World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations"

The fourth Russia-Singapore Business Forum 2009 was held from 27th to 29th September 2009. This year's forum focused on a major theme, "Emerging from Turbulence: New Economic Opportunities".

The WPF “Dialogue of Civilizations” Founding President Vladimir Yakunin participated in the work of the fourth Russia-Singapore Business Forum 2009 and presented his speech “Reshaping the Financial – Economic Map of the World, Contemporary Crisis Outcomes and Facilities of Russia”.

The annual event is jointly-organised by the RSBF Organising Council, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, a Singapore government agency which promotes the overseas growth of Singapore-based companies and international trade; and supported by strategic partners Troika Dialog, Russia's top investment bank and Sberbank, the largest bank in Eastern Europe.

Poised as a high-level conference and with past forums, the fourth edition attracted more than 600 delegates from a diverse mix of industries ranging from automotive, hospitality, information communication technology, retail and offshore marine industries among others.

The Journal of Geopolitical Studies “Eurasia” (Eurasia. Rivista di Studi Geopolitici) published a translation of Mr. Yakunin’s speech at the fourth Russia-Singapore Business Forum 2009.

Please follow this link to read the Italian translation of Mr. Yakunin's speech at the event