ITAR-TASS: Schwartzenegger bringing Silicon Valley to Moscow

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Arnold Schwarzenegger comes for forum in Skolkovo

10.10.2010, 03.57

MOSCOW, October 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives in Moscow on Sunday to participate in the Russian-American forum – the Global Innovative Partnership – on October 11 in Skolkovo.

Schwarzenegger will head a delegation of leading businessmen and managers of venture funds from the Silicon Valley. The main target of the forum is to use the experience of the Silicon Valley in the organisation of global technology companies.

Earlier, on June 22-24 of the current year, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev went to California during his visit to the United States.

Schwarzenegger said then that American companies might help Russian counterparts in the organisation of the Skolkovo centre. He expressed confidence that the cooperation may be mutually beneficial.

Besides the meetings in Skolkovo, Arnold Schwarzenegger will meet with Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina and Minister of Education and Science Andrei Fursenko. He will also visit the Rusnano Company.

On Wednesday, October 13, he will visit Kazan, where Tatarstan will present its investment potential. American investors will be able to see the republic’s innovations infrastructures.