Russian-American High-Tech : A Fresh Viewpoint

Just recently AmBAR (https://www.ambarclub.org) brought 20 managing partners from some of the leading Venture Capital firms in Silicon Valley to Moscow, Russia, (https://www.vctriptorussia.com/) where they had an opportunity to learn more about Russian businesses and Russian technology companies and where they had been introduced to the Russian market as a destination for potential investment.

AmBAR delegation had meetings with D. Medvedev ( President of Russian Federation) , A. Chubais ( CEO of RUSNANO), V.Vekselberg (Head of "Skolkovo" project), U. Milner ( Digital Sky Technology) and many more leaders of Russian investment and entrepreneurship communities. Please check New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/business/global/26ruble.html?ref=europe) for trip details.

AmBAR panel offers you an opportunity to meet group of leading VC who participate in this trip and learn their first impression about possibility to make business in/with Russia. In addition, we'll discuss what special role can be play by local Russian-speaking community.

Panel participants:

Jim Smith, Partner , Mohr Davidow Ventures (https://www.mdv.com/team_bio.html?id=16)
Mark Iwanowski , Partner,Trident Capital (https://www.tridentcap.com/TeamMarkIwanowski.asp)
Peter Loukianoff, Partner, Almaz Capital Partners (https://www.almazcapital.com/pl.html)
Evgeny Zaytsev , Partner, Helix Ventures (https://www.helixventure.com/team/evgeny/)