MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE OF THE FEDERATION OF RUSSIA
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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE FOR CO-OPERATION WITH NON-MEMBERS DIRECTORATE FOR FINANCIAL, FISCAL AND ENTERPRISE AFFAIRS INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CREATING CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH
October 17-18, 2000 Moscow, the Russian Federation
REVISED WORKING AGENDA WITH SUGGESTED AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
[status as of 01/08/00]
TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER
9:00 – 19:00 Registration, President Hotel, Moscow, the Russian Federation Participants receive basic orientation and documentation including copies of presentations, list of participants
14:00 - 17:00 CREATING CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Three simultaneous focus groups to discuss the conditions that are required for sustained growth of investment and economic development. The goal is to identify policy answers and action plans to be considered by Ministers during the Plenary Meeting of the Conference. Opportunities for 14:00 – 14:20 Opening of the workshops parallel bilateral discussions Welcoming remarks: between: Mr. German GREF, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the Russian Federation [confirmed] Mr. Seiichi KONDO, Deputy Secretary General, OECD [tentative] -Ministers Introductory remarks: - Mr. Thomas J. BATA, Chairman, BIAC Expert Group on Transition Economies Ministers/CEOs and Development Issues, Bata Shoe Organization [confirmed] -Companies TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER (cont,)
14:30 – 17:00 Focus Group 1: Developing an Enabling Environment
Thematic session to address obstacles that business faces in Muenster Countries and the conditions needed for foreign companies to invest.
Chairman: Mr. Charles KOVACS, Vice Chairman, BIAC Expert Group on Transition Economies and Development [confirmed]
14:30 1: Ensuring good public and private governance
Presenters Mr. Jeffrey M. HERTZFELD, Senior Partner, Salans Hertzfeld & Opportunities Heilbronn, French Office [confirmed] for Mr. VASILEV, Chairman, Co-ordination Centre for the Practice of Rights parallel and Legal Interests of Investors [tentative] bilateral discussions General discussion between:
15:15 2: Promoting small business development and facilitating enterprise start-ups at the local and regional levels -Ministers - Presenters Ministers/CEOs Mrs. Irena PETROUNOVA, President, Bulgarian Agency for SME -Companies Development [confirmed] Mr. Bogdan PATRINICHE, Director, Project Financing, Lucent EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa, Brussels Office [confirmed]
General discussion
16:00 3: Developing sound financial institutions
Presenters Mrs. Elena KOHUTIKOVA, Deputy Governor, National Bank of the Republic of Slovakia [confirmed] Mrs. Mary KEEGAN, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, United-Kingdom, [tentative] Building investor and lender confidence with high quality financial reporting
General discussion TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER (cont,)
14:30 – 17:00 Focus Group 2: Building Private/Public Partnerships
Thematic session to address the importance of solid, lasting public-private partnerships for sustainable economic development and good governance.
Chairperson: Mrs. Anne LEAHY, Diplomat in Residence, York University, and former Ambassador of Canada to Armenia, Poland, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan [confirmed] Opportunities for 14:30 1: Creating an enabling environment for private-public partnerships parallel bilateral discussions Presenters between:
Mr. Zbigniew WESOLOWSKI, Vice President, Supreme Chamber of Control, Poland [tentative] -Ministers Experiences of the Supreme Chamber of Control of the Republic of - Poland in Disclosing Corruption and promoting transparent administrative Ministers/CEOs rules -Companies Mr. Jean-Pierre MEAN, Senior Vice president and General Counsel, SGS Group, Switzerland [confirmed] Increasing accountability and transparency in commercial relations between firms and government authorities N.N. Russia’s business reputation
General discussion 15:15 2: Setting-up private-public partnerships support structures
Presenters Opportunities Mr. Vladimir KOSSOV, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Russian for Federation, Chairman, Russian Liaison group with the Presidential parallel bilateral administration [tentative] discussions Mr. Scott M. BLACKLIN, President, American Chamber of Commerce in between: Russia [tentative]
General discussion -Ministers 16:00 - 3: Ensuring corporate and social partners’ involvement Ministers/CEOs -Companies Presenters
Mr. Yves-Thibault de SILGUY, Membre du Directoire, Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux, France [tentative] Mr Richard FALBR, President, Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS) Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD [confirmed]
General discussion TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER (cont,)
14:30 – 17:00 Focus group 3: Promoting Regional and International Co-operation
Thematic session to address international measures to promote better international co-operation, explore the role of the private sector in facilitating cross-border investment flows and discuss the importance of international fora in building informal consensus on investment policy issues.
Chairman: Mr. Seiichi KONDO, Deputy Secretary General, OECD [tentative]
14:30 1: Promoting co-operation through international measures
Presenters
Ambassador Marino BALDI, Chairman, OECD Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises [tentative] NN, Opportunities for General discussion parallel bilateral discussions 15:15 2: Facilitating cross-border investment flows between:
Presenters -Ministers Dr. Keith BREWER, Director General, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural - Resources Canada, Canada-Russia Intergovernmental Economic Commission Ministers/CEOs [confirmed] -Companies An example of a government-to-government bilateral mechanism to enhance economic co-operation and assist the private sectors to do business Dr. Olavi URVAS, Utokumpu, Finland [confirmed] The example of a mining and metallurgy company active in Russia
General discussion 16:00 3: Strengthening policy dialogues
Presenters
Mr. Rainer GEIGER, Deputy Director, OECD [confirmed] Dr. Bruno LAMBORGHINI, Chairman, BIAC Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, Chairman, Olivetti Lexicon S.p.A. [confirmed]
General discussion TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER (cont,)
17:00 - 19:00 MINISTERIAL/CEO INFORMAL DIALOGUE (by invitation only)
Informal dialogue between Ministers and twelve Chief Executive Officers of selected companies for an exchange of views on issues important to both and the development of mutual interests.
Co-chair: Mr. German GREF, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the Russian Federation [confirmed] Dr. Bruno LAMBORGHINI, Chairman, BIAC Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, Chairman, Olivetti Lexicon S.p.A. [confirmed]
1. An Enabling Environment 2. A Supportive Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment 3. Sound Financial Infrastructures 4. Competitive Conditions 5. Meeting Global Standards of Cost, Quality and Flexibility 6. Developing Effective Business-Government Dialogue
Drafting group 19:00 - 21:00 Reception for: Hosted by the Federation of Russia - Reports to the Plenary 20:30 Dinner for Ministers - Ministerial Hosted by the Federation of Russia Declaration WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER
9:00 - 9:15 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
Mr. Mikhaïl KASSIANOV, Prime Minister, Federation of Russia or Mr. Aleksey KUDRIN, Vice Prime Minister, Federation of Russia [tentative] Mr. Donald JOHNSTON, OECD Secretary-General [tentative]
9:15 - 12:00 FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION: ENSURING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
Plenary session with Ministers and business representatives to focus on strategies and policy responses for investment and economic development. Following the reports on the three parallel focus groups and the informal ministerial/CEO dialogue, Ministers and business representatives will engage in a dialogue on policies and action plans.
Chairman: Mr. German GREF, Minister of Economic Development and trade, the Russian Federation (confirmed)
9:15 – 9:45 Reports from the three parallel focus groups by Rapporteurs: Mr. Charles KOVACS, Vice Chairman, BIAC Expert Group on Transition Economies and Development (focus group 1) Mrs. Anne LEAHY, Diplomat in Residence, York University, and former Ambassador of Canada to Armenia, Poland, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan (focus group 2) Mr. Seiichi KONDO, Deputy Secretary General, OECD (focus group 3)
9:45 - 10:00 Report from the Ministerial/CEO Dialogue: Dr. Bruno LAMBORGHINI, Chairman, BIAC Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, Chairman, Olivetti Lexicon S.p.A.
10:00 - 11:00 Roundtable discussion with Ministers
11:00 - 12:00 General discussion between Ministers and business participants
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee break
12.30 – 13:00 CONCLUDING SESSION (for Ministers only)
Chairman: Mr. German GREF, Minister of Economic Development and trade, the Russian Federation [confirmed]
Ministerial Declaration
13:00 Meeting adjourns
13:00 - 13:30 Press conference