20.10.2023
10:00 - 11:30
Hall B
All over the world, mentoring in one form or another has been successfully developing for decades in businesses of different sizes and industry orientations.
According to recent research, 84% of Fortune 500 companies and 100% of Fortune 50 companies are developing their in-house mentoring programs. When it comes to SMEs, the survey of foreign small business owners shows that 92% of respondents believe that mentors have a direct impact on the growth and survival of the business.
In Russia, the first systematic steps in this area are being taken at the state level. 2023 is the year of the teacher and mentor. The establishment of the coordination council involving business and government under the Ministry of Education aimed at determining the goals, objectives, forms, functions, and other mentoring parameters. The Ministry of Education is also elaborating a law on mentoring. These measures are especially relevant in the context of the lack of specialized foreign economic competencies and expertise of many Russian companies. Exporters are no exception.
The REC Export School began forming its talent pool of mentors and their training methodology in 2018. Today, it has a team of over 100 industry, country, and subject experts who have worked with more than 1,300 exporting companies over 5 years. To establish a systematic community of foreign trade mentors, many more important steps with specialized expertise involved are to be taken.
During the panel discussion, experts will discuss:
According to recent research, 84% of Fortune 500 companies and 100% of Fortune 50 companies are developing their in-house mentoring programs. When it comes to SMEs, the survey of foreign small business owners shows that 92% of respondents believe that mentors have a direct impact on the growth and survival of the business.
In Russia, the first systematic steps in this area are being taken at the state level. 2023 is the year of the teacher and mentor. The establishment of the coordination council involving business and government under the Ministry of Education aimed at determining the goals, objectives, forms, functions, and other mentoring parameters. The Ministry of Education is also elaborating a law on mentoring. These measures are especially relevant in the context of the lack of specialized foreign economic competencies and expertise of many Russian companies. Exporters are no exception.
The REC Export School began forming its talent pool of mentors and their training methodology in 2018. Today, it has a team of over 100 industry, country, and subject experts who have worked with more than 1,300 exporting companies over 5 years. To establish a systematic community of foreign trade mentors, many more important steps with specialized expertise involved are to be taken.
During the panel discussion, experts will discuss:
- Why is foreign trade mentoring valuable for business? Combining the positions of the expert community and business. Implementable mentoring forms and formats.
- Export mentor — What are the mandatory competencies, requirements, and standards? Are there taboos?
- Is synchronization with mentoring practices in other areas required?
- How to distinguish between commercial interest and the humanitarian mission of mentoring?
- How to make mentoring appealing to foreign trade experts?
- What are the challenges and myths when creating an export mentoring ecosystem?
Moderator:
Alisia Nikitina. CEO, REC Export School
Panellists:
Marina Petrova. Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Irkutsk Region
Irina Dyban. Deputy Director for Production, Santa Maria
Denis Nosachev. Minister of Investment Policy of the Novgorod Region
Anna Kochemasova. Business Mentor, Export Mentor
Ivan Sukhanov. Acceleration Program Mentor, REC Export School
Andrey Zubarev. CEO, The Ugra Foundation "My Business"
Ilya Romanov. CEO, Energy Export
Alisia Nikitina. CEO, REC Export School
Panellists:
Marina Petrova. Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Irkutsk Region
Irina Dyban. Deputy Director for Production, Santa Maria
Denis Nosachev. Minister of Investment Policy of the Novgorod Region
Anna Kochemasova. Business Mentor, Export Mentor
Ivan Sukhanov. Acceleration Program Mentor, REC Export School
Andrey Zubarev. CEO, The Ugra Foundation "My Business"
Ilya Romanov. CEO, Energy Export