CERBA MOSCOW WELCOMES NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR

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Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) 

Association d'affaires Canada Russie Eurasie (ACCRE) 

Канадская деловая ассоциация в России и Евразии (СЕРБА) 

www.cerbanet.org 

CERBA Offices International: 

MOSCOW CHAPTER 

Dmitry Yashin – Regional Director 

Office tel: 7 (495) 708-4324 

Mob: 7 (916) 589-7999 

Fax: 7 (495) 708-4325 

E-mail: dmitry@cerbanet.org 

TORONTO CHAPTER 

Katherine Balabanova – Regional 

Director 

Tel: 1 (416) 862-4403 

Fax: 1 (416) 360-8425 

E-mail: katherine@cerbanet.org 

CALGARY CHAPTER 

Frank Kense – Regional Director 

Tel: 1 (403) 218-4164 

Fax: 1 (403) 218-8727 

E-mail: frank@cerbanet.org 

MONTREAL/OTTAWA CHAPTER 

Brendan Scully – Regional Director 

Tel: 1 (514) 975-3347 

Fax: 1 (514) 371-4605 

E-mail: brendan@cerbanet.org 

VANCOUVER CHAPTER 

Tatyana Domilovskaya – Regional 

Director 

Cell: 1 (604) 720-2905 

Tel: 1 (604) 605-5087 

Fax: 1 (604) 662-7688 

E-mail: tatiana@cerbanet.org 

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN 

CHAPTER 

Irina Tabarina – Regional Director 

Tel: +7 (727) 259-8306 

Fax: +7 (727) 258-5961 

E-mail: irina@cerbanet.org 

CERBA Boards of Directors: 

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman Interim 

Nathan Hunt – Ronald A. Chisholm 

International 

Chairman Emeritus 

Piers Cumberlege 

Directors 

Honorable J. Trevor Eyton 

Boris Aryev – Stans Energy Corp 

Renee Chernecki – Canadian 

Petroleum Training Institute 

Zouheir Chebl – SNC-Lavalin 

International 

Paul Drager – Norton Rose 

Piotr Dutkiewicz – Carleton University 

Sandy Ferguson – BC Bioenergy 

Network 

Peter Harder – Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP 

John Place – Export Development Canada 

Neil Withers – Silkroutefinancial 

Martha Harrison – Heenan Blaikie LLP. 

Lou Naumovski – Kinross Gold 

Corporation 

Robert Fotheringham – TMX Group 

MarieLise Gauthier – Bombardier 

MOSCOW BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Nathan Hunt, Ronald A. Chisholm 

International 

Directors 

Neil Withers – Promsvyazbank (PSB) 

Alex Shifrin – The Creative Factory (TCF) 

Madina Assylbekova – Gowlings 

International Inc. 

Luc Jones – Antal International 

Ron Lewin – TerraLink 

John Place – Export Development 

Canada (EDC) 

Peter Prabhu – Interstice Consulting 

Sheldon Bennett– Board Solutions 

Anatoly Andriash – Norton Rose (Central 

Europe) LLP (observer) 

Sergey Lobov – Fedorovo Resources/ 

Barrick Gold (observer) 

Lou Naumovski – Kinross Gold 

Corporation (observer) 

Carol Patterson – Baker & McKenzie 

(observer) 

John Campbell – 

PricewaterhouseCoopers (observer) 

Andreas Weichert – Embassy of Canada 

(observer) 

CALGARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Hans Gjerdrum – KUDU Industries 

Directors 

Yerlan Aubakirov – Deloitte 

Laurent Auger – Alberta International 

Intergovernmental Relations 

Shawn Beamish – Canadian Mat Systems 

Renee Chernicki – Canadian Petroleum 

Training Institute 

Paul Drager – Norton Rose 

Rod Heard – Zedi 

Jamie Lindsay – TOPCO 

Andrew Kavanagh – Sage Energy 

Mietka Zieba – CMHC International 

TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Robert Fotheringham – TMX Group 

Vice-Chair 

Martha Harrison – Heenan Blaikie LLP 

Wolfgang Spillner – Albacor Shipping 

Directors 

Boris Aryev – Stans Energy 

Lou Naumovski – Kinross Gold Corporation 

Vitaly Paroshyn – Ministry of Economic 

Development and Innovation(Ontario) 

Geoff Rowan – Ketchum PR 

Alina Pekarsky – Schulich School of 

Business 

Vadym Kozub – NAUVEA 

Yury Manukhov – Canadian Gateway / 

YYZ Travel 

Michelle Moore 

Marina Dessiatkina – Trade Commissioner 

of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) 

MONTREAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Zouheir Chebl – SNC- Lavalin International 

Directors 

Pierre D'Avignon – Scotiabank 

Diane Dube – EDC 

Andrei Ivanov – MDA 

Andre L'Ecuyer – Rabaska 

Redouane Mekideche – DFAIT 

Bertrand Millot – Cordiant 

Edouard Namts – WE Consulting Inc. 

Marie-Andree Bernard – MDEIE, 

Quebec Government 

Marie-Lise Gauthier – Bombardier 

OTTAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Gregory Shields – CEO, Hyperline 

Cabling Systems 

Directors 

Christopher Westdal – Silver Bear 

Andre Asselin – CMHC 

Robert Blackburn – SNCLavalin 

Piotr Dutkiewicz – Carleton University 

David Gray – Agriteam Canada 

John Kur – DFAIT 

George Haynal – Bombardier 

Nicolas Temnikov – QIT Rio Tinto 

Dave Pryce – RIM 

VANCOUVER BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Robert Johnston – Principal, Cannon 

Design Architects 

Directors 

Sandy Ferguson – Marketing Director, 

BC Biotech Network 

Rainer Ibowski – VP SNC Lavalin, 

Transportation Division 

Erin Chutter – President, Global 

Cobalt Corp. 

Ken Clasby – VP Marketing and Sales, 

CWS Industries 

Ron Bozzer – Lawyer, HTNL 

John Kitchen – Owner, Steveston Net 

and Gear 

Bryan Hughes – EDC, Regional 

Director 

Oleg Tchoubarov – President, 

Sea Green Enterprises 

In This Issue: 

ALMATY BOARD 

OF DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

Keith Gaebel - Ernst & Young 

Directors 

Galymzhan Pirmatov – Cameco 

Kazakhstan 

Artem Yermilov – Uranium One 

Natalia Kurkchi – Antal Russia 

Steven Basadur – Embassy 

of Canada 

Banat Ashkenova – Heenan 

Blaikie 

Yulia Mitrofanskaya – 

Bakyrchik Mining Venture 

Page 4 

CERBA Moscow Welcomes New Regional Director – Dmitry Yashin 

Page 4 

Andreas Weichert joins the Moscow Trade Commissioner's Office as 

Senior Trade Commissioner 

Page 5 

Contact Information for the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service 

Team in Moscow 

Page 6-8 

Canada-Russia Business Summit 

Page 9-10 

Investing in Russia 

Page 11-12 

CERBA Trade Mission to Yekateringburg

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CERBA MOSCOW WELCOMES 

NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR – 

DMITRY YASHIN 

ANDREAS WEICHERT JOINS 

THE MOSCOW TRADE 

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE AS 

SENIOR TRADE 

COMMISSIONER 

Contact Information for the Canadian Trade 

COMMISSIONER SERVICE TEAM IN MOSCOW 

Mr. David Mallette 

Counsellor 

Trade Commissioner 

Investment Promotion, Metals, Minerals 

and Related Equipment, Services and 

Technology, Oil and Gas Equipment and 

Services 

E-mail: rus.commerce@international.gc.ca 

Ms. Lilya Panova 


Electric Power Equipment and Services, 

Metals, Minerals and Related Equipment, 

Services and Technology, Ocean Technologies, 

Oil and Gas Equipment and Services 


Mr. Djordje Vidovic 

Second Secretary 


Aerospace and Defence, Automotive, 

Information and Communications Technologies, 

Science and Technology, Space 


Ms. Jennifer Fellows 

Counsellor 


Agriculture, Food and Beverages, Market 

Access 


Ms. Laura Lumsden 

Second Secretary 


Arts and Cultural Industries, Education, 

Environmental Industries, Rail and Urban 

Transit, Tourism 


Dmitry Yashin joined CERBA in November 2011. As 

Regional Director in Moscow, Dmitry has successfully 

put together a number of events and has begun to 

implement a business development program, which he 

has designed and proposed to the CERBA's Moscow 

Board of Directors. 

Dmitry was born in Sverdlovsk, Russia and moved to 

Ottawa, Canada at the age of twelve. In Ottawa, he 

graduated with honours from Ashbury College and 

played Ice Hockey at the highest level. He attended 

Colgate University on scholarship, where for four years 

he played NCAA Division I hockey. 

Dmitry graduated Magna Cum Laude from Colgate 

University, with honours in Computer Science. Following 

University, Dmitry was partner at an IT consulting firm. 

He completed his MBA at New York University's 

Leonard N. Stern School of Business, where he graduated 

Cum Laude. Dmitry has returned to Russia to 

launch his own financial consultancy business. 

Andreas Weichert arrived in Moscow in Summer 2011 to 

take on his new post as Senior Trade Commissioner. 

Andreas was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He 

worked in a variety of roles in advertising and insurance, 

achieving his Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation 

in 1987. He graduated from the University of British 

Columbia in 1991(B. Commerce Honours Finance), and in 

1992 (MBA). He continued his post graduate studies in 

Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam and at the 

Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien. Following his studies, he 

worked in the investment industry in Luxembourg. 

Mr. Weichert joined the Foreign Service of the Department 

of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as a Trade 

Commissioner in 1995. He has served in the OSCE Mission 

to Georgia (1997) and in Canadian embassies in Almaty 

(1997-2000), Amman (2000-01), and Riyadh (2004-07). In 

Ottawa, he has served as Director Strategic Trade Planning 

and Performance Management Division (2008-2011), 

deputy director of Regional Offices in Canada Division 

(2007-08), and of East Europe Division (2001-04). His other 

headquarters assignments were in the Environment Division, 

Eastern Europe Division and Export Finance Division. 

The Russian Federation, the world's largest and most 

mineral-rich nation, has quickly reshaped its mining 

industry in response to the global financial crisis. 

Recent legislative and policy changes have sought to 

address the demands of foreign mining companies in 

order to attract new investment. Other CIS countries 

such as Kazakhstan are also actively promoting additional 

investment in their mining sectors. 

CERBA's annual mining conference offers a full day 

program dedicated to developments in the Russian 

and CIS mining sector, identifying and explaining mining 

investment opportunities in Russia and the CIS for 

Canadian companies. Participants include representatives 

of leading Canadian and Russian mining companies, 

investors, suppliers, Russian and Canadian 

government officials and officials from the most significant 

mineral producing regions of Russia and 

some of the CIS countries.


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CANADA-RUSSIA 

BUSINESS SUMMIT 

CANADA-RUSSIA 


Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov speaking at the Canada-Russia Business 

Summit 

CERBA and the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs 

and Industrialists, in co-ordination 

with the Government of Canada and 

the Government of Russia, organized the 

«2011 Canada-Russia Business Summit» 

in Ottawa on June 1, 2011. 

The event was co-chaired on the government 

level by the Russian First Deputy 

Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, and the 

Canadian Minister of International Trade, 

Edward Fast. The summit provided a forum 

for business leaders of Canada and Russia 

to discuss bilateral trade and investment 

issues. The event brought together CEOs 

from major Canadian players in the Russian 

market as well as shareholders and 

top management from their leading Russian 

partners. Interest and attendance from 

both sides was high with over 300 participants. 

June 1st was a prelude to the meetings 

of the Intergovernmental Economic 

Commission (IEC) organized by Department 

of Foreign Affairs and International 

Trade Canada on June 2nd at the same 

venue, hotel Chateaux Laurier in Ottawa. 

Opening the Summit, Victor A. Zubkov, 

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian 

Federation noted: «Perspectives of the 

investment cooperation between our 

countries will continue to be defined by 

new projects in the main segments of our 

interaction – mining, metallurgy and machinery, 

agriculture». 

V. Zubkov urged to strive for greater 

diversification of the bilateral trade relations, 

and more active involvement of the 

two countries' regions in this process. As 

well, the First Deputy Minister noted that 

necessary agreements and protocols had 

already been signed between the Russian 

regions and Canadian provinces. 

«Concerning Russia-Canada investment 

cooperation, we can confidently talk about 

growing opportunities for the realization of 

many joint projects in various spheres. 

Especially in those that are bound by economic, 

nature, and climate similarities of 

our countries», – he said. 

Quite a number of positive developments 

occurred on both June 1st and 2nd including 

partnerships and perspective agreements 

in nanotechnology, aerospace, energy 

efficiency, construction, innovation and 

sports infrastructure. 

From the Russian side, among participants 

in the Council were: H.E. Georgiy 

Mamedov, Ambassador of the Russian 

Federation to Canada; O. Betin, Head of 

the Tambov Oblast Administration; A. 

Krasnov, Executive Vice-President of the 

Organizing Committee of the Olympic 

Games «Sochi 2014»; A. Dzhordzhadze, 

Deputy CEO, «2018 FIFA World Cup in 

Russia»; A. Tikhonov, First Deputy Chairman 

of the Board Vnesheconombank; A. Varichev, 

General Director of Holding Company 

METALLOINVEST JSC; Y. Kotliarov, 

General Manager, Moscow Branch Office, 

SNC-Lavalin; A. Sitnikov, SKOLKOVO; M. 

Lachinov, «Russian Venture Company»; D. 

Akhanov, RUSNANO and other representatives 

of government authorities and 

business circles. 

Among participants from Canada were: 

His Excellency Joan Sloan, the Canadian 

Ambassador to the Russian Federation; 

The Honourable Edward Fast, Minister of 

International Trade; The Honourable Gerry 

Ritz, Minister of Agricultural; Nathan Hunt, 

Chairman of the National Board CERBA; 

David Paterson, Vice-President of the RIM- 

Blackberry; Chris Erickson, Partner of the 

Pangaea Ventures Ltd.; Andrew Cranston, 

Managing Partner KPMG; David Aylen, 

Managing Partner of the Gowlings International 

Inc.; Isabelle Des Chenes, Vice-President 

of the Forest Products Association 

of Canada; Michael McAdoo, Vice-President 

of the Bombardier Inc. and other representatives 

of government authorities and 

business circles. 

CERBA works closely with the Intergovernmental 

Economic Commssion and 

was the initiating founder of the Canada 

Russia Business Council (CRBC) in 2005. 

The CRBC is committed to building, 

strengthening and promoting long-term 

co-operation between business entities in 

Canada and Russia. Continued CRBC work 

provides a welcome opportunity to reaffirm 

the strong and growing economic 

relationship between Canada and Russia 

which provides a solid foundation for broader 

cooperation and progress in the overall 

bilateral relationship. 

Photo gallery «Canada-Russia Business 

Summit 2011» >> 

https://picasaweb.google.com/estaaldia/ 

CanadaRussiaBusinessCouncil2011# 

Panelists at the 2011 Canada Russia Business Summit 

CERBA Members can access the 

presentations of Summit speakers by 

logging in here>> http://www.cerbanet.org/public/index.php?page_id=eventl 

ist&office=5&EventID=601 

JUNE 2, 2011 INTERGOVERNMENTAL 

ECONOMIC COMMISSION REPORT: 

Following the CERBA Canada-Russian 

Business council sessions the Honourable 

Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade 

and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, 

concluded the eighth Canada-Russia Intergovernmental 

Economic Commission 

(IEC) session with First Deputy Prime Minister 

Viktor Zubkov of Russia. The two ministers 

signed a joint ministerial statement 

and witnessed the signings of commitments 

that will increase bilateral trade, and 

commercial and scientific collaboration 

between Canada and Russia. 

«Jobs and economic growth to benefit 

Canadians continue to be our government's 

top priority. With trade representing 

some 60 percent of our economy, deepening 

our relationship with key countries 

like Russia is vital to our economic recovery,» 

said Minister Fast. 

In addition to the joint ministerial statement, 

a statement on science and technology 

cooperation was signed that commits 

Canada and Russia to meet one year 

from now to map out possible areas of collaboration, 

including climate and arctic 

research, energy, nanotechnology and biomedicine. 

Also, Canada and Russia signed a memorandum 

of understanding (MOU) on 

aerospace. This MOU will see people from 

the Aerospace Industries Association of 

Canada working side by side with their 

counterparts from Russia's Union of 

Aviation Industrialists to develop strategies 

that will make both countries' aerospace 

sectors more globally competitive in the 

years to come. 

From Left: Robert Johnston (Principal, National Sport Practices, 

Cannon Design Architecture Inc.), Alexei Krasnov (Executive Vice 

President Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee) 

Bilateral merchandise trade with Russia 

totaled $2.8 billion in 2010, an increase of 

12.3 percent from the previous year. 

Canadian merchandise exports to Russia 

totaled $1.2 billion in 2010, an increase of 

33.8 percent from 2009. 

«The Economic Commission meeting 

demonstrates Canada and Russia's commitment 

to not only support traditional 

areas of trade, but also to develop such 

emerging areas of commercial cooperation 

as space and science and technology,» 

said Minister Fast. «As a fast-growing 

Participants at the 2011 Canada Russia Business Summit at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Canada


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CANADA-RUSSIA 


Backgrounder - Canada-Russia Intergovernmental 

Economic Commission. 

From Left: Gregory Colucci (B.Arch. B.A. OAA OAQ MRAIC, Principal, Diamond Schmitt 

Architects), Paul Taylor (President, Hopewell Management International Corp), Jeff 

Armstrong (President, DAC) 

economy, Russia offers great potential for 

Canadian companies, which would strengthen 

our economic growth and lead to 

more jobs». 

The IEC is Canada's most important 

forum for bilateral exchanges on trade and 

investment issues with Russia. 

The forms of cooperation mentioned in 

the statement include the exchange of scientific 

and technological information; joint 

scientific seminars, conferences and 

workshops; the exchange or shared use of 

equipment and materials; the exchange of 

scientists and engineers; and joint 

research and development. 

The Canada-Russia Intergovernmental 

Economic Commission (IEC) was created 

by the 1993 Canada-Russia Agreement on 

Economic Cooperation to promote economic 

relations between Canada and 

Russia and to address issues affecting 

bilateral trade. 

The IEC, which convenes every two 

years, consists of a plenary session and 

meetings of various working groups and 

round tables. 

Five working groups normally report to 

the IEC. These groups discuss agriculture, 

energy, construction, mining, and the 

Arctic and the North. This year's event features 

the inaugural meeting of the space 

working group. The 2011 IEC also included 

round tables on science and technology, 

and investment. At these round tables, 

both government and industry are represented. 

Investing in Russia: Myths and Facts, 

Risks and Opportunities 

On Thursday, Sept 22, 2011 for the first time in history CERBA 

brought together economists, analysts, investors, industrial companies 

and the financial sector representatives to discuss investment 

in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the conference 

was to demystify the political, legal and regulatory environment in 

Russia, assess economic prospects, explain the formula for success 

in the Russian market, and examine the prospects for 

increased Canadian and other foreign investment in Russia. 

The conference was ably managed by economic guru Daniel 

Thorniley whose consulting group DT-Global is widely recognized 

as one of the foremost authorities on Russian and Eastern European 

economies. Conference participants heard that doing business 

in Russia is never easy but usually profitable. And these profits 

are not ephemeral «pie in the sky» projections based on someone's 

promises, but in fact hard numbers on the balance sheets 

and income statements of some of the world's largest multinationals. 

As advertising executive Alex Shifrin pointed out (Saatchi 

& Saatchi), «Russia is a challenging place to do business and a 

great place to make money». 

Presentations were made in four general sessions, the first covering 

the overall political landscape, the second discussing investment 

success stories, and the third and fourth covering capital markets 

from the Canadian and Russian point of view, respectively. 

The marquee included speakers from Troika Dialog, Carleton 

University, the New Economic School, Kinross Gold, Metalloinvest, 

Research in Motion, Onexim Group, VTB, Sberbank, TMX 

At the conclusion of the Intergovernmental 

Economic Commission and Canada Russia 

Business Summit sessions, the following 

two instruments were signed: 

Joint Canadian-Russian Ministerial 

Statement on Co-operation in the Area 

of Science, Technology and Innovation. 

The Joint Canadian-Russian Ministerial 

Statement on Co-operation in the Area of 

Science, Technology and Innovation commits 

the two governments to encourage 

and facilitate the pursuit of collaborative 

opportunities in emerging fields among 

government bodies, the private sector and 

academia. These fields include nanotechnology, 

arctic and climate research, energy 

and energy efficiency, advanced materials, 

life sciences and aerospace. 

Memorandum of Understanding on 

Main Cooperation Initiatives between 

the Aerospace Industries Association 

of Canada and the Union of Aviation 

Industrialists of Russia. 

This memorandum of understanding will 

allow the two countries to be more globally 

competitive in the aerospace sector. It will 

enhance cooperation in developing and 

producing advanced aerospace products 

and improving access to respective aerospace 

markets with a view to increasing 

trade. It will also encourage the exchange 

of information and promotion of aeronautical 

products as well as support the practical 

implementation of advanced standards 

and regulations. The Aerospace Industries 

Association of Canada is a member-driven, 

not-for-profit national organization. 

Nathan Hunt (CERBA National Chairman) 

Alexander Djordjadze, (Deputy CEO, Chief 

of International and Government Relations, 

2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local 

Organizing Committee) 

Participants at the 2011 Investment Conference


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CERBA Trade Mission to YEKATERINGBURG 

Andrey Varichev (General Director, Metalloinvest) 

Group, Bank of Montreal, EDC, and many others. 

From left: Jillian Stirk (Assistant Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs 

Canada), Nathan Hunt (CERBA National Chairman CERBA), Dmitri 

Sazhin (Head of Department, Ministry of Economic Development) 

Canadian investors. 

Information reaching Canadians on the Russian market potential 

is too often tinged with negative emphasis, and sometimes 

clearly lacks basis in fact. The Investment Conference went a 

long way towards dispelling myths that have abounded in Canada 

and other countries about foreign investment in Russia and the 

risk-to-reward ratio. CERBA is dedicated to developing and 

enhancing the Canada-Russia trade and economic relationship 

and is proud to have organized such a relevant forum for 

The success of the conference is in no small part due to CERBA 

members' active participation, interest, and enthusiastic and 

frank discussions. We thank everyone for the active support. 

More information on the event, including video's of panel discussions, 

conference presentations, interviews, pictures, and testimonials 

cab be found at www.cerbanet.org/ic. 

Canadia Delegation at the meeting with the Plenipotentiary of the Russian Pr4esident to the Urals Federal District. From Left: John Place, Peter 

Telsnko (Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embssy Moscow), Canadian Ambassador to Russia Mr. John Sloan, Nathan Hunt, Tatiana Domilovskaya 

(CERBA-Vancouver). 

Panelists participating at the 2011 CERBA Investment Conference 

Lou Naumovski (Vice President and General Director, Kinross - 

Moscow Representative Office) 

Tye Burt – (President and CEO of Kinross Gold) 

On July 14, CERBA's Vancouver Chapter, in 

close cooperation with the Canadian Embassy 

in Moscow, travelled to Yekaterinburg for the 

Innovation Industries Exhibition, INNOPROM 

2011. Canada's Ambassador to Moscow, John 

Sloan, headed a group of 14 government officials 

and business representatives to the 

region. The group included: Director of Export 

Development Canada in Moscow John Place, 

Embassy representative Peter Teslenko, Tim 

Stubbs and Ken Clasby (SWC Industries), 

Witold Wacinski and Garry Bemister (Vitech 

Engineering), Jenny and Becky Perez (HSBC 

Global Investor Immigration Services), Anatoly 

Kim (KPMG, Moscow), Nathan Hunt (CERBA 

Chairman), Tatiana Domilovskaya (Regional 

Director, CERBA-Vancouver) and Olga Mazurova 

(Regional Coordinator, CERBA-Moscow). A 

very special member of the group was Mrs. 

Martine Sloan, wife of Ambassador Sloan, who 

took the opportunity to get acquainted with a 

region that plays an essential role in Russia's 

past and present. 

This was the first Canadian mission of such 

scale to the Urals and helped Canadian companies 

develop strong links with the regional government. 

Business representatives met with 

Minister of International Foreign Economic 

Relations, Alexander Kharlov; the administration 

of Plenipotentiary to the Russian President in the 

Urals Federal District; the Sverdlovsk Regional 

Chapter of the Union of Industrialists and 

Entrepreneurs; the Regional Union of the 

Construction Industry Enterprises; and other 

government departments and business entities. 

Canadian Delegation at the Eurasia Border with a local folk group

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CERBA Newsletter: Special Edition 13 

CERBA 11TH ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION 

WITH VLADISLAV TRETIAK 

Organized jointly with V. Tretiak's Fund 

for the benefit of Children's, Social and Family Institutions in the Russian regions 

VENUE: YAR Restaurant (Leningradskiy prospekt, 32/2) 

DATE: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 

TIME: 7pm.-10pm. 

TICKETS: $150 per person or 4,500 Rubles 

REGISTRATION: e-mail: alex@cerbanet.org; phone: 762-1240; on-line: http://www.cerbanet.org 

With your help we raised over $ 1,000,000 USD during the last 10 years to help those in need. 

This year we are hoping to continue this tradition and are looking forward to welcoming you at our event. 

Canadian Speakers at the INNOPROM Forum 

From Left: Nathan Hunt (Chairman, CERBA National Board), John Place (EDC-Moscow), Ken Clasby (CWS-Vancouver), Gerry Bemister (Viteck 

Engineering - BC), Janny Perez (HSBC Global Investor Immigration Services). 

At the Exhibition, Canadian business delegates 

displayed their promotional material at the 

CERBA booth provided by INNOPROM. 

The delegation had an extensive program, 

including official meetings with the Governor of 

the Sverdlovsk region, Mr. Misharin; Minister of 

International and Foreign Economic Relations, 

Mr. Kharlov; Minister of Industry and Science of 

Sverdlovsk Oblast, Mr. Petrov; and Minister of 

Natural Resources, Mr. Kryutchkov. The group 

also met with the General Director of Corporation 

Ural Industrial – Ural Polar, Mr. Beletsky. 

Ural Polar is a federal project for development of 

the Mid and North Ural area and can potentially 

be great grounds for cooperation within Canada- 

Russia circumpolar areas. The delegates also 

met with Victor Koksharov, Rector of the United 

Federal University. This visit highlighted opportunities 

for developing a student exchange program 

and joint educational programs with 

Canadian Universities. 

One unique feature of this mission was CERBA 

Vancouver's initiative to make direct business 

connections for BC companies – Vitech Engineering 

and CWS Industries. With support from 

the Sverdlovsk regional Union of construction 

industry enterprises, Vitech Engineering (wood 

processing consultants) successfully visited the 

Tavda Wood Processing Plant and met with manufacturers 

of wood-based building materials. 

CWS Industries (manufacturing of heavy duty 

equipment for mining and forestry) met with 

Mantrac-Vostok and URALMASH. Mantrac- 

Vostok is a major Western distributer of mining 

and forestry machinery in Russia and URALMASH 

is a major Russian producer of heavy equipment 

for open pit mining. Both Canadian companies 

discussed potential business opportunities and 

Signing Cooperation Agreement between CERBA and Sverdlovsk Chapter of the Russian Union 

of Industrialistsand Entrepreneurs (RSPP) 

From Left: Dmitry Pumpianskiy (President of Sverdlovsk Chapter of the Russian Union 

of Industrialists and Entrepreneus), Nathan Hunt, Alexander Misharin (Governor of Sverdlovsk 

Region), Canadian Ambassador Mr. John Sloan 

will further explore these new contacts for 

expanding into the Russian market. 

The mission concluded with the signing of a 

Collaboration Agreement between CERBA-Vancouver 

(represented by Nathan Hunt) and the 

Sverdlovsk Oblast Union of Industrialists and 

Entrepreneurs (represented by Dmitry 

Pumpyansky). This cooperation framework 

establishes the facilitation of future business 

collaboration between Canada and Russia. 

Overall, the mission resulted in the development 

of a strong partnership and cooperative working 

relationship between the government of the 

Sverdlovsk Oblast and Canadian businesses. 

LIVE AUCTION LOTS: 

• THE UNIQUE GOLD RING incrusted with Diamonds and Rubies, celebrating the 40th anniversary 

the Famous USSR-Canada 1972 Ice Hockey Superseries. This ring was created strictly for the 

Superseries' participants, and only 1 ring will be available for sale at the March 28 Charity Auction 

(Starting bid $ 9,000). 

• V. TRETIAK'S HOCKEY JERSEY from the February 25, 2012 exhibition game commemorating 

the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR series, played by original Superseries participants (Starting bid 

$ 5,000). 

• TICKETS TO 2012 ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Helsinki, FINLAND & Stockholm, 

SWEDEN - quarterfinals, semifinals, final games (Starting bid $ 1,000). 

Our exclusive SILENT AUCTION LOTS 

include a variety of hockey memorabilia (autographed hockey jerseys, sticks, gloves, photos, etc.), Dinners hosted by Canadian 

Ambassador and Vladislav Tretiak. In addition, Russian artworks [including Nikas Safronov's painting], fine jewelry, haute 

couture fashion and fur items, airline tickets, luxurious hotel stays and exquisite dinners and many other outstanding items will 

also be made available during the silent auction and raffle to raise funds for the V.Tretiak charity fund.

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CERBA 11TH ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION 

WITH VLADISLAV TRETIAK 

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact CERBA-Moscow office: alex@cerbanet.org 

WE EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS: 

DEAR CERBA MEMBERS AND FRIENDS 

Canada-Eurasia-Russia Business Association in collaboration 

with GLOBE Foundation is organizing an International Conference 

«Canada-Eurasia-Russia Cooperation on Sustainability 

and Environment Protection». The event is taking place on 

March 14th on the margins of GLOBE-2012 International 

Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver, British Colombia. 

It will cover three major topics: 

•Energy efficient technologies 

•Social Responsibility 

•Cooperation in Arctic and North 

An event is strongly supported by Canada-Russia Business 

Council, government officials and diplomatic missions, professional 

associations and businesses. Broad representation from Russia, 

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and other CIS countries is expected. 

All participants of CERBA Conference will have special admission 

rates for GLOBE-2012 Trade Show, conferences, seminars and visits 

to the industries facilities, as well as to display their materials at 

the CERBA exhibition booth for the whole three days of the Show. 

Our objective is to offer a venue for the exchange of experiences 

and perspectives for cooperation between Canada, 

Eurasia and Russia in the area of environment protection, sustainability 

and relieve of the climate change and where it is possible – 

facilitate strengthening of trade and economic links and technology 

transfer. 

For the detailed information on CERBA International 

Environment and Sustainability conference please contact 

Tatiana Domilovskaya (Vancouver Chapter) 

at +1 604 720 2905 or by e-mail: Tatiana@cerbanet.org

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