The Trade & Project Finance in Russia took place 16th – 18th June 2008 at the Renaissance Hotel in Moscow and firmly established its status as the most prestigious international conference dedicated to trade and project finance issues in Russia!

An impressive number of attendees took part over the 3 days of the conference. They heard from a 50+ strong speaker panel, which featured:

1. Alexander Yastrib, Senior Vice-President, VTB Bank
2. Alexander Lukin, Finance Director, Basic  Element
3. Alexander Bazhenov, Deputy Director of Infrastructure department, Vneshekonombank        
4. Sergey Terebulin, Head of Corporate Finance, RusHydro
5. Chris Green, Senior Economist, VTB Bank Europe
6. John MacNamara, Head of Structured Commodity Finance, Deutsche Bank
7. Konstantin Limitovsky, Head of Project & Sturctures Finance Department, Gazprombank
8. David Taylor, Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions & Investor Relations, Estar Holding
9. Sergey Rezontov, Project Manager, Corporate Finance, Mechel
10. Philipp Reimnitz, Head of Structured Commodity Finance, UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking
11. Alexei Kaurov, Director of Corporate Finance, MTS
12. Rudolf Putz, Head EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme, EBRD
13. Wilfried Rammler, Managing Director, Hochtief PPP Solutions GmbH
14. Arnaud De Saint Hippolyte, Head of Global Trade Services, BNP Paribas
15. Mikhail Gruzer, Regional Director, Russia and CIS, Cisco Capital
16. Oleg Lunin, CFO, Kirovsky Zavod
17. Pavel Piskun, Head of Asset Finance, Standard Bank
18. William Husband, Director, Global Loans London, Barclays Capital
19. Alexander Chainikov, Deputy Head, Structured and Debt Finance Department, Vneshekonombank

and many more!

Particular attention was paid to what strategies are driving the strategies for development of project finance, PPP, syndicated lending, structured commodity finance, trade and export finance in Russia. The audience heard not only thought-provoking CASE STUDIES but had the opportunity to take part in numerous interactive panel discussions on the burning issues of the moment.

Delegates also appreciated the social programme and innovative features, designed to enhance networking opportunities, including:

• *EXTENDED SESSION: ARRANGING PROJECT FINANCE
• * SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION: the government’s view on what constitutes a successful PPP project
• * INTERACTIVE WORKING GROUP: the future of PPPs in Russia
• * 2 LIVE ON-STAGE INTERVIEWS:

with Wilfred Rammler, Managing Director, Hotchtief PPP Solutions, will review the experience of international PPP investors in Russia and with Pavel Piskun, Head of Asset Finance, Standard Bank, will discuss new leasing finance products and assess the Russian market’s future development prospects

A big thank you is extended to all speakers, sponsors and attendees of the event.

Particular thanks go to the corporate sponsors of the 4th Trade & Project Finance in Russia conference:
LEAD SPONSOR: VTB Bank
SPONSORS: Oslo Marine Group, Pepeliaev, Goltsblatt and Partners, ROSNO, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, NOMOS-BANK and Promsvyazbank

Preparations are already underway for the 5th annual conference in Moscow in June 2009.

To learn about preparations for the 5th annual Trade & Project Finance in Russia conference, and to learn how you may get involved, contact Inna Kuzmina on +44 207 0176599 or innak@adamsmithconferences.com.

For information about becoming a corporate sponsor of the conference in 2009, please contact Aya Nazarova on +44 (0) 20 7017 7451 or email her at aya@adamsmithconferences.com.

For media partnership and press accreditation, please contact Lyudmyla Sidorova on +44 20 7017 7766 or at lyudmilas@adamsmithconferences.com

Here are just some of the positive comments we received about the event:
“A very useful conference for professionals, allowing Russian banks to develop their international business successfully”
Nikolai Alekseev, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Director of International Business and Investment, Petersburg Social Commercial Bank

“A great opportunity to meet professionals from the financial sector and business circles, which allows to develop future collaboration by means of creating a single vision of various projects”
Ilya Lunyo, Director of Project Finance, Svedbank

“Interesting opinions on future perspectives given by representatives by companies which dominate the world of trade and project finance”
Аleksander Astafiev, CEO, Mariisky NPZ-Finance

“Very useful and interesting tool to develop your knowledge about the current market trends and practices”
Valery Makin, Deputy Head, Corporate and Structured Finance, Natural Resources Sector, BSGV

“Excellent networking opportunities. Good participation of Russian banks and corporates”
Rudolf Putz, Head EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

“A very good opportunity to exchange views on various activities in trade and project finance Russia. Valuable presentations by responsible bodies from both sides of business: banks and companies, insurers”
Vlastislav Matusek, Head of Structured Trade Finance Team, Trade and Export Finance Department, Raiffeisen BANK

“A convenient platform for establishing new business contacts with market players. An opportunity to receive timely and practical information, hear about the experience, problems and trends from bank and company representatives”
Аngelica Pashkova, Head of Project Finance, Rosbank