The first advanced GR-training in Russia, based on the concept «practitioners for practitioners». The teaching faculty comprises GR-experts of Russian and international companies from the real economy.
off the GR-training's cost will be donated to Lake Baikal Foundation for Environmental Applications and Research
10%
About
Government Relations' functions have finally become the mandatory condition for development and enhancement of business and nonprofit organizations. It is literally neither possible nor justifiable to execute major or social responsibility projects as well as agree upon some long-term investments without the strategically significant collaboration with state authorities. The role of managers, who are responsible for interaction with public entities, has been increasing. The managers start facing the mounting requirements to their professionalism as well. The future of the overwhelming majority of world markets is inexorably connected with state actions. Geopolitical adjustments, protectionism, import substitution, export promotion, technological ambitions, the state social initiatives development, and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic — all this is rapidly changing the conjuncture and requires high-precision adjustment of business and the "third sector". Under these complex and sophisticated circumstances the trust of the State is positioned as the most precious capital of for-profit companies and NGOs. GR-experts are in extremely high demand now, and their professional relevance has been expanding annually.
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Mastery and advancement of the professional activity, aimed at representing and promoting the interests within the system of public entities at the regional, federal and supranational (ECE) levels as well as internationally.
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Relevance of the program
Goal of the program
We invite business owners, top managers of private and state organizations, PR, IR, HR and GR-specialists, public employees, representatives of media, nonprofit sector and expert community. All the interested persons, who are wishing to upgrade their relevant skills and competences, are welcome as well!
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Target Audience
Mr. Eduard Voytenko
Academic Director of the Program
Mr. Eduard Voytenko – PhD in Political Science, CEO and Managing Director of the consulting firms Baikal Communications Group (Russia) and Edward's East Strategies (countries of the Persian Gulf, Central Asia and the Caucasus). Founder of the Research Centre for Legal Expertise, Head of the Board of trustees at Lake Baikal Foundation for Environmental Applications and Research. Professional lobbyist with over 15 years' experience. Member of professional international lobbying association – the Society of European Affairs Professionals.
Mr. Eduard Voytenko implemented dozens of governmental, social and political, electoral, GR & Lobbying federal and regional projects as well as a number of media and communications' international initiatives.
Mr. Eduard Voytenko
Academic Director of the Program
Mr. Eduard Voytenko – PhD in Political Science, CEO and Managing Director of the consulting firms Baikal Communications Group (Russia) and Edward's East Strategies (countries of the Persian Gulf, Central Asia and the Caucasus). Founder of the Research Centre for Legal Expertise, Head of the Board of trustees at Lake Baikal Foundation for Environmental Applications and Research. Professional lobbyist with over 15 years' experience. Member of professional international lobbying association – the Society of European Affairs Professionals.
Mr. Eduard Voytenko implemented dozens of governmental, social and political, electoral, GR & Lobbying federal and regional projects as well as a number of media and communications' international initiatives.
Director for Interaction with Public Authorities, OJSC "British American Tobacco" in Russia, Belarus, and Central Asia
Mr. Stanislav Bogdanov
Director of GR, X5 Retail Group
Mr. Sergey Chernenko
Strategic Interaction and Relations with Government Bodies Director, founder of the Corphacker project
Mr. Oraz Durdyev
Acting President, AB InBev Efes
Mr. Anton Eropkin
Government Relations Director in Russia and CIS, Olam International Ltd. Russia
Mr. Vladimir Gerasimov
Head of the Regional Communications Directorate, PJSC «LUKOIL»
Mr. Oleg Kalinskij
Head of GR at "Uralkali" PJSC, Director of the Institute of Economics and Management at the National University of Science and Technology (MISIS), PhD in economics, professor
Ms. Natalia Klepikova
Head of the GR-Department, PJSC Cherkizovo Group
Mr. Roman Kletskikh
Director of Government Relations, Naumen Consulting LLC
Mr. Sergey Lebedev
Director of Government Relations, Alibaba.com (RU) LLC.
Mr. Andrey Lyan
Corporate Affairs Lead for Russia, Cargill, Inc.
Mr. Elman Mekhtiyev
Independent Board Member of the National Association of Professional Collection Agencies – NAPCA, Head of the Board of the Self-Regulatory Organization «Microfinance and Development»
Mr. Alexander Moskovkin
Head of Law Section, «Rossiyskaya Gazeta» – Russian newspaper
Mr. Nikolay Oganezov
Council Chairman of the First SRO of Russian Bookmakers
Ms. Anastasia Parfenchikova
Director-General of the Research Centre for Legal Expertise
Mr. Alexander Pavlenko
Head of GR, PJSC «Fortum»
Mr. Nikita Pichugin
Director, Public Affairs Department, JSC «The United Shipbuilding Corporation»
Mr. Dmitry Polikanov
Deputy Head, The Executive Committee – The All-Russia People's Front
Mr. Nikita Ryblenkov
Director for Government Relations, metallurgical holding company Novostal-M LLC.
Mr. Denis Stepantsev
Managing Director of the "Digital Kazakhstan" Association
Mr. Alexey Torgov
Vice President for Corporate Relations and Communications, JSC "BIOCAD"
Ms. Anastasia Tsvetkova
CEO, The Lake Baikal Foundation, CSR Practice Director, Baikal Communications Group
Mr. Sergey Vanin
Executive Director of the International Medical Device Manufacturers Association (IMEDA)
Andrey Zyryanov
Senior Director of Government Relations, «Vkusno i tochka» Ltd.
Structure of the Program
1. GR and Lobbying in Russia. Impact of the international agenda on the lobbying activity. 2. Construction of communicational channels between business sector and state authorities. Specifics of the GR-approach to communication with stakeholders. Mastery of GR-negotiations. 3. Principles, GR-technologies and instruments of interaction with state authorities at the federal and regional levels as well as within the scope of supranational GR-space (member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union). 4. Monitoring and analysis of information with an impact on strategy and tactics for promoting business interests at the level of regional and federal state authorities. 5. Stakeholder mapping as well as GR-campaigns' planning: comparison of approaches of "in-house" specialists and independent lobbyists. 6. GR-strategy as a constituent and significant part of the corporate strategy of a company. Structure and all the distinguishing features of the document's elaboration process. 7. Business and sectorial organizations, public and development institutions, state corporations as a GR-platform for lobbying projects. Mechanisms of interaction. 8. Expert Relations. The role of expert and analytical/research organizations in Government Relations and Lobbying activity. 9. PR-instruments in GR: formation of the target audiences' mass opinions during the implementation of GR and Lobbying projects. 10. Сhallenges of GR-communication and GR-risks' prevention. Execution of activities for the benefit of state interests. Ethics of GR-communication and Lobbying. Code of Professional Conduct. 11. GR structure in a private company. Corporate GR toolkit. 12. GR department activity amid the crisis. New GR functions and performance evaluation: risk and opportunity management. Demonstrative cases in the field of brewing industry. 13. Workshop: "Formation of the GR-department budget: projects evaluation and protection in front of leadership". 14. The legislative process basics. 15. Workshop: "Legal expertise of the legal and normative acts drafts". 16. Workshop: "Assessment of the regulative influence and other instruments of interaction with the Eurasian Economic Commission as a supranational regulative entity of the Eurasian Economic Union". 17. GR and lobbying activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan: specific features of work with Kazakhstan's stakeholders. 18. The GR and lobbying specifics in China.
1. GR in the financial sphere in the new realities. 2. GR in the field of non-profit organizations' activities: Russian realities. 3. Problem-solving in GR through the judiciary system: the boundaries of the possible and the impossible. 4. GR and supervisory authorities: how to represent and protect the company interests effectively. 5. International GR and Lobbying activity of the Russian companies under the protectionism of national markets. Demonstrative case of pharmaceutical companies. 6. Import substitution: influence on the attention of public authorities to the spheres, where the country is strongly dependent on foreign suppliers. Demonstrative cases in the field of healthcare. 7. Anti-crisis GR. Demonstrative cases in the field of agro-industrial complex. 8. Retail sector, suppliers and governmental policy. Lobbying aspirations of the industry. 9. The GR role in global food security. 10. GR in the environmental protection domain. Demonstrative cases of the effective dialogue with public authorities, illustrated by the activities of an environmental non-government organization (NGO). 11. GR in the oil and gas industry: international, federal and regional agendas. The climate agenda impact on the industry. 12. GR-specifics in the sphere of traditional and "green" energetics. Overcoming of the existing regulatory barriers and obstacles for the industrial development in Russia. 13. GR in the metallurgical and mining industry. Influence of the crisis agenda on the industry. 14. Industries under intense supervision and scrutiny of the regulator and public control: demonstrative cases in the field of tobacco regulation and the betting business. 15. GR in companies, where Government is a shareholder. 16. IT in Russia: specifics of regulation and government relations of the industry in new conditions. 17. GR and Lobbying in the fast-growing sectors: demonstrative cases in the field of E-commerce. 18. Companies' GR-support amid the change of business owners.
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2021 IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit (Category 19: Communication Training and Education)
Get ready to absorb a plethora of useful practical information, review lots of versatile real cases and communicate intensely with colleagues during the course. I would especially like to highlight the openness of all the speakers and their willingness to answer the audience's questions.
Mr. Vadim Suprun
Head of Government Relations and Internal Control Department, Collection Agency "EOS Russia"
Upon completion of this GR-training within MGIMO School of Business and International Proficiency under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko I can highlight 4 main advantages: 1 – Highly qualified, individually tailored composition of speakers – experienced industrial specialists of the largest private and state corporations with the multifaceted professional focus, 2 – Relevant and interesting practical case studies with the deep elaboration on particularities as well as the detailed commentaries from authors, 3 – Properly structured handout materials, that can be successfully utilized during the working process, 4 – Opportunities to become knowledgeable and manage contact exchange with sectoral specialists from different fields of professional activities. Undoubtedly I will highly recommend the GR-advanced training course to all the specialists, which value their time and high-quality approach to the delivery and presentation of information.
Ms. Alina Osnach
Chief Specialist of the Regional Communications Division, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
GR-training course under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko manifests the new approach to education in the sphere of GR-staff preparation and encompasses 3 main constituents: 1 – Structure and foundations of GR-management in Russia with excellent presentation materials, which I use after graduation, 2 – High-quality teaching staff: GR-practitioners from private and state corporations, 3 – Acute, relevant and concrete cases, which GR-practitioners encounter on a regular basis. MGIMO Graduate Certificate is a pleasant added bonus to my obtained knowledge and productive networking with professionals. I would like to say that "4 days training" positive impact corresponds to the effectiveness of the full-fledged education with the specialty "Public Administration".
Ms. Olga Balueva
Head of Regional Communications and Organizational Activity Division, Directorate of GR and International Activity, Uralchem Group
The advanced training "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit sector" under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko awarded me the wealth of knowledge, which is indispensable for professional activity and extremely useful for enhancing the GR-expertise of Skyeng. The GR-training is best structured, it is an ideal combination of theory and practice. Among lecturers were chief executives of the leading companies, who addressed an audience, presenting the practical material, based on their work experience. It is very significant to note that all the lecturers maintained the lively dialogue with attendees, they were completely open to communication. It was the powerful networking experience for me. Upon completion of the GR-training, I was given the handout materials, since then I have been using them from time to time. I recommend this training to everyone, who wishes to excel in the GR-profession or obtain more knowledge on this matter. After graduation You will have the true understanding of this professional domain.
Mr. Makar Goncharov
Head of GR, Skyeng
The GR-course will help arrange the working process inside my department according to the priorities, set by our corporate management. With regard to all the speakers of the educational program, I would like to praise the work of Ms. Irina Fedorova from Baltika Brewery (Carlsberg Group) and Ms. Maria Dronova (EVRAZ Holding) – these two stories made me energized, they provided me with ideas, which can be used in my practice. What is more, within the framework of the GR-course It was possible to get acquainted with interesting and very talented people from various spheres, like-minded professionals. It was possible to exchange contacts. We have already found the common topics, which can be implemented beyond the framework of the GR-program.
Mr. Nikita Pichugin
Director, Public Affairs Department, JSC "The United Shipbuilding Corporation"
The training course was very interesting! I like very much the theoretical block from Mr. Eduard Voytenko, CEO and Managing Director of Baikal Communications Group, which he presented in the beginning. The practical experience of a number of corporate colleagues was very compelling as well. I was delighted to learn some particularities of the media GR-activities. For example, lecture of the speaker from the Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" was very interesting. In addition to the aforementioned educational potential, the GR-training gives some excellent networking opportunities.
Mr. Yuriy Golovatchik
Director of Corporate and Government Affairs, Mon'delēz Rus LLC company
Time is one of the most valuable resources. The GR-training program was so intensely saturated with a formidable number of great speakers and extremely useful information, that its fruitful outcomes are certainly going to unveil themselves in the long run. Speakers understand you and your professional needs and present the most relevant cases. For experts in international relations and those who seek to become one, this training program can become a beneficial addition to their expertise and an impetus for their career in the relevant professional domain.
Ms. Tamara Stepanova
Consultant to The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
One of the best training courses in recent years: a plethora of practical cases from the leading companies with lots of quite sensitive details of corporate GR, very intense educational program, useful professional contacts. All these features of the training are certainly worth the money and time.
Ms. Vitaliya Tsarik
Senior Manager, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
Lecturers-lobbyists from Yandex Corporation, Baltika Breweries, EVRAZ, Siberian Coal Energy Company, tobacco industry...all-star cast! Relevant cases, professional contacts, new ideas - it was an epicenter of GR! I would like to thank Mr. Eduard Voytenko for this opportunity!
Mr. Artyom Schepinov
Leading Specialist, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
I am excited about the GR-course, I am delighted by what I saw and what I heard. I certainly succeeded in establishing the good personal contacts with experienced representatives of the wide spectrum of different sectors. All the accumulated knowledge and obtained practical case studies are the "gold mine" of information about the regulatory industry (what it looks like and how the relations in the regulatory domain are established). Undoubtedly the advanced training GR-course is going to get an excellent score!
Mr. Igor Cherkasskiy
Head of Trade Marketing and Operations, British American Tobacco Plc.
It was very interesting and useful to exchange experience with colleagues from absolutely different spheres and industries. All the accumulated knowledge, which was obtained within the framework of the GR-course, without any doubt, will be utilized and implemented in my practice.
Ms. Anna Baires
Specialist, International Projects Division, PJSC Rosneft Oil Company
First of all, this training course will be of interest for entry-level specialists in the field of Public Affairs. It will be useful for experienced managers to structure the accumulated knowledge, get acquainted with experts, and expand the circle of professional contacts. I would like to note the high quality of the program in terms of its arrangement and educational richness. I wish all the success to the graduates of the program as well as to those, who are just going to become students once again!
Ms. Irina Pecherina
Regional GR Manager, Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia
I am very pleased with how intense and well-arranged the GR-course was. I have been working in the realm of GR and Lobbying for 15 years, the GR-course has inspired me and has given me lots of directions for further development. Thank you so much. The training program "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector" has no parallel. It is the high-quality professional team of MGIMO and Baikal Communications Group. Lively discussions with lecturers, exchange of experience with an extensive audience of like-minded people. The structure of the course is extremely intense and versatile, due to the exceptional professional level of speakers and well-chosen cases. Vitaliya Tsarik from PJSC "Lukoil", Andrey Lyan from Cargill, Inc. and Nikita Pichugin from JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" provided me with the most useful cases.
Ms. Anastasiya Ryazanova
GR-manager, PJSC "RussNeft"
I am very grateful to organizers for the intense "GR-week" within the seventh course "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector". I would like to highlight the high professional level of lecturers in terms of both the presentation of training material and the readiness to discuss all relevant questions of attendees. A special "thank you" goes to Eduard Voytenko for the all-encompassing range of relevant, up-to-date topics this year, including the ESG-agenda. I would be glad to recommend this course to my colleagues in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to those, who are already engaged in Government Relations, and to those, who have just become interested in this domain.
Mr. Vitaly Kim
Head of Project Office, DEInternational Kasachstan
I have been working in GR in the IT sector for 25 years and I am of opinion that the GR-course is extremely useful, interesting and even inspiring, because it is based in the principle "practitioners for practitioners". Additionally, selection of lecturers is implemented at the highest level possible. It was very interesting and useful to communicate with a plethora of like-minded people, GR-professionals in different sectors. I have become friends with many attendees, and I hope that we will cordially communicate in the future, supporting each other in different projects.
Mr. Roman Kletskikh
Director of Government Relations, Naumen Consulting LLC
The GR-course is very intense, a lot of useful information, new ideas, bright images and emotions. I would like to draw attention to the greatly chosen composition of lecturers, who shared their real practical experience. It was priceless! Organizers created very comfortable environment for learning, my huge gratitude for the obtained knowledge and the interesting program.
Mr. Alexey Vysokov
Head of Projects at the Department for Government Relations, Polyplastic Group
Undoubtedly, participation in the GR-course was very valuable and useful for me in terms of further professional work. The program helps perceive the goals, objectives and instruments of GR-communication from the standpoint of seasoned experts in different corporate and nonprofit sectors, as well as review the solution mechanisms for complex problems, using a number of specific practical cases. The GR-course gives the understanding of the necessity and significance of GR in any business sphere, it provides the knowledge base for ways not only of supporting interests of the specific company or sector, but also for creating value for the country and society, thus collaboratively facilitating stability and further development of systems, which we are part of. I would like to say a big "thank you" to Eduard Voytenko and all organizers of the program for the unique versatility, rich informational content, for the opportunity of direct communication with experienced, successful colleagues! Such a course is very inspiring and of great assistance for further professional development. I wish you all the success and prosperity, wonderful new ideas and extraordinary projects!
Ms. Yulia Zhurina
Leader in cooperation with regional government authorities, JSC "Rosh-Moscow"
Excellent and unique course, established by the team under the leadership of Eduard Voytenko, with incredible and experienced speakers. The GR-course suits everyone: it will be relevant both for those, who just start learning the GR-topic and for those, who have experience, working with it. The program is very structured and enables (through the accumulated knowledge and skills) to form the specific GR-framework within the company, where attendees intend to work or are already working. The program encompasses the practical experience not only of different companies, but also covers versatile segments of activity: from industry, energy and production to pharmaceutics and IT/Telecom. It is mandatory to highlight the capacious handouts as well. The obtained knowledge is of high demand on the labor market.
During the GR-training attendees experience the in-depth immersion; the atmosphere of MGIMO-University, where attendees go through the GR-training, is very pleasant, and the MGIMO Advanced Certificate, received upon the completion of the course, proves the level of obtained education and competences.
Mr. Yuriy Donnikov
Legal & Compliance Director, HeadHunter Group
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the organizing team, personally to Eduard Voytenko, for the expert approach to organizing and conducting the training course, as well as for the high professional level of lectures. The course was full of urgent and interesting cases and useful information, that allows you to apply the knowledge in improving GR activity in the company. The course also allows you to make new contacts and meet many interesting people from various fields of activity. I wish success to your team.
Mr. Zhomart Motyshev
Managing Director for Government Relations, "JFood Kazakhstan" LLP
Many thanks to Eduard Voytenko and the whole team for organizing such an intensive and comprehensive course. Very impressive! Judging by the warm reviews of past speakers, it turns out to keep the "quality bar" at a high level for a long time. I like the course because of: 1) diverse expert speakers who not only provide interesting and structured material, but also willingly answer any questions, give interesting cases; 2) handout material, to which you can always return and clarify information; 3) networking, communication with colleagues in the "workshop", which enriches you, develops, and allows you to feel like a student again)) Only positive emotions, keep it up!
The course has a global character, aimed at forming a culture of interaction with Government agencies. Of course, practices from practitioners applied in the real economic sector will be useful in further tasks within the Chambers of Commerce and Industry system development.
Mr. Marat Akhmatov
Deputy Chairman, the "Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan" Union
Mr. Vadim Suprun
Head of Government Relations and Internal Control Department, Collection Agency "EOS Russia"
Get ready to absorb a plethora of useful practical information, review lots of versatile real cases and communicate intensely with colleagues during the course. I would especially like to highlight the openness of all the speakers and their willingness to answer the audience's questions.
Ms. Alina Osnach
Chief Specialist of the Regional Communications Division, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
Upon completion of this GR-training within MGIMO School of Business and International Proficiency under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko I can highlight 4 main advantages:
1 – Highly qualified, individually tailored composition of speakers – experienced industrial specialists of the largest private and state corporations with the multifaceted professional focus, 2 – Relevant and interesting practical case studies with the deep elaboration on particularities as well as the detailed commentaries from authors, 3 – Properly structured handout materials, that can be successfully utilized during the working process, 4 – Opportunities to become knowledgeable and manage contact exchange with sectoral specialists from different fields of professional activities.
Undoubtedly I will highly recommend the GR-advanced training course to all the specialists, which value their time and high-quality approach to the delivery and presentation of information.
Ms. Olga Balueva
Head of Regional Communications and Organizational Activity Division, Directorate of GR and International Activity, Uralchem Group
КGR-training course under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko manifests the new approach to education in the sphere of GR-staff preparation and encompasses 3 main constituents:
1 – Structure and foundations of GR-management in Russia with excellent presentation materials, which I use after graduation, 2 – High-quality teaching staff: GR-practitioners from private and state corporations, 3 – Acute, relevant and concrete cases, which GR-practitioners encounter on a regular basis.
MGIMO Graduate Certificate is a pleasant added bonus to my obtained knowledge and productive networking with professionals. I would like to say that "4 days training" positive impact corresponds to the effectiveness of the full-fledged education with the specialty "Public Administration".
Mr. Makar Goncharov
Head of GR, Skyeng
The advanced training "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit sector" under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko awarded me the wealth of knowledge, which is indispensable for professional activity and extremely useful for enhancing the GR-expertise of Skyeng. The GR-training is best structured, it is an ideal combination of theory and practice. Among lecturers were chief executives of the leading companies, who addressed an audience, presenting the practical material, based on their work experience.
It is very significant to note that all the lecturers maintained the lively dialogue with attendees, they were completely open to communication. It was the powerful networking experience for me. Upon completion of the GR-training, I was given the handout materials, since then I have been using them from time to time. I recommend this training to everyone, who wishes to excel in the GR-profession or obtain more knowledge on this matter. After graduation You will have the true understanding of this professional domain.
Mr. Nikita Pichugin
Director, Public Affairs Department, JSC "The United Shipbuilding Corporation"
The GR-course will help arrange the working process inside my department according to the priorities, set by our corporate management. With regard to all the speakers of the educational program, I would like to praise the work of Ms. Irina Fedorova from Baltika Brewery (Carlsberg Group) and Ms. Maria Dronova (EVRAZ Holding) – these two stories made me energized, they provided me with ideas, which can be used in my practice. What is more, within the framework of the GR-course It was possible to get acquainted with interesting and very talented people from various spheres, like-minded professionals. It was possible to exchange contacts. We have already found the common topics, which can be implemented beyond the framework of the GR-program.
Mr. Yuriy Golovatchik
Director of Corporate and Government Affairs, Mon'delēz Rus LLC company
The training course was very interesting! I like very much the theoretical block from Mr. Eduard Voytenko, CEO and Managing Director of Baikal Communications Group, which he presented in the beginning. The practical experience of a number of corporate colleagues was very compelling as well. I was delighted to learn some particularities of the media GR-activities. For example, lecture of the speaker from the Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" was very interesting. In addition to the aforementioned educational potential, the GR-training gives some excellent networking opportunities.
Ms. Tamara Stepanova
Consultant to The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Time is one of the most valuable resources. The GR-training program was so intensely saturated with a formidable number of great speakers and extremely useful information, that its fruitful outcomes are certainly going to unveil themselves in the long run. Speakers understand you and your professional needs and present the most relevant cases.
For experts in international relations and those who seek to become one, this training program can become a beneficial addition to their expertise and an impetus for their career in the relevant professional domain.
Ms. Vitaliya Tsarik
Senior Manager, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
One of the best training courses in recent years: a plethora of practical cases from the leading companies with lots of quite sensitive details of corporate GR, very intense educational program, useful professional contacts. All these features of the training are certainly worth the money and time.
Mr. Artyom Schepinov
Leading Specialist, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
Lecturers-lobbyists from Yandex Corporation, Baltika Breweries, EVRAZ, Siberian Coal Energy Company, tobacco industry...all-star cast! Relevant cases, professional contacts, new ideas - it was an epicenter of GR! I would like to thank Mr. Eduard Voytenko for this opportunity!
Mr. Igor Cherkasskiy
Head of Trade Marketing and Operations, British American Tobacco Plc.
I am excited about the GR-course, I am delighted by what I saw and what I heard. I certainly succeeded in establishing the good personal contacts with experienced representatives of the wide spectrum of different sectors.
All the accumulated knowledge and obtained practical case studies are the "gold mine" of information about the regulatory industry (what it looks like and how the relations in the regulatory domain are established). Undoubtedly the advanced training GR-course is going to get an excellent score!
Ms. Anna Baires
Specialist, International Projects Division, PJSC Rosneft Oil Company
It was very interesting and useful to exchange experience with colleagues from absolutely different spheres and industries. All the accumulated knowledge, which was obtained within the framework of the GR-course, without any doubt, will be utilized and implemented in my practice.
Ms. Irina Pecherina
Regional GR Manager, Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia
First of all, this training course will be of interest for entry-level specialists in the field of Public Affairs. It will be useful for experienced managers to structure the accumulated knowledge, get acquainted with experts, and expand the circle of professional contacts. I would like to note the high quality of the program in terms of its arrangement and educational richness. I wish all the success to the graduates of the program as well as to those, who are just going to become students once again!
Ms. Anastasiya Ryazanova
GR-manager, PJSC "RussNeft"
I am very pleased with how intense and well-arranged the GR-course was. I have been working in the realm of GR and Lobbying for 15 years, the GR-course has inspired me and has given me lots of directions for further development. Thank you so much. The training program "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector" has no parallel. It is the high-quality professional team of MGIMO and Baikal Communications Group. Lively discussions with lecturers, exchange of experience with an extensive audience of like-minded people. The structure of the course is extremely intense and versatile, due to the exceptional professional level of speakers and well-chosen cases. Vitaliya Tsarik from PJSC "Lukoil", Andrey Lyan from Cargill, Inc. and Nikita Pichugin from JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" provided me with the most useful cases.
Mr. Roman Kletskikh
Director of Government Relations, Naumen Consulting LLC
I have been working in GR in the IT sector for 25 years and I am of opinion that the GR-course is extremely useful, interesting and even inspiring, because it is based in the principle "practitioners for practitioners". Additionally, selection of lecturers is implemented at the highest level possible. It was very interesting and useful to communicate with a plethora of like-minded people, GR-professionals in different sectors. I have become friends with many attendees, and I hope that we will cordially communicate in the future, supporting each other in different projects.
Mr. Vitaly Kim
Head of Project Office, DEInternational Kasachstan
I am very grateful to organizers for the intense "GR-week" within the seventh course "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector". I would like to highlight the high professional level of lecturers in terms of both the presentation of training material and the readiness to discuss all relevant questions of attendees. A special "thank you" goes to Eduard Voytenko for the all-encompassing range of relevant, up-to-date topics this year, including the ESG-agenda. I would be glad to recommend this course to my colleagues in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to those, who are already engaged in Government Relations, and to those, who have just become interested in this domain.
Mr. Alexey Vysokov
Head of Projects at the Department for Government Relations, Polyplastic Group
The GR-course is very intense, a lot of useful information, new ideas, bright images and emotions. I would like to draw attention to the greatly chosen composition of lecturers, who shared their real practical experience. It was priceless!
Organizers created very comfortable environment for learning, my huge gratitude for the obtained knowledge and the interesting program.
Ms. Yulia Zhurina
Leader in cooperation with regional government authorities, JSC "Rosh-Moscow"
Undoubtedly, participation in the GR-course was very valuable and useful for me in terms of further professional work. The program helps perceive the goals, objectives and instruments of GR-communication from the standpoint of seasoned experts in different corporate and nonprofit sectors, as well as review the solution mechanisms for complex problems, using a number of specific practical cases. The GR-course gives the understanding of the necessity and significance of GR in any business sphere, it provides the knowledge base for ways not only of supporting interests of the specific company or sector, but also for creating value for the country and society, thus collaboratively facilitating stability and further development of systems, which we are part of.
I would like to say a big "thank you" to Eduard Voytenko and all organizers of the program for the unique versatility, rich informational content, for the opportunity of direct communication with experienced, successful colleagues! Such a course is very inspiring and of great assistance for further professional development.
I wish you all the success and prosperity, wonderful new ideas and extraordinary projects!
Mr. Yuriy Donnikov
Legal & Compliance Director, HeadHunter Group
Excellent and unique course, established by the team under the leadership of Eduard Voytenko, with incredible and experienced speakers. The GR-course suits everyone: it will be relevant both for those, who just start learning the GR-topic and for those, who have experience, working with it. The program is very structured and enables (through the accumulated knowledge and skills) to form the specific GR-framework within the company, where attendees intend to work or are already working. The program encompasses the practical experience not only of different companies, but also covers versatile segments of activity: from industry, energy and production to pharmaceutics and IT/Telecom. It is mandatory to highlight the capacious handouts as well. The obtained knowledge is of high demand on the labor market.
During the GR-training attendees experience the in-depth immersion; the atmosphere of MGIMO-University, where attendees go through the GR-training, is very pleasant, and the MGIMO Advanced Certificate, received upon the completion of the course, proves the level of obtained education and competences.
Mr. Zhomart Motyshev
Managing Director for Government Relations, "JFood Kazakhstan" LLP
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the organizing team, personally to Eduard Voytenko, for the expert approach to organizing and conducting the training course, as well as for the high professional level of lectures. The course was full of urgent and interesting cases and useful information, that allows you to apply the knowledge in improving GR activity in the company. The course also allows you to make new contacts and meet many interesting people from various fields of activity. I wish success to your team.
Many thanks to Eduard Voytenko and the whole team for organizing such an intensive and comprehensive course. Very impressive! Judging by the warm reviews of past speakers, it turns out to keep the "quality bar" at a high level for a long time. I like the course because of: 1) diverse expert speakers who not only provide interesting and structured material, but also willingly answer any questions, give interesting cases; 2) handout material, to which you can always return and clarify information; 3) networking, communication with colleagues in the "workshop", which enriches you, develops, and allows you to feel like a student again)) Only positive emotions, keep it up!
Mr. Marat Akhmatov
Deputy Chairman, the "Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan" Union
The course has a global character, aimed at forming a culture of interaction with Government agencies. Of course, practices from practitioners applied in the real economic sector will be useful in further tasks within the Chambers of Commerce and Industry system development.
Mr. Vadim Suprun
Head of Government Relations and Internal Control Department, Collection Agency "EOS Russia"
Get ready to absorb a plethora of useful practical information, review lots of versatile real cases and communicate intensely with colleagues during the course. I would especially like to highlight the openness of all the speakers and their willingness to answer the audience's questions.
Ms. Alina Osnach
Chief Specialist of the Regional Communications Division, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
Upon completion of this GR-training within MGIMO School of Business and International Proficiency under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko I can highlight 4 main advantages:
1 – Highly qualified, individually tailored composition of speakers – experienced industrial specialists of the largest private and state corporations with the multifaceted professional focus, 2 – Relevant and interesting practical case studies with the deep elaboration on particularities as well as the detailed commentaries from authors, 3 – Properly structured handout materials, that can be successfully utilized during the working process, 4 – Opportunities to become knowledgeable and manage contact exchange with sectoral specialists from different fields of professional activities.
Undoubtedly I will highly recommend the GR-advanced training course to all the specialists, which value their time and high-quality approach to the delivery and presentation of information.
Ms. Olga Balueva
Head of Regional Communications and Organizational Activity Division, Directorate of GR and International Activity, Uralchem Group
КGR-training course under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko manifests the new approach to education in the sphere of GR-staff preparation and encompasses 3 main constituents:
1 – Structure and foundations of GR-management in Russia with excellent presentation materials, which I use after graduation, 2 – High-quality teaching staff: GR-practitioners from private and state corporations, 3 – Acute, relevant and concrete cases, which GR-practitioners encounter on a regular basis.
MGIMO Graduate Certificate is a pleasant added bonus to my obtained knowledge and productive networking with professionals. I would like to say that "4 days training" positive impact corresponds to the effectiveness of the full-fledged education with the specialty "Public Administration".
Mr. Makar Goncharov
Head of GR, Skyeng
The advanced training "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit sector" under the leadership of Mr. Eduard Voytenko awarded me the wealth of knowledge, which is indispensable for professional activity and extremely useful for enhancing the GR-expertise of Skyeng. The GR-training is best structured, it is an ideal combination of theory and practice. Among lecturers were chief executives of the leading companies, who addressed an audience, presenting the practical material, based on their work experience.
It is very significant to note that all the lecturers maintained the lively dialogue with attendees, they were completely open to communication. It was the powerful networking experience for me. Upon completion of the GR-training, I was given the handout materials, since then I have been using them from time to time. I recommend this training to everyone, who wishes to excel in the GR-profession or obtain more knowledge on this matter. After graduation You will have the true understanding of this professional domain.
Mr. Nikita Pichugin
Director, Public Affairs Department, JSC "The United Shipbuilding Corporation"
The GR-course will help arrange the working process inside my department according to the priorities, set by our corporate management. With regard to all the speakers of the educational program, I would like to praise the work of Ms. Irina Fedorova from Baltika Brewery (Carlsberg Group) and Ms. Maria Dronova (EVRAZ Holding) – these two stories made me energized, they provided me with ideas, which can be used in my practice. What is more, within the framework of the GR-course It was possible to get acquainted with interesting and very talented people from various spheres, like-minded professionals. It was possible to exchange contacts. We have already found the common topics, which can be implemented beyond the framework of the GR-program.
Mr. Yuriy Golovatchik
Director of Corporate and Government Affairs, Mon'delēz Rus LLC company
The training course was very interesting! I like very much the theoretical block from Mr. Eduard Voytenko, CEO and Managing Director of Baikal Communications Group, which he presented in the beginning. The practical experience of a number of corporate colleagues was very compelling as well. I was delighted to learn some particularities of the media GR-activities. For example, lecture of the speaker from the Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" was very interesting. In addition to the aforementioned educational potential, the GR-training gives some excellent networking opportunities.
Ms. Tamara Stepanova
Consultant to The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Time is one of the most valuable resources. The GR-training program was so intensely saturated with a formidable number of great speakers and extremely useful information, that its fruitful outcomes are certainly going to unveil themselves in the long run. Speakers understand you and your professional needs and present the most relevant cases.
For experts in international relations and those who seek to become one, this training program can become a beneficial addition to their expertise and an impetus for their career in the relevant professional domain.
Ms. Vitaliya Tsarik
Senior Manager, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
One of the best training courses in recent years: a plethora of practical cases from the leading companies with lots of quite sensitive details of corporate GR, very intense educational program, useful professional contacts. All these features of the training are certainly worth the money and time.
Mr. Artyom Schepinov
Leading Specialist, Public Relations Department, PJSC "Lukoil"
Lecturers-lobbyists from Yandex Corporation, Baltika Breweries, EVRAZ, Siberian Coal Energy Company, tobacco industry...all-star cast! Relevant cases, professional contacts, new ideas - it was an epicenter of GR! I would like to thank Mr. Eduard Voytenko for this opportunity!
Mr. Igor Cherkasskiy
Head of Trade Marketing and Operations, British American Tobacco Plc.
I am excited about the GR-course, I am delighted by what I saw and what I heard. I certainly succeeded in establishing the good personal contacts with experienced representatives of the wide spectrum of different sectors.
All the accumulated knowledge and obtained practical case studies are the "gold mine" of information about the regulatory industry (what it looks like and how the relations in the regulatory domain are established). Undoubtedly the advanced training GR-course is going to get an excellent score!
Ms. Anna Baires
Specialist, International Projects Division, PJSC Rosneft Oil Company
It was very interesting and useful to exchange experience with colleagues from absolutely different spheres and industries. All the accumulated knowledge, which was obtained within the framework of the GR-course, without any doubt, will be utilized and implemented in my practice.
Ms. Irina Pecherina
Regional GR Manager, Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia
First of all, this training course will be of interest for entry-level specialists in the field of Public Affairs. It will be useful for experienced managers to structure the accumulated knowledge, get acquainted with experts, and expand the circle of professional contacts. I would like to note the high quality of the program in terms of its arrangement and educational richness. I wish all the success to the graduates of the program as well as to those, who are just going to become students once again!
Ms. Anastasiya Ryazanova
GR-manager, PJSC "RussNeft"
I am very pleased with how intense and well-arranged the GR-course was. I have been working in the realm of GR and Lobbying for 15 years, the GR-course has inspired me and has given me lots of directions for further development. Thank you so much. The training program "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector" has no parallel. It is the high-quality professional team of MGIMO and Baikal Communications Group. Lively discussions with lecturers, exchange of experience with an extensive audience of like-minded people. The structure of the course is extremely intense and versatile, due to the exceptional professional level of speakers and well-chosen cases. Vitaliya Tsarik from PJSC "Lukoil", Andrey Lyan from Cargill, Inc. and Nikita Pichugin from JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" provided me with the most useful cases.
Mr. Roman Kletskikh
Director of Government Relations, Naumen Consulting LLC
I have been working in GR in the IT sector for 25 years and I am of opinion that the GR-course is extremely useful, interesting and even inspiring, because it is based in the principle "practitioners for practitioners". Additionally, selection of lecturers is implemented at the highest level possible. It was very interesting and useful to communicate with a plethora of like-minded people, GR-professionals in different sectors. I have become friends with many attendees, and I hope that we will cordially communicate in the future, supporting each other in different projects.
Mr. Vitaly Kim
Head of Project Office, DEInternational Kasachstan
I am very grateful to organizers for the intense "GR-week" within the seventh course "GR and Lobbying in Business and Nonprofit Sector". I would like to highlight the high professional level of lecturers in terms of both the presentation of training material and the readiness to discuss all relevant questions of attendees. A special "thank you" goes to Eduard Voytenko for the all-encompassing range of relevant, up-to-date topics this year, including the ESG-agenda. I would be glad to recommend this course to my colleagues in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to those, who are already engaged in Government Relations, and to those, who have just become interested in this domain.
Mr. Alexey Vysokov
Head of Projects at the Department for Government Relations, Polyplastic Group
The GR-course is very intense, a lot of useful information, new ideas, bright images and emotions. I would like to draw attention to the greatly chosen composition of lecturers, who shared their real practical experience. It was priceless!
Organizers created very comfortable environment for learning, my huge gratitude for the obtained knowledge and the interesting program.
Ms. Yulia Zhurina
Leader in cooperation with regional government authorities, JSC "Rosh-Moscow"
Undoubtedly, participation in the GR-course was very valuable and useful for me in terms of further professional work. The program helps perceive the goals, objectives and instruments of GR-communication from the standpoint of seasoned experts in different corporate and nonprofit sectors, as well as review the solution mechanisms for complex problems, using a number of specific practical cases. The GR-course gives the understanding of the necessity and significance of GR in any business sphere, it provides the knowledge base for ways not only of supporting interests of the specific company or sector, but also for creating value for the country and society, thus collaboratively facilitating stability and further development of systems, which we are part of.
I would like to say a big "thank you" to Eduard Voytenko and all organizers of the program for the unique versatility, rich informational content, for the opportunity of direct communication with experienced, successful colleagues! Such a course is very inspiring and of great assistance for further professional development.
I wish you all the success and prosperity, wonderful new ideas and extraordinary projects!
Mr. Yuriy Donnikov
Legal & Compliance Director, HeadHunter Group
Excellent and unique course, established by the team under the leadership of Eduard Voytenko, with incredible and experienced speakers. The GR-course suits everyone: it will be relevant both for those, who just start learning the GR-topic and for those, who have experience, working with it. The program is very structured and enables (through the accumulated knowledge and skills) to form the specific GR-framework within the company, where attendees intend to work or are already working. The program encompasses the practical experience not only of different companies, but also covers versatile segments of activity: from industry, energy and production to pharmaceutics and IT/Telecom. It is mandatory to highlight the capacious handouts as well. The obtained knowledge is of high demand on the labor market.
During the GR-training attendees experience the in-depth immersion; the atmosphere of MGIMO-University, where attendees go through the GR-training, is very pleasant, and the MGIMO Advanced Certificate, received upon the completion of the course, proves the level of obtained education and competences.
Mr. Zhomart Motyshev
Managing Director for Government Relations, "JFood Kazakhstan" LLP
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the organizing team, personally to Eduard Voytenko, for the expert approach to organizing and conducting the training course, as well as for the high professional level of lectures. The course was full of urgent and interesting cases and useful information, that allows you to apply the knowledge in improving GR activity in the company. The course also allows you to make new contacts and meet many interesting people from various fields of activity. I wish success to your team.
Many thanks to Eduard Voytenko and the whole team for organizing such an intensive and comprehensive course. Very impressive! Judging by the warm reviews of past speakers, it turns out to keep the "quality bar" at a high level for a long time. I like the course because of: 1) diverse expert speakers who not only provide interesting and structured material, but also willingly answer any questions, give interesting cases; 2) handout material, to which you can always return and clarify information; 3) networking, communication with colleagues in the "workshop", which enriches you, develops, and allows you to feel like a student again)) Only positive emotions, keep it up!
Mr. Marat Akhmatov
Deputy Chairman, the "Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan" Union
The course has a global character, aimed at forming a culture of interaction with Government agencies. Of course, practices from practitioners applied in the real economic sector will be useful in further tasks within the Chambers of Commerce and Industry system development.
timeframes of the training program 2023
10-15
timeframes of the training program 2023
April,
23-28
October,
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