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TransRussia 2001
26-27 March 2001, Renaissance Hotel, Moscow
| DAY ONE - 26 MARCH 2001 |
GENERAL SPONSOR: |
| 8:30 |
REGISTRATION |
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| 9:00 |
WELCOME BY THE CHAIRMAN: ALEX BERNSTEIN, VICE PRESIDENT, ITE GROUP PLC |
| 9:10 |
SESSION 1: PLENARY SESSION - GOVERNMENT POLICY PRESENTATIONS |
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The impact of long expected recovery of the Russian economy on International trade and support
The role of customs in facilitating legitimate trade and supporting development on the territory of the Russian Federation
KEYNOTE SPEECH: SERGEY FRANK, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Alexander Misharin, Deputy Minister of Railway of the Russian Federation
Dr.Leonid Lozbenko, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation
State Customs Committee, Senior Representatives
Valery Aliseychik, President of Russian Association of International Forwarders |
| 10:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
HOSTED BY: |
| 11:00 |
SESSION 2: CUSTOMS AS A LINK IN THE TRANSPORT CHAIN - PANEL DISCUSSION |
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Chaired by: Dr.Leonid Lozbenko, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation,
Simplification and increased transparency of custom's control for transport across Russian borders -
What can be done to remove unnecessary barriers and speed up custom's clearance formalities.
Case study - CLEAR-PAC: Electronic filing of custom's documents to expedite customs clearance process in ocean & airfreight
How customs can help in the development process. Enforcing the law on behalf of Federal Agencies: collecting revenue and defending the market from illegal trade. Co-operation between shippers, customs and transport operators.
State Customs Committee, Senior Representative
CLEAR-PAC, Senior Representative
Igor Konkov, General Director, Association of Russian Customs Brokers of the Russian Federation
Alexander Mirzabekyan, Customs Manager, Unilever SNG-MMZ-SS
Max Kolchin, General Manager, Fritz Companies |
| 14:30 |
SESSION 3: DEVELOPMENTS OF MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT ROUTES |
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The Baltics - Profile of one of the fastest-developing regions
North-South transport corridor: connecting Europe with the Middle East and Asia
Maxim Kimassov, General Director, NOSTRAC
Astrakhan Marine Administration, Senior Representative |
| 16:20 |
SESSION 3 CONTD: DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ROUTES |
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International Co-ordinating Council on TranSiberian Transportation, Senior Representative
Lea Viinamki, Director, VR-Group Ltd
Apolon Shengeliy, General Director, Vanino Trade |
| 17:30 |
Chairman's closing remarks |
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