Boris Lodiagin

On March 17, 2025, HSE University – St. Petersburg hosted the international workshop "AI in Finance". We described how it was held in the article.

On March 17, 2025, HSE University – St. Petersburg hosted the international workshop "AI in Finance", organised by Boris Lodiagin and Olga Alekseeva, faculty members of the Finance Department, with the support of Dr. Varvara V. Nazarova, Head of the Department of Finance and by prof. Deepa Gupta from SSE side. The event was made possible through collaboration with Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), India, and the invaluable support of Dr. Sharma Manoj, Vice President of HSE – St. Petersburg, and Tatiana A. Lezina, Dean of the St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management.

On March 3, students of the Master in Finance programme at HSE University – St. Petersburg had the opportunity to attend a guest lecture by Alexander Shvarev, CFO of Yandex Autonomous Vehicles, PhD in Economics, MBA, member of the Academic Council of the Master's programme and former Partner at PwC Central and Eastern Europe in Corporate Finance.

On 18 January, the Master's programme ‘Finance’ hosted a guest lecture by Kristjan Markovc (University of Naples Federico II, Ph.D. in Economics), a postgraduate student of the University of Naples. The lecture attracted students interested in corporate finance, monetary policy and current trends in the bond market.

On 22 January, the Master's programme ‘Finance’ hosted a guest lecture by Dmitry Vladimirovich Pankin, one of the most authoritative experts in the field of international finance. The listeners had a unique opportunity to talk to the expert, who has more than 25 years of experience in senior positions in international financial institutions and government agencies.

On December 7, Denis Sobe-Panek, co-owner of Autostels, one of the leaders of the Russian auto parts market, gave a presentation for Master's students.

A case championship “Chocolate factory” took place in Higher School of Economics as part of the Master of Finance programme on 27 November. Students were divided into groups in order to solve real tasks on financial analysis and business evaluation.

The team "CASE ME HARDER," consisting of first-year Master's students — Vsevolod Nikolaev, Ivan Rogov, Alisa Belkova, and Viktoriia Mitropolskaia — won the case championship "Cooperation with the Corporation," organized by HSE in collaboration with Setl Group.

On September 20, 2024, the St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management (SEM), together with the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM Indore), hosted an international webinar on sustainable finance. The event aimed to bring together experts, faculty, and students from both universities to discuss current issues on the integration of sustainable financial practices into the corporate sector and capital markets.

On October 3-5, 2024, the 11th International Conference on Economics and Management took place at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University (GSOM SPbU). The event brought together leading experts and scholars from around the world to discuss pressing issues in economics, finance, and management in times of global turmoil.

On September 30, 2024, the first-year students of the Master’s program in Finance participated in an exciting business game that showcased various aspects of the financial world. Organized by the head of the Department of Finance, Professor Varvara Nazarova, and Professor Iya Churakova, the event aimed to introduce students to the diverse roles within finance, preparing them for future career paths.