On October 18, the BRICS Planet team participated in organizing the BRICS New Economy Legal Forum.
The BRICS New Economy Legal Forum is part of the New Economy Legal Series aimed at addressing current legal and economic challenges while simultaneously developing the legal infrastructure necessary for international trade and investments in an evolving macroeconomic landscape. This year, Russia holds the BRICS presidency, positioning the country as a platform to promote joint initiatives within the group. Ahead of the upcoming summit in Kazan, the BRICS New Economy Legal Forum took place on October 18 in Moscow, bringing together participants from over twelve countries to discuss key issues of international trade, investments, and expanding economic ties between countries of the Global South and East.
The event began with a business breakfast titled “Developing the Legal Infrastructure of the BRICS Zone,” where participants from Brazil, India, Russia, the UAE, and Turkey discussed pressing issues necessary to ensure the continued success of the union. Abdullah Baker, Director of the Dubai Chamber (UAE) for the Middle East and Eurasia, delivered the opening remarks to the participants.
The forum featured the participation of:
Dr. Michael Thao – Vice President of MASP BRICS, Thailand
Prashant Kumar, President of the Bar Association of India
Eugene Boysen, CEO of the Cape Town Stock Exchange
Elif Duranay, Partner at Duranay Law and Secretary General of EDAC
Marcos Ferreira Meireles, CEO of RIO Energy
Mahmoud Selim Al Hashimi, Founder and Managing Director of Selim & Bose
Roelof Du Plessis, Senior Counsel at Brooklyn Advocates Chambers
Wilson De Faria, Managing Partner at WFaria Attorneys
Massimo Campa, Partner at Campa Avvocati
Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
Vadim Titov, Head of the International Network of Rosatom
Yuri Matyukhin, Director of External Communications at Gazprom
Boris Edidin, Deputy Director for Legal Affairs at the Institute for Internet Development
Tatyana Kim (Bakalchuk), Founder of WB
Alexandra Tishchenko, Vice President of MASP BRICS for Small and Medium Business Projects
Alisa Nemchenko, Vice President of MASP BRICS for International Cooperation