January 27, 2010 - Day One
Applying Innovative Thinking to Improving Company Efficiency & Market Competitiveness

9:00 – 9:30 Registration, welcoming coffee

9:30 – 10:00 Opening Welcome & Program Introduction

• Kendrick White, Founder & Managing Principal, Marchmont Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod www.marchmontnews.com;
• Valentin Filatov, Director, Regional Center of innovations and technologies transfer, Samara, www.rcitt.ru;
• Gennady Kiryushin, Chairman, Delovaya Russia, Samara Region;
• Gerhard Markov, vice-president on international relations and VIP-clients connections, Group Finance.

10:00 – 11:25 Session 1: Preparing the Foundation Now for Russia’s 21st Century Innovation Economy
Moderator: Eduard Fiyaksel, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, PhD in economics, Nizhny Novgorod branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, President of the business-angels Association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru

• Assessing Russia’s Competitive Advantages in a Globally Integrated Economy – Leading Examples to Follow: Kendrick White, Founder, Managing Principal, Marchmont Capital Partners;
• Innovation Infrastructure Development in Nanoindustry: Anatoly Zaikin, Senior Expert, Infrastructure Programs, The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Moscow, www.rusnano.com;
• Innovation ecosystem: Evgeny Savin, Organizer: iCamp & BIT Competition; Founder, General Director, UNOVA Media, www.unova.ru;
• Contribution to small innovation enterprises in a sphere of technologies transfer, Samara region: Valentin Filatov, Director, Regional Center of innovations and technologies transfer, Samara, www.rcitt.ru;
• Regional Innovation Clusters – The Foundation of Russia’s New Competitive Economy: Eduard Fiyaksel, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, PhD in economics, Nizhny Novgorod branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, President of the business-angels Association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru

Questions & Answers

Kendrick White

Anatoly Zaikin

Evgeny Savin

Valentin Filatov

Eduard Fiyaksel

11.25 – 11.45 Coffee-break with snacks

11.45 – 12.30 Session 2: From Laggard to Leader – how the UK transformed into an Innovation Economy
Presenter: Patrick Fullick, Founder & President, science:connections, Moscow ~ London, www.scienceconnections.ru

• British Entrepreneurship Through the Ages: A traditional English definition;
• The Traditional Education System: Adapting the culture and re-shaping it to the 21st century;
• 1970’s Stagnation: Where do we go from here?
• Case Study Examples of Innovation Applications in Business: The UK’s brightest innovation star;
• UK Government Policies: What went right & what went wrong?
• The price the UK paid to become an innovation Leader: Social costs and mistakes to avoid in Russia;
• Promoting Russian Science & Innovation Capabilities Internationally: The upcoming exhibition “Celebrating Gagarin” to be held in London, in 2011.

Questions & Answers

Patrick Fullick

12:30 – 14.00 Session 3: Innovation as a Driver for Improving Company Value & Attractiveness
Moderator: Eduard Fiyaksel, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, PhD in economics, Nizhny Novgorod branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, President of the business-angels association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru;

• How Innovation can Help to Grow the Economy: Kendrick White, Marchmont Capital Partners;
• Practical Experience in the Implementation of new Innovations into Business: Andrey Andrusov, Partner, Branan, Moscow www.branan.ru. (Confirmed)
• Venture Capital Entrepreneurs: Eduard Fiyaksel, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, PhD in economics, Nizhny Novgorod branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, President of the business-angels Association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru (Confirmed);
• Preparing Companies to Attract External Financing to Implement Technology Improvements: Polina Novikova, Head of Corporate financing Department, Finances Groupe, www.gf8.ru;

Questions & Answers

Kendrick White

Andrey Andrusov

Eduard Fiyaksel

Polina Novikova

14.00 – 15:00 Coffee-break with snacks

15.00 – 17.00 Session 4: Round Table - Practical Experience in Developing Innovation Projects
Moderator: Kendrick White, Founder, Managing Principal, Marchmont Capital Partners,

• Participants:

  Fourth Generation Techno Parks in Russia – What can they offer? Marina Shichkina, Director, Russian Association of Innovation Development (RAID), Head of Innovation Management Subcommittee, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCI RF), Moscow;
  Eduard Fiyaksel, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments, PhD in economics, Nizhny Novgorod branch of the State University – Higher School of Economics, President of the business-angels Association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru
  Patrick Fullick, Founder & President, Science Connections, Moscow ~London, www.sci-journal.org
  Anatoly Zaikin, Senior expert of infrastructure Programs, RUSNANO, Moscow, www.rusnano.com;
  Valentin Filatov, Director, Regional Center of Innovations & Technologies Transfer, Samara;
  Evgeny Savin, Founder, General Director, www.unova.ru

Questions & Answers

Marina Shichkina

Eduard Fiyaksel

Patrick Fullick

Anatoly Zaikin

Valentin Filatov

Evgeny Savin

17.00 – 17:30 Transfer to Entertainment Center “Polyet” Lukacheva Street # 44

17.30 – 19:30 Wine & Cheese Networking Reception

January 28, 2010 - Day Two
Attracting Investment Capital to Innovation Projects & Enterprise Modernization

09.30 – 10.00 Welcoming coffee

10.00 – 11.30 Session 1: Success Story Examples
Moderators: Kendrick White, Founder, Managing Principal, Marchmont Capital Partners,
Evgeny Savin, Founder, General Director, www.Unova.ru
Eduard Fiyaxel, President of the business-angels Association of the Volga Federal District “Start invest”, www.start-invest.ru

Opening Statements

• Case Study 1: Yuri Mikheev, general director, Russian Engineering Academy, Volga brunch: Innovation Implementation experience (Russian railway, Gasprom, automobile production), Samara;
• Case Study 2: Elena Masolova, CIO, www.addventure.ru, Business Angels Fund. Moscow;
• Case Study 3: Yury Myasnikov, Technical Director, “Aviaagregat”, Samara.
• Case Study 4: Andrey Yevsigneyev, Director, Astron, Samara: Production of rope vibrator isolators, www.dempfer.ru;
• Case Study 5: Larisa Volova, Doctor of medical sciences, Academician, Head of biotechnologies department, State Medical University, Samara: Industrial Production of LioplastR Bio Implants;
• Case Study 6: Stanislav Fokeyev, Director, “Dental implants”, Samara: Production & practical implementation of spiral dental implants;
• Case Study 7: Roman Skidanov, Samara: Design & Production of Multifunctional laser forceps to be applied in biomedicine and technology.
• Assessment & Conclusions

Questions & Answers

Yuri Mikheev

Elena Masolova

Yury Myasnikov

Andrey Yevsigneyev

Larisa Volova

Stanislav Fokeyev

Roman Skidanov

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee-break

12.00 – 14.00 Session 2: Alternative Investment Sources – Using Innovation to Attract Strategic Partners
Moderator: Mikhail Treyvish, Chairman of the Board, National Factoring Company, Moscow, Director, International Factors Group, Brussels; President, OmniGrade, Moscow ~ Vienna

• Maximizing Enterprise Value in Turbulent Times – risk management strategies: Kendrick White, Founder & Managing Principal, Marchmont Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod, www.marchmont.ru;
• Long Term Growth Strategies for Russian Companies - AIM: Myths, Realities & Concrete Exampless: Oleg Elshin, Executive Director, East Kommerts, Moscow, www.eastkom.ru;
• Post-crisis approach to an Efficient Marketing Strategy: Mikhail Treyvish, Chairman of the Board, International Factors Group; President, OmniGrade, Moscow;

Questions & Answers

Kendrick White

Oleg Elshin

Mikhail Treyvish

14:00 – 15:00 Transfer to Entertainment Center “Polyet” - Networking lunch

15:00 – 17:30 Session 3: Business Angel Club – Practical Experience
Moderator: Eduard Fiyaksel, Founder, President, www.start-invest.ru

• Business Angels Experience in the US – Silicon Valley to Today: Kendrick White, Marchmont;
• The Role of UK Business Angels in Promoting Innovation: Patrick Fullick, Science Connections, UK;
• Developing a new Business Angel Club in Russia – Practical Experience; Eduard Fiyaksel, Start-Invest;
• Panel Discussion - Modeling of Business Angel Club Activities;

Questions & Answers

Kendrick White

Patrick Fullick

Eduard Fiyaksel

Closing Remarks

17:30 – 21:00 Closing Reception

Registration fee: 5000 rubles
Corporate Discount: 5-10% for two and more participants from the same company

Registration:
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