AutoRussia: Russian Automotive Industry: OEM and Tier 1 Strategies and Production Updates

Main Conference Agenda

3rd December, 2008

2008 PLENARY MORNING SESSIONS:

The morning plenary sessions will feature strategic keynote addresses from senior government representatives as well as heads of key OEM projects in Russia in Russia. These sessions are designed to give you a full strategic overview of the current developments in the Russian automotive sector, focusing on the latest investments from the western OEMs and T1 suppliers.

You will get first hand strategic information from senior OEM executives, who are responsible for their company’s growth and production success in the Russian market.

8:00	Registration & Coffee
8:45	Chair’sWelcome Address Alex Lyamin, Account Manager, MICROSOFT
09.00	Successful Strategies For Working With information from LOB-Systems using Microsoft Office Artur Kontrabaev, Account Manager, MICROSOFT
9:30	Opening Keynote Address: Assessing The Role Of Russia In The Global Automotive Industry:What Does The Future Hold? Carl H. Hahn, Chairman Emeritus, VOLKSWAGEN
10:15	Plans For Future Development & Automotive Industry Support In The City of St Petersburg & The Leningrad Region Maxim Sokolov, Chairman, Committee For Strategic Projects & Investments, CITY OF ST PETERSBURG
10:45	Morning Coffee & Networking
11:15	Meeting the Challenges ofOEMs in Russia: Key Differences & Supply Service Strategies For AutomotiveManufacturing in St Petersburg Serafima Kuropatkina, Head of OEM and Industry Division, ZAO WURTH NORTH-WEST
	Key Project Updates From Leading OEMs In Russia
11:45	Successful Production Strategies & Future Plans For Volume Growth, Supplier Localisation & Management Martin Jahn, Managing Director, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP RUS OOO
12:15	Strategic Overview Of Suzuki’s Production Facility, Current & Future Plans For Growth Shoji Shigeru, General Director, SUZUKI AUTO MFG RUS LLC (SAMR)
12:45	Project Update & Production Plans From Nissan’s Production Facility In St Petersburg Tatjana Gorovaya, Legal & External Affairs Section Manager, NISSAN MANUFACTURING RUS
13:15	Lunch & Networking
14:15	PRACTICAL FOCUS Analysing & Overcoming Key Legal Challenges Facing Automotive Manufacturers In Russia: Strategic & Practical Information Olga Litvinova, Managing Partner, DLA PIPER
14:45	Developing A Successful HR Strategy For Your Operations In Russia Julia Nikitina, Managing Parnter, BOYDEN RUSSIA; EMEA Regional Director, Board Member, BWC
15:00 - 18:30	1. PURCHASING, SUPPLIER LOCALISATION & MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPING A WINNING SOURCING STRATEGY TO MAXIMISE SUPPLIER LOCALISATION & COST SAVINGS Arnaud Briand, Purchasing Manager, PSA Miroslav Vlasak, Head of Purchasing, VWRUSSIA Dmitry Abakumov, Head of Business Development, LEMCON RUSSIA Volker Grueter, VP Sales Russia, HP PELZER	2. SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS & CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT: IMPLEMENTING A WINNING SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN RUSSIA Albrecht Bochow, Managing Director, MAGNA/GAZ SUPPLY CHAIN ORGANISATION Sergey Levshin, Supply Chain Management Section Manager, NISSAN MANUFACTURING RUS Rustam Yaldashev, President, STS LOGISTICS Roeland Van Gestel, General Manager, LEAR RUSSIA Hartmut Hengstwerth, Managing Director, DELPHI RUSSIA	3. HR, ATTRACTING & RETAINING QUALITY SKILLED WORKFORCE: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF EFFECTIVE STAFF SOURCING, MANAGEMENT & RETENTION Olga Komisarova, HR/GA Manager, NISSAN MANUFACTURING RUS Julia Filatova, General Director, AVENIR ST-PETERSBURG