On 18 February 2020, the interregional
conference on strategic cooperation between Germany and Russia took place in
the House of German Economy in Berlin. The topic of the conference organized by
the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce together with the Association of German
Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was ‘Innovations as the Driver of
Economic Growth’. This event brought in over 500 representatives of the
business communities, economists and experts from both countries. Participants
discussed the outlooks for Russian and German economic policies, as well as
ways to improve investment climate in Russia.
Participants of the conference included:
Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier; Russia’s
Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov; CEO of the Association of German
Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) Martin Wansleben; Presidential
Economic Aide Maxim Oreshkin; Chairman of the Russian-German Chamber of
Commerce Mattias Schepp; CEO of the Russian Export Center Veronika Nikishina;
Chairman of the Board of Skolkovo Foundation Viktor Vekselberg; President of
Siemens in Russia Alexander Liberov, and others.
In his welcome address, Russia’s Minister
of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov invited the attendees to join Russia’s key
discussion platforms — the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 3–6
June 2020 and the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on 2–5 September
2020.
CEO and Chairman of the Roscongress
Foundation Alexander Stuglev had a business meeting with Michael Harms who
heads the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, a regional
partner of the Roscongress Foundation. They focused on participation formats
available for Germany’s delegation at the upcoming SPIEF and REW 2020, as well
as suggestions and ideas for business programme events. Meeting participants
put a special emphasis on science and innovation, as Germany is among the
world’s leaders in technology and innovative development. Being Roscongress’s
regional partner, the Committee is offered to consider the Foundation’s special
project titled ‘Innovation Space’.
«The Roscongress Foundation aims at
comprehensive cooperation with our German counterparts. This is why the support
we get from our reliable partners — the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and
Mangold Consulting Group — becomes especially important. The Roscongress
Foundation and our experts are open for the suggestions or new initiatives the
German business community might have for the business programme of the St.
Petersburg International Economic Forum and other events of the Foundation, as
well as regarding business missions and other activities during our events,»
noted Alexander Stuglev.
On top of preparing SPIEF programme,
participants discussed the outlooks for the cooperation between the German
Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations and the Roscongress Foundation
in Germany. Following the meeting, Alexander Stuglev invited German delegations
of entrepreneurs and relevant organizations to take part in the business,
sporting and cultural programmes of the St. Petersburg International Economic
Forum.
