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Program

Investment, Construction. Development in Russia and CIS 2008- Dealmakers Forum

Date: April, 23-24, 2008

Place: Congress Hall, Expocentr, Moscow, Russia

Background

Russia/CIS has become one of the hottest destinations for real estate development. These countries continue to attract foreign investors in record numbers and the forecast is that the market will grow rapidly in the next few years RPI, Inc. is a leading advisory, business development and communications firm specializing in the energy and real estate sectors in Russia and the CIS. RPI is organizing a Forum on Real Estate in the Russian and CIS markets which are expected to grow 20% this year, and are attracting investors from around the world.

The Forum is part of the 13th Annual International Exhibition on “Investment, Construction and Development” that is organized by the Moscow City Government, EUROEXPO, and the Association of Moscow Investors. Yuri Lushkov, Mayor of Moscow, has agreed to endorse the Forum due to RPI’s capacity to attract key participants in the real estate sector.

Common overview

60 speakers, leading Russian and foreign experts
Over 250 delegates
2 Days’ business program
Interactive plenary sessions, panel discussions, round tables & specialized workshops
Huge networking opportunities
Evening reception & gala dinner
RPI Connect: FIND your business partner!
CIS Real Estate Awards 2008, best projects and CIS real estate companies award ceremony

Focus

The event will focus on construction and investment opportunities offered by Russian and CIS markets.

The event will explore the following real estate markets: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Tatarstan, Azerbaijan.

Key Goals:

Demonstrate opportunities offered by real estate markets in Russia and CIS.
Provide a platform for experience exchanges between CIS companies in real estate project construction, project financing, project management, technology application, etc.
Promote business relationships and encourage establishment of constructive dialogues between key market regulators.
Showcase reliable companies and the most attractive projects for financing to investors.
Demonstrate potential investor requirements and criteria for companies wishing to raise financing.

Benefits for Russian companies:

An opportunity to objectively assess each market's potential.
Understand the ins and outs of working in the showcased markets and the principal "rules of the game."
Assessment of market entry/operation risks and potential ways to minimize risk.
Meet key market players, who are potential local partners.

Benefits for international companies:

Find out how your company can participate in development of the real estate market in CIS and Russia.
Evaluate the administrative barriers facing the markets of your interest and understand how these can be overcome.
Estimate the level of competition in the CIS and Russia's regional real estate markets and choose the most promising segments.
Introductions to specific ways of doing business in the real estate markets in CIS and Russian regions.

Benefits for CIS countries:

Assess the future prospects for real estate market growth in the regions of interest.
Obtain first-hand experience in projects of varied complexity in construction and real estate.
Find the tools and methods for attracting investments.
Be introduced to potential investors and business partners.

Dealmakers Forum innovative format ©

The first day of the Forum Key political leaders and executives from leading corporations will profile the opportunities, development initiatives, and regulatory environments in their respective regions throughout Russia and the CIS. All sessions will operate in an interactive format with an additional session for presentations focusing on attractive investment opportunities in the region.

The second day of the Forum will be dedicated to professional education through 10 master classes that will cover key topics, including; construction and real estate project preparation, implementation and management, project financing, and technological applications. Master classes will be given by world-class specialists, including; bankers, project developers, architects, designers, builders and many others.

The Forum will provide:

A platform for public policy makers and private professionals to identify potential business opportunities, and create a constructive dialog between investors and regulators
An opportunity for participants to objectively assess each market's potential and gain insights into the implied "rules of the game" in each market
An environment for establishing high-level contacts between key regulators, market players, and international and local investors