Russian Risk Management Society
Russian Risk Management Society
Russian Risk Management Society
On June 25–26, 2026, the XXIII RusRisk Professional Forum was held in Kazan. The main topic of discussion this year was “Risk Management 2026: Transformation of Business Sustainability in the Era of Global Challenges”.
More than 120 risk management executives and specialists from industrial and transport companies, IT integrators, insurance and brokerage organizations, as well as professors from leading Russian universities, independent experts, and media representatives, participated in the Forum in person. More than 400 viewers watched the online broadcast of the event on the RusRisk channel on RuTube:
The high status of the event was confirmed by the support of leading Russian companies and expert organizations. In particular, the official silver partner of the forum was Maines. Insurance Brokers and Consultants LLC, which made a significant contribution to the organization of the business program.
A special role in ensuring the technological agenda was played by the Sinceritis Group of Companies, which acted as a strategic IT partner and presented advanced solutions for the digital transformation of risk management.
The event was also significantly supported by RK Insurance Broker LLC, IT Holding T1, RusHydro PJSC, the POPSB Consortium ANO, Ingosstrakh SPAO, Norilsk Nickel PJSC, and the RSPP Committee on Technical Regulation, whose expertise and practical experience contributed to the comprehensive coverage of important topics at the forum.
The organizers express their special gratitude to the general information partner, Insurance Newspaper, for its invaluable contribution to the promotion of the forum and assistance in organizing the event.
The forum was also supported by the international group Interfax, the Prime Economic Information Agency, the Risk Analysis Journal, the Expert RA Rating Agency, the Risk Management. Practice, Strategic Decisions and Risk Management, Modern Insurance Technologies, National Banking Journal, Banking Review, CFO Russia, and other media outlets.
The forum’s business program was opened by a plenary session, where Viktor Vereshchagin, President of the Russian Risk Management Association (RusRisk), Igor Yurgens, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RusRisk, and Vladimir Gamza, Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Financial Market and Investment Council, Member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
During the panel discussions on the first day, participants discussed the effectiveness of risk management systems in the context of macroeconomic instability, the transformation of traditional risk management models and the development of an internal risk culture. In the panel discussionIrina Andropova, RusRisk, “Effectiveness of risk management in conditions of instability” presented Olga Balakireva, Bank of Russia, Alexey Sonin, Association “Institute of Internal Auditors” (IWA), Maxim Sapozhnikov, Insurance broker AST, Elena Dubovitskaya, Moscow State Medical University Skolkovo, Irina Burochkina, DRT JSC, Larisa Sachenko, Risk Profile LLC. As part of this discussion, for the first time, the results of a study on the maturity of risk management systems of Russian non-financial companies, conducted by DRT JSC jointly with RusRisk, were presented.
On the first day of the forum, experts paid special attention to current trends in insurance, including approaches to fire risk assessment and fire insurance of data centers, as well as the specifics of the organization of survey surveys. performed in front of the audienceAlexey Sonin, RNPC, Ilya Mironov, JSC SB Remind, Pavel Grishin, PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, Alexey Stark, RK Insurance Broker LLC. A panel discussion on insurance, including a specialized section, was conducted by Sergey Khudyakov, Maines LLC. Insurance brokers and consultants.”
As part of the discussion on cyber insurance, the speakers analyzed the evolution of IT threats, methods of protecting corporate networks from contractor risks. In this block, the reports were presented by Sergey Khudyakov, Maines LLC. Insurance brokers and consultants”, Roman Frolov, CAO “VSK”, and also shared their experience in mitigating cyber risks Vladimir Shilin, Sberbank Insurance Insurance Company, Alexey Lukatsky, Positive Technologies LLC.
After an eventful insurance session , Yuri Kostenko, AFK Sistema PJSC, continued the forum with a panel discussion on “Financial Risks and Business Sustainability”. Modern methods, tools and best practices of financial risk management were discussed, as well as issues of business sustainability using the example of different industries. Shared their experience with the audience Daria Bocharova, PJSC “Vimpelcom”, Nikita Gordeev, T1 IT holding, Pavel Razumovsky, Moscow Exchange Group (National Clearing Center), Svetlana Ganichkina, Cloud Technologies LLC, Svetlana Nikulina, Nikulina, Melezhnikov and Partners Bureau, Artem Kazakov, Avtodor Group of Companies.
The first day of the Forum ended with the Award Ceremony for the winners of the XXI contest “The Best Risk Management in Russia – 2026” (link to the Contest page).
The second day of the Forum was dedicated to international experience and technological transformation of risk management. A special guest of the plenary session was Yvonne Motibi, Executive Director of the Risk Management Institute of South Africa (IRMSA) and Secretary General of the International Federation of IFRIMA, who presented a report on the global prospects for cooperation in the field of risk management, including on the African continent.
The central theme of the first technology session, conducted by Alan Tsagolti, Syncretis Group, was “The Reefs and Hopes of digitalization.” The professional community discussed the dynamics of the introduction of artificial intelligence, practical experience in integrating GRC platforms in the banking sector, and automation of dynamic assessment of cyber risks as financial parameters of a business. The first session of the second day of the Forum was attended by Valentin Makarov, RUSSOFT Association, Ivan Voskanyants, T1 IT Holding, Tatiana Makarova, Keh Ecommerce LLC (Avito), Yulia Lipatnikova, Cloud Technologies LLC/ Cloud.ru , Elena Karanina, Vyatka State University.
As part of the subsequent specialized round table, moderated by Dmitry Virkunen, JSC PMSOFT, the participants reviewed the best practices for dealing with uncertainty in the implementation of large-scale construction projects using EPC/EPCM contract models. Igor Perevoshchikov, Gazprom Neft PJSC, Andrey Lebedev, leader of the professional community of the EPC of the Russian Federation, Sergey Oparin, St. Petersburg State University of Railway Communications, Efim Yugov, Gazprom Neft PJSC, Andrey Shatilin, independent expert, spoke at the profile session.
Next, the profile sections were replaced by Irina Andropova’s round table, RusRisk, where experts analyzed real-world cases of predictive risk management and overcoming the “culture of silence” from leading Russian corporations. The round table was attended by Andrey Murashkin, X5 Group JSC, Albina Markova, PJSC RusHydro, Artem Kurbatov, LLC Headhunter, Daria Bocharova, PJSC Vimpelcom, Svetlana Ganichkina, LLC Cloud Technologies.
The event concluded with the summation of the results of two days of work and a blitz-discussion in the format of an open dialogue between the participants and the management of ARM RusRisk. The proposals and analytical conclusions formulated as a result of the Forum will be used to further improve risk management standards and develop recommendations for improving the organizational stability of domestic business.
