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Sergei Komlev is a recognised expert in contract structuring and pricing for natural gas. From 2007 to 2023, he served as Head of the Contract Structuring and Pricing Department at Gazprom Export LLC, where he was responsible for analytical support of natural gas export contracts. Following the restructuring of Gazprom Export, he moved to Department 310 of PJSC Gazprom as Deputy Head of Section. Between 2020 and 2022, he led the “Pricing” group within the Strategy Committee of the International Gas Union. He has also been invited as an expert to the Natural Gas Exporters Forum. He is the author of numerous scientific articles and the monograph “Foundations of Natural Gas Pricing. Misunderstandings Jeopardizing the Future of the Industry” (Anthem Press, 2022). Since 2023, he has been Deputy Head of a Section in a Department of PJSC Gazprom.
On May 13, as part of the research seminar of the Master’s Programme “Finance”, a guest lecture was delivered by Sergei Komlev, Deputy Head of a Department at PJSC Gazprom. The lecture, titled “What Makes Natural Gas as a Commodity One of the Kind”, focused on the pricing paradoxes of the global natural gas market that challenge conventional economic theories.
Department of Finance and Cbonds Joint Workshop "ESG and the Bond Market: Profitability, Data and Market Transformation"
On April 28, 2026, a joint online seminar of the research group of the HSE - St. Petersburg Department of Finance and Cbonds was held on the topic "ESG and the bond market: profitability, data and market transformation." The seminar was devoted to discussing how the issuer's ESG characteristics affect the cost of borrowing and investment decisions in modern market conditions. The discussion was based on materials prepared by Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor I.Y. Churakova.
Not for school, but for life: Study mobility experience in China
Chu Han, a 2nd year student of the Master's Programme “Finance” shared his impressions of academic mobility in XJTLU
Guest Lecture at MP Finance: Discussion of the Risk-free Rate and the Role of the IRD Market
On April 1, a guest lecture was held at the Finance Master's programme as part of the research seminar "Research Methods in Finance". The speaker was Georgy Zanko, a 3rd—year postgraduate student at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, Head of Money Markets at one of the largest private banks in Russia. The lecture was dedicated to the topic: "Risk-free Rate Proxy and Why the IRD Market is Important."
Guest Lecture on Corporate Finance with CFO Yandex Autonomous Vehicles
On March 23, a guest lecture on "Practical Aspects of Capital Cost Estimation. M&A Valuation" was held as part of the 'Corporate Finance' course. The speaker was Alexander Shvarev, CFO of Yandex Autonomous Vehicles, PhD in Economics and MBA, Member of the Academic Council of the Finance Master's Degree programme.
MP "Finance" Students Took 2nd Place at the CFA Association Russia Competition
Students of School of Economics and Management, a team of five graduate students, won the prize at the financial modelling competition from the CFA Association Russia.
Commercial Bank – Structure, Regulation, Efficiency
On March 11, an important educational meeting took place within the framework of the MP Finance – a guest lecture by Alexander Leonidovich Vyalkov, a well-known expert in the field of banking and finance, Professor of the Finance Department of the SHEM. The event was held within the framework of the Mentor's Seminar discipline, the main purpose of which is to present a different view of financial disciplines and the future profession.
The Scientific Research Group on ESG, Corporate Events and Machine Learning Held an Introductory Seminar
On March 11, an introductory seminar was held in the scientific and educational group "The impact of ESG disclosures, news and corporate events on stock prices and corporate bond spreads: event and sentiment analysis using machine learning", which opened a series of scientific meetings of the group. The NOUGAT research project is dedicated to a comprehensive analysis of how ESG factors, the news background and corporate events affect the dynamics of the Russian stock market and the corporate debt market.
Guest Lecture by Professor Vipin P Veetil (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)
A significant event took place within the framework of the MP Finance — a guest lecture VIPIN P VEETIL, a well-known foreign scientist, professor of the Kozhikode Business School. The lecture was devoted to the topical topic of agent-based modelling.
Breaking the Ice: Renaissance Capital Delivers First Guest Lecture at HSE St. Petersburg on Investment Banking Careers
On February 12, Mark Shumilov, equity research analyst for natural resources sectors at Renaissance Capital and alumnus of the MP "Finance," delivered a guest lecture for the programme's students. Mark shared insights into the key departments within an investment bank and starting a career in the investment sector.