THE EURASIA CENTER / EURASIAN BUSINESS COALITION The 5th Annual BUSINESS WITH THE BRICS” CONFERENCE “DOING Monday, May 15, 2017 Washington, DC 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (Evening Reception 5:30-7:00 pm) – In Cooperation with: The Ambassadors and Embassies of the BRICS Nations, Washington, DC Hosted by: Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells Conference Center (Morning Session) 555 13th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004 & THE EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Afternoon Session) 2650 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 (Invited Speakers in Italics) – Conference Agenda 8:00 9:00 am - Registration/Breakfast – 9:00 9:15 am - Welcome/Introduction – Dr. Christine Warnke, Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor, Hogan Lovells The Eurasia Center/Eurasian Business Coalition Officials 9:15 10:15 am - 1st Morning Panel – New Developments in the BRICS Multinational Investment Support for Businesses: – New Development Bank (NDB/BRICS); Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Moderator: Charles Sills, Senior Advisor, The Eurasia Center/EBC Minister Fernando Pimentel, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of Brazil Gilles Alfandari, Advisor, Multilateral Organizations, The World Bank Kate Bishop, Business Development, EXIM Bank 10:15 11:15 am - 2nd Morning Panel – Expanding Market Share & Trade Development with the BRICS: Opportunities for Product & Moderator: Richard Trifan, VP, Government Relations & Trade, EC/EBC Service Sector Growth, Ambassador James Keith, Managing Director, Leads McLarty Associates Asia Practice Arunish Chawla, Minister, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Malose Letsoalo, Minister, Economic & Commercial Section, Embassy of South Africa 11:15 11:40 am - BRICS Networking Break – 11:40 am 12:45 pm - 3rd Morning Panel & Lunch – New Infrastructure, Transportation Projects & Joint Ventures with the BRICS Moderator: Earl Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, Eurasia Center/EBC Aman Khanna, Consultant, World Bank Secretary Ricardo Daskal Hirschbruch, Head, & Investment Bureau, Embassy of Brazil Suzanne Etcheverry, Director, Funds Portfolio Management, Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reston Limousine Bus Service available to Paid Conference Participants (transfer) 1:00 pm Conference Continues at The Embassy of the Russian Federation
THE EURASIA CENTER / EURASIAN BUSINESS COALITION The 5th Annual “DOING BUSINESS WITH THE BRICS” CONFERENCE Monday, May 15, 2017 Washington, DC 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Evening Reception 5:30-7:00 pm) In Cooperation with: The Ambassadors and Embassies of the BRICS Nations, Washington, DC Hosted by: Hogan Lovells Hogan Lovells Conference Center (Morning Session) 555 13th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004 & THE EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Afternoon Session) 2650 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 (Invited Speakers – in Italics) Conference Agenda 8:00 – 9:00 am - Registration/Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15 am - Welcome/Introduction Dr. Christine Warnke, Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor, Hogan Lovells The Eurasia Center/Eurasian Business Coalition Officials 9:15 – 10:15 am - 1st Morning Panel New Developments in the BRICS – Multinational Investment Support for Businesses: New Development Bank (NDB/BRICS); Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Moderator: Charles Sills, Senior Advisor, The Eurasia Center/EBC Minister Fernando Pimentel, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of Brazil Gilles Alfandari, Advisor, Multilateral Organizations, The World Bank Kate Bishop, Business Development, EXIM Bank 10:15 – 11:15 am - 2nd Morning Panel Expanding Market Share & Trade Development with the BRICS: Opportunities for Product & Service Sector Growth, Moderator: Richard Trifan, VP, Government Relations & Trade, EC/EBC Ambassador James Keith, Managing Director, Leads McLarty Associates Asia Practice Arunish Chawla, Minister, Economic Affairs, Embassy of Malose Letsoalo, Minister, Economic & Commercial Section, Embassy of South Africa 11:15 – 11:40 am - BRICS Networking Break 11:40 am – 12:45 pm - 3rd Morning Panel & Lunch New Infrastructure, Transportation Projects & Joint Ventures with the BRICS Moderator: Earl Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, Eurasia Center/EBC Aman Khanna, Consultant, World Bank Secretary Ricardo Daskal Hirschbruch, Head, & Investment Bureau, Embassy of Brazil Suzanne Etcheverry, Director, Funds Portfolio Management, Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reston Limousine Bus Service available to Paid Conference Participants (transfer) 1:00 pm Conference Continues at The Embassy of the Russian Federation
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