IN THIS ISSUE:
NEW MEMBER SERVICES:Job Bank: post your job openings on our websiteCERBA attracts a lot of job�seekers who possess very specificskills. Posting your opening on our website will enhance its vi�sibility and outreach to potential candidates and will give youthe opportunity to target your desired audience. For CERBAmembers we offer this service as a part of the membershippackage, but it is also available for non�members for a fee.
Career postings can be listed on our website by:Members � freeNon�members � $200 + tax
Career postings should be sent to your local CERBA Regio�nal Director electronically. Submissions are accepted in Wordor PDF. Requests for job postings from non�members shouldinclude billing information or a Visa, Mastercard or Amexnumber. Positions are posted for 30 days or until the appli�cation deadline, whichever is earlier. For more informationplease contact your local CERBA Regional Director.
Resume Bank:Dear CERBA Members, we are happy to remind you of anadded�value service included in your membership package, theresume bank. Among our dedicated volunteers and internsthere are a lot of talented bilingual and multilingual professio�nals who are searching for new career opportunities.If you are looking to fill in a position with your company pleasefeel free to have a look at the resumes in the member�only sec�tion of our website and contact the potential candidates directly.Non�members are also welcome to submit their resumes to thissection for a fee.
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CERBA members, we would like to remind you that you are most wel�come to start discussions, share your views and ask questions in ourexclusive member�only LinkedIn group. Created specifically for the con�venience of our members, this group is an excellent place to start a newconversation, bring up a pertinent issue or just reconnect to someonewho shares the same values.
MEMBERSHIPFor membership inquiries, please contact your regional CERBA office:
TTOORROONNTTOO CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Katherine Balabanova
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (416) 862 4403
MMOONNTTRREEAALL CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Marina Belskikh
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (514) 516�1178
VVAANNCCOOUUVVEERR CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Tatiana Domilovskaya
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (604) 720 2905
AALLBBEERRTTAA CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Frank Kense
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (780) 915 1110
OOTTTTAAWWAA CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Marina Belskikh
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (514) 516�1178
KKAAZZAAKKHHSSTTAANN CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Taskyn Koshman
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 7 (777) 113 4477
MMOOSSCCOOWW CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Alex Grichine
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 7 (985) 762 1240
MMAANNIITTOOBBAA CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Tom Nevakshonoff
e�mail: [email protected]
Phone: 1 (204) 664 2111
UUZZBBEEKKIISSTTAANN CCHHAAPPTTEERR � Alexander Antonov
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ALBERTA CHAPTER ADVISORY GROUP
Chairman
Grant Winton � Acting Chairman
Directors
Erin Campbell (Chutter) � ECMB Capital Partners
Erkin Atakhanov � Personal Finance Consulting
Judy Pedersen � SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology)
Katerina Ioannou � Government of Alberta
Peter Cahill � Global Affairs Canada
KAZAKHSTAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Norman Storm � Condor Petroleum
Directors
Alex Chernoff � PetroKazakhstan
Andrey Kim � Powerry
David Barker � Ex�Im Trading
Dmitry Barsukov � Cameco Kazakhstan
Gordon Haskins � Al Hilal Bank Kazakhstan
Gulmira Tolganbayeva � Green Tower Group
Kanat Skakov � DENTONS
Kirill Afanasyev � SCHNEIDER GROUP
Mark Findlay � AGI�CDCS Kazakhstan
Observers
Nathan Lysons � Embassy of Canada to
Kazakhstan
Shokan Omarov � Embassy of Canada to
Kazakhstan
Zhandos Temirgali � KAZAKH INVEST
MONTREAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Nicolas Fresne � Former Director of the
Quebec office in Moscow
Directors
Alexandre Borduas � BRP
Ilya Kalnish � BCF
Leo Knaapen � Bombardier
Observer
Jocelyn Neron � Ministere de l'economie, de
l'innovation et de l'exportation du Quebec
VANCOUVER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Erin Campbell (Chutter) � ECMB Capital
Partners
Directors
Andrei Makovetski � ME Elecmetal
Andrew Heffernan � AFEX
Bryan Hughes � EDC
Daniel Kiselbach � Miller Thomson LLP
Dr. Stephen Ramsey � Grey Owl Engineering
John Kitchen � Steveston Net and Gear
John Sloan � Former Ambassador of Canada
to Russia, Armenia and Uzbekistan
Konstantin Barabash � Viking Air
Mel Dhanaraj � Sensei Technologies
Vladimir Bolshakov � Geometrik Manufacturing
Observer
Paul Irwin � BC Provincial Government
MOSCOW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Nathan Hunt � Ronald A. Chisholm International
Directors
Alexander Skoblo � Dentons Russia
Clark Dillon Bailey � EuroChem Group
Luc Jones � Fircroft
Madina Assylbekova � Gowling WLG
Matt Wills � John Deere Construction &
Forestry Division
Mikhail Romanov � EY
Neil Withers � CFA Association Russia
Pavel Zhelvis � RusTechnip LLC
Robert Machowski � HATCH
Ron Lewin � TerraLink Technologies
Stanislav Borodyuk � Kinross Gold Corporation
Svetlana Bobrovich � Barrick Gold Corporation
Observers
Annick Goulet � Embassy of Canada in Moscow
Stephanie Loiseau � Embassy of Canada in
Moscow
OTTAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Gilles Breton � Former Deputy Head of
Mission, Canadian Embassy to Russia
Directors
Alexandra Logvin � Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Christopher Westdal � Silver Bear Resources
Greg Shields � Hyperline
Pierre Pyun � Bombardier
Observer
Cecilia Silundika � AANDC
TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Martha Harrison � McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Vice Chairman
Wolfgang Spillner � Logistics Consultant
Directors
Alex Peshekhonov � Global Performance
Improvement Inc.
Alex Shifrin � LP/AD
Bidhu S.Jha � OTCL
Boris Aryev � Stans Energy Corp.
Jeremy Wyeth � Wood PLC
Maria Vorobieva � SkyPower Global
Mike Van Akkooi � Kinross Gold Corporation
Robert C. Kay � Migao Corporation
Robert Glasgow � McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Sergey Stefanishin � Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
LLP
Vera Chefranova � Protivity
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
GILLES BRETON � Chairman of the Board, CERBA
Directors
BORIS ARYEV � Stans Energy Corp.
CHRIS WESTDAL � Silver Bear Resources
DANIEL KIESELBACH � Miller Thomson LLP
ERIN CAMPBELL (CHUTTER) � Global Energy Metals
GRANT WINTON � Alberta Chapter Acting Chairman
MARTHA HARRISON � McCarthy Tetrault LLP
MIKE VAN AKKOI � Kinross Gold Corporation
NATHAN HUNT � Ronald A. Chisholm International
NEIL WITHERS � CFA, Independent Director, Past President, CFA Association Russia
NICOLAS FRESNE � Former Head of Quebec Mission in Moscow
NORMAN STORM � Falcon Oil & Gas LLP
PIERRE SEIN PYUN � Bombardier
PIOTR DUTKIEWICZ � Carleton University
OPINION
CERBA Chairman's Message..............................4
ASSOCIATION NEWS
New Members......................................................5
Member News......................................................8
MAIN STORIES
CEBRA organizes the Canada pavilion
at MAKS 2019 for the 3rd time..........................13
CERBA Business Mission to Eastern
Economic Forum 2019 ......................................14
CERBA Eurasia Construction
and Infrastructure Conference within the
Framework of the Buildings Show.....................16
The IX CERBA�Vancouver Mining
conference on the margins of AME
BC Roundup�2020.............................................18
LOOKING BACK
Events and Association Activities ......................20
On the cover: Meeting of the CERBA Moscow Board
with H.E. Alison LeClaire, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of Canada
in the Russian Federation
CERBA NEWSLETTER Design:
Dmitry Radomsky
TABLE OF CONTENT
OPINION
4 / 2020 Volume I
ASSOCIATION NEWS
5 / 2020 Volume I
Dear CERBA Members,
As our respective countries find their own way of what might
be the first wave of the COVID�19 pandemic, I would like to
reiterate the hope that you, your family and your friends are
staying healthy in every possible way.
The novelty and highly contagious nature of COVID�19 have
very quickly taken the global discussion first beyond the
confines of biological science and then of public health pol�
icy. As public health considerations imposed a drastic
reduction of normal economic activity in most countries,
governments had to devise economic stimulus and social
protection programs, each according to its own prevailing
traditions. It could not be long before the debate turned into
a political confrontation both at the international level and
within certain countries where the imposition of coercive
public health measures can still be seen in some quarters as
a threat to fundamental freedom.
In the context of this multi�layered global debate and the
unusually complex tasks facing all governments, we at
CERBA quickly acknowledged that, given the new econom�
ic challenges, we have a contribution to make. Our main
task, the promotion of greater international trade and invest�
ment, will be even more important as countries struggle to
bring their economies back to pre�pandemic growth levels.
As a result of the pandemic, it would seem that we will not
necessarily see a surge of protectionism or a reversal of
globalization, but we will most likely see a greater concern
about vulnerability. This could apply to governments that will
probably review their practices in terms of stockpiling strate�
gic medical equipment, among others, and may also
encourage the emergence of local suppliers. For the large
manufacturing entities with an international supply chain,
there will be a temptation to shorten that supply chain or at
least replace the elements that might appear vulnerable to
possible future disruption. Although these developments at
the first glance might seem to create additional obstacles to
many of our members that aim to expand their business
overseas, in fact, there are as many business opportunities
for such companies now as there were in pre�COVID 19
world. Thus one of the main tasks of CERBA leadership and
staff nowadays is to educate members of our community on
where to look for these opportunities.
From the point of view of international trade and investment,
even before the pandemic is under control, there will be pres�
sure to do more and to do it more intelligently, to reduce vul�
nerability. It is worth recalling that the Canadian government's
trade diversification policy, which we consistently supported,
was primarily based on the idea of reducing the vulnerability
to a single market. The pandemic has not discredited the
idea. Instead, it is compelling us to refine it further.
The emergence of a consensus over the need to diversify
international trade and investment may well be the easy
part. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways that might allow us
to actively contribute to implementing such a policy event in
the context of social distancing and drastically reduced
international travel. From the start of the pandemic, CERBA
has been experimenting with various formats of online
events, as well as different event concepts and methods of
provision of the material. We have also expanded our mem�
bership package by several new services currently in
demand, such as matchmaking during online events, regu�
lar info updates on the situation in our mandate countries,
and other services.
In general, CERBA transition from real�life meetings to on�
line ones has been swift and effective. Paradoxically, it has
even improved our capacity to reach out to some areas
where we could not so easily travel as well as to engage in
useful conversation with individuals that might not have
been available before. Our stakeholders, partners and staff
have so espoused the new ways, that our main task is to
optimise our calendar of on�line events. Whatever happens
next, on�line activities have now become an essential part of
our tool kit.
Whereas online events allow us to maintain and expand
contacts, they also have become effective ways of creating
business. Until exporters can meet again with their cus�
tomers, we will have to perfect them so that they can truly
sustain and expand the actual business.
At the outset of the pandemic, we were hoping to help our
stakeholders navigate a difficult period. We see our main
objective as to return to our traditional role as a facilitator of
business cooperation between Canada and the Eurasian
countries, helping our member�companies to maintain and
expand their business, and find the most efficient ways to
achieve this target in the context of the current geopolitical
situation. As long as the pandemic conditions will last, we
will continue developing new creative ways of promoting
international trade and investment. We count on your sup�
port in addressing these new challenges.
CERBA CHAIRMAN'SMESSAGE
Gilles Breton, Chairman of the CERBA National Board,Co�Chair of Russia Canada Business Council
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AAssttaannaa EEnneerrggyy IInnvveesstt LLLLPP
Astana Energy Invest LLP was
established in 2006 by a group
of experts with great experience
in the field of project develop�
ment and construction in the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
The activities of our company
are based on providing a high level of quality of services in
accordance with international standards of quality manage�
ment and environmental management, contractual obliga�
tions as well as regulatory and technical documentations.
Our company has a wide network of partners in Kazakhstan,
Russia, Uzbekistan and has great experience in global
engagement. Experts of Astana Energy Invest LLP have the
best industry�specific education level, ensuring the compre�
hensive implementation at a high level of all obligations
undertaken.
Since 2018, our company, through tendering process, has
been an official partner and supplier of gas equipment and
its component parts for Asian Gas Pipeline LLP.
Asian Gas Pipeline LLP was established on February 15,
2008 in accordance with the Agreement on cooperation in
the construction and operation of the Kazakhstan�China gas
pipeline dated August 18, 2007 between the Government of
the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the
People's Republic of China for the construction and opera�
tion of the Kazakhstan�China gas pipeline. The Kazakhstan�
China main gas pipeline is an component part of the
Turkmenistan�Uzbekistan�Kazakhstan�China trans�border
gas pipeline with a total length of more than 7.500 km, where
188 km pass across the territory of Turkmenistan, 525 km
pass across the territory of Uzbekistan, 1.300 km pass
across the territory of Kazakhstan, and 4.800 km across the
territory of China.
According to the current legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, Asian Gas Pipeline LLP cannot directly pur�
chase the necessary equipment from foreign suppliers,
since purchases must be done through tendering process
from local suppliers, stimulating the development of the
economy and the creation of employment in the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Asian Gas Pipeline LLP is a heavy user of the Sealweld
Company's products, such as sealing paste (channel cleaner)
Sealweld valve cleaner plus S�VCP�5GC, Grease gun for plug
packing seal, Grease gun for valves G�SGUN�C, as well as
other Sealweld Company's products.
Astana Energy Invest LLP is an exclusive supplier of G�A8GUN�
C Sealweld ACTIV 8 pumps for Asian Gas Pipeline LLP.
Moreover, during the period of a partnership with Asian Gas
Pipeline LLP, our company supplied other equipment for the
operation of the gas pipeline manufactured by Genoyer
Group Piping Technologies (France), Parker Hannifin Corp.
(USA), Hy�Lok (South Korea), as well as Russian�manufac�
tured, which are confirmed by the attached Agreements.
Currently, Astana Energy Invest LLP's activities are also
aimed at increasing customers base engaged in the gas
and oil industries and using Sealweld Company's products
in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Contacts:
Kazakhstan
Nur�Sultan
Shamshi Kaldayakov, 11
E�mail: [email protected]
BBII CCoonnssttrruuccttiioonn
aanndd EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg
Founded in 1995, the
company implements
strategic public pro�
jects of industrial
and civil, infrastructural purpose, implementing the largest
tender projects in Kazakhstan. As a result of successful
activities, the team was acknowledged to be a reliable con�
tractor and took part in the creation of landmark projects for
our country, in the capital and various cities of Kazakhstan.
Engineering sector implements projects of higher complexi�
ty, where a high level of quality, safety and management is
required. Alternatively, it implements the EPC projects that
involve the entire cycle of work, including engineering and
procurement of equipment and materials. A team of highly
qualified specialists with enormous experience in this field
has been created for the successful implementation of inter�
national projects. Competence plays a critical role in project
implementation and is a determining factor of the com�
pany's success in the market.
Our company is constantly implementing up�to�date technolo�
gies and management styles such as Lean Gemba and
Kaizen. We also have LEED, IAAF, FIDIC, HILTON certifications.
We are interested in cooperation with industries, projects
and investors on any construction projects both in Eurasia
and Canada.
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
6 / 2020 Volume I
For more information, please check our website:
https://company.bi.group/en/company/construction
Contacts:
Miras Toltayev
Business Development Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +7 771 020 32 29
BBUUIILLDDBBAASSEEMMAATTIICC
The company
BUILDBASEMATIC
specializes in manu�
facturing of equipment for building foundations.
We adapted the idea of concrete piles foundations for low�
rise construction by designing and launching into mass pro�
duction mobile pile driver machine. Reliability and high
speed of construction are key advantages of driven con�
crete piles foundation solution.
EEuurroo��FFoooodd TTrrii��CCiittyy
Since its launch 20 years ago, Euro
Food Tri�City had become the largest
store of its kind in Western Canada. We
see our future as a retail�wholesale hub.
Euro Food Tri�City located in the middle
of Greater Vancouver that makes it easy
for hundreds and hundreds of Russian speakers to easily
access our services. Store had become a popular place fre�
quented by people with other Eastern European back�
ground (Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Hungarian, etc.)
All these years company was increasing assortment of products
it carries. Currently the work on the creation of an online store is
being completed. The new services like preparing home lunch�
es in the store's kitchen and catering were offered and now
already well known. One of the new business areas is sending
parcels to all former countries of Soviet Union and Poland.
We look forward to developing business relations with
CERBA members.
Contacts:
Grigori Khaskin, Director
+1�(604)�729�8575
www.eurofood.ca
EExx��IImm TTrraaddiinngg LLLLCC LLLLPP
Our team has over 20
years of experience in
the Oil and Gas and
Mining Industry. We know the best products for the job.
Ex�Im Trading LLC LLP has provided quality services and
equipment in the Central Asian, UAE, and CIS regions for
over 20 years. Ex�Im specializes in the supply of equipment
for the mining, and oil and gas industries.
Ex�Im is an official distributor of products from companies such
as Timken Bearings, Best o Life pipe lubricants, Rubicon
brands of fishing and downhole drilling tools, and MaTex min�
ing drilling additives. In addition, Ex�Im has been a significant
supplier of Oilfield tubulars (OCTG) in the Central Asian market.
Ex�Im Trading's mission is to provide quality goods and serv�
ices for competitive prices.
Contacts:
Office 122, 22 Zenkova Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050010
+7 (727) 278�0778
FFIINNCCOOMM ggrroouupp
We are an international
team of cross�border
professionals working
closely with local and
external partners to provide a comprehensive range of busi�
ness solutions to both companies and individuals. By using
a multi�disciplinary approach to business development, we
help clients from USA, Russia and Israel make best strategic
decisions covering a wide range of issues under one roof.
We work with clients in various stages of business life cycle,
from starting up a business and creating strategies for suc�
cessful performance to ensuring compliance with legal and
tax requirements in the US and abroad.
We provide international clients with a unique cost�effective
all�in�one solution by offering its centralized legal, account�
ing, business analysis and marketing capabilities. Try the
simple way to do your business in US by letting us profes�
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roof. Contact us to discuss your specific needs and start
creating a strategy that is customized to you and your busi�
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FFrreeiiggaanngg OOiillffiieelldd SSaalleess aanndd SSeerrvviicceess
The company is established in 2004 by Martin Freigang.
Martin has 33 years in the oil and gas experience, working
from the ground up starting with Quinn Contracting in 1987.
He has achieved all his expertise from hands on experience
and has taken a number of technical training to prove a
leading role. His knowledge became wide in the construc�
tion industry through to the maintenance, turn�around and
went into the client side for a number of years gaining more
training and leadership roles.
Freigang Oilfield Sales and Services deliver to all clients
according to their requirements:
• Buy & Sell Equipment & Products
• Supply Services for oil & gas fields
• Cradle to Grave work
• Build Plants of any size, decommission plants, project
work, pre & commission & start�up plants, operation,
maintenance, quality control & project management,
smart pigging, turn�arounds, de� bottle necking,
pipelines, dismantling and shipping plants overseas
to be re�constructed and much more
• Supply sales & service to work with oil & gas companies
to supply products to other clients
Contacts:
Martin Freigang
1�403�357�4137
FFTTLL AAddvviisseerrss LLttdd..
FTL Advisers Ltd. is a Russian
boutique law firm established
in 2008 and specializing in tax,
corporate and compliance
issues for Russian and foreign
companies as well as for pri�
vate clients.
Our main services are:
• International tax planning and tax advising,
• Advising on M&A, financial and investment transactions,
• Establishing of business presence in Russia for foreign
companies,
• Corporate structuring,
• Due diligence and compliance,
• Personal tax and succession planning,
• Immigration solutions.
FTL Advisers Ltd. is mentioned by major Russian and inter�
national legal rankings. In 2019 our firm has been included
in IFLR1000 ("Restructuring & insolvency" and "Banking &
finance") and World Tax ("General corporate tax") rankings.
FTL Advisers makes the top of best law firm ranking
Pravo.ru�300 for last 4 years. In 2019 FTL Advisers Ltd. was
recognised in "Private Clients" practice area among top�5
law firms, we have also been included in top�12 companies
in "Family and Succession law" and "Compliance". In 2020
FTL Advisers Ltd. was listed in federal ranking of
Kommersant (leading Russian business media) as top�10
law firms in practice areas "Compliance", "Estate and suc�
cession disputes resolution", "Estate planning".
Partners of FTL Advisers are members of such professional
associations as International Fiscal Association, STEP,
Chamber of Tax Consultants, Association of Chartered
Directors, Russian�China Law Society, WIN (Women in Tax) by
IFA. Our lawyers speak English, French, Spanish and Italian.
HHCCGG �� HHUUMMAANN
CCAAPPIITTAALL GGRROOUUPP
HCG � HUMAN CAPITAL GROUP
is an international consulting
firm with an executive team of
consultants who are delivering
their services for the account�
ing and tax accounting, payroll
& HR, as well as executive
search services worldwide with experienced recruiters and
leadership consultants in Kazakhstan and partners with over
450 consultants in 50 countries worldwide. Being a part of
international group of companies in Kazakhstan we are rep�
resented as � Human Capital Group and BPO Kazakhstan
consultancy firms.
Driven by our Mission "delivering the best services to all our
customers without exception", we have built strong relation�
ships with an international and local Kazakhstan companies.
On daily base we are delivering fastest results and greater
impact at a lower cost � in short, value without compromise.
Since 2018, our consultants and "tailor made" approach
have helped many of the world's respected companies to
run and manage their operational processes and deliver
lasting results.
We will be glad to welcome and offer to all and each of our
customer's universal set of business solutions, high�tech
products and innovative solutions by following address in
Central Asia.
Contacts:
Dostyk avenue 38, 2 floor.
Ken�dala BC. 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Phone: + 7 702 702 01 99
Email: [email protected] | [email protected]
Web: https://www.hcg.kz | https://bpo.kz
KKaassppeerrsskkyy
We are an independent
global cybersecurity
company that empow�
ers people to make the most of technology and the endless
opportunities it brings. Backed by our deep threat intelli�
gence, security and training expertise, we give businesses
the power to stay safe�and the confidence to accelerate
their own success. With insights gained from our unique
international reach, we secure consumers, governments
and more than 270,000 organizations. We are proud to be
the world's most tested and awarded cybersecurity, and we
look forward to keeping your business safe. Bring on the
future.
LLaannggaarraa CCoolllleeggee
Langara College is a public post�secondary college recog�
nized as one of Canada's premier University Transfer institu�
tions. Langara offers university, career, ESL, and post�de�
gree programs that lead students to successful academic
and professional futures.
As one of Canada's leading University Transfer institutions,
Langara knows how to set students up for success.
Langara's courses are recognized at Canada's top institu�
tions, giving Langara students a pathway that leads directly
to a bachelor's degree. Students who begin their university
studies at Langara College means paying lower tuition fees,
studying in smaller class groups, getting more attention from
instructors in a welcoming academic setting, all the while
earning the same course credits offered by some of
Canada's best universities.
Contacts:
Gregory Pokorny, MBA
Manager, International Marketing & Recruitment
International Education
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
MMoorrnneeaauu SShheeppeellll
Morneau Shepell is the
largest Canadian firm
providing health and
productivity, adminis�
trative and retirement, and HR and pension technology solu�
tions. Morneau Shepell delivers wealth, health and career
solutions to assist employers in managing the financial secu�
rity, health, and productivity of their employees. With almost
6,000 employees in 100 offices worldwide, Morneau Shepell
and its affiliate Morneau Shepell Asset & Risk Management
Ltd offers services to approximately 24,000 clients, ranging
from small businesses to some of the largest corporations
and associations in Canada, United States, the United
Kingdom, Australia, the Caribbean, Azerbaijan and around
the globe, directly and through its distribution channel part�
ners. Based on our business strategy designed for Russia
and other CIS countries, we will deliver solutions in HR strate�
gies, Compensation consultancy, training, and pension and
benefit plan consultancy and M&A. We also plan to extend
our financial technology (Fintech) solutions and expertise in
global investment consultancy and asset management serv�
ices to the CIS region.
Some of the services Morneau Shepell will deliver in Russia
and other CIS countries are:
1) Hiring and onboarding policies;
2) Strategies, experiences, and approaches to performance
evaluation;
3) Evaluation and benchmarking of the compensation and
incentive plans and programs;
4) Evaluation and benchmarking of the corporate benefit
plans and programs;
new brand BUILDBASEMATIC for the North American mar�
ket. The company produces mobile pile drivers for building
foundations. The equipment is original and unique. It is spe�
cially designed and manufactured for fast and low�cost
installation of reinforced concrete piles foundations for low�
rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
It was a pleasure for the STROIMATIC team to attend
CERBA's Construction and Infrastructure Conference and
present its products at the Canada's largest construction
event of the year � "The Building show" in Toronto, December
2019. Canadian companies expressed a great interest in
innovative foundation solutions from Russia, as well as the
further interest to continue the dialogue and cooperation
between the business representatives.
STROIMATIC has been developing and producing pile driv�
er equipment since 2015. More than 150 machines of vari�
ous sizes and models have manufactured and delivered on
the market. The production team has been working with
mechanical engineering since 2008, producing various
tracked equipment, providing technical support to cus�
tomers, and carrying out equipment modernization.
The company's management team is confident in demand
for reliable, fast, and low�cost foundation solutions in the
North American construction market. Delivery of the first pile
driver machine to the USA is scheduled for this summer. The
company is looking for partners to start a joint business and
promote the innovative approach of precast concrete pile
technology for low�rise construction.
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In January 2020, En+ Group (LSE:
ENPL; MOEX: ENPG) participated
at Davos World Economic Forum
to discuss how the corporate sec�
tor can lead on reducing carbon
emissions.
Speaking at Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials
panel Lord Barker, Executive Chairman of En+ Group and
former UK Energy and Climate Change Minister, noted that
En+ Group is fully committed to supporting energy transition
and advocating for greater transparency in GHG reporting.
Lord Barker commented: "Transparency is needed for alu�
minium sector. We want to see carbon content of the metals
traded".
Earlier WEF teamed up with Energy Transitions Commission
where En+ Group is a member, and built "Mission Possible
Platform" to deliver on what is possible. Within Mission
Possible Platform En+ Group is leading Aluminium for
Climate initiative. It aims at increasing stakeholder knowl�
edge on steps for the industry to reach net�zero emissions
and to meet demand of low carbon aluminium.
En+ Group also joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C
movement and committed to science�based emissions
reduction targets to drive the aluminium industry to a net�
zero future. En+ Group responded to a call�to�action to limit
global temperature increase to 1.5°C and avert the worst
impacts of climate change.
In December 2019, En+ Group published its Level 1 carbon
emissions figures (based on International Aluminium Institute
classification). Average emissions for all EN+ aluminium are
2.6 tCO2/tAl compared to 12.6 tCO2/tAl world average and
show strong progress in transition to net zero. En+ Group
calls for Level 1 carbon emissions to be stated on all war�
rants for LME traded aluminium as a practical step for the
industry to meet Paris Agreement Targets.
Participating at UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 in
Madrid, En+ Group emphasized the necessity to drive full
carbon transparency across the aluminium sector.
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5) Strategies and best�practice approaches to assessing
internal employee communication practices;
6) Evaluation of the M&A process� Human Capital perspec�
tive (including the benefit and similar plans);
7) Best�practices and approaches related to the assess�
ment of pension plan governance and/or investment frame�
works, strategies and the like based on OECD, Canadian
and UK experiences and model; and
8) Pay�out solutions (annuities, etc.) for pension funds and
life insurance companies.
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Mr. Brown is a geologist /entrepreneur with
more than 40 years' experience spanning 5
continents. During this time, he has worked in
petroleum exploration, mineral exploration and
management consulting. Since 1999 he has
been involved with both ASX and TSX listed
junior mining companies in Latin America, 3 of
which resulted in successful M&A outcomes.
Mr. Brown holds a BAppS. in Geology from Curtin University,
Western Australia. A Grad Dip in Applied Finance and
Investment from the Australian Securities Institute and an
MBA from Business School Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Al Hilal Islamic Bank JSC and Damu Entrepreneurship
Development Fund JSC recently concluded the first deal
based on Islamic financing principles for 7.5 billion tenge for
the development of small and medium�sized businesses
(SMEs) in Kazakhstan. This transaction will significantly sup�
port the development of SMEs, especially in the current cir�
cumstances of the COVID�19 quarantine and related eco�
nomic impacts. It will also give an additional impulse to the
development of Islamic finance in Kazakhstan.
Under this program, Al Hilal Bank expects to provide financing
to SMEs in key sectors of the economy whose activities com�
ply with Sharia principles and with the requirements of the
funding program (agriculture, food industries, transport and
logistics, construction, services industries, etc.). Financing is
available under the program for eligible SMEs for the purpos�
es of investment projects (terms up to 7 years) and for work�
ing capital (terms up to 3 years). Existing businesses with at
least 3 years of operating history and profitability in the relevant
sectors, and which meet the SME definition according to local
rules, will be eligible to apply. All applications will be subject to
review and assessment for eligibility purposes. Interested par�
ties can contact the Bank at any of its branches in Kazakhstan
(www.alhilalbank.kz/en/contacts).
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In Kazakhstan, new infectious centers for patients with coro�
navirus, built in record time, have started working. They
were placed at the disposal of doctors at the end of last
week. Now the first patients are being treated in these med�
ical institutions.
The decision to build hospitals in two of the country's largest
cities � Nur�Sultan and Almaty � was made by the Kazakh
authorities in connection with the COVID�19 pandemic.
These infection centers will expand the capabilities of doc�
tors and will help to provide prompt assistance to patients.
Unlike pre�built hospitals in other countries, both Kazakhstan
hospitals are designed for decades of operation.
The project was implemented by BI Group under the con�
stant supervision of the Minister of health Elzhan Birtanov
and the city authorities. Construction work was carried out
around the clock in any weather. Hospitals are equipped
with modern biochemical laboratories, x�ray and computed
tomography rooms. For the first time in the country, the sep�
aration of flows of people and materials according to the
degree of cleanliness is provided, zones for quarantine and
an intensive care unit are defined.
In Nur�Sultan (the capital of Kazakhstan), a hospital with 200
beds, including 20 for intensive care, was built in just thirteen
days. The hospital has an area of 7006 square meters, it is
built of modular reinforced concrete structures made of
expanded clay concrete, manufactured using German tech�
nology at the ModeX plant and is designed for a service life
of up to 50 years.
A similar hospital in Almaty was built in 18 days. Its area was
5,850 square meters. The two�story building is constructed
from building modules with sandwich panels. It has 98
wards with a total capacity of 280 beds, including 28 inten�
sive care wards.
During the construction of medical complexes, all the latest
WHO (World Health Organization) requirements for infectious
diseases hospitals were taken into account, including those
adopted during construction. Hospitals are equipped with
special sewerage and ventilation systems. The latter pro�
vides negative pressure in the wards � thus, the air from them
does not penetrate outside even when the door is ajar. In
addition, the ventilation system is equipped with a cleaning
and disinfection system, which ensures the destruction of
99.99% of microorganisms, including bacteria and viruses.
All these measures can significantly reduce the risks to oth�
ers, especially doctors working in the hospital. Recall that, as
of April 27, more than 2.7 thousand cases of coronavirus
infection were detected in Kazakhstan, about a third of them
were medical workers. 25 people died and 682 were cured.
According to preliminary calculations, the cost of construc�
tion of one square meter of the capital's hospital in the final
finish was 694 dollars. In general, one bed with equipment
cost 64 thousand dollars, which is comparable or cheaper
than similar medical institutions abroad. BI Group
announced that it will operate at its cost without profit. This
repair was supported by dozens of contractors. Company
Deloitte will conduct an independent analysis of the con�
struction cost.
Contacts:
Miras Toltayev
Business Development Manager
E�mail: [email protected]
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company STROIMATIC opens its branch in the USA under
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Rick Tolkunow, Principal engineer, Toronto Union StationRevitalization Project and Alexander Tumanov, Buildbasematic
From left: AlexanderTumanov, Buildbasematic;Irina Stalevskaya, VICORPGROUP INC.
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At the start of the year 2020
Gazpromneft�Orenburg Well
Construction Unit (GPNO)
has launched its key project
in the area of increasing efficiency � "The Full Cycle of Well
Construction". Global Performance Improvement Inc. (GPI)
team was selected as a consulting firm and started the col�
laborative project to reduce the time of construction from
the start of drilling to commissioning.
The success of this project is highly valuable for GPNO, since
the duration of the well construction directly impacts well's
economics, which in its turn affects annual oil production.
Teams goal is to gradually reduce the cycle time by finding
and eliminating losses in waiting time between work stages
and optimizing individual processes.
GPI team has collected and analyzed data coming from all
of the relevant processes, developed a concept for the
implementation of the project, and initiated a formation of
the full cycle working group. An off�site working session was
organized with the participation of Gazpromneft to create a
collaborative value stream map. Due to the current situation
with the Covid�19 pandemic, the working groups and meet�
ing are carried remotely.
On April 12th, 2020, Global Performance Improvement Inc.
celebrated its first anniversary. The CEO Alexey
Peshekhonov congratulated the colleagues of the company
with the following quote:
"The company has achieved significant success in 5 years
of responsible business. High responsibility before the
Customer, our mission, values, goals and strategic plans
confidently serve as a guide for a responsible business that
leads the company towards success. I am proud to note
that high production and financial performance are the
results of the joint work of the entire Team, our well�coordi�
nated mechanism, and our management system. I'm sure
that the future of Canada and Russia depends on us!"
Contacts:
Alex Peshekhonov
CEO, PhD, MBA
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The first IMAX® theatre in
the city of Khabarovsk
opened on November, 14,
2019, becoming the third IMAX® theatre in the Russian Far
East joining two already operating in Vladivostok and the
53rd in Russia overall.
The new IMAX theatre with 299 seats, is located in BROSCO
MALL, the newest and the largest shopping center in the
city, built on the bank of the Amur river.
Right from the Day One the IMAX Khabarovsk topped the
box office list of IMAX theaters across Russia and the CIS. It
became No 1 in the IMAX format in titles "Ford V Ferrari",
"Frozen II", "Jumanji: The Next Level"; and No 4 in a title "Star
Wars. The Rise of Skywalker". It also topped the list by total
revenues during the 2020 New Year season.
John Schreiner, Senior Vice President, Theatre Deve�
lopment, Russia, CIS, Middle East and South Asia comment�
ed upon the opening: "IMAX has built a solid reputation in the
Russian Far East, and we were confident that the new IMAX
Theatre would be warmly welcomed in the city of
Khabarovsk and its 600 thousand inhabitants. The outstand�
ing attendance to the IMAX in this market has exceeded my
expectations. I think this is a perfect example of how success
can be found outside of the two big cities in Russia and that
it is worth pursuing opportunities outside of the capital cities."
On March, 27, 2020 the Russian Association of Movie
Theater Owners, Russian NEVAFILM RESEARCH Company
and IMAX Corporation, together with the Bulletinkino, went
online to broadcast a discussion panel entitled "GUIDE�
LINES FOR MOVIE THEATERS: QUARANTINE IN FIVE
STEPS. How movie theaters can survive the quarantine,
keeping their business and mind sane."
As most movie theaters in Russia and globally have shut
down to prevent the spread of the Corona virus, some of the
top players in the Russian cinema business � NEVAFILM CEO
Oleg Berezin, IMAX Russia & CIS Marketing Director Olga
Pilnikova, Metropolitan Media CEO Maria Voght (Bulletin�
kino), expert Yuri Kirillov shared their vision on how movie
theaters could navigate the rough times and keep their busi�
ness with Russian theater top�managers and owners.
They discussed some of the most difficult challenges which
Russian film distribution system is increasingly facing now,
and � possible solutions which movie theaters in Russia
could use, including several, successfully applied by their
Western colleagues. According to the feedback from the
Russian theater community, the format of online�discussion
offers an accessible and useful guidance on business sur�
vival in crisis times.
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The largest international fi�
nancial institution of the U.S.
government is interested in
expanding investment coope�
ration with Kazakhstan. This was reported during the nego�
tiations organized by KAZAKH INVEST with the leadership of
the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
(DFC) and the top�management of the AIFC, Kazakhstan
Investment Development Fund (KIDF), Kazakh Tourism and
the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the USA. The
main subject of negotiations was the prospects for cooper�
ation in the field of financing investment projects in the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Chairman of KAZAKH INVEST Baurzhan Sartbayev
informed the participants about the three�tier system of
investors' support in Kazakhstan, which includes foreign institu�
tions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, central national level and
local executive bodies. "KAZAKH INVEST plays an active role
at all three levels. This has become possible largely thanks to
the network of our foreign and regional representatives. Along
with this, we have established close interaction with the indus�
try associations and domestic entrepreneurs. 24/7 service sup�
port is available for active and potential investors, and today
KAZAKH INVEST provides a full range of services to support
investment projects � from initiative to implementation and post�
investment stages," � noted Baurzhan Sartbayev.
The Vice President Garrett
Marquis, the Managing
Director Eric Jones and
the Director for Interna�
tional Project Finance Tara
Blake participated in the
negotiations on behalf of
the DFC. The DFC repre�
sentatives noted that the organization is interested in cooperation
with Kazakhstan due to the country's high investment attractive�
ness, particularly in such sectors as infrastructure, energy and
telecommunications. In the new format the DFC budget has
been increased to $60 billion, and the range of instruments has
been expanded, which now includes not only debt, but also equi�
ty financing. In addition, the organization provides political risk
insurance services and technical development.
"Relations between the USA and Kazakhstan are character�
ized as an enhanced strategic partnership. The United States
is one of the largest investors in the economy of Kazakhstan.
Since 1992, total investment of American companies has
exceeded $45 billion. In addition to the oil and gas sector,
American companies demonstrate strong interest in imple�
menting joint projects in agriculture, ICT and mechanical engi�
neering. The interaction and long�term partnership between
the countries resulted in establishment of more than 400 com�
panies in Kazakhstan with participation of the American capi�
tal," � noted Zhandos Temirgali, the Advisor to the Chairman of
KAZAKH INVEST, who moderated the negotiations.
Notably, KAZAKH INVEST has been developing cooperation
with DFC (previously withOPIC) since 2017. Thus, in 2018, the
two organizations signed a memorandum on infrastructure
investments. Joint events are being implemented, including
seminars for the Kazakh financial institutions and entrepreneurs.
The Deputy CEO of AIFC and the CEO of the AIFC Business
Connect James Martin informed about the main activities of the
AIFC, which include assistance in attracting investments into
the country's economy, creating an attractive investment envi�
ronment in the financial services field, developing the local
securities market and facilitating its integration with internation�
al capital markets. It is important to highlight that such American
financial giants as NASDAQ and Goldman Sachs played the
leading role in establishment of the AIFC. The AIFC, regulated
by English law, is a platform for investment in the region's
assets and opportunities. Today, the AIFC platform comprises
about 450 residents, including the American companies.
Public equity investments in projects from the priority indus�
tries of Kazakhstan's economy made by KIDF were
explained by its CEO Asset Abdygapparov. To date, the
fund considers projects involving both sectoral and institu�
tional investors, such as the DFC. KIDF partners with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and
KAZAKH INVEST in searching and selecting of new invest�
ment projects for equity financing.
In addition, the Chairman of Kazakh Tourism Yerzhan
Yerkinbayev informed the participants regarding the invest�
ment potential and opportunities of the tourism industry.
Currently, the most attractive tourism sectors include eco�
tourism and ski mountain tourism. According to Yerzhan
Yerkinbayev, the Turgen ski resort development project and a
number of regional projects aimed at the development of eco�
tourism and related infrastructure have great prospects.
According to Rauan Tleulin, the Minister�Counselor of the
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United States,
considering the current crisis conditions, multinational com�
panies have been reviewing international supply chains. This
creates additional opportunities for Kazakhstan to develop
not only the manufacturing sector, but also to establish and
develop new transcontinental transport and logistics centers.
The parties emphasized strategic importance of the negotia�
tions designed to launch productive cooperation between
DFC and the Republic of Kazakhstan and significantly
strengthen investment and economic relations between the
countries. During the negotiations KAZAKH INVEST proposed
to DFC specific investment projects in such sectors as energy,
petrochemistry, agriculture, mining and metallurgy, healthcare,
tourism as well as transportation and logistics infrastructure.
For reference: The U.S. International Development Finance
Corporation (DFC) was established through the merger of
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and
Development Credit Authority (a former division of USAID).
DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the
most critical challenges facing the developing world today.
DFC invests in various sectors globally, including energy,
healthcare, infrastructure development, agriculture, innovation
and financial services. DFC also provides financing for small
businesses and women entrepreneurs in order to create jobs in
the emerging markets DFC's work takes a Triple Aim approach
focusing on impactful global development, advancing U.S. for�
eign policy, and generating returns for American taxpayers.
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In January 2020, Kinross Gold Corporation has completed
its acquisition of Chulbatkan, a high�quality, heap leach
development project in the Khabarovsk region of Far East
Russia. Chulbatkan is located in the Khabarovsk region of
Far East Russia, approximately the same distance from the
Company's regional office in Magadan as its existing Kupol
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Opening ceremony of IMAX® theatre in Khabarovsk
Olga Pilnikova, IMAX Russia &CIS Marketing Director
John Schreiner, Senior VicePresident, TheatreDevelopment, Russia, CIS,Middle East and South Asia
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13 / 2020 Volume I
For the 3rd time, the Montreal�Ottawa Chapter organized the
official Canadian Pavillion at the XIV International Aviation and
Space Salon (MAKS) 2019 held from the 27th of August to
the 1st of September 2019 (previous editions in 2015 and
2017). This year Viking Air Limited from the province of British
Columbia, Quebec�based MoovinV and Ottawa�based MDS
Aero Support exhibited their technological breakthroughs.
The companies Viking Air, MDS Aero, and Moovinv were part
of the CERBA pavilion and Pratt & Whitney Canada partici�
pated though the UTC booth (mother company).
It is at MAKS salon Russian Federation demonstrates the
achievements of the Russian aircraft industry and technical
capabilities of the Russian Airspace Forces and at this mar�
ketplace Russian aerospace companies and air carriers
negotiate export contracts.
MAKS�2019 gathered 827 exhibitors from 33 countries, includ�
ing 184 foreign companies. The exhibition was visited by
578,810 exhibitors and guests. This year contracts and agree�
ments signed during the duration of the show exceeded a value
of 250 billion rubles. The largest deals were made for MC�21
and Superjet 100 aircraft, Mi�8AMT and Ansat helicopters.
The key event of MAKS�2019 was the world premiere of the
MC�21�300 medium�haul passenger aircraft. Russian
Helicopters Holding Company presented a number of nov�
elties, including Ka�62 medium�size multi�purpose helicop�
ter shown in flight for the first time, as well as the first mass�
produced Mi�38 helicopter with a high comfort salon that
took part in the exhibition. The Ansat helicopter was demon�
strated with the Vit salon, developed in partnership with the
NAMI institute � the creator of Aurus limousines.
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12 / 2020 Volume I
Based on substantial due diligence work and internal analysis,
Kinross currently estimates approximately 3.9 million gold
ounces in indicated mineral resources and 80,000 gold ounces
in estimated inferred mineral resources for the project.
Kinross has commenced a comprehensive exploration drilling
program at Chulbatkan with the view to updating the current
resource base at year�end 2020. Kinross expects to spend
approximately $10 million on initial exploration drilling at
Chultbatkan during the year. The Company is also planning to
convert estimated mineral resources to estimated mineral
reserves, complete pre�feasibility and feasibility studies for the
project within approximately three years, and is targeting a
subsequent two�year construction period.
Kinross has a successful 25�year operating history in Russia
and the Chulbatkan acquisition is an excellent opportunity to
build on its extensive operational and development experience
in�country.
For more information on the Chulbatkan project,
please visit the website: www.kinross.com
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In 2019, Morneau Shepell
delivered growth in rev�
enues and profitability that
strengthened its competitive position as the power brand in the
employee well�being space.
The significant upswing in year�over�year annual financial
results is attributed to revenue from the mid�year acquisition
of Mercer's standalone, large market, health, and defined
benefit pension plan administration business in the United
States, a full year of revenue from LifeWorks, and organic
growth across the Company's core lines of business. Today
our global business is anchored by four strategic hubs �
located in Canada, U.S., U.K, and Australia � for delivering
solutions to some 24,000 clients in 162 countries. In 2019,
we also continued to expand our service offerings to Turkey,
Russia, and other CIS countries and to develop our cloud�
based well�being platform that unifies solutions from all our
lines of business.
By the end of 2019, we accomplished the following:
• We are the only organization today that integrates solu�
tions for the four key pillars of employee well�being: mental,
physical, financial and social.
• We are the world's largest solutions provider in converging
markets for well�being solutions and employee and family
assistance programs.
• We are the largest administrator of retirement and benefit
plans in Canada with a fast�growing U.S. business, with
some 8.5 million plan participants under administration at
year�end 2019.
• We are the largest provider of integrated absence man�
agement solutions in Canada and are positioned to contin�
ue growing this business into the U.S., a significant market
opportunity for us.
Rewards:
• Morneau Shepell has been recognized as a leading
human resources service provider by Canadian HR
Reporter for the fourth consecutive year.
• The Health Information Resource Centre (HIRC) an�
nounced that LifeWorks® by Morneau Shepell won the Gold
award for Best Mobile Digital Health Resource at its 21st
annual Digital Health Awards.
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SCHNEIDER GROUP was able to attract British top manag�
er Philip Gudgeon as its new CEO. At the same time, com�
pany founder Ulf Schneider announced his move as
Chairman to the newly created Supervisory Board.
Moscow, April 1, 2020 � Effective immediately, Philip
Gudgeon will be responsible as CEO for the management of
all SCHNEIDER GROUP offices with more than 500 employ�
ees and 12 offices. The ex�Oliver Wyman and PwC partner
has more than 20 years of experience in Russia. His place
of work will remain mainly Moscow.
"We welcome Philip Gudgeon as the new CEO of the
SCHNEIDER GROUP. With his international experience in
top management, Philip Gudgeon stands for innovation and
customer�oriented growth," emphasizes Ulf Schneider,
President and Founder of SCHNEIDER GROUP. With the
commitment of this internationally experienced manager,
the growth course of the company continues even in eco�
nomically dynamic times.
Philip Gudgeon, a native Englishman and Cambridge gradu�
ate, has been working in consulting for more than 25 years,
20 of them in Russia. In previous years, he has held various
top positions at renowned consulting firms such as Oliver
Wyman, PwC Consulting, and Accenture. In various functions,
Gudgeon managed strategy initiatives with a focus on cost
reduction, efficiency increase, and digital transformation.
Most recently, Gudgeon was a partner at the international
strategy consultancy Oliver Wyman in UK and Russia.
"My personal focus will be on the areas of digital innovation
and strategy development, which I want to drive forward in
the interest of our clients,"
explains Gudgeon. "I am look�
ing forward to this responsibili�
ty and thank Ulf Schneider and
the partners for their trust.
From now on, I will do my
utmost to continue the suc�
cessful course of SCHNEIDER
GROUP as the fastest growing
service and consulting compa�
ny in Russia".
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Foreign aircraft manufacturers presented a number of air�
craft, which had not been previously demonstrated in
Russia.
For the first time, MAKS organized special expositions and
sections on general�purpose aviation, which demonstrated
about 50 light and ultra�light aircraft, on unmanned aerial
systems, with the participation of developers and manufac�
turers of unmanned aerial vehicles and operators of
unmanned aerial systems. Collective expositions of the
Republic of Tatarstan, Samara and Ulyanovsk Regions, and
Perm Krai were formed in the "Aviation Regions of Russia"
pavilion.
The show would not be a success without implication of
Rosoboronexport, TsAGI, VIAM, GosNIIAS, the Eurasian
Aerospace Congress, Novikombank, the Eurasian
Aerospace Cluster Partnership and the Government of
Samara Region.
CERBA organized a meeting with high�level representatives
of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg)
for all Canadian participants attending MAKS. Minpromtorg
oversees the whole Russian aerospace sector as the vast
majority of the industry is government owned.
MAKS is an important event not only for the Russian aviation
industry and the Commonwealth of Independent States but
the global aviation and space industries as well due to the
fact that the prospects of aircraft building largely depend on
the wide international cooperation, on the close integration
of developments of designers, scientists, efficient use of
production facilities.
"Having a national pavilion at MAKS is of critical importance
because Russian clients read this as dedication to working
on the Russian market. We have Canadian companies who
have invested a lot in this market through decades of work
in some cases, so we have to keep supporting them"
explained Sebastien Dakin, former Regional Director of
CERBA Montreal�Ottawa and organizer of the pavilion.
The Eastern Economic Forum�2019 took pace on
September 4�6 at the Russian Island near Vladivostok. The
focus of the Forum was further development of the Russian
Far East and the event was conducted under the moto "The
Far East � Development Horizons" stressing on the broad
range of projects aimed on industrial and business profile of
this part of Russia to be matched with the advanced level of
technical and infrastructural development that would be
expected in the modern world.
This Forum was attended by over 8000 delegates from 65
countries. The most substantial delegations came from
India, Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, USA,
Singapore, Vietnam, Great Britain, and Malaysia. Following
the profile of one of the most prominent events in Pacific
Asia region serving the purpose of top�level platform for
exchange of professional opinion and strengthening inter�
government and B2B relations, many delegations were led
by Presidents or government executives.
The Forum hosted over 100 panel discussions, roundtables,
and business breakfasts dedicated to the most relevant top�
ics on the international and regional agendas. Few exam�
ples of the sessions include:
• New Solutions for Accelerating Economic Growth
• Improving the Business Environment
• The Far East and Asia Pacific: Fostering Collaboration
• New Solutions for Improving Quality of Life
Key event of the business programme took place 5
September. Plenary session of the 5th Eastern Economic
Forum featured Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian
Federation, Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, Narendra
Modi, Prime Minister of India, Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime
Minister of Malaysia, and Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President
of Mongolia.
Canadian delegation was represented by a group of gov�
ernment officials and business stakeholders whose business
interests are falling into the Russian Far East region. The del�
egation coordinated by CERBA included:
• Stephane Jobin � Head of Canadian Embassy to Russia
• Heather Bystryk � Canadian Embassy to Russia
• Konstantin Barabash � International Sales Director, Viking Air
• Sergey Antsiferov � Head of the Russia Office of Viking Air
• Vadim Illchuk � CEO, Silver Bear
• Stanislav Borodyuk � VP, KINROSS Gold Corp.
• Ulf Schneider � Founder and CEO, SCHNEIDER GROUP
• Miriam Danne � SCHNEIDER GROUP
• Nathan Hunt � Founder of CERBA, Chair of CERBA�
Moscow Board of Directors and Member of CERBA
National Board
The Forum was also attended by the Head of the Russian
Trade Mission to Canada, Valerii Maximov, whose continu�
ous support of Canada�Russia trade and active collabora�
tion with CERBA made a visible impact discovering new
business opportunities matching Canadian technological
capabilities and Russian needs in innovations and growth in
some vitally important industry sectors in the Far East
regions.
It was a second time since the first CERBA delegation to
EEF in 2017, when the group was joint by the representa�
tives of Canadian Embassy to Moscow, Stephane Jobin
(Stephane Jobin is Charge d'affaires a.i. of Canada in the
Russian Federation) and his colleague from the Commercial
Section, Heather Bystryk (Trade Commissioner at the
Canadian Embassy to Russian Federation).
Canadian West Coast interests were represented by Viking Air,
the manufacturer of famous Twin Otters, already opened a
door in the Russian market, where outdated park of small air�
crafts for general aviation is open for joint business solutions.
CERBA was also honored to welcome on the mission the
two major mining stakeholders � KINROSS Gold Corp. and
Silver Bear successfully working and expanding activities in
the vast Russia territories from Sakha Yakutia to Khabarovsk
regions. Important role in the group was taken also by
Founder and CEO of SCHNEIDER GROUP, Mr. Ulf Schneider
who spoke at one of the EEF sessions, and his colleague
Miriam Danne both visited from Moscow.
The mission was led by the Head of Moscow Chapter and
Founder of CERBA, Nathan Hunt.
As usual, Roscongress Foundation provided exceptional
support helping CERBA to organize a successful trip and
resolve most of related needs from providing timely infor�
mation and navigation to logistical support on the ground.
The delegation participated at all events and activities
according to the needs and interests of its members, includ�
ing the self�coordinated informal dinner.
One of the most important outcomes of the EEF�2019 � is
more effective interactions between Roscongress founda�
tion and CERBA that over time grown into productive rela�
tionships helping each organization fulfill its mandate for the
benefit of Canada�Russia business dialogue.
Although current circumstances and economic uncertainty
caused by global pandemic in 2020 are pushing everyone
to some relevant changes in business plans, it is foreseen
that CERBA will continue working with Roscongress on pur�
suing opportunities for Canadian companies and organiza�
tions in the Russian Far East. Untapped opportunities are
considered for aviation and airspace, forestry and wood
processing, transportations and logistics, construction and
infrastructure, education and tourism, fisheries, environment
protection and sustainable development. And if travel plans
and live events will still be temporary suspended in the time
of EEF�2020 beginning September, there are already dis�
cussed plans on conducting on�line events and B2B bridges
allowing to build up remote connections that will easily be
activated once the limitations are gone.
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Republic of Belarus to Canada; Mr. Anuar Akhmetov,
Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Toronto;
Ms. Michelle Small, Head of the Representative office, EBRD
Bank and Mr. Mikhail Okhlopkov, Chairman of the Collegial
Council of the SRO Association "Union of Builders of Yakutia,"
President of the Regional Intersectoral Association of
Employers "Union of Builders of Yakutia" defined the latest
regional updates, business investment opportunities and the
latest construction projects in Eurasia.
During the second official session moderated by Mr. Bill
Hutchison, Distinguished Research Fellow, University of
Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Smart
Cities Chair, Hutchison Management Inc CEO, the audience
had a chance to learn about Canadian Construction experi�
ence and expertise. The urban development practices and
innovative construction technologies were extensively defined
by Mr. Alexander Elgin, B.Arch., M.Urban Design & Planning.,
MRAIC, Senior Urban Designer & Planner, Associate, B+H
Architects; Mr. Yuri Tarasov, President, CanRos; Mr. Mark
Albertine, President, OpenAire; and Mr. Ardy Sufi, Business
Development Manager, Wood PLC.
A special regional highlight was presented and supported by
the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) high�level delegation and moder�
ated by Mr. Mark Albertine, President, OpenAire. The session
speakers presented the investment potential and interregional
cooperation programs and opportunities between the Sakha
Republic and Canada. Ms. Yuliana Diryakhova, Deputy
Director�General, Agency for Investment Promotion and Export
Support of Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Ms. Diana Stepanova,
Deputy Minister of External Relations and Ethnic Affairs of the
Sakha Republic (Yakutia); Mr. Vasily Efimov, General Director of
JSC "Venture Company Yakutia" and Mr. Afanisiy Savvin, CEO
of the Sakha Republic Development Corporation have also
highlighted the unique opportunities to establish a Canada�
Russia dialogue within the framework of innovation and sus�
tainable development directions.
The wine & cheese networking reception has concluded the
official Conference presentations and provided an opportunity
for the audience to network and exchange the contacts.
Specials thanks to Conference Sponsors and Media Partners:
CERBA Annual Construction and Infrastructure Conference
was held on December 3, 2019 at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre. This was the 14th year in a row as Canada
Eurasia Russia Business Association organized its event within
the framework of Construct Canada, the international part of
the Building Show, Canada's largest building and construction
exhibition of the year.
This year the audience in attendance was addressed by a num�
ber of official dignitaries representing the Republic of Belarus,
the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.
Among international attendees, CERBA was also honoured to
host the delegation from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) headed
by the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha
Republic, Mr. Kirill Bychkov; as well as, CERBA members rep�
resenting the leading construction and infrastructure compa�
nies of the region. The main themes focused on construction
trends overview, urban development, engineering and project
development in extremely cold climates and the latest tech�
nologies and smart cities projects both in Canada and Eurasia.
Within the first Conference session, moderated by Mr.
Alexander Elgin, B.Arch., M.Urban Design & Planning., MRAIC,
Senior Urban Designer & Planner, Associate, B+H Architects
the high�level authorities and speakers shared the opportunities
available to expand Canadian businesses to the Eurasian mar�
ket, and financial investment programs available for the foreign
companies. Mr. Evgeny Russak, Charge d'Affairs of the
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From left: Mr. Alexander Elgin, B.Arch., M. Urban Design & Planning., MRAIC, Senior Urban Designer & Planner, Associate, B+H Architects;Mr. Evgeny Russak, Charge d'Affairs of the Republic of Belarus to Canada; Mr. Anuar Akhmetov, Consulate General of the Republic ofKazakhstan to Toronto; Ms. Michelle Small, Head of the Representative office, EBRD Bank and Mr. Mikhail Okhlopkov, Chairman of theCollegial Council of the SRO Association "Union of Builders of Yakutia", President of the Regional Intersectoral Association of Employers"Union of Builders of Yakutia"
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) delegation: Petr Alekseev, General Director of JSC "Republican investment company", Afanasiy Savvin,General Director, JSC "Development Corporation of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)"; Vasiliy Efimov, General Director, JSC "Venture company"Yakutia"; Aleksandr Daurkin, General Director, "IT�Park"; Nikolay Sivtsev, Deputy General Director, JSC "RIK�Avtodor"
CERBA Eurasia Construction and Infrastructure Conference 2019
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SCHNEIDER GROUP and Pressreader. The Managing
Partner of Dentons Canada (Vancouver branch), John
Sandrelli, Director at the BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and
Technology, Paul Irwin, President and CEO of the AME BC,
Kendra Johnston and Deputy Director at Responsible
Business Practices Department of Global Affairs Canada,
Brooke Grantham spoke at the Plenary session and
addressed the international mining community with wel�
come remarks.
One important point that helped CERBA to conduct the Co
nference at such a high level and secure opportunities for
visiting Canada the group of potential buyers from mandate
countries in Eurasia was substantial support provided by
Canada Export program.
The outcomes of the Conference include the Cooperation
Agreement signed between CERBA and the GEM
Prospectors of Mongolia and a number of discussions iden�
tified the areas of joint activities drafted for the next few
months, including upcoming Canadian mission to Mongolia
for attending the Mining and Oil�2020 international trade
show, Canada�Kazakhstan Business Council meeting
scheduled for the second half of 2020 and business
exchange programs with the mining sector in Russia, that
incorporates visits of Canadian delegation to INNOPROM�
2020 in Ekaterinburg in July 2020 and Eastern Economic
Forum in September.
We are grateful to our sponsors and supporters, including
the Regional Director of CERBA Kazakhstan Chapter, for the
assistance in organization of this event. Our special grati�
tude to the team of volunteers who took an exceptional care
of over 100 participants attended this event and ensured it
smoothness and success.
The X Vancouver Mining Conference on the margins of AME
BC Roundup is scheduled for January 2021 and although
COVID�19 interrupted many activities in unprecedented and
harsh manner, we are confident to gather mining profes�
sionals for this anniversary event in Vancouver again and
looking forward to reconnect with all interested participants.
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The Conference took place on January 22nd, 2020 at
Dentons conference center in a very hard of Vancouver
Downtown, just steps away of the famous Canada Place.
This was the most substantial mining event that the
Vancouver Chapter organized since 2011, when the Mining
conference became our traditional annual gathering in col�
laboration with Association of Mineral Exploration BC. The
Roundup � is one of Canadian oldest venue for mining pro�
fessionals to come together, display industrial achieve�
ments, share experience, and establish new contacts.
CERBA is the only organization partnered with AME BC to
bring on board mining and investment professionals to facil�
itate collaboration and trade deals. Along with Roundup
itself the CERBA�Vancouver Mining conference has grown
from a round table seminar to almost a full day international
conference, that incorporates three panels of the most
prominent speakers, representing international government
and business stakeholders coming together to discuss chal�
lenges and opportunities in the mining industry and talk
about future forecasts and mitigation risks in the global eco�
nomic landscape.
For the first time the Conference was attended by the sub�
stantial international delegation included companies from
Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. For this group the
Conference was just a one�day event smoothly incorporat�
ed into their 7�day program co�organized in collaboration
with OKTAN Knowledge Exchange Partnership, among B2B
meetings, presentations at the BC Provincial Government,
round table discussions with mining professionals, financial
institutions and leading scientists.
The content of event was focused on subjects actively dis�
cussed by many public and private groups.
The panels of speakers at the Conference included
Ambassador of the Russian Federation, H.E. Alexander
Darchiev, Vice�President of KINROSS Gold Corp., Stanislav
Borodyuk, President of the Economic Geologists Asso�
ciation of Mongolia, Enkh�Amgalan Chuluunkhuu, Minister
Councelor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan, Murat Rustemov,
Former Canadian Minister of International Trade, Hon.
Stockwell Day, Director of the Indigenous Affairs Branch at
the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources,
Greg Perrins, Leading expert on Mining industry and a
Partner at SCHNEIDER GROUP (Moscow), Dr. Mathias
Weber.
The Conference was hosted by Dentons Canada (Van�
couver branch) and sponsored by KINROSS Gold Corp.,
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Plenary session, President and CEO of AME BC (Speaking)
International mining delegation meeting with Global AffairsVancouver regional office (Renee Umezuki and Mylan Svjord)
Speakers of Panel 2 (Mienka Zieba, BC Business navigator andRobin Longe, Dentons� Vancouver)
Signing MOU between CERBA and GEM Prospectors of Mongolia(Chair of CERBA�Vancouver, Erin Campbell and President of GEMProspectors,) Enkh�Amgalan Chuluunkhuu
Tatiana Domilovskaya and Enkh�Amgalan Chuluunkhuu
Brooke Grantham (DeputyDirector, Responsible BusinessPractices, Global Affairs Canada)
Stanislav Borodyuk (VP, Head,Moscow Representative Office,Kinross Gold)
Stewart Muir (Director,Resource Wroks, Moderatorof Panel 3)
Stockwell Day speaks at thePanel 3
Chair of CERBA�Vancouver Erin Campbell at Plenary session
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CERBA Toronto Chapter hosted a specialized top�level
Government delegation of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
headed by Mr. Kirill Bychkov, the Deputy Chairman of the
Government of the Sakha Republic and included two inno�
vation technoparks and venture centres representatives.
The Yakutian Government has recently implemented a new
"Going Global" strategy that has already proved successful in
producing two world�class start�ups as InDriver and MyTona.
To continue the dialogue and learn more about the Canadian
model of supporting start�ups at various stages, and the
development of the innovation in medical and technological
spheres, the delegation met with the major representatives of
the Toronto�Waterloo corridor and Ottawa Accelerator and
Venture centres.
During the visit, Afanasiy Savvin, General Director of JSC
"Development Corporation of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)"
signed an MOU cooperation agreement with the York
Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI), as well as
discussed the possibilities of internships for Yuakutian start�
ups and creation of the pool of potentially attractive invest�
ment projects between the "Yakutia" Venture company and
Canadian accelerators and venture companies as Invest
Ottawa, DMZ, Communitech, the Accelerator Centre, GEDI
and TIAP.
The delegates also had a chance to learn and compare var�
ious accelerator business models in terms of introducing new
developments in the economic activities of corporations
through the establishment of effective cooperation chains
and building effective mechanisms for interaction between
universities, research institutions, start�ups and development
institutions.
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CERBA Toronto Chapter had a pleasure to welcome an
incoming business delegation from the Republic of Belarus
and organized a specialized business program covering the
specifics of Ontario alcohol market regulations and spirits
import to Canada on November 26, 2019.
The delegates represented the largest alcoholic spirits pro�
ducers in Belarus as ooff MMiinnsskk KKrriissttaallll GGrroouupp HHoollddiinngg
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accompanied by MMrr.. EEvvggeennyy RRuussssaakk, Charge d'Affairs of the
Republic of Belarus to Canada.
During the visit, the delegation members learned about the
peculiarities of alcohol state regulations in the provinces of
Ontario and Quebec, Canadian food and beverage legisla�
tion, labelling requirements, and the procedures to enter the
Canadian market and LCBO policies.
One of the integral parts of the CERBA Construction and
Infrastructure forum is a specially designed business pro�
gram for the incoming delegates to connect with the leading
Canadian construction and Infrastructure experts, cover the
latest trends in the market and showcase the Canadian tech�
nologies and expertise.
This year, CERBA Toronto Chapter has organized two spe�
cialized programs and covered the specifics of construction
and infrastructure methods in the frigid climates and soil
instability and an educational program covering HVAC and
high�rise building construction site visits.
The Yakutian construction delegation headed by Mr. Kirill
Bychkov, the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the
Sakha Republic has not only attended the Construct Canada,
Building Show Exhibition, but also performed educational site
visits and learned about the latest innovative methods in soil
stabilization, dust suppression, and road pavements.
The delegates have also attended a roundtable meeting
organized in cooperation with B+H Architects covering
themes of stabilizing weak grounds, climate�responsive
design strategies, buildings' resilience to extreme weather
events, and cold regions geotechnical engineering solutions.
MMrr.. MMiikkhhaaiill OOkkhhllooppkkoovv, Chairman of the Collegial Council of
the Association of SRO "Union of Builders of Yakutia",
President of the Regional Intersectoral Association of
Employers "Union of Builders of Yakutia" has also travelled to
the sister city of Yakutsk � Yellowknife to meet with the
Nunavut and NWT Construction Association (NNCA), con�
struction experts and engineers orienting on the construction
in the Arctic and working with the soil instability.
At the same time, an international delegation from Belarus
was interested to learn more about HVAC heating and cooling
systems, and sustainable methods in high�rise building con�
struction. The delegates met with B+H Architects and SvN,
the leading Canadian architecture companies, as well as par�
ticipated in the excursion around Union Station and attended
two site visits at the Scotia Bank Arena (HVAC) and the newly
constructed high�rise office building at 81 Bay Street.
The delegates had a unique possibility to tour the Scotia
Bank Arena to learn more about the HVAC systems and find
out the ways how the venue is dealing with various logistical
challenges to accommodate different types of events like
hockey, basketball, concerts, and others. The newly con�
structed office site at 81 Bay Street revealed the latest con�
struction techniques that enabled the building to achieve the
LEED Platinum and WELL building standards certifications,
the site management also led the delegates through the
building's design and construction features, as well as dis�
cussed the unique challenges associated with particularities
of this site and future maintenance techniques.
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From left: Vera Dedyulya, Acting Regional Director, CERBAToronto Chapter; Martha Harrison, CERBA Toronto Board Chair;Partner, McCarthy Tetrault; Vladimir Jakovcev, interpreter;Evgeny Russak, Charge d'Affairs of the Republic of Belarus toCanada; Uladzimir Ramizonau, Deputy General Manager, BelalcoBrest Distillery; Sergei Tarasiuk, Export Director, Minsk KristallGroup
Kirill Bychkov, the Deputy Chairman of the Government of theSakha Republic exploring the Building Show Exhibition pavilion
Belarusian delegation exploring the new office high�rise buildingat 81 Bay Street
MOU cooperation signing between Afanasiy Savvin, GeneralDirector of JSC "Development Corporation of the Sakha Republic(Yakutia)" and Marat Ressin, PhD, YEDI President & Professor;President of MARES Group
The Republic of Sakha innovation delegation accompanied byCERBA, Russian Trade Commission and the Embassy of theRussian Federation to Canada met with the Accelerator Centrerepresentatives and toured the facility
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Canada and the EU sanc�
tions against Russia, and
showed how sanctions
affected the Russian
economy over the past
years.
Mr. Vasily Bortsov, Import
Business Development
Manager, SCHNEIDER
GROUP spoke about the
most effective strategies
for foreign companies that
wish to preserve and
maintain their business in
Russia during the sanc�
tions regime. Among the
possible options Mr.
Bortsov named localization of production in Russia in the cur�
rent situation, changing the country of supply, and many
other options that can help a foreign company to continue its
business operations on the territory of Russia. In conclusion,
Mr. Andrei Sirach, General Director, HATCH Russia, shared
Hatch experience on operating in Russia during the sanc�
tions regime. He highlighted steps undertaken by the com�
pany to adapt to the present circumstances, such as the
establishment of a special "Committee for Global Risk
Assessment" Generally, Mr. Sirach noted that international
sanctions against Russia have not affected the company's
strategy towards the country, but only modified the tactics of
doing business.
Traditionally the event concluded with the Q&A session,
guests were engaged in a lively discussion with the speakers
and got valuable recommendations around the topic.
CERBA would like to express its sincere gratitude to SCHNEI�
DER GROUP, and per�
sonally to Ulf Schneider,
Founder and CEO of
SCHNEIDER GROUP, for
hosting the seminar.
On September 24, 2019, CERBA jointly with its long�standing
partner British Business Club (BBC) and CERBA Member�
company � EY Russia, held a morning seminar at the EY
Russia Moscow office, devoted to the robotic process
automation (RPA) used for business efficiency improvement.
EY Russia IT experts, Alexei Ammosov, Partner, Advisory;
and Anna Kalinina, Manager, Advisory, PI; took the floor and
gave a presentation discussing the basics of RPA and its
benefits in the framework of business. In his presentation, Mr.
Ammosov introduced a few real case studies of RPA appli�
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On August 21, 2019, at Renaissance Moscow Monarch
Centre Hotel, CERBA Moscow Chapter held its Annual
General Meeting followed by an informal Brazilian party.
The formal part of the meeting started with the Chairman's
Report delivered by Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board
Chairman, who gave a brief overview of CERBA Moscow
chapter's activities during the past calendar year of 2018�
2019 and highlighted the most important CERBA Moscow
achievements during that period. The meeting also included
the discussion of the CERBA's strategy, aims and goals for
the calendar year of 2019�2020.
During his speech Nathan also introduced new CERBA
Corporate Members: Brainpower, Geran & Partner
Consulting Practice, IMAX, JSC "Research & Development
Center for Gas & Oil Technologies", and Wood PLC.
The presentation was followed by the introduction of the
nominees to CERBA Moscow Board of Directors for the
2019�2020 year and Board Elections.
After the end of the formal part, all the guests proceeded to
the hotel's Executive Lounge Zone for the Brazilian style
evening reception, where they had an opportunity to taste
Brazilian style cocktails and delicious cuisine prepared by
the hotel's chef, fine wines kindly provided by Fanagoria, and
to enjoy thematic DJ music and admire the amazing city
views of Moscow from the summer terrace on the top floor of
the hotel. The evening was very well attended, the audience
included representatives of the Canadian, American, British
and Russia business and government elite.
The party ended with traditional raffle lottery with special
prizes provided by Fanagoria and Renaissance Moscow
Monarch Centre Hotel.
CERBA would like to express its sincere gratitude to the
sponsor of the event � JSC "New Commonwealth", and
Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel, and personal�
ly to its General Manager Armin Eberhard, for all of the long�
term support provided to CERBA activities.
We also would like to thank Fanagoria Estate Winery and per�
sonally Vladimir Pukis for providing great wines for our
guests!
On August 29, 2019, CERBA jointly with its member�compa�
nies � SCHNEIDER GROUP and HATCH, organized a semi�
nar devoted to the analysis of impact of Western sanctions
against Russia on doing business in the country.
The event started with the welcome words made by Nathan
Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board Chairman, who also intro�
duced the experts from SCHNEIDER GROUP's Legal and
Import Departments: Mr. Vasily Bortsov and Ms. Victoria
Sedova; as well as Mr. Andrei Sirach, General Director,
HATCH Russia, who tried to answer the question on how
sanctions against Russia could work for the benefit of busi�
ness.
Ms. Victoria Sedova, Senior Legal Expert, SCHNEIDER
GROUP started her presentation with an overview of the US,
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Armin Eberhard, General Manager, Renaissance MoscowMonarch Centre Hotel, greeting the guests
Ms. Victoria Sedova, Senior Legal Expert, SCHNEIDER GROUPNathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Chairman greeting the guests
Alexei Ammosov, Partner, Advisory; and Anna Kalinina, Manager,Advisory, PI, EY Russia
Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board Chairman, and VladimirPukis, PR & Corporate Communications Manager, Fanagoria,holding a lottery
Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow BoardChairman, greeting the guests
Mr. Vasily Bortsov, ImportBusiness DevelopmentManager, SCHNEIDER GROUP
Mr. Andrei Sirach, GeneralDirector, HATCH Russia
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sentatives of international environmental organizations. This
EcoForum is the immediate successor to the International
environmental conference "Environmental Protection and
industrial activities in the Russian North" organized by Norilsk
Nickel until 2018 and held in Norilsk and Krasnoyarsk.
On November 8�9, 2019, CERBA joined the Russian
Association for Canadian Studies (RACS) in organization of
the 16th RACS International Conference devoted to the
cooperation between Canada and Russia, which took place
in the Conference Hall of the Institute for the U.S. and
Canadian Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences
(ISKRAN).
The Conference was divided into two sessions, held consec�
utively on November 8 and November 9. Session on
November 8 was exclusively devoted to mutual interests of
Canada and Russia and challenges faced by the two coun�
tries including economic and political issues, as well as the
issue of Arctic cooperation. Some of the issues covered dur�
ing this session included possibilities of interaction between
Russia and Canada on international platforms, impact of
sanctions in the Russian�Canadian relations, Canadian econ�
omy and the prospects of cooperation with Russia, Canada
2019 election campaign, Russian�Canadian approaches to
the Arctic issues, and many other related topics.
The International Conference started with welcoming words
by Dr. Valery Garbuzov, Director of the ISKRAN; Dr. Sergey
Rogov, Academic Director of the ISKRAN; Mr. Alexey Isakov,
Deputy Director of North America Department, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary; Stephane Jobin, Charge d'affaires, the
Embassy of Canada in Moscow; Dr. Tatyana Kuzmina,
President of RACS, Leading Researcher, Head of the Centre
for Development and Innovations of ISKRAN, RACS; and Neil
Withers, President of CFA Association Russia and CERBA
Moscow Board Member.
The following presentations were delivered during the
November 9 Session: "Gridlocks of political axiology: possi�
bilities of interaction between Russia and Canada on interna�
tional platforms" by Alexander Kubyshkin, Doctor of History,
St. Petersburg State University; "Canadian mentality as a fac�
tor of Canada's foreign policy" by Vladimir Kholodnov,
Professor, Academy of Social Education, Kazan State
Energy University; "Russian�Canadian cooperation at the
regional level before and after the 2019 elections" by Kristina
Minkova, PhD Candidate in History, St. Petersburg State
University.
The first day of the conference ended up with a networking
reception for the conference participants at the Azimut Hotel
hosted by the Embassy of Canada in Moscow.
The session on November 9 was devoted to Canadian cul�
ture and academia. It focused on a discussion of Canadian
culture aspects, and similarities and differences between
Canadian and Russian cultures. The session also featured
the presentations made by students of Canadian studies who
covered political, historical and Arctic topics on various top�
ics related to Canada�Russia relations.
The event concluded with the informal networking reception
at the premises of ISKRAN where conference participants
could exchange their impressions of the conference and dis�
cuss upcoming projects in an informal atmosphere.
CERBA would like to express its
sincere gratitude to the sponsor
of the conference � Kinross
Gold Corporation.
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cation and showed to what extent automation helps to man�
age processes in different areas of business in a daily life. He
explained the work of process assessment framework and
how processes are prioritized based on a combination of
technical complexity and the value of automating the
process.
Mr. Ammosov and Ms. Kalinina also outlined common pitfalls
regarding RPA and highlighted key questions need to be
answered to ensure RPA program success.
The seminar was concluded with the
Q&A session and informal discussion
with the speakers.
CERBA would like to express its sin�
cere gratitude to EY Russia for hosting
the seminar.
On October 15, 2019, at the premises of Norton Rose
Fulbright, CERBA organized a breakfast brief with Chris
Weafer, the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of
Macro�Advisory Ltd., and the top�rated Russian market
strategist. Chris spoke on the topic of challenges and oppor�
tunities for foreign companies
doing business in Russia,
providing an outlook for the
upcoming 2020 year. He
started his presentation with
an overview of economic and
political situation in Russia for
the year in 2019, analyzed
the impact of Western sanc�
tions and Russian counter�
sanctions on the economic
situation in the country, and
examined forecasts of CBR
and Russian Ministry of
Economy RF, also mentioning a proposed RF budget revi�
sion. In his presentation, Mr. Weafer also covered the topics
of investment in Russian national projects.
In the conclusion, Chris provided a medium�term and long�
term forecasts on the economic and business environment in
Russia considering the current geopolitical situation with
regard to the country, using different case scenarios for
modeling the situation.
CERBA would like to express its sincere gratitude to Norton
Rose Fulbright, and personally to Anatoly Andriash, Joint
Head of Moscow office at Norton Rose Fulbright, for hosting
and assistance in the organization of the breakfast brief.
CERBA was happy to support Norilsk Nickel in its first
attempt to organize an international ecological forum in
Moscow. The VIII Environmental forum "Business responsi�
bility to the future. Technology benefitting society and nature"
took place on October 17�18, and had Norilsk Nickel,
Environmental Fund of the Siberian Federal University and
Research Institute of Environmental Problems among co�
organizers. Participants included representatives of Federal
agencies, executive authorities and subjects of the Russian
Federation that belong to the Northern territories, experts,
scientists, leaders of public organizations, and employees of
industrial companies operating in the Far North, and repre�
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Chris Weafer, the Founder andthe CEO, Macro�Advisory Ltd.
Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Chair, presents CERBA and itsCSR related activities to the participants of the VIII Environmentalforum
Stephane Jobin, Charge d'affaires, the Embassy of Canada inMoscow greeting the guests
Neil Withers, President, CFA Association Russia and CERBAMoscow Board Member
From left: Neil Withers, President, CFA Association Russia andCERBA Moscow Board Member; Mr. Alexey Isakov, DeputyDirector of North America Department, Minister of ForeignAffairs, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; Dr.Valery Garbuzov, Director of the ISKRAN; Stephane Jobin,Charge d'affaires, the Embassy of Canada in Moscow; Dr.Tatyana Kuzmina, President of RACS, Leading Researcher, Headof the Centre for Development and Innovations of ISKRAN, RACS
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On November 14, 2019, CERBA jointly with the Customs and
Transportation Committee and Banking & Finance
Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Russia (AmCham Russia) organized a meeting with
Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Russia in
the Asia�Pacific Program, Carnegie Moscow Center. The
event was attended by representatives of the Canadian and
American business communities in Moscow, and was mod�
erated by Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Chairman; Alexis
Rodzianko, President, AmCham Russia; and Art Franczek,
President of the American Institute of Business and
Economics (AIBEc), AmCham Customs Committee Co�
chair, and long�time CERBA Member.
During the meeting, Mr. Gabuev spoke on China's Belt Road
Initiative, focusing on investment expectations for foreign
business in such areas as transport and logistics infrastruc�
ture, high�tech industries, and potential Chinese investments.
The event ended with the Q&A session, which featured a
very dynamic and interesting discussion between the speak�
er and the audience.
On November 20, 2019, CERBA hosted the first session of
the Interassociation PR & Marketing Committee, a body
formed jointly with the Polish business association in Russia
and the CERBA Corporate Member � Geran & Partners
Consulting Practice, with the purpose of bringing together PR
and marketing specialists from the Russian and foreign com�
panies, briefing them on recent developments and trends in
PR and Marketing sector, and providing them with the plat�
form for discussion and experience sharing. The meeting
took place at Andrei Voznesensky Museum and Culture
Center, and focused on the discussion of the media key
trends in 2019, and the possible prospects for 2020.
Welcome words were delivered by Anna Sverdlova,
Managing Partner, Geran & Partners Consulting Practice,
Executive Director of the Interassociation PR & Marketing
Committee, Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board
Chairman,and Aleksander Janeczek, President, Polish
Business Club in Moscow.
The following PR & marketing experts participated in the
panel discussion: Yulia Kolodnitskaya, Chief Producer,
Vesti.Economy; Natalia
Arefieva, Head of LiveJournal
(Rambler & Co); Natalia
Prygina, Senior Lecturer,
Department of Journalism
and Mass Communications,
Moscow Polytechnic
University; Marina Tatarskaya,
Director of Public Relations,
Ferrero Russia. The event
was moderated by Anna
Sverdlova, Managing Partner,
Geran & Partners Consulting
Practice. The discussion was
divided into two sessions.
The first session was devoted
to the latest developments in
the mass media sector, an
overview of the traditional and alternative communication
channels, and the discussion of their future prospects. This
session covered the issues of adapting to the changing pref�
erences of the public, possible ways for expanding the audi�
ence and maintaining its loyalty, general overview of the cur�
rent trends for media development. Speakers emphasized
that the audience had become more selective with regard to
information they receive; cross�formats had become the new
media, and the genres in the classical form are now gone,
thus, the media had lost its monopoly on information flow.
The second session focused on PR and marketing issues,
such as the problem of finding the most effective communi�
cation channels in terms of attracting potential customers,
measuring the effectiveness of media presence: analysis of
advertising equivalent against the ability to attract new cus�
tomers or retain old ones, as well as comparison of tradition�
al media and digital media. This session allowed participants
to identify new trends in PR and provide recommendations
for PR specialists, such as recommendation to make com�
panies' PR practices more universal and inclusive, adopt a
strategy of selective interactions with media and others
The event concluded with Q&A session where guests
shared their own experience and insights on PR and mar�
keting practices.
On November 27, 2019, at Marriott Moscow Hotel Novy
Arbat CERBA organized a breakfast brief with its member�
company FTL Advisers Ltd. on the topic: "Criminal, tax and
corporate risks for managers/owners of Russian compa�
nies". The event was aimed at providing useful information
for expats living in Russia, covering issues of double income
taxation and reporting obligations in the Russian Federation
with respect to foreign assets.
Ms. Maria Kukla, Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd. spoke about
current trends and practices with regard to personal liability
of individuals being managers and shareholders of the
Russian companies, also providing statistics of claims for
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Anna Sverdlova, ManagingPartner, Geran & PartnersConsulting Practice,Executive Director of theInterassociation PR &Marketing Committee
Aleksander Janeczek, President,Polish Business Club in Moscow
Nathan Hunt, CERBA MoscowBoard Chairman
From left: Alexis Rodzianko, President, AmCham Russia; NathanHunt, CERBA Moscow Chairman; Art Franczek, President of theAmerican Institute of Business and Economics (AIBEc), AmChamCustoms Committee Co�chair; Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellowand Chair of the Russia in the Asia�Pacific Program, CarnegieMoscow Center
From left: Natalia Prygina, Senior Lecturer, Department ofJournalism and Mass Communications, Moscow PolytechnicUniversity; Yulia Kolodnitskaya, Chief Producer, Vesti.Economy;Natalia Arefieva, Head of LiveJournal (Rambler & Co)
Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board Chairman, introducing thespeakers
Ms. Maria Kukla, Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd.
Anna Sverdlova, Managing Partner, Geran & Partners ConsultingPractice; Marina Tatarskaya, Director of Public Relations, FerreroRussia
Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Russia in theAsia�Pacific Program, Carnegie Moscow Center
In total, the evening gathered up to 200 attendees, repre�
senting member companies and our numerous partners
including government, public and educational institutions.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to sponsors
of the event: Kinross Gold Corporation, Barrick Gold
Corporation, and Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat.
We also would like to thank Fanagoria Estate Winery and
personally Vladimir Pukis for providing great wines for our
guests, and Organika and Trafalgar group for their contribu�
tion to the selection of alcohol beverages during the event.
We also appreciate the support of contributors to our
Christmas lottery: IMAX, Vestoro Tailoring Company, Moscow
Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel,
Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat, InterContinental Moscow
Tverskaya, Hyatt Regency Moscow Petrovsky Park, Lotte
Hotel, Hotel National, Radisson Blu Belorusskaya Hotel,
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, Swissotel Krasnye Holmy,
Radisson Collection Hotel.
We would like to express special thank you to the sponsor of
the lottery grand prize � VODOHOD.
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subsidiary liability and for compensation of losses over the
period of 2015�2019, and sharing useful tips regarding lia�
bility topic.
Ms. Daria Nevskaya, Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd., empha�
sized tax and currency control risks for expats in Russia, as
well as potential consequences of non�compliance. Daria
also went over the tax regulation changes in 2019, and men�
tioned the amendments applied for 2020�2022 period.
Ms. Natalia Patseva, Managing Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd.,
has presented case studies on most common life situations
from tax perspective. These covered sale of immovable
property in Russia, succession of foreign assets, highlights
of currency transactions, residency of foreign companies in
Russia.
The event concluded with the
Q&A session, where guests
had an opportunity to address
their questions to the speakers.
CERBA would like to express
its sincere gratitude to FTL
Advisers Ltd. for its great con�
tribution to the organization of
this event.
CERBA Moscow Chapter members, associates, and busi�
ness partners celebrated the end of the 2019 year in the tra�
ditional format of Annual Christmas Cocktail. The Christmas
reception was held on December 10th at the Moscow
Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat.
The evening opened with the greeting speech and the pres�
entation by Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board Chairman,
who gave a brief overview of CERBA's activities over the
past calendar year and highlighted the most important
CERBA achievements during that period.
Olesya Shakirova, Manager of Government Relations &
Public Affairs, Kinross Gold Corporation, and Svetlana
Bobrovich, Head of the Moscow Office, Barrick Gold
Corporation, greeted the guests on behalf of their compa�
nies � sponsors of the event.
The evening also featured greeting speeches by Stephane
Jobin, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Canada in the Russian
Federation, Robert Prusinski, General Manager, BRP
Russia, and Vladimir Pukis, PR & Corporate
Communications Manager, Fanagoria � wine sponsor of the
event.
The guests enjoyed the traditionally friendly and festive spir�
it of the CERBA Christmas party, delicious cuisine and beau�
tiful interiors of Marriott Moscow Hotel Novy Arbat, fine wines
kindly provided by Fanagoria, vodka cocktails provided by
Organika, fresh beer provided by Trafalgar Group, raffle lot�
tery and live music performance by the "Full House" music
band.
As always, the event concluded with the CERBA Christmas
raffle lottery featuring a variety of great prizes. CERBA would
like to express special thanks to ship operating company
VODOHOD for providing two Grand Prizes: cruises on 5�star
and 4�star cruise ships.
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Ms. Daria Nevskaya, Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd. Nathan Hunt, CERBA Moscow Board Chairman
Olesya Shakirova, Manager of Government Relations & PublicAffairs, Kinross Gold Corporation
Vladimir Pukis, PR & Corporate Communications Manager,Fanagoria
Grand prize raffle lottery
Robert Prusinski, General Manager, BRP Russia
Stephane Jobin, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Canada in theRussian FederationSvetlana Bobrovich, Head of the Moscow Office, Barrick Gold
Corporation
Ms. Natalia Patseva, Managing Partner, FTL Advisers Ltd.
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On December 11, 2019, CERBA jointly with Vladislav
Tretiak's Charitable Foundation held CERBA 18th Annual
Charity Auction with Vladislav Tretiak at the legendary GUM
Demonstration Hall with its breathtaking interiors. CERBA
Charity Auction has been organized in Moscow every year
since 2002 to raise money to help orphans, improve schools,
sporting facilities and provide equipment to hospitals in vari�
ous Russian regions like Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Irkutsk and the
North of Russia.
This year the event received strong support from the
Canadian, Russian and international business communities,
and was attended by more than 250 businessmen, civil ser�
vants, diplomats, media representatives, and wellknown cul�
tural and public figures from the Russian and Canadian
sides, as well as the Embassy of Canada in Moscow.
The festive evening featured a spectacular entertainment
program, live auction, silent auction with lots ranging from art
and fashion items to jewelry and premium alcohol, and char�
ity lottery. This year's live auction lots included the most spe�
cial and unique items: Commemorative Ring dedicated to
the 45th anniversary of the legendary 1974 Summit Series,
CSKA hockey jersey of Kirill Kaprizov with autographs of
players�winners of the Gagarin Cup; boxing gloves of
Alexander Povetkin � world boxing champion; paintings of
honored artist of Russia � Nikas Safronov; star�doll collection
figure of ice skater with Irina Rodnina's autograph, and other
unique items.
We would like to say a special thank you to all CERBA mem�
bers who have contributed to the event for their continuous
and wholehearted support of this important charity initiative:
Clark Bailey (EuroChem), Anatoly Andriash (Norton Rose
Fulbright), John Schreiner (IMAX), and many others.
Finally, we would like to thank the contributors to our charity
lottery: InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya, Lotte Hotel,
Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel, Moscow Marriott Royal Aurora
Hotel, Air Canada, Vestoro Tailoring Company, Khajuraho
Indian Restaurant and many other companies and individu�
als who made this festive event a success.
We very much appreciate your support and hope for your
active participation in our future charity initiatives!
CERBA�Vancouver had traditionally active and constructive
relations with the Republic of Belarus. Since 2017, when
Belarus became an attractive destination for the Canadian
importers and suppliers visits of Embassy representatives as
well as business delegations were quite regular, therefore the
first outreach visit of the new Head of Belarus Diplomatic mis�
sion to Canada, Mr. Evgeny Russak attracted lots of interest
from both government organizations and business community.
The Round table with Mr. Russak took place at the Miller
Thomson LLP main boardroom on November 7 gathering
representatives of BC based companies eager to learn
about current developments and updates on Belarus busi�
ness climate and proposals for cooperation from the com�
panies interested in exploring Canadian market.
Two years ago, CERBA�Montreal Chapter organized a suc�
cessful business mission to Belarus. The outcomes were
broad information on where we can focus resources to get
the most of that market for Canadian businesses and good
working contacts that helped Quebec companies to build
up on established economic ties. Belarus is a modern East�
European country with vast resources and lots of products
that may be of interest in the Canadian market. It is also
open for Canadian suppliers and industrial technologies, so
the two�way economic relations are open for all interested
public and private groups. The latest information on the
country presented by Mr. Russak was well received and
called for lots of questions from over 25 people audience.
The meeting was going in participative atmosphere of mutu�
al understanding and after official presentation turned into
the friendly interactive roundtable and exchange of con�
tacts, remarks and opinions. Nice final touch was warm wel�
coming of the new member � Alexander Kavaliou, President
& CEO of European Natural Solutions Inc. into the CERBA
community and handing over a membership certificate.
We anticipate continuing developing contacts with Belarus
Embassy and planning another business mission � now
more focused on the West Coast market priorities.
This is the second project organized by CERBA�Vancouver
Chapter in collaboration with OKTAN Knowledge Exchange
Partnership and the Executive MBA Program of the Moscow
State University (Faculty of Economy). The 25 people dele�
gation representing business and management leaders
from broad range of Russian regions and industry sectors
arrived in Vancouver for the 10�days business program on
November 19.
The main objective of the program was to help Russian
industrial professionals to better understand tools and
approaches common in Canada for facilitation and main�
taining effective international business and trade. While
CERBA aim in this project was to build new business con�
tacts and promote professional expertise of its members
and partners. The program of this visit included workshops,
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Oskar Kuchera, Event host, and Vladislav Tretiak, President, IceHockey Federation of Russia
Round Table with Mr. Evgeny Russak, Minister�Counsellor &Charge d'Affairs, Embassy of Belarus to Canada
Alexander Kavaliou received Membership Certificate at theRound Table with Charge d'Affairs of Belarus
At the meeting with Director for the Marketing policy departmentof BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, Paul Irwine (in themiddle)
Stephane Jobin, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Canada in theRussian Federation, greeting the guests on behalf of theCanadian community
Vladislav Tretiak, President, Ice Hockey Federation of Russia andClark Bailey, long�standing contributor of Charity Auction initiative
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meetings with federal and provincial government, visits to
the local companies, educational and financial institutions,
and interactive round tables. In the due course of the pro�
gram our guests became also better aware of such impor�
tant Canadian values as environment protection and gro�
wing sustainable human habitat, equality and respect to all
members of the versatile community.
Speakers at the seminars and meetings were representa�
tives of leading BC and international organizations, such as
Viking Air, HSBC, University of British Columbia, Capilano
University, Miller Thomson LLP, Globe Foundation, AFEX,
Sensei Technologies, ME Elecmetal and many others. The
group was received also by the BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade
and Technology and the Vancouver regional office of Global
Affairs Canada. One of the program highlights was meeting
with H.E. John Sloan, the former Ambassador of Canada to
Russia, Armenia and Uzbekistan.
The group received warm welcome from all Canadian part�
ners and had unique experience visiting such hard to get in
places as the TRIUMF research center with cyclotron nuclear
facilities opened for conducting scientific studies by the
researchers from around the world; cinema studios, pavilions
and craft shops of the Cinematography Faculty in Capilano
University. They have also were given a special presentation
on climate change mitigation programs and sustainable
development by Globe Foundation of Canada and a number
of hands on seminars from business professionals and inter�
national trade advisors. A very unexpected surprise was at
the meeting with the BC provincial government where a for�
mal 30�minutes introductory session turned into over two�
hours open minded discussion on many aspects of Russian
and Canadian realities and what could be done to allow
closer and more effective business relations.
A special touch prepared for the delegates was the program
completion ceremony celebrated at the posh Women's Club
at Hycroft Manor � the heritage building erected in 1911 by
McRae family in the very heart of Old Vancouver.
The outcomes of this program have not been long in com�
ing: one of the most prominent delegates � the international
corporation FINCOM Group (Russia) became CERBA mem�
ber soon after returning back home, and we are currently in
the middle of a substantial joint project aimed to promotion
of education in British Columbia to the Russian Federation
and CIS. Another big project is about to commence in the
near future is focused on sustainable technologies in con�
struction and resource industry.
CERBA�Vancouver is planning to continue working with the
Moscow State University and expect more visits of their
MBA Program Alumni, given their interest and comprehen�
sive approach to all sides of our cooperation.
We are grateful to OKTAN Knowledge Exchange Partnership
for the continuous support and fruitful collaboration allowing
to build up closer connections between the Canadian and
Russian educational and industrial professionals.
The CERBA Kazakhstan Board of Directors have called an
Annual General Meeting of Members on October 18, 2019,
in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The AGM is an important aspect of the governance process
of the CERBA association. During the meeting of this year
were shared the main events and accomplishments of
CERBA Kazakhstan Chapter for 2018�2019 year and KCBC
achievements as well which includes 6 key Industry Working
Groups: Oil & Gas, Mining & Mineral Resources, Agriculture
& Agri�food, Construction & Innovations, Finance, and
Aerospace & Transportation.
One of the highlights of the event was welcome introduction
of Mr. Nathan Lysons, Trade Commissioner of Canada in
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan.
The AGM was followed by Wine Tasting at La Rioja
Restaurant.
Special thanks to the event sponsors: SCHNEIDER GROUP,
Falcon Oil&Gas and Powerry for contribution and support!
CERBA Kazakhstan Chapter held the Round table in Atyrau
on October 25, 2019, devoted to Currency Control
Regulation in Kazakhstan.
The goal of the event was to provide a platform for partici�
pants to discuss regulation issues, exchange experience
and implementation practice. The event hosted internation�
al and local companies as well as banking sector of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Round Table was followed by "Thanksgiving Dinner" in
Canadian style with served traditional cuisine together with
The group after first day of seminars with coaches Mel Dhanaraj,Andrew Heffernan and Jaap Siekman (on the left)
Climate seminar at Capilano University with VP on internationalrelations, Chris Botrill (on the left)
At the presentation of VP GLOBE Foundation Mary�Ann Brown (inthe middle)
Program completion ceremony at Hycroft Women's Club
Visit at UBC Cyclotron research center TRIUMF
At the popular cinema pavilion of Capilano University
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Kazakhstan to make a personal acquaintance and introduce
CERBA mission and activities including the twinning of the
cities of Almaty�Vancouver and many other projects.
Recognized worldwide as the most attractive and conven�
ient places for living, Vancouver serves the role of being an
international business center and develops cooperation with
many cities around the globe. The CERBA Kazakhstan and
Vancouver Chapter are prepared to provide an active sup�
port to the establishment and development of such cooper�
ation with the City of Almaty.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CERBA
Kazakhstan Chapter, we would like to express to the Mayor
our respectful duty and appreciate your interest for devel�
opment of cooperation.
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members, partners and friends of CERBA. The event was
organized in partnership with the KAZENERGY, Petrocouncil
Associations and generously sponsored by the AGI�CDCS
Kazakhstan JV, SCHNEIDER GROUP, Petrocouncil
Association.
In accordance with tradition, the CERBA Kazakhstan
Chapter was happy to organize another Annual Christmas
Eve Bowling Tournament � a special evening for participants
accompanied with a lot of fun and prizes. This year tourna�
ment took place on December 6 at the "Cosmo Club",
Almaty, Kazakhstan with competitors from CERBA
Kazakhstan Chapter, British Chamber of Commerce in
Kazakhstan and the Consulate of USA Embassy in Almaty.
The Christmas Eve Tournament was organized by CERBA
and kindly sponsored by Falcon Oil&Gas Company, British
Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan. The sponsors pleas�
antly surprised the participants by treating them to special
prizes and rewards for the winners.
On December 13 CERBA Kazakhstan Chair Mr. Norman
Storm, CERBA Kazakhstan Board Director Mr. Gordon
Haskins and CERBA Kazakhstan Regional Director KCBC
Coordinator Ms Taskyn Koshman had a great honor to meet
with the newly appointed Mayor of Almaty City Mr.
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev former Prime�Minister of Republic of
CERBA KAZAKHSTAN
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Mr. Norman Strom, CERBA Kazakhstan Chair, and Mr. BakytzhanSagintayev, the Mayor of Almaty city
From left: Mr. Norman Strom, CERBA Kazakhstan Chair; Mr.Gordon Haskins, CERBA Kazakhstan Board Director, Mr.Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the Mayor of Almaty city; Ms. TaskynKoshman, CERBA Kazakhstan Regional Director