Yan Kalish, a counsel at RGD Dispute Resolution practice, participated in the programme  “Management skills – development of regional programmes”, launched by The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

Along with the experts from The National Association of Agency of investments and development, Yan participated in the session “Agency of development and Investment committee”. Yan spoke about the key principles of investment protection and investors’ rights guarantees, how the violation of these rights could lead to arbitration and how conflicts could be resolved during pre-trial proceedings including mediation tools and with the use of the investment committees under Governorships.  

Yan comments on the occasion: “I participated in this educational programme on management skills for the first time. Trainees are over 1,000 people across Russia – the regional leaders and their teams. Trainers are businessmen, scientists of international level, experts and consultants. I am excited to join such an ambitious and prestigious programme as a speaker and share my experience in investment disputes”.

The programme “Management skills – development of regional programmes” exists since 2017 and aimed at increase of the level of management skills of regional teams in order to provide an annual growth of investments in regions.  The programme is organized by The Center of regional development based on RANEPA on behalf of the President. It is addressed to regional managers – representatives of state authority, including governors, vice-governors, regional ministers, mayors and heads of natural monopolies in Russian regions.