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IMD President Jean-François Manzoni at the St. Petersburg International Forum 2017

IMD represented for the first time ever at major global business event in Russia
June 2017

This month IMD president Jean-François Manzoni joins CEOs, global business leaders and decision and policy makers at the St. Petersburg International Forum 2017 organized under the auspices of the presidency of the Russian Federation.

For the past 20 years the Forum has served as a leading global platform for key figures from the business world to come together to tackle issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the world as a whole.

Each year the forum gathers over 10,000 participants from all around the world including heads of state, business leaders, leading scientists and media as well as civil society.

President Manzoni will draw upon his expertise in human capital for sessions on industry 4.0, human capital, digital economies and more.

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