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LONDON, August 7 /PRNewswire/ --
HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO agreed to participate as conference
patron due to his keen interest in Russia and its overall growth and
development. Prince Michael will provide opening remarks at the Russia & CIS
Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) welcome lunch on 21 October, present the
Lifetime Achievement Award and attend the reception on 22 October.
"We are delighted Prince Michael is participating as conference patron.
He is very keen to encourage the growth of tourism and hotel investment
throughout Russia and the wider CIS countries as he has a strong emotional
attachment to the country and, in his capacity as Patron of the Russo-British
Chamber of Commerce, has an active interest in promoting bi-laterial trade
between Russia and the United Kingdom," said Jonathan Worsley, RHIC
conference co-organiser. "RHIC participants will have a rare opportunity to
personally meet a member of the British royal family and hear his remarks
relating to investment in Russia."
Related through both his grandparents to Tsar Nicholas II, Prince Michael
has always had a love for Russia, which he first visited in 1992, following
the collapse of communism. A qualified Russian interpreter, he has led
numerous delegations of British businessmen to Russia in recent years. His
Royal Highness is also closely involved in a number of charity, arts and
humanitarian organizations in Russia, including The Children's Fire and Burn
Trust (which incorporates The Friends of Russian Children) and the St.
Gregory's Foundation. In particular, he is a committed Patron of his own
Prince Michael of Kent Foundation, a Russian grant-making Foundation which
concentrates on charities in the sectors of paediatric medicine,
post-graduate business education, Russian heritage and culture.
"The Prince joins a list of speakers who represent influential leaders
actively involved in the dynamic growth of the hotel investment industry in
the region. His unique perspective is sure to be a highlight of the
conference programme," added Tony D'Avino, executive vice president of
Questex Media Group, and RHIC conference co-organiser.
Prince and Princess Michael live at Kensington Palace in London. He is a
cousin to both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. He has formally
represented the Queen on several state occasions abroad, and undertakes
numerous public engagements every year for well over one hundred charities
and other non-commercial institutions of which he is either Patron or
President. In addition, Prince Michael is chairman of his own private
company, where he offers specialist consultancy advice to a number of
commercial concerns operating in countries and in sectors which he himself
has a close interest and wide experience.
The Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference will run from October 21-22,
2008 at the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, and is jointly organised by The Bench and
Questex Media Group, Inc.
For more information and to register, please visit
www.russia-cisconference.com or contact:
Jonathan.Worsley@benchevents.com +44(0)1483-835794
Sally.Marwaha@benchevents.com +44(0)1244-34195
Web site: http://www.russia-cisconference.com
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