Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm,
is a speaker at the Global Russia Business Meeting of Horasis, an independent
international organization committed to enacting visions for a sustainable future.
The conference, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 16-18, 2010, will bring together
a broad range of Russian business leaders and their global counterparts to discuss
Russian firms' role in the global economy.
Dr. Rickert is participating in a Boardroom Dialogue Session titled Enacting
Visions for a Sustainable Future, on the topic of how Russian firms pursuing
sustainability-centered growth strategies can leverage major shifts in the global
economy to embrace socially responsible and environmentally friendly globalization
strategies. Other leaders participating in the Dialogue with Nanofilm’s
Rickert include, H.S.H. Karina Bagration-Moukhransky, Advisor, Peace and Sport
Foundation, Monaco; Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Hasbro;
Leonid Koshelev, Chairman, Jet 2000; Maxim Savitsky, Founder, East Value; Ivan
Tselichtchev, Professor, Niigata University of Management; and Christoph Walther,
Chief Executive Officer, CNC Communications.
“Nanotechnology can play a crucial role in development of sustainable
businesses,” says Dr. Rickert. “The Horasis Global Russia Business
Meeting brings together the kind of global leaders that can unleash that potential.”
Nanofilm is a leader in nanofilm technology and self-assembling thin films
for a variety of substrates and surfaces. With an in-house team of nanotechnology
specialists, the company continues to leverage its rich technological strengths
and core competences to capture growth opportunities in nanotechnology applications
worldwide. Nanofilm is a privately held company with headquarters in Valley
View, Ohio, near Cleveland.
Horasis is an independent international organization committed to enacting
visions for a sustainable future. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Horasis
provides strategic foresight to public and private entities who envisage growing
into global and sustainable organizations. The Global Russia Business Meeting
aims to be one of the foremost annual gatherings of Russian business leaders
and their global counterparts. The event is open to Chief Executive Officers
of the world's leading companies. The meeting is supported by corporate partners
- selected companies that contribute their expertise and resources to Horasis.