Seminar for representatives of

Russian regional Governments, Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Business Support Institutions and Entrepreneurs’ Organizations

Moderator - Mr. Andrei Akopov,

Advisor to the President, Moscow Entrepreneurs Association

Starting at 10:30; Items and Speakers:

            - Investment & Partnership potential of Smolenskcity (Ms. Natalia Zvereva, Deputy Lord-Mayor of Smolensk city)

           - Russian technology transfer networking and Gate2RuBIN project as instruments for technology partnerships in Russia and Europe (Mr. Yury Alferov, “Russian Technology Transfer Networking”, Obninsk, Kaluga region)

            - Long-Term Integrated Business Partnership Matchmaking Programme "Russia-Europe: Cooperation without Frontiers" (Mr. Andrei Akopov, Advisor to the President, Moscow Entrepreneurs Association)

           - Attraction of FDI into Moscow based enterprises by the Moscow Export & Investment Support Agency (Mr. Suren Vardanyan, General Director

         - SMEs financing by "Bank of Moscow" (Mrs. Anna Zakharova, Bank of Moscow)

           - SMEs management training modules by the "U.S.Russia Centre for Entrepreneurship" (Ms. Oxana Potapenko, Development Director)