Briefing by Jacques Sapir, Director of Studies, High School on Social Studies (EHESS) "Will Growth Return to Russia in 2017?"

The AEB is pleased to invite you to a meeting with one of the best connoisseurs of the Russian economy, eminent French economist, member of Russian Academy of Sciences, Jacques Sapir. Mr. Sapir will brief AEB Members on the topic “Will Growth Return to Russia in 2017?”.

The event will take place on Thursday 9 February 2017, from 15:30 till 17:00 at the AEB Conference center (Krasnoproletarskaya str. 16, bldg. 3, Entrance 8, Floor 4). For your convenience, registration will start at 15:00.

Please register online for this event. Registration will close as soon as we reach the maximum number of participants and in any case by February 8^th, 2017 at noon.

Since 1996, Jacques Sapir has been the Director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI-EHESS). He is a theoretician of economic science noted for his heterodox positions on many issues.

He specializes in the economy of Russia, and teaches at the Moscow School of Economics (Moskovskaya Shkola Ekonomiki). He is also an expert in questions of strategy and defense, and a specialist of the Soviet and Russian military. Recently, he has taken position in favor of deglobalization, questioned the future of the eurozone and has raised the issue of the eventual necessity for France to leave the eurozone. He is one of the most famous and influential heterodox economists of France.

Please click HERE to see Mr. Sapir’s resume.

You may also have a look at Jacques Sapir’s blog: http://russeurope.hypotheses.org/.

Working language is English. Russian interpretation will not be provided.

For further details, please have a look at the program of the event in ENGLISH and RUSSIAN.

Attendance Fees

Assigned representatives of AEB member companies - free of charge.

Additional representatives of AEB members: 3,850 RUR (+18% VAT);

Representatives of non-member companies: 7,700 RUB per (+18% VAT);

All payments are to be made through bank transfer or credit card ahead of the event. Once the transfer is made, the sum is not refundable. Please note that online payment with personal or corporate credit card is available. Please choose the “online payment” option when registering.

Contact persons:

Programme: Svetlana Lomidze, AEB Director for External affairs, Chief Committee Coordinator, MBE Committee coordinator, Svetlana.Lomidze@aebrus.ru, +7 (495) 234 27 64, ext.122;

Registration online: Tatiana Barysheva, AEB Events Coordinator, Tatiana.Barysheva@aebrus.ru, +7 (495) 234 27 64, ext.127.