Plenary session ‘Discovering Russia: How Travel is Changing the Country’

Born on July 11, 1979, in Perm.
2000 — graduated from Perm State University by the major Mathematical Economist.
2002 — acquired the speciality of Translating Language Expert.
2000 - 2005 — Head of the Budget Revenue and Expenses Planning Department, Head of the Regional Finance and Investment Department, Deputy Head of the Main Department of Economy of the Perm Region Administration.
2005 - 2007 — First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Department of the Perm Region, First Deputy Head of the Perm Territory Governor Administration.
2007 - 2009 — Deputy Director of the Inter-Budget Relations Department, Director of the Department for Monitoring and Evaluating Effectiveness of State Governments of the Russian Federation of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2009 — Head of the Perm Territory Governor Administration.
2009 - 2010 — Director of the Department for State Administration, Regional Development and Local Self-Government of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2010 - 2011 — First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Moscow City Mayor and Government.
2012 - 2017 — Minister of the Moscow City Government, Head of Department for Economic Policy and Development of Moscow city.
09.2017 - 01.2020 — Governor of the Perm Territory.
Since January 21, 2020 — Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Awarded the Letter of Acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation and Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation.
PhD in Economics.

Born 20 September 1968 in Saratov.
Graduated from Stankin Moscow State Technological University with a degree in Computer Aided Design, with a Systems Engineer major;
1989: Founded one of the country’s first computer graphics studios, InformatiKa Marketing Service;
1993: Co-founded MediaArts, one of Russia’s largest communication holdings, specialising in advertising and sports marketing in Russia, and managed it for 12 years;
2005 to 2007: General Director of the Sochi 2014 Bid Committee;
2007 to 2014: President of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organising Committee and the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Organising Committee;
2014 to 2020: President and Executive Board Chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League;
2015 to 2020: Chief Executive Officer of Gazprom-Media Holding;
21 January 2020: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister by presidential executive order;
Awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland, 2nd Class, the Order of Friendship, the Order of Honour, the Order of St Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd and 3rd Class, and the Golden Olympic Order;
Married, with two daughters.

Mr. Dymov was born on 27 August 1971 in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Region.
1988: graduated from the Ussuriysk Suvorov Military School.
1988–1991: studied at the Donetsk Higher military and Political Vocational School.
1991–1993: served for the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the rank of lieutenant.
1999: graduated from the Law Department of the Far East State University.
1994: began his career at Pervorechensk District Court in Vladivostok as Assistant to the Chief of the Court.
1997: co-founded the company Ratimir, which today is the leader of the meat processing industry in the Far East.
2008: the company was successfully sold to investors.
2001: founded the company Dymov.
2003: started up a ceramics manufacturing enterprise in Suzdal, named Dymov Keramika, targeting crafts revival.
2006: launched a bookstore retail chain called Respublika.
Since 2011: Chairman of the public and expert Council for SME under the Moscow Government.
Since 2012: member of the Public Chamber of the Central Federal District, member of the General Council of United Russia and member of the Expert Council in the Open Government.
He is a leading expert of the Strategy 2020 and 2030 Forums and other discussion platforms.
Mr. Dymov is married and has two sons.