Thank you

For joining the 1^st EU-Russia Innovation Forum in Lappeenranta!

We would like to cordially thank all the 60 fabulous speakers, 620 active participants, 43 innovative partners and sponsors, 80 international media representatives and over 100 organizers for your contributions to the 1st EU-Russia Innovation Forum. Your expertise, keen interest and support made the Forum a success for all of us!  It was a pleasure to have you in our company in this historical event in Lappeenranta where we had representatives from about twenty countries in Europe and beyond in addition to about 200 Russians and 250 Finns.

The 1st EU-Russia Innovation Forum achieved its goals of presenting the nine Key Initiatives for Innovation and Modernization Collaboration (tästä linkki omalle sivulle) between the EU and Russia for the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and displaying the events to over 4000 people who followed the Forum live on our website.  The Forum drew up concrete initiatives which can be used as a starting point for a modernisation partnership that was brought up by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU President José Manuel Barroso as one of the key issues in future collaboration between the EU and Russia.

We greatly appreciate your participation and look forward to you joining us in the 2nd EU-Russia Innovation Forum next year. We would also like to ask you to please fill out the feedback questionnaire  www.webropol.com on how you felt the Forum was arranged, what was good and what we could improve for the next time.

Wishing you a wonderful summer and warmly welcoming you back to Lappeenranta!