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13 September

Time	Event name	Area
09:00 - 18:00	DOMOSTROY EXPO Exhibition, 2013 Landscape Architecture Exhibition Old Nizhny Novgorod Architecture in Watercolors by Valery Savon Exhibition	Nizhny Novgorod, Youth Theater Exhibition areas
09:00 - 11:00	Roundtable. Megalopolis Development: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects The event is held jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Delovaya Rossia and Opora Rossii organizations in Nizhny Novgorod. Moderators: Yury Yavorsky, Board member, Delovaya Rossia Nizhny Novgorod, businessman Dmitry Sandler, Board Chairman, MediaGuide Publishing House Speakers: Denis Labuza, Minister of SME and Consumer Market Support and Development of Nizhny Novgorod Region Viktor Bykov, Chief Architect of Nizhny Novgorod Alexander Serikov, Counselor of Nizhny Novgorod Municipality Head Pavel Solodkiy, Business Ombudsman, Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) in Nizhny Novgorod Vladimir Soldatenkov, Head of Avtozavodsky District Administration Alexander Bodriyevsky, Director, Department of Urban Development and Town Planning of Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergey Mironov, Deputy Head of Nizhny Novgorod Administration. Stanislav Milyaev, Deputy Director, Department of Real Estate, Land Survey And Cadastral Operations Pavel Komarov, Director General, Zemlya I Gorod R&D Center Sergey Tumanin, Director, Tumanin Boutique Representatives of State Road Traffic Safety Inspectorate	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
10:00 - 14:00	The Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum’s Exhibition
11:00 - 13:00	Start of the 86th theater season. Kid’s theater performance premiere.	Youth Theater, Floor 2, Large Conference Hall
12:00 - 13:00	Signing agreements at 2013 Domostroy House Construction EXPO	Youth Theater, Conference zone
14:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Urban Redevelopment and Landscaping. How Do New Construction Sites Impact the Urban Environment? Moderator: Vladimir Lapyrin, Editor-in-Chief, Birzha Publishing House Discussion topics — Does the urban redevelopment and landscaping policy meet the contemporary context and conditions? — Are municipal residents ready to pay for landscaping of the boroughs they live in? — Is it possible to preserve and expand the green space in the context of growing construction activities?	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
16:00 - 17:00	Forum Closing Ceremony. Briefing of roundtable and panel discussions at 2013 Domostroy House Construction EXPO	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall

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Time	Event name	Area
09:00 - 09:40	Tour of the delegation headed by Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Governor Valery Shantsev around the Media House expositions	Nizhny Novgorod Fair,Pavilion 3, (Media House)
10:00 - 12:00	Roundtable: Regional Investment Legislation as a Tool to Attract Investments. Federal experts to participate Moderators: Tatiana Salakhetdinova, Editor-in Chief, Kommersant Publishing House -Volga region; Elizaveta Zubakina, Special Project Group Manager, Kommersant Publishing House -Volga region; Speakers: Evgeny Glumov, Vice President, Infrastructure Project Department, Trefin Ventures; Vladimir Gorchakov, Regional Director, Expert RA; Tatiana Kormilitsyna, Director, Yakovlev&Partners, Nizhny Novgorod office; Sergey Lazurenko Chair of Board, Yakovlev&Partners; Galina Izotova, Deputy Envoy of Russian President to Volga Federal District; Natalia Kazachkova, Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region; Andrey Deko, Director General Freudenberg Politex; Mikhail Gaponov, Head of Committee of Economy, Industry and Entrepreneurship Support, Regional Legislative Assembly; Denis Labuza, Minister of SME and Consumer Market Support and Development of Nizhny Novgorod Region Alexander Sinelnikov, Chief Operating Officer, MANN	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
10:15 - 11:50	Roundtable: SME. From a Regional Business to a Global Company Developing Entrepreneurship in Nizhny Novgorod Region, disseminating best practices of SMEs operating in foreign markets. Moderator: Valery Braun, Editor-in-Chief, National Business magazine Panelists: SME owners and top managers, heads of state and municipal authorities, responsible for international business assistance, head of financial institutions. Speakers: Denis Labuza, Minister of SME and Consumer Market Support and Development of Nizhny Novgorod Region Pavel Solodkiy, Director General, Foreign Trade Center MC Yury Yavorsky, Board Chairman, RIDA GC Valery Terekhov, Director General, EVAN GC Nikolay Chistov, Director General, EXEN GC Key discussion topics: Russia’s Joining the WTO and Opportunities for Export and Import Optimization Developing Business through Integration into International Manufacturing Networks Foreign Export and Import Financing Tools Opportunities to Attract Foreign Investors to Develop SME in Russia Ways to Promote SME Products Globally	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
10:35 - 11:00	Signing agreements between the Government of Nizhny Novgorod region and delegate companies	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, «Kupol»
11:00 - 11:20		Нижегородская ярмарка Павильон №2
11:00 - 11:20	The Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum opening	Pavilions and outdoor exposition areas at Nizhny Novgorod Fair
11:00 - 12:00	The Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum opening Exposition Opening: Russian Capital to Russian Innovations, XI Fair of Startup Innovative Projects and Companies. Platforms: — Medicine of the Future — National IT Platform — Transport technologies: aircraft technology and air mobility, innovative technologies for water transport, construction and operation of railway and motorway systems — Nuclear power industry and mechanical engineering, technologies for environmental development, energy efficiency and frugality — New composite materials and technologies, hydrocarbon production, use and deep processing — Metal and metal-working materials and technologies, use of nanotechnologies in present-day production — Technologies for robotics industry: photonics, mechatronics, embedded control systems — Agrobiotechnology — Social innovations	Nizhny Novgorod Fair (Pavilion 2)
11:20 - 12:00	Tour around the Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum Pavilion 1 Russian Scientific and Industrial Potential: Regional Innovative Clusters and Technology Platforms Safety, Security and Rescue Exhibition (Russian Emergency Ministry’s special project) Pavilion 2 Innovative Education as a Tech Breakthrough Driver Education and Industry Forum Opening Exposition Opening: Russian Capital to Russian Innovations, XI Fair of Startup Innovative Projects and Companies. Technology The exposition focuses to: develop competitive goods and services, innovative technologies and ideas, show implementation patterns and formats of innovative projects in R&D, education, culture, public health, insurance, IT, set up new contacts and build new relations to mutual benefit.	Pavilions and outdoor exposition areas at Nizhny Novgorod Fair
12:00 - 14:00	Joint session of the RSPP Federal Council and the Russian Ministry of Education and Science: Developing HR Potential in Russia with account of Russia’s WTO Accession Impact on Labor Market Speeches: Release or Growth of Labor Needs: What to Expect after Russia’s WTO Accession. WTO Accession: Challenges of Competitiveness and Qualification Requirements. Russia’s WTO Accession Consequences, Including Impact on Employment Pattern. WTO Accession: Qualification Development National System Issues Interaction of Universities and Businesses. Human Resourcing for High-Tech Industries. Short-Term Tailored Professional Development Tools. Changes to Labor Policy of Real Sector Companies caused by Russia’s WTO Accession. Meeting the Goal of Creating New Jobs. WTO Accession: Role and Position of Employers’ Associations in Labor Policy Issues.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall
12:00 - 14:00	Roundtable: Developing Large Cities through Area Development (cluster-based approach to area development) Moderators: Alexander Serikov, Counselor of Nizhny Novgorod Municipality Head, Dr.sc.soc. and Alexey Musienko, Director General, MediaGuide Publishing House Panelists: Alexey Brechalov, President, OPORa Rossii Association of Entrepreneurs Dmitry Birman, Chairman, OPORa Rossii in Nizhny Novgorod Pavel Solodkiy, Business Ombudsman, Chairman, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) in Nizhny Novgorod Alexander Sinelnikov, Chief Operating Officer, MANN Dmitry Smirnov, President, Interplast GS Alexey Sharonov, Board Chairman, VOKBANK Yury Yavorsky, Board member, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia), businessman Discussion topics: • FIFA World Cup as a Reason to Develop Strelka and Nizhny Novgorod Airport Areas; • Rozhdestvenskaya — an Artificial Brand or a Creative Area Development Project • Best Global Practice — Applicable or not in Nizhny Novgorod • Briefing. Step Required to Good Integrated Regional and Municipal Area Development.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
12:15 - 14:00	Roundtable: Will Housing and Utilities Sector Be Cost-Efficient? Solutions to the Problems and Challenges. Moderator: Igor Nikiforov, Argumenty i Fakty Regional Supplement Editor (Moscow) Discussion topics: — What hinders long-term private investments in housing and utility sector? Does the concession agreement-based scheme look promising for businesses and the State? Will the regions be able to meet the Russian President’s task to concede all weak public and utility assets before 2016? — How to speed up housing capital repair? Resources made available under the federal law On Housing and Utility Reform Assistance Fund make up as low as 2-3% of the required financing. Where can we get the remaining funds? How to systemize funding of apartment house capital repair while avoiding incomplete or partial problem solution? — State tariff policy. What caused the necessity to move from capped to long-term tariffs? Will the new policy make tariffs more flexible? Will it make it possible to take into account consumer needs and solvency as well as investment opportunities of resource suppliers? Is the tariff adjustment policy reasonable in terms of attracting investment in housing and utility industry?	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
14:00 - 15:00	Chamber concert in celebration of Fyodor Shalyapin for delegates and visitors of 2013 International Business Summit The concert is to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Fyodor Shalyapin, a great Russian singer. Organizer and sponsor — Rossiyskaya Gazeta in Nizhny Novgorod.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
14:15 - 16:00	Roundtable: Cyber Security for Nizhny Novgorod Residents, Companies and State Authorities: Is it safe and secure to be in the Internet, office, bank and state service website? Modern personal data protection technologies in the electronic communication development process and new requirements to training specialists on cyber security.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
14:15 - 16:00	Roundtable: Charity Today: Warm and Pure Heart The event is held as an integral part of the International Business Summit organized by the Government of Nizhny Novgorod Region and supported by Russian Government. Moderator: Igor Nikiforov, Argumenty i Fakty Regional Supplement Editor (Moscow) Discussion topics: •Doing good with no fuss around it. How does charity reputation develop? •Charity honesty — how to deal with charity swindlers? •When you need to help hundreds of people in need. Unique experience and practices of AiF Warm Heart Charity Foundation in helping victims of forest fires in Nizhny Novgorod Region. •Charity organizations and the State. Issues of tax liability and accounting for charity organizations and beneficiaries. •Our charity beneficiaries and Russian public health system. Why do patients strive to get medical assistance abroad and is it always the right choice?	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
14:20 - 15:00	Lunch break for VIP Delegates of the Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main building, President Hall
15:00 - 17:00	Conference. Education as a Resource for Regional Social and Economic Development Moderator: Oleg Kozyrev, Director, Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod Sergey Roshchin, Vice President, Professor, Higher School of Economics Integrating Social Responsibility Principles in University Educational Policy Svetlana Shchekleina, Director, Center of Innovative Educational Projects, Education Development Institute of Kirov Region Basic Education in view of Federal State Education Standards: Business Community Interaction Effects Larisa Kolchina, Deputy Director, KPMG Privolzhsky Regional Center; Irina Zoroastrova, Director, Career Development Department, Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod Practices and Prospects of the Partnership of Business, Universities and Schools on Career Guidance and Prejob Training Galina Merzlyakova, President, Udmurt State University Udmurt State University in Regional Social Economic Environment Yury Kupriyanov, Manager, SAP University Alliance Employers in University Educational Process. Practices of IT Departments. Tatiana Potapova, Director, Education Management Master’s Degree Program, Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod Management in Education as a Factor to Improve Teacher Training Quality Vadim Lapidus, Head of Chair of Production Management and Logistics, Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod "Lean Management in Russian Higher Education System: Practices of Teaching and Studying New Management Standards Natalia Serova, Director, Education Development Department, Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod Vysshaya Proba (Tiptopper) Award for School Students: Choosing a University and Academic Achievements of Yesterday’s Award Winners Evgeny Zakablukovsky, PR Director, Intel Russia State-of-the-Art Formats of R&D and Technology Education of School Students in Russia as a Tool to Win Global HR Competition	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
15:00 - 16:00	Signing agreements with the Government of Nizhny Novgorod region	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, «Kupol»
15:00 - 17:00	Conference: Internationalization of Quality Education and Research. Issues of language Policy and Language Planning: Two Sides of the Coin Discussion Topics: International Research and Educational Communication: Language Challenges and Solutions; - Foreign Languages in a Russian-Speaking World: Programmes of Foreign Language Cultural Centers (English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, etc.); - CIS Languages: Intercultural Communication and Its Prospects in Russia; Reports: - Russian as an International Communication Language in Research and Education - Role of Austria in Promoting the German Language and the Austrian Culture - British English: Expertise and Experience of the British Council in Teaching English in Russia and Abroad - Centers of Culture and Language Policy of France - Japanese in Present-Day Russia	Alekseev State Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod
15:00 - 17:00	Roundtable: HR for Investment Projects in Russian Regions Reports: - New HR Policy Approaches in the Context of Innovative technological Mode to Make the region Investor-Attractive - Pillars of Innovation Development Strategy in Nizhny Novgorod Region - Setting up Resource Centers as an HR Tool for Investment Projects in Kaluga Region - HR for Innovation Activities in Penza Region - Modernization of High-Tech Labor and Power in the Context of Defense Industry Development in Nizhny Novgorod Region - Present-Day HR Management Models - Aspects of HR Policy Design and Implementation: Expertise and Experience, Challenges and Development Prospects - Role of Integration Mechanisms in Modernizing Regional System of Vocational Training - Rope of Partner Councils in Defining Strategic Initiatives of a Vocational Training Institution - Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Level Centers of Applied Training as an HR Tool for Investment Industrial Projects - Introducing International Standards of Quality Management as an HR Training Quality Booster in the Context of Innovative Economy	Alekseev State Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod
15:00 - 17:00	Conference: Growth Potential: Universities to State Corporations and Industrial Enterprises: Successful Cooperation Models Discussion Topics: Interaction of Universities with State Corporations and Industrial Enterprises, Social and Professional Accreditation in Engineering Training	Alekseev State Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod
15:00 - 17:00	International Conference: The Role of a Linguistics University in International Education Integration: Development Pillars and Strategies Discussion topics: - Professional Education in a Linguistics University as an Essential Component of Russia’s Global Integration - Development Pillars of Linguistic Education in Russia - Belarus’ Practices of Innovative Scientific and Practical Activities – Minsk Linguistics University Linguapark - University Linguistic Training as a Part of Cultural Educational Area - Opportunities and Challenges of Higher Education Internationalization - Continuous Discursive Analytical Component in the Linguistic Training Programme - Issues of Communication Metadiscourse in the Context of Present-Day Social and Cultural Processes - Rostec’s Policy in the Area of Education - Developing Linguistic Training System in the Context of Bologna Process - European Foreign Language Training Quality System and Its Assessment	Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod
15:00 - 17:00	International Symposium of Investors and Innovative Companies on SME and Startup Venture Market Development Session 1. Global Spin-Off Practices of Universities Spin-Off Practices in Central European Region Three Sides of the Knowledge Triangle: Research, Higher Education and Innovation-Entrepreneurship-Business BUT Technology Incubator Experience Business Opportunity Analysis Session 2. Developing University and Research Spin-Offs Legislative Initiatives in the Area of Developing R&D and Innovations in Russian Universities Sin-Offs – Practices of NRU HSE. Developing Innovators Is the Core Goal of Leading Universities Performance of Business Incubators for University Spin-Offs Proof of Concept (POC) “Marchmont-UNN Venture LAB” Kendrick D. White, CEO of Marchmont Capital Partners Session 3. Russian Practices of Investing in University SIE - Interaction of Universities and Business: Building Innovative Project Teams - Private Investments in University R&D – Issues, Challenges and Options - Venture Investments as a Tool of Innovation Entrepreneurship in Universities - Art and Business of Entrepreneurial Community: Regional Universities as an HR Source, University Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Business Model, Cultural Community Influence on Entrepreneurial Motivation - Challenges for Private Investors and Investment Funds as regards University SIEs and R&D - Challenges of Attracting Investors in University SIEs	Нижегородская ярмарка Павильон №2
16:00 - 18:00	Roundtable: Issues of Doing Business upon Russia’s WTO Accession Moderator: Dmitry Kurochkin, Vice President, Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Panelists: Dmitry Krasnov, Board Chairman, Director General, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region Andrey Lebedev, Director General, SME Development Institutions (Moscow) Valery Yevlampiev, Board member, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region Polina Ivanova, Deputy Director, Investment and Innovation Assistance Department, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region Nikolay Kharyushin, Deputy Director, Privolzhsky Customs Office; Director, Federal Customs Revenue Department Anton Turchenko, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Business Incubator Vladimir Antonets, Dr.sc.math., Professor, Chair of Spinoff and Business in Science and Technology, School of Management and Business, Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod Key Topics: — Industry Challenges (Public Health, Trade, Advertising, Tourism, Transport, etc.) in the WTO Context. — Role of SME Support Infrastructure in the WTO Context. Global Practices, Russian and Regional (Nizhny Novgorod) Aspects. — Developing HR Potential (vocational training in colleges and universities) in the WTO Context. — Practical Aspects of Doing Business in the WTO Context. Training of Municipal Officials to Work with businesses in the New Economic Context.	Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod region, Official Reception Hall
16:00 - 18:00	Online Workshop: Liberal Arts and Teacher Education – Personal Growth Startup and Regional Development Strategy Navigator Reports: - Teacher Education as a Resource of Regional Social and Economic Development - Open Teacher Education as a Way to Manage the Future (Moderator) - Training Specialists for the Educational Sphere in a Traditional University Branch. - Distinctive Features of Teacher Education in a Traditional University - Present-Day Patterns of Educational Institutions’ Social Partnership as a Tool for Innovative Teacher Education Management - Pedagogical University Is a Platform to Build and Develop Personal Innovative Potential. - Main Risks of Personal Growth and Development of Kids and Youth in Present-Day Russia - Developing a Platform of Practices for Future Teachers as a Strategic Goal of Innovative Teacher Education.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, «Kupol»
16:15 - 17:45	Roundtable: Professional Journalist Training in Russia Discussion topics: — Are professional journalist training programmes geared to yesterday or not? — Journalists are trained as state officials while they tend to work either in private media or media controlled by municipal or regional authorities. — New formats: online and convergence journalism	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
16:30 - 18:00	Roundtable: Nizhny Novgorod Business in the Russian Market Moderator: Maxim Sukhorukov, Editor-in-Chief, CHIEF Time	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
16:40 - 17:40	Roundtable: ICANN Member Organizations. Discussion Topics: - Regional Public Health, Medical Services to Foreigners, English-Speaking Personnel in Hospitals - Road infrastructure in Nizhny Novgorod region and the city (road construction) - Preserving and Reviving the Old Town - Developing Tourism in the Region - Automotive Industry Development and Investment Projects Implemented in the Region	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
18:30 - 20:00	Official reception of the Future of Russia, 18th International Industrial and Economic Forum and Safety, Security and Rescue Exhibition and Construction, Farming Industry Exhibition delegates	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall

Time	Event name	Area
08:20 - 08:50	2013 Domostroy House Construction EXPO Opening Waiting for FIFA World Cup and Playing Football, show programme Welcome Addresses of Valery Shantsev, Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Governor, Oleg Sorokin, Head of Nizhny Novgorod City, and Alexey Fursin, First Deputy Director General, Federal Housing Construction Promotion Fund	Youth Theater, Street area
09:00 - 09:50	Roundtable: Ways to Solve Media Distribution Market Issues and Challenges as the New Act of the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media – On Recommendations to Support and Develop Retail Distribution of Periodicals and Other Press media in Russian regions - comes into force	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
09:00 - 14:00	Exhibition of student R&D teams and innovative projects	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Coat of Arms Hall
09:00 - 18:00	DOMOSTROY EXPO Exhibition, 2013 Landscape Architecture Exhibition Old Nizhny Novgorod Architecture in Watercolors by Valery Savon Exhibition	Nizhny Novgorod, Youth Theater Exhibition areas
09:00 - 13:00	Business Conference on Public-Private Partnership in Defense Industry During the Conference all the stakeholders will be shown options and opportunities of PPP in defense industry Session 1. PPP in Defense Industry: Models and Project Implementation Schemes - Main Obstacles to Fast Development of Defense Industry in Russia. Why and Where Are Investments Needed? The Effect of Attracted Investments. - PPP as a Unique Form of State-Business Interaction: Subject, Principles, Role of the State and Business in PPP Projects. Possible Types of PPP in Defense Industry. - Principles of Basic Project Risk Distribution and Management in Various PPP Types. - Funding Models for Various Types of PPP in Defense Industry. Examples of Payment Mechanisms. - Global Experience and Expertise in Implementing PPP Projects in Defense Industry. Session 2. Aspects of PPP Projects in Defense Industry: from Idea to Project Completion: - Defense Industry Project Design and Approval Procedure. - Russian PPP Legislation. Russian Legislation on Investments in Defense Industry. - Defense Industry Project Legal Structuring: Structure, Subject and Project Draft Requirements. - Defense Industry Project Financial Structuring. - Tendering Procedures. Aspects of Tendering Procedures in Defense Industry. - Organizational Structure on Project Guidance and Support - Examples of Successful Defense Industry Project Guidance and Implementation. Session 3. Session of the Working Group on Pilot Projects of the Defense Industry Council on PPP Development - Discussion of a Pilot Project to Set up a Common Use Center in Nizhny Novgorod region.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
09:30 - 20:00	School of Standards of the Agency of Strategic Initiatives for Volga Federal District Report: Introducing Changes to the Regional Investment Standard Workshops: — Regional Investment Standard Introduction Method and Assessment (practices of introducing the Regional Investment Standard, review of the relevant rules and regulations) — Regional Investment Standard Introduction: Best Practices — Practices of Attracting Foreign Investment — Applying PPP to Implement Investment Projects — Effective Conflict Management Skill Building Session: Working with the Dialogue Project Management System	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center, Hall №2
09:30 - 11:30	Roundtable: Developing Hospitality Industry in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Hosts Discussion topics: - Federal Support to Hospitality Industry - State Support to Tourism Investors - Classification of Hotels, Inns, etc. in relation to Hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup - Draft Law of Nizhny Novgorod Region on State Support to Investors Implementing Projects on Construction (Repair) of Hotel Infrastructure Facilities. - Pressing Issues Related to Hospitality Industry in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Hosts - Professional Training of Tourism Personnel	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center Hall 1
09:30 - 11:30	Roundtable of the Russian-German Foreign Trade Chamber Theme: Localization of Production in Russia: Strategies and Projects of German Companies in Volga Federal District Key Topics: — Russian Government’s Strategy on Localization of Production in Russia. — Localization in Russia: Background and Business Environment. — German Manufacturers and Their Dialogue with Russian Authorities — Business Environment for Suppliers in Russian Regions.	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center Hall 3
10:00 - 12:30	Conference: Business, Science and Mass Media: New Ways of Cooperation. First Steps Taken by Rzhanaya Dolina Research and Industrial Interregional Cluster. Moderators: Alexander Samodelkin, President, Nizhny Novgorod Academy of Agriculture, Professor, Co-Chair of Expert Council on Farming Industry Development in Volga Federal District. Elena Belyaeva, Editor-in-Chief, Zemlya Nizhegorodskaya newspaper Speakers: Vasily Sysuev, member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Lidia Kedrova, Dr.sc.agr., Rudnitsky Agricultural R&D Center Iraida Dolgusheva, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Farming Industry of Mariy-El Alexander Sakov, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Agricultural R&D Center of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
10:00 - 12:00	Conference. State Support to Investment in Construction Speakers and Reports: Vladimir Chelomin, Minister of Construction of Nizhny Novgorod Region Pillars of State Policy as regards Housing Construction in Nizhny Novgorod Olga Noskova, Minister of Social Policy of Nizhny Novgorod Region Implementing State Housing Programs in Nizhny Novgorod Alexey Fursin, First Deputy Director General, Federal Housing Construction Promotion Fund Federal Housing Construction Promotion Fund and Integrated Urban Development under Housing Programs Andrey Shelkovy, Deputy Director General, Housing Mortgage Agency Housing Mortgage Lending as a Way to Implement Home Affordable Program. Rental Housing Market Development. Sergey Zudenkov, regional legislator. Implementing State Housing Programs in Nizhny Novgorod Region: Outputs, Challenges and Prospects. Sergey Mironov, Deputy Head of Nizhny Novgorod Administration. Prospects of Implementing Large Investment Projects in relation to Nizhny Novgorod Urban Development and Hosting 2018 FIFA World Cup Galina Klochkova, regional legislator Integrated Urban Development and Residential Housing Programs: Challenges of Social Infrastructure Development Representative of the Government of Tatarstan Implementing Large Investment Projects to Develop Sports Infrastructure Yana Kuzina, Board member, S.A. Ricci Global and Russian Practices of Attracting Investors in Construction Industry Alexander Baygushev, Vice President, KVARTSTROY Developer Expertise and Experience: Integrated Urban Development	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
10:00 - 12:00	HR for the Housing and Utilities System of Nizhny Novgorod Region Discussion topics: — Factors enhancing and hindering organizing professional training and development programs for housing and utility industry in Nizhny Novgorod Region; — Wages as a way to attract qualified personnel into housing and utility industry; — Nizhny Novgorod Regional expertise of training specialists for housing and utility industry; — Integrating principles of customer-focused operation and quality management in into housing and utility industry	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
10:00 - 12:00	Business Games: Workshop on paper and electronic CV: details and differences Daria Kaskina, Project Manager, «Be a Success», Russian Youth Union Workshop Starting a Career in Forex Olga Papanaga, Finance Manager, MIG NN Case Study: Build Your Career	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
10:00 - 14:00	5th Annual International Conference: Keys to Success of Youth Innovation Projects in Foreign Markets Results of the Project – Developing the System of Promoting Youth Innovation Projects in Interregional and International Markets – to be presented during the Conference. Reports: - Switzerland as a Platform for Global Innovative Business - Programmes of Support to Youth Innovation Projects in Lower Saxony, Germany - Good Practices of Regional Innovation SME Export. Practical Aspects of Regional Innovation SME Export	Ibis Hotel, Nizhny Novgorod
10:00 - 17:00	3rd Russian Conference Business Incubating as a Mechanism for Small Business Development Moderators: Andrey Lebedev, Director General, SME Development Institutions and Denis Labuza, Minister of SME and Consumer Market Support and Development of Nizhny Novgorod Region Panelists: heads of Russian business incubators and technoparks and heads of organizations on SME infrastructure support and development.	22, Ulitsa Larina, Nizhny Novgorod Conference Hall
10:00 - 13:00	Workshop for Journalists Local Press: New Insight into the Audience Workshop: Local Press in Contemporary Media Scene Reports and Speakers: Natalia Skvortsova, Director, Journalist Technology Center Local Press: New Insight into the Audience. Newspapers and Local Communities: Meeting the Interests Nina Grusdeva, Editor-in-Chief, Zemlya Vetluzhskaya newspaper and Antonina Kulakova, Editor-in-Chief, Rodnaya Zemlya newspaper. People We Are Working for: New Insight into the Audience. Mass Media and Local Community Dialogue Development Behavior. Svetlana Polushkina, Editor-in-Chief, Arzamasskaya Pravda newspaper. Campaign as an Incentive to Stir Readers’ Activity. Cooperation Is a Fresh Approach to Old Resources: Newspapers as a Social Center Alexander Grachev, Editor-in-Chief, Voskresenskaya Zhizn newspaper, Lilia Frolova, Editor-in-Chief, Vyksunsky Rabochiy newspaper. Convergence Media and Local Press: Our Response to Current Situation. Building an Audience Interactive Model Elena Kuznetsova, Dr. phil. nat., Professor, Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod. Good Practices of Working with the Audience. Recommendations. Individual consultations given by experts. Workshop briefing.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
10:20 - 12:00	Face-to-Face Project and Job Fair: — computer simulation, IT, R&D and industrial instrument-making, robotic engineering — laser technology — new materials	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall
10:30 - 17:00	International Research and Practice Conference: Developing Innovative Education in Cooperation with Leading Global R&D and Educational Centers and Industries. The Conference focus to present practices and experience of cooperation between Russian universities and leading foreign and Russian R&D centers and industries in the area of training professionals able to create and invent, develop innovative ideas and do business. The core themes of the Conference are interaction of Russian and American universities under the EURECA Programme (innovation business education and innovation corridor to develop potential of exporting Russian innovative businesses) as well as innovative patterns of interaction with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the area of vocational training and R&D. Besides it will cover issues of training regional elites to develop regional innovative economy and present-day career guidance for post-graduates.	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, TBD
11:00 - 16:00	B2B Communication Platform B2B communication with Russian and foreign IBS participants subject to prior appointments made via the IBS website (Communication Platform page) B2B communication allows establishing new contacts to eventually develop joint projects and get full information on investment project guidance in Nizhny Novgorod Region	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center
11:00 - 17:00	Chess Lounge (for IBS honored delegates only)	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center, Chess Lounge
11:00 - 18:00	Workshop: Partnership Management Strategy: Research-Education-Business Session 1. Technology Platform as a Toll to Develop Demand for R&D, Innovation and Education - European Technology Platform for Cooperation between Research and Industry: Methods and Practices. - Clusters as a Core Driving Force of the Innovation Ecosystem. Session 2. Centers of Competence: Training Personnel for Modern Industries and Lifelong Learning - Principles of Strategic Cooperation in Research, Education and Industry - Business, Research and Education: Key Themes of the Modern Biotechnological Cluster - Advantages and Disadvantages of Vocational Education - Professional Training System in Cooperation with Industries and Professional Schools - Centers of Competence in Vocational Education System - Project on Setting up a Center for Innovative Development of Medical Instrument-Making at the premises of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod - Practice of Cooperation between Alekseev State Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod and ThyssenKrupp AG - Infrastructure to Develop Investments in Innovations in Russia. - Protection and Methodology of Usage of Intellectual Property - Role of Innovations in Modernizing Industry - Siemens-NIPOM- Dzerzhinsk Polytechnic Institute (branch of Alekseev State Technical University) – Successful Cooperation - Vocational Training To Meet the HR Needs of Industries	Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Main Library Conference Hall (building 1а, floor 4)
11:30 - 13:00	Investors lunch. For IBS honored delegates only.	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center
12:20 - 13:20	Roundtable: Youth Innovation Activities: from School to Forbes 100	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall
12:30 - 15:00	Workshop on developing foreign trade relations of businesses and their foreign partners Agenda: — discussing measures to support foreign trade activities of regional businesses (federal and regional) — providing assistance to foreign trade and investment projects to be implemented under the agreements on foreign trade interaction signed by the Russian Ministry for Economic Development and Russian regions Moderators: Elena Nazarova, Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Trade Coordination, Development and Regulation, Russian Ministry for Economic Development Irina Negrebetskaya, Director, Department of International, Foreign Trade and Interregional Relations of Nizhny Novgorod Region Panelists: Representatives of the Russian Ministry for Economic Development, regional authorities from Volga federal District and exporting companies	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
13:00 - 14:30	Roundtable. Social Use Rates for Electricity Moderator: Oleg Shavin, Chairman, Committee on Residential Housing, Utilities and Power Industry, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region Speakers: Evgeny Lebedev, Chairman, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Svetlana Razvorotneva, Chair, Committee on Local Self-Government and Housing and Utility Policy, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Heads of regional executive authorities of Nizhny Novgorod region, civic organization and enterprises in power, housing and utility industries. The Roundtable agenda: — present a 9-year experience of using social use rates for electricity in Nizhny Novgorod region; — discuss issues of implementing Russian Government Decree #614 On Setting and Using Social Use Rates for Electricity and on Amendments to a Number of Russian Government Decrees on Setting and Using Social Use Rates for Electricity dates 22 July, 2013; — discuss step-by-step reduction of cross-subsidies in electrical power industry to reduce cost of electricity for regional industries and improve their competitiveness; — develop legislation-improving suggestions focused to boost regional electrical power industry infrastructure smart use.	Kremlin, bldg. 2, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Assembly Hall
13:00 - 16:00	Career Festival Festival Pillars: Discussion of youth labor market problems and challenges Moderator: Oleg Zorya, Deputy Chairman, Committee on Youth, Public Chamber of Nizhny Novgorod Region Job Fair: stands and presentations of carious regional recruiters Moderator: Elena Smolenskaya, Leading Coach, Russian Youth Union Robotic Engineering Exhibition	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
13:00 - 15:00	Roundtable: Internet Safety for Kids Legal, psychological and technical aspects of safe browsing in the Internet. Presentation of a new domain — DETI (Kids) — by the Razumny Internet Foundation.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
13:30 - 14:30	Roundtable: Supporting Startups: State Support, Its Formats and Options	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
13:30 - 16:00	Roundtable: The Role of Mass Media in Improving Regional Investor-Attractiveness Moderators – Yury Voronenkov, Head of the Analytical Center of the Russian Government, Executive Director of the Financial Press Club of Russia, and Pavel Medvedev, Advisor of the Bank of Russia’s President.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
13:30 - 15:00	Plenary Session of the II International Business Summit PLENARY SESSION Investment Climate in Russian Regions Presidium: Moderator: Oleg Goshchansky, Chairman, Senior Partner, KPMG in Russia and the CIS Reporters: German Gref, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Sberbank Russia; Valery Shantsev, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region; Alan Thompson, Director, RBCC (TBD); Natalia Khanzhenkova, Managing Director for Russia, EBRD Boris Titov, Russian Business Ombudsman, Protection of Business Rights in Russia; Dmitry Konov, Chairman, CEO, Sibur.	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center, Plenary Session Hall
14:00 - 16:00	Roundtable: Housing Policy. Affordable Housing. Allocation of Land Sites for Large-Scale Housing Construction Moderators: Shamil Mansurov, COO, Nizhny Novgorod Union of Developers and House Builders Valery Braun, Editor-in-Chief, National Business magazine Speakers: Vladimir Chelomin, Minister of Construction of Nizhny Novgorod Region Olga Noskova, Minister of Social Policy of Nizhny Novgorod Region Alexander Makarov, Minister of State Property and Land Resources of Nizhny Novgorod Region Oleg Shavin, Chairman, Residential Housing Policy Committee, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region Felix Verkhovodov, Director General, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Nizhny Novgorod Federal Housing Construction Promotion Fund Housing Mortgage Agency Alexander Kiselev, Head of Bor Municipal Administration Igor Rayev, Head of Vyksa Municipal Administration Olga Sazhina, Marketing Director, Zhilstroy-NN Alexander Baygushev, Vice President, KVARTSTROY Shamil Sudiyarov, Chief Commercial Officer, Oksky Bereg Project Sergey Kril’, Director General, DSK-NN	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
14:00 - 17:00	Roundtable: Setting up and Doing Business in Finland Discussion of Finnish cluster-based policy, state support and attracting investments, a masterclass on setting up and developing business in Finland and the EU – best practices of the country ranking 11th in the Global Ease of Doing Business Index	Nizhny Novgorod Innovative Business Incubator
14:00 - 17:00	Challenges of Advertising in Russia. Consolidation of Advertising Communities” 14th Annual Conference Reports: - Boris Yeremin, Director of the Council of the Media Industry Association, President of International Advertising Association-Russia - Developing Advertising Legislation in Russia. Challenges of Law Enforcement Practice. Representative of Russian Federal Antimonopoly Agency - Practices of Nizhny Novgorod Regional Arbitration Court of Hearing Cases on Advertising Legislation Violation Representative of Nizhny Novgorod Regional Arbitration Court - Role of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Developing the Advertising Community in Russia Chair of the Advertising Committee of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Advertising Market Development Trends in Russia Representative of the Association of Russian Communication Agencies - Role of Regional Advertising Community Associations in Developing Advertising Sergey Steshov, Co-Chair of the Public Advertising Committee at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region (the so-called Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Advertising Council) - Biddings For the Right to Sign Contracts on Advertising in Municipal Area. Andrey Kuzmin, Director of Municipal Advertising Agency of Nizhny Novgorod - Outdoor Advertising in Russian Regions, Legal Challenges and Issues Konstantin Yakovlev, Chairman of the Partnership of Outdoor Advertising Agencies of Arkhangelsk Region - Agitation about GOST State Standards Elena Slastnikova, Head of Compliance Department, Street media, Tomsk.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
15:15 - 16:45	Roundtable: Prospects of Investment Cooperation with Luxembourg, European Investment and Financial Center. Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Russia Pierre Ferring to participate.	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center Hall 4
15:20 - 16:30	Luncheon given for VIP delegates by Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Governor Valery Shantsev (limited to the holders of a letter of invitation)	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main building, President Hall
15:30 - 17:30	Roundtable. Business Entities: Environmental Responsibility and Information Disclosure. Investing in Our Future. Moderator: Alexander Martynov, Director, Interfax-ERA environment and power industry rating agency Reports: Availability and Disclosure of Environmental Information and Independence of Mass Media — Examples Impact of environmental information disclosure on business indicators (quotations, capitalization, image, consumer loyalty, etc.)	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3,Hall 2 (Media House)
15:30 - 19:30	Investor Demo Day of the Youth Innovation Center It focuses to attract investments for projects. The format is presentations of innovative projects to potential investors. The goal of the event is: — attract investments into innovative projects — develop communication skills Investors to be representatives of seed funds, venture investors, business-angels and business leaders. Delegates: Project teams built under the «Youth Innovation Center» project, «Startup Search» and «MIC-2013» Forum winners, having innovative solutions and projects	Ankudinovka IT Park, Volga City Customer Support Center Hall 1
16:00 - 18:00	Roundtable. Country Estate: Buy a House or Build One — What’s the Best Value for Money Choice? Moderator: Natalia Chernyshova, Editor-in-Chief, Poleznaya Ploschad weekly periodical Panelists: Irina Solntseva, independent expert Review of Country Estate Market in Nizhny Novgorod Region Alexander Zhilevsky, Director, Vybor-Nedvizhimost real estate agency, Elena Arkhipova, Director, Gorod-Zagorod real estate agency Correlation between Demand and Supply on Country Estate Market. Prices for Land Sites with and without a House. Anna Pokrovskaya, Director, Precedent legal company Legal Aspects of Land Site/House Purchase/Construction You Should Pay Attention to Alexander Khanov, Chief Engineer, NDSK Project, Dmitry Zhuravsky, Director, Stroymir-NN, Sergey Tanenkov, Development Manager, Zagorodny Dom Technologies Used in Low-Rise House Construction. Costs to Build a House Oleg Kornilov, Director, Partner Interaction Department, Volga-Vyatka Bank Central Office, Sberbank Russia Country House Purchase/Construction Mortgage Programs	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
16:15 - 18:00	Roundtable: Mass Media and Its Role in Promoting Municipal Programs. City Mayor — a Politician or a Manager? Members of Nizhny Novgorod Expert Club, representatives of Nizhny Novgorod municipal Administration, municipal and other local mass media, PR specialists to participate.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Pavilion 3, Hall 1 (Media House)
16:30 - 17:20	Masterclass. Software and Database Legal Protection Moderator: Olga Devyatkina, Patent Expert, VNIIEF Russian Federal Nuclear Center	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building, Room 1
16:30 - 17:20	Masterclass. Procedure to Patent Inventions, Utility Models and Preproduction Prototypes Moderator: Lyudmila Grishina, Patent Expert, VNIIEF Russian Federal Nuclear Center	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
17:20 - 18:30	TV Discussion Club: Investments in Russia’s Future Panelists: Valery Shantsev, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Natalia Kazachkova, Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region; Yury Groshev, Minister Investment of Nizhny Novgorod Region VIP delegates (TBD)	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, «Kupol»
17:30 - 18:20	Roundtable. Global Expertise and Experience in Developing Innovation Support Institutions: Innovation Clusters and Networks.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
19:00 - 20:00	Reception of the Government of Nizhny Novgorod region	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall

Time	Event name	Area
09:00 - 10:00	Registration of delegates of Russian People’s Congress and the Conference on Federal and Regional Models of Russian State National Policy Strategy Implementation. Exhibition of archive documents on the history of peoples in Nizhny Novgorod Region. Exhibition. The Friendship of Peoples Makes Russia United.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
09:00 - 18:00	DOMOSTROY EXPO Exhibition, 2013 Landscape Architecture Selling Exhibition Old Nizhny Novgorod Architecture in Watercolors by Valery Savon Exhibition Presentation of the book to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Vladimir Shukhov: «Nizhny Novgorod Inventions. Shukhov’s Code»	Nizhny Novgorod, Youth Theater Exhibition areas
09:30 - 18:00	Workshop. Strategy for Success and Policy to Protect National Manufacturers’ Interests after Russia’s WTO Accession. Nizhny Novgorod Region’s Profile. Coaches: Roman Gubenko, Director, Russia in WTO International Business Center, one of the leading Russian experts in organizing and conducting anti-dumping, countervailing and special protection investigations. Iosif Aronov, Dr. techn., Head of Department of Conformity Appraisal Methodology of the Russian National Research Institute of Certification, Full Member of the Academy of Quality Problems, Member of the International Guild of Quality Professionals, Russian Representative in the ISO/CASCO Committee, Director of Products Certification Experts Training Courses, Russian Expert for WTO TBT Agreement, author of over 200 books and articles on technical regulation Discussion topics: — WTO and Special Aspects of Joining it (operational principles and special aspects of Russia’s access) — Trade Policy Tariff Tools — Subsidies in International Trade and in Russia (-WTO norms and regulations as regards subsidies, forbidden subsidies and control methods, subsidies in Russian legislation and in practice) — WTO and Customs Union Technical Regulations: Barriers and Opportunities (analysis of WTO TBT and SPS Agreements, review of Customs Union Agreements on Technical Regulation, review of Customs Union Technical Regulations, aspects of declaring conformity to technical regulations of the Customs Union) — Russia’s WTO Accession and Its Impact on Nizhny Novgorod Regional Economic Prospects. Global Trends and Practices of Using Domestic Market Protection Tools (Practices and statistics on using anti-dumping, countervailing and protection measures by WTO members, protection measures taken in the Customs Union and relevant legislative base, recommendations on protecting domestic market in conformity with the WTO norms and standards) -Case Study. Practices of Using National Manufacturers’ Protection Measures in the Customs Union (investigations and complaints procedure, application to initiate an investigation, investigation stages, taking and considering measures) — Trade Disputes — WTO Trade Dispute Settlement System (history of developing GATT dispute settlement procedure, profile of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, grounds to file a dispute to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, preliminary assessment of and choosing the right strategy for the dispute)	World Trade Center Nizhny Novgorod, 8, Ulitsa Kovalikhinskaya, Nizhny Novgorod
10:00 - 10:20	Russian People’s Congress opening ceremony	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
10:00 - 15:00	Roundtable. Protection of Intellectual Property in Russia	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall
10:00 - 12:00	Roundtable. Volunteers in Nizhny Novgorod Region: Challenges and Prospects. Discussion of topics related to involving volunteers in view of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Torch Relay in Nizhny Novgorod and 2018 FIFA World Cup.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
10:00 - 12:00	Workshop. Assessing Performance of Business Incubators in Russia Speaker: Andrey Lebedev, Director General, SME Development Institutions Participants: top managers of Russian business incubators, IT parks and SME support infrastructure organizations.	Nizhny Novgorod Innovative Business Incubator
10:00 - 12:00	Roundtable: Prospects of Large Construction Projects with regard to Nizhny Novgorod Urban Development Strategy and 2018 FIFA World Cup Matches in Nizhny Novgorod Moderators: Shamil Mansurov, COO, Nizhny Novgorod Union of Developers and House Builders Valery Braun, Editor-in-Chief, National Business magazine Speakers: Vladimir Chelomin, Minister of Construction of Nizhny Novgorod Region Alexander Bodriyevsky, Director, Department of Urban Development and Town Planning of Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergey Popov, Chief Architect of Nizhny Novgorod Region Yury Garanin, Director General, GUMMiD Sergey Mironov, Deputy Head of Nizhny Novgorod Administration. Oleg Shavin, Chairman, Residential Housing Policy Committee, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region Felix Verkhovodov, Director General, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Nizhny Novgorod Anatoly Lesun, Director, Gorky Railways Dmitry Volodin, Director General, Vesenniye Investitsii	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
10:20 - 12:30	Federal and Regional Models of Russian State National Policy Strategy Implementation. Conference Plenary Session Moderator: Vladimir Zorin, Deputy Director, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Science, First Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council, member of the Presidential Council on Interethnic Relations. Reports: Svetlana Smirnova, Chair, Russian People’s Assembly Council, Chair, Russian People’s Assembly Youth Council — We Are Russians, Chair, Council on Interethnic Relations Anatoly Migunov, Minister of Regional and Municipal Policy of Nizhny Novgorod Region Olga Savinova, Head of Journalism Chair, Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod, Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council Boris Pudalov, Head of Archive Committee of Nizhny Novgorod Region	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
11:00 - 13:00	Nuclear Industry High-Tech. Young Professionals in Innovation Process. 8th Scientific and Technical Conference of Rosatom’s Young Professionals.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Betancourt Hall
11:00 - 17:00	Foreign Business Missions, Industry-Specialized Roundtable Discussions and Visits to Investment Sites) Danieli Volga Site Theme: TBD
11:00 - 17:00	Foreign Business Missions, Industry-Specialized Roundtable Discussions and Visits to Investment Sites) RusVinyl Site Theme: RusVinyl: Prospects and Unique Practice of Implementing an FDI Petrochemical Project Discussion topics: - The Largest Petrochemical Project between Russian and Belgium - Russian Project Financing Precedent - RusVinyl Project In Nizhny Novgorod region: Advantages for Investors and Federal and Regional State Support Measures - Russian PVC Market Development - Regional (PVC) Processing Market: Prospects and Opportunities
11:00 - 17:00	Foreign Business Missions, Industry-Specialized Roundtable Discussions and Visits to Investment Sites) GAZ Gorky Automobile Plant Site Discussion topics: - Strategy to Develop Automotive Industry in Russia and Competitiveness of Russian Automobile Components (presentation of the regional potential and presentation of GAZ area as an automotive cluster)	GAZ Site (Nizhny Novgorod, Avtozavod)
12:00 - 14:00	Roundtable. Vocational Training System for Construction Industry with regard to Federal Law #273 On Education in the Russian Federation of 29 December, 2012 Moderator: Vladislav Borodachev, Vice President, Nizhny Novgorod University of Architecture and Construction, Vice Chairman, Russian Builders’ Union Committee. Speakers and reporters: Anatoly Sekotov, Board Chairman, Nizhny Novgorod Union of Developers and House Builders Galina Komleva, Director, Professional Development Center, Nizhny Novgorod University of Architecture and Construction Vera Davydova, Director, Labor Exchange of Nizhny Novgorod Galina Shabaeva, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Construction Vocational College Sergey Krasikov, Director, Vocational College #41 Sergey Yesin, President, Alliance of Volga-Vyatka Builders Sergey Varaksa, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Industrial Vocational College Sergey Kozlov, Director, KNAUF Training Center Natalia Tsareva, Director, Kadroviye Garantii Biznesa	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
13:00 - 15:00	Presentation of the book to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Vladimir Shukhov: “Nizhny Novgorod Inventions. Shukhov’s Code” by Tatiana Vinogradova and Sergey Avdeev. Welcome speech: Andrey Spirin, Director General, LUKOIL-Volganefteproduct	Nizhny Novgorod, Youth Theater. Floor 2, Café
13:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Russian People: Traditions and Transformations in Contemporary World Moderator: Irina Galanova, Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council, Director, Creative Council of the Civic Society Institute Igor Krugovykh, member of Russian People’s Assembly Council Presidium	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main building, Gallery Hall
13:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Role of Interethnic and International Cooperation in Developing Youth’s Potential Moderators: Andrey Sergeyev, Chairman, SPHERE Interregional Youth Civic Movement to Support Volunteering Andrey Zhiltsov, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Regional Volunteer Agency	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building, Room 1
13:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Ethnocultural Agenda for Regional Mass Media Moderator: Olga Savinova, Head of Journalism Chair, Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod, Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building
13:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. National Sports Development Prospects Moderators: Nikolay Bukhonin, Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council Mikhail Tikhomirov, member of the Presidium, Russian People’s Assembly Council, Chairman, Unions of Non-Olympic and National Sports	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
13:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. National Policy Strategy: Implementation Mechanisms Vladimir Zorin, Deputy Director, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Science, First Vice Chairman, Russian People’s Assembly Council, member of the Presidential Council on Interethnic Relations.	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
13:00 - 15:00	Roundtable: Business Incubator and Technopark Development Prospects Moderator: Andrey Lebedev, Director General, SME Development Institutions (Moscow) Panelists: heads of Russian business incubators and technoparks and heads of organizations on SME infrastructure support and development.	Nizhny Novgorod Innovative Business Incubator
14:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Russian Businesses in Global Markets: Innovative Technologies and Investment Practices Discuss issues and cases of enhancing economic and investment cooperation, strengthening interstate and interregional relations, finding new business formats with the new opportunities offered by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization	Marins Park Hotel, Floor 2
14:00 - 16:00	Roundtable. Public-Private Partnership as a State Economic Policy Tool. Regional Aspects. Agenda: • Review best PPP practices in Russia regions; • Discuss major issues hindering PPP development in Russian regions and develop relevant recommendations; • Discuss development of financial markets and institutions for PPP; • Give an expert review of and discuss a draft law on PPP; • Review PPP forms and tools for regional and municipal PPP-based development strategies; • Discuss options and opportunities to attract investors for infrastructure development, the most effective and popular PPP formats in various industries, including housing and utilities, social sphere, agriculture and farming; • Draft a resolution.	Kremlin, bldg. 2, Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Assembly Hall
14:00 - 16:00	Roundtable: Real Estate Market in Nizhny Novgorod Region: Organic Growth or New Disproportion Development Moderators: Shamil Mansurov, COO, Nizhny Novgorod Union of Developers and House Builders Valery Braun, Editor-in-Chief, National Business magazine Speakers: Anatoly Ryabinin, President, Nizhny Novgorod Guild of Certified Real Estate Agents Sergey Popov, Chief Architect of Nizhny Novgorod Region Sergey Mironov, Deputy Head of Nizhny Novgorod Administration. Alexander Zhilevsky, Director, Vybor-Nedvizhimost real estate agency Elena Solovyova, Sales Director, Adres real estate agency Boris Gorelik, Director General, Triumph real estate agency Tatiana Romancheva, Director General, Nizhny Novgorod Scientific Examination and Assessment Center. Shamil Sudiyarov, Chief Commercial Officer, Oksky Bereg Project Sergey Zhmayev, Director General, KVARTSTROY-NN Sergey Kril’, Director General, DSK-NN	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
16:00 - 17:00	Russian People’s Congress briefing	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building University Hall
16:00 - 18:00	Roundtable: New Construction Materials and Technologies – Development Prospects in Nizhny Novgorod region Moderators: Sergey Migushov, Department Head, Ministry of Construction of Nizhny Novgorod Region Igor Bazhenov, Head of Committee on Construction, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nizhny Novgorod Region Speakers: Pavel Soldatov, Construction Deputy Director, IKS Vladimir Baranov, Regional Director, Alliance of Small and Mid-Size Construction Companies Sergey Yesin, President, Alliance of Volga-Vyatka Builders Yury Gogolev, Associate Professor and Associate Member, International Informatization Academy, Associate Professor, Nizhny Novgorod University of Construction and Architecture Valery Kadakov, Director, ProEnergo Natalia Kim, Engineer, Marketing Director, ZGM	Youth Theater, Floor 3, Small Conference Hall
16:30 - 18:30	Discussion Panel: 2018 FIFA World Cup Legacy: Innovations and Investments	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main Building Academic Hall
17:00 - 18:30	Meeting of Boris Titov, Russian Business Ombudsman, with regional business community.	World Trade Center Nizhny Novgorod, 8, Ulitsa Kovalikhinskaya, Nizhny Novgorod
18:00 - 21:00		Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Main Building, Coat of Arms Hall
18:00 - 21:00	Official reception for Russian People’s Congress delegates. The Rainbow of Russia Festival	Nizhny Novgorod Fair Main building, President Hall