VIENNA PROCESS EU-Russia: - International Center for Advanced ...

26 February, 2013
Venue: Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth of the Republic of Austria (Marmorsaal)
16:15-17:00 Arrival of participants
17:00-17:45 Welcome addresses
Hans-Georg Heinrich, Vice-president and manager, ICEUR Vienna
Richard Kühnel, Head, Commission Representation in Vienna (EU)
Franz Wessig, Co-ordinator for EU-Enlargement, Foreign Economic Relations with East and Southeast Europe, Federal
Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
Michael Löwy, Head of the Division of International Relations, Austrian Federation of Industries
Andreas Launer, ·Head, staff unit for international strategy and coordination, foreign relations division, City of Vienna
17.45 – 19.15 Opening session: Panel 1 High level politics and diplomacy
Moderation: Hans-Georg Heinrich, Vice-president and manager, ICEUR Vienna
Vladimir Chizhov, Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union
Oskar Benedikt, Coordinator EU-Russia economic relations, European Union External Action Service
Mark Entin, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Luxembourg
Heidemaria Gürer, Austrian Foreign Ministry
Ivan Timofeev, Program director of the Russian International Affairs Council
Yekaterina Entina, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics
19:15 – 19:30 Discussion
20:00 Reception
Hosted by the City of Vienna: Wiener Rathauskeller, Salon Lehar
27 February, 2013
Venue: Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth of the Republic of Austria (Marmorsaal)
9:30-11:00 Panel 2 Economic cooperation and investment climate
Moderator: Michael Goldinger, FIPRA Network
Mikhail Dmitriev, President Center for Strategic Research
Susanne Beschaner, Expert in charge of relations with the CIS, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
Peter Havlik, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Sergey Afontsev, Department Director, Institute for World Economy and International Relations
NN. Member of All Russia Public Organization “Business Russia”
Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Panel 3 Macroeconomic Cooperation (translation Russian-English)
Moderator: Ludmilla Lobova, Scientific Director, ICEUR Vienna
Alexander Murychev, Vice president, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Nikolai Koshman, President, Co-Chairman, Builders Association of Russia,EU-Russia Industrialists Round Table: Building
Industrial Task Force-Large-scale projects in the PfM framework
Mikhail Kaykov, President of the Association of the Builders of Russia-European norms and standards in construction
Sergei Sanakoev, Ministry for the Development of the Far East (tbc)
Discussion
13:00-14:00 Business lunch
14:00-15:00 Panel 4 Macroeconomic Cooperation – Presentations of companies and projects
Cf. appended list of participating companies
15:00-17:00 Panel 5 Business-to-business meetings, discussion
(legal advice, consultation on tax issues and translation support will be provided)