Russian Regional Roadshow 2008

Investment environment in Sverdlovsk region

Mikhail Maksimov, 1st Deputy Chairman of the Sverdlovsk oblast, Minister of economy and labour

UK-Sverdlovsk oblast business links

Alderman David Lewis, Lord Mayor of the City of London

London Stock Exchange and the Urals

Tracey Pierce, Head of Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange

New rules on foreign investment in strategic industries

Nellie Alexandrova, Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte

Developing the right investment climate

Furduy Svetlana, Vice president of territorial institution, Urals branch of the Federal Service for Financial Markets

Coffee Break

The case for equity financing — building your company's value by giving up shares

Kendrick White, Managing partner, Marchmont Capital Partners

Negotiating with private equity

Andrei Yakovlev and Evgeny Stepanov, Norton Rose

Private equity financing

Alexander Lupachev, Investment Director, Penta Investments

Getting ready for an IPO — a practical perspective

Peter Whelan, Managing Director, Rothschild

Quality control in IPO preparation

Olga Stepanova, Development Director, Finances Group

Q&A

Lunch

Adopting International Accounting Standards — key issues in IFRS implementation

Natalia Chernysheva, Partner, International Audit Director, Baker Tilly Russaudit

Breaking down the prospectus — what information are you going to need?

James A Lewis, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf

The role of an AIM Nomad

David Youngman, Managing Director, WH Ireland Group

Russian companies and AIM — case studies

Oleg Elshin, Executive director & Managing partner, East Kommerts

Managing investor relations

Simon Rothschild, Bankside Communications

Q&A

Coffee Break

Company owners — how to manage your IPO?

Nicholas Denny, Vice-President, Credit Suisse

Presentation of regional investment projects of Sverdlovsk region

— 4 regional investment projects
— Q&A from advisors/investors to follow each project presentation