Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia, keynoting the meeting

Horasis held the inaugural Global Russia Business Meeting in Ljubljana, 16-18 May 2010. The meeting was co-hosted by the Government of Slovenia, as well as several Russian organizations. Please visit the photo gallery, download the meeting report and read some reflections on the meeting:

The Global Russia Business Meeting brought together a host of eminent business leaders to discuss Russian firms' role in the global economy. Also, participants reflected on strategies to overcome the current economic crisis. The Global Russia Business Meeting aims to be one of the foremost annual gatherings of Russian business leaders and their global counterparts. The event was open to Chief Executive Officers of the world's leading companies. The meeting was supported by corporate partners - selected companies that contribute their expertise and resources to Horasis.

Igor Agamirzyan, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Venture Company, talking about the global economic outlook as Dennis Gillings, Chairman, Quintiles, USA looks on

The Global Russia Business Meeting convened 250 top decision makers from business and government from Russia and the rest of the world. The meeting shall help define Russian firms' global growth agenda. Russia will play a pivotal role in reviving the global economy - the meeting was a unique opportunity for leaders from Russia and beyond to give input on the priorities for the global economy going forward.

UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi voicing his support for Russia´s bid to finalize its negotiations for accession to the WTO	Sergey Litovchenko, Executive Director, Russian Managers Association awards Dmitry Loschinin, Chief Executive Officer, Luxoft

The co-chairs were:

	Igor Agamirzyan, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Venture Company, Russia
	Claude Beglé, Former Chairman, Swisspost, Switzerland
	Vsevolod Chaplin, Archpriest, Russian Orthodox Church, Russia
	Jeffrey Chen, Chief Executive Officer, Neopac Lighting Group, Taiwan
	Carla Cico, Chief Executive Officer, Rivoli S.P.A., Italy
	Tatjana Fink, General Manager, Trimo, Slovenia
	Dennis Gillings, Chairman, Quintiles, USA
	Jim Goodnight, Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA
	Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Hasbro, USA
	Natalya Kaspersky, Chairman, Kaspersky Lab, Russia
	Alexander Kiselev, Director General, Russian Post, Russia
	Anil Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Ransat Group, UK/India
	Wolfgang Lehmacher, Chief Executive Officer, GeoPost Intercontinental, France
	Dmitry Loschinin, Chief Executive Officer, Luxoft, Russia
	Petro Poroshenko, Chairman, Petro Poroshenko Charity Foundation, Ukraine
	Cvetka Selsek, Chief Executive Officer, SKB, Slovenia
	Janez Škrabec, Chief Executive Officer, Riko, Slovenia
	Murad Sofizade, Chief Executive Officer, IPnet, Russia
	Sergey Vasilyev, Vice Chairman, VEB Bank, Russia

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