Knowledge, Technology and the New Economy
Manezh, Moscow, 9 October 2006
In October 2006, Eventica organised a new one-day event in Moscow in cooperation with RIO Centre, featuring the participation of a powerful line-up of international speakers, including Gerhard Schroeder, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; Leonid Reiman, Russian Minister for Information Technologies and Communications; Andrei Fursenko, Russian Minister of Science and Education, and Andrei Sharonov, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Trade and Development – a last minute addition to the programme.
A packed programme also included senior representatives of many top Russian and international companies, including Google, Golden Telecom, Vimpelcom, Telenor, Yandex, Motorola, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Tech Mahindra and BT.
Alongside the workings of the conference, BT had an exhaustive round of meetings with Russian telecoms software companies to discuss outsourcing opportunities.
With an audience of over 600 delegates made up of Russian and international CEOs, government officials, journalists and other key opinion formers, the event took an insightful look at how ready Russia is to embrace a new culture of innovation, and diversify its economy.
Manezh proved an ideal venue, specially adapted for the day in a style that emphasised the focus of the event on an issue of utmost importance to the future of the Russian economy.
A high-powered private dinner concluded the day, where delegates and other VIP guests were joined by Dmitri Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Both Mr. Medvedev and Gerhard Schroeder addressed the dinner guests.
Eventica is proud that this inaugural event was such a success and plans are already underway for a follow-up conference in Moscow in autumn 2007.
