Alexey Kalinin, director of the Institute for Emerging Market Studies of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, made a presentation on “Global Niche as Globalization Strategy” as part of the SKOLKOVO CEO Practicum. The programme is targeted at directors of mid-sized Russian companies. In his presentation, Alexey discussed the concept of the global niche as one of the key growth strategies as well as highlighted the key organizational and infrastructural components of an international expansion.