Assessing Russia’s Competitive Advantages in a Globally Integrated Economy – Leading Examples to Follow: Kendrick White, Founder, Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners.

Finance Raising Infrastructure Development within the framework of the Project "Innovation & Investment Market" MICEX: Natalia Korenko.

Innovation Infrastructure Development in Nano Industry Applications: Anatoly Zaikin, Senior Expert, Infrastructure Programs, the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Moscow.

From Technological to Business Thinking: Louisa Aleksandrova, CEO, Saint-Petersburg Business-Angels Organization.

Long term growth strategies for Russian companies. AIM: Myths & Realities and Specific Examples: Oleg Elshin, Executive Director, Partner East Kommerts, Moscow.

Preparing Enterprises for Outside Finance Raising to Introduce Technological Improvements: Polina Novikova, Head of Corporate Finance Department, Group Finance, Candidate of Economic Science, St. Petersburg.

Social Aspects when Shifting to the Innovation Economy. Competent Personnel as a Competitive Advantage when fighting for the Resources: Julia Sakharova, General Director, Imperia Kadrov, President of Personnel Association, (APSC) Moscow.

Innovation Ecosystem: Evgeny Savin, Organizer: iCamp & BIT Competition; Founder, General Director, UNOVA Media.

Tax Incentives to Invest into Innovation: Natalia Vozianova, Partner, Tax Services Technology, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V. Moscow.

World Business-Angels Clubs Experience - Key to Start-up Projects Success: Nikolay Badulin, Chairman of the Board, FIBR Group, Tomsk.

Innovation clusters. Strategy of creating and Development: Evgenya Shamis, General Director, Training and Consulting Bureau “PersonnelTouch”.

Russian Venture Company Initiatives: Kirill Bulatov, Head of Project Analysis Department, OJSC “Russian Venture Company”, Moscow.

Maximizing Enterprise Value by Investing into Production Modernization: Kendrick White, Founder & Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod.

Venture Entrepreneur: Eduard Fiyaksel, PhD in Economics, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, President, PFO Business Angel Association “Start-Invest”.

Tax Factors influencing on Russian Innovation Business Competitiveness: Nina Goulis, Tax Manager, North West Regional Centre KPMG, Saint-Petersburg.

Law Security of Innovation technologies: Ekaterina Vasiltseva, Senior Lawyer, Head of Incor Alliance Law Office in Saint-Peterburg.

The Role of Innovation in Revamping Industry: Elena Tkachenko, Doctor of Sc., Economics, Prof. Department of Industrial Economics and Production Management, St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance.

Innovation Projects Financing on Early Development Stages: Vitaly Lazorin, CEO, Novstream Constructive Solutions; Expert, Russian PwC Technology & Innovation Center, Moscow.

Private Equity Investment Funds as a Source of Finance: Daniel Radchenko, Head of Regional Projects, Russia Partners, Moscow.

Forming an Efficient Marketing Strategy: Mikhail Treyvish, President, OmniGrade, (Moscow, Vienne), CEO, Director, Asian Branch International Factors Group, President, East European Factoring Association.

Capital Formation through publicly traded securities: Alexander Mansir, Institutional Sales, Troika Dialog, Saint-Petersburg.

Michael Podgayets, Chairman, Saint-Pete Business Angels Organization, Director, SMTK, (offshore IT projects).

Modern Opportunities of the RTS in Attracting Investment Capital to Finance Enterprise Innovation: Alexey Eliseev, Director, Development and Marketing, "Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange, Moscow.

Innovation Projects Selection for Venture Fund Investments: Alexey Tolmachev, Director, Venture Fund “VTB Asset Management”, Saint-Petersburg.

Saint-Petersburg Innovation Potential: Evgeniya Delnova, Deputy Chairman of Investment and Innovation Development Committee, Leningrad region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Director, Kelly Engineering & Kelly IT Resources, personnel recruitment company Kelly Services.

Competition in the Region in Innovation Development Environment in RF: Alexander Khodachek, Dr. of Science, Economics, Prof., Director, HSE St. Peterburg.

Principles of Work in Regional Innovation Cluster: Eduard Fiyaksel, PhD in Economics, Prof., Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments.

Innovation from the Banker’s Point of View: Boris Dorin, Partner, BRANAN, Moscow.

Commercialization Strategies for Scientific and Technical Inventions: Igor Egorov, Office Director in St. Petersburg, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship.

Technological Competences Centers – Strategic Line of Regional Development: Nataliya Andrianova, Nort-West Engineering Union, Inter-Regional Innovation Energy-efficient Technologies Agency, Saint-Peterburg.

Interview: Michael Podgayets, Chairman, Saint-Pete Business Angels Organization, Director, SMTK, (offshore IT projects).

Case Study: Denis Gorbatyuk, Founder CJSC Optogan, Saint-Petersburg.

Case Study: Ilya Tolstov, Director, Business-Incubator “Ingriya”, Saint-Petersburg.

Case Study: From Science to Business – Success story of Alkor Bio on biotechnologies market: Dmitry Polyntsev, President Group of Companies Alkor Bio, Saint-Petersburg.

Case Study: Ivan Nechaev, Executive Director, Russian Navigation Technologies, Moscow.

Case Study: Polina Novikova, Head of Conference Finance Department, Group Finance – Listing Agent of "DIOD", St. Petersburg.

Case Study: Peter Nemoy, General Director, Trend Laboratory Teatrika, Saint-Petersburg.

Business Angels Experience – from Silicon Valley to Present Times: Kendrick White, Founder & Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod.

Best Russian-German practices: Bernd Meyer, Consultant, EastWorld Consulting Ltd.

Innovation Marketing: Need for New Tools for Promotion and Market Research: Tatiana Komissarova, Cand. Sc., Dean, Higher School of Marketing and Business Development, HSE Moscow.

Cadres are all-important. Problems of Innovation Projects Realization: Evgenya Gromova, President, Group of Companies WorkLine, Acedemician, International Academy of Social Sciences.

New Business Angels Club Development in Russia – Practical Experience: Eduard Fiyaksel, PhD in Economics, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, President, PFO Business Angel Association “Start-Invest”.

Forming an Expert Community: Elena Churina, Expert Council Chairman on economics in Permanent Commission on Property, Economics & Legislature of St. Petersburg.

Interview: Eduard Fiyaksel, PhD in Economics, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, President, PFO Business Angel Association “Start-Invest”.

Interview: Ivan Nechaev, Executive Director, Russian Navigation Technologies, Moscow.