THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004
8:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches
§ The Improving Banking Environment in Russia
§ Developing Relations with Russian Banks
Ø Alexander Murychev, President, Association of Russia’s Regional Banks
Ø Richard Hainsworth, CEO, RusRating
Ø J. Andrew Spindler, Executive Director, FSVC
Ø John Taylor, Under Secretary, International Affairs U.S. Department of the Treasury
Ø Andrei Kozlov, First Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Russia
Ø Michel Perhirin, Chairman of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank, Russia
11:30 Coffee and Networking Break
12:00 SESSION ONE: Regional Perspective
§ The World Bank’s Russian financial institution strategy – its focus on the regional banks
§ Retail Lending in Russia’s Regions
§ Lending to SMEs in the Moscow Region
§ Mortgage Lending
Ø Hormoz Aghdaev, Lead Financial Analyst, World Bank
Ø Dmitry Eropkin, President, Impex Bank, Moscow
Ø Alexander Dmitruk, Chairman of the Board, Sotsgor Bank
1:30 Lunch
3:00 SESSION TWO: International Trade
§ Finding Deals/Completing Transactions
§ Agricultural Requirements in Russia’s Regions
§ Increasing U.S.-Russian Trade
Ø Rob Monyak, Sr. VP, WorldBusinessCapital
Ø Andrei Shishkin, AgroPromKredit
4:00 Closing Remarks
Ø Andrei Kozlov
Ø J. Andrew Spindler
4:30 Breakout Meetings / Networking
5:30 Cocktail Reception
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2004
8:30 Coffee and Networking
9:00 Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches
§ Accounting System Convergence vs. Evolution
§ International, National and Regional Practices when Lending
§ Overcoming International Barriers
Ø Paul Volcker, Former Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ø J. Andrew Spindler, Executive Director, FSVC
Ø Vladimir Tarachov, Duma Deputy
Ø Victor Geraschenko, Duma Deputy, Former Chairman, Central Bank of Russia
Ø Igor Finogenov, President, NOMOS Bank
Ø Philip Merrill, President & Chairman, Ex-Im Bank
11:00 Coffee and Networking Break
11:30 SESSION THREE: Corporate Financing
§ Providing the Lead for Private Capital in Difficult Markets
§ Corporate Financing Opportunities in Russian Oil
§ Developing Funding Programs to Meet Different Needs
§ Overview of Emerging Financial Instruments
Ø Kurt Geiger, Director, EBRD
Ø Tomasz Telmar, IFC
Ø Andrei Korol, Deputy Chairman, Surgutneftegazbank
Ø Peter Watson, President and CEO, OPIC
Ø Mira Davidovski, Partner, Salans
1:00 Lunch
2:30 SESSION FOUR: Equity Financing
§ Size Obstacles When Investing in Russia
§ Equity Investments: Investors’ Requirements
§ A Russian Bank’s Perspective on an Investor
Ø Igor Provkin, Senator
Ø Ian Hague, Principal, Firebird Management
Ø Andrei Bekarev, General Director, Sibakadembank
Ø Trevor Gunn, US Department of Commerce
3:30 Closing Remarks
Ø Alexander Murychev
Ø Richard Hainsworth
4:00 Concurrent Sessions
§ Roundtable Dialogue with Ex-Im Bank Loan Officers
§ Breakout Meetings / Networking