FIRST

Russia

• The challenges of consolidation

  Sir Andrew Wood GCMG

  Advisor to UK Government, Investment Issues and Guest Editor, FIRST

• Message

  HM The Queen

• Message

  Vladimir Putin

  President of the Russian Federation

• Message

  Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• A modern partnership

  HE Grigori Karasin

  Ambassador the the Court of St James"s

• Thin Russians or fat?

  HE Sir Roderick Lyne KBE CMG

  HM Ambassador to the Russian Federation

• Landmark project for Russia

  Sir Philip Watts KCMG

  Chairman, Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies

• New climate: new partnership

  Lord Browne of Madingley

  Group Chief Executive, BP

• Closer European co-operation

  Semen Vainshtok

  President & Chairman, OAO AK Transneft

• A focus to investment

  Mikhail Fridman

  Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alfa Group Consortium

• A reformer at work

  Sergey Stepashin

  Chairman, the Audit Chamber of the Russian Federation

• Private sector investment flows

  Ruben Vardanian

  President & CEO, Troika dialog Group

• Macro stability, micro reform

  Paul Forrest

  Group Economist, Moscow Narodny Bank

• Evolution or breakthrough?

  Ilya Yurov

  Chairman of the Board, Trust Investment Bank

• Facing steel"s uncertain future

  Alexey Mordashov

  Grneral Director, Severstal-Group

• Russia as a software powerhouse

  Anatoly Karachinsky

  President and CEO, IBS Group

• Déjà-Vu?

  Stephen Jennings

  CEO, Renaissance Capital

• Evolution of the uranium market

  Vladimir Smirnov

  General Director, JSC Techsnabexport

Saudi Arabia

• Message

  King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud

  The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques

• Message

  HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

  Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard

• Message

  HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

  Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Aviation and Inspector-General

• Positive engagement

  The Hon Dominic Asquith

  Chargé D"affaires and Consul General, British Embassy, Riyadh

• Demanding but hopeful

  Robert W Jordan

  US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

• Market equilibrium

  HE Eng Dr Ali Bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi

  Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

• Sustaining the reform process

  Dr Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijri

  Secretary General of the Supreme Economic Council

• The challenge of change

  Sir Alan Munro KCMG

  Expert on Middle East Affairs

• Positive investment climate

  HH Prince Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Al-Saud

  Chairman and Governor, SAGIA

• The role of women

  Dr Thuraya Arrayed

  Consultant and Advisor tot he Management of Saudi Arabit

Kazakhstan

• Growth and transformation

  HE Nursultan Nazarbayev

  President, Republic of Kazakhstan

• Friendship and co-operation

  HE Erlan Idrissov

  Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United kingdom

• Pivotal role in the region

  HE Dr Kassymzhomart Tokaev

  Minister of Foreign Affairs

• A favourable climate for investment

  Mazhit Yessenbayev

  Assistant to the President on Economic Issues

• Stability and security

  General Mukhtar Altynbayev

  Minister of Defence

• Culture and national identity

  Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed

  Minister of Culture, Information and Public Accord

• Pipeline development

  Askar Smankulov

  General Director, KazTransOil

• Managing a stable financial sector

  Grigori Marchenko

  Governor, The National Bank of Kazakhstan

• Sustainable contracting

  Andor Richter

  Managing Director, Parsons E & C

• Off to a flying start

  Lloyd Paxton

  President, Air Astana

• Truly unique, truly global, truly steel

  Corporate Statement

  Ispat Karmet JSC

• Developing the media in Eurasia

  Dariga Nazarbayeva

  Chair of Khabar News Agency and Chair of the Eurasia Media Forum

Pakistan

• Facing the challenges

  General Pervez Musharraf

  President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Trun around to growth

  Shaukat Aziz

  Federal Minister of Finance, Government of Pakistan

• Expanding energy sources

  HE Chaudhary Nouraiz Shakoor

  Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources

• Diversifying the gas network

  M Abdullah Yusuf

  Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan

• Making money in Pakistan

  Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh

  Federal Minister for Privatisation and Investment

• Going for growth in gas

  Najam K Hyder

  Managing Director, OGDC Pakistan

• Forging trade relations

  Humayun Akhtar Khan

  Minister of Commerce, Government of Kazakhstan

• Banking on progress

  S Ali Raza

  President and CEO, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)

• Growth in telecoms

  Zouhair Abdul Ahaliq

  CEO, Mobilink

• PPL Pakistan"s gas leader

  Syed Munsif Raza

  Managing Director & CEO, Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL)

• Britain"s long term relationship

  Mark Lyall Grant CMG

  British High Commissioner, Islamabad

• A sense of optimism

  Francis Egan

  Vice President, Operations Development, BHP Billiton

• A miraculous transformation

  Tariq Kirmani

  Managing Director/Chief Executive, Pakistan State Oil

Global Energy

• The lessons of liberalisation

  Kieran O"Brien

  Vice Chairman (Europe), World Energy Council

• Energy market reform

  Gerald Doucet

  Secretary General, Worl dEnergy Council

• The challenge for policy makers

  Hon Donald Johnston

  Secretary General, OECD

• Expanded role for LNG in Eruope

  Pierre Gadonneix

  Chairman and CEO, Gaz de France

• What future for nuclear?

  François Roussely

  Chairman and CEO, Electricité de France

• Leading the way in renewables

  Ib Larsen

  Director General, Danish Energy Authority (DEA)

• Energy security: the Dutch view

  Coby van der Linde and Sander Hansen

  Director and Researcher of the Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIEP)

• The future of coal

  Zbigniew Bicki

  Chairman, WEC Polish Member Committee

• New constraints on hydropower

  Hans Haider

  President, Union of the Electricity Industry (Eurelectric)

• Gas powers european integration

  George H B Verberg

  CEO, Nederlandse Gasunie and President, IGU

• Trading for a secure tomorrow

  Dieter Schwankhaus and Dr Helmut Edelmann

  Member of the Management Board and Chair ECU and Director Utilities, Ernst & Young AG

• Italy: energy gateway to europe

  Alessandro Clerici and Giampiero Marcello

  Chairman and Secretary, WEC Italian National Committee

• British energy policy and markets

  Graham Ward

  Chairman, British Energy Association

• Restructuring district heating

  Dr Klaus Brendow

  WEC Regional Coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe

End Piece

• Westminster view

  Sir Patrick Cormack, FSA MP

• European round-up

  Daniel Hannan, MEP

• Photo report

  Book launch for "The Critical Decade" by President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan

• Photo report

  Publication of a report on Saudi Arabia to mark Saudi Arabia"s National Day