The event was opened by Philippe Pegorier, Deputy Chairman of the AEB Board, Partner, Kesarev and Olga Silnitskaya, AEB Deputy CEO, GR director. 

The moderator of the discussion was AEB CEO Tadzio Schilling.

At the beginning of the session AEB CEO Tadzio Schilling highlighted the key milestones  of the AEB GR Academy in the past year and informed about planning activities in 2026.

Yury Panasik, Partner, Kesarev and Vitaly Zhigulin, Partner, Kesarev presented a strategic outlook for the year ahead, focusing on key political events and trends, changes of GR models in the run-up to the partliamentary elections, peculiarities of personnel and intra-elite policies.

The master class gathered professionals from various industries seeking to  understand the major socio-economic risks for businesses in 2026 and elevate GR-expertise.