6th Europe-Russia Economic Forum
Tyumen, Russia, October 2010
Russia after the crisis: perspectives for modernization
Programme
Thursday, 13 May, 2010
10:00 - 12:00 Opening of the 6th Europe Russia Forum
Opening Plenary Session. EU - Russia: the path towards a new quality of relations
12:00am - 1:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14::45 - Discussion panels (three panels held simultaneously):
1. Modernization of Economy: Problems of Real Sector
- European Union - Russia: innovation strategies for economic development
- Architecture of the economic modernization: institutions, relations, stimulus
- 'Modern Man': social characteristics; conditions and factors of development
- Shaping demand for technological innovation in the real estate and industry: Russian and European experiences
- Effective management of the innovative economy
2. Financial and Banking Sector: Investment Opportunities in Russia
- EU and Russian financial systems' interaction: priorities of the post-crisis development
- financial mechanisms of economic modernization: European and Russian experiences
- bank financing of innovative economy: Russian and European financial institutions cooperation strategies
- Good practices for financing of the SMEs: feature of economic modernization
3. Efficiency of the Energy Sector
- EU - Russia: cooperation towards energy and environment security
- fostering joint efforts in development and implementation of energy saving technologies
- challenges of energy sector modernisation: priorities for cooperation
- Investment in effective energy projects: opportunities in the Russian regions
- Effective exploitation of resources: challenges and opportunities
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 16:45 Discussion panels (three panels held simultaneously):
4. EU - Russia: Perspectives of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement
- EU - Russia relations in the new European security architecture
- EU-Russia 'common spaces': from political agreement to the legal implementation
- Common economic space
- 'Common neighbours' and 'Eastern partners': the problems of the CIS countries in the relation with the EU and Russia
- Objectives and chances of the coming EU-Russia Summit
5. "Europe of the Regions": Russian Perspective
- European and Russian experiences of the regional development, "core - peripheries", local governments' reform
- New concepts of the cross-boarder co-operation
- Euroregions: opportunities of Russian participation of European development programs
- EU regional governance experiences - any use for Russia and CIS?
- Attracting mutual investments in Russia and European Union
6. EU - Russia: Legal and Humanitarian cooperation issues
- Legal field EU - Russia: convergention with the Russian legislation
- Russians and Russian speakers in the EU: the rules of the political and economic participation
- the perspective of visa free movement between Schengen area members and Russia
- Bologna Process and common education space
5:00 pm Banquet hosted by the Governor of the Tyumen Region
Friday, 14 May, 2010
10:00am - 12:30 Second Plenary Session: Russia- Forecasts and Scenarios of Development
12:30 - 13:00pm: Signing of the co-operation agreements based on the outcome of the Forum
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 Cultural Events : Tyumen sightseeing and visit to Tobolsk
Organizers:
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Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies |
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the MFA of Russia |
Government of the Tyumen Region |
