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Anton Zubikhin General Director SINARA GROUP, Centre for High-tech Development
Valentina Sizikova Director of Production System United Aircraft Corporation
Oleg Menshikov Executive Director Tikhvin Freight Car-building Plant
Dmitry Astafev General Director Gildemeister - DMG Russland -
Filip Geerts Director General CECIMO - European Machine Tool Industries Federation
Philippe Pegorier Country President - General Director Alstom Russia
Michael Akim Director of Strategic Development ABB Russia
Alexander Tasev General Manager PTC Russia -
Vladimir Minaev General Director Atomenergoremont
Vladimir Mikhaylov Technical Director IT Enterprise
Semen Dunaevskiy Deputy General Director Central Valve Construction Bureau
Vladimir Smetana Vice-President for Strategic Development FINVAL Group
New in 2013: Price pressures, New Kemerovo deposits, Rail Transport & Logistics, Profitability, Increasing Exports, Brown Coal...
Hear from: executives in charge of some of Russia's largest industrial holdings, successful new Joint ventures, and brand new upstarts
Learn from: key Russian & international engineering firms and top consultants working in a range of leading industries
The 2nd Annual Russian & CIS Machine-Building & Engineering Forum - The premium conference for Russia's manufacturing
Machine-Building and Engineering Forum 2012 Highlights:
Our comprehensive agenda will address the common challenges shared by all sectors of the industry:
Key Topics for 2012:
There are many opportunities ahead for the machine-building industry in Russia & the CIS. Industrial holdings are gearing up for consolidation, joint ventures and IPOs, and are at the same time working hard to innovate and modernise to stay competitive.
Themes for discussion in 2012
- Case studies of domestic industrial success stories: existing know-how and technology transfers
- Global trends & strategies and their impact on Russian manufacturing
- Domestic outlook for the industry
- Labour cost & productivity: reducing costs and improving efficiency
- Production management: lean manufacturing and centres of excellence
- International trade: trade policies, tariffs and WTO entry
- Raising finance: loans, guarantees and IPOs
- Government support – regulation, state aid, economic zones & investment
Forum in facts & figures
- 180 delegates in its first year, attending from Russia, the CIS, Europe and further afield
- 40 top-level speakers, from company CEOs to government officials and industry experts
- 3 content-rich days covering all critical industry issues
- 8 informative sessions and panel debates
- 10+ hours of high-level networking
The conference venue
Marriott Grand Hotel
Tverskaya St., Moscow
Why is the Machine-Building Forum 2012 a must-attend?
Building on the last year's success, this year the Forum will welcome 55 speakers and over 190 delegates, among them the leading Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Kazakhz manufacturers and their global partners.
Last year's speakers:
| Michael Akim, Director for Strategic Development, ABB Russia |
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| Ruslan Pakhomov, CEO, NOVAEM |  |
| Albrecht Bochow, Director, International Business, Kirov Group |
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| Viktor Butko, CEO, MZOR Bel Machine-tools Plant |  |
| Andrey Zverev, CEO, Russian Electronics |  |
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Aleksandr Filatov, CEO, Russian Machines |
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Vladimir Gutenev, First VP, Russian Engineering Union |
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Oleg Menschikov, CEO, Tikhvin Railcar Plant |
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Valentina Sizikova, Production System Director, United Aircraft Corp |
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Phillipe Pegorier, CEO, Alstom Russia |
2011 video-report: 
Click for the Forum's 2011 Video-Report and interviews with key Industry CEOs.
Semen Mlodik, Uralvagonzavod, Vladimir Gutenev, Russian Engineering Union and Aleksandr Idrisov, Strategy Partners Group in discussion at the 2011 CEO Debate
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