PROGRAM AGENDA

9:00 - 9:10	Welcome Stephen Mullin, Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia Jack Holefelder, President, Delco Chamber of Commerce
9:10 - 9:25	Development of Pennsylvania-Russian Business Relations Val Kogan, President, Pennsylvania-Russia Business Council
9:25 - 10:05	Introduction to Changes in Russia Igor Korotin, Deputy Trade Representative, Trade Representation of the Russian Federation Eric Weinberg, Agricultural Attaché, American Embassy, Moscow
10:10 - 10:55	Business Environment for American Companies in Russia Edward Lieberman, Head of Russian & Central Asia Practice Group, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz Sergey Chetverikov, International Business Counselor, Hogan & Hartson, LLP Legal Issues Natasha Alexeeva, Patterson, Belknapp, Webb & Tyler, LLP
10:55 - 11:15	Accounting System Basic Russian Tax Rules Bill Henry, Ernst & Young
11:20 - 12:00	Russian Financial System Larissa Ostrovsky, Country Officer, International Banking Group, CoreStates Bank Public & Private Funding Deborah Devedjian, Principal, RoundTable Partners, Inc.
12:00 - 12:40	Investment Opportunities Vladimir Kvint, Director, Arthur Andersen American Depository Receipts for Russian Finance & Investment Tom Stanford, Vice President, Bank of New York
12:40 - 13:00	Ocean Shipping, Transportation, and Insuring Cargo into Russia Rick Shannon, President, AmeRussian Shipping Co., Inc.
13:00 - 14:30	Lunch
Remark Roger Cranville, Executive Director Worldwide Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development Keynote Speaker Honorable Congressman Curt Weldon, US House of Representatives
14:30 - 17:15	Panel Discussions:
US export assistance programs related to Russia/NIS export US federal export assistance organizations moderated by Mario Galindo, Executive Director, Philadelphia US Export Assistance Center panelists: Joan Morgan, BISNIS, US Department of Commerce Robert Elsas, US SBA - Philadelphia Sharon Hess, Business Development, Export-Import Bank Best Prospects for Export to Russia Local Successes in Russia moderated by Hans Koehler, Director, Wharton Export Network, University of Pennsylvania panelists: Paula Freer, Manager, Governor Affairs, USX Samuel Rendall, Manager, Export Sales, EXIDE Corporation Martin Gilligan, Principal, Martin & Associates Igor Oleynik, President, Russian Information & Business Center Irina Smetannikova, Head of Intl. Communications, International Business Creative Inc. Agriculture, Food Processing, and Packaging Equipment Agriculture Center for Russia/NIS in Pennsylvania moderated by: Glen Vanderschaaf, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Ronald Gaskill, Executive Director, Eastern United States Agriculture & Food Export Council panelists: Eric Weinberg, Agricultural Attaché, American Embassy, Moscow Technology Cooperation & Business Development Telecommunications, Information Technology and Equipment Russian Technology Center Project panelists: Lev Mukhin, East-West Space Science Center, University of Maryland Alfred Basilicato, President & CEO, Numonics Corporation Vladimir Kestelman, Director, KVN International, Inc. Russian Participants' Presentations Beyond Russia - Presenters from Newly Independent States
17:15 - 17:30	Conclusion
Announcement of Joint Russian-American Technology Exchange and Development Forum in November 1997 and the 3rd Annual Pennsylvania-Russia Business Opportunity Fair in June, 1998