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09 October 2003
October 9-10, 2003: "Building on a Decade of Business Partnerships"
For more information, please email Lindsey M. Bernard at bernard@usrbc.org, or visit the Council's website at www.usrbc.org.
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee, United States Senate Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American International Group, Inc.
Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, YUKOS Oil Company
RUSSIAN STATE DUMA PARTICIPANTS:
Alexander S. Belyakov, Chairman, Natural Resources Committee
Sergei V. Generalov, Deputy Chairman, Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship Committee
Vladimir Pekhtin, Leader, Unity Faction
Konstantin Remchukov, Deputy Chairman, Natural Resources Committee
OTHER LEADING RUSSIAN BUSINESSES ON THE PROGRAM INCLUDE:
Sergei Borisov, President, OPORA
Alexander Kotcherguine, Managing Director, MDM Bank
Alisher Normatov, General Director, Stroymetresurs
Leonid B. Rozhetskin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, MMC Norilsk Nickel
Dmitry Yakushkin, Executive Director, Russian-American Business Council
Boris G. Zingarevich, Vice Chairman of the Board, Ilim Pulp Enterprise
David M. Iakobachvili, Chairman of the Board, Wimm Bill Dann (Invited)
Sergey Nedoroslev, President, Kaskol Group (Invited)
REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
A preliminary agenda and a registration form are attached, and also available online at www.usrbc.org.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
To make hotel reservations, please call the Ritz Carlton at 202-835-0500 or 800-241-3333.
VISAS:
AS A REMINDER TO ALL TRAVELING FROM ABROAD, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BEGIN THE VISA APPLICATION PROCESS IMMEDIATELY. For further information, as well as the visa application, please visit the U.S. Embassy in Moscow website at http://www.usembassy.ru/consular/wwwhcnm.html. To receive a visa support letter, please contact Jo Bottalico at bottalico@usrbc.org or
202-739-9188.
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The Council gratefully acknowledges the support of this year's Annual Meeting sponsors: AIG, Caterpillar Inc., Ford Motor Company, Ilim Pulp Enterprise, KPMG, Lockheed Martin Corporation, RenCap Securities, Teton Petroleum, Washington Group International, YUKOS Oil Company, and Zurich-American Insurance.
For more information, please email Lindsey M. Bernard at
bernard@usrbc.org, or visit the Council's website at www.usrbc.org.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
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AGENDA
U.S.-Russia Business Council
10th Anniversary (1993-2003)
Annual Members and Directors Meeting
Building on a Decade of Business Partnerships
October 9-10, 2003
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC
Preliminary Agenda
Thursday, October 9 Annual Meeting Day 1 [USRBC Members Only]
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
Ballroom Foyer
8:30 - 10:30 AM Board of Directors Meeting [Board Members Only]
Plaza Ballroom I
10:30 - 12:00 PM Committee and Working Group Meetings
[concurrent]
Plaza Ballroom II Energy Committee
Moderator:
Karl F. Arleth, President & CEO, Teton Petroleum
Topic 1: Alternative Pipeline Projects
Kyle McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Bruce Misamore, Chief Financial Officer, YUKOS Oil Company
Topic 2: U.S.-Russia Energy Summit and DOC Trade Mission Update
Kevin Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Topic 3: Natural Gas: New Opportunities for U.S.-Russian Cooperation
Alexander Belyakov, Chairman, Natural Resources Committee
Russian State Duma
Roosevelt Room IT Working Group
Moderator:
Mark Sanor, Partner, Ernst & Young
Ravi Vish, Manager, IT Investments Division, Global Information and
Communication Technologies Department, International Finance Corp.
12:15 - 1:30 PM Opening Luncheon
Ritz Ballroom
Welcoming Remarks
Eugene K. Lawson, President, U.S.-Russia
Business Council
Keynote Speaker
Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky
Chairman and CEO, YUKOS Oil Company
1:30 - 2:00 PM Break
Ballroom Foyer
2:00 - 3:30 PM Panel #1: The Impact of Consumer Trends on
Business
Ritz Ballroom
Moderator:
Stephen Jennings, President, RenCap Securities
Speakers:
Peter B. Necarsulmer, Chairman, The PBN Company
Sergei Borisov, President, OPORA
David M. Iakobachvili, Chairman of the Board, Wimm-Bill-Dann
Alisher Normatov, General Director, Stroymetresurs
Michel Perhirin, Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisenbank
3:30 - 4:00 PM Keynote Speaker
Ritz Ballroom Amb. Carlos Pascual
Coordinator for U.S. Assistance, Europe and Eurasia
U.S. Department of State
4:00 - 5:00 PM Panel #2: Managing Russia's Human Capital
Ritz Ballroom
Moderator:
David Preng, President, Preng & Associates
Speakers:
George Abdushelishvili, Sr. Partner, Ward Howell International
Arthur George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
5:45 - 6:15 PM Boarding of Buses from the Ritz Carlton Hotel
for Dinner Cruise
7:00 - 10:00 PM Odyssey Dinner Cruise on the Potomac [Members
and Non-members]
Buses begin departing at 5:45pm;
boarding/cocktail hour begins at 6:00pm.
(600 Water Street, SW)
Friday, October 10 Annual Meeting Day 2 [Members &
Non-Members]
7:00 - 9:00 AM Registration
Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM Keynote Speaker
Ritz Ballroom Hon. Richard G. Lugar
Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee
United States Senate
8:30 - 9:45 AM Panel #3: Russian Investment in the Global
Economy
Ritz Ballroom
Moderator:
Roger Munnings, Managing Director, KPMG
Speakers:
Konstantin Remchukov, Deputy Chairman, Committee
on
Natural Resources, Russian State Duma
Leonid B. Rozhetskin, Deputy Chairman of the
Management Board
MMC Norilsk Nickel
Zakhar D. Smushkin, Chairman of the Board, Ilim
Pulp Enterprise
9:45 - 10:45 AM Panel #4: Russian Parliamentary and Presidential
Elections
Ritz Ballroom
Moderator:
John Maguire, Chief Strategist, Emerging Markets
Medley Global Advisors
Speakers:
Timothy J. Colton, Director, Davis Center for
Russian
and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Dmitry Yakushkin, Executive Director
Russian-American Business Council
Response/Comments, by various State Duma members
10:45 - 11:15 AM Keynote Speaker
Ritz Ballroom Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
American International Group, Inc.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Committee Meetings [concurrent]
Jefferson Room Aerospace-Aviation Working Group
"Restructuring of Russia's Aerospace Industry & Russia's Role in the
Global Aerospace Industry"
Moderator:
Ruth Harkin, Senior Vice President,
International Affairs
and Government Relations, United Technologies Corporation
Speakers:
Sergei Kravchenko, Vice President, The Boeing Company (Invited)
Richard Brody, President, International Operations, United
Technologies Corporation
Anatoly Karpov, General Director, Air Company "POLET"
Alexander I. Medvedchikov, Deputy General Director
Rosaviakosmos (Invited)
Lincoln Room Agribusiness Committee
Moderator:
Van A. Yeutter, Director, International Business Development, Cargill
Speakers:
Sergei Strokov, Minister-Counselor for
Agricultural Affairs
Russian Embassy
Christian Foster, Chief, Trade
and Investment Branch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
James Sumner, President, U.S.A. Poultry and Egg Export Council
Roosevelt Room Legal Committee
Speakers:
Sergei V. Generalov, Deputy Chairman, Economic Policy and
Entrepreneurship Committee, Russian State Duma
Marina Kaldina, Co-Chair, Russian General Counsels'
Association
Alfred Watkins, Lead Private-Sector Development Specialist
Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank (Invited)
1:00 - 2:30 PM Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Ritz Ballroom Hon. Spencer Abraham
U.S. Secretary of Energy (Invited)
3:00 - 4:30 PM Panel Sessions [concurrent]
Ballroom Salon I Recent Progress on Customs
Reforms
Moderator:
James B. Clawson, Chief Executive Officer, JBC International
Speakers:
Carol Vipperman, President, Foundation for Russian-American
Economic Cooperation
Carlos Ferreira, Task Manager, Customs Development Project
The World Bank
Lucas Ventino, Vice President, Global Trade Development
Oracle Corporation
Ballroom Salon II Visa Update
Moderator:
Gary Rubus, Senior Advisor, International Programs
Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Speakers:
Boris Marchuk, Senior Counselor, Russian Embassy
John Evans, Director, Office of Russian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
George Lynn, Bureau of Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
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