RUSSIA-IRAN BUSINESS FORUM
December 13, 2016
(as of December 11, 2016; the programme may be subject to change)
Partners: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the
Russian Federation, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Russian Export Center, Agency for Strategic
Initiatives, Iran–Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation
Venue: Olympic Hotel, Tehran, Iran
11:00—13:00
Registration
13:15—15:15
Plenary Session
Diversifying Bilateral Trade and Economic Relations
International
Conference Hall
Broadcast
Record
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Sustained pressure on global oil prices has prompted oil-producing
countries to place new emphasis on economic diversification
initiatives. What immediate next steps should be taken to foster closer
industrial and technical ties between Iran and Russia and what further
longer-term policy prescriptions can be put in place to further expand
bilateral economic relations over the coming years?
Moderator:
Alexey Bobrovsky, Head of the Economic Programme, Russia 24 TV
Channel
Panellists:
Mahmoud Vaezi, Minister of Information and Communications
Technology of Iran
Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Lev Kuznetsov, Minister of North Caucasus Affairs of the Russian
Federation
Mehdi Sanai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Gholamhossein Shafei, President, Iran Chamber of Commerce,
Industries & Mines
Andrei Nikitin, General Director, Agency for Strategic Initiatives
Asadollah Asgaroladi, Chairman, Iran Russia Joint Chamber of
Commerce
Georgy Kalamanov, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of the
Russian Federation
Front row participants:
Sergey Morozov, Governor of Ulyanovsk Region
Alexey Tyupanov, Chairman of the Management Board, Chief
Executive Officer, EXIAR; Executive Director, Russian Export Center
Konstantin Zubanov, Director, Russian Direct Investment Fund
(RDIF)
15:15—15:45
Briefing for Russian and Iranian journalists and interview
opportunities. Coffee break.
Tooska Hall
Record
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15:45—17:00
Hekmataneh Hall
Record
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Roundtable: Non-oil export support and cooperation projects
(together with "The Russian Export Center")
Iran represents a huge potential market for Russian products. The recent
emergence of a favourable political climate in relations between the two
countries, their geographic proximity, and Iran’s increased interest in
Russian goods and services mean that practical trade cooperation issues
are now the priority.
Most Russian producers are interested in entering the Iranian market.
This roundtable will discuss the practical application of financial and
non-financial support provided by the Russian Export Center for
companies operating on the Iranian market. How can companies establish
stable commercial relationships and find business partners on the Iranian
market? How should financial support instruments such as export
insurance (through EXIAR) and credit at subsidized interest rates through
Eximbank of Russia be applied? What guarantees and incentives are
envisaged by Iran to support investment and the development of joint
production? What are the opportunities for Russian companies to
participate in major infrastructure development projects in Iran?
Moderator:
Nikolay Mashkov, Representative, Russian Export Center
Representative in Iran
Panellists:
Mojtaba Khosrotaj, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade of
the Islamic Republic of Iran, Head of Trade Promotion
Organization of Iran (TBC)
Asadollah Asgaroladi, Chairman, Iran Russia Joint Chamber of
Commerce
Anton Zubikhin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sinara Transport
Machines; Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ural Locomotives
Maksim Novikov, Executive Director, Waste Paper Processing
Association
Front row participants:
Seyed Ali, Chairman and CEO, Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (TBC)
Hadi Karimi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Kaveh Port and Marine
Services Company (TBC)
Hossein Kakhki, Head of International Affairs, Iran Customs (TBC)
Hossein Cheraghi, Director General, Anzali Port (TBC)
Kambiz Mirkarimi, Executive Manager, Jam Polypropylene Company
15:45—17:00
International
Conference Hall
Roundtable: Industrial cooperation as a driver of innovative
development in Iran (supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
of the Russian Federation)
Record
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Companies from various countries are making an active contribution to
Iran's industrialization. A factor in their increased interest is Iran’s fiveyear development plan (for 2016–2021), which calls for the country’s
real sector to be modernized through liberalization of the economy,
including privatization involving foreign investors. The plan sets out the
goals of fostering the development of knowledge-intensive industries and
adopting new technologies in export-oriented sectors such as the
pharmaceuticals, space, petrochemicals, and aviation industries. What
possibilities are open to Russian companies in Iran? What steps should
be taken to increase trade? What opportunities are available for Russian
producers to export to Iran?
Moderator:
Ilya Petrenko, Reporter, RT
Panellists:
Georgy Kalamanov, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of the
Russian Federation
Ali Morteza Birang, Deputy for International Affairs and
Technological Exchange, Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology
of Iran
Viktor Kladov, Director of International Cooperation and Regional
Development, Rostec
Ghadir Ghiafeh, Vice-President, Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of
Commerce; President, SARF Oil and Gas Industries Development
Corporation
Andrey Krivchenkov, Executive Director, TH "UWC"
Roghani Golpayegani, Chairman, Industrial Commission of Iran
Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Mines
Maxim Prokhorov, Head of Business Development Department,
Russian Helicopters JSC
Sergey Sochnev, Deputy Chairman of the Board, RAO Rosneftegazstroy
Igor Simonov, Executive Director, Norreksim Rus
17:15—18:45
B2B Meetings
17:15—18:30
Roundtable: Cooperation in the Finance and Banking Sectors
International
Conference Hall
Record
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The initiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s
nuclear programme has enabled the removal of sanctions against the
country. To meet the growing demands of their clients, both Russian and
Iranian credit institutions are expanding their range of banking services,
trade finance transactions for international trade contracts, and trade
finance instruments consistent with international standards. The
proportion of transactions in national currencies is growing. The potential
to initiate trading of the RUB–IRR currency pair on the Moscow and
Tehran currency markets is being discussed. What steps should be taken
to expand interbank and bilateral cooperation? What barriers are
preventing the establishment and development of correspondent
relationships between Russian and Iranian banks? What measures should
be taken to develop trade financing and bilateral trade? What risks are
involved in financing Russian–Iranian foreign trade?
Moderator:
Vladimir Obydenov, Chairman, Russian-Iranian Business Council
Panellists:
Konstantin Zubanov, Director, Russian Direct Investment Fund
Ali Salehabadi, Chairman and Managing Director, Export
Development Bank of Iran
Anna Belyaeva, Vice-president - Head of Financial Markets,
Promsvyazbank PJSC
Kourosh Parvizian, President, Parsian Bank (TBC)
Andrey Melnikov, Deputy Director International Cooperation and
Public Communications Department, Central Bank of the Russian
Federation
Mohammad Hazzar, Director General, MB Bank JSC (TBC)
Elena Shirinskaya, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board,
TransKapitalBank
Seyyed Hossein Salimi, President of Foreign Investment Association,
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Mines
Alexander Zelenov, Director, Department of Financial Institutions,
Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs
17:15—18:30
Presentation of the investment potential of Russia`s regions
(supported by the Agency for strategic initiatives)
Hekmataneh Hall
Record
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The dialogue on interregional cooperation between the Russian
Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran is at a high level and may
soon play a key role in the development of trade relations between the
two nations. Over the course of the past few years, the heads of eight
Iranian provinces have visited several Russian regions, including
Astrakhan Region, St. Petersburg, and Sverdlovsk Region. Visits
by heads of Russian regions to Iranian provinces have been agreed. To
boost regional trade and cooperation of private Sectors, the Chambers of
Commerce of the two countries have established “International Council
of Business Cooperation of Chambers of Commerce of Caspian Sea
Region” with permanent secretariat in Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of
Commerce in Tehran.
Even so, there is clearly huge untapped potential for bilateral
interregional trade, economic, and investment cooperation. The
roundtable will include a discussion of ways to support the full realization
of this potential, as well as specific investment projects to promote
favourable internal and external conditions for developing trade and
economic relations and diversifying the forms and areas of cooperation
between Russia and Iran.
Moderator:
Alexey Bobrovsky, Head of the Economic Programme, Russia 24 TV
Channel
Panellists:
Andrei Nikitin, General Director, Agency for Strategic Initiatives
Lev Kuznetsov, Minister of the Russian Federation of North Caucasus
Affairs
Sergey Morozov, Governor, of Ulyanovsk Region
Shamil Isaev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of
Dagestan
Front row participants:
Vladimir Zarudniy, Director, Corporation of Development of
Kaliningrad Region
Alexander Saneev, Deputy Chairman of the Committee - Head of
Foreign Relations, Economic Committee of the Volgograd Region
Mohamadreza Ansari, Vice President, Iran Chamber of Commerce,
Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TBC)
Alexey Korchin, Head, Representative office of the Smolensk Region of
the Russian Government
17:15—18:30
Parseh Hall
Record
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Roundtable on the scientific and technical cooperation (supported by
the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation)
Russia and Iran have a long and successful history of scientific and
technological cooperation. Long-standing priority areas of collaboration
between the two countries include research in the basic sciences, energy,
petroleum refining, metallurgy and new materials, the peaceful
utilization of outer space, information technology, genetic engineering
and biotechnology, environmental conservation, and the study of the
Caspian Sea.
The development of bilateral ties in science and technology was,
however, seriously limited by the introduction of restrictive measures.
Scientific and technological cooperation during this period was chiefly in
the form of direct contacts between scientific and technical organizations
specifically involved in implementing joint civil projects.
Numerous Russian universities, scientific organizations and companies
have amassed a great deal of experience in collaborating with Iran in
scientific and technological matters. Other institutions are likewise eager
to gain access to the Iranian market, which offers huge potential for
scientific and technological cooperation. What new priority areas for the
development of scientific and technological cooperation are emerging at
the present time? How can the large amount of positive collaborative
experience amassed by individual organizations be exploited? What
means of supporting bilateral scientific and technological cooperation
can be provided by governmental bodies of the two nations? What
specific projects could serve as driving forces for scientific and
technological cooperation between Russia and Iran? How can a
sufficiently large workforce be provided to meet the needs of everincreasing scientific and technological cooperation?
Moderator:
Konstantin Chinkov, Adviser to the Director of the International
Department, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian
Federation
Gennady Popov, Vice-president, Chairman of Executive Committee,
International Union of Instrument&ICT Engineers
Speakers:
Alexander Rusinov, Deputy Director of the International Department,
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Representative of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of
the Islamic Republic of Iran
Anastasia Zadorina, Expert, Analytical Center of the International
scientific-technical and educational programs
Galina Grigoryan, Director, Institute of Synthetic Rubber
Behrooz Abtahi, Associate Professor, Shahid Beheshti University
Sergey Dubrovskiy, General Director, GEOTECH
Hasan Zahrai, Professor, Tehran University; Executive secretary,
Association of Russian and Iranian Universities
Pargev Avetisyan, Vice-Rector for Science, Russian - Armenian
University
Artem Kriukov, Moscow Technological University
Denis Kumar, Tomsk State University of Control Systems and
Radioelectronics
19:00
Abgineh Hall
Networking Reception in honour of Russian delegation