Conference Schedule & Webcast

9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Registration / Check-in
Registration booth, 6th Floor

10:00 am

Welcoming Remarks
Donna Buchanan, Director, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard Herman, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

10:15 - 11:15 am

Opening Address
"Can Russia Establish a Law Based Free Market Democracy?"
David Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; former Moscow correspondent for the London Financial Times
Introduction by Ronald Yates, Dean, College of Communications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

11:15

Coffee Break
Foyer, 6th Floor

11:30 - 1:00 pm

Break-out Session I: Russian Business in Global Perspective
Bruce W. Bean, Professor in Residence, Michigan State University Law School; Chair, Russian-Eurasian Law Committee, American Bar Association
David Herman, Former Vice President for Russia and the CIS, General Motors
James Millar, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University
Chair: Robert Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

Break-out Session II: Constructing Russian Markets & Civil Society (audio only)
Timothy Frye, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University [PPT]
Andrey Kortunov, President, The New Eurasia Foundation, Moscow
John Slocum, Co-Chair of Higher Education Initiative-Russia, MacArthur Foundation
Chair: Mark Steinberg, Professor of Russian History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Editor of the Slavic Review
PDR 17, 5th Floor

1:00 - 2:30 pm

Lunch Break

Private lunch for conference speakers and organizers
Crystal Room, 3rd Floor

2:30 - 4:00 pm

Plenary Round Table
The Business of Politics and Politics of Business: The Current State of Affairs in Russia
Bruce W. Bean, Professor in Residence, Michigan State University Law School; Chair, Russian-Eurasian Law Committee, American Bar Association; Chair, American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow, 1998-2000
Patricia Cloherty, Chairman and CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC
James Collins, Senior International Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC; Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001
Helen Teplitskaia, President, American-Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Vice President, IMNEX International, Inc. [PPT]
Chair: David Herman, Former Vice President for Russia and the CIS, General Motors
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

4:00 pm

Coffee break
Foyer, 6th Floor

4:15 - 5:45 pm

Break-out Session III: Energy, Environment, and Political Economy
Robert Ebel, Chair, Energy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Edward Chow, International business consultant; former head of international external affairs, Chevron
Louis Skyner, Expert, Energy, Environment and Development Programme, Chatham House, London; Associate Attorney, Wikborg Rein, Oslo [PPT]
Chair: Paul Magelli, Director, Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

Break-out Session IV: Minding Russian Business: Knowing Local Business Practices and Markets (audio only)
Philip De Leon, Deputy Director, US Dept of Commerce BISNIS [PPT]
Sidney Bardwell, General Manager, John Deere Ag Holdings Russia [PPT]
Kelly Duffin-Maxwell, Vice-President for Global Technology and Quality of Confections/Food, Kraft Foods [PPT]
Chair: Richard Vogen, Director of Planning and Special Projects, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PDR 17, 5th Floor

5:45 pm

Cocktail Reception
State Ballroom, 4th Floor

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Banquet and Evening Address
"Taming the Wild East: Venture Investing in Russia"
Patricia Cloherty, Chairman and CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC; Manager of the U.S. Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund, L.P.; Past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association of the United States
Introduction by Richard Herman, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Red Lacquer Room, 4th Floor

8:45 am - 4:30pm

Registration / Check-in
Registration booth, 6th Floor

8:45 am

Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries
Foyer, 6th Floor

9:30 - 11:00 am

Round Table: Russian Business and the Ballot Box: Is Democracy Good for Investment?
Masha V. Gordon, Executive Director & Co-Head of Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, Asset Management Division
Goldman Sachs, London
Frank Linden, Director of Country Risk Management, Merrill Lynch, New York [PPT]
Burkhard Schrage, Assistant Professor of Management, Singapore Management University [PPT]
Paulius Vilemas, CEO & Co-owner of Baltic Coatings, Ltd; Owner of Energenas, Ltd, Vilnius
Chair: Paul Vaaler, Associate Professor of International Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [PPT]
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

11:00 am

Coffee Break
Foyer, 6th Floor

11:15 - 12:45 pm

Break-out Session V: Russian Business, Security, and Governance
Alena Ledeneva, Reader in Russian Politics and Society, University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies [PPT]
David Satter, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; former Moscow correspondent for the London Financial Times
Vadim Volkov, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg; Director, Analytical Center, Channel 5, St. Petersburg TV [PPT]
Chair: Rasma Karklins, Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

Student Seminar: Politics, Business Cycles, and Democratization (audio only)
Lecturer and Discussion Leader: Paul Vaaler, Associate Professor, International Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [PPT]
Commentators:
Masha V. Gordon, Executive Director & Co-Head of Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, Asset Management Division
Goldman Sachs, London
Frank Linden, Director of Country Risk Management, Merrill Lynch, New York
Burkhard Schrage, Assistant Professor of Management, Singapore Management University
Paulius Vilemas, CEO & Co-owner of Baltic Coatings, Ltd; Owner of Energenas, Ltd, Vilnius
Salon 10-12, 3rd Floor

1:00 - 2:45 pm

Luncheon Address
"Navigating between the Triumphs and Disasters of Investing in Russia over the Last Ten Years: William Browder's Personal Story"
William Browder, Founder and CEO, Hermitage Capital Management Limited
Introduction by Paul Vaaler, Associate Professor of International Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Red Lacquer Room, 4th Floor

2:45 - 4:15 pm

Plenary Round Table
Shifting Statutes: Negotiating Recent Changes in Russian Commercial Law
Peter Maggs, Clifford M. and Bette A. Carney Chair in Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Natalia Baratiants, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Moscow [PPT]
Arthur George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago [PPT]
Chair: William Davey, Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monroe Ballroom, 6th Floor

4:15 pm

Coffee Break
Foyer, 6th Floor

4:30 - 6:30 pm

Closing Address and Reception
"Russia's Emerging Market: The Sources and Management of Political Risk"
James Collins, Senior International Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC; Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001
Introduction by David Herman, Former Vice President for Russia and the CIS, General Motors
Red Lacquer Room, 4th Floor