DATE: 07 JUNE
LOCATION: Moscow
TIME:
08:30 -
11:00
VENUE: Baltschug Kempinski
ADDRESS : Ul. Baltschug 1, 115035 Moscow
Tel.: +7 495 287 2000/287 20 11
08.00 Welcome and coffee
08.30 Russia business outlook - short overview by Dr Daniel Thorniley
• How is 2018 shaping up versus budget and expectations?
• Sales and profit trends by all key sectors --- results from our Group Survey
• Just how bad was the April bump and what’s the outlook for further sanctions?
• Will the government, banks and big companies still keep buying? Or did the April crisis rattle them?
• Where has the rouble settled and what will it be on Christmas Day?
• How does Russia compare with other markets?
• Are the consumer numbers still improving?
• How bad are discounts and promotions – the biggest worry for consumer good companies?
• What’s happening with IP in the pharma sector—the biggest worry?
• And of course, that’s the status with digitisation and ecommerce? When will the “hockey stick” (big boom) take off? In three years?
• Salaries, HR and turnover still manageable: what’s the current average pay increase?
Confirmed guest speakers:
Matthias Wernicke, General Manager, Merck Biopharma Russia and CIS
Chris van Riet, Managing Director, Radius Group (invited)
Johan Vanderplaetse, President, Russia & CIS / Senior Vice-President, Schneider Electric
Open discussion among participants
The discussion will be wide-ranging and participants can raise any topic of their choosing. The idea is for participants to have a good chance to listen to latest trends and exchange ideas with their peers.
10.30-11.00 End of meeting