Preliminary Program of the First Voronezh Investment Forum

The Forum opening
Greetings by V.Kulakov, Voronezh area governor
Greetings by G.Poltavchenko, authorized representative of the RF President in the Central Federal district
Greetings by G. Rapota authorized representative of the RF President in the Volga Federal district
Greetings by V. Ustinov authorized representative of the RF President in the Southern Federal district

Plenary session
Topics for discussion:

• Strategic development of Voronezh area;
• Implementing regional investment potential in machine-building;
• Infrastructure project developmen;t
• Prospects of scientifuc, educational and personnel provision for industry.

Maderator of the plenary session:
*Valery Fadeyev, editor-in-chief of Expert magazine, member of Public Chamber of the RF

Invited guests:

	*V. Kulakov,	governor of Voronezh region;
	S. Kruglik,	deputy minister of regional development of the RF;
	*Klaus Roland,	Russian office director and permanent representative of the World Bank in the Russian Federation;
	*S. Korotkov,	director of the Center for international industrial cooperation UNIDo in the RF;
	I. Levitin	minister of transport of the RF;
	I. Schegolev,	minister of mass communications of the RF;
	*Marco Borsotti,	permanent representative of Program of UNO Development in Russia;
	A. Fursenko,	minister of education and science of the RF;
	V. Khristenko,	minister of industry and trade of the RF;
	A. Shokhin,	president of Russian Union of manufacturers and entrepreners;
	*G. Scherbakov,	Commerce representative of the Russian Federation in the Ukraine Topic: «Russian-Ukrainian inter-regional ties as a significant factor of enlarging trade and economic cooperation on the CIS territory»;
	*A. Fedorov,	president, chairman of the board of directors, JSC «United Aircraft-building Corporation» Topic: to be confirmed;
	*O. Shakhov,	director general, Federeal enterprise "Roads of Russia" Topic: to be confirmed;
	*A. Rubtsov,	director general, JSC "Ilyushin Finance Co";
	*A. Arsamakov,	representative of JSC "Њ€­Ѓ";
	*M. Skorokhod,	president, JSC "EUROCEMENT group";
	*A. Andreyev,	chairman of the board of directors, ZUO Management company Domedko-Haksly.

Topics for discussion:

• Concept of the state professional training;
• Staff potential of industry and branch personnel upgrade system state;
• Developing state and private partnership in education, training and upgrade system;
• Necessity of setting inter-regional training and upgrading centers.

Roundtable 1
”Main priorities for regional innovation schemes”

Topics for discussion:

• Organizing state support for the RF innovation activity;
• The RF regional aspects of innovation policy;
• Mechanisms of setting a regional innovation system;
• Investing to innovations: problems and outlooks;
• Zones of priority for innovation activity in Voronezh.

Participating:

	*E Popova	assistant of the head of administration of the RF President, head of inter-department working group, Topic: tp be confirmed;
	*M. Shushpanov,	director general JSC «Voronezh Joint Stock Aircraft-building Company», corresponding member of the Russian Engineering Academy Topic: «Investments in innovations: problems and prospects»;
	*Marco Burkhardt,	vice-president, Siemens Russia Topic: to be confirmed
	*K. Gordon,	general director, IC «Naftaeco»; Topic: to be confirmed
	*V. Fedorov	director, All-Russia center for public opinion stydy Topic:: to be confirmed;
	*D. Yendovitsky,	prorector on innovations, Voronezh state university Topic: «Innovational media of higher educational establishments as a part of region development»;
	*A. Ivanov,	director general, JSC «Corporation Scientific Production Association «RIF» Topic: to be confirmed;
	*V. Kozharnovich,	program manager of Department of investments and technology development UNIDO, Topic: «Regional innovation system and role of international organizations in economy growth and social development»;
	*V. Tupikin,	executive director ZAO «VITS» (technopark «Sodruzhestvo»), Topic: «Innovation activity development in Voronezh region: priorities and projects underway in technopark «Sodruzhestvo»;
	*V. Shaposhnikov,	director, JSC «Agroelectromash» Topic: to be confirmed;
	*S. Andrushechko,	deputy director on construction - chief engineer Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Atomenergoproekt", Topic: «Regonal aspect of Novovoronezh atomicpower plant-2 construction»;
	A. Korobov,	director general, JSC «Russian Venture Company»;
	*M. Ladygina,	chairman, coordination of joint comission ЦЧБ SB RF and ВРСП «OPORA» «Center of investment growth», Topic: to be confirmed;
	S. Polyakov,	general director Foundation of small scientific and technical enterprises development aid;
	I. Surovtsev,	rector, Voronezh State Architect and Construction University;
	*N. Schipelev,	director, Main direction of industry, transport, communications and innovations of Voronezh region Topic:«Problems and prospects of regional innovation system development in Voronezh region»;
	*A. Povalyaev,	prorector on science and research Voronezh state Technical University, Topic: «Higher educational establishment innovational activity development».
	*A. Nekhayev,	director general, State Foundation for small business support of Voronezh region Topic: «Creating systems of small and meduim size business financing, taking Voronezh region as an example».
	V. Shamota	director, Department of external economic relations, Administration of Vladimir region;
	D. Klimin,	chief Councilor, Investment and Innovational activity department, Ministry of industry and trade of Tatarstan Republic;
	V. Podgorny,	head of the Direction of investments and international relations of Lipetsk region.

Round Table 2
”Regional agro-industrial complex: growth territory”

Topics for discussion:

• Federal priorities for agro-industrial complex;
• Implementing national project "Development of agro-industrial complex";
• Prospects of developing agricultural products and foodstuff market when entering the WTO;
• Protecting the national market of agricultural products: theory or vital necessity;
• Manufacturing agricaltural machinery;
• Investments to the regional agro-industrial complex: projects and requirements.
• Innovational schemes of agrarian food technologies.

Participating:

	*V. Avdeyev,	Head of Anna municipal district of Voronezh region, Topic: to be confirmed;
	Representative of Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation;
	*K. Bolmatov,	director on corporate issues, OOO «Bunge CIS », Topic: «Infrastructural issues in implementing investment projects»;
	*P. Gurov,	director of State Federal enterprise «Voronezh center of standards, metrology and certification», Topic: «Program «Voronezh quality» - reliable instrument for increasing products' competitiveness»;
	*I. Dubovskoy,	deputy governor of Voronezh region, Topic: "Priorities of state policy of social and economic development of Voronezh region agrarian and industrial complex";
	*A. Yevseyev,	director, OOO «Agrotekhgarant»;
	E. Lyaschenko,	director general, Management company «Efko»;
	*V. Panfilov,	academician, All-Russia Academy of Agriculture named after Lenin, Topic: «Scientific background for creating innovational agrarian food technologies»;
	*I. Khitskov,	director, State Scientific Reserch Institute of economy and agrarian industrial complex creation in Central Chernozem area of the Rf, Topic: «Organizational economic problems of agrarian industrial complex development in Central Chernozem area of the RF»;
	*V. Penin,	director of Bank VTB branch in Voronezh, Topic: «Approaches, criteria and estimations of Bank VTB of enterprises financing within the framework of the national project «Development of agrarian industrial complex».
	*A. Garmonov,	director od science and technicla complex, JSC «Concern «Sozvesdie» Topic: «State of commercial equipment and mobile WiMAX designing »;

Round Table 3
”Development outlooks for transport and logistics in Voronezh area”

Topics for discussion:

• Inter-regional cooperation to develop terminal networks for local and transit cargo and passenger flows;
• State-business partnership in implementing large transportation projects;
• Mechanisms for efficient implementation of transport and logistics large investment projects;
• Mechanism of attracting state, private and foreign investments;
• Investment potential of transportation industry and corresponding business-infrastructure.
• “Sochi transit”

Participating:

	*A. Volod'ko,	director of South-eastern Railroad, JSC Russian Railways Topic: to be confirmed;
	*S. Posledov,	deputy head, main direction of economic development of Voronezh region Topic: «Mechanism of developing state and business partnership in creating transport and logistic infrastructure»;
	*N. Tityukhin,	president, Euroasian logistic association, Topic: «Logistic concepts for making investments in transport infrastructure development»;
	*O. Ikhlef,	director of the main Moscow office, BSGV, Topic: «Societe General Group development in Russia. Results and prospects»;
	*A. Gusev	director general, JSC «Voronezhsintezkauchuk», Topic: «Using modern technologies in road-building is the base of their safety and durability»;
	*A. Zhvakin	head of Direction of synthetic rubber, OOO «SIBUR» Topic: «SIBUR company investment project of developing new materials for road-building industry»;
	*A. Savinkov	deputy director, scientific and technical complex, JSC «Concern «Sozvezdie» Topic: «New opportunities of monitoring transport objects»;
	*Yu. Nizovtsev,	deputy director, Direction of industry, transport, communications, and innovations Topic: "Problems and prospects of Voronezh transort and logistic complex development";
	*I. Popova,	director, regional center "Chernozemye", Insurance company Ingosstrakh Topic: "Agrarian Industrial complex of regions: territory of growth";
	A. Zheludkov,	director general, Far-east Transport Group;
	A. Zhizhayev,	director general, State Unitary Enterprise Mostransavto;
	A. Molchanov,	director general, ZAO Firm "Protel Implementing Center";
	A. Shindyapin,	director general, ZAO Yukos-Transservice;
	V. Shpakov,	director general, JSC New Transportation Company.

Roundtable 4
«Housing solutions for middle class»

Topics for discussion:

• Results of the second stage of project «Russian House of Future». Plans for the future;
• Key factors of starting efficient mass construction;
• Economy housing development prospects;
• What's mass economy housing? What should new accomplishment standards be?
• What prevents increasing volume of construction today? What is necessary for a spurt? How to quilckly start building 150 million sq. m instead of 50 million?
• What house, what city and how does middle class wants to live?
• What is the national housing standard?
• Urgency and conditions for forming legal market of rental appartments;
• Role of regions in organizing mass housing development.

Participating:

	*S. Zhuravlev,	manager of project «Russian House of Future» Topic:"Regional and local housing policy. Piot ground of «Russian House of Future» project in Voronezh region";
	S. Kruglik,	deputy minister of regional development of the RF;
	*A. Tsapin,	deputy governor of Voronezh region;
	*N. Kirpichenko,	director general, «Multibroker», cjairman of committee «New housing policy» «Delovaya Rossiya»;
	*V. Astanin,	head of the Direction of construction policy of Voronezh region;
	*A. Kogan,	deputy of the State Duma of the RF, deputy chairman of the Committee on budget and taxes of the State Duma, coordinator of program «Own House» of Edinaya Rossiya party Topic:"Legislative provision of affordable housing market development. Opportunities of project "Own House";
	*V. Butyrin,	president, non-commercial partnership Union of developers of Voronezh region;
	*S. Nepomnyaschiy,	director general, archetect bureau «sergey Nepomnyaschiy and Partners»;
	*S. Lukin,	deputy of Voronezh region Duma, chairman of the board of directors OOO "Domostroitelny Kombinat";
	*R. Vishnevsky,	executive director NAMIKS Topic:«Low-rise construction in Russia - problems and prospects»;
	*A. Chibis,	head of Direction of afordable housing market development of Federal agency of construction and communal services;
	*A. Ovchinnikov,	president, JSC «National Housing Corporation» Topic:« Vertically integrated production of low-rise houses as a basic element of afordable and comfortable housing».

Roundtable 5
«Construction of industrial objects: choosing contractor»

Topics for discussion:

• Legislation aspects of contracting development companies for industrial objects construction
• Tender(contest) practice: demands of the customer and interests of participants
• Chosing winners: criteria of choice

Participating:

	P. Bezukladnikov,	director general, JSC «Group Е4»
	G. Zhivotinsky,	director general, JSC «Mosinzhstroi»
	A. Smirnov,	president, ZAO «Globalstroi-engineering»
	V. Belyayeva,	director general, JSC «Welding-mounting trust»
	G. Kobzev,	director general, JSC Corporation «Transstroy»
		Representatives of Voronezh region administration
	I. Shramko,	director of state institution "Center of informational support for communal services reform, Moscow".