Moscow, Russia
24 September 2024
24 September 2024
Russian – Gulf Business Forum:
New Ties, New Opportunities
Russia. Bahrain. Oman. Saudi Arabia.
About the Forum
Russia has a long and rich economic and business cooperation history
with the Arab world. It is impossible to overestimate the role that the countries of the region play in the development of modern Russian business policy, especially in the current environment of sanctions restrictions. In particular, the volume of total trade grows most rapidly with the Gulf countries. As trade and investment projects increase, so do challenges. Business consultants have to tackle complex issues faced by Russian companies doing business in the Gulf.
The Russian – Gulf Business Forum: New Ties, New Opportunities
(Russia. Bahrain. Oman. Saudi Arabia) will become a platform for dynamic dialogue between Russia and representatives of three Gulf countries: Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, allowing for a live discussion of key issues that are of particular concern to the business community today.
The event is jointly hosted by the Lidings Law Firm and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) with support of the leading legal advisors in Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
with the Arab world. It is impossible to overestimate the role that the countries of the region play in the development of modern Russian business policy, especially in the current environment of sanctions restrictions. In particular, the volume of total trade grows most rapidly with the Gulf countries. As trade and investment projects increase, so do challenges. Business consultants have to tackle complex issues faced by Russian companies doing business in the Gulf.
The Russian – Gulf Business Forum: New Ties, New Opportunities
(Russia. Bahrain. Oman. Saudi Arabia) will become a platform for dynamic dialogue between Russia and representatives of three Gulf countries: Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, allowing for a live discussion of key issues that are of particular concern to the business community today.
The event is jointly hosted by the Lidings Law Firm and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) with support of the leading legal advisors in Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Topics for discussion
- Russian-Gulf business dialogue - utilizing mutual potentials
- Russian experience in the Gulf and Gulf experience in Russia
- Gulf development programs: openness to cooperation (financing, technology, business)
- Cross-border Trade and settlements
- Peculiarities of M&A deals in the Gulf and creation of joint ventures with foreign capital
- Establishment of trading structures in the Gulf
- Methods of securing fulfillment of obligations by the Gulf counterparties
- Judicial defense and dispute resolution in the Gulf countries
Invited to participate
Business owners, top managers, heads of legal departments, representatives of the Embassies of Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia, the Russian and Arab Chambers of Commerce (Russian-Bahraini/ Omani/ Saudi Business Councils).
The event is free. Registration confirmation is required.
The event is free. Registration confirmation is required.
Conference Program
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
10:00 – 10:30
10:00 – 10:30
Registration, welcome coffee
10:30 – 11:10
10:30 – 11:10
Opening remarks and agenda
11:10 – 12:50
11:10 – 12:50
Session 1. Starting Business and Keeping it Running in the Right Way: How to Create an Oasis and Not Be Swept Away by the Sands
Moderator:
Andrey Zelenin, Managing Partner, Lidings
Invited Speakers:
RAMI JAMAL
Senior Partner, Helvetican (Bahrain)
Bahrain as a Business Hub: Opportunities and Facilities Offered by Various Government Entities
DANIYAL KHALID
Corporate Associate, ALC Lawyers and Counsels (Oman)
Bridging Opportunity and Execution: Your Path to Business Success in Oman
NURIYA MUSINA
Managing Partner, Econix Research (UAE)
Navigating the Risks of Investment in Life Sciences: Strategies for Mitigation and Sustainable Alignment with Healthcare Systems
ANZHELIKA TARANOVA
Partner, Head of Corporate Services, UPPERCASE Legal Advisory (UAE)
Cross-border payments, ensuring uninterrupted transactions worldwide: RU, CIS, MENA, China & Other
STEEVE ZOUEIN
Senior Lawyer, Head of the KSA Transactions, Lidings Global (Saudi Arabia)
Opportunities and Legal Framework for Business in the KSA
Andrey Zelenin, Managing Partner, Lidings
- Setting up and administering a business in Oman, Bahrain, KSA
- Foreign investment protection regime, interstate agreements
- Peculiarities of M&A transactions in the Gulf countries and creation of joint ventures with foreign capital
- Project financing and traditional Islamic banking
- Peculiarities of doing business in certain industries: pharmaceuticals and healthcare; minerals; industrial production; transportation
Invited Speakers:
RAMI JAMAL
Senior Partner, Helvetican (Bahrain)
Bahrain as a Business Hub: Opportunities and Facilities Offered by Various Government Entities
DANIYAL KHALID
Corporate Associate, ALC Lawyers and Counsels (Oman)
Bridging Opportunity and Execution: Your Path to Business Success in Oman
NURIYA MUSINA
Managing Partner, Econix Research (UAE)
Navigating the Risks of Investment in Life Sciences: Strategies for Mitigation and Sustainable Alignment with Healthcare Systems
ANZHELIKA TARANOVA
Partner, Head of Corporate Services, UPPERCASE Legal Advisory (UAE)
Cross-border payments, ensuring uninterrupted transactions worldwide: RU, CIS, MENA, China & Other
STEEVE ZOUEIN
Senior Lawyer, Head of the KSA Transactions, Lidings Global (Saudi Arabia)
Opportunities and Legal Framework for Business in the KSA
12:50 – 13:50
12:50 – 13:50
Lunch and business networking
13:50 – 15:20
13:50 – 15:20
Session 2. Dispute on Equal Footing or Struggle of Strong and Weak: Peculiarities of Dispute Resolution
Moderator:
Stepan Guzey, Partner, Lidings
Invited Speakers:
ZAINAB AL LAWATI
Senior Associate, ALC Lawyers and Counsels (Oman)
Mitigating Risk Through Dispute Resolution: Legal Tools for Businesses in Oman
ALEXANDER MOLOTNIKOV
Executive Director of the REC Law and Business of Moscow State University (Russia)
Academic Factor in Choosing Arbitral Institute and Appointment of Arbitrators for Dispute Resolution in the Middle East
MIKHAIL SAVRANSKY
Professor of the International Private Law Department of the Private Law Research Centre named after S.S. Alexeev (PLRC), Deputy Chairman of the Arbitration Centre at the RSPP (Russia)
Resolution of Сross-Border Disputes Involving Russian Companies Under Sanctions: Topical Issues
Dr. ASEEL ZIMMO
Managing Partner, The First Link (Bahrain)
Dispute Resolution Landscape in Bahrain: Arbitration, Mediation and Commercial English Litigation Before Bahraini Courts and The Newly Announced Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC)
Stepan Guzey, Partner, Lidings
- Choice of venue in dispute resolution: overview of the Gulf region
- Sanctions and their impact on dispute resolution, execution of contracts under sanctions
- Asset tracing in the Gulf countries
- Interrelation of Sharia law, traditions and Western legal systems in Dispute Resolution
Invited Speakers:
ZAINAB AL LAWATI
Senior Associate, ALC Lawyers and Counsels (Oman)
Mitigating Risk Through Dispute Resolution: Legal Tools for Businesses in Oman
ALEXANDER MOLOTNIKOV
Executive Director of the REC Law and Business of Moscow State University (Russia)
Academic Factor in Choosing Arbitral Institute and Appointment of Arbitrators for Dispute Resolution in the Middle East
MIKHAIL SAVRANSKY
Professor of the International Private Law Department of the Private Law Research Centre named after S.S. Alexeev (PLRC), Deputy Chairman of the Arbitration Centre at the RSPP (Russia)
Resolution of Сross-Border Disputes Involving Russian Companies Under Sanctions: Topical Issues
Dr. ASEEL ZIMMO
Managing Partner, The First Link (Bahrain)
Dispute Resolution Landscape in Bahrain: Arbitration, Mediation and Commercial English Litigation Before Bahraini Courts and The Newly Announced Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC)
15:20
15:20
Cocktail reception and informal networking at the forum’s venue
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- Format of the eventIn-person + Online
- Event LanguageRussian, Arabic, English (interpretation provided)
- Attendance FreeThe event is free and intended for business owners, top managers, and heads of legal departments and is closed to consultants, lawyers, and private practitioners. Registration confirmation is required
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Venue
Metropol Hotel
2 Teatralniy Proezd
2 Teatralniy Proezd
Contacts
If you have any questions, please contact us
Phone: +7 495 989 44 10
Email: rgbusinessforum@lidings.com
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