An Hour with the Government:
An outline of the latest policies and initiatives to support the industry – hear from representatives of both federal and regional governments on what measures and initiatives are being taken to support investment into the automotive industry. Special attention will be paid to the recently modernised version of decree 166 and planned measures for the second stage of Strategy 2020 being carried out by the Russian government?
OEM and OES Strategies for 2012 –
hear from all the leading players about their main challenges and strategic priorities for the coming year and how the new version of decree 166 has affected their activities and plans.
On-stage interviews with industry leaders –
AVTOVAZ President Igor Komarov on 20th March 2012 and General Manager of ё-AUTO Andrey Biryukov on 21st March 2012. You won’t see this anywhere else!
Industry leaders panel debate “In conversation with Graeme Maxton” -
Our traditional interactive CEO discussion is always a big hit among delegates, attracting their attention via topical issues and a lively exchange of views between panel participants as well as with the audience in the conference hall
Supplier Efficiency –
learn how Russian and foreign suppliers operate on a day to day basis, what issues they need to resolve and obstacles that need to be overcome to succeed in the Russian automotive industry. Benchmark your efforts against the best practice of companies succeeding in this growing market!
One-to-one meetings –
launched in 2011, this interactive format gained immediate popularity among suppliers as it provided them with an excellent opportunity to have individual meetings with purchasing directors of many leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. If this is your objective, our Forum is THE place to achieve it!
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"Superb organisation, good presentation/speakers, excellent basis for networking."