For Russian MNCs the most relevant strategy will be to improve competitiveness, deep penetration into CIS markets, as well as focus on regional and economic integration

 

 

• Press release
• HEC EMBA in Russia

 

The conference has been organized under the Patronage of H.E. French Ambassador to the Russian Federation Mr. Jean de Gliniasty at the French Embassy in Russia.

Russia’s Accession to the WTO

The event was moderated by Sergey Litovchenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Russian Managers Association. Mr. Jean de Gliniasty opened the ceremony with a welcome speech, pointing out Russia’s Accession to the WTO has become one of the most significant events of the year: «Russia's Accession to the WTO will allow to increase investment in Russia, modernize the Russian economy and thus strengthen its position on the world stage».
 
St. Petersburg University Graduate School of Management ( GSOM SPbU) and HEC Paris have joined up forces to unite experts from both the business and academic domains to discuss the needed strategies for Russian and International MNCs following Russia’s entry to the WTO, and management skills necessary to support these organisations’ growth and development.

Dialogue between the leading business schools and the companies

A group of inspiring key note speakers shared their views with the audience, from Professor Valery Katkalo, St. Petersburg University Vice- Rector and Dean GSOM SPbU, to Professor Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of HEC Paris. Other speakers included Vassily Dermanov, Associated Professor, Department of strategic and international management of GSOM SPbU, Dmitry Shakhanov, Vice-President of Russian Railways, François Bloch, Deputy CEO of Rosbank, Igor Karavaev, Director of Strategy and Investment of Rosatom, Vladimir Rudashevsky, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "Sistema", Felix Blinov, CEO of Roswagonmash Investment Group, and Alexander Abramkov, head of the internal audit unit, controlling and risk management of JSC "INTER RAO UES".
 
The conference focused on a dialogue between the leading business schools and the companies on how to help senior executives turn into truly inspiring leaders, able to operate successfully in the global markets and sure to thrive and excel with the challenges that they face.

HEC Executive MBA in Russia, 1 world-class program, 5 locations, 8 tracks

Conducted in Paris,  Beijing, Shanghai, Saint Petersburg (dual degree with the Graduate School of Management of St Petersburg University),and Doha, the Executive MBA allows you to remain in your home track throughout the program, or to take classes in eight different tracks.

The HEC Executive MBA program is a unique degree in general management that offers eight specializations and the option to learn from the best in five different locations around the world.

The HEC Executive MBA is an intensive program designed to equip executives with the latest in management research and techniques on the social, economic and environmental aspects of international business from some of the finest minds in the academic world. The focus on leadership and strategic management ensures that our participants gain comprehensive, innovative, and applicable knowledge and skills.

The duration of the EMBA (Executive Master in Business Administration)  is 14 to 16 months. The curriculum is built around a core program, a choice of concentrations, a company project and a final individual project.