ANONCE

• The Investments Opportunities in the Construction Sector of Russia Roundtablein the framework of the 5th Annual Russian Economic Forum (19th April 2002)

• The Investments in the Defense Industry of Russia Roundtable (24th April 2002)
• First international conference "INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY" (30 May 2002)

Since December 1999, the Institute of Direct Investments Foundation has been implementing a program of professional conferences under the title Investment Possibilities in Russia. Within the framework of this program, one- and two-day conferences are held, on the development of the real sector of the Russian economy, investment attraction, and efficient operation of Russia's financial institutions.

The conferences are organized specially for top managers and specialists in Russian companies and enterprises that are professional participants in the investment process (this includes investment funds and companies, banks, consulting, legal and other firms), as well as for representatives of Russia's federal and regional authorities that take part in shaping Russia's investment and economic policies.

The objective of the conferences program is to provide professional knowledge and practical information about modern techniques used by financial institutions for the provision of services to corporate clients, to assist companies in attracting private capital, and to promote investment process in Russia.

The conferences are characterized by the selection of subjects that are the most significant for the Russian economy, also by high quality of reports and materials presented to the participants, and excellent organization.

Professional conferences held by the IDI:

1. The General Plans of Russian Towns in 21 Century ,Conference, (15 November, Moscow)
   
   
2. The 5th Russian Investment Symposium, Symposium, (1-3 November 2001, Boston, USA); in cooperation with Dow Jones International and Harvard University
   
   
3. The Urban Development at Present Junction Conference, (15th June, 2001, Moscow)
4. Strategy and Practise of Attracting the Investments in the Regions of Russia and the CIS Countries Conference ( 14 June, 2001, Moscow)
   
   
5. Tax Reform in Russia: Prospects and Methods Conference (29th May, 2001, Moscow)
   
   
6. Pressing Issues of Trust Management: How to Invest in the Russian Stock Market, Conference,(May 17, 2001, Moscow).
   
   
7. Margin Trading in the Russian Stock Market, Round Table (March 29, 2001, Moscow).
   
   
8. Methodology and Program Tools of the Investment Projecting, Typical errors, Round Table, (March 15, 2001, Moscow).
   
   
9. Increasing of Investment Attractiveness of the Tula Region, Round Table (March 14, 2001, Tula).
   
   
10. Problems of Corporate Governance in the Energy Sector of Russia, Conference (March 14, 2001, Moscow).
    
    
11. Methodology and Program Tools of the Investment Projecting , Round Table (December 14, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
12. Policy and Practice of Attracting Investments to the Regions of Russia, Professional conference (October 26, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
13. Potential for Russian Companies Corporate Value Growth, Professional conference (October 19, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
14. Potential for Russian Companies Corporate Value Growth, Professional conference (October 19, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
15. Investment Opportunities in the Volga Region (within the framework of the All-Russian Scientific and Industrial Forum), Round Table (September 6, 2000, Nizhniy Novgorod).
    
    
16. Direct Investments: Legal Problems and their Solving, Professional conference (July 14, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
17. Practical Aspects of Russian Companies Financing. Loans, Trade Financing, Letters of Credit, Leasing, Professional conference (May 25, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
18. Private Issuing of Company Shares as a Way of Attracting Investments to the Real Sector of the Russian Economy , Professional conference (March 16, 2000, Moscow).
    
    
19. Corporate Bonds as the 2000 Year Instrument for the Attraction of Investments to the Russian Economy , Closed professional conference (December 3, 1999, Moscow) .
    
    

The Foundation organized also 8 Parliamentary Hearings. There were Hearings on the topic Russia's Transition to the International Accounting Standards and Problems of the Regional Legal System in the Investment Sphere,etc. So since 1999 the Institute of Direct Investments Foundation has held more than 20 large-scale public events with the total number of the participants, which exceeds 3,500 people.
At these conferences the speeches were delivered by the managers and leading experts of the respected Russian and foreign companies, banks and organizations (PricewaterhouseCoopers, JP Morgan, KPMG, Baker&MсKenzie, Investment Company "Troika Dialog", Investment Group "Russian Funds", Delta Capital Management US RUSSIA Fund, AIG Brunswick Capital Management, Baring Vostok Capital Partners, UES Russia, and others).