Members of the St. Petersburg Cell of the Leaders Club hold a Strategic Session

Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner of Maxima Legal, took part in a Strategic Session of the St. Petersburg branch of the Leaders Club on 3 and 4 July. The two-day session established the Club’s priorities, strategy and tactics, identified problem areas and the directions in which the Leaders Club should develop. In addition, a format was devised for feedback with the Club’s partners in executive authority bodies.

Club members discussed problems and questions relating to the interaction of the authorities and business in an open dialogue with high-ranking officials in the region. Those taking part in the discussion were: Maxim Kiselnikov, First Deputy Chair of the Leningrad Region’s Economic Development and Investment Committee; Irina Babyuk, Head of St. Petersburg’s Investment Committee; and Elena Ulyanova, Chair of St. Petersburg’s Economic Policy and Strategic Planning Committee.

As a result of the meeting it was agreed to set up a working group to support businessmen and experts within the framework of St. Petersburg’s Strategy 2030 on the “smart city” principle, and also to increase the level of information concerning measures to support small and medium-sized businesses in the region.