The Russia Forum was an annual event held in Moscow, hosted by Troika Dialog from 2008 to 2013. From 2012, The Russia Forum was jointly presented by Sberbank of Russia and Troika Dialog.
It was sometimes referred to as the "Russian Davos" (World Economic Forum in Davos), not only because the event in Switzerland is held a few days before the forum in Moscow, but also because of the high-profile nature of the speakers and scale of the industry leading agenda and high-level discussion attracted to The Russia Forum.
The Russia Forum was one of the key economic events of the year, attracting an audience of key global investors, globally renowned economists, executives and leaders from global companies, along with Russian and foreign political leaders and for discussions around social, economic, political and financial issues faced by Russian, the CIS region and the broader world economy.
From 2008 to 2013, participants of The Russia Forum gathered annually in Moscow to exchange opinions through a format of open debate and continuous dialogue to hear different viewpoints on issues regarding global growth. They were able to communicate directly with leading politicians, executives of top Russian and global companies, leading scholars, international investors, cultural-societal figureheads and influential members of the media from around the world. In addition to the large number of panel sessions and conferences, one-on-one investor meetings were also held as part of the format and unparalleled networking opportunities of The Russia Forum.
The Russia Forum 2013
The Russia Forum 2013 was held at the World Trade Center in Moscow from April 16–19. The event was hosted by Sberbank and Sberbank CIB. The plenary sessions of the Forum touched on subjects including relevant economic and political issues and the prospects for, and challenges facing particular sectors of the economy. Among the discussion sessions were: Turning point: Communism was Russia's answer to the challenges of the 20th century. What can we expect in the 21st century?; Tapping the Potential of Siberia and Russia's Far East; How Can the Valuation Gap of Russian Companies Be Overcome?; Finance and Telecoms: Two Sectors Converging.
Scheduled to speak at the Forum in 2013 were academics Charles Wyplosz and Richard Pipes, former president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus, investors Mark Mobius and David Bonderman, head of Federal Service for Financial Markets Dmitry Pankin and business leaders and heads of companies: Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (Chairperson of Louis Dreyfus Holding), Oleg Deripaska (CEO of RUSAL), Mikhail Kusnirovich (founder of Bosco di Ciliegi), Ilya Yakubson (President of Dixy Group), Andrei Dubovskov (President, MTS), Ivan Tavrin (CEO of MegaFon), Maxim Nogotkov (President of Svyaznoy Group), Mikhail Shamolin (CEO of Sistema), Maelle Gavet (CEO of Ozon Holdings), Jane Zavalishina (CEO of Yandex.Money), Sureyya Ciliv (CEO of Turkcell), Abraham Foss (senior vice president of Telenor Group), among others.
The Russia Forum 2012
The 2012 edition of The Russia Forum was held in Moscow from January 30-February 4. Around 4,500 people attended the event which featured more than 40 panel discussions and sessions devoted to a range of topics — from global economic challenges to investment in art and the prospects of Russia's contemporary film industry. A special day was added to the Forum which was devoted to investment possibilities in the film industry, television and new media. One of the panel sessions during the main part of the Forum featured a speech by then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin which was followed up by a discussion involving Putin and economists Paul Krugman, Raghuram Rajan, and Michael Milken. The Forum was covered by 345 journalists representing 113 Russian and foreign media outlets. The event also was covered by twenty television stations. Other speakers at the Forum included Igor Shuvalov, Sergey Sobyanin, Gordon Brown, Alexey Kudrin, Nouriel Roubini, Kenneth Rogoff and other political and economic figures as well as businesspeople.
The Russia Forum 2011
The Russia Forum 2011, was held in Moscow on 2–4 February 2011, which saw business leaders, investors, government officials and influential thinkers from around the world converge to exchange ideas in an environment of open discussion and vigorous debate.