Program date: July 16-18, 2008

Class hours: 9:00 – 18:00

Programme Focus:

The programme’s main focus is concentrated around key success factors for doing business in Russia and an overview of the existing and potential Russian market. The programme does not provide ready-made decisions, but does give a structured approach to what it takes for a businessman to be successful on the Russian market. We will not be focusing on a specific industry during the event, but we will certainly provide a general overview of the market opportunities in Russia.

Programme Objectives:

The programme will give participants a broad understanding of what it means to do business in Russia and what impact differences in culture, economy, political system and historical traditions might have on business success. 

Programme Benefits:

The participants will get a solid knowledge of key issues to success in Russia delivered by experienced faculty, meet with representatives from a wide range of Russian and foreign organisations, government officials and Russian businessmen and exchange their experience and knowledge. They will be also given an opportunity to learn about Russia’s cultural and historic heritage.

Expected Outcome:

The participants will have a unique opportunity to understand Russia and apply the knowledge and information they gain to their businesses while operating on the Russian market.

Content:

The programme runs in an open enrollment 3-day format.
SKOLKOVO combines different formats in the programme:

• Lectures followed by Q&As
• Panel discussions
• Workshops with actual case discussions
• Practical examples given by industry experts

Who should attend:

• Senior executives from global and Russian companies who are new to Russia
• Business managers intending to set up a venture in Russia
• Corporate executives in Headquarters who have Russian country managers reporting to them
• Senior executives in Headquarters considering partnership with Russian companies
• Senior executives based in Russia who would like to update their understanding of the Russian business environment and share their experience

Programme Director:

Elizabeth Sadova, Academic Director of Executive Education programmes, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

The programme director is Elizabeth Sadova, Professor of management and leadership. Her areas of expertise are organizational development, change management, performance and talent management with respect to senior executives.

She has 10 years of experience in developing and delivering comprehensive, long-term Executive Education programmes in management and leadership for such companies as Boeing, Caterpillar, Coca Cola, Danone, Hewlett Packard, Gradient, Unilever, PRODO, Rosneft, TNK-BP, FGC UES, Eksmo and others.

Elizabeth also has a successful record in executive coaching and consulting with Russian and multinational companies in the area of cross-cultural awareness, understanding the business environment, building a strong team, managing conflicts and managing relations. Her list of clients includes American Express, Brunswick Warlburg, Caterpillar, Castrol, Coca Cola, Corning S&T and others.

External faculty & experts from the world of politics and business:

• Clark Cridland, Corporate HR Director, TNK-BP
• Luc Jones, Partner, Antal International
• Filip Kegels, General director, Danone Russia
• Mikhail Loktionov, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Vladimir Mau, Rector, Academy of National Economics
• Arkadiy Ostrovsky, Moscow Bureau Chief, The Economist
• William Schofield, Head of HR Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Andrew B. Somers, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia
• Pavel Teplukhin, Managing Director, Troika Dialog Group
• Valentin Zavadnikov, Representative to the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the RF
• Andrey Zorin, Professor of Russian History, Oxford University

Additional Information:

Booklet about program (PDF, 1Mb)

Cost of the Program:

?4,500 + VAT per participant. The price includes all course materials, coffee breaks and lunch during the seminar.

Venue:

"Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow" hotel, "Library" hall. Address: Neglinnaya street, 4.

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