The Moscow Times in partnership with Young Presidents’ Organization present a world renowned Humanitarian leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. In frame of his first visit in Russia Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will address the Russian business community. The event is aimed at heads and owners of the Russian and International companies and media.

The Moscow Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers hold an annual conference called "Russia's Migration Legislation." This year, the event will cover typical cases of violation of immigration law, when companies are liable for violations, litigation involving foreign workers, and issues surrounding the taxation of foreign employees. Experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers will give practical advice on problems faced by companies in their daily activities.

The conference traditionally covers the development potential of the retail and office real estate markets, issues surrounding management of commercial real estate, the investment potential of Russia, and typical disputes between tenants and landlords. This time, speakers will also address the peculiarities of commercial real estate development in Russia in comparison with other countries. The experience of leading European companies in matters of design, management and development of infrastructure projects will also be covered, as well as risk management practices and how to attract funding as a development project.

The Moscow Times invites you to the 10th Annual Conference for lessors and lessees on Sept. 20, 2010. The conference will focus on issues such as: the state of the leasing market, practical aspects of leasing, tax on leasing activities, company leasing strategies, as well as the main risks that can confront a company when conducting leasing operations.

State control over the pharmaceutical market. pharmaceutical companies’ stimulation issues and price regulation will be discussed.

The Moscow Times, Pepeliaev Group and Gun Avakatlik Burosu Mehmet Gun & Partners invite you to join business breakfast devoted to Russian - Turkish economic partnership.

The 11th annual M&A forum from The Moscow Times will focus on prospects for the mergers and acquisitions market in 2010, including a review of completed and pending transactions with an emphasis on sectors where an increase of these operations has been observed. Speakers will talk about the latest developments in Russia's corporate law, particularly on state policy in relation to M&A transactions and the requirements of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, as well as making forecasts of the market with the participation of foreign capital.

At The Moscow Times' annual business seminar "International tax planning and asset management," experts from Russian and Western companies will give practical advice on the effective use of agreements for avoiding double taxation and will discuss the possibility of using international and Russian tax liability administration mechanisms, taking into account the risks and problems arising in the process of tax structuring.

During this event, participants will receive relevant information about the status of the labor market in Moscow and other regions, become familiar with possible schemes for reducing costs using HR tools, gain knowledge of how to deal with highly qualified employees who have negative attitudes, how to preserve personnel potential by forming an internal and external personnel reserve, as well as how to avoid conflict when reducing staff numbers.

This Moscow Times conference will present the most pressing court cases of 2010 and practical advice from leading lawyers of Russian and foreign companies on the best defences and strategies for resolving disputes.

The Moscow Times with the support of the Federal Customs Service invites you to take part in the annual conference "Customs and Business — Working in Partnership."

This forum, organized by The Moscow Times together with experts from leading law firms and representatives of major Russian and international companies, will review key changes in tax legislation in 2010.

For the second consecutive year, The Moscow Times is organizing the international conference "Islamic Finance: Prospects for Development in Russia." The event's organizers aim to draw public attention to the topic of Islamic finance and talk about the potential of applying Islamic banking and financial products in Russia, as well as problems such as an underdeveloped legal framework and the discrepancies between Russian and Sharia law.