Early birdOn sale
2,000 ₽4,000 ₽
until 28 October inclusive
For payments made before 23:59 Moscow time on 28 October
Autumn Business Brunch
Disruptive Growth.Changing the rules.
An autumn business brunch for entrepreneurs and professionals who don’t grow by the textbook. One morning with people worth talking to.
31 October 2026Moscow
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The theme · Disruptive Growth
Growth that changes a market rarely starts with a careful copy of someone else’s playbook. It starts with a question: which rule in my industry does everyone follow out of habit? This brunch is for people ready to ask it out loud.
What we’ll cover
What if the next level comes not from working harder within the rules, but from rewriting them?
- From micro-economics to macro-economics
- From national to multinational
- Disruptive thinking
- Taking advantage of disruption
Speakers
Six speakers, six views on growth
People who have made real decisions about capital, expansion, investment and new markets, and are ready to talk honestly about how it went.
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Jeremiah Oluwasheun
CEO, Iris Group
- Strategic Expansion: Building Engines of Growth
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Dmitri Sredin
Senior Vice President, VTB Bank
- How ambitious businesses can secure capital, manage financial risk, invest in innovation and build a sustainable enterprise in a changing economy
- From national corporation to multinational
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Ilya Zaitsev
Managing Partner, TealTech Capital
- The Art of Disruptive Pitching: What Investors Look For Before They Invest
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Roman Vasilyev
Head and President, Association of Laboratories for the Development of Artificial Intelligence
- The Next Business Revolution: Where AI Is Creating the Biggest Opportunities
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Vasily Fedetov
Vice President, VTB Bank
- Multinational Breakthrough in Russia: what successful corporations get right and what unsuccessful ones get wrong
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Oleg Goncharov
Territory producer, co-founder of the Flacon design factory, partner and developer of the Nikola-Lenivets art park
- The Business of Reinvention: Turning Unconventional Ideas into Extraordinary Value
Mentorship sessions
Alongside the talks, the academy’s mentors will run mentorship sessions with participants.
Who it’s for
For the people responsible for growth
Founders and owners
You are responsible for your company’s growth and look for answers you won’t find in industry reports.
Executives
You lead a team or a business line and want to test your view against people from other fields.
Professionals
You are an expert in your field, building a practice, a name or your next career step.
Format
Brunch
An unhurried autumn morning around a shared table.
Theme
Disruptive Growth: how to grow by changing the rules instead of adapting to them.
The room
Entrepreneurs and professionals from Moscow who are building something of their own.
Registration
Two prices. The only difference is the date.
Price per seat. Payment by SBP, Russia’s Faster Payments System.
StandardFrom 29.10
4,000 ₽
from 29 October
For payments made from 00:00 Moscow time on 29 October
SBP · YooKassa
About the academy
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith — Moscow Businessmen and Professionals Academy (MBPA) — is an institution that refines men and women into stronger businesspeople and professionals.
A blacksmith transforms raw material through heat, pressure, skill and repeated refinement. Business works the same way: potential is the starting material, and disciplined learning, tested ideas, sound relationships and consistent execution shape stronger leaders and enterprises.
- Format
- Four business conferences a year, with year-round mentorship for members
- Community
- Entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, professionals and emerging leaders
- Founder
- Light Clever
We refine potential into performance, and business ideas into enterprises built for lasting impact.
Mission
To refine businesspeople and professionals through practical education, mentorship, strategic relationships and an impact-focused community.
Vision
To become a respected business development institution that helps ambitious people build exceptional enterprises, grow as professionals and create lasting economic value.
Principles
Substance before status
Practical knowledge and measurable progress matter more than appearances.
Integrity and responsibility
Success is pursued through lawful, ethical and transparent conduct.
Disruptive thinking
Question assumptions, find unmet needs and build better solutions.
Mentorship with accountability
Advice should turn into action, learning and review.
Community over isolation
Structured ways for peers to share experience and build useful relationships.
Evidence over exaggeration
Report achievements accurately and progress honestly.
Our ambition is to help raise 10 billionaires and 1,500 millionaires over ten years. It is a target, not a forecast or a guarantee: we state it openly and measure progress honestly.
Good to know
How it works
Confirmation
Right after payment you’ll receive an email confirming your registration.
Details
We’ll email the address and start time to registered guests no later than one day before the brunch.
Refunds
If your plans change, write to us before the brunch starts and we’ll refund you in full. Refund terms
Several seats
You can pay for up to 10 seats at once, for example for colleagues. Set the number in the form.
FAQ
Common questions
How do I pay?
Fill in the registration form and press “Continue to payment”. YooKassa’s secure page will open: scan the QR code or choose your bank’s app, and the payment goes through SBP, Russia’s Faster Payments System. SBP requires an account with a Russian bank.
When does the early-bird price end?
At 23:59 Moscow time on 28 October 2026. From 29 October a seat costs 4,000 ₽.
What do I get after paying?
An email confirming your registration. The address and start time follow in a separate email no later than one day before the brunch.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Write to us before the brunch starts and we’ll refund the full amount to the account you paid from within 10 working days. See the refund terms.
I didn’t get an email. What should I do?
Check your spam folder. If nothing arrives within 15 minutes of paying, write to us with your name, email and the time of payment.
Your seat at the table
Moscow. An autumn morning. A theme worth discussing out loud.
Register for 2,000 ₽