“A great place to meet interesting people under one roof”
Rostislav Poplavsky, Head of Moscow Оffice, Beresford

We are pleased to announce that the brochure has now been published for the 4th Annual CIS Coal Summit. Download the programme here to view the latest Summit agenda and current speaker line-up.  

The CIS Coal Summit will bring together the most influential professionals in the CIS coal industry. You will hear from 35+ top-level speakers, who are all recognised leaders and experts in CIS and international coal markets, on their strategies for making those tough decisions that will allow them to become stronger and better placed contenders when the markets start to recover. 

Come to Moscow and have all your business meetings under one roof with over 100 industry experts! 150 participants from 20 countries in 2008.

CIS COAL SUMMIT 2009 speakers include:

Anna Belova, Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development Director, SUEK

Graham Mascall, CEO, Lubel Coal

Boris Nikishichev, Mining Director, Mechel

Alexander Andreev, Deputy General Director, Raspadskaya

Eugeny Romaschhin, Mining Director, DTEK (Ukraine)

Dominique Fache, Country Manager and Chief Operations Officer for Russia, Enel, Chairman of the Board, OGK-5

Eduard Smelov, Vice President, Head of Trading Division, Integrated Energy Systems

Derek Taylor, Energy Advisor, European Commission

Yuri Baron, Deputy Director, Department of Government Energy Policy, Ministry of Energy of Russian Federation

Giorgio Ruscito, Managing Director, Fuelmed Italy

Piotr Nowak, Manager, Coal Purchasing Department, European Markets, Weglokoks

Natalia Korolevskaya, Head of Committee on Industrial and Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship, Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine)

For a full listing of speakers confirmed to date, please click here

This year’s UNMISSABLE HIGHLIGHTS include:

• Back by popular demand! CHAMPAGNE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: focusing on Key business strategies for coal companies in current market conditions
• New! ANALYSTS’ PANEL: Key market trends for the coal sector. Different perspectives on the global supply/demand balance and the outlook for coal prices
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Consequences of the global credit crunch and effects on demand across world markets
• FOCUS ON RUSSIA: The Government's energy strategy for the Russian Federation up to 2030, and plans for the development of the Russian coal industry
• END-USER PERSPECTIVES: Future prospects for metals production in the CIS and demand from the power sector
• New! GUEST PRESENTATION: Derek Taylor, Energy Advisor, European Commission on the benefits for Russian coal producers of participation in the Kyoto protocol trade of quotas
• SPOTLIGHT on: Current opportunities, obstacles and further potential for CIS coal exports to European and Asian markets
• Hot Topic! SPECIAL FOCUS on: Strategies to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness in tougher times
• New! BRAINSTORMING SESSION on: Where should cost reductions be made, and where best to invest?

PLUS! Intensive one-day seminar on: Coal Trading and Risk Management, 16th June
Now more than ever, it is vital to be armed with the latest techniques for managing risk. So, attend this seminar, and take home a more in-depth understanding of how to operate and manage your risks in current market conditions.

This will be the most important 3 days of the year for you and your team to make the contacts that are vital for your business, have 100s of essential meetings with coal producers, financiers, traders, end-users, government officials and key industry experts, and to find out what is really happening on CIS coal markets TODAY!

 

Testimonials from CIS COAL SUMMIT participants:  

This event was organized at the highest level
Vladimit Sinitsyn, Marketing Manager, Severstal-Recourse 
A lot of useful and interesting information”
Kirill Ivashko, Kuzbassrazrezugol
“The summit provides an overview of major industry development directions”
Vadim Prasolov, Coal Project Head, United Mettalurgical Company
“It was very interesting to learn up-to-date information about Russian coal production forecasts” 
Dennis Price, General Director, Bogatyr Access Komir
“Good quality speakers with an excellent range of topics
Jeremy Leeming, Manager, Joy Mining Machinery