INTERNATIONAL FORUM
"RUSSIA – KAZAKHSTAN. PARTNERSHIP IN RETAIL TRADE: EXPERIENCE, TASKS, PROSPECTS"
Kazakhstan, Almaty, November 22, 2006
PROGRAM
9.00 - 10.00 Gathering of visitors, morning coffee
10.00 - 12.00 Session 1. THE RETAIL LANDSCAPE IN RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN. FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND BUSINESS.
• The role of the state in retail trade development. Definition of state policy aimed at support of small and medium business retail sector. Experience in Russia and Kazakhstan. Policy of authority concrning improvement of economic and investment climate with the purpose of attraction of internal and external investment in trade industry.
Speaker – Aleksander Borisov, Chairman of the Consumer Market Development Committee of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, General Director of MIBA, Councilor of Moscow Mayor (Moscow)
* Erlan Kozhasbay, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kazakhstan
• What are the restrictions of the retail business today in Kazakhstan? The role of the business community in the problem-solving.
Speaker – Raimbek Batalov, President of Raimbek Group (Almaty)
• What is the potential of the retail markets development? Forecasts of the retail sectors changes in medium-term outlook in Russia and Kazakhstan?
Speaker – Denny Perekalski, Retail Chain Department Director, ACNIELSEN in North-East and South-East Europe (Moscow)
• Shopping center industry in Kazakhstan: evaluation, comparative market analysis, prospects and development strategies.
Speaker– Izabella Plastovets, Executive Director COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL ÊÀÇÀÕÑÒÀÍ (Almaty)
• Successfull business concepts of shopping centers. How influence the changes of modern market and consumer demands on architecture, design and structure of shopping center? What kind of shopping center will be successful in the future? What are the key components of efficient management of shopping center.
Speaker – Anna Shiryaeva, General Director of MAGAZIN MAGAZINOV company (Moscow)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch – Informal discussion
13.00 - 15.00 Session 2. TRADE REAL ESTATE MARKET: LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOPMENT POTENCIAL. STRATEGIES OF FINANCING AND ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS IN RETAIL SECTOR.
• What are guided trade companies in entering markets in Russia and Kazakhstan? What restrain investors from financing retail sectors of the countries?
Speaker – * Representative of METRO Group
• Efficient Store, format, investment, growth.
Speaker – Dmitry Potapenko, Managing Director of MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT GROUP Inc., GASTROMONCHIK and MILLENIUM chain store (Moscow)
• Growth strategies of trade companies: organic growth, franchise, M&A. Which of them are the most effective at a definite stage of a company development? What are the prospects of the strategies in the near future?
Speaker– * Representative of PYATEROCHKA chain store (Almaty)
• Development strategies of retail companies. Technologies of entering new markets.
Speaker– Yury Negodyuk, Manager of EUROSET company in Kazakhstan
• Strategy of cooperation with a powerful local partner – advantages for developing and entering new markets. Can it be appropriate for different segments of the market?
Speaker – * Manager of SULPAK project (Almaty)
• Ways to attract investment for the further development of retail business: crediting, debt tools, investors attraction, public accommodation of actions in the share market. Which of them is the most effective for the companies of a different level of development and potencial? How to place actions in the home and foregn share markets?
Speaker will be announced later
• The role of IT in the development and entering new markets strategies of retail companies. How to work out IT strategy and achieve the best result.
Speaker– representative of KVAZAR MICRO company (Moscow)
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 - 17.30 Session3. STRATEGIES OF DEVELOPMENT OF RETAIL COMPANIES IN RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN. ENTERING NEW MARKETS AND GROWTH TECHNOLOGIES. RETAIL COMPANIES EXPERIENCE IN THESE COUNTRIES.
• Franchise as a component of a successul business development strategy.
Speaker – Kseniya Ryasova, President of FINN FLARE (Moscow)
• How national companies can raise their competitive capacity on markets from the point of view of transnational retail companies expansion.
Speaker – representative of FIT (Moscow)
• Perspective trade segments and formats. Is price positioning of a company important for its growth and entering new markets?
Speaker – Sergey Leonov, Business Development Director, MOSMART (Moscow)
• Discount and loyalty programs in retail trade. Technologies of creation and application to raise competitive advantages.
Speaker will be announced later
• Increasing efficiency in finance and personnel management at the expense of ERP system.
Speaker – Representative of R&K CONSULTING (Moscow)
• How to solve problem of staff shortage. Personnel searching and training. Creating command of adherents. Efficient motivation programs. Speaker – Dmitry Shlyanchak, Deputy Director of Personnel Management Department, Head of Training Department, PATERSON (Moscow)
* Speaker is invited. The program above is actual on November 2, 2006.
PARTICIPATION IN FORUM IS FREE-OF-CHARGE
Organizing committee:
Starosadsky lane, 6/12, build. 2, Moscow, Russia, 101000
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