The Inaugural
Russian-American
Innovation Technology Week
in the Mid-Atlantic
States
Date: November 3 - 7, 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Description: After several years of effort and
thirteen successful Russian-American Technology Seminars with the U.S.
Department of State, the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council is proud to
launch the Inaugural Russian-American Innovation Technology Week in the
Mid-Atlantic States.
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week will feature seminars,
panel discussions, meetings, conferences, networking events, and personal
meeting opportunities on an annual basis, which are designed to bring together
entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and established corporations within the
technology communities of both the United States and the Former Soviet
Union. Russian Regional Delegations
will be representing several high-tech regions of Russia.
This year,
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week will follow The
Partnerships for Prosperity and Security Exhibition and Conference,
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and produced by the U.S. Industry
Coalition. This event is the first major Russian-American technology trade
show since 1994 and the most significant Russian-American technology development in
2003. Over one hundred
technological companies from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan will be
participating in the Partnerships for Prosperity and Security Exhibition and
Conference on November 5-6th. Representatives of
American companies will have the opportunity to meet delegation members and
discuss potential business partnerships. To
receive more information about this one-time event fueling economic growth
and global security, visit www.partnershipsforprosperity.net
Inaugural Russian-American Innovation Technology Week
Events will include:
- November 3, 8:00-9:30am: Opening ceremony for Russian-American
Innovation Technology Week, National Constitution Center,
Philadelphia.
November 6, 3:00-5:00pm:
Visit to Science Center and Roundtable
Discussion, Philadelphia.
November
7: Meeting with Pennsylvania state
officials and Pennsylvania Ambassadors,
Harrisburg.
Following the events of Russian-American Innovation Technology Week, some
Russian delegates will participate in several high-tech conferences and trade
shows in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the Mid-Atlantic Venture
Conference.
Program Objectives:
- To offer opportunities to assist the U.S. technology
industries in developing successful ventures in the Russian technology
market.
- To provide American companies and organizations
considering business in Russia the opportunity to meet with Russian government
officials and executives representing the leading high-tech Russian
companies.
- To
present Russian technology projects and to detail their potential
commercial applications.
- To offer panels on new initiatives and hot topics in
the Russian technology industries, presentations showcasing Russian technology
projects, opportunities for immediate commercial involvement, explorations of
current business opportunities in specific industry sectors, and vendor
displays by Russian-American
companies.
Program Participants: Over one hundred
technological companies from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have been selected
to participate and to present their projects at the Partnerships for Prosperity
and Security Exhibition and Conference. Regional delegations representing
technology-oriented Regions of the Russian Federation will participate in
various programs. American participants include technological companies,
organizations, and research institutions from across the United States that are
interested in exploring business opportunities in Russia and the Former Soviet
Union.
Program Organizers: The Partnerships for Prosperity and Security
Exhibition and Conference is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and
produced by the U.S. Industry Coalition. For more information and
registration, please visit http://www.partnershipsforprosperity.net.
Russian-American Innovation Technology Week is coordinated by the
Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council and Innovation Philadelphia in
cooperation with Team Pennsylvania Foundation Ambassadors, CeBIT America, Ben
Franklin Technology Partners, Science Center, Entrepreneurs' Forum, Eastern
Technology Council, Philadelphia U.S. Export Assistance Center, and other
Mid-Atlantic international and technology organizations. For more
information, please contact Val Kogan, Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council at
phone: (215) 708-2628,
email: val@ma-rbc.org,
visit the MARBC website at: http://www.ma-rbc.org
