industry leaders
Among them are individual entrepreneurs, managers, authors, and entire teams. They make a significant contribution to the development of their respective industries, forge new directions and business models at the intersection of sectors, enhancing the region's export potential and competitiveness. The list is compiled by the project's analytical group based on a survey of no fewer than 350 experts from 14 spheres of creative industries.
Ildar
Abdrazakov
Opera singer, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation
Music
Male
Rinat
Abdrakhmanov
Interdisciplinary artist, participant in international exhibitions.
Visual arts
Male
Yulia
Agapova
Author of educational programs on contemporary art and self-promotion for creative industry experts, contemporary art analyst.
Visual arts
Female
Vladimir
Agarev
Co-founder and Creative Director of JayJoy studio, game designer, lecturer at HSE University
Video games and software
Male
Mari
Agarkova
Artist, ambassador of Royal Talens art paint factory, Amsterdam brand, founder of the online school "Proacrylic".
Visual arts
Female
Pyotr
Aydu
Pianist, performer on historical keyboard instruments, professor at the Moscow Conservatory, composer
Music
Male
Levon
Airapetov
Head of the architectural offices PAPER architectural team and TOTEMENT
Architecture
Male
Alexandra
Akmanova
Singer, songwriter, music producer, arranger, vocal and songwriting teacher, author of music, lyrics, and arrangements in the "Yukhim" project
Music
Female
Anatoly
Akue
Abstract artist, graffiti writer, author of lecture series "Creativity and Motivation", lectures on street art within the Street Art Biennale.
Visual arts
Male
Mikhail
Aldashin
Animation director, artist, producer
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Gaukhar
Aldiyarova
Head of the Moscow division of Lesta games
Video games and software
Female
Tim
Alexandrov
Director of commercial video clips and advertising integrations "ЧБД"
Advertising
Male
Avdotya
Alexandrova
Actress, director, screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Maria
Aligozhina
Artist, animator, creator of the trash-jewelry project "Kulyoma", resident of the 5th season of the "Open Studios" project at Winzavod.
Visual arts
Female
Bakhtiyar
Aliev
Singer, songwriter known as Bahh Tee, co-founder of Zhara Music label, head of Atlantic Records Russia
Music
Male
Susanna
Alperina
Program director of the "Reading" film adaptation festival and the First festival of streaming services Original+, journalist and writer, producer
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Sergey
Amirdzhanov
Marketing Director of the computer games distribution company "Softclub"
Video games and software
Male
Alexander
Anderson
Advertising operator-director with extensive experience in shooting for various brands, including Jaguar Land Rover, PepsiCo, Raifeissen Bank, Remi Martin, Audi, Mercedes, BMW Group
Advertising
Male
Sarik
Andreasyan
Film director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Pavel
Andreev
Head of the architectural workshop "GRAN"
Architecture
Male
Igor
Andreev
Designer, stylist, co-founder of the Vereja brand
Fashion
Male
Varvara
Andreeva
Associate Professor, author, and curator of the professional course "Clothing Design" at the Institute of Business and Design
Fashion
Female
Victoria
Andreyanova
Founder and Head of the Victoria Andreyanova Fashion House
Fashion
Female
Boris
Andrianov
Cellist, teacher, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, artistic director of the "Generation of Stars" project
Music
Male
Svetlana
Andrianova
Director, screenwriter, and animation artist, member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, expert council of the National Film Award "Ikar", cinema academies "Nika" and "Golden Eagle"
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Artem
Anisimov
Director of photography, laureate of national film awards, participant of the 64th Venice Film Festival
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Ekaterina
Anisimova
Creative Director and co-founder of the FETICHE handbag brand
Fashion
Female
Ivan
Antonov
Art historian, producer, curator, employee of the State Tretyakov Gallery, co-curator of the exhibition "Russian Fairy Tale. From Vasnetsov to the Present".
Visual arts
Male
Sergey
Antonov
Animation artist, animation director, producer, and screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Petr
Anurov
General producer of the company "Kinoslovo", producer of the company "Mediaslovo", producer of the script award "Word", and member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Sergey
Anuryev
CEO of LitRes.
Publishing and new media
Male
Elizaveta
Arzamasova
Actress of theater and cinema, singer, TV presenter
Performing arts
Female
Lina
Arifulina
Producer, director of concert shows of Russian pop stars and many TV shows
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Olga
Arishina
Neo-modern style artist, member of the International Union of Animalist Artists, resident of the art group "Purple Mare".
Visual arts
Female
Alexander
Arosev-Kashirin
Artist, member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, member of the Eurasian Union of Artists.
Visual arts
Male
Anna
Artona
International art mentor, gallerist, professional artist, curator of exhibition projects in Moscow and St. Petersburg, founder of ARTONA GALLERY.
Visual arts
Female
Karen
Arutyunov
Actor, stand-up comedian, dubbing actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Movie Mood film company
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Evgeniya
Arkhipova
Director of SMM agency SMM-LIFE
Advertising
Female
Alexander
Asadov
Vice-President of the Union of Architects of Russia
Architecture
Male
Dmitry
Aske
Ideologist, "street wave" artist, graffiti writer, inventor of the technique of mosaic plywood relief.
Visual arts
Male
Polina
Askeri
Gallery owner, founder of the online platform ArtOnline24 and the Moscow contemporary art gallery ASKERI GALLERY.
Visual arts
Female
Kristina
Asmus
Actress of theater and cinema
Performing arts
Female
Evgeny
Ass
Organizer of the architectural school "MARCH"
Architecture
Male
Sergey
Astakhov
Actor of theater and cinema, laureate of the Russian theater award "Seagull"
Performing arts
Male
Mikhail
Afanasyev
Composer, sound designer, music producer, director of Imagine Music
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Anka
Akhalaya
Abstract artist.
Visual arts
Female
Alena
Akhmadullina
Designer, creator of the Alena Akhmadullina brand
Fashion
Female
Rustem
Akhmetshin
Chief editor and program director of the "Chanson" radio
Music
Male
Maryam
Akhunova
Managing Creative Director at Grape
Advertising
Female
Ayrat
Bagautdinov
Founder of the project "Moscow Through the Eyes of an Engineer"
Architecture
Male
Inna
Bazhenova
Collector, founder of the In Artibus Foundation, former publisher of The Art Newspaper Russia.
Publishing and new media
Female
Vladimir
Baicher
Director, head of the Mikhail Chekhov Center, teacher at GITIS, honorary professor of the Shanghai Film Academy, invited professor of the Shanghai Theater Academy
Performing arts
Male
Evgeny
Bakirov
Director of music videos and films, producer, screenwriter, editor
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Sergey
Baldin
General producer of the SberZvuk music streaming service
Music
Male
Petr
Baranov
Director of BARANOV Gallery, artist, curator, art historian, teacher, board member of the Moscow Union of Artists.
Visual arts
Male
Nikolay
Baskov
Entertainment and opera singer, composer, TV presenter, actor, educator, professor at the Department of Musical and Performing Arts of the Moscow Pedagogical State University
Music
Male
Ivan
Basov
Object designer, co-author of the BASMACONCEPT project, member of the Moscow Union of Artists
Design
Male
Grigory
Batanov
Editor-in-chief of Fanzon.
Publishing and new media
Male
Andrey
Baturin
Musician, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and public figure
Music
Male
Timur
Bashkaev
Architect, founder of "Timur Bashkaev Architectural Bureau"
Architecture
Male
Trifon
Bebutov
Editor-in-chief and digital director of the magazine "Rules of Life", former editor-in-chief of "Afisha Daily".
Publishing and new media
Male
Elena
Beylina
CEO and editor-in-chief of the "University BOOK" publishing house.
Publishing and new media
Female
Maria
Belikova
Designer, founder of the Curlyhouse clothing brand
Fashion
Female
Ksenia
Belinskaya
Interior designer, architect, creator of Sky Interiors design bureau
Design
Female
Marina
Belova
Deputy General Director, Director of Programs and Marketing of Channel Five
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Natalia
Belonogova
Founder of the architectural bureau "NB-studio"
Architecture
Male
Nikolay
Belousov
Organizer of the architectural workshop "REVOLUTION"
Architecture
Male
Erik
Belousov
Designer, academician of the Academy of Graphic Design, co-founder of Ostengruppe design bureau
Design
Male
Ekaterina
Belousova
Creative producer of courses at the Creative Writing School Literary Workshop.
Publishing and new media
Female
Eduard
Belyaev
Animation artist
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Alexey
Belyaev-Gintovt
Artist, laureate of the Kandinsky Prize in the category "Project of the Year".
Visual arts
Male
Roman
Belyakov
Curator of the "Communication Design" direction at the Higher School of Economics Design School, graphic designer
Design
Male
Nikita
Belyakov
Actor of drama theater and cinema, movement director, teacher, performs in productions of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov and the Theater of Nations
Performing arts
Male
Darya
Belyakova
Founder of the bureaus Arch-e-type and Archipelago
Architecture
Female
Inna
Berezkina
Director of the association "Exhibition Halls of Moscow".
Visual arts
Female
Ksenia
Berezovskaya
Artist, graphic artist, stylist, former fashion editor at Elle Girl and Elle magazines.
Visual arts
Female
Boris
Berezovsky
Pianist, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation
Music
Male
Boris
Bernasconi
Architect, founder of the interdisciplinary bureau BERNASKONI, founder of the urban planning council of the Skolkovo Innovation Center
Architecture
Male
Ivan
Bessonov
Pianist, composer, nominee in the "Art" category of the Forbes "30 under 30" rating 2023
Music
Male
Dmitry
Bikbaev
Actor and singer, director, producer, head of the Open Theater Space "Art Platform" in the creative space "New Manege"
Performing arts
Male
Karen
Bilyan
CEO of the architectural bureau .ket
Architecture
Male
Valentina
Biryukova
Singer, participant of the third season of "The Voice" show on Channel One
Music
Female
Alexey
Bitov
Theatrical blogger
Performing arts
Male
Evelina
Bledans
Actress of theater and cinema, singer and TV presenter
Performing arts
Female
Andrey
Bogatyrev
Actor, film director, screenwriter, composer, editor, leader of the rock band "tOt"
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Mia
Boyka
Singer, actress, blogger
Music
Female
Svetlana
Bondarchuk
TV presenter, former editor-in-chief of Hello! magazine, author of the YouTube channel "Sveta Around the World".
Publishing and new media
Female
Fedor
Bondarchuk
Film and television producer, actor, film director, TV presenter, music video creator, chairman of the board of directors of JSC "Lenfilm"
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Petr
Borisenko
Operetta actor and singer (tenor), Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, soloist of the Moscow Operetta Theatre
Music
Male
Yuri
Borisov
Actor of theater and cinema, laureate of the "Golden Eagle" and "Golden Leaf" awards, GQ's Actor of the Year
Performing arts
Male
Nikita
Borisoglebsky
Violinist, soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic, laureate of international competitions, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation
Music
Male
Alisa
Bokha
Co-founder and Chief Designer of the MONOCHROME clothing brand
Fashion
Female
Olga
Bochikhina
Author of performances, instrumental and electroacoustic music, laureate of the IV Moscow Art Prize "For outstanding contribution to the development of culture and contemporary art"
Music
Female
Gleb
Braverman
Founder of the Speakezee podcast platform.
Publishing and new media
Male
Alexander
Brodsky
Architect, one of the pioneers of the "Paper architecture" movement
Architecture
Male
Appolinariya
Brosh
Designer, artist, author of the jewelry series for the Acne Studios brand
Fashion
Female
Sofia
Bugera
Founder of the Bugera clothing brand
Fashion
Female
Erik
Bulatov
Artist, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Arts.
Visual arts
Male
Olga
Bulgakova
Painter, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Visual arts
Female
Vadim
Bunykov
Organizer and inspirational leader of the "Sreda" new design festival, graphic designer, art director of Vad Bunkoff Design studio
Design
Male
