Participants of the discussion:

Alexander Ganov, First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Tambov Region;

Golosov Dmitry, Deputy General Director of JSC "Special Economic Zones";

Gorchakov Vladimir, Head of regional direction, Rating-AgenturExpertRAGmbH;

Kozoderov Andrey, Deputy head of the administration of the Lipetsk region;

Kokarev Ruslan, COO of the AEB;

Kostroma Leonid, Director of the City Investment Management Agency;

Kuprinov Anton, Executive Director, Moscow Small Business Lending Assistance Fund;

Omarov Eduard, Vice-president of the All-Russian public organization of small and medium-sized business "OPORA RUSSIA";

Rodzianko Alexei, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia;

Shepp Matthias, Head of the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany;

Yalov Dmitry, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region, Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activities.

During the event, the participants discussed some key policy budget accents, new points of growth in Russian regions, small businesses experience, regional development and the investment strategies of foreign companies in Russia.