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DAY ONE: Sunday, 14 March

     
08.00 – 09.00

Registration of delegates

     

09.00

Morning plenary session

     
  Jean-Pierre ROTH

President of the Swiss National Bank

  Alexander ZHUKOV

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

  Alexander TORSHIN

First Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation (Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament)

 

Oleg MOROZOV

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma (Lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament)

 

Igor BRATCHIKOV

Ambassador of Russia in Switzerland

 

Viktor CHERNOMYRDIN

Ambassador of Russia in Ukraine, Former Prime Minister of Russia

 

Valery LOSCHININ

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Russia at the United Nations Office at Geneva

 

Rita FUHRER

Head of the Department of Economics, Canton of Zurich

     
11.00 – 11.20 Coffee break
     
11.20

Special Session 1

     
 

Social and economic development of Russia in the global context. Influence of the world economic and financial crisis on national economic and financial systems and reaction of the Russian business. What are the basic principles of the state and private sector partnership in time of economic hardship? How the investment climate and the macro-economic situation in general could reduce the flight of capital and attract new foreign investments in Russian economy? Facilitation of Russian investments in Europe.

     
  Arkady DVORKOVICH

Assistant to the President of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for Relations with Industrialized Countries and G8 Members

  Yuri VASILIEV

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Budget and Taxes

  Evgeny BUSHMIN

Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation on Budget

  Dmitry ANANIEV

Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation on Financial Markets and Currency Circulation

  Mikhail ZADORNOV

President – Chairman of the Board, Bank VTB 24

     
13.00-14.30 Lunch
     
14.30

Special Session 2

     
 

Road map for the development of the Russian economy, its industrial and financial sector. Improvement of the monetary and credit policy, optimization of taxes, regulation of financial markets, operations of banks and insurance companies. Efficiency of the state management and enhancement of the competitiveness of national industries.

     
 

Andrey KLEPACH

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia

  Sergey SHATALOV

Secretary of State, Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia

  Aleksey ULYUKAEV

First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia

  Ilya LOMAKIN-RUMYANTSEV

Head of the Federal Service of Insurance Supervision of Russia

  Sergey KHARLAMOV

Deputy Head of the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia

     
16.40 – 17.00 Coffee break
     
17.00

Special Session 3

     
 

Impact of the volatility of the world financial markets and the liquidity crisis on the Russian banking system. Sustainable increase of banks’ assets is a crucial prerequisite of the further economic development. Priority of credit mechanisms in the macroeconomic management and credit facilitation as important factors of the future economic growth. Access to affordable interbank lending rates and the Central Bank regulations. The wave of merges and acquisitions in the Russian banking sector – will small and medium size banks survive in the new environment? Role of commercial banks in the promotion of the national economic growth.

     
  Pavel MEDVEDEV

Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the State Duma on Banking Legislation

 

Garegin TOSUNIAN

President of the Association of Russian Banks

  Mikhail SUKHOV

Director of the Credit Institutions Licensing and Financial Rehabilitation Department, Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia

 

German GREF

President – Chairman of the Board, Savings Bank of Russia (Sberbank)

  Alexander ZHELEZNYAK

Chairman of the Board, Probusinessbank

     
18.30-20.00

Evening reception

     

DAY TWO: Monday, 16 March

     
09.00

Morning plenary session

     
  Vladimir VASILIEV

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Security

  Yury CHIKHANCHIN

Head of the Federal Service on Financial Monitoring of Russia

  Evgeny FEDOROV

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship

  Edmond BROCHON

Member of the Board, CCID SA

  Alexander SEMENIAKA

Director General, Russian Mortgage Financing Agency

  Yuri KHROMOV

Trade Representative of Russia in Switzerland

     
11.40 - 12.00 Coffee break
     
12.00

Round Table

     
 

Global recession, economic uncertainty and financial crisis. State measures to protect national economy and financial sector on a long-term basis. Legislative support of these measures and public-private partnership. Challenges of the post-crisis world and sustainable development of emerging markets. Strengthening positions of Russian companies and banks on international markets – can they use credit crunch, liquidity crisis and other economic upheavals to their benefit?

     
 

Discussions within the framework of the Round Table will involve all delegates of the Forum as well as Mr. Yuri VASILIEV, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Budget and Taxes, Mr. Evgeny BUSHMIN, Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation on Budget, Mr. Vladimir VASILIEV, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Security, Mr. Evgeny FEDOROV, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship, Mr. Pavel MEDVEDEV, Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the State Duma on Banking Legislation, Mr. Andrey KLEPACH, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, Mr. Mikhail SUKHOV, Director of the Credit Institutions Licensing and Financial Rehabilitation Department, Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia, Mr. Garegin TOSUNYAN, President of the Association of Russian Banks and other speakers.

     

13.30-15.00

Termination of the Forum and lunch
     

 
Administrative information

Date and place: Sunday – Monday, 15 – 16 March 2009 at the Conference Hall of the Marriott Hotel, Neumuehlequai 42, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland; tel. (044) 360-7070.

Working language: English will be the working language of the Forum.

Please note: For reasons beyond the control of organizers, it may be necessary to alter partially the content and/or the timing of the program or its speakers.

Time limit for the registration: Completed registration forms and payments must arrive no later than Thursday, 5 March 2009. Please register online at the Forum’s web site www.finas.info

Registration fee is Euro 1990 per delegate from Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Swiss and Liechtenstein nationals and permanent residents) and includes attendance at all plenary sessions, coffee breaks, lunches, receptions and simultaneous Russian-English interpretation and applicable taxes. Register now

Cancellations: We do not make any refunds of the registration fees. Substitutes are accepted at any time with a written notice received in advance.

Sponsorship and advertising: Exhibition and distribution of any information and advertising materials are strictly reserved to the sponsors of the Forum. To inquire about the sponsorship and advertising opportunities, please contact FINAS (Route des Arsenaux 41, C.P. 217, 1705 Fribourg, Switzerland; tel.: 026 422-36-22, fax: 026 422-36-24, e-mail: info@finas.info

 

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