The strategic goal of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre is to concentrate international intellectual capital, thereby stimulating the development of break-through projects and technologies.

In the course of implementation of the project, companies that are engaged in innovative development are discovered. After a selection process, some of these become project participants of the centre.
They are provided with all assistance necessary for development.
The Skolkovo Foundation and its partners transform the infrastructure, resources and other possibilities of the centre, into effective services for companies that are project participants.

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We would like to inform you about “CIS Sugar Market 2012. Self-sufficiency: from Political Objective to Economic Reality” Conference, which will be held in Moscow on the 1st-2nd of March 2012 at Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel.

Russia and its neighbouring countries took the global sugar market by surprise in the second half of 2011 when it became apparent that the CIS region would produce a record sugar beet crop reducing dramatically import demand for sugar from the world market. How sustainable are these record high levels of beet sugar production? What has to be done to maintain the output at the level achieved in 2011? Will Russia, Ukraine and Belarus become regular exporters of sugar to Central Asia and beet pulp and molasses to the word market? How competitive is the beet sugar from Eastern Europe internationally? These are the main topics of the Conference.

On the 2nd of March as an integral part of the event the workshop “Bioethanol and biogas – new opportunities in the beet sugar industry” will take place, where a team of internationally renowned specialists will share their practical experience in this area.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Russian.

Organizers expect an active participation of representatives of major sugar producing and trading companies, as well as industrial users and bankers. Space is strictly limited, so early registration is recommended.

Registration fee is 350€ (incl.VAT). Registration fee covers lunch and an evening reception on the 1st of March and online access to the Conference Proceedings immediately following the event. Registration is opened till February 24, 2011.

More about the Conference: http://sugarconference.ru/eng/
Contact details: phone: +7 495 695 37 42, fax: +7 495 690 22 14,
e-mail: sugarconf@gmail.com

On the threshold of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tariff Service of Russia the Russian Grain Union together with “Sojitz Corp.” (Japan)

The International Grain Trade Conference “Asia – Russia” has become a pioneer in the development of grain export relations between Russia and South-East Asian countries, funding mechanisms for grain purchases, prospects for grain export through the ports of the Far East.

Among the II International Grain Trade Conference “Asia – Russia” speakers there are Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Andrey Slepnev, General Director of the United Grain Company Sergey Levin, Deputy General Director of the International Grain Company Nikolay Demianov, President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevskiy, First Deputy General Director of Rusagrotrans Oleg Rogachev, General Director of Institute for Agricultural Market Studies Dmitry Rylko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altay Mills Valery Gachman, General Director of Berkut Viktor Pokotilov, representatives of such international organizations as FAO, OECD, Rabobank, World Bank, USDA, Ministry of Agriculture of Australia, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, SGS, Sberbank of Russia, SKAT, Amurzerno and others. In the Conference frameworks there will be the work session dedicated to risk management in logistics, operations and finance held by the Swiss Reinsurance Company Swiss Re that is one of the industry leaders in the world.

The event is sponsored by SKAT, Inflot MA, Sea Trade Group (Pakistan) and Schyolkovo Agrochim.

In the I International Grain Trading Conference “Asia – Russia”, that was held in February 2010 in Singapore on the initiative of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev aimed at the establishment of the Far Eastern Grain Corridor took part more than 200 participants from 21 countries worldwide including largest agrarian corporations from Asia –
Indonesian Bogasari Flour Mills, Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, Thai Flour Mill Industry Co. Ltd. and Laemthong Corporation Group, Japanese NYK Global Bulk Corporation, Korean Korea Flour Mills DongA One, Philippine San Miguel Corp., leading Chinese logistic company Shun Shing Group and others.

For enquiries, sponsorship and information support of the conference, please email at gaa@grun.ru, mariagrain@grun.ru or feel free to contact by phones below:
Tel: +7 (495) 607-82-85, +7 (499) 975-53-57

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Optogan Group is a vertically integrated European LED & luminaire manufacturer. The company is one of the technology leaders in developing and producing high brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs) for a large variety of applications including Solid State Lighting. Full vertical integration from crystal growth to luminaires on a global level enables competitive, innovative and cost-efficient LED solutions.

Optogan Oy was established in 2004 in Helsinki by Maxim Odnoblyudov, Vladislav Bougrov, and Alexey Kovsh — graduates of the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute and students of Nobel Laureate Zhores Alferov. The company’s basic technological operations are carried out in the German city of Dortmund, where a nanodiode production line using Optogan’s unique technology was based. In 2009, Optogan ZAO was registered in Russia in order to establish a Russian manufacturer of high-brightness LEDs. Rosnanotekh, the Onexim Group, and RIK stepped forward as investors in the project.

Now Optogan Group, with its 350 employees, has plants in Munich (Germany), Helsinki (Finland) and St. Petersburg (Russia). Optogan offers full flexibility for each level of integration of LED products.

• High brightness InGaN chips
• LED components
• LED lamps
• LED luminaires for office, residential, industrial and outdoor applications

The speed and flexibility of a medium sized company combined with excellent application support and customer service are the key success drivers.

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«Russia – Europe: Cooperation without Frontiers»

5-6 June 2012, Moscow

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The Forum is a unique platform of the Russian-European dialogue uniting representatives of political, business and scientific circles, and also the unique all-European platform of the international business cooperation encompassing Russian and European industrial companies, including SMEs, and extending on all Europe and all regions of Russia. To subjects of the Russian Federation the Forum gives the chance to present to the European and Russian business communities their investment climate and entrepreneurial potential likewise investment projects and business partnership proposals of local industrial companies.

Organizers of the Forum are: «Moscow Entrepreneurs Association», “Vnesheconombank”, «Delovaya Russia», Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the RF, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the RF, Department of SMEs Development of the Ministry of Economic Development of the RF, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow Government, «Russian Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises Support», Bank «VTB 24», “Rosbank”, «Association of Russian Banks», Finance-Banking Board of the CIS, “Fund Skolkovo”, etc.

Plenary: to discuss acceleration of Russian economy modernization and diversification via involving Russian companies, inter alia SMEs, into international business relations, especially with European countries in line with the joint initiative Russia-EU “Partnership for Modernization”; the role of Moscow city – capital of Russia – in that as a potential international financial centre likewise a catalyst for internationalizing companies, including SMEs, in Russian regions; assistance to Russian industrial enterprises in generating bankable investment projects and business partnership proposals, including export, attracting FDI and modern technologies.

Round-Tables: “Russia-EU “Partnership for Modernization”. The role of Development Institutions», «Moscow as an International Financial Centre»; «Amelioration of regional investment climate, including state procurement, and internationalizing Russian SMEs».

The first day will be concluded with an official reception and an awarding ceremony of the Russian National Public Prize “Russian Creators” (www.ros-sozidateli.org).

Matchmaking: will be devoted to bilateral negotiations between Russian and European industrial companies, inter alia SMEs, and business support institutions, in production, R&D and services with business partnership proposals, including investment projects, and willing to identify potential business partners in Europe and in Russia.

European and Russian companies from the following sectors are invited to take part in the Forum:

Participation for all persons, companies and institutions is free of charge. They pay their own travel and accommodation costs. Upon individual requests (corresponding forms are to be filled in) four additional payable advertising services could be provided to the Forum participants (see the web-site).

Companies and institution wishing to get additional publicity during the 2-day event could be provided with specific sponsor’s packages upon request.

Forum premises: Moscow Government building (Moscow, Novy Arbat St. 36/9).

Forum web-site: www.ru-eu-cooperation-without-frontiers.com

Contacts:

Mr. Andrei Akopov, Executive Director, Organizing Committee, +7-903-267-6998, russia-europe-map@mail.ru

Ms. Elena Babich, Deputy Executive Director, Organizing Committee, +7-963-770-0409, ru-eu.org@mail.ru