The third international conference “Telecom and Investing in Russia” will be held at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow on March 28, 2003.  The conference is to be sponsored by Russia’s leading telecom holding Svyazinvest, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation.  LBS International Conferences will act as the partner in charge of organizing the event.

The opening remarks at the conference will be delivered by Leonid Reiman, minister of Communications of the Russian Federation.  The event will be attended by other Russian and foreign companies, such as McKinsey & Company, Renaissance Capital, Standard & Poor's Corporate Governance Services, Accenture, Uralsvyazinform, Rostelecom, Sistema Telecom, United Financial Group, RTKomm.ru, Volga Telecom, Troika Dailog, etc.

A number of hot topics will be aired at this forum, including: forecasting development and assessing long-term outlook of Russia’s telecom market; state policy and investment projects in the field of telecommunications; a comparative analysis of development in the telecom markets of Russia and countries of Eastern Europe; raising the investment appeal of telecom operators; practical instruments for raising investments; financial borrowing practice; strategy and tactics of corporate restructuring; consolidating resources, financial integration, etc. Participation in this event will help attendees not only receive information on the current state of affairs and trends concerning telecom investments in Russia, but also provide a venue for making useful business contacts.  Those who would like to obtain a detailed program, additional information and register for this event can do so at www.lbsglobal.com or by calling +7-095-775 49 96, +7-095-921 65 17.