Urgent: International war capitalising conference in London
Agi Tator | 22.10.2001 01:50
Newly Independent States are a collective euphemism for New Markets and People To Exploit. A conference running from October 22-24 is convening international bankers, TNC CEO's, presidents, high profile politicians, media reps and anyone else who can afford to pay over £1200 for the privelage of talking tactics on how best to carve up the industrial potential of Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, and Georgia....
The 2nd International Business Summit of the Newly Independent States is the name, (see above), opening up the region for a full on wave of neo-primitive accumulation and reputation transformation of these economies from communist state owned enterprises to internationally pliable open markets, with all the ecocide, class subjugation and social turmoil that goes with it, is, the game. The entire conference represents the apparatus of the state in full market resource and war capitalising effect and is particularly relevent given the geopolitical location of these states in relation to Afghanistan; i.e they form an oil-rich arc directly above it, and provide extension opporunites to the Caspian Sea pipelines currently active from Turkmenistan to Turkey. The aims of this conference are totally coherent with the project of War in the middle East as advanced by the US and allies and uses every state and corporate mechanism to support it. From the military garrisons guarding resources in the NIS right now to the public relations and investor relations managers at this conference, the capitalist imperative is a continuum. The interplay between international state appartuses including parliament, corporate interest lobby groups, thinktanks, and the media are predictable and cohesive, clearly supporting a freemarket fundamentalism and war on the working class. Capita needs to perpetuate itself constantly with new resourses and people to commodify, and, to quote Barbara Kruger, 'when capital is threatened it turns to massacre'. Massacre= modern day warfare.
Here are some of the programme highlights, more of which (including speaker details) can be found at
www.lva.co.uk
LVA are Leading Ventures Associates and they organise big business and state get togethers, similar to PGI Spearhead who organised DSEi (the biggest arms fair in Europe) and many Oil and Gas exploration industry gatherings and the recent Security systems conference in Edinbrugh. Past LVA highlights have included "4-day Public Relations Management Seminars for Oil & Gas professionals working in the Asian and Caucasus". See web for further details....
Onward..
2nd INTERNATIONAL BUSINES SUMMIT OF THE NEWLY INDEPENENT STATES - 'BUSINESS AND STATE: BUILDING IMAGE AND REPUTATION'
Intro Blurb: The 2nd International Business Summit of the Newly Independent States aims to extend the international dialogue of such important forums such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, European Economic Forum in Salzburg, the CIS Economic Forum in St Petersburg, and the OECD's Corporate Governance Round Table. The main discussion will focus on the problems of improvement of the international image of Newly Independet States (NIS) and investment attractiveness.
At the dawn of the new millennium, many states and companies are realising the power of image and reputation as a useful tool in improving their position in the volatile and competitive business world. Currently the Newly Independent States are facing a serious threat as they may be left far behind the international progress due to the "slow down" in the development of technological, social, economic, and public relation areas. Instability and financial crisis of the past decade inevitably undermines investors' confidence in the region. In the meantime, the majority of the leaders of the NIS are determined to continue improving the quality of life, creating political and economic stability, implementing the values of a true democratic society and increasing the importance of these countries in a Global Economic sense.
These goals can be achieved only if state and business leaders are mutually interested in the development and promotion of a positive international image and reputation of the NIS. The organisers believe that the International Business Summit will present a number of serious opportunities in addressing these issues at the highest level.
Who Will Be Attending
Senior Government Officials and Policy Makers
Presidential representatives from Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia
Top Managers from the International Corporations actively working and investing in the NIS
Senior representatives of the National Banks
Financial Advisors from the international investment and commercial banks
Leading experts from the International Stock Markets
Head representatives of Trade and Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Prominent politicians and democratic leaders
Leading experts from the International Economic and Policy Making Instiutions
Corporate Governance specialists
Heads of Media Groups and Ratings Agencies
Public Relations and Investor Realtions managers
Legal and tax reform specialists etc
- (They're all there!! The usual suspects, level upon level of colluding corporate lackeys) see web for further details...
Tinmetable Highlights
Monday October 22
IMAGE AND REPUTATION IN THE GLOBALISATION ERA
key highlights include:
Challenges in promoting NIS regions. The multilateral role of statesmen and businessmen. Focus on liberalisation and de-regulation governmental activities in Russia and other Independent States
Re-evaluation of Russia and other NIS in the global economic order. Recognition of the existence of the marketing system, civil political society, and other impediments to the acceptance of the NIS to the World Trade Organisation and other international policy making institutions.
The imporatnce of image and reputation in corporate, political and economic activities on a global and local level.
(spin, spin, spin and some more spin)
Lunch
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS
Reputation management
more investor, image spin
Cocktail and gala dinner 7pm
Tuesday October 23
IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL CLIMATE AND INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT SATES
The role of the governments and business in creating a favourable investment and financial climate in the region (Cue tax breaks and wholesale dismantling of environemntal and human rights/labour standards)
Investing successfully in the NIS. Lessons learned by the international lending institutions and independent investors
The importance of the state, commercial and investment banks as market makers. Sustaining financial stability: challenges to the banking and corporate organisations
lunch
DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
Successful realisation of the international investment projects in the NIS. Advice to potential investors
State controlled monopolies - do they guarantee efficiency and investment attractivenes? Plans for deregulation
Key competitivenss: brand management strategies
Corporate PR and Newly Independent States
Media - a powerful opinion-making tool. Issues of social and ethical responsibility of media covering NIS
Days procedings followed by Reception at the House of Commons, (how convenient!) 7pm To Be Confirmed
Wednesday October 24
9.30-1.00
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE REGIONS; FOCUS ON INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITES IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN
An excellent opporunity to meet with the heads of the regional administrations and local business promotion agencies to learn the latest developments in the legal framework, ongoing business promotion programmes and investment initiatives and incentives outside political/business centres.
So there you have it. The lubrication and thread that keeps the whole machine ticking over smoothly in between the big fancy and famous anti-globalisation shindigs of the WTO, WEF, and IMF summits. And it's happening on our doorstep, in a glorified restaurant!!! And these conferences happen All The Time.
RECAP on the address: Cafe Royal, 68 Regent Street, London W1
Days procedings start at 9.30am, end at 7pm-ish
Delegate fee = £1,290
We should ideally ideally ideally be trying to get a person or two attending these meetings and finding out what is actually going on in terms of the plans and alliances and deal brokering that happens behind these closed doors. But, price-wise, thats pretty impossible
Accomodation - most delegates are staying at the London Hilton Metropole
NETWORK THIS AS FAR AND WIDE AS POSSIBLE!!
Opposition should be taking place whenever possible, big or small, high profile or low profile, take the initiative....................
Here are some of the programme highlights, more of which (including speaker details) can be found at
www.lva.co.uk
LVA are Leading Ventures Associates and they organise big business and state get togethers, similar to PGI Spearhead who organised DSEi (the biggest arms fair in Europe) and many Oil and Gas exploration industry gatherings and the recent Security systems conference in Edinbrugh. Past LVA highlights have included "4-day Public Relations Management Seminars for Oil & Gas professionals working in the Asian and Caucasus". See web for further details....
Onward..
2nd INTERNATIONAL BUSINES SUMMIT OF THE NEWLY INDEPENENT STATES - 'BUSINESS AND STATE: BUILDING IMAGE AND REPUTATION'
Intro Blurb: The 2nd International Business Summit of the Newly Independent States aims to extend the international dialogue of such important forums such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, European Economic Forum in Salzburg, the CIS Economic Forum in St Petersburg, and the OECD's Corporate Governance Round Table. The main discussion will focus on the problems of improvement of the international image of Newly Independet States (NIS) and investment attractiveness.
At the dawn of the new millennium, many states and companies are realising the power of image and reputation as a useful tool in improving their position in the volatile and competitive business world. Currently the Newly Independent States are facing a serious threat as they may be left far behind the international progress due to the "slow down" in the development of technological, social, economic, and public relation areas. Instability and financial crisis of the past decade inevitably undermines investors' confidence in the region. In the meantime, the majority of the leaders of the NIS are determined to continue improving the quality of life, creating political and economic stability, implementing the values of a true democratic society and increasing the importance of these countries in a Global Economic sense.
These goals can be achieved only if state and business leaders are mutually interested in the development and promotion of a positive international image and reputation of the NIS. The organisers believe that the International Business Summit will present a number of serious opportunities in addressing these issues at the highest level.
Who Will Be Attending
Senior Government Officials and Policy Makers
Presidential representatives from Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia
Top Managers from the International Corporations actively working and investing in the NIS
Senior representatives of the National Banks
Financial Advisors from the international investment and commercial banks
Leading experts from the International Stock Markets
Head representatives of Trade and Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Prominent politicians and democratic leaders
Leading experts from the International Economic and Policy Making Instiutions
Corporate Governance specialists
Heads of Media Groups and Ratings Agencies
Public Relations and Investor Realtions managers
Legal and tax reform specialists etc
- (They're all there!! The usual suspects, level upon level of colluding corporate lackeys) see web for further details...
Tinmetable Highlights
Monday October 22
IMAGE AND REPUTATION IN THE GLOBALISATION ERA
key highlights include:
Challenges in promoting NIS regions. The multilateral role of statesmen and businessmen. Focus on liberalisation and de-regulation governmental activities in Russia and other Independent States
Re-evaluation of Russia and other NIS in the global economic order. Recognition of the existence of the marketing system, civil political society, and other impediments to the acceptance of the NIS to the World Trade Organisation and other international policy making institutions.
The imporatnce of image and reputation in corporate, political and economic activities on a global and local level.
(spin, spin, spin and some more spin)
Lunch
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS
Reputation management
more investor, image spin
Cocktail and gala dinner 7pm
Tuesday October 23
IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL CLIMATE AND INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF NEWLY INDEPENDENT SATES
The role of the governments and business in creating a favourable investment and financial climate in the region (Cue tax breaks and wholesale dismantling of environemntal and human rights/labour standards)
Investing successfully in the NIS. Lessons learned by the international lending institutions and independent investors
The importance of the state, commercial and investment banks as market makers. Sustaining financial stability: challenges to the banking and corporate organisations
lunch
DOING BUSINESS WITH THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
Successful realisation of the international investment projects in the NIS. Advice to potential investors
State controlled monopolies - do they guarantee efficiency and investment attractivenes? Plans for deregulation
Key competitivenss: brand management strategies
Corporate PR and Newly Independent States
Media - a powerful opinion-making tool. Issues of social and ethical responsibility of media covering NIS
Days procedings followed by Reception at the House of Commons, (how convenient!) 7pm To Be Confirmed
Wednesday October 24
9.30-1.00
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE REGIONS; FOCUS ON INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITES IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN
An excellent opporunity to meet with the heads of the regional administrations and local business promotion agencies to learn the latest developments in the legal framework, ongoing business promotion programmes and investment initiatives and incentives outside political/business centres.
So there you have it. The lubrication and thread that keeps the whole machine ticking over smoothly in between the big fancy and famous anti-globalisation shindigs of the WTO, WEF, and IMF summits. And it's happening on our doorstep, in a glorified restaurant!!! And these conferences happen All The Time.
RECAP on the address: Cafe Royal, 68 Regent Street, London W1
Days procedings start at 9.30am, end at 7pm-ish
Delegate fee = £1,290
We should ideally ideally ideally be trying to get a person or two attending these meetings and finding out what is actually going on in terms of the plans and alliances and deal brokering that happens behind these closed doors. But, price-wise, thats pretty impossible
Accomodation - most delegates are staying at the London Hilton Metropole
NETWORK THIS AS FAR AND WIDE AS POSSIBLE!!
Opposition should be taking place whenever possible, big or small, high profile or low profile, take the initiative....................
Agi Tator
Homepage:
www.lva.co.uk
Comments
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Let's go Do the place!!
22.10.2001 02:01
Over and over we talk about the exploitation dynamic implicit in capitalism and it’s intrinsic role as a machine for churning out wars. We summit hop from country to country chasing down all-powerful elites who carve our planet up and digest it through closed institutions, profit crunching banks and beurocracies, decorate it with interchangeable talking head politicos, wash it all down with media mulch and bam, they're fat and sated, we are still hungry and frustrated. Im not saying we should stop that, I think summit sabbing is an excellent way to expose the significance of these global ruling class planning meetings. But, while we are aware of the most visible international meetings of golobal gangster gambling and dodgy dealing, we aren’t vigilant enough about all the other meetings happening throughout the year where multinational players, politicians,bosses, bankers, and media and think tank reps talk about ventures in little known and as yet un-super exploited zones of potential profit; i.e newly independent states. The regions being theoretically dismantled at this meeting are recently devolved ex-soviet states whose industry’s were previously nationalised. Now independent and eager to shake off the legacy of communism, the ruling classes in these areas want to plug into the global market and open up their lands, resources and labour to multinational business. These states are situated in the oil arc over Afghanistan, itself the home to an estimated 5 trillion cubic feet of oil and natural gas, which UNOCAL – US dominated natural resource exploitation outfit seek to annexe. 1999 statistics from the right-wing US think tank The Heritage Foundation found that Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekisatn have between them 15 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. And from the agenda on this conference, it looks like they want to do business. Bad news for the working class, domestic and international, and bad news for the planet. And who should be currently garrisoning these new de facto NATO members states? US and Allied troops, busy shooting up Al Qu’eda and securing Western capital’s entry into the market. When NATO forces entered Kosovo, conveniently cast as an isolated, barren region with little resources – infact it has huge reserves of lead, zinc, cadmium, silver, gold and coal, which were all held by the Serbian state-owned Trepca mining complex – one of the first ‘Humanitarian’ acts committed by the force was to annexe the Trepca mines. The mines are the most valuable resources in the Balkans and are estimated to be worth over $5bn. These resources represented the largest piece of energy industry real estate not yet in US and European capitalist control. Geopolitically, the region was crucially placed to accept the Caspian Oil pipelines – the agreements for which were signed in 1999 by Clinton and the presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan. Russia and Iran were conspicuously cut out. One of the lines now runs oil from the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, approx. 1080 miles across the caucasus and through Eastern Turkey to the mediteranean port of Ceyhan. The othrer, which is 1250 miles long, is set to run under the Caspian sea to take gas from Central Asia along the same route to an outlet in Turkey. The then US energy secretary Bill Richardson summed up the US position on the signing of the pipelines agreements by saying, ‘This is not just another oil and gas deal, and this is not just another pipeline. It is a strategic framework that advances America’s national security interests’. That was in 1999. What has threatened that line since? Could it be Afghanistanian state interests? The wheels of capital cannot ever come to an energy-starved halt. Expeditions into zones of immense mineral wealth are fundamental to keeping its engine stoked. The collaboration between global ruling classes, mulitnationals and state interests is nothing new and only represents one facet, albeit an intrinsic one of this war. We should be clarifying the obscured links between capitalism, war, human enslavement and ecocide all the time, illuminating the appratuses at work in provoking and promoting war, and feeding back our analysis into our domestic economic contexts, tracing the outsourcing and downsizing of corporate operations which have fled the UK for cheaper labour in NIS and beyond. Understanding the routes capital takes and tallying up the costs to humanity, locally, and feeding that information back to sacked workers in a tangible way is vital if we are to make links between people’s lives and the monolithic profit system we inhabit.
Sabo Tagit
what about china?
22.10.2001 16:16
zedhead
get this information out early
23.10.2001 09:26
It would be even more useful if things like this were known about a few weeks ahead, so that people can visit these events and discuss the issues frankly with those attending. Nothing would make the point about where this war is going better than a high profile visit to a meeting of venture capitalists and imperialists planning how to profit from the chaos of war.
mmm