Новости по ходу подготовки к Russian Economic Forum

A high profile list of over 100 speakers includes:

1. HRH Prince Andrew, he Duke of York

2. Aleksei Kudrin, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance

3. Patricia Hewitt, British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

4. Mike Moore, Director General of the WTO

5. Philip Watts, Chairman, Royal Dutch/Shell

6. Digby Jones, Director General, CBI

7. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Chairman of Yukos Oil

8. Leonid Reiman, Russian Minister of Communications

9. Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of RAO UES

10. Roger Munnings, Chairman of CIS Region, KPMG

11. Boris Nemtsov, Head of the Union of Right Forces Party

12. Sir Roderic Lyne, KBE CMG, British Ambassador to the Russian Federation

13. Simon Kukes, President of Tyumen Oil Company

14. Jean Lemierre, President of the EBRD

15. Lord Rothschild GBE, Chairman of J. Rothschild & Co / Hermitage Development Trust

16. Sergei Yastrzhembsky, Special Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation

17. Alexander Lebedev, President, National Investment Council

18. Lennart Dahlgren, Executive Director, IKEA Russia

19. Quentin Peel, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times

20. Igor Kostikov, Chairman, Russian Federal Securities Commission

21. Viktor Vekselberg, President, SUAL Holding

22. David Iakobachvili, President, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC

There will be 16 intensive plenary and "breakout" sessions, covering "sector-specific" topics, such as oil and gas, metals, banking reform and telecoms, as well as more general and geopolitical issues, including Russia's relationship with the EU and the United States, Russia's entry into the WTO, and the juxtaposition of power and money in the "New Russia." A special focus will be given to the energy sector, in light of Russia's growing influence on international oil policy, and the current restructuring of the country's gas and electricity sectors.

This year's event is especially timely, in light of Russia's impressive and unexpected economic recovery and the increasingly influential role that Moscow is playing in world affairs.

The programme will begin with registration and a welcome reception on 17 April, followed by the morning plenary sessions and afternoon workshops and panel discussions on 18-19 April.

To learn more about booking while availability lasts, or to receive an updated programme, contact the organisers today on +44 (0) 20 7510 2560, or go to the official Forum website at http://www.ru2uk.com.