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Andrei Sharonov joined Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO in September 2013 as Dean, having left the position of Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in Moscow City Government.Born in 1964 in Ufa, Andrei Sharonov graduated as an engineer from Ufa State Aviation Technical University and as a lawyer from Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; in 1994 obtained his PhD in Social Studies.From 1989 to 1991 a Member of the Soviet Parliament, Congress of People’s deputies of the USSR; till 1996 chaired the Russian Federal Committee (Ministry) on Youth Affairs.In 1996-2007 occupied the positions of Deputy Minister, State Secretary and First Deputy Minister at Economics Development Ministry of Russian Federation.In the period from 2007 till 2010, Managing Director and the Board of Directors’ Chairman for Troika Dialog (Private Investment Company).Board Member for OJSC NOVATEK, ALROSA Group, Bank of Moscow OJSC, OJSC Sovcomflot, MC NefteTransService LLC and JSC Eco-System Management Company.As of December 22, 2010, by appointment of Moscow City Mayor Decree, Andrei Sharonov served at Moscow City Government as Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy in charge of budgeting, industrial and city business development, regional rate regulations as well as competition and public retail and procurement policy, trade and services.Since 2012, Andrei Sharonov is heading Executive Committees of Moscow Urban Forum and Open Innovations Forum.Andrei Sharonov received 2009 “Aristos” Awards as “Independent Director” and “Director of the Year”; the Person of the Year in Business Reputation for 2012.Andrei Sharonov was awarded with the Order of Honour and granted the title of “Honoured Economist of Russian Federation”.

He was born on November 16, 1960. He graduated from Norilsk Industrial Institute with highest honors, majoring in "Industrial and civil construction". In 1984 he started his professional career as a foreman in the Construction and Erection Department of the shaft-sinking trust company of Norilsk Nickel. Then he became deputy head of the Production Department of the Construction and Erection Association "Norilskstroy". In 1995 he was appointed deputy general director of Norilsk Nickel.From 2000 - Norilsk mayor, from 2003 - governor of Taymyr (Dolgan-Nenets) Autonomous Region.On October 27, 2009 at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders he was elected Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "FGC UES".In June 2013 he was elected Director General of Joint Stock Company "ROSSETI".He is a member of the Russian Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security.Vice chairman and senior adviser of World Energy Council (WEC) in charge of regional development.He has a number of national and industrial awards.

Born 1958 – Swiss citizen. Education: 1982 Business administration from the University of Applied Sciences, Zürich, Switzerland. Royal Dutch Shell: 2009 – 2013 Chief Executive Officer – Royal Dutch Shell, the Netherlands. 2004 – 2009 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director – Royal Dutch Shell, the Netherlands. Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority: 2006 – 2010 Member of the Swiss Federal Auditor Oversight Authority. UBS AG: 2005 – 2010 Member of the Board of Directors of UBS AG Aegon N.V. 2004 – 2006 Member of the Supervisory Board of Aegon N.V. ABB Ltd: 2002 – 2004 CFO and Executive Committee Member – ABB Ltd, Switzerland. Royal Dutch Shell: 2001 – 2002 Royal Dutch Shell CFO of the Global Oil Products Business, member of the Oil Products Executive Committee – Royal Dutch Shell, the Netherlands. 1999 – 2001 CFO of Shell Europe Oil Products – Royal Dutch Shell, the Netherlands. 1997 – 1999 Group Chief Internal Auditor – Royal Dutch Shell, the Netherlands. 1982 – 1997 Various finance and business roles – Royal Dutch Shell, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina and Chile. Other board memberships: Member of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd, Switzerland; Member of the Board of Directors of IBM Corporation, U.S.; Member of the Board of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Singapore; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Catalyst, U.S. Other memberships: Member of the Business Council, U.S.; Chairman of the Board of St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies. Honors: Awarded title of Dato Seri Laila Jasa in 2011 by His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei in recognition of services to state of Brunei.

Не was appointed the Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East in September, 2013. Current responsibilities of the Ministry include coordination work on realization of state and targeted federal programmes, federal property management, supervising control over exercise of powers of the Russian Federation by local governmental authorities of federal subjects in the Russian Far East. Alexander Galushka graduated from the Institute of Economy of the Moscow State Social University with a degree in “Economy and labor sociology” and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. He directed the "Center of Management of Assessment and Consulting" company. From 2010 to 2012 he was the President of the All Russia Public Organization "Business Russia" and was a member of the Governmental commission on questions of social and economic development of the Russian Far East, the Republic of Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai and the Irkutsk region. In 2013 he was elected co-chairman of the Central Staff of social movement "People`s front" for Russia" in 2013. At present time he is a member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.

Mr Alexander Novak, born August 23rd , 1971 in Donetsk region of Ukranian SSR, is currently serving as Russia's Minister of Energy. From 2000 to 2002 he was Deputy Mayor of Norilsk on financial and economic issues and First Deputy Mayor of Norilsk. In 2002-2007 was Vice Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Head of the Main Financial Directorate of the Krasnoyarsk Krai administration. From July 2007 to September 2008 he was the First Vice Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai and from July to September 2008 he was also the Chairman of the government of Krasnoyarsk Krai. From September 2008 he was the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and from October 2008, a member of the board of the Ministry of Finance of Russia. He is a graduated from the Norilsk Industrial Institute and the Moscow Lomonosov State University.

Temenuzhka Petkova has graduated the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has obtained a MA in Accounting and Control. She has been trained in the field of the Internal Audit in the Public Sector in the Ministry of Finance of Ireland and the Great Britain, and in the field of the State Financial Inspection in the Ministry of Finance of Portugal. From 1992 to 2000 Temenuzhka Petkova was assigned as an auditor and a financial expert in the Metropolitan Governance State Financial Control. Her professional career continued in the Public Financial Inspection Agency as a state internal auditor and a head of department. Since 2007, she has been assigned for a Director of the Organization and Implementation Inspection Activities Directorate in the Public Financial inspection Agency (PFIA). Within the period 2010 – 2013, she was a Director of the Public Financial inspection Agency. Temenuzhka Petkova is an Interim Deputy Minister of Finance in Government of the Republic of Bulgaria with a Caretaker Prime Minister Prof. Georgi Bliznashki. As Deputy Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova was responsible for the Taxation and Internal Control Directorates in the Ministry of Finance, the National Revenue Agency, the National Customs Agency, the Public Financial inspection Agency and the State Commission on Gambling. Born on 18 January 1967, in Sofia.

Francesco Starace was appointed Group Chief Executive of Enel SpA in May 2014. Mr. Starace joined Enel in 2000, holding several executive positions including Head of Business Power (from July 2002 to October 2005) and Managing Director of the Market Division (from November 2005 to September 2008). Between 2008 and 2014, he was Chief Executive Officer of Enel Green Power, the Group’s renewable power generation subsidiary and a leading player in the global renewables industry. In November 2010, Mr. Starace led the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the business, floating it on the Milan and Madrid stock exchanges with a market capitalization of €8 billion. Mr. Starace began his career in construction management of power generation plants, first at General Electric Group and then at ABB Group and subsequently Alstom Power Corporation, where he was appointed Head of worldwide gas turbines sales. Mr. Starace’s international experience includes periods spent living in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bulgaria. In May 2015, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Global Compact. Since June 2014, he is also a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations Sustainable Energy 4 All initiative. He graduated with a degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic.

Ms. Chen Yueming graduated from Zhongnan University of Economics in 1982. From 1982 to 1996, she has served for Industry and Transportation Department of the Ministry of Finance as Deputy Division Director, Division Director and Deputy Director General respectively. She then worked as Deputy Director General of Economy and Trade Department of the Ministry of Finance. In March 1999, she held the position as Director General of Finance and Assets Management Department of State Power Corporation of China. From July 2000, she was Deputy Chief financial officer and Director General of Finance and Property Management Department, State Power Corporation of China. And from November 2001 to December 2002, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Director General of Finance and Assets Management Department, State Power Corporation of China. In December 2002, she was appointed as Executive Vice President of State Grid Corporation of China.

Igor Akhmerov was born on August 3, 1965 in Russia. Education: Graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Moscow Institute of Management in 1989 with a degree in management in the machine engineering industry. 1990–1993: Financial services consultant at the Moscow and Boston offices of the international advisory firm Bain & Company. 1993–1995: Studied at the Wharton Business School and the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania; obtained an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship and an MA in international business in 1995. Elected to the Lauder Institute Board for a two-year term. 1995: Continued career at the Boston office of Bain & Company, specializing in energy and private equity. 2001–2004: Vice President, First Deputy CFO of OAO TNK. After the acquisition of 50% of its shares by BP, Mr. Akhmerov was in charge of strategic development and investment in his capacity as Vice President for Investment Management at the newly formed TNK-BP. 2004–2007: CFO at the Renova Group. March 2007: Mr. Akhmerov was put in charge of renewable energy projects in Russia and abroad. Igor Akhmerov has been General Director of OOO Khevel since November 1, 2012.

Prof. Janusz Bialek has over 35 years’ experience of work in the sphere of electric energy. He received his DSc and CSc in technical sciences, specialising in electrical engineering, from Warsaw University of Technology in 1981 and 1977, respectively. Bialek is a member of the Committee for management of the unified market of electricity suppliers in Ireland, as well as a former member of the Expert Council in the group for studying energy policy at the University of Cambridge. He participated in the work of the Technical Committees of conferences on electric power, including the Power System Computation Conference, IEEE PowerTech and IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe. In general, his research is designed to build a stable, safe, environmentally-friendly and economical for providing electricity. His main focus is electricity grids but his research covers many fields and is based on collaboration between economists, statisticians, mathematicians, sociologists and programmers. As a sign of recognition of his achievements, Bialek was appointed member of the Council of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers “for his contribution to the development of the electric power industry and price formation”. The IEEE Institute is the world’s biggest association for promoting technology. Bialek speaks English, Polish and Russian.

Vasily graduated from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation with a major in financial management, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (master’s in political science and international relations) and Institut d`Etudes politiques de Paris with a major in international finance. Vasily is a licensed appraiser and a member of the Partnership Council and the Expert Council of the Self-Regulating Interregional Association of Appraisers (SIAA).Prior to joining KPMG in 2006, Vasily spent more than seven years working as head of the appraisal departments of major Russian appraisal companies. In 2011, Vasily was appointed a Partner of the Appraisal Group of the Corporate Finance Department at KPMG in Russia and the CIS. In 2014, Vasily was also put in charge of work with energy and utility companies in Russia and the CIS.Vasily’s main clients are companies working in the fuel and energy sector, oil and gas production enterprises, transportation and logistics companies as well as mining and construction enterprises. Throughout his work at KPMG, Vasily was involved in appraising the business and assets of major Russian and international companies and was also in charge of compiling business plans, financial, economic and technical feasibility studies, the development of financial models and other services to support corporate transactions in different industries.