On April 3, 2013 the U.S.-Russia Business Council will hold the “Russia Automotive & Agricultural Machinery Forum” at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Hotel in Detroit, MI, featuring the Russian Automotive Industry Business Development Mission led by Alexey Rakhmanov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The Forum will focus on current developments in the Russian automotive & agricultural machinery industry and opportunities for U.S. companies; supply chains, manufacturing localization and WTO compliance; and foreign investment and cooperative opportunities within Russian Special Economic Zones.
Among the Forum speakers are Russian and U.S. government officials, industry leaders and experts, including:
Alexey Rakhmanov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Stephen E. Biegun, Vice President, International Government Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Jim Bovenzi, President & Managing Director, General Motors Russia and CIS
Matthew Edwards, Director, Office of Russia, Ukraine & Eurasia, U.S. Department of Commerce
William Andrew King, CIS Automotive Leader, Partner, Ernst & Young
Ivan Koshelev, Director General, Special Economic Zone LIPETSK JSC
David Larson,Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Deere & Company
Igor Marchev, Head of Investor Relations Department, JSC Special Economic Zones
Givi Nadareyshvili, General Director, NTC MSP
Dmitry Osipov, Head of the Committee for International Cooperation, Russia’s National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK)
Aleksei Pakhomenko, Head of the Samara Region Branch, JSC Special Economic Zones
Igor Ryabikov, Deputy Director, Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation
Andrey Sokolov, Director of the Department for Regional Development, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Rustem Zaripov, Head of Investor Relations Department, Industrial Special Economic Zone Alabuga JSC
AGENDA: To download a preliminary program, please click here >>
DELEGATION: For a full list of the Russian delegation, please click here >>
When April 3, 2013
Where 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226
To register online, please click here >>
Source: U.S.-Russia Business Council
