The main speakers were Markus Ederer, the EU Ambassador to the RF, and Alexey Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe, RAS. 

Friendly and lively discussion followed the meeting, the participants from the European side were Ignacio Ybanez, the Ambassador of Spain, Patric Franzen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland, Philippe Pegorier, member of the AEB Board and President of Alstom; Cesare Biggiogera, member of the AEB Board and General Director, Prysman Group; Ernesto Ferlenghi, Executive Vice-President, Eni; Paul Bruck, Head and Owner of Bruck Consult/Most Management, member of the AEB Board; from Russian side – Alexander Shokhin, President of RSPP; Oleg Morozov, Irina Gecht, both Council of Federation, Vladislav Maslennikov, MID; Nato Trotsenko, Ministry of Industry and Trade; Vladimir Pliguin.