Main Conference - 1 June, 2011Roundtable Discussions - 1 June, 2011Gala Dinner - 1 June, 2011Site Visit to GM Auto - 2 June, 2011

Astoria Hotel,St Petersburg

300 Participants!All Your Key CustomersAre Speaking AtAutoRussia 2011!

Alexei Rakhmanov,Director, Automotive Industry andAgricultural Engineering,The Ministry of Industryand Trade of Russia*

Evgeny Elin,Member of St PetersburgGovernment, Chairman,Committee for EconomicDevelopment, IndustrialPolicy and Trade

Grigory Dvas,Vice-Governor of the LeningradRegion and Chairman, TheCommittee on the EconomicDevelopment,The Leningrad Region

Romuald Rytwinski,General Director,General MotorsAuto

Dr Andreas Krepp,Vice-President for Quality,Volkswagen Group Rus

Eric Rasmussen,Director for Industry,Commerce andAgribusiness in Russia,EBRD

Dr Pavel Sovetchenko,Head, Materials QualityTesting Laboratory,Volkswagen Group Rus

Pilar Gonzalez Artola,General Manager,Gestamp SeverstalVsevolozhsk

Alexandr Navolozki,General Manager,Magna International

Boris Lazebnik,Head of Board, StrategicDevelopment Director,Intercos-IV

Edward Karibov,Director, Programmingand Logistics,Ford Motor Company

Maxim Simonov,General Director,Vlankas

Alexanrd Lagunov,Head, HR Division,ZMZ Production Plant,Sollers Group

Margarita Kuzina,HR Director,Volkswagen Group Rus

Peter Layer,Director for Purchasing andSupply Chain,General Motors Auto

Strategic Information, PracticalAnalysis & Contacts For YourBusiness Growth In Russia:• Hear from your customers - Russian based OEMs and T1s speak

out about their decisions on decree 166/566: GM Auto, Volkswagen,Sollers, Magna International and Gestamp Severstal Vsevolozhsk

• Network with the decision makers from the federal and the localgovernments

• Learn from senior purchasing executives about their suppliersourcing, management and localisation plans

• Build new relationships with the Russian based OEM productionmanagers

• Discuss supply chain and logistics challenges facing you and yourOEM customers

• Gain an insider view of the state of the industry: facts, figures & ananalysis

Automotive Productionand PurchasingStrategies For OEMsand T1s In Russia

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Site Visit To GM Auto2 June, 2011Gain competitive advantageby meeting the managementteam of GM Auto and seeingthe production floor in action!See back page for full details

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08:00 Delegates Registration

08:45 Chairman’s Opening Address

09:00 In-Depth Analysis Of How The RussianFederal Government Is Supporting And PromotingGrowth Of Its Automotive Industry

The Russian Government has again opened for applications from automotivebusinesses wishing to qualify for economic incentives under decrees 166/566. Everyoneinterested needs to make a decision in April! This session is without a doubt going to bevery popular. Everyone wants answers on how the Government will shape the industryand their business. Join this talk and the discussion, where the panel gaze into thecrystal ball of decrees 166/566. Give your feedback, ask direct questions and getcandid answers.• Understanding the incentives and how they can support your business growth in

Russia• Realistic overview of the new version of rule 166 and the impact of import duty rule on

your business• 566 and the latest implications for the automotive sector• The latest developments on used car policy• New programmes and plans of the Government

Dmitri Levchenkov,Director, Department of SpecialistsEconomic Zones and Project Finance,The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia*

Alexei Rakhmanov,Director, Automotive Industryand Agricultural Engineering,The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia*

09:45 Developing The Automotive Sector InSt. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region:The Government’s Perspective

For the seventh time the local Governments are giving full support to the AutoRussiaconference. Each year the Government of St Petersburg and of the Leningrad region setoutstanding goals to improve the region’s infrastructure and to attract investors from aroundthe world. Learn from the local senior officials the practical details of how your business canbest achieve compliance and qualify for maximum economic incentives in Russia.• Latest update on the local government policies• Fiscal stimuli to encourage growth• Recent local projects and government support• New opportunities available to you and your business

Evgeny Elin,Member of St Petersburg Government,Chairman,Committee for Economic Development,Industrial Policy and Trade - pending confirmation

Grigory Dvas,Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Regionand Chairman, The Committee on theEconomic Development, The Leningrad Region

10:30 Coffee Break and Networking

11:00 GM Auto: Analysis Of Production Results AndDevelopment Prospects

With the economy showing rapid signs of recovery on the one hand and the industrystill being cautious on the other, it is essential that your business in Russia makes boldand effective moves. Learn from the general director of GM Auto about the real practicalsteps you could take today to gain the lion share of the new opportunities.• Are expectations for steady growth realistic?• Analysis of the latest activity results• Strategies to maintain leadership in a post-crisis environment - what yields optimal results?

Romuald Rytwinski,General Director,General Motors Auto

11:35 How To Manage Suppliers SuccessfullyThe leading OEMs are addressing delegates of AutoRussia annually with a detailed

analysis of their achievements and challenges. Join this discussion focused on work withsuppliers and the challenges with quality of materials. This is your chance to find outhow GM Auto works with their suppliers• The latest developments in supplier strategy and selection criteria• Encouraging a competitive supply base• Integrating local suppliers into the company’s global supply chain and offering support to them• Dealing with the challenges specific to Russia• Maximising efficiency and collaboration to deliver savings• Measuring results

Peter Layer,Director for Purchasing,General Motors Auto

12:05 How Best To Work With Local Suppliers InRussia: Ensuring High Level of Localisation

The session is designed specifically to give T2 and T3 suppliers a detailed update onall the latest news from theOEM purchasing executives working with auto parts andmaterials. The talk will focus on the latest developments in their supplier strategy. Youwill learn how to build a long term relationship with OEMs and how to become theirpartner of choice.• OEM’s standards for choosing suppliers• Most effective supplier strategies - issues and solutions• How to achieve 70% of localisation?• Encouraging a competitive supply base• News in OEM’s supplier expectations for different groups of components• Integrating and offering support to local suppliers from your global supply chain• Collaboration as the basis for building a long-term relationship - how does it happen in

Russia?• Plans for future purchasing

Dr Andreas Krepp,Vice-President for Quality,Volkswagen Group Rus

12:35 Achieving And Maintaining Top Quality:OEM’s Perspective

The session will focus on the quality of materials. The head of Volkswagen’slaboratory for materials quality testing will explain what the plant is looking for fromsuppliers of materials and how they measure quality.• Local natural resources and how they conform with the OEM standards• How does a laboratory for quality testing work• Getting approval from the OEMs• What OEMs expect from material suppliers: practical advice

Dr Pavel Sovetchenko,Head, Materials Quality Testing Laboratory,Volkswagen Group Rus

13:00 Coffee Break and Networking

14:00 Developing Relationships With OEMs InRussia: A Spanish-Russian Joint Venture Case Study

This session is specifically for the automotive professionals who have been given theuneasy task of setting up and growing their company’s business in Russia. Get theinformation you need and learn from years of experience of a 65 M€ plant in Leningradregion that produces metallic items for Ford and GM car factories in the region.• Setting up and developing operations in Russia• Best of building relationships with OEMs based in different locations• Cultural hurdles• Overcoming production challenges• Achieving global standards through extensive collaboration

Ander Ormaetxea,Commercial Director, Division 1,Gestamp Severstal Vsevolozhsk

Pilar Gonzalez Artola,General Manager,Gestamp Severstal Vsevolozhsk

Sergei Kuznetsov,Senior Sales Manager,Severstal

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Vital Updates From Government Officials And OEM Purchasing Teams!

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14:30 Lessons Learnt From A Recent Market Entry:Greenfield/Brownfield Case Studies

The debate around 166/566 seams to be endless, the labour costs continue to grow,infrastructure and logistic issues are severe. Will the conditions become more difficultand resources more expensive, or is the situation gradually changing for the best? Ourspeakers’ experience include managing investments and growing business in Russiaover many difficult years. They are an invaluable source of practical and strategicinformation for those interested in long-term planning for their businesses in Russia.Join this session to find out how to:• Build a successful and profitable production facility in the current environment

evaluating competition• Source customers• Choose partners• Develop long-term relationships• Take advantage of all federal and local incentives

Alexandr Navolozki,General Manager,Magna International

Boris Lazebnik,Head of Board, Strategic Development Director,Intercos-IV

Maxim Simonov,General Director,Vlankas

15:15 Coffee Break and Networking

15:45 How To Gain Access to Financial Assets in RussiaThe speaker of this session is the most senior banker, who deals with Russian

operations in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Eric haslived and worked in Russia for more than 12 years. He has been with the EBRD since1995 and worked with a large number of diverse industrial projects across many regionsin Russia. This session is a great opportunity for you to find out from Eric about themajor challenges in automotive projects, what the EBRD expects from companies.• Overview of financing available for OEMs and T1s• The latest projects for the automotive industry: practical advice• Project stages and investors expectations• Key factors to consider when choosing the right exit strategy

Eric Rasmussen,Director for Industry, Commerce and Agribusiness in Russia,EBRD

16:15 Logistics Optimisation And Best Practice:Panel Discussion

This session will focus on the main logistics and supply chain challenges OEMs and T1suppliers face in Russia. These issues provoke the most passionate reactions from theexperts who saw it all. The panellists will share their latest thoughts and solutions on howto avoid some customs issues as well as work best with existing infrastructure.• OEM logistics: challenges of running operations with multiple suppliers• Supply chain standards in Russia• New ways of collaborating with suppliers based on OEM’s expectations• Multi-supplier experience

New Director forSupply Chain Development,General Motors Auto

Edward Karibov,Director, Programming and Logistics,Ford Motor Company

16:45 Strategies To Source, Develop AndRetain Talent

Unfortunately many plants experience problems of staff turnover and shortage ofspecialists with particular qualifications only too well. How do they solve these issues?Join this talk and hear practical advice from highly experienced HR managers, whoworked in different manufacturing clusters in Russia.• Employment market in different production clusters• Practical advice on overcoming the lack of employees with relevant skill sets• Preventing and dealing with drug abuse among employees• Setting up local training programmes for automanufacturing sector• Experiences of setting up an education facility for an OEM• Developing and retaining the best talent• How best to communicate with trade unions

Alexanrd Lagunov,Head, HR Division, ZMZ Production Plant,Sollers Group

Margarita Kuzina,HR Director,Volkswagen Group Rus

Roundtable 1. AutomotiveProduction In Russia AndEngineering Optimisation• Growth strategies and plans• Local development opportunities• Production and engineering

optimisation• New design and engineering

developments of different vehicleareas, their impact on suppliers

• What technologies will drive thedevelopment of the market

Roundtable 2. AscertainOpportunities for InternationalDevelopment• International market opportunities• How best to facilitate the position of

the Russian automotive industry andto strengthen competitiveness onthe international arena

• The role of federal and localgovernment in this process

• How best to promote Russianautomotive companiesinternationally: practical steps

Roundtable 3. ProvenStrategies to Optimise YourPurchasing And Procurement toWin on Price and Service Levels• Quality and expectations• Procurement technologies and

platforms• Ways to simplify procurement

technology• Negotiations

Roundtable 4. Techniques toOptimise Supplier Engagement• How to achieve the expected level of

quality• Expectations towards particular

groups of suppliers• How to stick to deadlines• How to develop a long term

relationship

Roundtable 5. Logistics AndCustoms Issues - Strategiesfor Successful Compliance• How best to solve specific customs

issues• How best to overcome infrastructure

challenges• Work with local government to solve

transport issues• Experience of cooperation with ports

Roundtable 6. Strategies ToSource, Develop And RetainTalent• Preventing and dealing with drug

abuse among employees• Setting up local training programmes

for automanufacturing sector• Experiences of setting up an

education facility for an OEM• Developing and retaining the best

talent: practical advice• Experience of dealing with trade unions

You are welcome tosuggest other topics forroundtable discussions!

18:15 Chairman’sClosing Remarks18:30 Dinner andNetworking

17:15 Roundtable Discussions:Meet With Purchasing DirectorsFrom OEM’s And Tier 1 And Tier 2s

You will find a lot of the latest news and discuss thelatest plans with key speakers from the OEMs, theGovernment and from Tier 1 suppliers. This is anexceptional opportunity for you to expand and maintaincontacts with the most important executives in the industry- THE TRUE DECISION-MAKERS! These contacts will latertranslate into business deals and long term partnerships.

According to our delegates and speakers, RoundtableDiscussions are the most important and valuablenetworking opportunities they get. During this session youand your colleagues will:• Join several roundtable discussions hosted by key

representatives of OEMs, the Government and T1suppliers

• Move from table to table – to ensure you have coveredall clients and key decision-makers

• Establish personal contacts with all those key executives,who are or later become your clients and partners

• Hear about what your competitors are doing in Russia• Get new information essential to your success in Russia• Ensure that you are front of mind in the boardroom of

every client in Russia

Bring lots of business cards andseveral colleagues to make sureyou outnumber your competitors!

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17:15 - 18:15 Roundtable Discussions

Roundtable Discussions, Main Conference & Gala Dinner -Over 18 Hours Of Networking With Your Key Customers!

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� Be part of the tour around GM Auto inSt Petersburg

� Have your questions answered by senior managersand engineers on site

� Learn about the quality and efficiency of productionprocesses and practices

� Make dozens of new contacts

� Discuss with top management their future plans,requirements and current achievements

� Discover key challenges facing them with regards totheir suppliers and partners in Russia

� Get to grips with their supply chain and supplierlocalisation strategies

� Picture your own production facility in Russia

The management of GM Auto is inviting you to visit their plant, meet with their seniormanagement team and floor operators, learn more about their production processes,strategies, current challenges and future plans.

DON’T MISS THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO:

Plant Visit To GM Auto - MeetThe Management, Explore The Facility & Network!

June 2, 2011

General Motors Auto� GM Auto plant has been established since 2008� The plant, which is located in Shushari, the region of St Petersburg, became the third production facility for GM cars

assembly in Russia. The joint venture GM AVTOVAZ produces Chevrolet NIVA in Togliatti, and a partner company GM -Avtotor assembles different models of Chevrolet, Cadillac and Opel for the Russian market in Kaliningrad

� The investment into the plant exceeded 300 million US dollars� The production capacity of the plant is 60,000 cars per year� Current workforce is over 1,600� At the moment the plant produces Сhevrolet Captiva, Opel Antara, Chevrolet Cruze and a new model of Opel Astra� The second shift has been launched in 2010, which created 700 new jobs� 2010 calendar year production - 29,000

Visit Schedule:08:00 Buses depart from Astoria Hotel to GM Auto09:00 Arrival and welcome at the plant09:15 Welcoming address and plant overview by the

management

09:30 Plant tour11:30 Questions and coffee12:00 Buses leave to go back to airport and hotel

DON’T FORGET TO BRING LOTS OF BUSINESS CARDS!

Supporting Organisations: Media Partners:The Russo-British Chamber ofCommerce has served as the

bridge between Russian and Britishbusiness. As an independent,

bilateral organisation, it providespractical assistance to companies

from both countries looking toaccess new markets.