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EU-RUSSIA INDUSTRIALISTS’ ROUND TABLE
"A new momentum is needed to boost EU-Russia relations while helping Russia to improve its competitiveness"
Dr Klaus Mangold, Executive Advisor to the Chairman, Daimler Chrysler |
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PROFILES
"Russian Coal has consolidated various assets across Russia"
Vadim Varshavskiy, Chairman of the Board, Russian Coal
TVER’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Dmitry Zelenin, Governor, Tver Region
“RUSSIA’S BUSINESSES ARE YOUNG AND GROWING VERY FAST”
Oleg Beriev, President and CEO, Mildberry |
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INVESTMENT CLIMATE
“DOMESTIC COMPANIES ARE PROFITING”
Sergei Moiseyev, CFO, CHTPZ Group
“WE ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR INVESTORS”
Anatoli Kaminov, Principal, RP Capital Group and Julian Kozerski, Principal, RP Capital Group
LOOK AT THE FINANCES IN AN UNBIASED WAY
Pavel Teplukhin, President, CEO, Troika Dialog Asset Management
OPENING THE COUNTRY FURTHER TO WORLD TRADE
Werner Breuers, President, Basell Polyolefins Europe |
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ENTREPRENEURS

WHY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS SHOULD CARE ABOUT SMES
Jamison R. Firestone, Managing Partner, Firestone Duncan
Professing to be a ‘lousy’ businessman
Sergei Vykhodtsev, CEO, Velle
“WE NEED MORE ENTREPRENEURS TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO”
Andrei Davidovich, President, Market Ltd
“THE ELITE MUST BE INTERESTED IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION”
Peter Proidakov, General Director, Pudoff
THE DIFFICULTY OF FINANCING SMES
Elena Ivanutenko, Director, Valentina
“THE NEW MOTIVATION IS TO WORK HONESTLY”
Sergei Frolov, President, Trading and Manufacturing company Troika |
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ENERGY

HEDGING THE RISKS OF UTILITIES
Simon Birg, Analyst, Finam Investment
WILL THE GOVERNMENT COMPLETE THE REFORM?
Claude Mandil, Executive Director, IEA |
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TRANSPORT

TEAMING UP WITH RZD
Ludwig Bolkow, Head of International Relations, Deutsche Bahn
“PLAYING TO OUR STRENGTHS”
Ilya Aleksandrovsky, Director, S7
A FILLIP TO THE ECONOMY
Matt Donnelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rolf Group of Companies
INVESTING IN ROLLING STOCK
Dmitry Eremeev, CEO, Brunswick Rail Leasing and Nicholas Hofgren, Managing Director, Brunswick Capital
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE BETTER THAN OIL
Raisa Parshina, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Far Eastern Transport Group |
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IT & TELECOMMUNICATION

HELPING TO GROW LOCAL BUSINESS
Stephen Chandler, Vice President, EDS
RUSSIAN R&D
Alf Henryk Wulf, Vice President, Alcatel
THRIVING AFTER THE DOT-COM BUBBLE
Leonid Boguslavsky, Chairman, ru-Net Holdings
OUTSOURCING AND IT PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS
Veli Pohjolainen, Senior Executive Vice President, TietoEnator Corporation |
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BANKING

APPLING WESTERN EXPERIENCE TO THE RUSSIAN CONTEXT
Stuart Lawson, Chairman of the executive board, Soyuz Bank |
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PULP & PAPER

“AN ENORMOUS RESOURCE, WHICH IS BEING TOTALLY UNDERUTILISED”
Frank Graves, Executive Vice President, Ilim Pulp |