Program Agenda

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9:00 - 9:10	Welcome Val Kogan, President, Pennsylvania-Russian Business Council
9:10 - 10:40	Introduction to the Changes in Russia Igor Korotin, Deputy Trade Representative, Trade Representation of the Russian Federation Special Guest: Alfred Kokh, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, former Chairman of the Russian Federation Committee for State Property Dana Marshall, Senior Advisor, US Department of Commerce Daniel Rosenblum, Special Advisor for Economic Programs, Office of the Coordinator for Assistance to the NIS, US Department of State Anne Grey, Executive Director, BISNIS, US Department of Commerce
10:40 - 11:10	Business Environment for American Companies in Russia: Legal Issues. Accounting System. John J. Gallagher, Law offices of John Gallagher Edward Lieberman, Coudert & Brothers Bill Henry, Ernst & Young
11:10 - 11:20	Break
11:20 - 12:30	Current Financial Crisis in Russia. Russian Financial System. Public and Private Funding. American Banks and Financial Organizations in Russia. Larissa Ostrovsky, Country Officer, International Banking Group, First Union Bank Thomas Butler, Vice President, Chase Manhattan Tom Sanford, Vice President, Bank of New York Ona Rose, Bloomberg
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Introduction of Russian Participants Remarks Russell C. Redding, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Keynote Speaker Honorable Congressman Curt Weldon, US House of Representatives, Liaison for US Congress in Russia
2:00 - 5:00	Panel Discussions:
2:00 - 2:30	"My Family House": Joint Housing Project between U.S. Congress and Russian Duma Moderator: John J. Gallagher, Law Offices of John Gallagher Panel: Mike Ferrara, Ferrara, Rosetti & DeVoto Honorable Congressman Curt Weldon, US House of Representatives
2:30 - 3:40	Cooperation between Russian Regions and US Mid-Atlantic States Moderator: Val Kogan, President, Pennsylvania-Russian Business Council Peter Cunningham, Executive Director, Worldwide Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Molly Hughes, Director, Maryland Sister States Program, Jack Peltier, North American Representative, Kotka-Hamina Region of Finland Aggie Bednarz, ABC Thunderbird, Daniel Rosenblum, Special Advisor for Economic Programs, Office of the Coordinator for Assistance to the NIS, US Department of State Spenser Ross, President, National Institute for World Trade
3:40 - 3:45	Break
3:45 - 4:30	Best prospects for Export to Russia Business Experience in Russia Panel: Frank Orban, Associate Counsel, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Mark Stanga, Vice President, York International George DeVoult, Rodale Press Lucy Merrill Duncan, President & CEO, Diplomatic Resolutions, Inc. Bob Swan, President, Corporation for Russian-American Enterprise David Simons, President, Euro Universal Trading, Inc.
3:45 - 4:30	US Programs Involved with Russia/NIS US Export Assistance to Russia Panel: Greg Mamary, U.S. Agency for International Development Elona Strom, US Department of Commerce, SABIT Bill Fanjoy, US Department of Commerce, ABC Centers Jim Gale, Regional Manager for Europe, Russia and NIS Business Development, OPIC
4:30 - 5:00	Opportunities for Agriculture and Food Processing Moderator: Russell C. Redding, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Panel: Allen Weicksel, PA Producers Christian J. Foster, Agribusiness Advisor for Russia, Ukraine & NIS Co-Chair, Working Group on Agricultural Reform & Privatization, Agribusiness Committee/Gore-Primakov Commission
4:30 - 5:00	Support Services to US Companies in Russia Technology Cooperation & Business Development Jeff Rushing, Russian Certification Department Manager, SGS Gustave Alba, Director of Commercial Sales, Finnair Edmonton Pope, ARL Penn State University Vladidmir Kestelman, Director, KVN International, Inc.
5:00 - 5:10	Conclusion Announcements of Russian Regions' Presentations in Philadelphia in 1999 and the 4th Annual Pennsylvania-Russian Business Opportunity Symposium
	Dismissal

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