RUSSIAN NON-COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION
INTERREGIONAL FUND FOR POLITICAL INITIATIVES AND TECHNOLOGIES (PIT-fund)
PROGRAM
of joint events of the Russian Parliamentary "European Club" and "The African Alliance" under the aegis of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in France in partnership with "Lunalogic" (France).
December, 12-13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Conference-Centre, Hotel Le Meridien Monparnasse
19 Rue du Commandant Mouchotte · 75014 Paris · France ·
10.00 – 11.00 – Registration
11.00 – 14.00 – Round Table on "LOBBYING AND DECISION-MAKING IN RUSSIA AND EU", organized by “Rumyantsev and Partners” Consulting Agency in cooperation with "ESL & Network" and the Russian "European Club"
Moderators:
- Mr. Patrice Allain-Dupre - “ESL &Network”, President
- Mr. Oleg Rumyantsev - “Rumyantsev and Partners” Consulting Agency, Managing Partner
Issues for discussion:
1. Representation of interests by European companies in Russia and Russian companies in the EU (instruments, issues, prospects).
2. Lobbying practice and business support in the European Union (experience).
3. Civilized lobbying in Russia: experience and prospects. Way towards self-regulation of GR-professionals in Russian Federation.
20.00 – 22.00 – Dinner (on special invitations)
Monday, December 13, 2010
The Lamartine conference hall: 101 rue de l'université 75007 Paris*
8.30 – 9.00 – Registration of the participants for the first discussion;
9.00 – 11.00 – Seminar of the PIT-fund: "NEW RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR EUROPE AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES".
Moderator:
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma, Doctor of Economy Mr. Andrey Klimov
Speakers:
- Mr. Sergey Schilov, Official representative of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of foreign-economic relations
- Mr. Jean-Claude Plana, Director ITPO UNIDO office in France;
- Dr. Dmitriy Andrianov, Director General of the "Prognoz" company (IT and software);
- Mr. Jean Hubert Blanchet, Professor of the Université of Paris II (on structured Products);
- Mr. Gagik Megrabyan, Commercial Director of the JSC "Aleksandrovskiy Mashzavod" (mechanical engineering)
- Ms. Elena Kondakova, Deputy of the State Duma, cosmonaut.
Questions and discussion
11.00 – 11.30 – Registration of the participants for the second discussion.
11.30 - 12.30 - Round Table of the "The African Alliance": "COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES".
Moderator:
Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma, President of the "European Club" Mr. Konstantin Kosachev
Speakers:
- Mr. Aleksander Fomenko, Chairman of the Board of the Non-commercial Partnership "African Alliance";
- Mr. Stephane Gompertz , Director for Africa and Indian Ocean, MFA France;
- Mr. Michael Gahler, Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with the Pan African Parliament;
- Mr. Sergey Korotkov, Director of the UNIDO office in Russian Federation;
- Mr. Yves Censi, Deputy of Aveyron, Vice-president of the Commission of Finances, France
- Mr. Kofi Yamgnane, Former Minister to François MITTERRAND, Responsible for Social Affairs and Integration;
- Mrs. Catherine Joffroy, Attorney at Law, Partner, SCP Salans & Associés, Adviser for France's Foreign Trade;
- Mr. Souleymane Racin Wane, Special Advisor to theFormer Minister of Senegal;
- Mr Marcel Ceccaldi, an international lawyer, (Specialist on Africa)
- Mr. Andrey Klimov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma.
Questions and discussion
12.30 – 13.00 – Registration of the participants for the third discussion.
13.00 – 14.00 – Round Table of the "European Club": "ROLE OF RUSSIA IN REGIONS OF THE BLACK SEA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA".
Moderator: Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma Mr. Andrey Klimov.
Speakers:
- Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, MEP, Member of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean;
- Mr. Adrian Severin, MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
- Mr. Philippe Laurier, Head of intelligence seminars at the Polytechnique and Telecom ParisTech schools, Paris, France
- Hon. Maja Laushevich (Serbia), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean;
Questions and discussion
Residence of the Russian Ambassador, 79, rue de Grenelle 75007, Paris
17.00 – 18.30 – Meeting of the "European Club".
Chairman - President of the Russian "European Club" Mr. Konstantin Kosachev.
- Welcoming address by the Director General of the UNESCO Ms. Irina Bokova on occasion of the meeting of the "European Club" in Paris;
- Welcoming address by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu;
- Speech by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to France
- Mr. Alexander Orlov: Sizing up the Year of Russia in France;
- Speech by a French representative;
- Speech by the President of the "European Club", Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma Mr. Konstantin Kosachev on modern aspects of the Russian external policy;
- Welcoming address by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Mr. Vladimir Chizhov;
- Questions and Closing remarks.
18.30 – 19.00 – Handing of memorable medals of the "European Club" (Mr. Konstantin Kosachev, President of the "European Club", Mr. Andrey Klimov, Chairman of the Board of the "European Club")
19.00 – 20.30 – Reception in the Residence of the Ambassador of Russia to France.
Note: Participants: politicians, diplomats, businessmen, experts and journalists from Russia, France and other European countries and Africa (list of participants in different events may alter depending on the subject and format of the meeting).
Working languages of round tables and seminars: Russian, French, English (simultaneous interpretation).
Working languages of the evening event of the “European Club”: Russian, French (phrase by phrase translation).
* Important: All guests will need to bring with them an Identification Card
No baggage is allowed inside the building