Welcome to the 2nd EU-Russia Innovation Forum in Lappeenranta on May 25-26, 2011!Join us at the 2nd EU-Russia Innovation Forum, the most important annual Innovation and Modernization Event between the EU and Russia gathering over 600 company representatives and decision makers across the continent in Lappeenranta, Finland on May 25-26 2011!You can now register for the Forum at our website and join the forerunners ready to make the Modernization Collaboration happen, listen to the innovation visionaries, meet the companies ready to explore the opportunities and build your network at the event where the EU-Russia Cooperation started!Teaming for the Modernization Thematic Sessions at the 2nd EU-Russia Innovation Forum are:-       Partnerships for Modernizations-       Innovativeness in Management-       Sharing Knowledge and ExperiencesEnergy Efficiency & Renewable EnergyInformation & Communication TechnologiesHealth The Forum focuses on enhancing the reification of the Partnership for Modernization and Innovation Collaboration and presenting concrete project proposals engaging business leaders, financers, researchers & policy makers in the cooperation to build the global competiveness of Europe and Russia/European and Russian businesses.The Business Matchmaking Event organized in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) provides European and Russian SME-companies the right contacts to seize the opportunities and build business across the borders!  Matchmaking Event allows you to present your technologies, products or services online to a wide audience, identify innovative technologies and find new solutions for existing problems and select your face2face meetings online in advance to build transnational business cooperation or technological partnerships in addition to meeting numerous potential partners and venture capitalists from all over  Europe, Finland and Russia to develop your business or boost your innovativeness within ONE afternoon.Registration is now open The normal registration fee for the two-day event is 500 € + VAT 23%. Now you can take advantage of the Early Bird registration for only 425 € + VAT 23% if you register before 31.3.2011. Please find the detailed program at eurussiainnoforum.com and proceed to register.EU & Russia – Growing Together!