Plan of the Key Events to be Held Within the Celebrations of the 200th Anniversary of the Transport Authority and the Transport

Vocational Training

November 18-22, 2009Moscow, Russia

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The current year of 2009 is marked by the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the transport authority and the transport vocational training, which history counts back to the establishment of the Authority for water and inland communications and the Institute for the corps of engineers on railway transport.  

The celebration programme includes a number of events such as scientific-practical conferences, artistic festivals, meeting with the veterans of the transportation industry and students majoring in transport disciplines, sports competitions and games, photo exhibitions, round tables, meetings of the transport councils by the Plenipotentiaries of the president of the RF in the federal districts and the like.

The Company “Business Dialogue” is the official operator of all

the events to be held within the celebrations.

• The analyses of the peculiar features of the development of the Russian transport system at the different historical epochs: the role of transport as a means of maintaining economic and social unity of Russia; the continuity of the policy of the state with regards to transport: ensuring a quality transport network as a major factor to stipulate for the regional development.

• Discussion of the different aspects of the realization of the transport industry development strategy set for the middle and long term: the role of the transportation complex in the economy modernization; ensuring stable operations of the industry while the economy is on the downturn; innovation and advanced technologies in transport.

• Defining new approaches to the problems of the development of vocational training for the transportation industry and ensuring adequate human resources for the industry.

OBJECTIVES

• Representatives of the President’s Administration and the Government of the RF

• Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the RF

• Heads of the regions of the RF

• Heads of the Ministries of the RF, Federal Agencies and Authorities, regulating the transport industry

• State Duma Deputies and the members of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, participating the elaboration of the transport policy

• Heads of the transport ministries of the CIS states, Baltic states, European countries, Asian counties as well as the heads of transport companies of these countries

• Owners and the managers of transport and logistics companies

• Owners and managers of the largest financial, insurance, leasing companies

• Heads of the industry unions

• Heads of the scientific organizations and schools

• Representatives of the major business and industry federal and regional media

AUDIENCE

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November 18-19, 2009: Scientific-practical Conference«Transport Education and Science. Experience, Problems, Prospects»

November 19-20, 2009:International transport forum“Russian Transport: the Establishment, Development and theProspects”

November 20-22, 2009:International transport exhibition “Transport of Russia 2009”

MAIN EVENTS

Date: November 18, 2009 Venue: Column Hall of the House of Unions

Programme: 9.00 – 10.00 Registration10.00 – 12.00 Plenary Session12.00 – 12.30 Coffee-break12.30 – 14.00 Plenary Session continued14.30 – 15.30 the Award ceremony for the vocational training institutions of the transport complex17.00 – 19.00 Cocktail reception. Concert of the finalists of the all-Russian contest «TranspART»

November 19 – Round Tables at the transport institutes

Scientific-practical Conference«Transport Education and Science.

Experience, Problems, Prospects»

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

The Forum, staying one of the major industry events dwelling on the successful development of the transport complex of Russia as a whole, is going to focus on the discussion of the “Transport strategy of the RF defined for the period of up to 2030” with regards to the unfavorable economic situation and the crisis management plan adopted by the government, and also the prospects for the development of the road, rail, avia, sea and river transport of Russia.

 

Over 1500 delegates are to attend the Forum, including the representatives of the Government of the RF, Ministry of Transport, federal and regional legislative and executive powers, heads of the industry federal agencies and authorities, largest Russian and international air and water carriers, leading logistics service providers and forwarding companies, producers and operators of the transportation equipment and infrastructure, transport junctions, ports, airports, port terminals, financial organizations, insurance companies and banks.

International transport forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

Date: November 19, 2009 Venue : Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”, ground floor

Programme:

08.30 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 - 12.30 Conferences (held in parallel sessions) • Highways: investments into the future• Development of modern transport infrastructure (conference organized by the International• Transport Academy ) • Railway passenger complex reform prospects

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 16.30 Conferences (held in parallel sessions) • Investment prospects of the sea and river transport of the RF • Trends and problems of national avia transportation market • 16.30 – 17.30 Cocktail Reception

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

Date: November 20, 2009 Venue: Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh”, ground floor

Programme:

09.00 - 11.00 Registration

11.00 – 12.00 The Opening Ceremony of the Forum “Transport of Russia: looking into the future”• Welcoming speech by the RF Government representative

Guidelines Presentations«Modern trends and development prospects for the global transport complex»• Igor Levitin, Minister of Transport of the RF

«Global transport potential in the context of the future challenges» • Francis Fukuyama, Professor of International Political Economy, writer, futurist/ Paul Saffo,

futurist, Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University, Chairman of the Samsung Science Board, for the long time the head of the дInstitute for the Future, California

12.00 – 13.00 Coffee-break

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

13.00 – 15.00 Panel Discussion

Session I. Service quality improvement as a basic trend of the transport complex development

• Technology factors for the service quality improvement on different transport modes• Cooperation of different transport modes in the context of the service quality improvement for passengers and shippers• What are the factors to ensure the improvement of the complex transportation convenience?• The potential for the increasing of the speed and reliability of transportation• Issues of quality management in transport services

The members of the panel discussion:• Vladimir Yakunin, President of the Russian Railways OAO• Sergey Chemezov, General director of the state Corporation “Rostehnologii”• Ruslan Greenberg, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Russian Academy of

Sciences' Institute of Economics, Professor• Sergey Generalov, President and Chairman of the Board, FESCO Group• Vitaly Savelyev, General Director, Aeroflot• Representative «Sovtransavto»

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

Session II. Strategies correlation: major development vectors of shipping and transport companies

• What transport do shippers need?• What is the potential for the strengthening of the cooperation between shippers and carriers?• Are the shoppers’ interests taken into consideration in the strategy of the transport industry development?

Participants of the panel discussion:• Ruslan Greenberg, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Russian Academy of

Sciences' Institute of Economics, Professor• Mikhail Prokhorov, President of the ONEXIM group• Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of the Board, ROSNANO• Vasily Yakutov, Director of Kuzbassrazrezugol, Coal Company OAO• Pavel Yakovlev, Purchasing and Logistics Director, MHK “Eurochem” OAO• Igor Romashov, Vice-president, Rosneft Oil Company• Vladimir Andriyanov, Director for Transport Magnitogorsk Metalworks, OAO• Alexander Abramov, President Evraz Group

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

Session III. Transport Complex as a reflection of the demand of the national economy• What transport will the future economy need?• What economic mechanisms may enhance the transport industry developemnt?• The impact of the economic factors on the future of the transport industry: what factors are the key ones?• What should be the minimal transport component in the cost structure of products?

Participants of the Panel Discussion:• Boris Lapidus, Sr. Vice-President, Russian Railways, OAO• German Gref, Chairman of the Board, Sberbank• Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Transport of the EC• Giovanni Bisignani, General direcotor IATA• Vladimir Mau, Rector of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation• Padma Desai, Professor of Comparative Economic Systems and Director• of the Center for Transition Economies at Columbia University, specialist on Russia• Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics and International Business, Stern School of Business, Chairman RGE Monitor, New

York University• Sergey Guriev, Rector of the Rector of the New Economic School• Alexander Shokhin, President Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs,• Andrei Volkov, Rector of the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo • Ruslan Greenberg, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences'

Institute of Economics, Professor• Roland Nash, Head of Research, Renaissance Capital - Financial Consultant LLC, • Igor Jurgens, the Chairman of the Board, Institute of Modern Development• Yermolai Solzhenitsyn, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Moscow

International Transport Forum“Transport of Russia:

the Establishment, Development and the Prospects”

17.30 – 21.00 Concert in the State Kremlin Palace

21.30 – 23.00 Ceremonial cocktail in the State Kremlin Palace

* Entry by special invitations only

International transport exhibition “Transport of Russia - 2009”

The annual exhibition “Transport of Russia - 2009” presents a sort of a report of the transportation industry operators and transport machinery on the realized and planned

projects on the development of transport and transport infrastructure.

The objectives of the exhibition is to offer a scale professional ground joining the forces of the state, scientific community and business in order to achieve goals set for the

transport industry as a whole;

Provide for the dialogue of the representatives of Federal and regional executive and legislative powers, scientists, practitioners and service consumers.

General Information Partner

Media Support

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Participation Fees

1st participant – 60 000 rubles

2nd participant – 50 000 rubles

3rd participant – 40 000 rubles

4th participant - freeAll prices include VAT 18%

The fee covers :• Participation in the conferences on November 18 and 19, 2009• Participation in the business programme on November 20, 2009• Attending entertaining programme on November 18 and 20, 2009• Visiting the exhibition• Meals• Set of the conferences documentation

Early registration discount 10% on registrations done before 01.09.2009

Opportunities for the Partners

The Level and the scale of the event would allow our Partners:

• Strengthen leadership positions in the transport industry• Participate in the formulating of the agenda of the most authoritative event for the

transport industry

• Exhibit your company at the international transport exhibition “Transport of Russia 2009” to be attended by the state and industry leaders

• Get extensive possibilities for informal communication with the officials and business leaders

• Generate wide media coverage.

Packages for the Partners

Categories:

• Strategic Partner (exclusive status)

• General Partner (2 companies at max)

• Official Partner (2 companies at max)

• Partner

• Sponsor

• Sponsor of the conference on November 19, 2009 (exclusive status for each individual conference)

• Sponsor of the coffee-break

We shall be glad to provide you with further details,

answer your questions, discuss any partnership proposals

Contact Information Business Dialoguetel. +7 (495) 988-18-00

International Transport Academy (contractor)

tel. +7(495) 956-24-67; 956-14-13