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Conference Program
29 September 2026 — Arrival and hotel check-in

30 September 2026 — Day one
09:00 – 10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Registration of participants, welcome coffee
10:30 – 13:00
10:30 – 13:00
Session 1.1. The Russian economy. Construction industry. Coatings market
  • Opening of the conference, welcome address by the organisers
  • The state of the Russian economy — Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO and Managing Partner, INFOLine-Analytics
  • Key trends in the construction industry of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan — Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO and Managing Partner, INFOLine-Analytics
  • The Russian coatings market: key parameters — Yulia Kislova, PhD in Economics, Director, Market Guide Agency
  • The coatings market of the Republic of Belarus — Sergey Kurochkin, CEO, Kondor (Eskaro Belarus)
  • The Soyuzkraska Association view on current challenges in the coatings industry — S. I. Fedotov, PhD in Engineering, Director, Soyuzkraska Association of Paint and Coatings Manufacturers
  • Q&A session
12:50 – 14:20
12:50 – 14:20
Coffee Break
14:20 – 16:00
14:20 – 16:00
Session 1.2. Coatings marketing and sales
  • The Russian DIY market in 2025 and its outlook for 2026 — Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO and Managing Partner, INFOLine-Analytics
  • Consumer behaviour in home renovation today: trends and decision drivers — Anfisa Borisenko, Director, Coatings and Industrial Paints, Bergauf
  • Tikkivala: localisation, rebranding and an absolute quality strategy — Ksenia Ermolenko, Head of Marketing, and Alik Gubaidulin, Sales Director, Tikkivala
  • The coatings market in 2026: dynamics, trends and category development — Mariam Papoyan, Category Director, Lemana Pro
  • Coatings on Ozon: results of the first half of 2026 — Roman Kuzmin, Head of the Construction and Renovation category group, Ozon
16:00 – 16:20
16:00 – 16:20
Coffee Break
16:20 – 18:15
16:20 – 18:15
Session 1.2 (continued)
  • Developing the coatings category on the Wildberries platform — Alexander Alexandrov, Category Head, Wildberries
  • Segmentation of flat surfaces: how lining fleece, texture and paint divide the walls of Russian homes — Larisa Strizhova, CEO, Dobrus
  • Panel discussion with representatives of decorative coatings sales channels
  • Business activity and outlook index for manufacturers of decorative and industrial coatings
19:30 – 22:00
19:30 – 22:00
Cocktail Reception
O1 October 2026 — Day two
09:30 – 11:00
09:30 – 11:00
Session 2.1. Decorative and industrial coatings. Round table of coatings manufacturers
  • The decorative coatings market — Yulia Kislova, PhD in Economics, Director, Market Guide Agency
  • Prospects for mandatory product labelling of coatings, and the current status of labelling introduced for dry construction mixes — Dmitry Vorobyev, Head of the Construction Materials product group, Centre for Advanced Technology Development — operator of the state Chestny Znak labelling system
  • Panel discussion with manufacturers of decorative coatings
11:00 – 11:20
11:00 – 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 – 13:00
11:20 – 13:00
Session 2.1 (continued)
  • The industrial coatings market — Yulia Kislova, PhD in Economics, Director, Market Guide Agency
  • Industrial coatings consumption dynamics by end-use industry — Yulia Kislova, PhD in Economics, Director, Market Guide Agency
  • Panel discussion with manufacturers of industrial coatings
  • Q&A session
13:00 – 14:30
13:00 – 14:30
Coffee Break
14:30 – 15:40
14:30 – 15:40
Session 2.2. Human resources, logistics, regulatory developments
  • Talent for the chemical industry: how the labour market is changing and what employers should prepare for — Konstantin Bryauzov, CEO, Antal Talent
  • The logistics turmoil of 2026: what happened and what to expect — Irina Reznikova, Head of International Logistics, YugMax
  • The technical regulation "On the safety of chemical products": who is affected and how to prepare — Georgy Balyanov, Deputy Director, NP KITs CIS Association
  • A formula for sustainable development. Chapter two — Lev Taborsky, CEO, Neochem
  • Business activity and outlook index for manufacturers and distributors of coatings raw materials
15:40 – 16:00
15:40 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00
16:00 – 18:00
Session 2.3. Coatings raw materials. Round table of raw material producers
  • Review of the market for basic types of solvent-borne binders for coatings production in Russia, 2023–2026 — Yulia Kislova, PhD in Economics, Director, Market Guide Agency
  • Launch of a new domestic producer of polyester resins — Alexander Koval, CEO, RT-Polyurethanes
  • The first large-tonnage epoxy resin production in Russia: a new stage in raw material independence for the coatings industry — Vitaly Plaksin, Development Director, Polyplast Uralsib
  • Dynamics of the waterborne dispersions market in Russia according to Pigment (KRATA) — Irina Kazmina, Head of Sales, Emulsions, Dispersions and Varnishes, Pigment JSC
  • SIBUR raw materials for the coatings industry: price trends, new products, capacity balance — Denis Gerber, Head of the Construction service, SIBUR
  • Panel discussion with raw material producers and suppliers
14:00 – 18:30
14:00 – 18:30
Business meetings with representatives of DIY chains and property developers
To book a meeting slot, send a request in free form to konf@ruseventlab.ru
19:30 – 22:30
19:30 – 22:30
WINE&BEER&GRILL
2 October 2026 — Day three
09:30 – 10:50
09:30 – 10:50
Session 3. New products and trends in the coatings market
  • The pigments market in 2026: the events that changed formulations — Dmitry Volkov, Head of Technical Support, Holliday Pigments (pre-recorded presentation)
  • On tinting and tinting pastes — Tatiana Gromyko, Export Manager, Foshan Tintaly Color Co. Ltd
  • Novaroll Group solutions for water-reducible printing inks — Svetlana Pavlikova, Head of Dispersions for Coatings, Orgsintez ProLab
  • Prospects and difficulties in the development of the printing inks market — Alexander Chabin, Quality Director, Gangut
10:50 – 11:10
10:50 – 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 – 13:00
11:10 – 13:00
Session 3 (continued)
  • OKVEL raw materials and acrylic resins for industrial coatings — Alexander Bibik, Director, Okvel Technology, ABC Farben
  • Adhesion promoters in coatings formulations — Ksenia Silaeva, Head of Laboratory, Dobrus
  • Lightfastness of coatings: the effect of light stabilisers and metal complex pigments — Natalia Lykova, Chemical Engineer, Novy Dom
  • Paint as a system: modern Homa solutions for coatings — Speaker to be confirmed, Homa
  • Verifying eco-claims in the coatings industry: from declarations to evidence — Alena Rozhkova, Head of Research and Technical Development, Tikkivala
  • Q&A session
13:00 – 14:50
13:00 – 14:50
Lunch
14:50 – 19:30
14:50 – 19:30
Excursion Program
19:30 – 23:00
19:30 – 23:00
Gala Dinner


3 October 2026 — Hotel check-out
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