The European and Russian Businesses Forum

THE RUSSIAN - EUROPEAN BUSINESS FORUM:
Successful Together

23th to 25th September, 2010

Saint-Petersburg, "Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya", Korablestroiteley st., 14

DRAFT PROGRAM

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Thursday, September 23th

Last updated: September 15th, 2010
Subject to change

15.00-18.00 Parallel events to mark the official opening of the Forum

          Master-Class: Mechanism of Organisation of Project Financing and Principles of Formation of Public-Private Partnerships

Moderator: Evgeny Sidorenko, Managing Director, Raiffeisen Investment Ltd. (tbc).

Organisers:

• AEB Banking committee;
• AEB Finance and Investments committee;
• Business Council Northern Dimension's working group on banking.

Key topics:

• Basic bank requirements for the preparation of investment projects;
• Primary errors in preparation of business plans;
• Principles of organisation of public-private partnership in the implementation of large infrastructural projects;
• Examples of presentation of two or three projects, with an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses.

Speakers:

• Opening and welcoming address
  Christian Ziegler, Partner, Rödl & Partner; Chairman of the AEB Finance and Investments Committee;
• Alexander Ivanov, Director, Department of structural and debt financing, Vneshekonombank (tbc);
• Martin Glimmerholm, Head of International Business Division, Nordea Bank (tbc);
• Elena Tkachenko, Professor in the Department of Business Economy and Production Management at St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (tbc);
• Karina Chichkanova, Partner and Head of Real Estate and Development Practice of Salans, St. Petersburg.

          Master-Class: Building your reputation: Russia in Europe, Europe in Russia

Moderator: Igor Reichlin, Managing Partner of Reichlin and Partners, Chairman of the AEB PR and Communications Committee

Organiser: AEB Public Relations and Communications committee

Key topics:

• Opening and welcoming address
  Frank Schauff, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses
• Introduction: Reputation - your key asset.
  Igor Reichlin, Managing Partner of OOO "Reichlin&Partners", Chairman of the AEB Public Relations and Communications Committee
• Can a company import its reputation into a new market?
  Marina Tatarskaya, PR Director of  ZAO Ferrero Russia;
• Cultural clichés in a cross-cultural business environment: help or hindrance?
  Prof. Sergey P. Myasoedov, President of Business Management Institute, the Academy of National Economy of the Russian Government (tbc);
• A reputation pyramid: where's the boss?
  Maria Bezhanova, PR Manager, Metro AG (tbc);
• Reputation risks in the social and ecological aspects of international investment projects in Russia
  Sergey Bourtsev, Managing Partner of ERM Eurasia in Russia and Kazakhstan.

17.00-18.30 Sitting of the Northern Dimension Business Council (for members of Business Council only)

Moderators:
Aleksey Mordashov, Chief Executive Officer of Severstal;
Tapio Kuula, President and Chairman of the Board of Fortum Corporation.

19.00-21.00 Reception in the Palace of Prince Vladimir (by invitations)

Friday, September 24th

08.00-09.00 Registration of participants

09.00-10.00 Forum's official opening ceremony
Moderator: Roger Munnings, Deputy Chairman of the AEB Executive Board (tbc)
Speakers:

• Ilya Klebanov, Plenipotentiary Representative of President of the Russian Federation in North-West Federal District;
• Andrey Klepatch, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of RF (tbc);
• Mikhail Oseevsky, Vice-Governor of St Petersburg, Head of Saint Petersburg Governor's Administration;
• Peter Balas, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission;
• Reiner Hartmann, Head of Representative Office in Russia, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Chairman of the Executive Board, Association of European Businesses.

10.00-12.00 Session 1: World financial crisis and its consequences on business development in Russia and the EU. Opportunities for foreign investors.
Moderator: David Thomas, President of Volvo Car Russia.

Key topics:

• World financial and economic crisis and its consequences for Russia and the EU.
• Russian market after the crisis; opportunities for foreign investors.
• Relationship between the business and government sectors in the development of anti-crisis measures.
• Is a successful implementation Public-Private Partnership projects possible?
• Investments in the regions - major problems.
• Issues related to investing into strategic branches of the Russian economy. 

Speakers:

• Tapio Kuula, President and Chairman of the Board of Fortum Corporation, Co-chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council;
• Philippe de Buck, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE;
• Pedro Alba, World Bank Country Director for Russia;
• Natalya Khanzhenkova, Managing Director for Russia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
• Sergey Morozov, Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast;
• Karl Johansson, Managing Partner of Ernst & Young (CIS) B.V.; Coordinator of the Foreign Participants of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC).

12.00-12.30 Coffee break. Press approach.

12.30-14.00 Session 2: Opportunities for the development of European businesses in Russia. The practical implementation of the partnership for modernisation. Innovations without borders: break through projects and regulatory framework. The session is organized in cooperation with the EU-Russia Industrialists' Roundtable (IRT)
Moderators:
Frank Schauff, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses;
Ksenia Datsko, Head of  the IRT Russian Secretariat.

Key topics:

• State measures on supporting Russian manufacturers and investment attraction.
• Business and authorities - from corruption to civilised lobbying.
• The Anticorruption Charter's work experience.
• Technical regulation and standardisation.
• Innovation market in Russia and the EU from the point of view of global players and start ups.
• Production localisation in joint ventures.

Speakers:

• Lars Corneliusson, Managing Director of Volvo Group Russia;
• Eric Faidy, Managing Director of Michelin Russia and CIS;
• Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of Kaluga Oblast (tbc);
• Representative of the IRT (tbc);
• Representative of the IRT (tbc).
  

14.00-15.00  Lunch

15.00 -16.30 Session 3: New Russian European initiatives in business. Northern Dimension Business Council.
Moderator: Slava Khodko, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the North-West Association, Chairman of the Board of North-West Development and Investment Promotion Agency.

Key topics:

• Cooperation between Russia and EU: The Northern Dimension Business Council programme as a new initiative.
• European protectionism.
• Investments into Europe - major issues.

Speakers:

• Fernando Valenzuela, Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation;
• Yuriy Stetsenko, Director of the European Countries Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the RF;
• Tapio Kuula, President and Chairman of the Board of Fortum Corporation, Co-chairman of the Northern Dimension Business Council;
• Sergey Bodrunov, Co-Chairman of the Working group for Machine-Building and Autocomponents of the Northern Dimension Business Council;
• Boris Zingarevich, Chairman of the Board, Ilim Timber Industry (tbc);
• Tatiana Tylevich, Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Porcelain Manufactory;
• Representative of LUKOIL (tbc).

16.30-16.45 Coffee break. Press approach.

16.45-18.15 Session 4: Pressing issues of doing business in Russia: Practical aspects.

Key topics:

• Russian tax system and its specificity for foreign investors.
• Problem of intellectual property rights.
• Business registration procedure in Russia and the "one window" approach.
• Customs procedures. The Customs Union of Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan.
• Issues related to Human Resources (HR).

Speakers:

• Konstantin Chaika, Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service of RF;
• Alina Lavrentieva, Partner Taxes and Legal Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Russia;
• Olga Litvinova, Managing Partner of DLA Piper, St. Petersburg;
• Dominique Fache, Vice President of Enel Russia;
• Olga Bantsekina, Head of Representative Office Coleman Services UK in Russia, Chairwoman of the AEB HR Committee.

Special quest speech by Wolfgang Clement, ex-Minister of Economics and Labour of the Federal Republic of Germany, ex-Prime Minister of Northern Rhine-Westphalia.

19.15-19.30 Departure to Reception

20.15-22.00 A Reception  for the Forum's guests and participants in the UK Consulate General

Saturday, September 25th

09.00-11.00 Parallel events

          Round table: Pharmaceutics.                                                                                                  

Moderators:

• Smirnov Sergey, General Director of Novo Nordisk A/S Russia, Chairman of the AEB Health and Pharmaceuticals Committee;
• Zakhar Golant, Deputy Chairman of the Public Health Committee, Government of St. Petersburg (tbc).

Organisers:

• AEB Health and Pharmaceuticals Committee;
• Committee of Economic Development, Industry Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg.

Key topics:

• Opening and welcoming address
  Mikhail Oseevsky, Vice-Governor of St Petersburg, Head of Saint Petersburg Governor's Administration;
  Frank Schauff, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses
• Evolution of pharmaceutical sector legislation in Russia.
  Kolesnikov Sergey, Deputy Chairman of Healthcare Committee of State Duma of RF (tbc);
• Establishing and developing innovative pharmaceutical industry clusters in Russia. Short- and long-term prospects. Project of the Federal special-purpose programme "Development of the health and pharmaceutical industry".
  Sergey Tsyb, Head of Department of Chemical Industries and Bio-Engeneering Technologies of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of RF (tbc);
• Pharmaceutical sector development in the context of a new scheme of drug insurance. The role of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of RF in the process.
  Vladimir Zelensky, Director of Department of Health Insurance Development, Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of RF (tbc);
• Pharmaceutical industry in St. Petersburg. Plans of developing pharmaceutical clusters in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region.
  Zakhar Golant, Deputy Chairman of the Public Health Committee, Government of St. Petersburg (tbc);
• Plans of developing the pharmaceutical cluster in Kaluga region.
  Maxim Akimov, Vice Governor of Kaluga region;
• Encouraging economic climate for innovative development and modernization of pharmaceutical industry. The role and contribution of Russian and foreign pharmaceutical companies.
  Sergey Dokuchaev, Chairman of the Board, ZAO AKB "Lanta-Bank";
• Plans of OAO "Russian Venture Company" in the field of innovative development of pharmaceutical sector.
  Andrey Vvedensky, Program an Project Department Director of OAO "Russian Venture Company";
• Transfer of production of medicinal products to Russia. Western point of view of critical issues.
  Christoph Dengler, Mannheimer Swartling, St. Petersburg.

          Round table. Europe and Russia: Common Ways Towards Energy Efficiency

Moderator: Jeroen Ketting, Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse Group Russia, Chairman of the AEB Energy Efficiency committee;

Organiser: AEB Energy Efficiency Committee.

Key topics:

• Reality in energy efficiency in Russia.
• Energy efficiency lessons learned in the EU. Failures and successes.
• What to do in Russia?

Speakers:

• Serge Vignerie, Marketing Director of Legrand Group Russia & CIS;
• Xavier Perret, Head of Representation of GDF SUEZ;
• Dominique Fache, Vice President of Enel Russia;
• Eric Rasmussen, Chief Executive Officer of Logstor

11.00-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-14.00 Parallel events

          Continue of Round table: Pharmaceuticals

          Continue of Round table. Europe and Russia: Common Ways Towards Energy Efficiency

          Presentations of the investment potential of Russian Regions of:

• Kaluga Oblast
• Ulyanovsk Oblast
• Chelyabinsk Oblast
• Yaroslavl Oblast
• Voronezh Oblast
• Nenets Autonomous Okrug

          Business Contacts Exchange (upon request)

14.00-15.00 Closing cocktail

On September 24th and 25th, parallel to the Forum, an exhibition will be held. Representatives of several Russian regions, Russian, as well as foreign companies (upon request) shall participate in the exhibition.

A cultural program can be organised, upon individual request.