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             10.00 – 10.15 
          
             
          
             
          
             
          
             
          
             
          10.20 – 10.35
             
          
             
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              Welcome address  
          
              
          
            Tim Barrow, Her Majesty's UK Ambassador to the Russian Federation 
          
             Boris Tkachenko, Head of International Business Leaders Forum in Russia (IBLF Russia) 
          
             Alexey Grigoriev, Director of Department of Corporate Communications Siemens, Russia 
          
             
          
             The impact on companies’ operations of Russia’s accession to the WTO 
          
             
          
             Lord Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner 2004-2008 
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             10.35 – 12.15 
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               Discussion “The impact on companies’ operations of Russia’s accession to the WTO” 
          
            What are the risks and opportunities business expect in connection with Russia’s accession to the  
          
                WTO? 
          
             
          
             How to ensure business compliance with the Russian regulators and international standards? 
          
             
          
            What impact will the accession of Russia to the WTO on the business development strategy of  
          
                companies? 
          
             
          
             How to ensure the transparency and competitiveness of Russian business? 
          
             
          
             How corporations can help small businesses adapt to new market conditions? 
          
             
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