Program of the Russian-Swedish investment Forum
II Russian-Swedish Investment Forum
November 22, 2012
Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Sweden
Ringvägen, 1 18134 Lidingö, Sweden
Program
(Program is preliminary and subject for change)
08.30 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 09.30
Opening & welcome address
– Aleksander Katasov, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Sweden
Welcome address by:
– Igor Neverov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Sweden;
– Gunnar Oom, State Secretary of the Swedish Foreign Ministry
09.30 – 13.00 |
Official part |
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The anniversary presentation of Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Sweden “Trade Representation is 85 years old, the history of Russian-Swedish trade and economic relations since 1617, their present-day state and other issues…” |
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– Alexander Katasov, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Sweden
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Economical measurement of the Russian modernization process, imperatives and risks |
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– Ruslan Grinberg, Director of the Institute of Economics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, professor
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Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) State Corporation |
– Alexander Ivanov, Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank
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Topic: (being specified) |
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– Nikolay Popov, State-secretary, Deputy Minister of natural resources and ecology of the Russian Federation |
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Investment climate in Russia and ways to approve it |
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– Igor Koval, Director of the Department of investment policy and development of public-private partnership, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
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Sweden: technologies and equipment for environment protection – Presentation of Sweco’s activity in Russia (Partner of the Forum) |
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– Bo Carlsson, President
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Investment potential of the Republic of Karelia |
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– Alexander Khudilainen, Head of the Republic of Karelia
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Investment potential of Pskov region |
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– Sergey Pernikov, First Vice-governor of Pskov region
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Presentation of Raiffeisen Bank International’s activity in Russia (Partner of the Forum) |
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– Lars Bärgström, Chief representative, Representative Office Nordic Countries – Anders Samuellson, Representative, Representative Office Baltic Countries
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10.55-11.15 |
Coffee break |
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Russian regional investment policy |
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– Andrey Sokolov, Director of the Department of development projects of regional economy, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
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Regional investment policy |
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– Igor Koval, Director of the Department of investment policy and development of public-private partnership, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation |
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Presentation of Center for Anti-corruption Research and Initiatives Transparency International Russia |
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– Elena Panfilova, Director General
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Potential investment opportunities in Leningrad region |
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– Dmitry Yalov, Vice-governor of Leningrad region, chairman of economic development and investment policy committee
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Review of state measures of supporting export and investment attraction in Sweden |
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– Tord Fredriksson, Director of Grant Thornton |
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Scania in Russia. Experience of implementation of strategic business development plans. |
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– Jan Trolleberg, Managing director of Scania-Peter (Russia)
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New prospects of participation of Russian companies in the Swedish Public Procurement |
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– Irina Svensson, Director General of Intervent AB |
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NORDEA Bank in Russia. Strategic development in the field of efficient financial mechanisms |
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– (being specified) |
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Trade Representation’s 85-th anniversary: presentation by Stockholm city museum “A 500-year old history of trade relations between Russia and Sweden, Russian merchants in Stockholm” |
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Ekonomicheskaya gazeta publishing house |
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– Olga Irzun, Deputy Director General |
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13-00 – 13–45 |
Lunch
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14.00-18.00 |
Section work |
14.00 – 17.30 |
Section I: Investment potential of Russian regions, environment protection technologies and equipment Moderator: being specified |
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Presentation of the Republic of Karelia |
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– Valentin Chmilj, Deputy Head of the Republic – Minister for economic development of Karelia
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Investment and economic potential of Ryazan region
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– Vitaly Larin, Deputy Minister of economic development and trade of Ryazan region |
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Presentation of Pskov region – opportunities in Moglino special economic zone |
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– Sergey Pernikov, First Deputy Head of Pskov region – Co-reporter: Olga Torbich, Moglino managing director
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Presentation of Kurorty Severnogo Kavkaza (Northern Caucasus health resorts) JSC |
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– Dmitry Popov, Deputy Director of land-property department
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee break
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Presentation of Vologda region |
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– Aleksey Kozhevnikov, Director general of Corporation of Vologda region Development JSC
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Presentation of Swedish companies |
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Presentation of investment projects of Yaroslavl region |
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– Vladimir Khvelev, Director of Constriction department of Yaroslavl region – Yulia Dmitrieva, Head of economic development and investment administration of Rybinsk city |
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Presentation of the Chechen Republic |
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– (being specified) |
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Presentation of Swedish companies |
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– (being specified) |
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Presentation: Investment opportunities in the Cities of Pushkin and Pavlovsk |
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– Victor Afanasenko, President, Chamber of Commerce of the Cities of Pushkin and Pavlovsk
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Presentation: Verkis Company Profile and Hydropower Activities (Iceland) |
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– Volodymyr Pryvizentsev, Verkis Area Manager
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14.00 – 17.30 |
Section II: Investment program – Russian automobile market. Special features of doing business in the field of automotive components supply (Large conference room)
Moderator: Mikhail Blokhin, Director General of the National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK, Russia).
Key topics: – Russia and Sweden. Global automobile market and development of the automotive industry; – Topical issues of localization of the automotive components industry in Russia; – Potential of Russian regions in the field of launching investment projects in the sphere of automotive industry; – Effective proposals for placement of auto manufacturing enterprises in industrial parks; – Special features of doing business in the field of supplying and production of automotive components in Russia: legal aspects, taxation, financing, logistics.
Speakers: – Frederik Sidahl, Director General, FKG (Sweden) – Artem Kudashkin, Head of the Department of automotive industry, Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation (Russia) – Bengt Aronsson, Project Manager, Project Russia, Scania Global Purchasing – Olga Krikun, Business Development Manager, Scania Global Purchasing – Oleg Lyskov, Acting Chairman of the Committee for investments and strategic projects of St. Petersburg – Maksim Kiselnikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee economic development – Head of the Department of investment policy and support of investment activities of Leningrad region (Russia) – Maria Kravtsova, Director for sales of commercial property objects, ZAO “YIT Lentek” (Russia) – Natalia Vilke, Managing Partner, BEITEN BURKHARDT, St. Petersburg (Russia) – Oleg Bukin, Financial Director, Metalloproduktsia LLC (Russia)
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15-30-16-00 |
Coffee break |
16.00 – 17.30 |
Business negotiations between the Russian delegation and Swedish colleagues on issues of the Swedish-Russian cooperation in the field of automotive components supply to the Russian market within the framework of the visit of National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers delegation (NAPAK, Russia).
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17.30 – 18.00 |
Group disputes, signing ceremony, mass-media briefing (ITAR-TASS news agency, Dagens Industri, Nya Affärer).
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18.00 – 20.00 |
Reception with cocktails and light refreshments |