"Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private entrepreneurship with the needs of the disadvantaged and the requirements of future generations".

--Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations

New Speaker Confirmations!

European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit for Social Dialogue, Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs, Dominique Bé

National Association of Independent Directors, Executive Director, Alexander Filatov

International Industrial Bank, Chairman of Board Directors, Bert Vos

World Bank in Russian Federation, Director, Kristalina Georgieva

State University - Higher School of Economics, Canada - Russia Center for Corporate Governance Programme, Director, Alexander Settles

In addition to the existing speaker panel of business leaders and experts in the field:

The Global Compact , Deputy Head of The Global Compact, Denise O'Brien

The Global Compact, Head of the Global Compact Learning Program, Jeffrey Senne

United Nations Development Programme, UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative, Stefan Vassilev

Sakhalin Energy , General Manager External Affairs, Matthew Bateson

BP, Communications and Corporate Responsibility in Russia, Anton Mifsud-Bonnici

Russian Association of Managers, Executive Director, Sergei Litovchenko

PricewaterhouseCoopers Moscow, Partner, Stanley Root

Ernst & Young, CIS Director Business Risk Services, Partner, Tonny Dekker

RUIE, Head of Social Policy Department, Fedor Prokopov

The Centre for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Chairman, Matthew Murray

KPMG, Partner, Risk Advisory Services, Garry Black

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Executive Director - Technical, Roger Adams

Multinational Enterprises Programme International Labour Office (ILO), Director, Hans Hofmeijer

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development UK, Environmental Expert, Bossan Annaeva

The Global Compact, Deputy Head of The Global Compact, Denise O'Brien

Standard and Poor's, Director of corporate governance rating division, Julia Kochetygova

KPMG, Risk Advisory Services, Galina Efremova

The Russia Partnership for Responsible Business Practices, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), Executive Director, Brook Horowitz

White & Associates, Partner, Stanislav Grafski

OECD, Corporate Affairs Division, Corporate Governance, Fianna Jesover

British American Tobacco, Corporate Affairs Director, Vladimir Aksionov

DITE � UNCTAD, Investment and Enterprise Competitiveness Branch, Head, Tatiana Krylova

The Agency for Social Information, Director, Elena Topoleva

The Institute for Urban Economics (IUE), Director, Marina Liborakina

ARM Group, President, Victor Tarusin

WWF-Russia, Director of Conservation Policy, Evgeny Shvarts

Aurora International, President, Stephen Schmida

United Nations Information Centre in Moscow, Director, Alexandre Gorelik

Deloitte & Touche CIS, CIA CCSA, Enterprise Risk Services,Senior Manager, Boris Veselov

The Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Director, Vinnik Alla Emilievna

CAF Russia, Senior Fellow with the Synergos Institute, a member of the WINGS Advisory Committee, Vadim Samorodov

The Russia Partnership for Responsible Business Practices, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), Elena Korf