EMPEC Day 1: Monday, June 4, 2007
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8:00 9:00
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Registration and Breakfast
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9:00 - 10:00
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Opening Ceremony
Opening remarks by Vladimir Strashko (Vice President, Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Address by Andrei Sharonov (Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade)
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10:00 - 10:20
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BVCP Thirteen Years in Russia!
Speaker: Andrey Costyashkin (Managing Partner, Baring Vostok Capital Partners)
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10:20 - 11:00
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Executive Interview (Part I): Perspective of Limited Partners Why Western Institutional Investors Choose Emerging Markets
David Fann (President, Pacific Corporate Group) is interviewed by Boris Ecker (Managing Director, International Council of Institutional Investors)
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11:00 - 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:00
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Executive Interview (Part II): Perspective of Russian Government The Role of Government in Attracting New Investments
Speaker: Arkadiy Dvorkovich (Head, Presidential Experts Directorate) is interviewed by Sergey Guriev (Dean, New Economic School) |
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12:00 - 12:20
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EBRD Investments as a Catalyst to Developing Economies
Speaker: Lindsay Forbes (Director of Corporate Equity, EBRD) |
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12:20 - 12:40
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Emerging Markets Private Equity: The Global Perspective
Speaker: Roberta Feldman Brzezinski (Managing Director, EMP Global)
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12:40 - 13:00
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Entering the Market, Playing the Market, Championing the Market
Speaker: Paulina McGroarty (Managing Director, NASDAQ)
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13:00 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 - 14:20
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Identifying Winning Businesses in Russian Private Equity
Speaker: Richard Sobel (Chief Executive Officer, Alfa Capital Partners)
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14:20 - 15:00
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Panel I
Venture Capital in Russia & CIS: How to Attract Early Stage Investment Capital
Speakers: Sergey Romashov (Investment Director, VTB Asset Management), Dmitry Chuhlantsev (Deputy Chairman of the Board, Finans Trust)
Moderator: Yuri Ammosov (Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade)
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15:00 - 15:20
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Russia and Global Private Equity
Speaker: Alexander Vinokurov (TPG Capital)
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15:20 - 16:10
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Panel II
Booming IPO Markets: A View from Stock Exchanges
Speakers: Marian Valkov (Key Account Manager Russia & CIS, Deutsche Borse), Alexey Fedorov (Director of Listing Department, RTS), Aaron Goldstein (Head of Russian Business Development, NYSE Euronext)
Moderator: Marina Manshina (Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Invest)
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16:10 - 16:40
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Day 1 Closing Discussion
Funds and Portfolio Companies: How to Find the Best Investment
Speakers: Charlotte Philipps (President & CEO, AIG Russia Century Fund), Ulf Persson (Managing Partner, Mint Capital)
Moderator: Vladimir Berezansky
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16:40 - 17:00
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Venture Capital
Speaker: Dmitry Vasyutinsky (Deputy General Director, Allianz Rosno Asset Management)
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17:00 18:00
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Cocktail Reception
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EMPEC Day 2: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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8:30 9:00
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Breakfast
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9:00 9:15
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Day Two Opening Remarks
Speaker: Anton Danilov-Danilian (Chairman of Advisory Council, Delovaya Russia)
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9:15 9:35
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Russian Conglomerates: Management & Performance
Speaker: Pavel Khokhryakov (President & CEO, PromSvyazCapital Group)
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9:35 9:55
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Equity Investing in Emerging Markets: Lessons from 20 Years of Experience
Speaker: Alona Ponomareva (Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation) |
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9:55 10:15
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New Investment Destinations in the Emerging Russian Regions
Speaker: Igor Vdovin (Chariman, National Direct Investment Agency) |
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10:15 11:00
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Panel III
Unique Investment Opportunities in Russia & CIS
Speakers: Natalya Kirpichenko (CEO, Miel Brokerage), Michelle Smith (Investment Services Manager in Russia & CIS, OPIC), Dan Coppel (Partner, Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae)
Moderator: Vyacheslav Luginin (CEO, Luginin Capital Partners)
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11:00 - 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 12:00
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Panel IV
M&A Activities in Russia & CIS
Speakers: Leonid Nikitin (Head of Managerial Consulting Department, Baker Tilly Russaudit), Fuad Mekhti (Managing Partner, Aurora Capital), Natalia Ivanova (Director of Pre-IPO Fund, Renaissance Investment Management)
Moderator: Anton Smirnov (Editor-in-Chief, Mergers & Acquisitions)
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12:00 12:20
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Investments into Emerging Sectors of Russian Economy
Speaker: Jack Barbanel (President & CEO, Moorgate Capital Management) |
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12:20 12:40
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Whats in the Future for Direct Investments in Russia
Speaker: Kirill Dmitriev (Managing Director, Delta Private Equity Partners) |
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12:40 13:00
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New Frontiers for Private Equity Investments
Speaker: Giedrius Pukas (Chief Investment Officer, Troika Capital Partners) |
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13:00 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 14:20
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Sovereign Wealth Funds and Their Involvement in Private Equity
Speaker: Andrew Rozanov (Senior Manager, State Street Global Advisors) |
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14:20 - 15:10
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Panel V
The Present and Future of the Russian Investment Markets
Speakers: Jochen Wermuth (Managing Partner, Wermuth Asset Management), Ivy Fredericks (President & CEO, Transnational Capital), Ben Aris (Editor-in-Chief, Business New Europe)
Moderator: George Elfond (Managing Director, International Council of Institutional Investors)
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15:10 15:30
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Promising Investment Projects in Medical Industry
Speaker: Alexander Vinogradov (Founder & Managing Director, Deltatekh LTD) |
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15:30 - 17:00
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Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception
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