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PROGRAM 2005
Each year we create an exciting, thought-provoking program designed to shine a spotlight on Russia's
most important industries and the most critical factors affecting Russia's investment climate. The main panels provide an overview of the key issues facing the Russian economy. Roundtables provide forums for discussing issues facing particular industries.
The program will continue to evolve as we approach the Symposium. Please check back frequently to ensure that you have the latest information on the panels, speakers, and sponsors.
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Monday, 31 October 2005 |
Pre-Symposium Workshops with Harvard Professors will take place at the Harvard Club
IMPORTANT: SPACE IS LIMITED. TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOPS YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER.
There are limited places available at the workshops which will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you have not already registered and wish to participate in any of the workshops you must pre-register. To pre-register please email your details stating which workshop you wish to join to Karen Bligh at karen.bligh@iealliance.org |
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Pre-Symposium Workshops with Harvard Professors
Location: Harvard Club
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1:30 PM |
Workshop 1: National Purpose in the World Economy: “Interpreting Investment in Russia and Ukraine”
Professor Rawi Abdelal, Harvard Business School |
| 3:00 PM |
Refreshment Break |
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5:00 PM |
Joint Opening reception and welcome hosted by IEA and the Transatlantic Partners Against Aids at the Harvard Club for the U.S. - Ukraine Investment Symposium and the U.S. - Russian Investment Symposium |
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U.S. - Russian Investment Symposium DAY 1: Tuesday, 1 November 2005
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| 7:45 AM |
Registration at the World Trade Center Plaza Level |
8:45 AM |
Welcoming Remarks
Van McCormick, Director, International Economic Alliance
Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center, Harvard University
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9:00 AM |
Opening remarks and Dual Executive Interview
Andrei Sharonov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development & Trade, Russian Federation
David Sampson, Deputy Secretary of US Department of Commerce |
| 9:30 AM |
Panel I:
Russia and the US: Opportunities for Cooperation
With Russia currently leading the G8, how does that impact the US-Russian relationship? What are the perspectives and challenges of this relationship? How will joint investment projects underway between the two countries work out? What countries and industries have joined Russia in creating true multi-national partnerships? Will Russia and the US become primary partners in these endeavors or will India, China or Brazil seize the opportunities?
Moderator: Ambassador James Collins, Senior International Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Mikhail Margelov, Chairman, Committee on International Affairs, Council of Federation, Russian Federation
Andrei Sharonov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Russian Federation
David Sampson, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Senior Vice President International Relations, The Boeing Company |
| 10:30 AM |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 AM |
Panel II: Russia and the U.S. Part 2 - Global Investors
What are the dynamics of Russian business development? What are the perspectives for the expansion of Russian capital as well as entrance to international financial and commodity markets? What are the distinctions of Russian corporate culture and how will Russian companies operate in WTO countries? Lukoil’s marquee purchase of Getty Oil and Gas in the U.S. ushered in a new era of Russian foreign investment, where are the opportunities for other such mutual beneficial partnerships?
Moderator: Paul Rodzianko, Senior Vice President, Access Industries
Jean-Michel Broun, Senior Partner, Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Alexey Kim, Regulatory and Fiscal Affairs Manager, Philip Morris
Helena Hessel, Director, Sovereign Ratings, EEMEA, Standard & Poor's
George Hoguet, Senior Principal, State Street Global Advisers
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| 12:00 PM |
Lunch and Special Address |
1:30 PM |
Panel III: Workshop By Professor Malcolm Salter, Senior Dean of External Affairs, Harvard Business School
"Preventing Enron-Type Breakdowns: Lessons in Corporate
Governance from the Private Equity Community"
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2:30 PM |
Panel IV: Entrepreneurship - Success Stories
The major driver of economic growth comes from small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Russia’s federal policies have recently been focused towards making the entrepreneurial climate more favorable while stimulating innovation; how is that happening and what sectors will benefit? What are the remaining obstacles to investment— how is that being addressed to sustain business growth? What are the projected entrepreneurial opportunities now and for the next 5-10 years?
Moderator: Dmitri Yakushkin, Executive Director, Russian-American Business Council; SVP Highland Gold
Vladimir Golovnev, Co-Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya
Timur Artemiev, Co-Founder and Member of Board of Directors, Euroset
Sergei Litovchenko, Executive Director, Association of Russian Managers
Oganes Oganyan, Senator, Chairman of the Committee of The Council of Federation, Russian Federation |
| 3:30 PM |
Refreshment Break |
4:00 PM |
Panel V: Finance and Banking The banking sector’s structure today and trends for tomorrow. Players and products. Long-term vs. short term capital? Institutional mechanisms. Banks’ access to foreign and domestic capital sources. The impact of international banking regulations on Russian banks. Winners and losers. The implications of an increasingly-evident trend towards consolidation. What does this mean for businesses?
Moderator: Helen Teplitskaia, President, American-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marat Ametov, Managing Director, Vneshtorgbank
Peter Koelle, Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Moscow Bank
Michel Perhirin, President, Raiffeisenbank Russia
Mira Davidovski, Partner, Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn Christy & Viener |
5:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M. |
End of Day One
Arrive Harvard Club, Commonwealth Ave, for Cocktail Reception & Gala Dinner
Buses leaving following the end of Day 1 Symposium outside the Seaport Hotel |
| 6:00 PM |
Reception Followed by Gala Dinner at the Harvard Club
Keynote Speaker: Jean Lemierre, President, EBRD
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U.S. - Russian Investment Symposium DAY 2: Wednesday, 2 November 2005
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9:00 AM |
Panel VI: High Tech - IT, Telecom, and more
With a population of over 145 million, Russia has a large, rapidly growing IT & Telecom market, what are the opportunities for consolidation and investment? What are the competitive advantages and disadvantages of Russia versus India, China, Eastern Europe for off-shore programming and R&D activities? How can broadband usage be increased to connect Russia to the world economy? Will the new regulatory framework, intended to stimulate high tech activities, achieve its goals and turn vast Russian intellectual capital into the real natural resources of Russia to compete on world markets?
Moderator: Andrew Somers, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia
Mikhail Krasnov, President, Verysell
Johan Vanderplaetse, Vice President, Alcatel ZAO
Joseph W. Alsop, CEO and Co-Founder, Progress Software
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10:00 AM |
Refreshment Break |
10:30 AM |
Panel VII: A View from International Financial Institutions
Where is Russia's investment rating heading? What are the new rules of international investment? What are the ways that IFIs innovatively leverage public money with private money? If IFIs focus on the hot topics of infrastructure building and standards of corporate governance with their investments in industry, how will this encourage or inhibit more private and corporate investment? What are new opportunities in Russia's regions that interest the IFIs?
Moderator: Joe Stanislaw, co-Author of "The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the Global Economy"
Johnny Akerholm, CEO, Nordic Investment Bank
Steven Kaempfer, First Vice President, EBRD
John McAdams, SVP, Ex-Im Bank
Robert Drumheller, VP, OPIC
Edward Nassim, Director, International Finance Corp |
11:30 AM |
Keynote: Andrei Illarionov, Advisor to President Putin, Russian Federation |
12:00 PM |
Lunch - Question & Answer with Andrei Illarionov |
1:00 PM |
Panel VIII Opportunities in Russia’s regions
New opportunities are opening up as certain regions seek to increase international economic and investment ties to serve as drivers of economic growth. How does one access these regions and what are the sectors most responsible for new growth? Are there qualitative and quantitative differences between regions in terms of these opportunities? How can international investors get involved?
Moderator: Blair Ruble, Director, Kennan Institute
Igor Ivanov, Senator, Deputy Head of Committee on Economic Policy, Business and Ownership, Representative from the Primorsky Krai, The Council of Federation, RF
Alexey Mikheyev, Deputy Chairman Business Council Government of Moscow
Hubert Pandza, Director, Russia and Central Asia Business Group, EBRD
Sharon Tennison, Founder and President, Center for Citizens Initiatives
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2:00 PM |
Refreshment Break |
2:30 PM |
Executive Interview Robert Glauber, President & CEO, The National Association of Securities Dealers
Interviewed by Professor Robert Lawrence, John F. Kennedy School of Government |
3:30 PM |
Panel IX:
IPO Boom? Public and Private Capital Markets
With so much private capital invested and many domestic and international IPOs of Russian companies in the pipeline, profound changes are taking place with this new flood of capital. Who are the hot companies? What are the valuations, how will the money be used, and where is this market ultimately heading? What are the issues for Russian companies in a post-Yukos world? What are the regulatory implications, risks, rewards, and corporate governance issues that impact these new capital flows?
Moderator: Robert Lawrence, Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Alexis Rodzianko, CEO, Deutsche Bank Ltd.
Charlotte Crosswell, Head, NASDAQ International Inc
Noreen Culhane, Executive Vice President, New York Stock Exchange
Holly Nielsen, International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP |
4:30 PM |
Panel X:
Energy - The New Great Game
With geopolitical energy concerns at the forefront, what will Russia do with its chief asset? Some analysts postulate that Russia has now reached its oil production capacity limits. Is this true? If so, what does this imply and what role will gas play relative to oil going forward? What measures could be taken to reverse this trend? Increasing the exploration of new fields? Or utilizing/developing new and more efficient technologies? If not, what are the drivers for continuing growth? What strategy is involved in the modernization, construction and financing of new pipelines? What are the preferred methods for encouraging international investments in these sectors? How will Russia redefine what constitutes strategic industries or sectors and what will be the new rules of investment engagement between the US and Russia?
Moderator: Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Alexander Braverman, Chairman, Russian Marketing Association
Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy of the United States
David Zaikin, CEO, Siberian Energy
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5:30 PM |
Close of Symposium followed by Reception |
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