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2007

Regional Magazines Presentation Parties City

Date

# of Participants

General / Financial Directors

Nizhny Novgorod

March 30th , 2007

119

53%

Yekaterinburg

August 29th , 2007

122

55%

Novosibirsk

October 31st , 2007

125

56%

Rostov-on-Don

December 19th , 2007

134

55%

MARCHMONT conducted a series of quarterly conferences in 2007 – Presentations of the Investment Guides MARCHMONT for several regions in 4 cities of Russia.

The total number of events’ participants reached 500 people in 2007, including regional business, authorities representatives, and the potential strategic partners

Investment Guides over Russia MARCHMONT– Research & Information Bulletins, devoted to the analysis of The economic potential & investment opportunities of the Russian regions

Magazine circulation reached 25 000 pcs (10 000 – in English, 15 000 – in Russian)

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Regional Conferences Series 2008 Financial Resources Raising Conferences “Growth Strategies & Investments into the Business Development” City

Dates

# of Participants

General / Financial Directors

Chelyabinsk

Jan 30th, 2008

114

52%

Kazan

Feb 27th, 2008

103

56%

Novosibirsk

Apr 24th, 2008

108

58%

Nizhny Novgorod

May 25th, 2008

125

63%

Krasnodar

June 26th, 2008

107

53%

Yekaterinburg

Jul 24th , 2008

119

55%

Tomsk

Oct 22nd, 2008

116

53%

Samara

Nov 25th, 2008

105

53%

MARCHMONT conducted a series of conferences for the business managers & top-managers of the leading regional Russian companies in the capitals of 8 regions of Russia in 2008 Total number of participants reached 900, including the regional business, authorities representatives, and non-governmental organizations

Main Topic of the Conferences – How to decrease the barriers for the investors, seeking for the investment possibilities in the regions

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Regional Conferences Series 2009 Regional Investment Forums for Business Leaders “Using the Advantages of the Entrepreneurial Innovations” City

Date

# of Participants

General Directors

Novosibirsk

Feb 26th, 2009

93

66%

Nizhny Novgorod

Mar 31st, 2009

132

61%

Kazan

May 29th, 2009

89

54%

Sochi

Jul 30th, 2009

85

48%

Ekaterinburg

Sep 30th, 2009

85

66%

Tomsk

Nov 25-26th, 2009

72

51%

Rostov-on-Don

Dec 17th, 2009

60

53%

MARCHMONT conducted a series of conferences in 7 key cities of Russia in 2009 Investment Forums program included the following topics:     

How to develop the business in crises conditions How to find the investor: from start-up till IPO Practical experience of the companies as regards the efficient realization of the anti-crises programs IR-strategies and building-up the efficient communication with the investors Discussion panels with the leading Russian experts & consultants

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Our Partners & Sponsors 2007-2009

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Regional Investment Forums 2010 Third Annual Business Leaders Investment Forum “Innovation For Business” New exclusive two-day Forum for the leaders of the regional business community, innovators, entrepreneurs, business angels and investors, interested in the company competitiveness & efficiency increase using the innovations & new technologies

Forum Agenda: Day 1: Applying Innovative Thinking to Improving Company Efficiency & Market Competitiveness

Day 2: Attracting Investment Capital into Innovation Projects & Enterprise Modernization

 Session 1: Preparing the foundation for Russia’s 21st century Innovation Economy  Session 2: From Laggard to Leader. How the UK Transformed into an Innovation Economy Entrepreneurship in UK  Session 3: How the UK Transformed into an Innovation Economy Entrepreneurship in UK over the Course of History  Session 4: Use of Technologies to Increase share in the market – Global Tendencies  Session 5: Alternative Investment Sources – Using Innovation to Attract Strategic Partners Networking, reception

Session 1: Round table: Regional Investment Climate – Success Conditions Session 2 Practical Experience in Developing Innovation Projects Session 3: Round table: Case Studies – Modernization through Innovation Session 4: Round table: Investment into technologies & innovations – barriers & solutions Closing Reception for participants & special guests

Investment Forum will provide an excellent opportunity to meet leading innovators and review success stories and to network with investors seeking innovation related. The program is aimed at presenting international best practices, introducing and adapting new innovations into manufacturing and business processes – and demonstrating how this approach can be useful in creating new value at enterprises and attracting new capital and strategic partners. Investment Forum will provide an excellent opportunity to meet leading innovators and review success stories and to network with investors seeking innovation.

Related possibilities for networking, coffee-breaks, lunches and closing receptions are available for all the participants

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Investment Forums of Business Leaders 2010 Third Annual Business Leaders Investment Forum 2010 “Innovation For Business” 12 Key Regional Cities are included into 2010 Program Date Jan 27-28

Local Co-Organisers Samara

Regional Center of Innovations&Technologies and Transfer

Feb 19-20

Novosibirsk

Mar 24-26

Nizhny Novgorod

Apr 22-23

Astrakhan

May 26-27

Vladivostok

Jun 30 - Jul 1

St. Petersburg

Date

Local Co-Organisers

Jul 22-23

Moscow Region

Regional Administration

Aug 25-26

Volgograd

HSE, NN Branch

Sep 22-23

Kazan

Technical University

Oct 20-21

Perm

Techno-RATEC

Nov 17-18

Ekaterinburg

SOBA

Dec 08-09

Tomsk

iCamp Regional Administration

Techno Park Idea, Technopolice Khimgrad HSE, Perm Branch, i&I group Delovaya Rossia FIBR

General Partner

Official Sponsors

Media Partners

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General Partner & Sponsors 2010

GENERAL PARTNER:

OFFICIAL SPONSORS:

NATIONAL CO-ORGANISER:

INVESTMENT PARTNER:

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Regional & Informational Partners 2010 REGIONAL PARTNERS:

INFORMATIONAL PARTNERS:

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Investment Forums Speakers 2010 Best speakers of Russia in the sphere of investment management and venture financing, leading specialists of international consulting companies participate in the series of Business Leaders Investment Forums hold by MARCHMONT Capital Partners!

Ян Рязанцев Director, Investments Department, Russian Venture Company, (RVC), Moscow

Boris Dorin General Director, Branan, Moscow

Evgeny Evdokimov Managing Director at state corporation Rusnano, Moscow

Oleg Elshin Executive Director, Partner East Kommerts, Moscow

Natalya Milchakova Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Moscow

Evgeny Savin Founder, UNOVA Media, BIT Competition, iCamp, Moscow

Vitaly Lazorin CEO, Center for promotion of innovative technologies “NovStream – Constructive Solutions”, expert of Center for Technology and Innovation of PwC, Moscow

Kendrick White General director, Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod

Eduard Fiyaxel President of the Start Investment Business Angel Association, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod

Konstantin Fokin President, National Business Angels Association, Moscow

Patricia Cloherty Chairman & CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC, Moscow~New-York

Eric hansen Vice President, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship, Moscow

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Target Audience

Target Audience Regional Conferences Series 2010        

Entrepreneurs, owners of the companies, SME representatives General Directors, top managers Financial Directors, Directors on Strategic Developments Active & Potential Business Angels Investment Funds Representatives Innovators (Scientific Research) Higher Educational Establishments Representatives, Students Opora Rossii, Delovaya Rossia, Chambers of Commerce Representatives

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Regional Investment Forums 2010 Statistics of the Regional Investments Forums «INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS» 2010 № of participants

General Directors

January 27-28, 2010

79

25 (31,6%)

Novosibirsk

February 19-20, 2010

134

60 (44,8%)

Nizhny Novgorod

March 24-26, 2010

210

51 (24,3%)

Astrakhan

April 22-23, 2010

135

44 (33%)

Vladivostok

May 26-27, 2010

101

32 (32%)

Saint-Petersburg

June 30 – July 1, 2010

174

46 (26%)

Moscow Region

July 22-23, 2010

232

87 (37,5%)

Volgograd

August 25-26, 2010

159

82 (51.6%)

Kazan

September 22-23, 2010

131

40 (30.5%)

Perm

October 20-21, 2010

151

48 (32.0%)

Ekaterinburg

November 17-18, 2010

116

52 (44.8%)

Tomsk

December 08-09, 2010

162

41 (25%)

City

Date

Samara

Forum target audience (100 – 150 participants) are local business leaders and entrepreneurs, innovators and angel investors aimed at improving the competitiveness and efficiency of their enterprises via innovation and new technologies investment.

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MARCHMONT Investment Forums

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Support of the national target – development of innovation economy of Russia Support in the development of innovation projects for their further commercialization and alternative funding sources attraction Promotion of development concept of “Ecosystem” demanding innovation decisions which could increase efficiency of production and raise competitive capacity of Russia on the threshold of the expected accession to WTO Support of SME of Russia, description of business development and strategic partnership forming by means of working models.

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Special strategies and consultation of innovators and entrepreneurs within the process of their projects development for further commercialization and attraction of alternative funding sources from business-angels and investment community of venture capital Direct contacts establishing, meetings with optimally appropriate financial partners willing to participate in investment projects development Increase of quality of information flows between entrepreneurs searching for partners and investors looking for Russian regional projects with minimal risks and barriers Experience exchange with other companies. Estimation of one’s project perspectives.

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Comments of participants and partners

Feedback from MARCHMONT regional conference participants and partners 2010 «The event is really important and essential. It is the only opportunity for innovation producers to find a common informal language and meeting points with investors».

Artem Strochkin Director LLC “Laboratory of optic-measuring systems", Volgograd

"I often hear reproaches to ourselves as we only speak on innovation ecosystem development. I’m sure that this forum is a definite specific step in the innovation climate development in this region."

Vitaly Lazorin CEO, Center for promotion of innovative technologies “NovStream – Constructive Solutions”, expert of Center for Technology and Innovation of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Moscow

"LLC “Binar Co Group of Companies” expresses appreciation for perfect organization of Third Annual Business Leaders International Investment Forum “Innovation For Business” that took place in Nizhny Novgorod from 24th till 26th of March. Meaningful and rich in content program gave a possibility to conduct a full-scale discussion on interaction with partners and colleagues. The ground of the Forum, level of participants, topics discussed during the Forum – all these factors jointly gave the possibility to use the time of the Forum with maximum efficiency. World Trade Center proved to be a good place for making business contacts, conduction of negotiations and for training possibilities for our young colleagues. We hope for fruitful cooperation in future."

Alexander Korobko President, “Binar Group of Companies”, Sarov

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Comments of participants and partners

Feedback from MARCHMONT regional conference participants and partners 2010 "Caspian Innovation Forum is a successful example of combination of private initiative on the new investment projects search on innovation economy development stimulation. Only such combination will guarantee realization of accumulated experience of the Region in the sphere of bio resources research and other spheres that could provide the region economy new growth points in the nearest future."

Oleg Lysak Senior Expert, Infrastructure Programs, the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, Moscow

"Innovation for Business” Forum attracts more and more regional participants and this is really wonderful as only together innovations could be developed successfully. Innovation policy support on behalf of the Administration is a necessary component of success. We see the availability of these two factors in the Region and it means that success will come."

Evgeny Savin Organizer: iCamp & BIT Competition; Founder, General Director, UNOVA Media, www.unova.ru, Moscow

«The Forum in Nizhny Novgorod served as a communicative platform for meeting of perspective companies working in technological innovations sector and practicing investors. The world experience shows that venture capital takes on special significance in the situation of economic crisis acting as funding source for innovation enterprises. I think that the Forum contributes to entrepreneurs’ level upgrading as well as additionally attracts companies’ and investors’ attention to MICEX projects aimed at economy innovation sector supporting and developing».

Anzhelika Golova Senior specialist, Auctions conduct and depository services department, Formal equity market, MICEX Povolzhje, JSC, Nizhny Novgorod

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Aims and tasks

Aims and Tasks of Regional Investment Forums 2010 and 2011 Primary goals of forums “Innovations For Business” in 2010:  Determination of key partners, active participants and innovators, business-leaders for representing them ideas and necessary components for innovation clusters forming.  Discussion of problems in Russian economy aimed at consumption.  Representation key partners the ideas of business-angels clubs establishment and Business Innovation Technologies contest, meeting each other, etc.

Basic aims of forums “Innovation For Business” in 2011:  Increase of innovation community’s awareness level in overcoming of barriers, evolved within regional innovation clusters forming, with the aid of well-known Russian and foreign experts. Innovation Activity popularization.  Practical dialogue with participants on execution mechanisms and necessary institutions organization.  Assistance in innovation projects development for their further commercialization and attracting alternative investment sources  Creation of regional innovation clusters, which would transform science research into useful services and products with the aim of industrial modernization and infrastructure.  Creation of Innovation Infrastructure Development Strategy.  Increase interest of the regions in innovation activity and creation of innovation image of the region.  Initiate creation and development of innovation systems in the companies, collaboration with the Universities in a sphere of innovation product creation.  Assistance in establishing of strong ties between academic, scientific and business communities which are in need of innovation solutions and modernization.  Increase of investors’ interest in long-term investments.  Increase of higher educational institutions’ interest and motivation in activity course changing in conformity with market needs  Promotion of an idea and a concept of Proof of Concept Centers creation in imitation of Nizhny Novgorod prototype  Improving means of feedback from Forums participants and speakers with help of interactive questions on Marchmont web-site

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Business-Leaders Investment Forums 2011 Annual Business leaders Investment Forum 2011 «INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS» Preliminary 2011 Programme: Date

Regional Co-Organizer

February 24-25 Novosibirsk March 30-31

Saint-Petersburg

April 20-21

Astrakhan

May 18-19

Obninsk

June 29-30

Nizhny Novgorod

Regional Administration SOBA Technical University Innovation Development Agency

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HSE

Date

Regional Co-Organizer HSE

July 20-21

Moscow

August 24-25

Volgograd

Regional Administration

September 14-15 Voronezh, Ufa, Kazan October 19-20

i&i group, HSE

Perm

November 16-17 Ekaterinburg December 07-08 Tomsk

carry on negotiations Regional Administration

FiBr / Polytechnic Universitry

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Business Leaders Investment Forums 2011 Annual Business Leaders Investment Forum 2011 “INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS” Regional 2-days Forum “Innovation for Business” will unite business leaders, entrepreneurs, representatives of the political elite, business angels, investors, scientists and specialists of international companies in order to initiate a dialogue about the mechanisms that can be used to increase the investment attractiveness and modernizing the economy of the region.

The program aims to motivate local industrialists, businessmen, venture investors and innovators to cooperate in searching of projects that have commercial potential.

One of the key goals of Investment Forums is to promote Proof of Concept Centers in the network of regional innovation clusters and communication with Russian Venture Company and business angels.

Exchange of opinions within the forums’ framework helps to reveal the innovation potential of Russian regions, form zones of leading economic growth and give a new impulse to science cities. On top of that business will be further sensitized to the expediency of investing in innovation, and developers of innovation projects will get the knowledge of effective investment-raising tools. Collaborative efforts of government, science, innovation entrepreneurs and investors can give effective and comprehensive answers to the today’s’ challenges.

Program Agenda: Day 1: INVESTING IN INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE MARKET LEADERSHIP

Day 2: COMMERCIALIZATION OF ENTREPRENEURAL INNOVATION

09.30 – 10.00 Registration, Morning Coffee

09.30 – 10.00 Registration, Morning Coffee

10.00 – 12.00 Opening Plenary Session: Innovation Infrastructure Development Strategies VIP-experts (6-8 key experts) Moderator – I.Ponomarev

10.00 – 12.00 Session 1: Panel Discussion: Market Driven Science and Education.

Commercializing new Innovation Technologies Moderator – E.A.Fiyaxel 12.00 – 12.30 Coffee, Tea

12.00 – 12.30 Tea & Coffee / Press-conference 12.30 – 14.00 Session 1: Financing Innovation and Industrial Modernization from VC to Global Finance Markets Moderator – V.Lazorin

12.30 – 14.00 Session 2: Connecting Russian Science, Finance and Industry Moderator – K.Fokin 14.00 - 15.00 Networking Lunch

14.00-15.00 Networking Lunch 15.00 -17.00 Session 2: Round Table Discussion: Global Best Practices in Innovation Cluster Development Moderator – K.D.White

15.00 - 17.00 Session 3: Round Table Discussion: Proof of Concept Centers Operations. How can they work in Russia?

Moderator – K.D.White 17.00 - 19.00 Closing Reception for all Participants

17.00-19.00 Wine & Cheese Reception for all Participants 19.00 – 23.00 Dinner for VIP-guests Sponsor – UBS Bank

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Business Leaders Investment Forums 2011 Annual Business Leaders Investment Forum 2011 “INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS” Program Agenda Day 1: INVESTING IN INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE MARKET LEADERSHIP 09.30 – 10.00 Registration, Morning Coffee 10.00 – 12.00 Opening Plenary Session: Innovation Infrastructure Development Strategies Moderator: I.Ponomarev Topics for discussion: •Russian Innovation Infrastructure Development Trends •Government Support of Innovation Development •Russian Venture Company Initiatives •RUSNANO Initiatives in building Innovation Infrastructure •Russian Tax Policy Instruments •HSE Initiatives in Russia. Nizhny Novgorod Entrepreneurship Center •Innovation Clusters’ Formation in a region. Creating innovation image of a region.

Invited VIP-experts: • RVC Representatives (I.Agamirzyan, Yan Ryazantsev) •Regional Government Representatives • E.Evdokimov (Managing Director, Infrastructure development, The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO), Moscow) • Gregg Robins (Managing Director, Head of Wealth Management in Russia, UBS SA) • K.D.White (General director, Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod) • E.Fiyaxel (PhD in Economics, Professor, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments; President, "Start Invest" Business Angels Association, Nizhny Novgorod) • P.Cloherty (CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC, Moscow~New-York) • V.Vekselberg (Head of Skolkovo Foundation, Moscow) 12.00 – 12.30 Coffee and Tea / Press-conference 12.30 – 14.00 Session 1: Financing Innovation and Industrial Modernization from VC to Global Finance Markets Moderator – V.Lazorin Topics for discussion: •IPO of companies with a small, middle and large capitalization. Key questions on the way to listing (M.Subbotin, PricewaterhouseCoopers) •Modern Opportunities of the RTS in Attracting Investment Capital to Finance Enterprise Innovation (A.Eliseev)

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•Investments Attraction Using MICEX Mechanisms. Innovation and Investment Market (S.Ageeva) •Private Equity Investment Funds as a Source of Finance (D.Radchenko, Russia Partners) •Practical Experience in Industrial Facilities Construction in Russia and Support in European Finance Raising (A.Ivchenko, Merloni Progetti S.p.A.) •Large-Scale Enterprise Modernization – using R&D Innovation to raise Company Valuation and attract Investment Capital : (K.D.White, MARCHMONT Capital Partners •Different Finance Sources of the Innovation Projects (A.Kessel) 14.00-15.00 Networking Lunch 15.00 - 17.00 Session 2: Round Table Discussion: Best Practices in Innovation Cluster Development Moderator – K.D.White Topics for discussion: •Best Practices in Innovation Cluster Development •Yaroslavl Roadmap 10-15-20 •Regional Innovation Systems Development •Creating a venture company •IP Protection: Global Best Practices Applied in Russia. Ways of IP protection. Patent protection strategies •How to Fill in the Innovation Portfolio with Stars Invited speakers and experts: •K.D.White (General director, Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod) • M.Vallila (Founder Fuzzy Chip LLC., HeywusUSA, Buddha Biopharma OY Ltd., Finland) •B.Meyer (Consultant, EastWorld Consulting Ltd., Moscow) • S.Gutnikov (MD DPhil, Oxford Progress Ltd, Great Britain), Y.Melnikov (PhD, Brussels, Belgium) • E.Fiyaxel (PhD in Economics, Professor, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments; President, "Start Invest" Business Angels Association, Nizhny Novgorod) •I.Breyman (Consultant Ward Howell, Moscow) •Andrey Andrusov (Partner, BRANAN, Moscow,) 17.00-19.00 Wine & Cheese Reception for all Participants 19.00 – 23.00 Dinner for VIP-persons (only by invitations)

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Business Leaders Investment Forums 2011 Annual Business Leaders Investment Forum 2011 “INNOVATION FOR BUSINESS” Program Agenda Day 2: COMMERCIALIZATION OF ENTREPRENEURAL INNOVATION 09.30 – 10.00 Registration, Morning Coffee 10.00 – 12.00 Session 1: Panel Discussion: Market Driven Science and Education.

Commercializing new Innovation Technologies Sponsor – CFE / HSE, Moderator – E.Fiyaxel Topics for discussion: • The role of the Modern Universities. Success stories in commercialization of innovation projects in regional Unversities • Regional Universities news • Futurussia Programs •Entrepreneurship Center HSE as a bridge between Science and Business Community.

Master’s Programs HSE • Bortnik Fund Programs. Start, “UMNIK” Programs • Zvorykinsky Project •StartupPoint Initiatives •Management Training Features for realization of Innovation Corporate Development Program • Creation of Business-incubators in the Universities Invited speakers and experts: • S.Polyakov (General Director, Support of small enterprises in science Fund, Moscow) • E.Hansen (Vice President, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship, Moscow) • I.Burtnik (Head of Innovators Community of Russia - Futurussia, Moscow) • M.Adamyan (Director, Business-Incubator HSE, Moscow) • D.Kokh (Head of Zvorykinsky Project, Moscow) • V.Akimov (StartupPoint, Moscow) • V.Zinov (Doctor of Sc., Economics, Professor, Innovation-Technological Business Department, The Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow) • Regional Universities Representatives 12.00 – 12.30 Coffee and Tea 12.30 – 14.00 Session 2: Connecting Russian Science, Finance and Industry Moderator – K.Fokin Topics for discussion: •High-tech Companies’ and Universities’ Cooperation in the area of Creating Innovative Production

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•Russian Venture Company Infrastructure Investment Fund (RVC InfraFund) •Venture partners RVC Activities •Regional Venture Funds •Business-Angels Clubs Activity Invited speakers and experts: • Vitaly Sayapin, Branch Manager, Alexander Avdeev, Operations Manager, Intel Corporation - SSG, EMEA, Novosibirsk, www.intel.com; •Levan Vakhtangovich Tatunashvili, Vice-President, SYGMA.Innovation, Moscow, www.smh.ru; •Kirill Bulatov, Head, Project Analysis Department, OJSC "Russian Venture Company", Moscow, www.rusventure.ru; •Eduard Arkadyevich Fiyaxel, PhD in Economics, Professor, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University - Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments; President, "Start Invest" Business Angels Association, Nizhny Novgorod; •Representatives of High-tech Companies •Legal Protection of Innovation Ideas 14.00-15.00 Networking Lunch 15.00 - 17.00 Session 3: Round Table Discussion: Proof of Concept Centers Operations. How can they work in Russia?

Moderator: K.D.White Topics for discussion: •The role of POC in connection between high technology innovations and businesscommunity •POC as a networking platform, connecting regional innovation clusters globally •International Experience and Nizhny Novgorod POC prototype Invited speakers and experts: •K.D.White (General director, Managing Principal, MARCHMONT Capital Partners, Nizhny Novgorod) •E.Fiyaxel (PhD in Economics, Professor, Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the State University Higher School of Economics, Head of Venture Management and Marketing Departments; President, "Start Invest" Business Angels Association, Nizhny Novgorod) • L.Tatunashvili (Vice-President, SYGMA.Innovation, Moscow) 17.00 - 19.00 Closing Reception for all Participants

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Total information on speakers, sponsors and partners of forums is available in the website.

Website visitors are invited to register for a forum, ask speakers questions.

Final materials on forums (presentations, photos, videos, reports) are in easy access.

About 5 000 people a day visit the website.

“Connecting regional business-leaders globally”

MARCHMONT Capital Partners 5/6, Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia Tel: +7 (831) 419 45 65; Fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmontnews.com

Possibilities of joint organization of Forums

Possible variants of joint organization of Forums:  

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Providing with a location for holding a conference Lunches and coffee-breaks organization Invitation of a target group Invitation of speakers is possible

“Connecting regional business-leaders globally”

MARCHMONT Capital Partners 5/6, Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia Tel: +7 (831) 419 45 65; Fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmontnews.com

Sponsorship opportunities Forum sponsorship    

General Partner Official Sponsor Regional Sponsor Coffee-break / Session / Networking Reception Sponsor

Opportunities for sponsors: Your company banners/stands are placed in the registration area and at the conference hall.  Your company logo and brand name are shown on all Forum promotion materials and press-releases.  You get the opportunity to put your company materials into the Forum delegate package.  You get 1 full page of advertisement in the Official Forum brochure which is being given to every Forum delegate.  Your company gets up to 10 complimentary passes to the Forum.  You get full Forum participant list with contact details after the Forum and Forum photo-report .

Daily bi-lingual business news web-site www.Marchmontnews.com (more than 7000 top-managers and owners from Russia and abroad visiting our web-site daily) :  Your company logo on the Conference page of the web-site.  Data about company on the Conference page of the web-site (section “Partners”). 

“Connecting regional business-leaders globally”

MARCHMONT Capital Partners 5/6, Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia Tel: +7 (831) 419 45 65; Fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmontnews.com

Media-partnership opportunities 2010 Opportunities for media-partners:   

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Your company becomes an Information partner of the Forum.

Your company banners/stands are placed in the registration area.

Your company logo and brand name are shown on all Forum promotion materials and press-releases as the Information partner.

You get 1/3 page of advertisement in the Official Forum brochure which is being given to every Forum delegate.

Your company gets complimentary passes to the Forum.

Daily bi-lingual business news web-site www.Marchmontnews.com (more than 6500 top-managers and owners from Russia and abroad visiting our web-site daily) :  Your company logo on the Conference page of the web-site.  Data about company on the Conference page of the web-site (section “Partners”).

Obligations of media-partners: 

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Your company logo on the Conference page of the web-site with the direct link to your company website. Forum announcement on your company web-site.

Report about the Forum results on your company web-site.

Your company places a banner with Forum announcement on your company web-site.

Invitation distribution with participation recommendations.

“Connecting regional business-leaders globally”

MARCHMONT Capital Partners 5/6, Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia Tel: +7 (831) 419 45 65; Fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmontnews.com

Welcome to MARCHMONT Capital Partners Investment Forums!

Kendrick Davis White Founder & Managing Principal k.white@marchmont.ru

Svetlana Golubeva Events and PR Director

Svetlana Golubeva Participant Manager

s.golubeva@marchmont.ru

c.golubeva@marchmont.ru

Irina Zakharova Senior Communications Manager i.zakharova@marchmont.ru “Connecting regional business-leaders globally�

tel.: +7 (831) 419 45 65 fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmont.ru MARCHMONT Capital Partners 5/6, Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia Tel: +7 (831) 419 45 65; Fax: +7 (831) 419 50 11 www.marchmontnews.com