«Russia – Europe: Cooperation without Frontiers»

5-6 June 2012, Moscow

Press-Release

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