Saturday, 26 June

Evening reception

DAY ONE: Sunday, 27 June

Registration of delegates

09.00

Morning plenary session

State Secretary for International Financial Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

Sergey ORDZHONIKIDZE

Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

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

Head of the Department of Regional Affairs, Economy and Health, Member of the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva

Special Session 1

Medium-term social and economic development of Russia. Influence of the world economic and financial crisis on the long-term plans of the Russian government. Role of the State Duma and the Council of the Federation in legislative support of reforms and promotion of the civil society in Russia.

Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation

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

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

Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on Transport

Head of the Expert Department of the President of Russia

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.

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia

Secretary of State, Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia

Secretary of State, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia

Deputy Minister of the Regional Development of Russia

Chairman, Pension Fund of Russia

Director General, State Corporation Fund for the Promotion of the Reform of the Public Utilities Sector

Director General, State Company Russian Motorways

Special Session 3

Efficiency of anti-crisis measures in the banking sectors of Russia and Switzerland. Regulation and self-regulation of financial markets and institutions. Particular features of the financial crisis in Russia and its influence on the national banking sector. Sustainable capitalization of Russian financial institutions and increase of banks’ assets are crucial prerequisites of the national economic development.

First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia

Pavel MEDVEDEV

Chairman of the Sub-Committee of the State Duma on Banking Legislation; Chairman of the Russia-Switzerland Parliamentary Group

Garegin TOSUNYAN

President of the Association of Russian Banks

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

Chairman of the Board, Probusinessbank

Partner, finews.ch

DAY TWO: Monday, 28 June

09.00

Morning plenary session

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Senior Vice-President, Pictet & Cie

Managing Director, OTKRITIE Investment Bank

Governor of the Stavropol Region

Governor of the Ryazan Region

Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region

Governor of the Kirov Region

Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod

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 and Swiss companies and banks on international markets – can they use credit crunch, liquidity crisis and other economic upheavals to their benefit? Russia-Switzerland economic cooperation and joint projects.