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Friday, May 21
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Wharton Expo
Location: 2nd floor lobby

 

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Session
Location: Derzhavny Hall (across the street from the Royal Aurora Marriott)

"Engines of Global Growth"
What will be the engines for global growth in the coming decades? Emerging markets like Russia, China, Brazil and India? Emerging technologies? What
will be the challenges and opportunities created by this growth?

Moderator
Patrick T. Harker
Dean
The Wharton School

Thomas W. Dunfee
Professor of Legal Studies
The Wharton School

 

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Morning Concurrent Panel Discussions:

Russia and the CIS: Geopolitics and Growth
Location: Stoleshniki Salon

Moderator
Bulent Gultekin
Associate Professor of Finance
The Wharton School

The Russian Blue Chips: Key Drivers of Russia's Future
Location: Salon 3
Russia’s stock market has seen strong growth since the 1998 financial crisis, although the volumes have been limited to a narrow range of blue chip companies. As corporate governance improves, available money supply grows, the ruble strengthens and the broader sectors of institutional
investors such as private pension funds and insurers develop, the blue chips of tomorrow might look very different from those of today.

Russia's Integration: East and West
Location: Atrium Salon
For hundreds of years this question has been posed as a choice of East or West. In today’s global environment, however, Russia is realizing that it is fortunate, not challenged, to straddle the Eurasian continent. What role can Russia play in the New Europe and in the New Asia?

Moderator
Bruce Kogut
Professor of Strategy
INSEAD

1:00 – 2:15 PM

Lunch
Location: Petrovsky Ballroom

Host
Patrick T. Harker
Dean
The Wharton School

Table Hosts - Leading Russian Personalities

The Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Awards
2004 Awards Ceremony
Presenter: Mr. Narayana Murthy
Chairman and Chief Mentor
Infosys Technologies Ltd.

 

3:00 – 4:30 PM

Afternoon Concurrent Panel Discussions:

The Wharton Global Family Alliance
Location: Salon 3
Family businesses are uniquely well positioned to address intense
marketplace competition and volatility by using strengths drawn from their family heritage and value systems. This unique interactive session is
designed to enable intensive dialogue and exchange of ideas and
experiences among participants on this and other topical issues of concern
to family businesses. Examples include topics such as the elements of transformational leadership that build wealth and create the foundation for sustainable value over generations; trans-generational knowledge transfer; the effects of family ownership, management, and control on your family firm's value; and the impact on value of alternative control mechanisms.

Moderators
Raffi Amit
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
The Wharton School

Laird Pendleton
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Wharton Global Family Alliance

Financing Investment Globally/Financing and Investment Strategy
Location: Stoleshniki Salon
Global investment flows have grown exponentially during the last 20 years. Given the new geopolitical and economic trends, what are the opportunities, issues and challenges that investors face in the coming decade?

Moderator
Richard Herring
Professor of International Banking; Professor of Finance
The Wharton School

Emerging Consumer Markets
Location: Atrium Salon
Emerging consumer markets around the world offer great opportunities for early investors with a long-term view. What lessons can be drawn from the experiences of FMCG investors in these economies? What are the emerging consumer markets of the future?

Moderator
Stephen Kobrin
Professor of Multinational Management
The Wharton School

Global Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Location: Aurora Salon
Growth calls for newer, more plentiful and more efficient sources of energy, other natural resources and state-of-the-art infrastructure. What are companies doing to take advantage of the opportunities that this growth offers? What role can business play in maximizing the benefits of
development for everyone and in a sustainable manner?

6:00 PM

Buses depart for Metropol Hotel from Marriott Aurora and Hyatt Hotels

 

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Alfa Bank - Lauder Institute Award and Cocktail Reception
Location: Metropol Hotel

Keynote Address
Mikhail Fridman**
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors
Alfa Group

Alfa Bank Award
Presenter: Mikhail Fridman*

 

7:45 PM – 10:00 PM Gala Banquet
Location: Metropol Hotel

Remarks
HRH Prince Michael of Kent

Keynote Speaker

Raffle Drawing and Prizes Awarded

Entertainment

 

10:00 PM – 11:30 Shuttle buses depart to Moscow hotels
For those not traveling to St. Petersburg

 

11:30 PM Buses depart to train station
For those traveling to St. Petersburg

 

11:55 PM Overnight first class train departs for St. Petersburg

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