Please find below Adam Smith Conference Announcement of

the 17th Russian Banking Forum

Andrei Klepach, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Economic Development has confirmed his intention to give keynote address at the Forum once again this year!

Forum site: http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/XRC35INTe

Mr Klepach will join a highly distinguished speaker faculty featuring:

Alexey Ulyukayev, First Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Russia Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairperson, Sberbank Herbert Moos, Deputy President and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, VTB

Edward Kaufman, Member of the Executive Board, Co-Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Alfa Bank Sergei Krjukov, Chairman of the Board, Russian Bank for Development, (VEB Group) Sergei Aleksashenko, Director, Macroeconomic Research, Higher School of Economics Anatoliy Aksakov, Deputy, Member of the Financial Markets Committee, State Duma, andPresident, Association of Russian Regional Banks Alexandr Mourychev, Executive Vice President, The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Sergei Dubinin, Member of the Board, VTB Capital

plus many more top industry minds!

The sector is on the verge of change, with exciting news headlines appearing daily. Will the VTB sale go through? Are we seeing real moves towards further sector consolidation? What are investors are looking for? All of these and many other important questions will be answered at the forum by those in the know! Can you afford to miss this valuable platform, which will provide you with in-depth market knowledge plus unlimited networking opportunities at the highest level?

Don’t forget the strategic focus day on Risk Management in the new era: Global Practices and their Successful Application in Russia. This day is designed for the top management of the banks to know how they can adequately account for the risks in their corporate strategy.

Conference Organiser: Adam Smith Conferences

Website: http://www.adamsmithconferences.com/XRC35INTe