30.06.2017

On 29 June 2017, the AEB COO Ruslan Kokarev delivered a presentation entitled ”The contribution of the Association of European Businesses to the development of industrial cooperation dialogue between Russia and European Union” at the 10th Annual B2B Forum ”Russia-Europe: Cooperation Without Frontiers”, organized within the Long-Term Integrated Business Partnership Matchmaking Programme ”Russia-Europe: Cooperation without Frontiers”. 

The Forum’s agenda included a round-table ”European SMEs in Russia. Doing Business in Russia” moderated by Orlin Efremov, Chairman of the AEB Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Committee, Managing Partner, Performance Partners LLC. The participants discussed such top issues for SMEs as taxes, IPR, international financial reporting standards, digitalisation, innovative production development, etc. The outcomes of the discussion were brought to the attention of the plenary session ”Fostering Russia-European Union industrial cooperation” moderated by Sergey Polyakov, CEO, ”Foundation for Innovation”, Chairman of the Organising Committee, Programme ”Russia-Europe: Cooperation without Frontiers”. 

Photo L-R: Ruslan Kokarev, COO, AEB; Sergei Krasilnikov, Deputy Direcror of the Department of Europe, North America and international organisations of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Orlin Efremov, Chairman of the AEB Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Committee, Managing Partner, Performance Partners LLC; Sergei Polyakov, General Director, Foundation for Innovation, Chairman of the Organising Committee, ”Russia-Europe: Cooperation Without Frontiers” programme