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.
Yana
Nedzvetskaya
Director, screenwriter, producer, art director, designer, and creative director of the brand MISSLO
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Pavel
Nedostoev
Dean of Event Marketing Faculty at Moscow Advanced Communication School (MACS)
Advertising
Male
Vyacheslav
Nesterov
Artist, known for his irony exploring Russian social and cultural reality.
Visual arts
Male
Maxim
Nesterovich
Dancer, choreographer-stager, winner of the show "Dance on TNT"
Performing arts
Male
Mikhail
Nikatin
Artist, works in the genre of painting and graphics.
Visual arts
Male
Lyudmila
Nikishina
Creative Director and founder of the Luda Nikishina brand
Fashion
Female
Evgeny
Nikishov
Founder of the independent film company "Mesto Sily", former head of the 1-2-3 Production film company, former director of the TV channel "TV-3", former deputy general producer of the TNT channel, producer, screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Alexey
Nikolaev
Founder and leading expert of the consulting bureau InSimple, lecturer at RMA Business School, Sound Design Institute, and the Moscow International University, former music editor of the TV channels "MUZ-TV" and "NTV+"
Music
Male
Dmitry
Nikolaev
Creative Director at BBDO Moscow
Advertising
Male
Oleg
Novikov
Publisher, president and controlling shareholder of the Eksmo-AST publishing group, co-owner of the company "New Book - Bookworm", publisher of "Mann, Ivanov and Ferber".
Publishing and new media
Male
Lyubov
Nurmukhambetova
Game designer, lead artist, and co-founder of Baba Yaga Games
Video games and software
Female
Vladislav
Oblasov
Co-founder of the project "[WAVE LENGTH]", practicing lighting designer, founder of the architectural and construction bureau Raum
Architecture
Male
Vera
Obolonkina
Chief editor of the Carousel TV channel
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Leonid
Ovrutsky
Leader of the musical group "Quatro," Russia's golden voice and baritone, blogger
Music
Male
Rodion
Ovchinnikov
Actor, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Performing arts
Male
Eduard
Oganesyan
Director, screenwriter, film producer
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Egor
Odintsov
General Director and co-founder of the film company "Ark Pictures", founder of the Fund for the Support and Development of Jewish Cinema "Kovcheg", founder and general producer of the Moscow Jewish Film Festival, member of the Guild of Producers of Russia
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Dmitry
Olenin
Radio host, DJ, showman, host of various TV shows
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Valentin
Olshvang
Art director, animation director, animation artist
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Maria
Oparina
CEO of the "Pervoe Muzikalnoe" label
Music
Female
Andrey
Ordin
Advisor to the President of the Russian Designers Union on youth programs, founder and producer of the exhibition-forum "Excellent!", member of the expert council of the Moscow Agency of Creative Industries
Design
Male
Maxim
Orlov
Art director and founder of ONY agency
Design
Male
Max
Orlov
Radio host at Russkoe Radio, VJ at RuTV and Russian MusicBox, voice of channels such as STS, Perets, Domashniy, stadiums like Otkritie Arena, Luzhniki
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Yaroslav
Orlov
Creative Director at Instinct agency
Advertising
Male
Olesya
Orlova
CEO of the PROfashion magazine.
Publishing and new media
Female
Natalya
Orlova
Animation director, screenwriter, and art director, animation artist
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Natalya
Osipova
Philologist, founder of the Creative Writing School Literary Workshops.
Publishing and new media
Female
Ilya
Oskolkov-Tsentsiper
Founder of the consulting company "Tsentsiper"
Architecture
Male
Georgy
Ostretsov
Artist, designer, author of performances.
Visual arts
Male
Victoria
Ostrovskaya
Screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Ekaterina
Pavelko
Costume designer in cinema, stylist, fashion director at Esquire Russia magazine (2008–2018)
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Andrey
Pavlov
Creator of the Zenden brand
Fashion
Male
Nikolay
Palazhchenko
Art dealer, art manager, art historian, creator and curator of the "Art Management and Gallery Business" faculty at RMA school, representative of the international art fair Art Basel in Russia.
Visual arts
Male
Oksana
Paley
Art director of Omsky studio, teacher at the Higher School of Economics Design School, graphic designer
Design
Female
Elena
Panasenko
Independent manager and producer, artistic director of Dancehelp.ru
Performing arts
Female
Alexander
Panin
Director of the Geodemography and Spatial Development Center of Moscow State University, managing partner of the company "Kartfond"
Architecture
Male
Elena
Panteleeva
Director of Development at the National Center for Industrial Design and Innovation "2050.LAB"
Design
Female
Marina
Panfilenko
Designer, founder of the Panfil hair accessories brand
Fashion
Female
Elena
Parshina
Gallery owner, founder of the PA gallery.
Visual arts
Female
Andrey
Paukov
Co-founder and Production Director of creative agency Zebra Hero
Advertising
Male
Dmitry
Pevtsov
Actor of theater and cinema, singer, musician, teacher, People's Artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation
Performing arts
Male
Mark
Pekarsky
Percussionist, conductor, head of the percussion ensemble, professor at the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of the Russian Federation
Music
Male
Victor
Pelevin
Soviet and Russian writer, essayist.
Publishing and new media
Male
Tikhon
Pendyurin
Producer of the independent film company "Kosmofilm"
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Pavel
Peppershtein
Artist, theorist of contemporary art, one of the founders of the art group "Inspection 'Medical Hermeneutics'".
Visual arts
Male
Nikolay
Pere
Founder and Creative Director of Bonnie&Slide Presentation Academy
Advertising
Male
Ilya
Perevedentsev
Head of Superdesigners studio
Design
Male
Alexander
Peremyatov
Founder of the Slava Concept designer department stores
Fashion
Male
Maxim
Perlin
Managing Partner at BlackLight Creative Communications agency
Advertising
Male
Natalya
Petrova
Professor at the M.S. Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, Honored Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation
Performing arts
Female
Darya
Petrova
Product Manager at Onesy
Advertising
Female
Garik
Petrosyan
Stand-up comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Zlata
Pechkovskaya
Designer of the Zlata Peczkowska jewelry brand
Fashion
Female
Alina
Pinskaya
Founder of the ALINA PINSKY GALLERY.
Visual arts
Female
Evgeny
Pisarev
Theater actor and director, theater teacher, artistic director of the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theater, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Performing arts
Male
Darya
Pisarenkova
Sound director of the Voices Studio
Music
Female
Pavel
Platonov
Architect working with public art, co-owner of the Fork Production manufacturing
Architecture
Male
Serezha
Plash
Designer, author of the Webdesignbasics Telegram channel
Design
Male
Vladimir
Plotkin
Architect, chief architect of TPO "Reserve"
Architecture
Male
Vladimir
Podgortsky
Composer of film music, director
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Sergey
Podosinov
Founder of the Gentle Music label and studio, bass guitarist of T-Fest, producer of indie projects Joker James, Amen 78, The Frotters, "Tripinadva," and others
Music
Male
Ira
Podrez
Founder of PODREZ.ACADEMY digital academy, host of "Wider Check" and "What Else Do You Need?" podcasts
Advertising
Female
Mikhail
Polyanin
Editor-in-chief of the magazine "CODE".
Publishing and new media
Male
Maria
Pomelova
Architect, co-founder of "Bureau Chekharda"
Architecture
Female
Irena
Ponaroshku
TV presenter, journalist, blogger, former VJ of MTV Russia
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Maxim
Ponomarev
Creative Director, Partner at Friends Moscow
Advertising
Male
Alexey
Ponomar
Publisher of media "Lifehacker".
Publishing and new media
Male
Veronika
Ponomaryova-Korzhevskaya
Artist, director, poet, author of the multimedia art exhibition "Faces of Mary - Images of Light".
Visual arts
Female
Sergey
Popkov
Managing Partner, Program Director at Skillbox educational platform
Video games and software
Male
Sergey
Popov
Gallery owner and art historian, owner of the Pop/off/art contemporary art gallery.
Visual arts
Male
Pyotr
Popov
Theater director, permanent director of the international festival-laboratory "Theatrical Studenthood", chairman of the jury of the interregional theater festival "Friends of Melpomene"
Performing arts
Male
Nikolay
Popov
Composer, educator, member of the Union of Composers of Russia, member of the Union of Artists of Russia, director of the Center for Electroacoustic Music
Music
Male
Andrey
Popov
Creative Director at Friends Moscow
Advertising
Male
Alexey
Portnov
Editor of the AST publishing house.
Publishing and new media
Male
Galina
Preobrazhenskaya
Musicologist, concertmaster, producer, creator, and artistic director of the Moscow International Competition of Young Performers of Russian Romance "Romansyada"
Music
Female
Pavel
Priluchny
Actor of theater, cinema, and dubbing, TV presenter, producer
Performing arts
Male
Varvara
Prozorova
Art curator, art historian, co-founder of the Surfacelab art gallery.
Visual arts
Female
Roman
Prygunov
Film director, screenwriter, music video director, advertising director
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Anita
Pudikova
Ballet artist, model, actress, choreographer-stager
Performing arts
Female
Ekaterina
Pshenitsina
Director of business development at Soyuzmultfilm studio
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Mark
Radovsky
Founder of the MARK RODOVSKY (Marcelo Miracles) brand
Fashion
Male
Anton
Radus
Lead Game Designer at Dreamside Interactive, lecturer at HSE
Video games and software
Male
Konstantin
Raikin
Actor of theater and cinema, theater teacher and director, dancer, professor, People's Artist of Russia, laureate of two State Prizes of the Russian Federation
Performing arts
Male
Yaroslav
Rassadin
Designer, author of publications on design history
Design
Male
Alexandra
Rebenok
Actress of theater and cinema, leading actress of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov and the Theater on Bronnaya
Performing arts
Female
Andrey
Reduto
Co-founder and CEO of the used car sales ad aggregator Haraba
Video games and software
Male
Andrey
Reznikov
Composer, producer, songwriter, general producer of "Radio Record," winner of the awards "Song of the Year" and "Golden Gramophone"
Music
Male
Alexandra
Remizova
Film producer, director, screenwriter
Film and animation/broadcasting
Female
Natalya
Remish
Writer, journalist, producer, author of the cartoon "Simply About the Main Thing".
Publishing and new media
Female
Ekaterina
Reshetnikova
Dancer, choreographer, concert director, choreographer of TV projects "Star Factory" and "Dance"
Performing arts
Female
Kirill
Richter
Pianist, neoclassical composer, representative of musical minimalism
Music
Male
Alexander
Rogov
Stylist, fashion expert, TV presenter, creator of the ROGO clothing brand
Fashion
Male
Natalya
Rodikova
Editorial director of the magazine "Domashny Ochag" and the website www.goodhouse.ru.
Publishing and new media
Female
Andrey
Rodnoy
Host of Comedy Radio, host of the "Takoye Kino" program on TNT
Film and animation/broadcasting
Male
Alexey
Rozhkov
Founder of the RNDM Crew association, manager of rapper OG Buda, videographer
Music
Male
Savva
Rozanov
Composer, co-founder of the creative association and audio production studio Monoleak, author of the project "Synecdoche Montauk"
Music
Male
Alexander
Rozenblat
Composer, arranger, and pianist, teacher of jazz piano basics at the Gnessin School
Music
Male
Dmitry
Rozov
Chief architect of the architectural and construction bureau "ARTFORMA"
Architecture
Male
Oleg
Roy
Writer, screenwriter, CEO of Roy Entertainment and Great Frame companies.
Publishing and new media
Male
Alisa and Yulia
Ruban
Founders of the RUBAN clothing brand
Fashion
Female