The next finalist of the SIBUR Forum of Young Specialists under the auspices of "CASE-IN" has been determined

The next stage of the SIBUR Young Specialists Forum was held under the auspices of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities". The winners of the stage will represent their region at the final of the forum at the SIRIUS Center in Sochi.  In total, more than 600 young specialists from SIBUR enterprises in more than 10 regions of the country are participating in the forum.

The SIBUR Young Specialists Forum is a competition of enterprise teams in solving cases on real production tasks, which consists of qualifying stages and a final. The forum is united by the theme "New vectors of development".

600 employees of the company's enterprises take part in the qualifying stages of the competition. 

The Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of Opportunities" sent a parting message to the forum participants Alexey Komissarov: "You work in a rapidly developing industry and in one of the most innovative companies in Russia. This places high demands on you: you are expected not only to have professional knowledge and skills, but also to constantly develop and be ready to learn. Your forum brings together representatives of 11 companies of the company, and this is a great chance for you to "upgrade" and prove yourself. But the forum is not just a competition, but also teamwork, an exchange of ideas, an opportunity to meet colleagues from different regions, feel like a common SIBUR team and make new friends in different cities."

5 teams competed for a place in the final. BIAXPLEN LLC, representing the company's enterprises in the cities of Balakhna, Balashikha, Kursk, Tomsk and Novokuibyshevsk. The young specialists demonstrated their innovative solutions developed in 20 days.

Director of Economics and Efficiency, BIAXPLEN LLC Andrey Petrov In his welcoming speech, he noted that SIBUR is hosting a Forum of Young Professionals for the first time. The project involves a younger generation with unique ideas and a different perspective on everyday things and on life in general.

"I am convinced that during your work on projects you have discovered a lot of new information and managed to get to know real professionals in your field – all this will certainly help you in your future career path. The competition allows you to combine the desire of young professionals to develop, move forward and the desire of management to solve existing problems in the industry. It is very important that today's participants will be able to meet the strategic objectives set for SIBUR at the highest level in the future.", - Andrey Petrov parted the participants.

Chief Engineer of BIAXPLEN LLC Maxim Sosunov, In turn, he expressed the hope that the Forum would serve as an impetus to improve SIBUR's key performance indicators, the overall development of the company, as well as the professional growth of its young specialists.

Director of Production, BIAXPLEN LLC  Vladimir Kushnerev: «When preparing the case assignment, we focused on the problems that exist today in the company and the industry as a whole. I am sure that the solutions proposed by the participants will not only be original, but also applicable in production and in life. Yes, the Forum will have only one winner, but this does not mean that the rest of the teams will be losers. All projects, without exception, will be considered in detail for possible further implementation at our enterprises. This is what the project participants should strive for."

A competent jury consisting of leading experts from BIAXPLEN LLC evaluated the projects of industry youth and determined the stage winner.

The Sesame team was recognized as the best. Its participants Sergey Ivanov (captain), Azat Zakirzyanov, Svetlana Stukaneva, Natalia Goleshova, Anatoly Lozhkin developed a case on the topic: "MDO diagnostics".  

The most difficult part of the work, as the young specialists admit, was to establish communication between team members due to different time zones and work schedules, as well as the search for satisfactory information in competent sources.

"The forum is an opportunity to realize yourself as an employee and learn fundamentally new things., " He's talking Sergey Ivanov. - Our company, in turn, has received a large number of non-standard solutions to existing tasks and problems."

The team captain believes that in order to find employment in a large company, students and novice specialists need to develop leadership skills, analytical thinking, and pay attention to specialized subjects.

"Already working at a large enterprise, you should not stop in professional development. You should immerse yourself not only in the workflow, but also learn new skills and competencies.", - the specialist summarizes.

The winning team will now be able to work out their decision in detail, receive expert advice, as well as master classes from top management and additional training. After that, the young specialists will travel to Sochi to present their company at the final of the project.

Director of Production of BIAXPLEN LLC, Chairman of the expert commission  Vladimir Kushnerev, Summing up the stage, he noted: "In 20 days, the participants have done a lot of work and studied a lot of materials. The guys used not only the internal resources of the company, but also external sources of interaction. This deserves a lot of respect. It is often difficult to find economic effects in cases, but young specialists tried their best, and ideas in this direction were noticeable."

Director of Personnel Management, BIAXPLEN LLC Natalia Leshina She stressed that the expert commission had seen many interesting solutions. But at the same time, each team has something to work on to improve their projects.: "First of all, it is an analysis of possible options according to equal comparable criteria for its transparency. Participants should also pay attention to a detailed analysis of the risks that may arise during the implementation of the solution, as well as their elimination. In addition, do not forget about the presentation of the solution itself. I am sure that the teams will analyze the experience of participating in the competition and draw the right conclusions. In general, working on a case is the best option for the creative and professional development of young people. This is an effective training for the potential of employees."

The winner of the SIBUR Young Professionals Forum final will be able to participate in the final of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which will be held in Moscow in December 2021.