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Overview

The Russian Tech Tour 2009

For its 32nd edition, the Tech Tour will visit Russia for the second time and showcase its rich culture of technology and innovation. The Russian Tech Tour will highlight this enormous potential and depth during its unique two-day tour across the country.

Participation will be limited to 60 privately invited international professionals featuring a broad spectrum of senior representatives from VC funds, leading corporations and institutional investors. The Russian Tech Tour will meet a double agenda, first to showcase 25+ of Russia's most promising technology companies for potential investment or partnership and for the delegates to extend their local network in Russia. Secondly, to promote Russia's recent decision to accelerate innovation, research and economic growth by investing in nationwide competitiveness clusters.

Furthermore, the agenda will include interactions and meetings with a range of key figures from various disciplines – venture capital, corporate, entrepreneurs and academia.

Objectives

To identify the upcoming and leading top 25+ high-growth privately held technology companies in Russia and to introduce them to key European, US and Asian investors and professionals who can assist in their global expansion.

For delegates, the Tech Tour is a unique platform to gain first-hand knowledge of a selection of Russia's most advanced and innovative high-technology companies looking to expand globally.

For presenting companies, the Tech Tour presents a unique platform to introduce their companies to a group of 60+ high level professionals and executives.

Program

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (Moscow)
16:00 Delegate Registration at Ritz Hotel
19:00 Welcome dinner with delegates & entrepreneurs (by invitation only)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 (Moscow)
08:45 Delegate Registration & Company presentations at the Ritz Hotel
09:45 Coffee Break
10:15 Transfer to MICEX
11:20 Company Presentations at MICEX
13:10 Transfer to President Hotel & Lunch
14:15 10th Jubileee Russian Venture Fair Company Exhibits
16:00 Company Presentations at Russian Venture Fair
16:40 Cocktail
17:00 Transfer to Airport
18:30 Charter Flight to Kazan
20:00 Arrival in Kazan & Dinner at Restaurant Panorama
23:30 Check into Hotel Riviera
Thursday, September 24, 2009 (Kazan)
07:50 Transfer to Kazan Town Hall
08:30 Company presentations at the Town Hall
10:10 Coffee Break
10:30 Company Presentations
11:30 Transfer & Excursion around the Kremlin
12:20 Transfer & Lunch at Tugan Avalym Restaurant
13:30 Transfer to Kazan State University
14:20 Company Presentations at the Museum
15:20 Transfer & Company Presentations at IDEA Tech Park
16:45 Coffee Break
17:00 Company Presentations
18:00 Transfer & Special Event Dinner at National Culture Center
23:00 Transfer to airport & Charter Flight to Tomsk

Friday, September 25, 2009 (Tomsk)
05:30 Transfer to hotels in Tomsk from airport
10:00 Breakfast at hotel
11:00 Transfer to Tomsk State University & Company Presentations
12:30 Coffee break
12:50 Company Presentations
13:50 Transfer & Lunch at Vechniy Zov Restaurant
15:05 Transfer & Company Presentations at Scientific Library Conference Hall
16:50 Coffee Break
17:10 Transfer to hotels
18:00 Dinner at Slavyansky Bazar Restaurant
20:00 Special Event at Club Teatro
23:00 Transfer to hotels

Saturday, September 26, 2009 (Tomsk)
07:00 Wake up & breakfast
08:30 Transfer to Tomsk Airport
09:30 Flight Tomsk to Moscow
10:30 Arrival in Moscow & connections to airport or city centre

Russian Tech Tour 2009 Selection Committee

A group of highly regarded professionals have undertaken the responsibility of screening and selecting the companies to the presented at the Russian Tech Tour. A selection committee has been set up to ensure the independence of the selection process. It is composed by experienced and highly regarded senior professionals, from relevant backgrounds and industry expertise, such as venture capital, technology industry, investment banks, and research.

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Russian Tech Tour 2009 Team

Konstantin Fokin President	Pavel Bogdanov Almaz Capital, Vice President Selection Committee	Andrey Golovin Vice President Coaching
Irina Goryacheva Operations Director	Elena Tretyakova Executive Assistant

Russian Tech Tour 2009 Advisory Board

Igor Agamirzyan CEO, Russian Venture Company	Aynur Aydeldinov CEO, Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan	Ivan Bortnik State Foundation for Innovative SME
Sasha Galitsky Chairman of Advisory Board	Oxana Kozlovskaya First Vice Governor, Tomsk Region	Rustam Minnikhanov Prime Minister, Tatarstan
Albina Nikkonen Russian Venture Capital Association	Ivan Rodionov Professor, State University – Higher School of Economics

Russian Tech Tour 2009 Selection Committee

Maria Adamian Innovation Convention	Nikolai Badulin OJSC Innovation Management, Tomsk	Vitaly Belik SGroup
Igor Checkoun Softline Group	Katya Chtcherbina Venture Capital Fund	Sergey Eremin Microsoft
Eric Hansen U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship	Pavel Korolev IVFRT	Mikhail Kristev CISCO
Oleg Kuzhikov Leader Venture Fund	Elena Masolova AddVenture	Sergey Melchenko CEO of BioTechSib
Nicolai Mityushin ABRT Venture Fund	Thomas Nastas IVI	Alexey Ramensky Rocit
Shardul Shah Index Ventures	Lyubov Simonova FINAM	Andres Susi MTVP
Igor Taber Intel Capital	Sergei Yushko IDEA Technopark	Andrei Zyuzin VTB

Presenting Companies

A list of the companies that are selected to present during the Russian Tech Tour will be available 2 months after the Tech Tour takes place.

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