Program 2009

9.45-10.30 am: Registration

Part 1. General aspects of the Russian consumer electronics market

10.30-11.45 am: Government legislation and business (supported by RATEK).
2 Speakers

• Customs legislation
• Legislation of retail business
• Business and consumer rights
• Retail of Consumer electronics: tax regulations  

11.45 am - 12.15 pm:  Consumer electronics market: the dynamics of consumer behaviour development. Presentation of representative of the Institute of NOMURA (Japan)

12.15 pm -12.45 pm: Strategies for business development in times of crisis.
Advertising campaign with minimal budget. New types of alternative advertising. (presented by Center of Business Technologies)

12.45 pm - 01.00 pm: Short Break

Part 2. General aspects of the Russian photo imaging market

01.00 pm - 2.15 pm. News from the photo imaging market: new products and technologies presented by sponsors companies,  presentations of apprx.
7 -10 mins each

2.15 pm - 3.15 pm: New format of a profitable photo store. Success stories.
Speakers from different regions (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk). 3 reports of 20 minutes each

3.15 pm - 3.30 pm: Break

3.30 pm - 5.00 pm: Trends of current imaging market development: photo kiosks, photobooks, and other new products and services.
Speaker: Mr. Wolfgang Abendroth, CeWe Color AG & Co. OHG, General Manager

5.00 pm - 6.30 pm:  Panel Discussion. Sponsors representatives, independent industry experts participating.
Moderator: Sergey Savenko, president of the SAVADigital Group of companies, member of PMAI Board of directors.

Questions to discuss:

• How do you estimate the current situation at the photo market in our country? Do you think it's profitable to invest in the photo business in Russia at the moment?
• What's the specifics of Russian photo business development compared with the other countries? What marketing tasks does your company assign in Russia? 
• In your opinion, what are the main disadvantages in retail photo business organization and its development in our country?
• Which categories in the photo market have the major potential growth?
• Ink-jet printing, sublimatic heat transfer printing  and traditional photo printing on silver-containing paper - advantages and disadvantages in these methods of printing?
• Which tendencies in photo technologies' development are the most perspective for Russia?