Ulmart Russia House 2.0 Serves as a Central Discussion Platform at Davos 2017 - Seite 2

The Russian government was represented in Russia House by Maxim Oreshkin, the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

"WEF is highly important to us as it enables us to meet international colleagues and foreign companies that invest in Russia," Maxim Oreshkin said.

On 19 January 2017 in Russia House, the minister held a meeting with members of Russia's Foreign Investment Advisory Council, attended by heads of Russian and international businesses and NGOs.

Alexander Ivlev, Managing Partner of EY in Russia, said that the participants suggested that FIAC should help intensify Russia's efforts to enhance its image abroad as many international investors are still not aware of the country's potential. "Russia House has become the perfect platform in terms of format and content for such a discussion," he said.

Commenting on the results of Russia House's activities, Dmitry Kostygin, Chairman of Ulmart, said: "We have noticed great interest towards Russia and the potential of its market, as well as readiness for dialog on behalf of the international business community.  Ulmart and our partners - Roscongress and large innovative companies - managed to demonstrate that Russia is actively participating in the global technological progress and opening new prospects for global cooperation."

Alexander Stuglev, Chief Executive Officer of the Roscongress Foundation, said that the objective of all events was to draw attention to Russia as an investment destination: "The business panels and meetings helped provide access to information on business opportunities in our country for our international partners and guests. We aim to demonstrate that Russia is open for dialog and create with our partner, Ulmart, projects such as Russia House."

Andrey Kuzyaev, President of ER-Telecom, said: "Participation in the WEF gives us an opportunity to understand global economic trends, study industry best practices and discuss them with our colleagues. Projects such as Russia House help create a communication platform to discuss major economic trends and new strategic opportunities."

On 17 January 2017, the first day of WEF, Russia House became the center of international dialog. The Digital Revolution Breakfast arranged by Ulmart gathered leaders of the technological industry to discuss the participation of major companies in technological progress and the development of digital economy. "Russia-USA: Dialogue After the Election" was one of the best attended panels of Russia House. Over 120 people participated in the discussion of prospects for economic development and opportunities for business between the two countries.