On Monday, 2th of April, the press conference was held in the Federation Council announcing the First Russian-Asian Forum – rASiA.com which is going to become one of the largest business and culture events of international importance held in Moscow. The Forum Supervisory Board was joined by state institutions and largest public and business organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federation Council, Association of Russian Banks, Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Moscow government.
The International Conference within the rASiA.com Forum session “Innovative Banking Technologies 2012. Advanced solutions.”
The International Conference within the rASiA.com Forum session “Innovative Banking Technologies 2012. Advanced solutions.”

May 17th, Moscow, Digital October, Bersenevskaya Embankment, 6.
On Monday, 2th of April, the press conference was held in the Federation Council announcing the First Russian-Asian Forum – rASiA.com which is going to become one of the largest business and culture events of international importance held in Moscow. The Forum Supervisory Board was joined by state institutions and largest public and business organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federation Council, Association of Russian Banks, Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Moscow government.
The first Russia and Asia Forum within rASiA.com - one of the biggest international events in Moscow, Russia and Asian countries business society press conference took place on Thursday, April 26. The official programme of the Forum, the participating countries and the main plans and perspectives of the Forum were announced during the confererence.
Wednesday 16 May 14:00

Session: “Internet and wireless mobile technologies”

place:Digital October

Digital sphere grows everyday. There are practically no companies who did not place part of their business in this digital sphere and some of them placed the whole business into digital sphere and settled down there. The weight of such fact either it's perspectives which are making known not only for social communications but also for wide business aspects is incontestable. And there are even more perspectives in the wireless technologies sphere now. The new generation networks LTE will intercharge fixed connection including Internet. What will it be? How it will be? What benefits you can get knowing and using new services? Answers for all these questions you will be able to know at “Internet and wireless mobile technologies” session.

Wednesday 16 May 10:00

Session: “Entertainment indusrty and the content”

place:Digital October

It is not a secret that content of big size such as audio, music videos, animation, films, games are the main driving force in the digital space. Every day hundreds of millions of people look for such content in the Internet, listen to it, watch, load, share and also create it. For many sectors of big and serious business which is growing in the digital sphere the user's acting with entertainment models, models of preference, recommendations are the base for analytics researches and serious questions decisions making.


Anastassia was born in Russia. Graduater from Moscow National University, then she went to Germany and made a soaring career. She held high positions in such companies as Mercedes, Deutsche Telekom, and today Anastassia is the Senior Vice-President of global operations of Qualcomm company, which is the leader in wireless telecommunication facilities.

Annelies van den Belt
SUP Media

Annelies van den Belt has been the chief executive of SUP Media since 2008. 

Annelies came to SUP Media with an extensive experience in managing commercial online ventures. 

Previously she was the managing director of the broadband division of Britain’s leading commercial broadcaster, ITV. Before that she ran the online divisions of online newspapers, the Times and the Daily Telegraph. 

Prior to these high profile British media positions she worked as the publisher of The Moscow Times and a number of other major Independent Media titles in Russia.

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Konstantin Khankhalaev
producer and owner of the Gallery Khankhalaev

Konstantin Khankhalaev is a producer and owner of the Gallery Khankhalaev.An avid music lover from his youth, Konstantin organized one of the first recording studios in his native Irkutsk. In the 80-ies he was closely acquainted with musicians from various rock-clubs all across the former USSR. Later on Konstantin worked as a manager of musician AleksandrBarykin, rock-groups “Chaif” and “Nautilus Pompilius” and wasone of the organizers of the Clear Water Rock Festival, during which rock musicians travelled along the Volga River raising awareness of its environmental problems through rock music. [link]

Konstantin Khankhalaev
producer and owner of the Gallery Khankhalaev

Konstantin Khankhalaev is a producer and owner of the Gallery Khankhalaev.An avid music lover from his youth, Konstantin organized one of the first recording studios in his native Irkutsk. In the 80-ies he was closely acquainted with musicians from various rock-clubs all across the former USSR. Later on Konstantin worked as a manager of musician AleksandrBarykin, rock-groups “Chaif” and “Nautilus Pompilius” and wasone of the organizers of the Clear Water Rock Festival, during which rock musicians travelled along the Volga River raising awareness of its environmental problems through rock music. [link]

Alexander Olkhovsky
Projects lead, Sberbank of Russia

Over 9 years of experience in telecommunication, e-commerce and digital media.

First business registered in the age of 17 – regional content provider “Mobikon” grown from one-man company to market leader to be later integrated in A1 Group. Founder of Softbox.ru – legal software catalog, sold to RBC holding in 2005. Opened first legal Russian distributor of digital music in 2006 – “Music Online”.From 2007 – R&D chief in Next Media holding (Promo.ru, now part of Ogilvy Group). Founder of UniBill– payment service provider with innovative risk management solution that guaranteefraud protection.

Graduated Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Financial Management Faculty, Moscow. Diploma topic – “Investment projects efficiency estimation”.

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Alexander Shulgin
Author and Composer, Founder of Gruppa Kompaniy Familia, Founder of rASiA.com

Alexander Shulgin is a famous Russian composer and businessman.

As a composer Shulgin has had more than 400 published writings: 250 songs (52 of which were Number 1 in music charts and 7 were awarded for “Song of the Year”) and about 200 instrumental pieces, 20 hit albums, 5 of which were Number 1. He has also had 10 Number 1 albums as co-producer. Shulgin also has worked with a lot of Russian and foreign artists.

Shulgin also was the producer and judge of such popular TV music contests as "Star Factory" (the Russian version of American "Star Academy") on the first national TV-channel and "Become a Star" (the Russian version of "Pop Idol") on the second national TV-channel.
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The first international large-scale event rASiA.com was held in May 2012 in Moscow. There were no events of such a level in Moscow before. rASiA.com 2012 consisted of two parts - Forum and Festival. 
День второй форума rASiA.com 2012 выдался более насыщенным. Одновременно с сессиями в главном конференц-зале в дополнительных залах проходили еще семинары и лекции.
О первом дне читайте здесь.
The second day of rASiA.com Forum was more lively. While Sessions were continuing in main conference hall there were also seminars and lectures in additional rooms. 
About the first day read here.
Preslava Fentham-Fletcher
How Do You Do Moscow

Preslava is a project developer and team leader at How Do You Do Moscow. She, together with four other girls, has developed this unique for Russia new media project. 

Prior to her involvement as a founding member at How Do You Do Moscow, she has worked as a journalist, advertising director in international Advertising agencies and as professional corporate fundraiser in UK charities.

 

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rASiA.com team attended welcome day of Berlin School of Creative Leadership taking place on 6th September in "BBDO Kitchen". Berlin School of Creative Leadership was opened in 2006, but success is already huge – one in ten graduates wins international contests. 16% awards of the most upmarket event in advertising – Cannes Lions 2011 – were taken by its graduates.

Berlin School of Creative Leadership gives great attention to creative approach in any sphere and prepares leaders in advertising, media, entertainment and close fields. 

Clark Parsons, Managing Director of Berlin School of Creative Leadership came to Moscow and told about the school, problems of modern educational system, and why it is so important to educate for creative leadership.

rASiA.com is going to work closely with Berlin School of Creative Leadership. A number of sessions orginized by rASiA.com together with III Baikal Venture Fair and XXII Russian Venture Fair and Berlin School of Creative Leadership will be held during the next rASiA.com event - rASiA.com Visiting Session taking part on 20-21 September in Irkutsk. 

There is a stand for awards in "BBDO Kitchen". The awards was taken by BBDO Moscow on international contents. rASiA.com team was happy to find two awards from USA, which are directly relevant to rASiA.com. This is AdVision Awards, where Alexander Shulgin (rASiA.com Founder) is judge from Russia. Alexander was directly involved in BBDO awarding. The awards became a symbol that collaborations between rASiA.com and BBDO will make creative progress.