ORGANISED AND SUPPORTED BY: MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES COUNCIL OF EUROPE CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW-YORK FINLAND EMBASSY IN RUSSIA IN COOPERATION WITH THE COOUNCIL OF EUROPE FRENCH EMBASSY IN RUSSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF IRELAND – "DEVELOPMENT COOREPATION IRELAND", COUNCIL OF EUROPE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (SIDA) SUPPORTERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN RUSSIA (SCSR) PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEMINAR OF THE MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES The Moscow School of Political Studies was established in 1992 as a non-governmental organisation with its mission to promote development of democratic institution and civil society in Russia. Sunday, 22 JULY 10.00 – 11.00 Opening ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director, Moscow School of Political Studies Javier Elorza, Ambassador of Spain to the Russian Federation 11.00 – 13.00 Session: Politics Culture Matters Sergei Morozov (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 16.00 Session: Economy and Politics Modernisation Needs to be Done. Is Society Ready? Evgeny Yasin (Russia) 16.00 – 16.30 Coffee-break 16.30 – 18.30 Session: Mass Media and Politics Mass Media and Politics Quentin Peel (United Kingdom) 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner 20.00 – 22.00 Round table: Local Self-Government in Russia: Municipal Government or Citizens' Authority? Ekaterina Zhilyakova (Russia) Tatiana Poronova (Russia) Sergei Filatov (Russia) 2 Monday, 23 JULY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics A Strong Russia Anthony Brenton (United Kingdom) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Economy and Politics Business and Society: Principles of Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship Robert Dudley (United Kingdom) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 16.00 Session: Business and Politics Social Responsibilities of Business Alexander Lebedev (Russia) 16.00 – 16.30 Coffee-break 16.30 – 18.30 Session: Politics and Society Religion and Politics in the early XXI Century go down Christopher Coker (United Kingdom) 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner 20.00 – 22.00 Session: Economy and Politics Political Economics of the Resource Curse Konstantin Sonin (Russia) 3 Tuesday 24 JULY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics and Economy Democratic and Economic Progress: The Case of Spain Alberto Carnero (Spain) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Economy and Politics State Budget and Politics Andrei Burenin (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Law and Politics Protection of Public Freedoms: Insights from a French Judge Marie Keirle (France) 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break 16.30 – 18.00 Session: Politics Recent Development in US-Russian Relations Thomas Graham (USA) 18.00 – 18.30 Coffee-break 18.30 – 20.00 Session: Economy and Politics Economy of Russian Higher Education System Sergei Guriev (Russia) 20.00 – 21.00 Dinner 21.00 – 22.30 Session: Economy and Politics Development of a Bank System in Russia Michael Zadornov (Russia) 4 Wednesday 25 JULY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Society and Politics History of Trust Geoffrey Hosking (United Kingdom) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Society and Politics Human Rights and Antiterrorism Protection Sir Rodric Braithwaite (United Kingdom) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Politics and Society Are Politics Possible without History? Fedor Lukiyanov (Russia) 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break 16.00 – 17.30 Session: Politics Russian Policy and the U.S. Presidential Election Angela Stent (USA) 17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break 18.00 – 20.00 Session: Politics Russian foreign policy: agenda after the election Dmitry Trenin (Russia) 20.00 – 21.00 Dinner 5 Thursday, 26 JULY 9.30 – 11.30 Session: Politics Current problems in the relationship of Russia and the West Baroness Williams (United Kingdom) 11.30 – 12.00 Coffee-break 12.00 – 13.30 Session: Politics Aspects of the Inter-system Transformation of the Post Soviet Model Andrei Ryabov (Russia) 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.30 Session: Society and Politics The Persistence of the Russian Conservative Tradition Richard Pipes (USA) 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee-break 17.00 – 19.00 Session: Business and Politics Does democracy necessary for a big business? Alexander Izosimov (Russia) 19.00 – 20.00 Dinner 20.00 – 22.00 Session: Business and Politics Investing and Financing Real Estate – an International Perspective Stephen Barter (United Kingdom) Seth Lieberman (United Kingdom) 6 Friday, 27 JULY 9.30 – 11.30 Session: Society and Politics The Place of the Military in Society" Lord Guthrie (United Kingdom) 11.30 – 12.00 Coffee-break 12.00 – 13.30 Session: Politics and Society Russia's Place in the World in the XXI Century Lord Skidelsky (United Kingdom) 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch 14.30 – 16.00 Session: Politics Russia and the EU: can they move from being Squabbling Neighbours to Strategic Partners? Charles Grant (United Kingdom) 16.00 – 17.30 Session: Economy Fiscal federalism Enzo Lucchini (Italy) 17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break 18.00 – 19.30 Session: Economy Globalization Strategies Michael Sohlman (Sweden) 19.30 – 20.30 Dinner 20.30 – 22.00 Session: Business and Society Changing Society – Changing Personality: why Transition is Necessary? Olga Dergunova (Russia) 7 Saturday 28 JULY 9.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics Are Great Powers relevant in the XXI Century? Sir Roderic Lyne (United Kingdom) 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break 11.30 – 13.00 Session: Economy and Politics Oil, Gas, and their Seductive Role in Global Politics Vladislav Inozemtsev (Russia) 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Session: Business and Politics Economic Strategy of Russia after 2008 Igor Yurgens (Russia) 15.30 – 17.00 Session: Law and Politics What is the Point of the Rule of Law? Gisela Stuart (United Kingdom) 17.00 – 17.30 Coffee-break 17.30 – 19.00 Session: Politics Does it matter what we think of each other? Toby Gati (USA) 19.00 – 20.00 Closing ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya Yuri Senokossov Denis Sokolov Evgeny Grekov 20.30 Buffet 8 EXPERTS BARTER, Stephen Group Projects Director, The Groveport (United Kingdom) Office; Member, London-City Council Sir Rodric BRAITHWAITE Chairman of the Advisory Board, Moscow (United Kingdom) School of Political Studies; Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the USSR and Russia (1988–1992) BRENTON, Anthony British Ambassador to the Russian (United Kingdom) Federation BURENIN, Andrei MP, Russia State Duma (Russia) CARNERO, Alberto Director of International Affairs, (Spain) Foundation for Social Research and Analysis (FAES) COKER, Christopher Professor, London School of Economics (United Kingdom) DERGUNOVA, Olga Member of the Board, VTB (Russia) DUDLEY, Robert President and CEO JSC “TNK-BP (United Kingdom) Management” DVURECHENSKIKH, Chairman of the Moscow Accounting Viktor Chamber (Russia) ELORZA, Javier Ambassador of Spain in Russian Federation (Spain) FILATOV, Sergei Deputy, Tula City Duma (Russia) 9 GATI, Toby Senior International Advisor; Akin, Gump, (USA) Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP; Member of the School’s International Advisory Board; Former Special Assistant on Russian Affairs to President Clinton GRAHAM, Thomas Special Assistant to the President George (USA) Bush, Senior Director for Russia, National Security Council GRANT, Charles Director, Centre for European Reform (United Kingdom) GURIEV, Sergei Human Capital Foundation Associate (Russia) Professor of Corporate Finance, Rector, New Economic School Lord Charles GUTHRIE Chief of Defence Staff (1997–2003), (United Kingdom) Advisor to the Government on Security matters, Director of “NM Rothschild” HAMPSON, Keith “Democracy International” Ltd. (United Kingdom) HOSKING, Geoffrey Professor of Russian History, School (United Kingdom) of Slavonic and East European Studies — University College London INOZEMTSEV, Vladislav Director, Centre for Post-Industrial Studies; (Russia) Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde diplomatique (Russie) IZOSIMOV, Alexander CEO AO VIMPELCOM (Russia) KEIRLE, Marie Administrative Judge (France) LEBEDEV, Alexander MP, Russian State Duma (Russia) 10 LIEBERMAN, Seth Managing Director, European Real Estate (United Kingdom) Finance Team LUCCHINI, Enzo Vice President of the Regional Council (Italy) of Lombardy LUKYANOV, Fedor Chief-Editor of the “Russia in global affairs” (Russia) magazine Sir Roderic LYNE Ambassador of the United Kingdom to (United Kingdom) the Russian Federation (2000–2004); Special Adviser to the BP Group MOROZOV, Sergei Governor of Uliyanovsk region (Russia) NEMIROVSKAYA, Elena Founder and Director, Moscow School (Russia) of Political Studies PEEL, Quentin Columnist, “Financial Times” (United Kingdom) PIPES, Richard Professor, Harvard University (USA) PORONOVA, Tatiana First Deputy to the Head, Administration (Russia) of Angarsk City RYABOV, Andrei Carnegie Moscow Centre (Russia) SENOKOSSOV, Yury Director of Publishing program, Moscow (Russia) School of Political Studies Lord Robert SKIDELSKY House of Lords, British Parliament; (United Kingdom) Professor at Warwick University SOGOMONOV, Alexander Academic Director, Centre for Sociological (Russia) Education, Institute of Sociology RAS 11 SOHLMAN, Michael Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation (Sweden) SOKOLOV, Denis Development Director, Moscow School (Russia) of Political Studies SONIN, Konstantin Professor, New Economic School (Russia) STENT, Angela Professor of Government and Director (USA) of the Centre for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Georgetown University STUART, Gisela MP, British Parliament (United Kingdom) TRENIN, Dmitry Deputy Head, Carnegie Moscow Centre (Russia) WILLIAMS, MP, House of Lords; Professor of Harvard Baroness Shirley