Heading to a cooperation round table with RCC Progress

Heading to a cooperation round table with RCC Progress

On September 22, there's a round table on cooperation between major corporations and local manufacturers. It's organized by the Directors' Club of Samara Region together with RCC Progress JSC, ODK-Kuznetsov PJSC, and Aviacor Aviation Plant JSC.

It's a working session, 10:00 to 12:00, at the RCC Progress training center on Zemetsa St., 24A. The meeting is led by Leonid Vladimirovich Mikhailenko, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of RCC Progress. Moderators are Vladimir Nikolaevich Egorov, Executive Director of the Directors' Club, and Alexander Svyatoslavovich Egorov, Head of Innovation Development at RCC Progress.

Agenda:

TimeStageContent

9:30-10:00

Arrival

Gathering of representatives from RCC Progress, ODK-Kuznetsov, Aviacor Aviation Plant, and companies from the aerospace and machine-building clusters

10:00-10:10

Opening

Opening remarks by L. V. Mikhailenko; goals and objectives of the event

10:10-10:30

Needs of major corporations

Current and future needs of RCC Progress, Aviacor, and ODK-Kuznetsov

10:30-11:00

Modernization of production capacity

Upgrading equipment, retooling, and technical re-equipment of the production base

11:00-11:30

Prospective areas of cooperation

Project proposals from the three corporations; supply of materials, alloys, components; opportunities for local manufacturers to join the cooperation chain

11:30-11:50

Discussion of participants' proposals

Presentations from aerospace and machine-building cluster companies, Q&A, exchange of proposals

11:50-12:00

Wrap-up

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For me, this is mainly a chance to see how major aerospace and machine-building enterprises frame their needs — and where in that chain there might be room for local IT solutions and automation, not just metal and parts.

I'll share what I learn and what cooperation opportunities come out of it after the event.