U of Illinois Chancellor's Conference on Russia-Business-Politics, Chicago, Oct. 12-13

[Lynda Park]

The University of  Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chancellor's Conference
Russia • Business • Politics: Challenges and Opportunities

October 12-13, 2006
Palmer House Hilton Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/RBPconf/index.html>www.reec.uiuc.edu/RBPconf/

What are the Implications of a Strong Russia for International Business?

Since 1998, the Russian economy has grown an average 6 to 7 percent 
annually. With its stock-market index increasing by 83 percent in 2005, its 
gold and foreign currency reserves now the fifth largest in the world, and 
its huge natural gas and oil reserves, Russia is a major emerging market. 
Having recently hosted the G-8 Summit, Russia is expected to join the World 
Trade Organization soon.
    * Find out what an expanding Russian economy means for the U.S. and the 
world.
    * Learn about the opportunities and challenges of doing business in and 
with Russia.
Gain a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues in the politics of 
Russian commerce, finance, law, and media in a global context.The 
conference assembles internationally renowned specialists and corporate 
representatives who will provide insights on Russia’s emerging market for 
business leaders, executives, investors, legal professionals, policy 
analysts, scholars, students of international studies, business, and law, 
and the general public.

Keynote Speakers

William Browder, CEO, Hermitage Capital Management
Amb. James Collins, Senior International Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & 
Feld LLP, Washington, DC; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001
David Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Former Moscow correspondent 
for the London Financial Times

Select Confirmed Speakers

Jeremy Azrael, RAND Corporation; Natalia Baratiants, Akin Gump Strauss 
Hauer & Feld LLP, Moscow; Sidney Bardwell, John Deere & Co.; Robert Ebel, 
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC; Philip De 
Leon, US Department of Commerce BISNIS; Timothy Frye, Columbia University; 
Arthur George, Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Chicago; Masha V. Gordon, Goldman 
Sachs; Andrey Kortunov, The New Eurasia Foundation, Moscow; Alena Ledeneva, 
University College London; Frank Linden, Merrill Lynch; Peter Maggs, 
University of Illinois; Burkhard Schrage, Singapore Management University; 
John Slocum, MacArthur Foundation; Helen Teplitskaia, American-Russian 
Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Paul Vaaler, University of Illinois; 
Sergey Vakulenko, Royal Dutch Shell Group; Paulius Vilemas, Baltic 
Coatings, Ltd. & Energenas, Ltd.; Vadim Volkov, European University, St. 
Petersburg

Sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of the 
Chancellor

For more information please visit the conference website at 
<http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/RBPconf/>www.reec.uiuc.edu/RBPconf/ or contact:

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
<mailto:%20reec at uiuc.edu>reec at uiuc.edu
www.reec.uiuc.edu


Lynda Y. Park, Associate Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark at uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu

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