the Department of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Front Row
Kiselev Dmitry
Konstantinovich
General Director of the International Information Agency "Russia Today"
Alexander Yuryevich Stepanov
Deputy Head of the Department - Head of the Department of Interparliamentary Cooperation and Official Protocol of the Moscow City Duma Administration
Borisov
Sergey Renatovich
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the All-Russian public organization of small and
medium-sized businesses “OPORA RUSSIA”
Ruppel
Alexander Alexandrovich
Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Territory
Snesar Vitaly Vladimirovich
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Altai Territory - Head of the Administration of
the Governor and Government of the Altai Territory
Muradov Georgy
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea – Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of the Russian Federation
Singh Abhay Kumar
Deputy of the Kursk City Assembly
Stryapunin
Andrey Vladimirovich
Advisor to the Director Government Representative Offices Kaliningrad region To the Government of the Russian Federation
Lobov Vadim Georgievich
President of Synergy Corporation
Nosov Ivan
Manager, Sberbank Branch India
Yurkov Dmitry Vasilievich
Representative of the Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region for Arctic Development
Lebede Alexander
Alekseevich
General Director of the TV channel and website “Big Asia”
Potemkin Vladimir Vasilievich
Deputy Governor, Head of the Representative Office of the Government of the Kaluga
Region under the Government of the Russian Federation
Plenary Session Sponsor
Speakers
10:00-12:00
MAIN HALL
Plenary Session - Strengthening the Strategic Partnership Between India and Russia in a Changing Global Order
Key Focus Areas:
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Strategic collaboration between India and Russia
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Addressing trade challenges & identifying new opportunities
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Logistics & financial resilience
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Industrial cooperation & import substitution
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Energy, technology & innovation partnerships
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Human capital development & academic cooperation
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Enhancing cultural and regional cooperation
Moderator: Kotwani Sammy Manoj
President of the Indian Business Alliance, Founder of the Imperial Tailoring Company
Cheremin Sergey Evgenievich
Minister of the Moscow City Government, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow, Chairman of the Board of the Business Council for Cooperation with India
H.E. Mr. Vinay Kumar
Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation
Volvach Dmitry Valerievich
Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation
Titov Boris Yurievich
Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Relations with International Organizations
Gruzdev Alexey Vladimirovich
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Padalko Vladimir Ivanovich
Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Balta Elisey Yurievich
Head of the Department for International Cooperation and Currency Control, Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation
Babushkin Roman Nikolaevich
Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in India (online)
Platonov Vladimir Mikhailovich
President, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kiselev Dmitry Konstantinovich
General, Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency
Valkov Alexey Valerievich
Deputy Director General, Director of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Roscongress Foundation
Stepanov Vitaly Andreevich
Chief Executive Officer, Moscow Export Center
Swami Ramdev (Baba Ramdev)
Founder of Patanjali Ayurved (Online)
Acharya Balkrishna
Managing Director, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd
Minullina Taliya Ilgizovna
Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan
Murayev Igor Gennadievich
Deputy Chairman of the Government of Arkhangelsk Region; Secretary of the State Council Commission on “International Cooperation and Export
Nikolai Stepanovich Safronov
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Arts
Ruchik Patel
Director, Global Shoreforce Solutions
Dutta Raman
Founder and National General Secretary, Brands & Sourcing Leaders Association
Plenary Session Sponsor
Speakers
Speakers
Session 2 Sponsor
Модератор:
Субраманиан
Сомасундарам
Хирург-онколог; основатель, генеральный директор, Евразийская
федерация онкологии (ЕАФО); председатель совета директоров, Евразийский совет по
исследованию рака (ECRC)
Черемин Сергей Евгеньевич
Министр правительства Москвы, руководитель Департамента внешнеэкономических и
международных связей города Москвы
Котвани Сэмми
Президент Индийского Бизнес-Альянса
Галкин Дмитрий Сергеевич
Директор Департамента развития фармацевтической и медицинской
промышленности, Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации
Валиев Артур
Генеральный директор Сан Фарма Россия
Баӣджал
Раджив
Исполнительный вице-президент Микро Лабс Лимитед
Попов
Владимир Васильевич
Доктор медицинских наук, профессор, Компания Эсмар
Киш Леонид Карольевич
Директор ФГБУ «ВГНКИ»
Жаворонков
Семен Федорович
Исполнительный директор Ассоциации ветеринарных
фармацевтических производителей (АВФарм)
Прасанна
Лакшми
Директор по нормативным вопросам индийского совета по содействию
экспорту фармацевтической продукции (PHARMEXCIL)
Бочкова
Наталья
Генеральный директор и основатель группы компаний WELLGO
Андалиби
Виктория
Основатель и генеральный директор Глобал Фарма
Кумар Дивеш
Генеральный директор ООО «Эникер Био Сайенс Рус»
Сачдева Рави
Соучредитель и генеральный директор ADT (Advanced Digital Technologies),
партнер Primo RPA Индия и советник АРПЭ, Россия
12:00-12:45
Coffee break
12:45-14:15
MAIN HALL
Session 1: Logistics, Manufacturing & Industrial Localization
Key Focus Areas:
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INSTC development & maritime corridors
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Supply chain optimisation
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Joint manufacturing & import substitution
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Warehousing, bonded zones, cold-chain
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Supplier certification & industrial clusters
Session 1 SPONSOR
Speakers
Moderator
Roman Andreevich Telkov
Director, Center for Strategic Communications “BIg Asia Media Group”
Anil Kumar Gupta
Managing Director of Veeline Industries Limited (Online)
Vishal Jethalia
Partner, BRIS LLC
Litovko Maria Alexandrovna
Deputy Governor of the City of Sevastopol
Rustem Salakhutdinov
GTК Rusmarin – Rusmarin Transport Group
Evgeniya Alexandrovna Shelyuk
Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Arkhangelsk Region
Elena Anatolyevna Sushkova
Director, Investment Development Agency of the Lipetsk Region
Alexey Alexandrovich Kravchenko
Commercial Director of FIT LLC (part of the Fesco transport company)
Chakrapani Aravamuthan
Chief Executive Officer, SOLAR TRANS L.L.C., Vice President, Indian Business Alliance
Yury Bakhmat
General Director, Automated Logistics Platform (ALP)
Dmitry Gennadyevich Titov
Director of Business Development, Transcon Global LLC, a company of the Transcon Group
12:45-14:15
GLASS HALL
Session 2: Trade, Banking, Finance & Investment Cooperation
Key Focus Areas:
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Rupee–Ruble settlements
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Cross-border payment solutions
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Banking compliance & documentation
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JV financing & credit guarantees
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Trade expansion & investor protection
Speakers
Moderator:
Niraj Shah
Head of Office, Indian Business Alliance (IBA)
Mamed Firudin ogly Ahmedov:
Head of the Representative Office of the Russian Export Center in the Republic of India (online)
Alexey Dolgushin
Managing Director, Center for Indian Business Development, Sberbank
Ilya Ivanovich Soldatkin
Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX)
Lyudmila Ivanovna Martynova
Chairwoman of the Management Board, National Investment and Industrial Bank
Lyudmila Ivanovna Martynova
Vice President, Head of the Department for Banking Services Integration Development at the National Investment and Industrial Bank (JSC)
Galiev Insaf Musharrafovich
First Deputy Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan
Dmitry Vladimirovich Nazarov
Senior Manager, Financial Outsourcing & Consulting Practice, Bellerage
Navnit Goel
Managing Director, Jayshree Industries
12:45-14:15
SMALL HALL
Session 3: Legal, Taxation, Compliance & Regulatory Governance
Key Focus Areas:
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Taxation & corporate structuring
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Double taxation issues
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Arbitration & dispute resolution
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Import–export regulatory compliance
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Corporate governance & transparency
Speakers
Moderator:
Baskaran Radhakrishnan
Deputy General Director, Universal Food Technologies LLC
Sergey Yuryevich Shchelkalin
Head, Working Group on International Taxation, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Ilarion Sergeevich Lemyutyainen
Partner, KEPT
Ivan Nikolaevich Timofeev
Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Alexey Yuryevich Sapozhnikov
Managing Partner, Sapozhnikov & Partners
Viktor Alexandrovich Machekhin
Professor, Faculty of Law, Shaninka; Candidate of Legal Sciences; Associate Professor
Natalya Alexandrovna Patseva
Managing Partner, FTL Advisers
Durmishkhan Givievich Afkhazava
Partner, Yalilov & Partners; Head of International Practice; Associate Professor, Kazan Federal University
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Daria Vladimirovna Zagrebina
Director of Legal Consulting, Marillion
12:30-14:00
PRESIDENT HALL
Session 4: Human Capital, Migration, Education & Workforce Development
Ключевые направления:
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HQS visas & TRP quotas
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Skilled and unskilled manpower pipeline
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Accreditation of manpower agencies
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Student mobility & dual-degree pathways
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Recognition of professional qualifications
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Workforce training for industry needs
Session 1 SPONSOR
Speakers
Moderator:
Ksenia Kondratieva
Head of the India Desk, RT (Moscow)
Ruchik Patel
Director, Global Workforce Solutions
Alexey Vitalyevich Vovchenko
Director General, National Agency for Qualifications Development
Ashish Chandra Baluni
Retired Captain, Indian Navy Submarine Forces; General Director, Transcon Global LLC (Transcon Group) and SEAGULL HR India
Alla Andreevna Grishkova
Dean of the Faculty of International Business of the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Ph.D. in Economics
Ilya Vasilyevich Matros
Director, Integration Development Division, “Young Professionals” Track, Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI)
Elena Fyodorovna Velyaeva
Chief Operating Officer, INTRUD Staffing Agency
Anastasia Andreevna Shanshina
Executive Director, Department of International Business Cooperation, Synergy University
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Kiseleva
Director, RUSAL Management
Anastasia Nikolaevna Zaitseva
artner and Head of Labor Law Practice, Stream Consulting; Lecturer, BLC Alliance School of Advanced Training in Labor Law and HR
Yana Vladimirovna Oseyeva
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Synergy Corporation, India Hub
Arina Alexandrovna Zhivenkova
HR Expert, Ella Detkova HR Academy
Vladimir Sergeevich Skitsko
Managing Partner, EORS–EKA Group; Vice President, INVELION Association
12:45-14:15
BUSINESS CENTER HALL
Session 5: Technology, Energy, Pharma & Future Growth Sectors
Key Focus Areas:
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AI, digital economy & cybersecurity
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Engineering & industrial technologies
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Oil, gas, LNG, fertilizers & minerals
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Pharma & API manufacturing
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Food processing, cold-chain (IFB role)
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nnovation ecosystems & start-up bridges
Speakers
Moderator:
Somasundaram Subramanian
Surgical oncologist; Founder & CEO of the Eurasian Federation of Oncology (EAFO); Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Cancer Research Council (ECRC)
Stanislav Igorevich Pozharnov
Vice President, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)
Divesh Kumar
Honorary Representative, Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (an agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India); CEO, ANICARE BIO SCIENCE RUS
Valentin Leonidovich Makarov
President, NP “RUSSOFT”
Andrey Alexandrovich Komissarov
Chief AI Officer, Synergy Corporation; Representative of the Artificial Intelligence Alliance
Anton Alexandrovich Zubkov
Executive Director, Digital Energy Association
Alexander Alexandrovich Smekalin
Director, Association of Innovative Regions of Russia
Kirill Viktorovich Romanevich
Leading Research Fellow, Candidate of Technical Sciences, JSC “VNIMI”
Polina Chupriyanova
Program Coordinator, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Speakers
Модератор:
Субраманиан
Сомасундарам
Хирург-онколог; основатель, генеральный директор, Евразийская
федерация онкологии (ЕАФО); председатель совета директоров, Евразийский совет по
исследованию рака (ECRC)
Черемин Сергей Евгеньевич
Министр правительства Москвы, руководитель Департамента внешнеэкономических и
международных связей города Москвы
Котвани Сэмми
Президент Индийского Бизнес-Альянса
Галкин Дмитрий Сергеевич
Директор Департамента развития фармацевтической и медицинской
промышленности, Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации
Валиев Артур
Генеральный директор Сан Фарма Россия
Баӣджал
Раджив
Исполнительный вице-президент Микро Лабс Лимитед
Попов
Владимир Васильевич
Доктор медицинских наук, профессор, Компания Эсмар
Киш Леонид Карольевич
Директор ФГБУ «ВГНКИ»
Жаворонков
Семен Федорович
Исполнительный директор Ассоциации ветеринарных
фармацевтических производителей (АВФарм)
Прасанна
Лакшми
Директор по нормативным вопросам индийского совета по содействию
экспорту фармацевтической продукции (PHARMEXCIL)
Бочкова
Наталья
Генеральный директор и основатель группы компаний WELLGO
Андалиби
Виктория
Основатель и генеральный директор Глобал Фарма
Кумар Дивеш
Генеральный директор ООО «Эникер Био Сайенс Рус»
Сачдева Рави
Соучредитель и генеральный директор ADT (Advanced Digital Technologies),
партнер Primo RPA Индия и советник АРПЭ, Россия
14:15-16:00
Lunch & В2В.
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XVI Indian-Russian Business Dialogue
The aim of the forum is to promote cooperation, build partnerships and explore avenues for growth and mutual benefit between our two countries.
Date: December 16, 2025
Registration: 09:00 - 09:45
Time: 10.00 - 16.00
Address: RIA Novosti Press Center (Zubovsky Boulevard, 4)