The Forum is organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (according to the order of the RF Government 93) with the support of Chicago City Hall and personal assistance of Mayor of Chicago Mr. Daley, as well as World Business Chicago (a noncommercial organization for economic development and international promotion of Chicago) and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
We have intentionally chosen the location for the Forum. Chicago is the city of American dream and American success which is so magnetic for the national and international business. It is no mere chance that Chicago is the most attractive US city for foreign investors. Chicago is the city of innovations and the birthplace of American manufacturing industry.
The leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, government representatives of the USA, Mayor of Chicago Mr. Daley, Governors of the Nizhniy Novgorod Region, the Khabarovsk Territory, other Russian regions, decision makers of the Russian business, senior management of the US companies and organizations will take part in the program of the Forum.
The fact that the national exhibition and the Forum are supported at the top-level is the main guarantee that the dialogue will be very interesting and informative involving decision makers of the Russian business who are very interested in the international competition.
The program of the Forum includes the following sessions:
- Point of growth under the new economic environment
- The 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations
- Land -2009. Investing in agriculture
- Logic of infrastructure investments of Russia
- Presentation of Russian regions
- Aerospace industry. Technologies and innovations
- Tourism. Global scale of hospitality industry
- Steel and polymer tubes and pipes market of Russia and the USA
- Venture conference. IT in the era of globalization.
- Pharmacy of Russia and the USA. Challenges and solutions
- Real estate market - factor of economic stability
- Biotechnologies
- Nanotechnologies
The Forum is organized to bring together the US and Russian businesses. A unique concept of the event provides for free participation in the forum and exhibition of all challenging innovation projects which are currently being implemented in Russia. The national exhibition and forum in Chicago make substantial contribution to the development of business dialogue between the two countries.
