
IV International Practice Conference
Russian Money Market: Modern opportunities
Program
November 1st, 2012. RIA Novosti International Multimedia Press Center
10:00-11:00 Lobby. Registration. Welcoming coffee
11.00-13.00 Large hall. Plenary meeting. Global market trends. Macroeconomic factors. Financial center: infrastructure, legislation, taxation, investment activities
Key issues:
-- The European debt crisis: is the situation under control?
-- Banking confidentiality: are we nearing an end?
-- Offshores and capital flight: are we succeeding in the fight with shadows?
-- China as an international economic driver
-- Russia in a globalized financial world: points of rising influence
-- Financial and tax legislations: liberalization or tightening?
-- Households' investment culture: if you choose to save, how do you do it? If you save, what instrument to choose?
-- The future of the creation of a new mega regulator: how will it help the financial market?
-- Infrastructural aspects: hotels, roads, court practice, language barriers, personnel. Are we far from London?
Invited guests:
-- Andrey Belousov, Economic Development Ministerof the Russian Federation
-- Andrey Ivanov, Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation
-- Akexandr Afanasyev, CEO, Moscow Exchange
-- Ekaterina Trofimova, First Vice President, Gazprombank
-- Roman Goryunov, President, NP RTS
-- German Gref, CEO, Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia
-- Evgeny Yasin, Chief Scientific Officer, Higher School of Economics
-- Martin Gilman, Center for Advanced Studies, Higher School of Economics
-- Alexander Voloshin, Head, Moscow as an International Financial Center Taskforce
-- Mahmoud Bahmani, Governor of the Islamic Republic of Iran
-- Gregory White, Moscow bureau head, The Wall Street Journal /Dow Jones
-- Maxim Filimonov, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief, RIA Novosti
13.00-14.00 Lobby. Lunch
14.00-17.00 Presidential hall. Conference 1. Banks. Interest rates
Key issues:
-- The stability of the banking system. Macroeconomic risks
-- Mergers and acquisitions in the industry: how many banks do we want?
-- Monetary regulation and banking supervision: central bank policies
-- What should banks expect from the money market?
-- Bank asset management
-- New monetary policy of the central bank: advantages and disadvantages of a transfer to inflation targeting
-- An average private Russian bank on the international money market during a crisis
Invited guests:
-- Nikolai Kashcheyev, Head of Treasury Analytical Department, Sberbank of Russia
-- Pavel Pikulev, Chief Strategist, Treasury, Deutsche Bank, Russia/CIS
-- Nikolai Podguzov, Head of Fixed Income Strategy, VTB Capital
-- Vladimir Yarovoi, Currency Department Head, Moscow Exchange
-- Sergey Monin, Chairman of the Managing Board, Raiffeisen Bank
-- Vladimir Gasyak, Deputy Chairman, Home Credit Bank
-- Alexandra Volchenko, First Vice President, Promsvyazbank
-- Boris Bruk, Head of Trading, Rosbank
-- Rodion Lomivorotov, Macroeconomic Division Head, OTP Bank
-- Ravil Nigmatov, Director, Strategy & Organization, Absolut Bank
-- Sergei Sisoshvili, Vice president, International Markets and Financial Institutions, The Urals Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
14.00-17.00 Glass hall. Conference 2. The Russian ruble' perspectives. The regional currency. The exchange market. The creation of a ruble cluster
Key issues:
-- MICEX-RTS: the first year together
-- The exchange foreign currency market: B2B or B2B4C? Banks against speculators
-- The ruble: on the way to a reserve currency
-- Around the ruble: is the creation of a "ruble cluster" for settlements along the EurAsEC borders possible?
Invited guests:
-- Evgeny Nadorshin, Chief Economist, AFK Sistema
-- Igor Marich, Managing Director of Money Market Division, Moscow Exchange
-- Dmitry Piskulov, CEO, NFEA
-- Nalaliya Orlova, Chief Economist, Alfa-Bank
-- Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia
-- Oleg Gorlinsky, Senior Vice-President, VTB Bank
-- Oleg Abelev, Analytical Department Head, Ricom-Trust
-- Sergey Vasilyev, Chairman of the Board, Russian Founds Group
14.00-17.00 Large hall. Conference 3. Financial instruments. Hedging
Key issues:
-- Risk management: is there demand for it?
-- Currency derivatives: is the romanticism epoch over?
-- Regulation on global markets and in Russia: is toughening necessary?
-- Retail: brokers against clients?
Invited guests:
-- Dmitry Pankin, Head, FSFM
-- Alexey Timofeev, Chairman of Executive Board, NAUFOR
-- Sergei Trofimenko, CEO, Moscow Energy Exchange
-- Anatoly Gavrilenko, President, Russian Exchange Union
-- Vladimir Kozlov, Board Chairman, Forex Club
-- Denis Dyomin, Analysis Department Head, BFA Bank
-- Vladimir Tvardovsky, CEO, IT Invest
-- Viktor Nikolayev, CEO Saint Petersburg Exchange
14.00-17.00 Business hall. Practical Conference 4. Economic and Legal Protection of Businesses
Key issues:
The condition of the legal base in Russia supporting the protection of key business interests
-- The creation of an enabling legal environment for operating businesses in the Russian Federation. Evaluating effectiveness;
-- The development of a business climate through the development of "road maps" - Discussion of the new
initiatives of the Russian Federation;
-- Amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
-- The interim results of changes to the Criminal Code, Criminal Procedural Law and to the Law on Policing;
-- Preparation of the law on the status of a business ombudsmen;
-- On-line Voting: The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from 10.09.2012 No. 1276;
Internal Threats. White-collar crime: "Privileged Crooks" in Your Office
-- Priority actions in support of corporate security;
-- Identification of fraud among Top Management of companies: practical recommendations;
-- Organized legal methods in combating theft and embezzlement. Organizational control for checking instances of fraud;
-- The liability of top managers in the event of loss;
External Threats. Authoritative Control bodies: checks, searches and criminal cases
-- Tax audits: interviewing, examination, explanations, confiscations, called before a commission;
-- Cooperation of Tax and Law Enforcement Authorities. Conducting assessments and searches;
-- Amendments to the procedure of indictment, investigation and the termination of criminal cases according to Article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Tax Evasion);
-- The practice of applying Articles 173.1-173.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the creation of transitory companies "ephemeral");
-- The details of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud) and the practice of its implementation;
-- Changes in the procedures for dismissing a criminal case related to economic matters;
-- Advice and Recommendations: How to protect a company from the consequences of visits from investigators (on-line questionnaire);
Invited guests:
-- Vyacheslav Leontyev, Lawyer, Managing Partner, Leontyev & Partners Law Office
-- Sergey Romanov, Attorney, Managing Partner, Romanov & Partners Law firm
-- Alexey Kasprzhak, Vice-President, Russian Association of Managers
-- Galina Akchurina, Partner, FBK Law
-- Alexandr Ermolenko, Moscow State Law Academy
-- Anna Grishchenkova, Head of practice, FBK Law
-- Michael Levashov, Vice President of Infosecurity Service Ltd.
-- Victoria Burkovskaya, Head of white collar crime practice, Egorov, Puginsky and Partners
-- Vsevolod Sazonov, Member of the Expert Board of the committee concerning ownership of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
-- Vladimir Nefediev, Senior Manager, PwC Russia