russian economic and financial forum in the united arab emirates

russian economic and financial forum in the united arab emirates

RUSSIAN ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL
FORUM IN THE
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
FIRST SESSION
Dubai
29 November
2015
www.finas.info
MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPANTS
•State Duma
•Council of the Federation
•Ministry of Finance
•Ministry of Economic Development
•Central Bank
•Deposit Insurance Agency
SPONSORS
PARTNERS
ADMINISTERED BY
PROGRAM*
Sunday, 29 November
08.30-09.00 Registration of delegates
09.00
• Welcome messages.
• International and regional cooperation: security concerns and new challenges.
• Multifaceted Russia-UAE bilateral relations.
• Role of different branches of power in the promotion of stable social and economic development of the country.
• Perspectives of the Russian economy to overcome the impact of the world economic and financial crisis.
• Influence of decreasing energy prices on national economies, diversification of the national economy and
investment policies.
• Distribution of powers and tasks between state institutions and business community in the modernization of
national economy and promotion of the economic growth.
• New markets and opportunities.
OPENING SESSION.
ECONOMIC SESSION.
GOCHA BUACHIDZE
Consul General of Russia in Dubai
EVGENY BUSHMIN
Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation (Russian Parliament)
SVETLANA ZHUROVA
F irst Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma (Russian Parliament) on Foreign Affairs,
Honorary President of the Russian Golf Association
*****
Representative of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE
*****
Representative of the Dubai Department of the Economic Development
OLEG FOMICHEV
Secretary of State – Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of Russia
MOHAMMED AL ZAROONI
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
VLADIMIR MAU
Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
RUSLAN GRINBERG
Director of the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences
ALEXANDER AUZAN
Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University
EVGENIY GONTMAHER
Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences
MOHAMMAD SAEED AL-SHEHHI
Chief Operating Officer of d3 (Dubai Design District)
MAJED ALSUWAIDI
Managing Director, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource Zone
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30
• Road map for reforming the international financial sector.
• Improvement of the monetary and credit policy, optimization of taxes, regulation of financial markets.
• Success story – establishment of favorable investment climate and improvement of business
environment in the UAE.
• Facilitation of the access to the capital markets for Russian entrepreneurs and the role of the UAE financial place.
• Influence of the foreign and internal policy on the international financial cooperation.
• Long-term strategy of the Central Bank to ensure the stability of the national banking system,
its regulation and supervision.
• Russian-UAE banking cooperation – problems and solutions.
• The UAE banking system and the role of foreign banks. FINANCIAL AND
BANKING SESSION.
***** Representative of the UAE Central Bank
MIKHAIL SUKHOV
Member of the Board and Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Russia
***** Representative of the UAE Banks Federation
GAREGIN TOSUNYAN
President of the Association of Russian Banks
SERGEY SHATALOV
Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia
***** Representative of the Dubai Department of Finance
ANDREY MELNIKOV
Deputy Director General of the State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency
NIKOLAI GONTCHAR
Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma on the Financial Market
IGOR YURGENTS
President of the All-Russian Union of Insurers
DANIIL EGOROV
Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia
ESSA KAZIM
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Dubai Financial Market
ARIF MOHAMED AMIRI
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai International Financial Centre
PAVEL MEDVEDEV
Financial Ombudsman
18.00-20.00 Evening reception sponsored by Vnesheconombank
* All Russian speakers provisionally confirmed their participation; confirmations from the invited UAE speakers are pending.
GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE
MONTGOMERY GOLF CLUB
Monday, 30 November
Tuesday, 1 December
12.00-17.00 First round of the golf tournament.
18.00-20.00 Dinner at the Montgomery Golf Club.
12.00-17.00 Second round of the golf tournament.
18.00-20.00 Distribution of prizes and cocktail reception at
the Montgomery Golf Club.
ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
Date and place of the Forum: Sunday, 29
November 2015 at the Ballroom of The Address Palace
Downtown Hotel, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard,
Downtown Dubai, P.O. Box 9770, Dubai.
Date and place of the Golf Tournament:
Monday, 30 November 2015 and Tuesday, 1 December
2015 at The Address Montgomery Golf Club, Dubai. Working language: English will be the working
language of the Forum.
Please note: For reasons beyond the control of
organizers, it may be necessary to alter partially
the content and/or the timing of the program or its
speakers.
Time limit for the registration: Completed registration forms to attend the Forum and payments must
arrive no later than on Monday, 16 November 2015. Registration at the golf tournament should be done at the
latest on Monday, 9 November 2015. Please register online at the Forum’s web site www.finas.info
Registration fee of the Forum is € 990 per delegate from the United Arab Emirates (nationals and
permanent residents of the UAE) and includes attendance at all plenary sessions, coffee breaks, one lunch, one
reception and simultaneous Russian-English interpretation.
Registration fee of the Golf Tournament is € 1390 per participant from the United Arab Emirates
(nationals and permanent residents of the UAE) and includes green fees on two days, shared golf cart on
two days, use of the practice range on two days, one dinner and one reception. If you want to attend the golf
tournament, please make a corresponding remark when registering online.
Cancellations: We do not make any refunds of the registration fees. Substitutes are accepted at any time with
a written notice received in advance.
Sponsorship and advertising: Exhibition and distribution of any information and advertising materials
are strictly reserved to the sponsors and partners of the Forum. To inquire about the sponsorship and
advertising opportunities, please contact FINAS (Route des Arsenaux 41, C.P. 217, 1705 Fribourg, Switzerland;
tel.: ++41 26 422-36-22, fax: ++41 26 422-36-24, e-mail: info@finas.info).