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Nikolaus Lang joined The Boston Consulting Group in Germany in January 1998. In 2000, he transferred to Southeast Asia, returning to Germany in 2003. He is a member of the BCG practice areas Automotive, Industrial Goods, and Global Advantage. He is BCG's Global Topic Leader "Connected Mobility & Autonomous Driving". Relevant project experience: Since 2010, a Leader of WEF-BCG project on "Connected Mobility and Self-Driving Vehicls". Co-presented at Davos with Carlos Ghosn, Bill Gates, others. Worked in 52 BCG offices around the world. Accomplished over 300 projects for volume and premium automotive OEMs on connected car, autonomous driving and digital mobility, incl.: Prioritization of services and business models; Cooperation discussions with insurances, telcos, back-end providers, etc. Numerous projects for European and Asian tier-1 suppliers entering the connected car / autonomous driving area, incl.: Technology roadmaps for CC and AD; Supply approaches to leading OEMs. Several due diligences for PE firms investing in suppliers of sensors, digital maps, RTTI, etc. Several strategy projects for European insurers re. the impact of connected car on future PHYD/PAYD insurance schemes. Education/language: Study of business management at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). Doctorate (Dr. oec.) in business management from the University of St. Gallen. German—native speaker; English—fluent; French—fluent; Spanish—fluent.

Bo Andersson was born 16 October 1955. Education: 1999 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Boston, MA Advanced Management Program (AMP). 1984 STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY Stockholm, SWEDEN. B.S. Business Administration. 1984 – 1985 ARMED FORCES STAFF & WAR COLLEGE Stockholm, SWEDEN. 1980 – 1981 MILITARY BRANCH SCHOOL Linköping, SWEDEN. 1977 – 1978 KARLBERG MILITARY ACADEMY Stockholm, SWEDEN. 1975 – 1977 MILITARY ASPIRANT SCHOOL Halmstad, SWEDEN. Career: 1975 - 1987: SWEDISH ARMED FORCES SWEDEN. Regiment Staff Officer (Rank: Major). 1987 - 1993: Saab Automobile, с 1990 - Vice President of Purchasing Trollhättan. 1993 - 2009: General Motors. 1993 - 1997: Executive Director of Chemicals Group (GM) Detroit. 1997 - 1999: Vice President of General Motors Europe (GME) Russelsheim. 1999 - 2001: Executive-in-Charge of Global Purchasing Detroit. 2001 - 2009: Group Vice President of Global Purchasing & Supply Chain; Member of GM Strategy Board. 2009 - 2013: President and CEO, Group GAZ. From 5th November 2013 President & CEO JSC AVTOVAZ.

Mr. Wories started his career at Amsted Rail in 1970 as an accountant and then a supply agent. He advanced through one of the key enterprises of the organization – ASF-Keystone – becoming Director, and then Vice President and President. Simultaneously in 2005-2006 Mr. Wories acted as President of Amsted Rail International and led international activities of the company. In 2007 Mr. Wories became President of Amsted Rail Company, Incorporated, consolidating major previously independent manufacturers of rolling stock undercarriage parts in North America – ASF-Keystone (large castings and car trucks in assembly), Griffin Wheel (railway cast wheels), and Brenco (journal box cartridge tapered bearings). At the same time, Mr. Wories acts as Director of a number of joint ventures with Amsted Rail’s participation in the United States and abroad: in Mexico, Brazil, China, South Africa, and in Russia – EPK-Brenco Bearing Company (Saratov). Mr. Wories graduated from Purdue University in Hammond, Indiana, USA, with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management. John Wories was born on April 20, 1952 in Hammond, Indiana, USA.

Valentin Gapanovich was born on May 23, 1955. He graduated from Novosibirsk Institute of Railway Engineers in 1992 and from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in 1998 with qualifications in management of railway transport and railway engineering in railway transport management. He finished Gomel Railway Technical School and worked as assistant operator of a diesel locomotive, and as chief rolling stock repair man at the Topkino Cement Plant. After his military service, he worked as a rolling stock repair man for the Novokuznetsk Depot of Kemerovo Railway and assistant safety inspector of the Novokuznetsk Section locomotive depot. From 1989 to 1998, he served as Head of the Kemerovo Railway Novokuznetsk Locomotive Depot; Chief Engineer of the Kemerovo Railway Novokuznetsk Section; Deputy Chief Engineer on the Kuzbas Section of the West Siberian Railway. From 1998 to 1999, he was Deputy Head of Locomotive and Wagon Management of the West Siberian Railway and Deputy Railway Head. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Chief Engineer on the Oktyabrskaya Railway. In 2003, he was appointed Vice President of Russian Railways JSCo. In June 2008, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Russian Railways JSCo.

Born on November 16, 1957 in the village of Bolshiye Klyuchi in the Zelenodolsky District, Tatarstan, Sergey Kogogin began his professional career in 1976 as a milling machine operator at the Kazan Engine Building Plant. He graduated from the Kazan Aviation Technical College in 1977 and received a degree from the Physics Department of the Kazan State University in 1982. Sergey Kogogin worked as a tuning engineer at the Era company in 1982–1985 and as a senior engineer, bureau chief, deputy chief mechanical engineer and chairman of the trade union committee at the Zelenodolsky Machine Engineering Plant from 1985 to 1990. From 1990 to 1994 he managed the Zelenodolsky Machine Engineering Plant and in 1994–1999 was head of the Zelenodolsky District Administration, before being appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan. Sergey Kogogin has been a member of the Board of Directors of KAMAZ since June 1999 and General Director of KAMAZ since April 26, 2002. Since January 2006, he has headed the Association of Russia’s Automakers non-profit partnership as its Chairman of the Board. Sergey Kogogin has a PhD in Economics and holds numerous government and public awards and honorary titles.

Christian Morales is an Intel vice president and general manager of Intel Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is responsible for Intel product sales and marketing in the EMEA region. Morales has held senior international management roles in sales, channel operations and general management. He brings extensive experience in marketing and building brand awareness for new product segments, as well as a strong background in expanding and driving Intel's business into new and emerging markets. Prior to this role, Morales was Intel's vice president of the Sales and Marketing Group and co-general manager of Asia Pacific responsible for implementing Intel's strategies in Asia. He was also responsible for championing Intel's worldwide emerging markets strategy. Before that, he was general manager of Latin America and was instrumental in helping to establish a new regional headquarters and expand the company's regional presence throughout the continent. He joined the company in 1980 in Paris as an Intel field sales engineer and in 1983 became director for Spain and Portugal, and then moved back to Paris in senior positions to manage Western Europe channels and OEMs. He has been based in Paris, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong. Morales graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the Electricity, Mechanics and Electronics Engineering School in Paris. In 1990, he completed the Young Managers Program in the MBA program at INSEAD.

Born: 2nd April 1941 in Mainz, Germany. Marital status: married, 2 children. Milestones: 1962-68 Law studies in Munich. 1969 Heinz Hermann Thiele joins Knorr-Bremse as a consultant for legal, patent and licence affairs. 1972 Head of legal and patent affairs. 1975 Director sales, Truck division. 1979 Managing Director sales Knorr-Bremse. 09/1985 CEO of Knorr-Bremse AG (corporate structure of the Knorr-Bremse Group). 12/1985 Heinz Hermann Thiele acquires a majority share in the company. In the following years Thiele developed a global strategy with a technical focus on complete break systems. Later he added competence in automatic doors for railways and HVAC systems (climate control). The execution of the strategy was very successful. 2007 Heinz Hermann Thiele left the position as CEO and became Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Tsydenov Alexey was born on the 16th of March in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky (Chita). In 1998 he graduated from Far Eastern State Transport University with a major in Logistics and (Railway) Transport Management. 1998 - 2002: he held managerial positions at railway transport enterprises. 2002 - 2004: General Director of LLC “Dalneftetrans”, Khabarovsk. 2004 - 2006: General Director of JSC “Far East transport group”, Khabarovsk. 2006 - 2009: Deputy Director of the Department for State Policy in Railway Transport under the Ministry of Transport of The Russian Federation. 2009 - 2011: Deputy Director of the Department of industry and infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation. From December 2011 to June 2012 he held the position of the Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Railway Transport. June 2012 - present: Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

Eberhard Zeeb, born 1964, studied physics with special focus on theoretical solid state physics. He received a PhD degree in electrical engineering in 1995 from Ulm University for his work on semiconductor laser diodes. In 1995 Eberhard Zeeb started his career at Daimler AG. First he worked on optical data networks and optical data buses for car and airplane applications. Between 2002 and 2005 he was head of the Optoelectronic Systems department with key activities on optical sensors, optical data links and lighting technologies for automotive applications. After that he was responsible for the development and operation of Daimlers driving simulator facilities. Since 2012 he is head of the Driving Automation department. He and his group are doing research and predevelopment work on collision avoidance, driver assistance, automated driving, automated parking, and vision enhancement systems.

Ville Iho started his career at Finnair in 1998 as project manager. He advanced through several resourcing related positions to lead the crew resourcing of the company in 2003. In 2005-2009 Ville Iho held VP positions in Finnair’s Operations Logistics and Production Management units. In 2009 he became SVP Resource Management and a member of the Executive Board leading Finnair strategy and network planning functions. Since 2010 Ville Iho has held the position of Finnair’s Chief Operating Officer and accountable manager, in 2013 he was nominated the deputy CEO. During this time, he has led the thorough restructuring of the company’s operations, at the same time improving its safety and quality performance to a world class level and committing to take a leading role in environmental responsibility. Ville Iho holds several positions of trust in the aviation and education sectors. Ville Iho has MSc (Tech) degree from Helsinki University of Technology. He was born on June 5, 1969, is married and has three sons.

Born: November 7th, 1968 in St. Leonhard, Austria. Nationality: Austrian. Family status: single, 1 child. School/University: Institute of Management, St. Gallen, General Management Programme. Degree in Mechanical Engineering (HTBLA). Masters Degree in Technical Chemistry. Foreign languages: English. Professional career: 1996 - 1998 Semperit Techn. Products Ltd. (Semperit Holding AG), Product Manager. 1998 - 2000 Semperit Techn. Products Ltd. (Semperit Holding AG), Manager of Business Area. 2000 - 2001 Apsys Ltd., Head of Marketing and Sales Department. 2001 - 2003 PALFINGER Produktionstechnik, Managing director, Head of Service Department. 2003 - 2008 PALFINGER AG, Chief Marketing Officer. since 2008 PALFINGER AG, Chief Executive Officer. Joined the PALFINGER Group: 01.09.2001.