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Anton Kara
Strategic Consulting

Your project is worth billions. Manage it accordingly.

16 years managing state-level megaprojects — Sochi Olympics 2014, Games of the Future 2024, KHL, VDNH. Experience that no business school can teach.

First meeting — free · 30 minutes

0+ bln ₽
budget managed
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participating nations
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team members
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years in the field

Challenges faced by leaders of large-scale projects

01

The project is slipping out of control

Deadlines slip, the team is uncoordinated, the budget grows — with no result in sight. This is not a question of who executes. This is a question of management systems.

02

Government clients are a different environment

Working with state structures requires specific expertise: knowledge of procedures, regulations, and unwritten rules. Without it — years and resources go to waste.

03

A major event leaves no room for error

A forum, tournament, or ceremony — everyone sees the mistakes. The reputational cost of failure far exceeds the price of proper management.

«These are exactly the challenges people bring to me. And exactly what I have been solving for 16 years at the state level.»

— Anton Kara

Areas of Practice

01

Large-Scale Event Management

Festivals, forums, sports tournaments at federal and international scale. From concept and organizational structure to event closure.

Regional administrationsSports federationsEvent agencies
02

Sports Industry

Club and league development strategy, brand commercialization, sponsor and partner acquisition, phygital and esports development.

Sports clubsFederationsTournament organizers
03

Crisis Management

Financial and operational diagnostics, crisis plan development, process optimization, and overdue debt resolution.

State enterprisesState-owned companiesCompanies in restructuring
04

Territory Management

Development concepts for parks, exhibition grounds, and public spaces. Commercial efficiency enhancement. VDNH experience.

MunicipalitiesDevelopersManagement companies
05

GR Consulting

Building relationships with government structures, supporting state-funded projects, audit preparation, B2G sales.

Government contractorsB2GInvestment projects

State-Scale Projects

2024

Games of the Future · Kazan

The world's first international phygital sports tournament. Led a team of 180+ people, managed a project spanning 113 countries and 3.2 million spectators.

Acknowledgements from the IOC and the Government of Russia
5+ bln ₽
budget
113 nations · 180+ team members
2016–

VDNH · Moscow

Management of Russia's largest exhibition complex: asset commercialization, lease relations, development of public spaces and infrastructure.

500+ ha
complex area
2014

Olympic Games · Sochi

Operational management within the largest sporting event in the country's history. Coordination of multifunctional teams, direct engagement with the state client under Government of Russia oversight.

Medal of the Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland'
3.8 bln ₽
project budget

Also: KHL · regional administrations · sports federations

Discuss a Similar Project
Anton Kara

Anton Kara

I managed projects that the entire country watched. The Sochi Olympics, the Games of the Future in Kazan, the development of VDNH — these are not lines on a resume. They are decisions made under extreme pressure, with multi-billion-ruble budgets and teams of 35 to 180 people.

Today I bring this experience to organizations that need an advisor who knows the state environment from the inside — and who delivers results when there is no margin for error.

EducationMGIMO · Skolkovo Programs
International ExperienceLondon · Innsbruck · Guadalajara
State AwardsMedal of the Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland'
RecognitionAcknowledgements from the IOC and the Government of Russia

What Partners Say

Among those I have worked with — ministers, heads of federal agencies, and leaders of the country's largest organizations.

Акулова Светлана Владимировна
Генеральный директор "Московского зоопарка"
Акулова Светлана Владимировна

Крутой Игорь Яковлевич
Народный артист России
Крутой Игорь Яковлевич

Чернышенко Дмитрий Николаевич
Заместитель председателя правительства Российской Федерации
Чернышенко Дмитрий Николаевич

Full list of partners and reference letters — available upon request

How We Work Together

I

Diagnosis

A free 30-minute meeting. We discuss the challenge and identify bottlenecks. You gain initial insights before any work begins.

II

Strategy

A concrete action plan: what to do, in what order, with what resources. No vague language — only implementable solutions.

III

Execution

Support from concept to result. When needed — involvement of federal-level experts from Olympic projects and state programs.

The first meeting is a diagnostic session. You gain initial insights immediately.

Discuss Your Challenge

Frequently Asked Questions

With a free 30-minute meeting. We discuss your challenge, I provide initial recommendations — and you decide whether to continue.

Large-scale events, sports organizations, government projects, real estate development, crisis management. If the challenge is significant and complex — that is precisely my domain.

One-time strategy sessions, project advisory, or a monthly retainer. The format is tailored to the specific task.

Yes. The majority of my projects are of federal and regional scale across Russia.

It depends on the scope and format. A strategy session starts from 150,000 ₽. Monthly advisory starts from 200,000 ₽. Details are discussed at the first meeting.

Let's Discuss
Your Challenge

The first meeting is 30 minutes, free of charge. You will gain clarity on the challenge regardless of whether we continue working together.

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