The Eurasia Center & The Eurasian Business Coalition
The Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Russian Federation in the USA
welcome you to:
THE 1st ANNUAL
“DOING BUSINESS WITH THE BRICS” CONFERENCE
Monday, May 20, 2013, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
with The GOLDEN BRICS Awards at Evening Reception (5:00 p.m.-7 p.m.)
In Cooperation with and Hosted By:
THE EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
2650 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
THE CHURCHILL HOTEL
1914 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009
WASHINGTON DC
In Cooperation with the Embassies of the BRICS in Washington, DC
Conference Agenda
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Conference Registration at The Churchill Hotel
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Opening Keynote Speaker
Daniel A. Russell, Dpty Asst Secretary, Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, US Dept. of State
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The Growing Influence of the BRICS
Moderator: Ralph Winnie, Jr., VP Global Development, The Eurasia Center/EBC
Dr. Uri Dadush, Senior Associate and Director, Intl. Economics Program, Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace
Florizelle Liser, Assistant US Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the US Trade Representative
Dr. Yan Wang, Visiting Professor, School of Business, George Washington University, Senior Fellow, Peking University
Petr Medvedev, Partner, EMEIA Markets, Ernst & Young
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Bilateral and Multilateral Support for Business with the BRICS,
Legal and Financial Developments which will benefit investment in the BRICS
Moderator: Charles Sills, Senior Advisor, The Eurasia Center/EBC
Raymond Ellis, Vice President Global Business Development Division, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Anthony Moro, Managing Director, Depositary Receipts, The Bank of New York Mellon
Laura Brank, Partner, Head of Dechert’s Russia Practice, Dechert LLP
James Gale, Director, Project Finance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. An Analysis of Trade Development with the BRICS
Moderator: Richard Trifan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Eurasia Center/EBC
Sandile Tyini, Minister, Economic Office of the Embassy of South Africa
Jeremy B. Zucker, Co-Chair, International Trade & Government Regulation Practice, Dechert LLP
Martina Bozadzhieva, Practice Leader for Russia & Central Eastern Europe, Frontier Strategy Group
12:00-12:45 p.m. Break for Lunch at The Churchill Hotel (with 2 lunch presentations)
Featuring Dmitri Dubograev, Managing Partner of femida.us & Rep. from TSDKT
Conference continues at 1:30 pm at The Embassy of the Russian Federation
Conference Continues at
THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
2650 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Welcoming Remarks 1:30 p.m. -2:00 p.m.
His Excellency Sergey I. Kislyak,
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S.
Afternoon Address:
The Honorable Oleg N. Burmistrov
Deputy Head of Mission Minister-Counselor
The Embassy of the Russian Federation
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. New Initiatives for Scientific and Technological Innovation
Moderator: Earl Rasmussen, Executive Vice President EC/EBC
Daniel Satinsky, VP, Business Development, Foresight Science & Technology
Lorraine J. Hariton, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, US Department of State
Irina Mitchell, Program Manager, Technology Entrepreneurship Development Program, CRDF Global
Paul Rogers, Chief Development Officer, GE Global Software, GE Global Research
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. The Future of Global Energy Development
Moderators: Mike Moore, VP Blue Strategies
Svetlana Nazarenko, American Institute Of Energy Efficiency
Christopher Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Methane Hydrate: The World's Largest Untapped Natural Gas Resource. Conditions for US-Russia
Cooperation in Arctic
Dr. Carl-W. Hustad, Founder and CEO, CO2 Global/CO2-Norway AS.
MHD (Magneto-HydroDynamic) Power Generation: Past, Present, and Future. Global Cooperation on MHD
Michael Parker, Principal, Parker Environmental and Consulting, LLC, Formerly Technical Advisor at
ExxonMobil /XTO Energy.
Unconventional Oil/Gas Development North of the Arctic Circle and Hydraulic Fracturing
Dmitry Skornetskiy, Company Representative, TMK IPSCO
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Market and Investment Opportunities
Moderator: Dmitri Beskurnikov, Ex Director, The Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce & Industry in the USA
Ilya Veselov, Director, Agency for the Regional Development of Kaluga Region, Russia
Israfil Alizade, Official, Russian Trade Mission/Ministry of Economic Development Russian Federation
Dr. Rajan Natarajan, Deputy Secretary of State, Policy and External Affairs, State of Maryland
Ricardo Monteiro, Head of the Trade Section, The Embassy of Brazil in the U.S.
“The Golden BRICS” Awards Ceremony 5:00 p.m.
Special Cocktail & Russian Reception 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
at The Embassy of the Russian Federation
2650 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007