15th Baltic Financial Forum
12 October 2009
Strategies for the Baltic enterprises during the crisis adjusting to the new economic environment
Language of the Conference: English
Venue: Reval Hotel Latvija, Hall Beta 1
09:00 - 09:45 Registration
09:45 09:50 Opening Remarks:
Dr Alexander Lebedev, President, LBS International Conferences
09:50 11:20 Session I
Strategies for overcoming crisis in the Baltic States
Vitālijs Gavrilovs, President, Employers Confederation of Latvia
The Russian Financial Market lessons to be learned form the crisis and future trends
Vadim Soskov, Chief Executive Officer, Kapital Asset Management, Russia
Panel discussion:
Prospects for the recovery of the economies of the Baltic States.
How the current government fiscal and tax policies influence the business climate in the Baltics.
Role of banks in recovery of economies.
Financial challenges for the Baltic companies during the current economic turmoil.
How to use the economic turnaround for future growth.
How to attract investments and raise funds.
Moderator: Andris Strazds, Senior Economist, Nordea Bank Finland; Lecturer, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Vitālijs Gavrilovs, President, Employers Confederation of Latvia
Jānis Naglis, President, Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia
Nils Melngailis, CEO, Parex banka, Latvia
Tomas Marcinkus, Partner, GILD Bankers, Lithuania
Ģirts Greiškalns, Executive Director, Foreign Investors Council in Latvia
11:20 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 13:10 Session II. Baltic enterprises strategies. Adaptation to the new environment
Moderators: Robert Idelson, Head of Private Capital Management Division, Parex banka
The 2009 Baltic E-Banking Report
Nerijus Dumbrava, Research Supervisor, Metasite Business Solutions, Lithuania
The reorientation entrepreneurs activity according to the new challenges in economy
Ģirts Rungainis, Partner, Prudentia, Latvia
Key trends in the European LBO Market. Restructuring
Kristian Bagger, Managing Director, Moelis & Company Europe
Restructuring in the Baltic States: lessons learned and road ahead
Rūdolfs Eņģelis, Senior Associate, Sorainen, Latvia
13:10 14:00 Networking lunch (Restaurant Esplanade, 1st Floor)
14:00 15:40 Session III. Corporate financing, taxation and legal environment
Moderator: Aleksandrs Lobakovs, Member of the Board, Prudentia, Latvia
How business can survive without financing?
Vadims Jerošenko, CEO, Laika Stars, Latvia
Comparing tax policies in the three Baltic Statics.
Jānis Zelmenis, Partner, BDO Zelmenis & Liberte, Latvia
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