Speakers

Sofia Paskal

CEO and Founder, MoreCommunications! (Russia)

Ms. Paskal has over ten years of experience in mass media and public relations. She began her career as a freelance journalist covering Russian business and politics for local version of The Economist magazine. In 2007, she joined as a project manager to a leading PR firm Moscow Insiders where she supported the agency's SMM division, Insiders Online.

In 2009, she launched an independent PR venture MoreComments! and implemented a number of successful business and politically-oriented projects for oil major TNK-BP, telecom company Akado, automotive producers Chery and GM, and Rodionov publishing house. In 2013, she began working for the private equity fund Flint Capital as PR Director. Later, Sofia was in charge of PR and Marketing activity in the Amsterdam based investment boutique Schildershoven Finance.

In 2016 partnered with Julia Vasilyeva and Elena Ivanova to launch an independent consulting agency MoreCommunications! which focuses on building and developing the internal communications systems. MoreComm has successfully completed several projects for leading players in banking and transportation industries, and currently provides full PR, marketing and event support for FP Wealth Solutions SA, a well-established wealth management player located in Geneva.

Sofia holds Diploma in Management and Human Resources from The Plekhanov Russian Economics University. She also graduated Cum Laude from The Gorky Literature Institute and holds writer of prose diploma. Currently, she participates in Graduate Program with the National Research University Higher School of Economics expecting to graduate in 2017 with Master of Psychology in Business diploma.

Sofia is native in Russian and fluently speaks English. She is developing her skills in French, German and Hebrew.

CEO and Founder, MoreCommunications! (Russia)