INCLUDING! SPECIAL FOCUS FORUM, 11th February 2009, on
CIS Metals and Mining Finance: How to finance development in current market conditions

Over the past 13 years the CIS Metals Summit has established and confirmed its reputation as the КEY meeting place for metals industry professionals, including both top-level managers from the CIS and their international colleagues. The event now annually attracts  300+ major companies in the metals sector.

In light of the current volatility of the global economic situation, it is more essential than ever to keep your finger on the pulse, to establish and maintain essential business contacts, build alliances, share experiences, and to define the future direction of the CIS metals sector. This Summit provides you with the unmissable opportunity to do exactly that.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY:

WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMIES OF BOTH RUSSIA AND THE CIS COUNTRIES? WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH?

At present Yegor Gaidar is the Director of the Institute of Transition Economics, Russian government official and a political figure, as well as a brilliant economist. In the early 90s Mr. Gaidar served as the First Prime Minister of Russia. In his presentation at the CIS Metals Summit, Mr. Gaidar will discuss noticeable and significant will be the implications of the global financial crisis on the economy of Russia and the CIS, will offer his evaluation of the current economic situation on the raw materials market, and development forecast for the metals sector.

Alexey Pinchuk, Deputy Director, Key Industry Segments Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian federation

Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Services

Felix Vulis, President, ENRC Kazakhstan, COO, ENRC PLC

Frank Pannier, CEO, ArcelorMittal Temirtau Kazakhstan

Yuriy Golovin, Director of Transport and Logistics Department, MMC Norilsk Nickel

Aleksander Pilipenko, Vice President, Industrial Group

David Taylor, Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions & Investor Relations, Group of Companies Estar

David Faktor, Group Managing Director, Stemcor Holdings Limited

This year, speakers from more than 40 speakers will offer their views on future market trends and strategies, including top-level representatives from:

• Ministry of Industry & Trade of the Russian Federation
• Federal Antimonopoly Service
• Institute for the Economy in Transition
• Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
• Metalloinvest
• Rostekhnologii Corporation
• ENRC Kazakhstan
• ArcelorMittal Temirtau Kazakhstan
• MMC Norilsk Nickel
• Mechel
• ChTPZ-Group
• Industrial Group
• Severstal Resurs
• Group of Companies Estar
• Pipe Industry  Development  Foundation
• MF Global
• Russian Union of Metal Exporters
• Spetsstal Association
• Inprom
• Stemcor Holdings Limited
• Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
• International Finance Corporation
• Ukrpromzovnishexpertyza
• Eurometal
• MEPS International
• American Appraisal (AAR) Inc.,

and many others...

NEW SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS for 2009

• 11 February - SPECIAL FOCUS FORUM: CIS METALS & MINING FINANCE. In light of the global credit crunch, this special focus day will offer a number of unique formats to cover all of the challenging questions related to investment and finance in the CIS metals sector today, including:

 - CFO Panel Discussion: CFOs will discuss the existing opportunities for company capitalisation and an analysis of new and alternative tools for attracting capital
- Investors’ Panel: hear how current financial, legislative and political issues are influencing investor appetite for the CIS metals sector
- A session on Raising Finance: how to attract finance for metals companies in current market conditions?

• PRACTICAL CASE STUDY SESSION on the Implementation of Strategic Investment Programmes: This session will be dedicated to practical presentations and case studies of implementing investment strategies into the reconstruction, modernisation, and development of production facilities in order to produce more competitive products with higher added value
• INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: “FROM RAW MATERIALS TO END PRODUCT – What are the major challenges for metals producers across the entire production cycle?” This discussion will allow participants to debate the burning issues of the day, and the factors vital for the successful realisation of a company’s strategic development programme
• MASTER CLASS: ON STEEL PRICING IN THE CIS REGION by Peter  Fish, Chairman & Managing Director, MEPS International