American Business Association of Russian Professionals (AmBAR) is pleased to announce its end-of-the-year Technology Investment Conference - Silicon Valley Open Doors (SVOD), which will take place in the heart of Silicon Valley (California, USA) on November 14-16, 2005.

The goals of the conference are to demonstrate investment and business development opportunities available in Russia, Ukraine, and other CIS countries to US investors and corporate leaders; to assist Russian companies, technology parks, incubators, research institutes, as well as individual entrepreneurs in the creation of successful high technology products and their expansion into international markets; and to help Russian and CIS investors identify partners among US venture capital firms.

The program will include companies’ exhibits as well as individual training sessions and seminars conducted by leading venture capitalists, Stanford University professors, US lawyers, and other experts in the areas of finance, business development, and general management of creating high technology ventures, developing business plans, structuring deals, and transferring intellectual property. Representatives of some of the major Silicon Valley companies will speak about partnership opportunities.

Russian, Ukrainian and other CIS technology companies will have a unique opportunity to present their businesses to US venture capitalists and potential corporate partners. There will be a special program for Russian/CIS investors as well as sessions designed for university presidents from Russia/CIS on the issues of the commercialization of scientific ideas based on Silicon Valley experience.

The conference will provide unparalleled resources for building partnerships between the US and Russia/CIS technology ventures and venture capital investors. There will be an extensive social program that will include meetings at the leading high technology companies.