The Eurasia Center & The Eurasian Business Coalition
The Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the USA
4th Annual Conference:
DOING BUSINESS WITH RUSSIA
Washington, DC
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th
THE RUSSIAN TRADE REPRESENTATION
2001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009
&
THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
1825 Phelps Place, NW Washington, DC
Given the high priority in developing new business relations between Russia and the United States, there are a lot of new business opportunities to explore between both nations.
As new high tech projects are being developed and former obstacles to trade being removed, both nations are poised to develop new opportunities for trade and commerce, as both Presidents Obama and Medvedev have placed this high on their Presidential agendas.
Peter Loukianoff, Managing Partner, Almaz Capital Partners, discusses
high technology and internet investing in Russia.
- TOPICS
- New Business Opportunities In Russia – Privatization
- Russia's New Initiatives For Scientific Innovation - Skolkovo
- Mergers and Acquisitions, Legal and Financial Developments
- Bilateral & Multilateral Support For Business In Russia
- Analysis Of Trade Development With Russia – Sector-By-Sector (IT, Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear Energy)
- Will The Energy Sector Rebound In Russia? New Exploration Initiatives
- New Market and Inverstment Opportunities In Russia's Regions
STAR OF EXCELLENCE
AWARDEES FOR 2011
William Lane, Washington Director, Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar, and Peter Loukianoff, Managing Partner, Almaz Capital Partners, receive Star of Excellence Awards.
Laura Brank, Partner, Head of Dechert LLP, Russia Practice receives the Star of Excellence Award.
Panels addressed vital topics of business, trade, energy and finance. There will be new opportunities from the privatization of Russia's top energy companies and other enterprises. The Conference included presentations on energy and natural resources, high technology, mergers and acquisitions, economic development and public support for investments. Russia is now offering special economic zones for investment.
This event allowed participants to interact with those in Russia and Eurasia seeking to expand two-way trade, direct investments, business opportunities and open communication. Russia's possibilities for WTO accession are quite possible by the end of the year.
Christopher Wilson, Assistant US Trade Representative for WTO & Multilateral Affairs, discusses Russia’s accession to the WTO.
Participants at the conference spoke with members of Russian Trade Mission and experts who have years of experience in doing business in Russia. There were important Russian officials along with executives from numerous US corporations and representatives of US Government agencies including the Departments of Commerce and State.
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SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
The Doing Business with RUSSIA conference is a unique marketing opportunity for your company to support US-Russian business relations and to increase your company's exposure within the US-Russian business community. Sponsor this event and your company will reach not only to the conference attendees but also to the hundreds of thousands of people to whom this Conference will be televised to both in the US and in Russia.
SPONSORS of our Events: 3M Corporation; The Boeing Company; U.S. Department of Commerce; Cisco Systems; CitiBank; Dechert LLP; Russian- American Chamber of Commerce; United Technologies; The Ford Motor Company; The Coca-Cola Company; General Electric; ConocoPhillips; Baltika; The Intel Corporation; Lockheed-Martin; Seagrams; LUKOIL Oil Company; PepsiCo; DuPont; Goodyear; Research International; Xenios Research.
