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Elena is a partner in the Consulting department where she deals with the Strategy and Operations. She also leads the CIS Oil & Gas industry group and manages the “Green agenda", a Deloitte environmental program. Elena works with the energy and resources companies and governmental bodies. She is focused on the upstream, midstream, downstream and field service businesses at both the corporate and operational level. Her more than 15 years’ experience include projects in strategy, asset portfolio management, enhancement of management systems, development of operational models, analysis and forecasting of material balances, and cost optimization. Elena has graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Born July 10, 1947 in Angren, near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Higher education: graduated from the Tashkent Electrotechnical Institute of Communications in 1975. He started work in 1965. Until 1969 he worked in several technical and engineering positions at companies in the cities of Andijan and Tashkent. 1969 – 1977: Senior Engineer and Deputy Director of the Computing Centre of the Hydrometeorological Service of the Uzbek SSR. 1973 – 1974: military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR. 1977 – 1980: Chief Engineer of the Central Asian Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute of the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control. 1980 – 1992: Deputy Head of the Uzbek Republic Hydrometeorological Directorate of the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control. 1992 – 1993: First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Russia. 1993 – 2009: Head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. 2003: elected to a four-year term as President of the World Meteorological Organization (re-elected in 2007). November 2009 — Adviser to the President of Russia. Mr Bedritsky is married and has three sons. Awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland IV degree, the Order of Courage, and other medals.

40, married, with four children. Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Corps des Telecom – Mines, MINES ParisTech Professional career: 1999–2004: Ministry of Healthcare and Ministry of Finance of France. 2004–2007: Counselor to France’s Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin. 2007 to present: Saint-Gobain: 2007–2009: Head of the Planning Division, 2009–2012: Head of Saint-Gobain Abrasives Asia-Pacific (Shanghai), 2012–present: General Delegate, Russia, Ukraine and CIS at Saint-Gobain (Moscow) Additionally: Founding President of the Coup de Pouce Humanitaire charity foundation.

Date of Birth: 13 October 1968. Citizenship: The Russian Federation. Residence: Moscow, Russia. Marital Status: Married and has three sons. Education: 1987 – 1992 State Academy of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkin, Moscow. Experience: 1992 – 2005 - May 2012 – to-day Occupied various positions in Ministry of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation, JSC "LUKOIL" and JSC "Zarubezhneft"; 2005 – 2008 - Director of Department of Economic and Finance of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation; 2008 – 2011 - Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation; 2011 – 2012 - Director General of JSC "Rosgeologija”; May 2012 – to-day - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, Member of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Li Yong, has had an extensive career as a senior economic and financial policy-maker. As Vice-Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank for a decade, Mr. Li was involved in setting and harmonizing fiscal, monetary and industrial policies, and in supporting sound economic growth in China. He pushed forward financial sector reform, and prompted major financial institutions to establish corporate governance, deal with toxic assets and strengthen risk management. Mr. Li gave great importance to fiscal and financial measures in favor of agricultural development and SMEs, the cornerstones for creating economic opportunities, reducing poverty and promoting gender equality. He played a key role in China’s cooperation with multilateral development organizations, such as the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank. June 2013 Director General of UNIDO. 2003-2013 Vice-Minister, Ministry of Finance (MOF), People’s Republic of China. 2002-2003 Assistant Minister, MOF. 1999-2002 Secretary General, Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 1996-1998 Executive Director for China, World Bank Group. 1992-1996 Deputy Director General and then Director General, World Bank Department, MOF. 1990-1992 Senior Advisor to Executive Director for China, World Bank Group. 1989-1990 Director, World Bank Department, MOF. 1985-1989 Second Secretary and then First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. 1984 Deputy Director, Foreign Fiscal Research Office, Research Institute for Fiscal Science, MOF.

Oleg Mukhamedshin was appointed Deputy CEO, Director for Strategy, Business Development and Financial Markets in 2012. Prior to his current position, in 2011 Mr Mukhamedshin was RUSAL’s Head of Equity and Corporate Development, RUSAL’s Director for Financial Markets, and Director for Capital Markets from 2007 to 2011. Oleg Mukhamedshin is responsible for Company's strategy development and implementation, M&A deals and growth projects, raising finance and RUSAL's debt portfolio management. He was also in charge of restructuring RUSAL’s USD 16.6 billion debt in 2009-2011 and RUSAL’s USD 2.2 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Paris’ Euronext in 2010. Under his leadership, RUSAL become the first company to launch a Russian Depository Receipts programme. From 2006 through 2008 Oleg Mukhamedshin took part in preparing and implementing major M&A transactions, including the acquisition of a 25% stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel and merger with SUAL and Glencore’s bauxite and alumina assets. From August 2004 through March 2007, Mr Mukhamedshin was RUSAL’s Deputy CFO, overseeing corporate finance. From 2000 to August 2004, Oleg Mukhamedshin was Director of RUSAL’s Department for Corporate Finance. Prior to joining RUSAL, Oleg Mukhamedshin occupied various executive positions in corporate finance in leading Russian natural resourse companies including TNK (now TNK-BP). Between 1999 and 2000, he was an advisor to the principal shareholder of the Industrial Investors Group. From 1994 to 1995, he worked with the investment bank PaineWebber to help establish the Russia Partners Fund, one of the first international direct investment funds in Russia. Oleg Mukhamedshin was born in 1973. Oleg Mukhamedshin holds a BA in Economics with Honours from Moscow State University.

Graduate of Sciences Po (1973) and from the National School for Administration (1980) October 2013 January 2012-October 2013 Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation in Turkey - European External Action Service; 2011 Ministry of Foreign Affairs – General Directorate for administration; October 2009 - December 2010 Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Special envoy of the SG for assistance to Pakistan; August 2007- August 2009 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the UN in New York; December 2005-August 2007 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva; September 2003- November 2005 Head of the Directorate for United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 2000-2003 Ambassador of France to Greece (Athens); 1997-2000 Diplomatic advisor to the Prime-Minister; 1996-1997 Deputy-Head of the Directorate for United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1993-1996 Consul General of France in Los Angeles; 1992-1993 Special advisor to the Minister of Health and Humanitarian Affairs Chief of Staff for Humanitarian Affairs; 1991-1992 Chief of staff of the Deputy Minister of Foreign affairs for Humanitarian Action; 1991 Diplomatic advisor to the Prime-Minister; 1988-1990 Technical advisor to the staff of the Prime-Minister; 1986-1988 Second Counsellor , Embassy of France in Washington; 1984-1986 Technical advisor, staff of the Minister for External Relations.

Ms. Ayse Cihan Sultanoğlu (Turkey) is the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations; and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She was appointed to this position by the UN Secretary-General in April 2012. Ms. Sultanoğlu has had many years of distinguished service at UN/UNDP, including leadership positions at the country and headquarters level. Cihan previously served as the Director of Human Resources in UNDP’s Bureau of Management. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director, RBEC (2007-2010); UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus (2004-2007); UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Lithuania (2000-2005); Deputy Resident Representative in Morocco (1995-2000); Deputy to the Director of the Office of the Administrator (1993-1995); Recruitment Officer and later Staffing Specialist for Junior Professional Officers (JPO), Division of Personnel (1988-1993); Recruitment Officer, Division of Personnel, (1986-1988); Administrative Officer, UNDP Malawi (1982-1985). She started her career as an administrative trainee in New York and Bangkok, Thailand (1981-1982). Ms. Sultanoğlu holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the School of International Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University as well as a BA in Economics from Barnard College at Columbia University, New York. She speaks Turkish, English and French. She was awarded with the “Order of the Commander of the Cross” by the President of Lithuania in 2005 and the “Order of Francysk Skaryna” by the President of Belarus in 2016.