The Mid-Atlantic

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The Mid-Atlantic RussiaBusiness Council
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Our Mission

• MARBCs mission is to enhance the position of
  U.S. Mid-Atlantic-based companies in Russia and
  the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  while attracting Russian businesses to the
  Mid-Atlantic region.
• MARBC works to foster business relations between
  Russia and the CIS and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic
  region and to cultivate contacts and cooperation
  among political, economic, cultural and
  educational interests.

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MARBC Profile

• A major non-profit organization in the
  Mid-Atlantic Region that provides information and
  services related to Russia and the CIS
• Established by Val Kogan in 1995 as the
  Pennsylvania - Russia Business Council
• Primarily works in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
  Jersey, New York and Delaware
• Organizes over 25 Russian-American trade events,
  seminars, and delegations from Russia annually
  across the U.S.

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Why MARBC?

• The emerging Russian and CIS market is proving to
  be challenging but profitable for companies in
  the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region.
• MARBC provides U.S. companies with the necessary
  tools and connections to succeed in this rapidly
  expanding market, and helps Russian companies to
  gain access to and establish a presence in the
  American market.

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Why MARBC?

• Since 1997, MARBC has been actively involved in
  developing cooperation with Russian regions.
• MARBC has developed partnerships with nearly
  twenty Russian and thirty American regional
  Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Trade
  Associations.
• MARBC, headquartered in Philadelphia, also has an
  office in Moscow, Russia.

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Achievements

• MARBC has presented many seminar series
• From 2001 - 2003, MARBC, jointly with the U.S.
  Department of State, organized thirteen seminar
  series entitled "Russian Science and Technology
  Opportunities for U.S. Businesses.
• MARBC organizes ongoing series entitled The
  Changing Face of Russia and Business
  Opportunities in Russia and brings in speakers
  from the U.S., Russia, and the CIS

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Achievements

• MARBC has been instrumental in bringing a number
  of high-profile delegations from Russia to the
  U.S.
• Some of these delegations attend the C3 EXPO,
  Russian-American Innovation Technology Weeks, the
  Mid-Atlantic Venture Conference, various
  seminars, and the upcoming Russian Mayors
  Delegation round table in Philadelphia.

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Achievements

• Due to past successes, MARBC now organizes the
  Semi-Annual Russian-American Innovation
  Technology Week (RANIT) twice a year to bring
  together entrepreneurs, scientists, venture
  capitalists, and established corporations within
  the United States and Russian technology
  communities.
• RANIT includes regional technology events,
  seminars, panel discussions, roundtable meetings,
  trade shows, conferences, and networking events.
• Recently, MARBC has organized RANIT-BIO weeks
  which include participation in BIO exhibitions

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U.S.-Russia Biotechnology Cooperation

• Two circumstances have recently made
  biotechnology cooperation between Russia and the
  Mid-Atlantic states particularly attractive
• First, the Russian government has moved to create
  a National Program for the Development of
  Biotechnology in Russia in 2006-2015.
• Second, governments in the Mid-Atlantic region
  have enacted favorable policies that have further
  enhanced the regions standing as a leader in the
  field of biotechnology.
• It is within this context that MARBC has made
  Russian-American scientific and technical
  cooperation in biotechnology one of its top
  priorities.

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Major Events Organized by MARBC in the USA
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Major MARBC Events in the U.S.

• Russian-American Biotechnological Innovation
  Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)
• Russian-American Innovation Technology Week
  (RANIT)
• ITEC Conferences in New York, Washington D.C. and
  Philadelphia
• Days of Russian-American Venture Industry
  Cooperation
• Mid-Atlantic BIO Conference
• Russian Mayors Delegation visit to the
  Mid-Atlantic region

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Russian-American Innovation Technology Week
(RANIT)

• RANIT has been established and organized by MARBC
  since 2003
• RANIT is now held twice a year and includes a
  greater number of regional technology events
• RANIT is designed to bring together
  entrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists,
  and established corporations from the American
  and Russian technology communities.
• RANIT is supported by leading regional businesses
  and governmental organizations, including the
  administrations of the City of Philadelphia, the
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the States of New
  Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, as well as
  Mid-Atlantic regional organizations focusing on
  international business and technology
  development.

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Russian-American Innovation Technology Week
(RANIT)

• The 5th RANIT included events held in celebration
  of the 300-year anniversary of the birth of
  Benjamin Franklin the 1st member of the Russian
  Academy of Sciences
• The 7th RANIT, held in mid-November 2007,
  commemorated the 200th anniversary of the
  beginning of Russian-American diplomatic
  relations

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Russian-American Innovation Technology Week
(RANIT)

• Russian delegations representing the best Russian
  technology companies take part in the various
  regional technology events of the RANIT,
  including
• Meetings with state officials
• Seminars with members of venture capital funds
  specializing in biotechnology
• Visits to the International Incubator at the
  Science Center
• Roundtable discussions with members of
  biotechnology associations in the Mid-Atlantic
  region

The 3rd RANIT in November 2005
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Russian-American Biotechnological Innovation
Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)

• BIO, the worlds largest exhibition and
  conference for experts in the field of
  biotechnology, is the key event held in the
  framework of the RANIT-BIO.
• As it did in Philadelphia at BIO-2005, in Chicago
  at BIO-2006, in Boston at BIO-2007, and in San
  Diego at BIO-2008,MARBC will be serving as the
  official organizer of the Russian delegation to
  BIO-2009 in Atlanta.
• In the context of the RANIT-BIO, MARBC organizes
  a Russian mini-pavilion and the participation of
  the Russian delegation in various events at BIO.

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Russian-American Biotechnological Innovation
Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)

• Since BIO-2006, MARBC has organized a Country
  Seminar on Russia Russias Emerging Bio-economy
  New Developments in Regional Bioclusters,
  Biofuels and Bionanotechnology. featuring panel
  discussions and presentations from leading
  experts on conducting business in Russia.

Opening of RANIT-BIO 2006
Russia Country Seminar at BIO 2006
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Russian-American Biotechnological Innovation
Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)

• Other major events of the RANIT-BIO
• welcoming ceremony in the Mayors Reception Room
  at Philadelphia City Hall
• seminars with members of biotechnology
  associations in the Mid-Atlantic region and
  venture capital funds specializing in
  biotechnology
• Visit to the International Incubator at the
  Science Center.

At RANIT-BIO 2006
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Russian-American Biotechnological Innovation
Technology Week (RANIT-BIO)

• The Mid-Atlantic Russia Business Council
  organizes participation in the 10th Semi-Annual
  Biotechnological Russian-American Innovation
  Technology Week (RANIT BIO), which will take
  place on May 13-22, 2009 in Atlanta, GA, and
  Philadelphia, PA.
• The key event of the 10th RANIT-BIO will be BIO
  2009, held in Atlanta on May 18-21, 2009.
• At BIO 2009 in Atlanta, as well as at BIO 2008 in
  San Diego and BIO 2007 in Boston , MARBC will be
  organizing a Country Seminar on Russia and the
  Russian Technology mini-pavilion.

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ITEC Conferences

• The ITEC Conferences are information technology
  conferences offering access to the latest
  breakthroughs in the information technologies
  field, as well as networking opportunities with
  some of the largest IT companies in the industry.
• The MARBC will be participating in ITEC New York
  City Metro, ITEC Washington D.C. and ITEC
  Philadelphia by encouraging the participation of
  Russian companies in the exhibition and by
  hosting a panel discussion entitled Thinking
  Globally in Todays Economic Environment and How
  to Expand Globally in an IT Market.

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Days of Russian-American Venture Industry
Cooperation

• Since 2002, the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business
  Council has been arranging the Days of
  Russian-American Venture Industry Cooperation,
  which takes place throughout the Mid-Atlantic
  States.
• A Russian delegation of government and industry
  executives participates in a number of venture
  capital business events and gains invaluable
  knowledge about the U.S. venture capital
  industry.

Days of Russian-American Venture Industry
Cooperation
Mid-Atlantic Venture Conference
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Russian-American Venture Industry Cooperation
program

• As the most important part of the Month, MARBC
  organizes Russian participation in the
  Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference (MAC), of which
  MARBC is a supporting organization.
• The premier events of the Days of
  Russian-American Venture Industry Cooperation are
  the Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference, a round
  table discussion with Russian technology
  companies, a tour of the Science Center, the
  oldest urban technologies park in the U.S., and
  will conclude with the Russian delegations
  participation in the Mid-Atlantic BIO Conference.

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Mid-Atlantic BIO

• The Mid-Atlantic BIO Conference in Washington
  D.C. is one of the largest biotechnology trade
  shows in the region.
• The MARBC is working to bring biotechnology
  companies together with venture capitalists as a
  part of the Days of Russian-American Venture
  Capital Cooperation.
• As an official international sponsoring
  organization of Mid-Atlantic BIO, the MARBC will
  be organizing a Russian exhibition and
  presentation about the latest biotechnology
  developments in Russia.

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MARBC Seminar Series

• Throughout 2009 MARBC will present The Changing
  Face of Russia Seminar Series. Addressing the
  changing business environment in Russia, this is
  a revival of a highly successful seminar series
  hosted by the MARBC after the financial crisis of
  1998. New seminars will be organized throughout
  the Mid-Atlantic States, including Pennsylvania,
  New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and New York.
• This continuing series will highlight and
  summarize recent trends and developments taking
  place in Russia and discuss their affects on
  Russian-American business interactions.

The 2005 MARBC Seminar Series
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MARBC Seminar Series

• Throughout 2009, MARBC will present its Seminar
  Series entitled Russian Science Technology
  Opportunities for U.S. Businesses. Due to the
  recurring, robust success of this series, which
  has been held in the Mid-Atlantic region since
  2001, new seminars will be organized throughout
  the Eastern United States, including New York,
  NY, Washington, DC, King of Prussia, PA,
  Pittsburg, PA, Princeton, NJ, Baltimore, MD, and
  Wilmington, DE.
• Seminar sessions offer significant opportunities
  for technology, RD, and science organizations to
  gain extensive insight into the newest Russian
  technology initiatives, learn about a vast array
  of Russian science capabilities, and explore a
  plethora of potential prospects for U.S.-Russia
  technological cooperation.

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Roundtable with the Russian Mayors Delegation

• As in the past, the MARBC will again be hosting a
  delegation of mayors and local government
  officials from the Russian Federation in
  Philadelphia in November, 2009.
• The welcoming ceremony and roundtable discussion
  will be held in the Mayors Reception Room at
  Philadelphia City Hall on November 16.
• The event will feature the Biennial
  Russian-American Business Opportunities Symposium
  focusing on the challenges and opportunities for
  business cooperation between regional companies
  and Russia.

Russian Mayors Delegations Visit in 2006
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Roundtable with the Russian Mayors Delegation

• In 2006 the delegation consisted of more than 30
  local government officials and businessmen,
  including mayors and heads of administration
  representing more than 10 cities and regions from
  across Russia.
• The program included a welcoming reception for
  the delegation at Philadelphia City Hall, a
  conference and roundtable discussions on the
  topic of current Russian-American business
  collaboration, a visit to the Science center, and
  an exhibit on the interactions between Benjamin
  Franklin and Ekaterina Dashkova.

Franklin and Dashova Exhibit
Russian Mayors Delegation
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Major Events Organized by MARBC in Russia
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Major Events in Russia

• Traditionally, MARBC has organized American
  participation at a number of events every March
  and April in Russia, and the MARBC has combined
  all of these events into MARBC Month in Russia.

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MARBC Month in Russia

• ProMedia Tech, March 2-5
• 6th Moscow International CongressBiotechnology
  State of the Art and Prospects of Development,
  March 16-20
• 16th Moscow International Travel Tourism
  Exhibition,
• March 18-21
• Goszakaz, a government procurement
  forum-exhibition,
• March 23-25
• 6th International Nano-Industrial Exhibition
  NTMEX-2009, April 15-17
• 10th International Forum High Technology of the
  21st Century, April 21-24
• Sister-City Expo and Conference, April 25-29.

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ProMedia Tech

• ProMedia Tech is an international promotion and
  advertising technologies festival in Moscow,
  Russia.
• ProMedia Tech is an excellent opportunity for
  networking amongst exhibitors and potential
  customers of promotional, mass media, and
  promotion technologies services.
• At ProMedia Tech 2009 the MARBC hosted a panel
  discussion focusing on opportunities for
  Russian-U.S. cooperation in the promotion and
  advertising fields.

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6th International Congress Biotechnology State
of the Art and Prospects of Development

• The 6th International Congress Biotechnology
  State of the Art and Prospects of Development,
  held in Moscow City Hall, is an international
  biotechnologies festival with a which will
  highlight the entire spectrum of biotechnological
  products including pharmecuticals, agricultural
  technologies, veterinary medicine, geology and
  industrial tecnologies, and biological products
  for the protection and recovery of the
  environment.
• In the past, the MARBC has hosted the
  Russia-America symposium Issues of Current
  Importance for Russia-USA Cooperation in the
  Field of Biotechnology, and plans to continue
  similar programs at the event.

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16th Moscow International Travel and Tourism
Exhibition

• The 16th Moscow International Travel and Tourism
  Exhibition, the largest of its kind in Russia, is
  a perfect opportunity for international tourism
  companies to come alongside the most recent
  trends and developments in the Russian tourism
  industry.
• In 2008 more than 3000 companies from 110
  countries and regions participated in the event.
• The MARBC is working to attract leading U.S.
  tourism companies and travel agencies to
  participate in the 2009 exhibition.

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Goszakaz

• Goszakaz is a government forum-exhibition where
  many companies may represent their products to
  budget holders of all levels of the Russian
  federal and regional governments.
• The MARBC works to foster the participation of
  American businesses in the exhibition.

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6th International Nano-Industrial Exhibition
NTMEX 2009

• NTMEX 2009 is a specialized nano-industrial
  exhibition that covers all of the aspects of
  nanotechnologies and materials starting from
  setting the task and finishing with technical
  implementation and industrial introduction.
• The MARBC will be working to increase American
  participation in the event.

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International Forum High Technology of the 21st
Century

• The High Technology of the 21st Century
  international exhibition, held in Russia since
  1999, presents technological achievements in the
  fields of space, radio electronics and
  communications, information, medicine and
  biotechnology, chemistry, etc.
• The program of the Forum includes seminars, round
  tables, an innovation competition, an
  international exhibition, and an international
  conference.

High Technology of the 21st Century 2006 in
Moscow
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Other Events incorporated in MARBC Month in Russia

• The Sister-City Expo Conference will commemorate
  the 45th Anniversary of the Russian Cities
  Association.
• RusBuild and MosBuild are two of the largest
  professional construction exhibitions in Russia,
  and will highlight the dominating trends in the
  construction industry.
• Finally, Toy Russia will offer an exciting
  opportunity for American companies to access the
  Russian toy market as demand for western products
  rises.

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Changes to MARBC Month in Russia

• In the past the Moscow International Salon of
  Innovations Investment and BIOEURASIA have been
  included in MARBC Month in Russia.
• While MARBC will still be participating in the
  events, due to scheduling changes the events will
  no longer be a part of MARBC Month in Russia.

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MARBC Cooperation with Universities and Colleges
from the Mid-Atlantic Region
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MARBC and The Wharton Russia Student Society

• The MARBC and The Wharton Russia Student Society
  have hosted two joint forums discussing different
  subjects relating to Russian business and
  culture. The first joint forum was held in
  November of 2008 and was entitled The Future of
  U.S.-Russia Business Ties Opportunities or
  Constraints? and the second was held in February
  2009 and was entitled Russian Culture and
  Society Abroad.
• The third joint forum event, to be held in
  November 2009, will have a focus on
  entrepreneurship.

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MARBC Involvement with Temple University

• On May 16, 2007 during the Awards Ceremony, the
  MARBC presented an award for excellence in
  Russian to a member of the graduating class of
  Temple University Jennifer Kondash. Her record
  of service to the Russian Department has been
  exceptional.
• An award was presented by Benjamin Rifkin,
  Professor of Russian Vice Dean for
  Undergraduate Affairs at Temple University, whose
  contribution to the expansion of the Russian
  culture and language program at Temple University
  has been outstanding.

At Temple Awards Ceremony 2007
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Contact Information
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