The seminar will explore the best ways for you to enter the Russian market as well as covering practical issues such as how to get paid and dealing with the Russian tax authorities. The seminar will also provide a practical case study from a veteran exporter in the plastics industry who will share his experiences of working in Russia.
If your company is thinking of working in Russia, this inexpensive (£50 + VAT for members) seminar is your opportunity to discover the key tips that you will need to make your involvement in this complicated market a success.
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UK exhibitors at Interplastica 2013 can apply for £1,000 grant
For information Interplastica 2013 CLICK HERE
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Seminar Programme:
10.00 Registration & Refreshments
10.25 Chairman’s Introduction - Stephen Hunt, British Plastics Federation
10.30 Doing Business in Russia - David Cant, Albion Overseas
- The best entry modes into Russia
- Cultural aspects of working in Russia
10.55 Getting Paid - Olga Berlinskaya, HSBC
- Forms of Payment
- Overview of Structuring payments, letters of credit and exchange controls
11.20 Tea & Coffee Break
11.35 Dealing with the Russian Tax Authorities - Olga Bondar & Iain Stern, Grant Thornton
- Overview of the Russian Tax System
- Import issues
- Dealing with the Russian tax authorities
12.00 'Working in Russia' A Case Study, Olga Panteleimonova, Aliaxis UK
12.20 Interplastica as platform to reach the market - Stefan Koschke, Messe Dusseldorf
12.30 Networking Lunch
13.15 Close
To attend this meeting please contact Paul Baxter at pbaxter@bpf.co.uk or via telephone on 0207 457 5047
BPF Members are invited to attend a FREE of charge Exporters' meeting taking place in
the afternoon of the 11th July at the same location. CLICK HERE for more information...
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Speaker Biographies
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David Cant, Albion Overseas
David has worked in Russia for his entire career, starting in the late 1980’s, as the USSR representative of a USA trading company. Based in Moscow, he rose to the position of CIS Director, and ran their Russian office through some of the most turbulent times in Russia’s recent past, (including a coup, the subsequent dissolution of the USSR, and the uneasy transition from a command to demand economy).
In the mid-nineties, he returned to the UK and became an Export Promoter, seconded to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), advising UK companies how to do business in Russia.
There followed a period of seven years as MD of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC), where he opened their Moscow office, built a new team, expanded the Chamber’s range of activities and events, and trebled their turnover.
David founded Albion (Overseas) Ltd, to work with Russia.
A fluent Russian speaker, David is a frequent business traveller to Russia, and commentator in the media, and is also an accredited Adventace sales trainer.
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Olga Berlinskaya, Manager, Client Management, Trade and Recievables Finance, HSBC Bank Plc
Olga embarked on her professional path in 2005 in the role of secretary in the Economics & Business Development department of the Royal Thai Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia. During 3 years she organized and participated in a number of Trade delegations of Russian business representatives to Thailand , familiarization trips for media and travel agents and formed a part of negotiation team in export of fertilizers .
After graduation from University of Maryland and Far-Eastern National University Olga started working in commodity trading company Olam International. Major job responsibilities entailed assistance in setting up the representative office in the Russian Far-East and end-to-end coordination of timber import contracts.
In 2008 joined HSBC Bank, Russia on the European Management Trainee program and is now in the Trade&Supply Chain department in HSBC, UK. Her present role entails working with businesses which trade internationally by providing tailored trade finance solutions.
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Iain Stern, Grant Thornton
Iain is a chartered accountant and tax advisor with substantial experience in leading a diverse variety of significant tax projects and transactions both in the UK and cross-border. He specialises in advising on the corporation tax aspects of transactions including acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and refinancings and has a diverse client base in the education, PFI/PPP, financial services and green energy sectors.
Iain is also developing the UK firm's Russia/CIS international corporate tax team, supported by Olga Bondar, and has worked on a number of cross border projects and opportunities with GT teams in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Cyprus.
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Olga Bondar, Grant Thornton
Olga is a Manager in the Grant Thornton London VAT team. She has worked with Grant Thornton over 4 years, having spent 4 years at the Big 4. Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2008, Olga worked in PwC VAT Financial Services team providing advice to a wide range of financial services businesses. Olga started her career in Deloitte generalist VAT team.
Olga regularly advises a range of UK and international based clients, including property/construction, financial services, advertising, software development and hospitality related clients on meeting their UK and international VAT compliance obligations, complex technical issues and cross-border transactions. She has also managed a number of international projects involving liaison with Grant Thornton international offices and putting together reports summarising the VAT compliance requirements, as well as advised on tax structures involving the countries within and outside the EU.
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Olga Panteleimonova, Export Sales Manager for Eastern Europe
Olga joined the team at Hunter Plastics in April 2010. In December 2010 she was promoted to Export Sales Manager for Eastern Europe with her responsible area covering Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and some Baltic countries.
Before working for Hunter Plastics Olga worked in the construction industry in procurement roles in Russia, mainly in Moscow. Within international organisations she worked on construction projects in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Albania.
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Stefan Koschke, Project Manager, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Whilst studying Economics at the Johann Wolfgang University in Frankfurt, Stefan researched the economic transformation in Russia as part of his special focus subject of Economic Development and International Economic Relations.
In 2004, Stefan began his career at Messe Düsseldorf. He has extensive experience in the exhibition industry and was Project Manager for CARAVAN SALON and TourNatur in Düsseldorf.
Since 2011 he has been responsible for the organization and implementation of INTERPLASTICA, the most important trade fair for plastics and rubber in Russia.
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