Christmas Summit, Krasnodar

Friday, December 10, 2010, I spoke at the Christmas Summit in Krasnodar.  The conference was sponsored by VTB Development and Delovaya Gazeta Yug, among others.  The main theme of the conference was on the results and trends in real estate development in Krasnodar Region during 2010.  I spoke to the attendees about the various methods of infrastructure finance in the United States and how that might be applied in Russia to address infrastructure needs in need developments and to solve the issue of urban blight in Krasnodar and other cities.  

Attendees at the conference included local officials, developers, bankers and journalists.  A video recording was made, also.  The master of ceremonies, Pavel Repin, gave awards to developers from the Krasnodar and Rostov Regions for quality of development in commercial and residential projects