For the first time, a select group of 30 industry captains from the emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies were invited to attend both the Forum and a private closed-door networking dinner to deepen engagements between these emerging economies.

Minister Gref, Minister Mentor Lee and Minister Lim were involved again, along with Primorsky Governor S. Darkin, Tatarstan Prime Minister R. Minnikhanov, First Deputy Mayor of Moscow Y. Roslyak and Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Y.Molchanov.

Top Russian businessmen included Deripaska (Basic Element), A. Karachinsky (IBS), A. Kletsko (Mirax), C. Tchigirinsky (STT), V. Semenov (Belaya Dacha), S. Petrov (Rolf) and S. Vybornov (Alrosa). Beyond Russia, the top 10 companies from India and China also participated in Minister Mentor Lee’s “In Conversation” session.

The spectacular closing dinner featured world-class Russian skaters performing on an ice-skating rink built on the beach!