Preliminary Program subject to change
TC003 Doing Business in Eurasia Roundtable
Overview3 Eurasian experts and 3 Western experts to talk about lessons learned in doing business in Eurasia Sample Topics: Industry presentations will answer the following questions: --What are companies looking for? --How are projects selected? --Lessons learned from collaborations past and present? Strategies and Next Steps to Build Relationships Between Eurasian Institutes and Western Partners --Intellectual Property Rights --Protecting your investment
Primary SponsorTopical C: Opportunities for Technology Cooperation with Eurasian Chemical Inst (TC)

Chair

Elizabeth E. Cameron
Acting Director, U.S. Bio-Chem Redirect Program
U.S. Department of State - NP/PTR
Washington, DC xxxxx
Phone Number: 202-736-4747
Fax Number: 202-736-4747
Email: CameronEE@state.gov

CoChair

Andre McBride
Program Manager
DOS
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone Number: 703-526-6752
Email: amcbride@crdf.org
Session Welcome
Elizabeth E. Cameron and Jason E. Rao, U.S. Department of State - NP/PTR, Washington, DC xxxxx
Session Introduction
Laura Schmidt Williams, International Science Technology Center, Washington, DC XXXXXX and Uwe Meyer, International Science and Technology Center, Washington, DC XXXXX
Roundtable
Raushan Sarmurzina, Ministry if Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of the Republic of Kazakhastan, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX, Uzbekistan, Jason E. Rao, U.S. Department of State - NP/PTR, Washington, DC xxxxx, Arthur D. Akhmetov, Construction Dept., Pavlodar Chemical Plant, 1 Northern Industrial Area, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Academician Zefirov, Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia, Miron Lozinskii, Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, Vic Alessi, ISTC Governing Board, Washington, DC XXXXX, Leif Christoffersen, Biodiversity Dept., Diversa Corporation, 4955 Directors Place, San Diego, CA 92121-1609 and Galina Dudareva, Firestop Chemicals, Ltd., London, XXXXX, England

Topical C - Opportunities for Technology Cooperation with Eurasian Chemical Inst