Distinguished Guests
Held in conjunction with the Russian Economic Forum, Russian Rhapsody is an ideal opportunity to combine business with pleasure. Over the years, guests have included an unrivalled list of influential international business and political figures, top speakers from the Forum, celebrities, artists, journalists and other key opinion formers from around the world.
Famous Society and Media Faces:
- HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
- Bob Geldof
- Valery Gergiev
- Viscount and Viscountess Linley
- Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber
- Donatella Flick
- Vivienne Westwood
- Andy Stutz
- Kiera Chaplin
- Valentin and Tatiana Yumasheva
- Elaine Paige
- Stephen Webster
- Manuel Carrera
- Mr Stephen Jones
- Elena Korikova
- Amaliya Gon'dnskaya
- Andris Liepa
- Michael York
- Aliona Doletskaya
- Aleksei Smertin
- Tatiana Mikhalkova
- Dasha Zhukova
- Ksenia Sobchak
- Colin Salmon
- Peter Ustinov
- Stephen Poliakoff
- Sergei Soloviev
- Lady Jane Churchill
Politicians and Government officials:
- Baroness Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister
- Alexander Zhukov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
- Aleksei Kudrin, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
- Mikhail Kopeikin, Deputy Chief of Staff, Russian Government
- Sergei Yastrembsky, Presidential Adviser, Russian Federation
- Victor Chernomyrdin, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine
- Yury Fedotov, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Anthony Brenton, British Ambassador to the Russian Federation
- Dmitry Zelenin, Governor, Tver Region
- Boris Nemtsov, Special Adviser to President of Ukraine
- Oleg Vyugin, Head, Russian Federal Financial Markets Service
- Valery Shantsev, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Edward Rossel, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region
- Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, communications advisor to Tony Blair
Business Leaders:
- Lev Leviev, Chairman, Leviev
- Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways
- Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Chairman, Sistema
- Rustam Tariko, President, Russian Standard
- Victor Vekselberg, Major shareholder, TNK-BP
- Simon Vainshtock, President, Transneft
- Mohammed Al Fayed, Owner, Harrods
- Roger Munnings, President, KPMG Russia
- Charles Ryan, Chairman, Deutsche Bank Russia
- Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman, Gazprom
- Peter Aven, President, Alfa Bank
- Andrei Melnichenko, Chairman, MDM Group
- Alexander Mamut, Chairman, Troika Dialog
- Andrei Kostin, Chairman, Vneshtorgbank
- Grigory Berezkin, President, ESN
- Hans-Joerg Rudloff, Chairman, Barclays Capital
- David Yakobashvili, Chairman, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
- Alexander Lebedev, Chairman, National Reserve Bank
- Oscar Akhmedov, General Director, Audi Russia
- Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels
- Henk Paardekooper, Country Executive, ABN AMRO Russia
- Nathaniel Rothschild, Co-Chairman, Atticus Capital
- Maurice Hennessy, LVMH
- Dmitry Tarasov, Vice President, Lukoil
- Alex Knaster, Member of the Board of Directors, Alfa Bank
- Stanislav Egorushkov, General Director, Kosmos-Zoloto
- Natasha Soloveva, Chairman, SAV Entertainment
- John Sunderland, Confederation of British Industry
- Kjell-Morten Johnsen, Chairman, Telenor Russia
- Alexander Izosimov, General Director, Vimpelcom
And many others.
