OREANDA-NEWS. The third InvestRus International Conference for Growth of Investments in Russia is set to take place on 14–15 April, 2016 in Moscow. The InvestRus conference will be held under the patronage of the Investment Council under the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia and with the support of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Foreign Investment Advisory Council.

The objective of the InvestRus conference is to analyse legal compliance practices and develop recommendations for improving the current standards and regulations in place in order to foster investment supply and demand in Russia.

Key issues to be covered at the InvestRus 2016 conference:

  • Legislative support for attracting investment
  • Identifying new sources and types of financing for investment projects
  • The investment climate in the Russian Federation
  • The investment attractiveness of the Eurasian Union
  • The conditions and climate required to attract investment
  • Region- and industry-specific aspects of attracting investment
  • Investing in small business

Key speakers confirmed as participants at the InvestRus 2016 conference:

  • Sergey Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma of Russia
  • Boris Titov, Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation for Entrepreneurs' Rights
  • Kirill Androsov, Managing Partner, Altera Investment Fund
  • Stanislav Voskresensky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
  • Kirill Dmitriev, CEO, Russian Direct Investment Fund
  • Alexander Ivlev, Country Managing Partner for Russia, EY; Coordinator for Foreign Investors, Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Russia
  • Sergey Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
  • Andrey Nikitin, CEO, Agency for Strategic Initiatives
  • Dmitry Strashnov, CEO, Russian Post

At the end of the InvestRus conference, an analytical review on securing growth of investment in Russia will be published. The review will be presented by Sergey Naryshkin.

InvestRus participants will have a unique opportunity to submit their proposals and recommendations on improving Russia’s investment appeal for inclusion in the final review.

The InvestRus conference business programme will include:

  • A meeting between the Chairman of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin and international business representatives
  • A session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 'Russia's regions: new growth areas'

Each year, the conference events are attended by representatives of federal and regional legislative and executive authorities, chambers of commerce and business missions from abroad, heads of international corporations and leading domestic enterprises, including companies representing the banking, consulting, insurance, legal and investment sectors, as well as leading experts and analysts.