U.S. - Russia Technology Symposium at Stanford University

http://usrts.stanford.edu

Dear Colleague:

Stanford University invites you to attend the U.S. - Russia Technology Symposium at Stanford University. The event offers an excellent opportunity for industry leaders in both countries to cooperate in the fields of information technology, biotechnology, semiconductors, homeland security, and defense industry conversion.

Organizers: Stanford Institute for International Studies and Stanford Graduate School of Business

Topics to Be Covered:

• Sources of new technologies;
  
• International aspects of innovation;
  
• Infrastructure for the commercialization of new technology, including venture investment opportunities, capital markets, auditing, financial services, legal issues and more.

Top 5 Reasons to Attend:

1. Excellent opportunity to meet business, government, and academic leaders from the U.S. and Russia who work in the technology sector.
   
2. Establish an exclusive network of potential partners, investors, and clients for your business.
   
3. Participate in the development of the bilateral technology trade partnership between the U.S. and Russia.
   
4. Be the first to learn about the latest developments affecting the industry from policy makers and world class experts in technology.
   
5. Explore investment and funding opportunities in the growing technology sector.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Zhores Alferov, Winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics
  
• Brook Byers, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
  
• Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group
  
• Sarah Carey, Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey
  
• Bill Draper, Draper Richards L.P.
  
• Esther Dyson, EDventure Holdings
  
• Laurent Fullana, AirInSpace
  
• Andrei Fursenko, Ministry of Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation
  
• Alexander Galitsky, Galitsky Holdings
  
• Alexandra Johnson, Landbridge Capital
  
• Sharon Nunes, IBM
  
• Pitch Johnson, Asset Management Company
  
• Anatoly Karachinsky, Information Business Systems
  
• Andrei Kokoshin, Russian State Duma
  
• Sean Maloney, Intel
  
• William Perry, Center for International Security and Cooperation
  
• AnnaLee Saxenian, University of California at Berkeley
  
• Andrew Somers, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia
  
• Donald Valentine, Sequoia Capital
  
• Arkady Volozh, Yandex

Who Should Attend:

• Growing technology companies in Russia looking to extend their operations to the global market.
  
• Institutional investors and VC firms looking to explore investment opportunities in Russia.
  
• Accounting, consulting, and law firms interested in establishing new client relationships.
  
• Trade industry associations and non-profit organizations involved in promoting U.S.-Russian cooperation in the fields of science, technology, and defense conversion.
  
• Government officials seeking development of technological and scientific cooperation between the two countries.
  
• University faculty and researchers interested in sharing ideas about new inventions and developments in science and technology.

For more information about the Symposium, please visit our website at http://usrts.stanford.edu. Certain travel discounts may be available from our official airline partners.

We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium.