On September 10, 2012 the Skolkovo Foundation and Lukoil, one of the largest Russian oil companies, are to sign an agreement to open Lukoil’s R&D center in the Innovation City.
The agreement will specify terms of investment and construction of the company’s R&D center building.
The agreement will be signed by the Resident of the Skolkovo Foundation Viktor Vekselberg and president of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov. The signing ceremony will take place on the territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center.
Program:
11.30 - 12.00 media registration, welcome coffee;
12.00 - 12.15 Presentation of the project of the R&D center.
12.15 - 12.30 Presentation "Research centers in the Skolkovo innovation city".
12.30 - 12.45 The agreement signing ceremony: Vagit Alekperov, President of the JSC "LUKOIL", Viktor Vekselberg, President of the "Skolkovo" foundation.
12.45 - 13.00 - the Q&A session for the media.
As of today 23 Russian and international companies, including Microsoft, Siemens, Intel, KAMAZ, AFK Systema, Cisco took a decision to open their own research centers in the Skolkovo innovation city. And on August 2, 2012 Renova group of companies has started construction of the first R&D-center in Skolkovo "RenovaLab".
Place and time: Moscow, Odintsovo district, the innovation center "Skolkovo", "Hypercube" bldg., 11.30-13.00.
For accreditation, please send your full name and contact details to the press service of the Skolkovo Foundation by e-mail: teybash_da@imagroup.ru
(Teybash Dmitry, tel.: +7 (495) 951 85 84, +7 (967) 052 28 94).
Accreditation closes on September7, by 17.00!