Siberian Federal District regional conference on the topic "Public-private partnership" in Omsk

A regional conference of the Siberian Federal district on the topic "Public-private partnership: a useful means of area development under economic crisis circumstances" was organised on September 10 by the government of the Omsk Oblast, supported by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Leaders' Club and the law firm Maxima Legal.

Representatives from the Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation, Vnesheconombank, Sberbank Rossii, ANO Agency for Strategic Initiatives, government bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as leading Russian specialists in the PPP area (lawyers, consultants, financing organisations, higher education institutions' representatives) all took part in the event.

Vladimir Kilinkarov, a partner at Maxima Legal and head of the PPP practice, moderated a session "Experience of PPP mechanisms application in Siberian Federal district areas, while Evgeniy Druzhinin, senior lawyer, head of the Real Estate and Construction practice, took part in a discussion with governmental bodies' and business representatives.

Apart from the official section of the event, the conference participants enjoyed a cultural programme, which included: a trip to the centre for Civil War history study, located in the temporary residence of A.V. Kolchak in Omsk and a hockey match between the Omsk "Avangard" and Tolyatti "Lada".

A list of media publications related to this event is available here. (all publications are in Russian language only)