AutoRussia 2007, a forum for automotive business

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Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Aug 21, 2007

AutoRussia 2007 - the third annual conference, an international forum for automotive businesses in Russia and globally, takes place on 4-5 December in the Astoria Hotel, St Petersburg, Russia

More than 300 senior representatives; leading figures in Russia's automotive manufacturing sector, including leading OEM projects in the St Petersburg area, as well as senior representatives from auto OEMs and T1s around the world, will meet at the conference to discuss their current projects and future plans.

This is the second time this year AutoRussia 2007 is set to welcome top level executives and their senior managers from the 5 OEM projects in St Petersburg, including: General Motors, Suzuki, Avtovaz, Ford, Toyota and dozens of their key suppliers.

They will be joined by Maxim Sokolov, Chairman of the Committee for Strategic Projects and Investments, City of St Petersburg and Grigory Dvas, Vice Governor, Econoly and Investment, in the Government of the Leningrad Region, who will set out the objectives of the regional government to further attract and offer incentives to automotive investors in and around St Petersburg.

A focus on sourcing and supplier localisation in Russia will be led by executives from the world's global OEMs during the roundtable discussion groups in the afternoon of 4 December.

Top purchasing and supply chain executives will be answering delegates' questions and networking in a less formal atmosphere.

Supplier localisation, quality and supply chain issues will be addressed by senior representatives of Lear, Tenneco, Intercos IV.

The conference is delighted to welcome a delegation of senior purchasing and supply chain professionals from General Motors Russia, who will be networking and answering delegates' questions on 4 December.

Two new projects will be represented on the speaker panel: Stadco and Magna/GAZ joint venture will both speak about their strategies, plans and progress in setting up production in Russia and working with Russian suppliers.

The conference is followed by an official visit to Tenneco and Intercos IV in St Petersburg.

Here, the top management of the plants, along with their production teams, will welcome everybody, show them the production facilities and answer any strategic and practical questions delegates may have.

The delegates will visit all parts of the production facility together with the managers of each shop in the plant.

AutoRussia has the full support of St Petersburg city and the regional governments.

Speakers from both organisations will give keynote presentations on their vision for the automotive industry in the region, and participate in the conference to meet the delegates, establish new contacts and answer any further questions personally.

Why put AutoRussia 2007 in your diary? - Russia, and St Petersburg in particular, is one of the key destinations for business investment for the automotive businesses the world over.

Most global automotive companies are currently working on their strategy for growing business in Russia.

The AutoRussia conference gives direct access to current and future decision makers in the Russian auto manufacturing sector and brings attendees closer to the growing centre of the automotive industry.