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International Conference on Investment Attraction
to Automotive Component Industry

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16 – 17 February 2012
Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Venue: Holiday Inn St. Petersburg-Moskovskye Vorota
Address: MOSKOVSKY PROSPEKT 97A
Metro station: Moskovskye Vorota

Agenda

Conference Day One (Thursday)
February 16, 2012

09:00 – 10:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:45 Business breakfast (strictly by invitations)

10:00 – 10:10 Grand Opening Ceremony. Welcoming speeches.
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Moderator:
     – S.Khodko, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association for Economic Interaction of the Subjects of the North-West Region of the Russian Federation (Association North-West), Chairman of the Board of Autonomous Noncommercial organization «The North-West Development and Investment Promotion Agency»

     – G.Poltavchenko, Governor of St. Petersburg (invited);
     – S.Zimin, Deputy Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District.

10:10 – 12:00 Session
«International automotive market. Russian character of world brands».
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Key topics:
     • Global market of automotive components: changes, stable trends;
     • Russian automobile market: growth forecasts and plans for capacity expansion in the country with the advance of the growing demand:
             - focus on the automakers (OEM);
             - focus on the automotive components suppliers (OES).
     • Mid-term results of current programs of governmental support and developing new and effective measures for the industry development.

Moderator:
     – А.Zhidyaev, Deputy Director of the Department of the automotive industry and agricultural machinery, The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Participants:
     – I.Bonchev, Head of the Segment on service delivery to automotive Industry enterprises, «Ernst & Young»;
     – V.Tuzov, Director, Boston Consulting Group (ВCG);
     – G.Dvas, Vice Governor of the Leningrad Region;
     – K.Soloveitchik, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg;
     – J.Balck, Managing Director, Scania-Peter;
     – R.Rytwinski, Director, General Motors;
     – T.Schneiderhanze, Director of the plant in St. Petersburg, MAN Truck and Bus Production RUS.

12:00 – 12:20 Coffee-break

12:20 – 13:20 Session
«Japanese automotive industry development vector»
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Key topics:
     • Secrets of success from leading Japanese brands in the Russian automotive market;
м• Japanese automotive industry in Russia, with an example of successful projects (Nissan Manufacturing RUS, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia, Mazda Motor Rus, HONDA R & D EUROPE (U.K.) LIMITED, PCMA Rus, etc.);
     • Automotive components manufacturing for the leading Japanese brands: new challenges and opportunities, location, concerns;
     • Perspectives and experience in creating new manufactures in Russia by Japanese companies.

Moderator:
     – M.Blokhin, General Director, National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK)

Participants:
     – Y.Matsunaga, General Director, TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING RUSSIA;
     – T.Mikhara, General Director, Toyota Tsuse Mashineri;
     – R.Zalivatsky, Minister for Economic Development of the Kaluga region;
     – V.Zinnurov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ulyanovsk region;
     – T.Umetsu, General Director, Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO).

13:20 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Session
«Freight transport. New emphasis of the Russian market of trucks: sales growth, location, measures of state support»
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Organizer: Scania-Peter

Key topics
     • Configuration of the truck market in Russia;
     • Strategic plans for the development of leading automakers of freight sector of the automotive industry;
     • Automotive components for the production of commercial vehicles in Russia: problems, prospects, examples of successful solutions;
     • Localization: efficient solutions and potential of domestic automotive components producers.

Moderators:
     – J.Balck, Managing Director, Scania-Peter;
     – V.Tuzov, Director, Boston Consulting Group (ВCG).

Participants:
     – А.Zhidyaev, Deputy Director of the Department of the automotive industry and agricultural machinery, The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
     – L.Himmer, General director, MAN Truck & Bus Russia;
     – P.Andersson, General director, Volvo Vostok; (invited)
     – A.Benze, Director on production, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok;
     – T.Arabadji, Director of Russian Automotive Market Research.

15:40 - 16:40 Session
«Interregional and international cooperation between clusters in the field of automotive components supply and R & D centers creation»
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Key topics:
     • International experience of automotive clusters creation on the example of successful international projects;
     • National R&D bases: integration of Russian engineering centers in international research projects or creation of national research and certification centers of automotive manufacturing?
     • Automobile clusters in Russia. Objectives of the current period and prospects of effective inter-cluster cooperation;
     • Opportunities for Russian SEZ to localize production of automobiles and automotive components.

Moderator:
     – I.Minkin, Deputy Director for Science, Federal State Unitary Enterprise «Vniinmash»

Co-Moderator:
     – S.Khodko, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association for Economic Interaction of the Subjects of the North-West Region of the Russian Federation (Association North-West)), Chairman of the Board of Autonomous Noncommercial organization «The North-West Development and Investment      Promotion Agency»

Invited:
     – Dr.Rolf Reiner, Representative of the automotive cluster, Stuttgart, Germany;
     – K.Ritsch, CEO, ACstyria Autocluster GmbH;
     – Dr.Chimino, Expert on automotive cluster in the Umbria Region;
     – D.Busen, Director of automotive cluster of Slovenia, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO);
     – A.Ushakov, Head of Research Office, General Motors in Russia and CIS;
     – O.Kostin, General Director, Special Economic Zones;
     – V.Vishnevskiy, Managing Director of the Board on Real Estate Investment «VTB Capital Asset Management».

Parallel events:

16:45 – 18:00 Panel Discussion
«The WTO. Russian automotive market in the new external-economic conditions»
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg)»

Key topics:
     • Global automotive community and Russia. Readiness of the world automotive market to changes.
     • Review of international mergers and acquisitions, IPO in the automotive sector.
     • Entrance to the WTO:
        - New difficulties?
          - New possibilities?
     • Adaptation of the Industrial assembly regime in the new external-economic area. Features of the transition period.

Moderator:
     – I.Bonchev, Head of the Segment on service delivery to automotive Industry enterprises, «Ernst & Young»

Participants:
     – M.Blokhin, General Director, National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK).
     – S.Udalov, Deputy Director, Analytic Agency «AUTOSTAT»;
     – I.Korovkin, Executive Director, Association of Russian Automakers;
     – A.Kirshke, Financial Director, Kepler CM;
     – A.Gershunovich, Customer Director Russia, Takata-Petri AG
     – V.Ustinov, Director of the Branch, Magna International.

16:45 - 18:00 Panel Discussion
«The strategy of the employer and the new priorities in personnel management»
(Congress Hall «Petrov-Vodkin 1»)

Organizer: HR-Association

Key topics:
     • The strategy of the employer and the new priorities in personnel management. Results of 2010-2011 and priorities for 2012, a comparison of automotive manufacturers, automotive components manufacturers and auto retailers;
     • Practical experience of training and formation of continuity:
       - In-line staff - the struggle for personnel or cooperation within the training?
       - Formation of the continuity and the management capacity of local managers.

Moderator:
– Y.Klementovichyus, Director, Higher School of Economics

Participants:
     – А.Karlik, Vice-Rector, Head of the Department of business economics and industrial marketing, Doctor of Economics, professor, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance;
     – D.Cherneyko, Chairman, Committee on Labor and Employment of St. Petersburg;
     – A.Karavansky, Chairman, Committee on Labor and Employment of the Leningrad Region;
     – O.Ivanova, Chairman, Committee on Education of the Government of St. Petersburg;
     – O.Ananyeva, HR-Director, MAN Truck & Bus RUS;
     – A.Zabezhinsky, HR-Director, Ford Motor Company;
     – N.Bobrova, Director of the HR management department in the North-West Federal District, MAX «Atlant-M».

19:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner (strictly by invitations)

For the convenience of the delegates there will be provided a shuttle service from the Congress Hall «Moskovsky» and back.
The Gala Dinner will be held at a Restaurant "The Summer Palace", address: St. Petersburg, Peterhof, Sankt-Peterburgskoye Shosse, House 130, Building 7.

The program of the gala dinner includes:
     • Presenting of Honorary Diplomas to the Partners of the Conference;
     • Show of MAN automotive vehicles;
     • Surprises from the organizers of «AutoInvest®» and MAN.

Conference Day Two (Friday)
February 17, 2012

08:30 – 09:00 Registration. Welcoming coffee

09:00 – 09:15 Opening of the suppliers development school

With the support of: the Committee of Economic Development, Industry Policy and Trade of Saint-Petersburg

Moderator:
– M.Blokhin, General Director, National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK)

Welcoming speeches
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Participants:
– K. Solovejchik, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Economic Development, Industry Policy and Trade of Saint-Petersburg;
– I.Bonchev, Head of the Segment on service delivery to automotive Industry enterprises, «Ernst & Young»;
– D.Busen, Director of automotive cluster of Slovenia, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Parallel events:

09:15 – 17:00 Localization school «AutoInvest®»
(Please find below a detailed program of activities)

09:30 – 10:30 Round Table
«Investment potential of the Leningrad Region in the sphere of automotive components manufacturing»
(Congress Hall «Petrov-Vodkin 1+2»)

Moderator:
– S.Kuklin, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Economic Development and Investment Activity of    Leningradskaya oblast, Head of Investment Department, Government of the Leningrad Region

Key topics:
     • Investment opportunities for industrial location of automotive components production in the Leningrad region.
     • New projects in the field of automotive components. The development of the park Scandinavian supplier of automotive components in Vyborg.
     • Industrial zones and technology parks of the Leningrad region: a unique opportunity for the development of a multilevel network of automotive components suppliers.
     • The potential of industrial enterprises of the Leningrad Region.

Participants:
     – M.Sviridova, National Association of Automotive Component Manufacturers (NAPAK), representative in the North-West Federal district
     – T.Koyvumyaki, Chairmen of the Board, Integral Logistic;
     – S.Miller, Head on Development, START Development;
     – Y.Parshev, General Director, Tikhvin Transport Engineering Plant.

10:40 - 11:40 Round Table
«Actual questions of suppliers development to the level of new-day manufacturers requirements. Competitiveness as a necessity»
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Organizer: Certification Center «RESPECT»

Key topics:
     • Main parameters of assembly plants and requirements to potential suppliers;
     • Peculiarities and distinctive features of the technical policy for the suppliers of components;
     • Analysis of the probability for the potential Russian manufacturers to enter to the list of suppliers;
     • Conformity assessment of components and of quality management system;
     • Selection and criteria for competent certification center. Limits of the competence of certification bodies;
     • Activities undertaken by the Government of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Economic Development, Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology) to bring the services market on conformity assessment to the frameworks established by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
     • Signing a contract with the automaker of the global level and provisioning the possibility of a systematic execution of all its requirements as a result of using QSB principles by supplier.

Moderator:
     – I.Korovkin, Executive Director, Association of Russian Automakers

Participants:
     – Shriram Shringari, Manager on Procurement, General Motors in Russia and CIS;
     – V.Bushuev, Purchasing Director, ё-AUTO;
     – A.Ivanov, Engineer on quality and development of suppliers, ё-AUTO;
     – V.Mikhailovsky, Director, Certification Center «RESPECT»;
     – A.Popov, Deputy Director, Certification Center «RESPECT»;
     – Niel Endly, Managing director of Bridge Group.

11:40 – 15:30 Communication within the frameworks of the B2B Meetings
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

Program of activities of
Suppliers development school «AutoInvest®»

Official partner: Ernst & Young
Partners: UNIDO
              BEITEN BURKHARDT

With the support of: the Committee of Economic Development, Industry Policy and Trade of Saint-Petersburg;

09:15 – 10:30 Seminar
«Сreation of joint ventures. Preferential customs regimes functioning in case of components importation to Russia» (Congress Hall «Ginsburg»)

Organizer: Ernst & Young

Moderator:
     – I.Bonchev, Head of the Segment on service delivery to automotive Industry enterprises, Ernst & Young;

Key topics:
     • Creation of joint ventures;
     • Features of the tax legislation and customs import of automotive components to Russia;
     • Features of doing business in the North-West Federal District.

10:45 – 13:00 Workshop on lean manufacturing
(Congress Hall «Petrov-Vodkin 1+2»)
     • Requirements of joint ventures and foreign OEMs to the suppliers of automotive components for quality and efficiency, competitiveness of automotive components suppliers, measurers for rising competitiveness;
     • Approaches to learning and development of suppliers;
     • History and experience in implementing lean manufacturing and ISO/TU-16949;
     • OEMs requirements for implementation of lean manufacturing and ISO/TU-16949, additional OEMs requirements for suppliers;
     • Synergies from the implementation of lean manufacturing and ISO/TU-16949.

13:00 – 14:30 Break for the participants of the seminar

14:30 – 15:30 Workshop on special methods ISO/TU-16949 (SPC, FMEA, MSA, PPAP, APQP, QFD)
(Congress Hall «Petrov-Vodkin 1+2»)
     • Statistical thinking. Stages of development;
     • Special methods ISO/TU-16949 (SPC, FMEA, MSA, PPAP, APQP, QFD) their relationship, characteristics and problems of implementation;
     • Special methods ISO/TU-16949 and their role in the process of permanent improvement and problem solving. Using of special methods at all stages of APQP process;
     • Lean Manufacturing and Lean organization;
     • Review of basic concepts and tools of lean manufacturing;
     • Experience of implementing lean manufacturing tools in enterprises- automotive components suppliers.

15:30 – 17:00 Practice
(Congress Hall «Ginsburg» / Congress Hall «Petrov-Vodkin 1+2» – work in groups)
     • Practice on lean manufacturing tools;
     • Practice on special methods of SPC, FMEA, MSA.

14:00 – 20:00 Cultural program (under condition of individual registration)
Visiting the parks and palaces of Tsarskoye Selo with dinner in the restaurant complex