The full list of speakers and participants has been
released for the business programme of the 5th Russian-British
Business Forum, which will be held on 27 November 2019 in London at the Queen
Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster. The key theme of the RBBF 2019 is ‘Digital
infrastructure and industry’.
The central event of the business programme will be the
plenary session ‘Russian and British International Economic Priorities in the
New Circumstances’. The session will be attended by Russian Deputy Minister of
Economic Development Vadim Zhivulin,
Russian Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Maksim Parshin, Agency for Strategic
Initiatives General Director Svetlana
Chupsheva, residential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce Roger Munnings, InvestUK CEO Rupert
Gather. The plenary session will be moderated by U.S. journalist Ryan Chilcote.
The
business programme of the 5th Russian-British Business Forum will
feature panel sessions and discussions on digital trends in international business,
the development of global manufacturing, and realizing export potential as well
as a roundtable on ways to establish a dialogue and exchange experience between
Russian and British organizations in such areas as new construction methods,
innovative building materials, IT solutions, energy efficiency, and
environmental protection.
The conference ‘Compatriots Abroad: Prospects of
Business Cooperation’ will be held for the first time at the RBBF and will be
attended by more than 100 compatriot entrepreneurs, representatives of the
Russian government and business, the Moscow Government, and the diplomatic
corps. The conference is dedicated to the challenges and prospects of the business
and social activities of compatriots abroad. The participants will exchange
experience and plans for the implementation of activities in foreign countries
in which compatriots from various business circles are engaged. The key themes
will include such issues as collaboration with compatriots and support for culture
and language.
The RBBF 2019 is being organized by the Trade
Representation of Russia in the UK and the Roscongress Foundation. The forum is
being held under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
with the support of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and more than 30
Russian and international organizations.
The full business programme of the 5th Russian-British Business Forum is available on the event’s official website: www.rbbf2019.ru
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