Sergey Zanozin, Chairman of GAZ Group speaking about the company’s anti-crisis strategy

Vadim Shvetsov, General Director, SOLLERS speaking on the shifts in the company’s strategic direction as a result of the industry slowdown

Yann Vincent, Executive Vice-President, AvtoVAZ delivering a keynote presentation on “The AvtoVAZ-RENAULT alliance: growing stronger together”

David Thomas, President, Volvo Car Russia & Chairman of the Automotive Manufacturers Committee, AEB speaking about the competitive advantage of Volvo Car in these turbulent times

Lars Corneliusson, Managing Director, VOLVO VOSTOK speaking about Volvo Trucks position on and future strategy for the Russian market

Lawrence E. Dewey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allison Transmission shares with the delegates his view on development prospects for leading components suppliers in Russia

Simon Beliaikin, Executive Director, RENAULT Russia, Avtoframos gives an overview of the company’s presence in Russia, challenges it faces and development path it envisages taking

Gerhard Hilgert, General Director, Sollers-Isuzu speaking on how the company is intending to overcome the current crisis

A thought provoking global automotive industry review by Graeme P. Maxton, Automotive Author and Correspondent, The Economist

Nigel Brackenbury, President, Managing Director, FORD MOTOR COMPANY taking part in the very lively “OEM CEOs Conversation with Graeme P. Maxton”

Heidi McCormack, Executive Director New Ventures Russia & CIS, GENERAL MOTORS CIS adding valuable comment during the “OEM CEOs Conversation with Graeme P. Maxton”

Martin Jahn, Deputy General Director, VOLKSWAGEN Russia offering the VW viewpoint during the “OEM CEOs Conversation with Graeme P. Maxton”

New interactive format “OEM CEOS IN CONVERSATION WITH …”

New interactive format “OEM CEOS IN CONVERSATION WITH …”

Aleksandr Sorokin, General Director, AVTOTOR TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT taking part in one of the Forum’s master-classes on Business Efficiency

Valery Draganov, First Deputy Chairman, Industry Committee, State Duma, Russian Federation delivering a presentation on the state support of the industry

Aleksey Ulianov, Head of Industry Control Division, FAS presenting the Federal Antimonopoly Service view on control and regulation of the automotive industry in today's crisis conditions

Maxim Shereykin, Minister of Economic Development, Kaluga Oblast taking part in the new for 09 clusters’ session

Sergey Bodrunov, Chairman of the Committee for economic development, industrial policy and trade, Government of St.-Petersburg presenting about the leading auto region during the clusters’ session

Igor Nosov, Head of the Regional Administration, Federal Agency for the Management of the Special Economic Zones, Republic of Tatarstan outlining the latest initiatives in this region during the clusters session

Hubert Hödl, Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Business Development, MAGNA International Europe speaking on the company’s growth potential through its branches in the biggest Russian automotive clusters

Dr.-Ing. Frank- Detlef Wende, First Vice Chairman of the board, Director Strategy & Development, United Automotive Technologies with a presentation on why United Automotive Technologies is a reliable partner for international suppliers wishing to enter the Russian market

Raul Meyer Murguia, Group Business Development Director, Ricardo speaking on the recent and very successful story of the company entering Russia and making a rapid progress in its automotive industry

Eric Pichot-Duclos, General Manager, Faurecia Russia delivering a presentation on Faurecia’s global footprint and best practices allowing it to enter and grow worldwide, within emerging markets in particular

Ksenia Komyagina, Ksenia Komyagina, Purchasing Manager Russia, General Motors Auto speaking on localisation in Russia in today’s automotive environment

AvtoVAZ Purchasing Director Alain Florence running the AvtoVAZ roundtable discussion

Head of RENAULT-NISSAN Single Purchasing Organisation in Russia Philippe Thonier moderating RENAULT-NISSAN’s roundtable discussion

Dr. Gerald Sitte, Executive Director Corporate Management Russia leading MAGNA’s roundtable discussion at the Forum

Director for Marketing and Advertising at KAMAZ, Ashot Arutyunyan conducting the KAMAZ roundtable discussion

Anne Lise Kjaer, Futurist, Visionary Thinker & CEO, Kjaer Global delivering an out of the box presentation on global consumer trends with a special reference to the automotive industry

Martin Jahn, Deputy General Director, VOLKSWAGEN Russia receiving ASC 2009 Award for Best New Vehicle Launch in 2008

Raul Meyer Murguia, Group Business Development Director, Ricardo receiving ASC 2009 Award for Best Market Newcomer 2008 nomination

Alexey Sorokin, Marketing Director, AvtoVAZ receiving ASC 2009 Award for Best Vehicles Sales in 2008