Seminar for managers “Modern management technologies” started in Kazan

On April 22 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, President and Board Chairman of OAO “Sberbank of Russia” German Gref, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, heads of ministries, agencies and municipalities took part in a seminar “Modern management technologies” in Kazan.

Opening the seminar, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov thanked German Gref for organization of the event. German Gref, in his turn, told that during the seminar participants will learn about best practices of the bank and leading foreign companies in the sphere of innovative development and HR management. Lecturers of Russian and foreign business schools, including professor David Tiss from Business School of California University, will deliver speeches at the event.

In his interview, Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is a very important event. “To stay competitive today we need skills, and see prospects for the next ten years. Therefore, we are so grateful to “Sberbank of Russia” for this seminar,” he said.

German Gref reminded that it was the idea of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold such seminars, and he asked to organize the event for Russian governors.

“It is a great privilege for us to share our experience with Tatarstan. During this seminar we will learn from answering questions of our colleagues. It is a mutual learning process aimed at increasing management quality in our country,” German Gref summarized.