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Adam
Smith Conferences would like to thank all participants -
speakers, sponsors and delegates - for contributing to the
success of its 2nd annual conference on Transport
Infrastructure in Russia.
The
conference opened on 9th November with the Rail
Reform Summit. Anna Belova, Vice President, headed
up the delegation from JSC Russian Railways and the
whole morning was dedicated to comprehensive briefings from
the company. This was followed by a lengthy Q&A session
and a lively panel discussion in which they were joined
by key interested parties including SUAL-Transport, Severstaltrans,
the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, Brunswick
Rail Leasing and TransCreditBank.
The
main conference opened with presentations by key government
officials, headed by Arkady Dvorkovich, Head of the
Expert Directorate of the Presidential Administration and
Valentin Zavadnikov, Chairman of the Industrial Policy
Committee of the Federation Council.
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The
focus of the conference then moved to PPPs and the outlook
for their successful implementation in Russia. Key contributors
included senior experts from Ernst & Young, Baker & McKenzie
and Freshfields. They were joined by the World Bank,
EBRD, Higher School of Economics and the Ust-Luga Company.
The
eagerly-awaited session on Road Projects featured presentations
from St Petersburg City Government, Rosavtodorconsulting, EBRD
and Dorservis amongst others. Much of the debate centred
upon the possibility of private finance, including the application
of tollroads and the development of key projects such as
the St Petersburg - Moscow motorway.
The
next day opened with a lively discussion of the airports
sector with Vitaly Vantsev, General Director of Vnukovo,
highlighting the cooperation between the major Moscow airports and
Lev Koshlyakov of Aeroflot, outlining the national
flag carrier's relations with the various airports, with particular
emphasis on Sheremetyevo and its planned redevelopment.
The
final financing session ensured that the conference finished on
a high with a highly authoritative and varied speaker panel: Troika
Dialog outlined the opportunities for tapping the international
and domestic capital markets, the IFC discussed the availability
of financing from the multilaterals, UBS Investment Banking
highlighted how international experience could be utilised in Russia,
Industrial Investors provided a private equity investor's
viewpoint and Standard & Poor's gave an excellent insight
into how the credit rating was reached for JSC Russian Railways.
The
conference is now firmly established as a key annual meeting-place
for transport infrastructure professionals in Russia. With the
government reaffirming its commitment to private sector involvement
in the financing, management and delivery of its major transport
infrastructure development programme, participants are eagerly awaiting
next year's event.
To
ensure that we keep you informed of all developments for next year's
event, please email us at transport@adamsmithconferences.com
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Particular
thanks go to the sponsors of the conference: TransCreditBank,
Motorola, Brunswick Rail Leasing, Baker & McKenzie, Ernst &
Young, Jaakko Pöyry Infra, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer,
RD Leasing and Troika Dialog.
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