Europe and Central Asia 2011 - Spotlight on Russia

http://www.weforum.org/ 08.06.2011 Spotlight on Russia As Russia embarks on a new phase of political and economic change, what new partnership opportunities will emerge? The following dimensions will be addressed: - Presidential elections in 2012 - The road to a knowledge economy - Investment climate - Institutional trust and support Anatoly Ballo, Deputy Chairman and Member of the Board, State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank), Russian Federation Vadim Belyaev, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board, OTKRITIE Financial Corporation, Russian Federation Kairat Kelimbetov, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Kazakhstan; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000-2006) Moderated by Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform, United Kingdom; Regional Agenda Council on Europe & Central Asia