Speakers

The Conference brings together hundreds of participants, including more than 40 leading industry speakers, ministers, department heads, representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, numerous governors, as well as representatives of leading banks and financial organizations, specialists from top industry companies, media, including foreign participants.

Sergey Pondar        

Sergey Pondar        

CEO, Volga JSC

Date of birth: July 27, 1965
Place of birth: Leningrad region
Citizenship: Russian Federation
Education: higher professional
Educational institution: Leningrad Forestry Academy
Marital status: married, with children
Hobbies and hobbies: golf

Work experience:
Svetogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill, Svetogorsk OJSC, International Paper CJSC: from Sep. 07, 1987 – Shift Foreman, from Jun. 15, 1990 – Senior Master of the Brewing Department, from Jul. 01, 1992 – Head of the Brewing Department, from Jun. 22, 1993 – Head of the Acetate Pulp Production, from May 05, 1996 – Head of the Sulphate Pulp Production, from Jun. 10, 1996 – Deputy Chief Engineer for the Production of Pulp, from Feb. 01, 1997 – Deputy Chief Engineer for Production, from Nov. 21, 1997 – Head of the Printed Papers Production, from May 25, 1998 – Production Director, from May 20, 1999 – Deputy General Director – Director for Material and Technical Supply, from Jan. 11, 2000 – First Deputy General Director for Work with Government Entities, from Mar. 04, 2003 – General Director, from Feb. 02, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2010 – Executive Director;
 
Ilim Group OJSC: from Jan. 01, 2011 – Managing Director for Production Technology and Maintenance, from Aug. 30, 2013 to Feb. 19, 2015 – Director for Technology, Manufacturing Excellence, Quality, Ecology, Labor Protection and Fire Safety;
 
LP Management LLC, Management company Segezha Group LLC: from Feb. 19, 2016 – Vice-president for Production, from Nov. 16, 2016 to Nov. 29, 2017 – Member of the Management Board –Vice-president, Head of the Paper and Packaging Division.
 
Volga JSC: from Jul. 08, 2019 to the present time – General Director of Volga JSC.
 
 State awards:
  • Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Order No. 292, dated Nov. 02, 2017 "For great contribution and some outstanding achievements in the field of industrial development, the commissioning of new production facilities and many years of conscientious work", awarded with the Certificate of Honour;
  •  Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Certificate of Honour for the great contribution to the development of the pulp, paper and forestry industry of Russia, dated Sep. 16, 2020.
  • in 2021 was awarded the state medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod", the anniversary medal of the Russian Federation, established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation as of March 29, 2021 No. 184.