Russia: ANNOUNCEMENT of the Forum "Big Consulting` 10"

For over eight years the annual conference, which has become during its existence one of the outstanding events in the consulting market, is held in St. Petersburg in July. In 2010, the conference will acquire the status of Forum. GVA Sawyer is among media partners of the event.

Main discussion topics of the Forum BC `10:

• Changes to the law on value. Is the market ready?
• Cadastral valuation of land and real estate. What are the prospects?
• Investment property appraisal. Waiting for growth?
• Value manipulation in bankruptcy proceedings. Economic security?
• Evaluation of high technology business. What is the cost of the future?

The Forum invited representatives of the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation, the Constitutional and Arbitration courts of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Finance of Russia, the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Energy of Russia, the Russian Federal Tax Service, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Federal Property Agency, the Federal Service of State Registration, Land Register and Mapping (Rosreestr), the Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision (RosTekhNadzor), Association of Russian Banks, Association of Regional Banks "Russia", self-regulatory organizations, the largest consumers of professional services, international organizations.

Forum BC`10 will be held on July 2-3, 2010 in St. Petersburg (BALTIC HOTEL HOME) with the assistance of the National Council for appraisal activities and the All-Russian Trade Union of Workers of audit, appraisal, expert and consulting organizations. Dmitry Kucheryavykh, Head of assets appraisal and analysis department of GVA Sawyer, will speak at the panel discussion "Investment property appraisal. Waiting for growth?"

The Forum will be held in the format of plenary sessions and parallel discussions. The number of participants in topical discussions is limited (pre-registration is required), participation is paid.