Business program

RFRF was produced for the first time in February 2008 dedicated to the theme of Fashion Retail Store Concepts, both multi-brand and mono-brand formats. From the very beginning of RFRF the objective of this unique conference event is to increase market transparency on the Russian Fashion Market for all players involved in the local and foreign upstream-to-downstream fashion business as well as improving communication among industry with a focus on retail.

The International Economic Forum of Innovations and Technologies of fashion retail RFRF — Russian Fashion Retail Forum will be held for the first time in the mode of expert public-talk meetings covering all important and relevant topics for the market — from state support and logistics to market analysis, trends, retail and finished product in the segment of production, promotion and sales of clothing and accessories.

In the new season of the CPM exhibition, RFRF will be held with the strategic support of Fashion Consulting Group, PROfashion ID, platform Retail.ru, the projects “Fashion Prokachka” and “Shop 4.0″, as well as the analytical center “RBC Market Research” and Shopping Centers Russia, with the participation of 80 leading industry experts as moderators and speakers.

Visiting the RFRF business forum is free with the current general registration for the CPM exhibition.

Venue: Pavilion 2.3

Seminar Program

30/8/2022

10:30 - 10:45 • 30.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Opening Ceremony
Thomas Stenzel, EXPO FUSION LLC

10:45 - 13:15 • 30.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Strategy: Fashion Market Prespectives
Moderator: Anush Gasparyan, Fashion Consulting Group
Speakers:
• Anna Lebsak-Kleimans, Fashion Consulting Group
• Aleksey Salychev, eCompass
• Ilya Katsnelson, Romir
• Aleksandra Akimova, Lemchik, Krupskiy & Partners
• Daria Ilina, Boxberry
• Sergey Khitrov, RBC Market Research
Blits "Retail, Marketplaces, SMM - key points": Natalia Chinyonova, Galina Kravchenko, Ekaterina Diveeva

13:30 - 14:45 • 30.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Spring-Summer 2023 Trends Overview
Moderator: Andrey Abolenkin, Independent Expert
Speakers:
• Galina Kravchenko, Fashion Consulting Group
• Anastasia Kotova, Сarlin Creative Trend Bureau Russia
• Angelika Bezrodnaya, Apparel Textile
• Esenia Penkina (Leri), Trend-Buro

15:00 - 16:15 • 30.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Fashion Product Today And tomorrow
Moderator: Marina Demchenko, Fashion Collection
Speakers:
• Anastasia Piorunskaya, UrbanTiger
• Vassa, Vassa&Co
• Irina Polykovskaya, Totti
• Olga Chernukhina, LidO

16:30 - 17:45 • 30.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Fashion Marketing & PR
Moderator: Evgeniy Tikhonovich, RBC Style
Speakers:
• Svetlana Alekseeva, FFLD Agency
• Olga Demidova, Snow Queen
• Maria Lobanova, Lobanov PR
• Elena Pyatibratova, Love Republic

31/8/2022

10:30 - 12:30 • 31.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Strategy: Possibilities And Channels Of Government Support For Fashion Industry
Moderator: Tatyana Belkevich, Russian Association Of The Fashion Industry Participants
Speakers:
• Elena Dybova, Chamber of Commerce And Industry Of Russia
• Vera Khmyrova, Minpromtorg of Russia
• Maksim Chapov, The Russian export center
• Tatyana Zhuravlyova, Polis Projecting and Researching Institute
• Gyulnara Agamova, Agency Of The Creative Industries
• Svetlana Belyaeva, Russian Union Of The Clothing Producers

12:45 - 14:00 • 31.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Contracted Production In The EAEU Countries
Moderator: Maksim Medvedev, PROfashion
Speakers:
• Viktoria Krivoruchko, Russian Association Of The Fashion Industry Participants
• Timur Osmanov, Bee-Online.ru
• Saparbek Asanov, Kyrgyzstan Association Of The Fashion Industry Producers
• Natalia Sadovskaya, Kamvol JSC / LEMONGRASS (Belarus)

14:15 - 15:30 • 31.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Actual Solutions In Logistics For The Fashion Industry
Moderator: Dmitry Khorunzhiy, Russian Post
Speakers:
• Egor Yaroshenko, World E-com / Finn Flare
• Aleksey Yakushev, BMJ Group
• Dmitry Yarovoy, BTK Group
• Denis Ulak, Bank of Saint-Petersburg

15:45 - 17:00 • 31.08.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Future Of The Retail Formats. Shop 4.0
Moderator: Boris Agatov, Independent Expert
Speakers:
• Anna Eryomina, Baon
• Anastasia Povzun, Crocs; Marina Vesyolkina, 12 Storeez
• Aleksandr Tsoy, Trend Island
• Olga Verts, Zarina
• Irina Tkachuk, MD Audit Expertise Center

1/9/2022

10:30 - 12:30 • 01.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Strategy: State Of The Retail Sector
Moderator: Natalya Marova, Retail.ru
Speakers:
• Natalya Lankova, Business Line
• Igor Guzikov, N.O.M.I
• Irina Shulgina, Eleganzza
• Aleksandr Bobylyov, Savage
• Yulia Kudryavtseva, Seven Lab
• Natalia Voinich, Le Journal Intime

12:45 - 14:00 • 01.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Retail Equipment
Moderator: Natalya Marova, Retail.ru
Speakers:
• Marina Polkovnikova, VMC Retail
• Sergey Ispolatov, STK Light Systems
• Vladimir Itkin, Virtu
• Anna Brus, M.Reason

14:15 - 15:30 • 01.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Prospects For The E-commerce Market
Moderator: Olga Shteinberg, Fashion Upgrade
Speakers:
• Polianna Kutuzova, Yadex.Market
• Viktoria Abdrashitova, Lamoda
• Aleksander Kulev, Crocs CIS
• Olga Malyuga, Ivolga Fashion

15:45 - 17:00 • 01.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Future Of The Shopping Centres & Commercial Real Estate
Moderator: Aleksandra Smorzhevskaya, Shoping Centers Russia
Speakers:
• Polina Zhilkina, RETEX
• Evgenia Khakberdieva, Knight Frank
• Alexander Dmitryuk, Riviera Shopping Center
• Aleksey Cherkashin, Crocus Group

2/9/2022

10:30 - 12:30 • 02.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Strategy: Education & Career In The Fashion Industry
Moderator: Oleg Sharan, Fashionograph / Iconlife.ru
Speakers:
• Elena Zalesskaya, Modnoe Buro
• Viktor Malygin, Fashion Consulting Group
• Viktoria Romashova, British High School of Art&Design
• Ksenia Ilinskaya, HSE Design School
• Anastasia Zhurova, Independent HR-Consultant
• Aleksandr Veterkov, Rabota.ru

12:45 - 14:00 • 02.09.2022 • Pavilion 2.3
Market Request: What Product Do Buyers Need?
Moderator: Tim Iliasov, Independent Expert
Speakers:
• Georgiy Rostovschikov, Fashion Hub
• Elena Bugranova, Russian Buyers Union
• Maria Peterson, LingerieBusiness.ru
• Ekaterina Makhotenko, Superstudio

Speakers of the Business Program

Tuesday 30/8/2022

Anush Gasparyan

Fashion Consulting Group

Anna Lebsak-Kleimans

Fashion Consulting Group

Aleksey Salychev

eCompass

Ilya Katsnelson

Romir

Aleksandra Akimova

Lemchik, Krupskiy & Partners

Daria Ilina

Boxberry

Sergey Khitrov

RBC Market Research

Natalia Chinyonova

Fashion Consulting Group

Galina Kravchenko

Fashion Consulting Group

Ekaterina Diveeva

Fashion Consulting Group

Andrey Abolenkin

Independent Expert

Anastasia Kotova

Сarlin Creative Trend Bureau Russia

Anastasia Piorunskaya

Urban Tiger

Vassa

Vassa&Co

Irina Polykovskaya

Totti

Olga Chernukhina

LidO

Evgeniy Tikhonovich

RBC Style

Svetlana Alekseeva

FFLD Agency

Elena Pyatibratova

Love Republic

Wednesday 31/8/2022

Tatyana Belkevich

Russian Association Of The Fashion Industry Participants

Elena Dybova

Chamber of Commerce And Industry Of Russia

Vera Khmyrova

Minpromtorg of Russia

Maksim Chapov

The Russian export center

Tatyana Zhuravlyova

Polis Projecting and Researching Institute

Gyulnara Agamova

Agency Of The Creative Industries

Maksim Medvedev

PROfashion

Timur Osmanov

Bee-Online.ru

Saparbek Asanov

Kyrgyzstan Association Of The Fashion Industry Producers

Natalia Sadovskaya

Kamvol JSC / LEMONGRASS (Belarus)

Dmitry Khorunzhiy

Russian Post

Egor Yaroshenko

World E-com / Finn Flare

Aleksey Yakushev

BMJ Group

Denis Ulak

Bank of Saint-Petersburg

Boris Agatov

Independent Expert

Irina Tkachuk

MD Audit Expertise Center

Thursday 1/9/2022

Natalya Marova

Retail.ru

Igor Guzikov

N.O.M.I

Irina Shulgina

Eleganzza

Marina Polkovnikova

VMC Retail

Sergey Ispolatov

STK Light Systems

Vladimir Itkin

Virtu

Anna Brus

M.Reason

Olga Shteinberg

Fashion Prokachka

Polianna Kutuzova

Yandex.Market

Viktoria Abdrashitova

Lamoda

Aleksander Kulev

Crocs CIS

Olga Malyuga

IVOLGA Fashion

Aleksandra Smorzhevskaya

Shopping Centers Russia

Polina Zhilkina

RETEX

Evgenia Khakberdieva

Knight Frank

Alexander Dmitryuk

Riviera Shopping Center

Aleksey Cherkashin

Crocus Group

Friday 2/9/2022

Oleg Sharan

Fashionograph / Iconlife.ru

Elena Zalesskaya

Modnoe Buro

Viktoria Romashova

British High School of Art&Design

Viktor Malygin

Fashion Consulting Group

Ksenia Ilinskaya

HSE Design School

Anastasia Zhurova

Independent HR-Consultant

Aleksandr Veterkov

Rabota.ru

Tim Iliasov

Independent Expert

Georgiy Rostovschikov

Fashion Hub

Elena Bugranova

Russian Buyers Union

Maria Peterson

LingerieBusiness.ru

Ekaterina Makhotenko

Superstudio

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