Comments and speaking
Inga Yapparova
Board member and Executive Director of Delovoe Sobranie. Comments on business-government dialogue, mediation, youth and technology entrepreneurship and international cooperation.
| Association role | Board member and Executive Director of the association |
|---|---|
| Public role | Adviser to Moscow's Business Ombudsman and Chair of the Ombudsman's Volunteer Initiatives Centre |
| Topics | Government relations and industry positions, mediation, youth entrepreneurship, technology and innovation, national projects and priorities, international trade and business missions, business communities, strategy and crisis management, skills-based volunteering, corporate culture, the economy of trust, human-centred approaches and wellbeing |
| In the media | 22 comments on behalf of the association in five publications since July 2025 |
Her association role and public role under the Business Ombudsman are listed separately. Comments on behalf of the association do not represent the position of the Ombudsman's Office.
Breadcrumbs
Experience
- 2023
Chair of the Board of the state concern Donbass Development Corporation
Investment committee work, investor engagement standards and regional participation in SPIEF and the Russia exhibition
- 2023-2024
Adviser to the Head of the DPR and to the Acting Minister of Education of the DPR
Entrepreneurship classes, replenishing school libraries and librarian retraining with the Library for Foreign Literature
- 2016-2023
Owner and Managing Director of Syr i Maslo cheese shops
Farm products from Russian cheesemakers and participation in city and national festivals
- 2020-2023
Owner of VkusNo! corporate communications and gifts agency
Corporate gifts and the Rules of Taste project
- 2018-2019
Russian food festivals
Co-organiser of the national cheese festival at VDNH featuring 64 cheesemakers, Golden Autumn on Red Square and Russian Vine at Zaryadye in cooperation with Russia's Ministry of Agriculture
- 2011-2018
Business Development Director at IT Group
Established a development department; projects for banks, retail chains and a cinema network
- 2006-2011
Marketing Director at manufacturing and wholesale companies
Launching brands in the Russian market and working with national retail chains
- since 2021
Lecturer and assessment committee member at the federal Farmer School project
A Russian Agricultural Bank and Ministry of Agriculture project in 27 regions; founder of its alumni club
Recognition and education
- Award
Recipient of the People's Front medal Everything for the Front, Everything for Victory
Certificates of appreciation for charitable missions in the special military operation zone
- Competition
Finalist in the Social Architects competition
Russia – Land of Opportunity platform
- Programme
Finalist in the Woman Leader programme; Soft Power award, 2023
Senezh Management Workshop; school-based youth entrepreneurship project
- Competition
Finalist in the Forbes School of the Billionaire start-up competition, 2016–2017
- Education
Kuban State University: world economy and international marketing
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics: financial management; Timiryazev Agricultural Academy: farm economics and management
Information supplied by Inga Yapparova, September 2026
Comments and speaking
In the media
Architecture of Attraction forum: moderator of the specialist communities platform
Forum announcement, 24 April 2026
Two-Way Traffic podcast: what government does for business and business does for government
Government relations, skills-based volunteering and companies' social ratings
Which platforms Russians choose as Telegram slows down
Where audiences move following Telegram slowdowns and how checking channels helps prevent fraud
Delovoe Sobranie experts discuss the benefits of an economy of trust
Round table at Russia's Chamber of Commerce: investment projects, international links and two planned business missions
Proposal to include environmental education in companies' social ratings
Environmental education as a proposed criterion for corporate social ratings
Three key meta-skills for success in the modern world
TASS press conference: how a community helps entrepreneurs develop emotional intelligence
How a mediator helps make actions more purposeful
Mediation in business disputes and the professional mediation community
Mediators plan to unite
Mediation as a profession of the future and qualification requirements
Opportunities and risks for entrepreneurs in the Chinese market
Entering China: logistics, exhibitions and trading houses
More development opportunities for young entrepreneurs
Agreement with Ya v Dele and mentoring for young entrepreneurs
Speaker at Ethnoscope 2025
A talk on small-vessel shipbuilding development
Moscow's Business Ombudsman names popular business areas among young people
Youth entrepreneurship: interest in support measures and understanding risks
Helping Russian inventors reach the market
Technology Entrepreneurship Support Centre: connecting inventors and companies
Accelerating adoption of domestic inventions for the Russian economy
How to accelerate the use of Russian innovations
Faster implementation of innovative developments in Russia
The new centre's tasks for inventors and companies
Helping Moscow entrepreneurs overcome hesitation and find partners
Why the association holds monthly introduction meetings
Business representatives increasingly prefer meeting in person
Why entrepreneurs need advice, experience sharing and face-to-face meetings
Delovoe Sobranie explains where businesses can find stability
Launch of the Meet Delovoe Sobranie meeting series
Moscow's Business Ombudsman: business crosses borders and keeps moving
Informal member meetings and the association's business expertise
How to turn an idea into a driving force
How proposals made at business meetings become initiatives
Business and public officials clarify their positions at a Moscow round table
Business-government round table: why an agreed industry position matters
An important direction for NMSP's work identified in Moscow
An agreed industry position in dialogue with government
Together under one sail: entrepreneurs' regatta in the Moscow region
Entrepreneurs' regatta: health and teamwork
The Among Friends entrepreneurs' regatta grows
Regatta results: a small gathering becomes a larger event
The symbolic meaning of a business regatta
Regatta as a teamwork experience and a platform for business-government dialogue
An entrepreneurs' regatta planned in the Moscow region
Regatta announcement: common ground for businesses of different sizes
Headlines are translated from the original publications. The list is compiled from public sources and updated.
