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Preliminary Agenda
(As of April 13, 2000)
1:00
- 2:00 pm Registration
2:00 - 2:15 pm Welcome and
Opening Remarks:
- Yuri V. Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the United States
- Helen Teplitskaia, President, American-Russian Chamber of Commerce &
Industry and Faculty Advisor, Global Management Initiatives, J.L. Kellogg
School of Management
- Michael J. Copps, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development
2:15 -
2:30pm Keynote Speaker:
- Arkady F. Samokhvalov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Russian Federation
2:30
- 3:40 pm Russia's Political, Economic and Legal Climate:
Update and Post-election Forecast. Strategies for Business
- Government Relations in a Dynamic Environment
- Chair: Ambassador William B. Taylor, Jr., Coordinator of U.S. Assistance
to the New Independent States, U.S. Department of State
- Yuri V. Akhremenko, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation
- Mr. William P. Kelly, Director, International Governmental Affairs, Ford
Motor Company
- Arthur L. George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
- Derek Bloom, Partner, Coudert Brothers
3:40
- 3:55 pm Break
3:55 - 4:45 Best Business Practices for Manufacturing, Marketing,
and Distribution in Russia: News from the Field
- Chair: Paul Rodzianko, Vice President, Access Industries, Inc.
- Eric Mulloy, Vice President for Legal & Government Affairs, Boeing Commercial
Airplane Group
- David D. Wright, Division Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Norm L. Boyd, Vice President, Corporate Development, AGCO Corporation
- Donald M. Nelson, Vice President, International Trade Relations, Philip
Morris Companies Inc.
Leslie R. Roberts, Director, International Government Relations, Mary Kay Inc.
4:45
- 6:10 pm Investments and Structured Trade Finance.
Mechanisms for Risk Management and Russian Currency Hedging
- Chair: Helen Teplitskaia, President, American-Russian Chamber of Commerce
& Industry
- Sergei Kouzmine, President, Russian Investment Solutions Fund
- Thomas J. Bulter, Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank
- Igor G. Souvorov, Chairman, Moscow Narodny Bank
- Richard J. Nordin, President, Defense Enterprise Fund/Russia Partners Management,
LLC
- Scott Brusso, Vice President, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
6:15
- 6:25 Catalog Presentation: Best Russian Enterprises and Products
6:20
- 6:30 Closing Remarks
6:30
- 8:30 Gala Reception and Awards Ceremony
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