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Alexey Bobrovsky was born on 15 August 1981. In 2002, he graduated from the Journalism Department of the Modern University for the Humanities in Moscow. He has worked as reporter and host on the TV-Centre Channel, Channel 1, Radio Station Business-FM. Since 2009, he has authored and presented the Kurs Dnya [Daily Rate of Exchange] on the Russia-24 TV Channel, Head of the Channel’s Service of Economic News. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Internet site Vestifinance.ru. Since 2016, he has been General Producer of Vestfinance Forum – a new interactive platform, featuring Andrey Klepach, Boris Titov, Alexander Novak, Ksenia Yudaeva and other authoritative economic experts.

Born in Leningrad on 25 January,1979. In 2002 graduated with honors from St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University with a degree in “Radiophysical security methods of objects”. Supplementary: Magistrature in Uppsala University, postgraduate programme in St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University. Since 1995 in ARGUS-SPECTRUM Laureate of The Russian Federation Government Award for creation of the system Sagittarius. In April 2014 was elected to the General Council of All-Russian Public Organization “Delovaya Rossiya”. In February 2016 was elected to the “United Russia” Supreme Council;member of the “Business platform”of “United Russia”. ARGUS-SPECTRUM is one of the largest companies specializing in creation and production of security systems; it involves certified production compliant with LPCB,VdS,BSI standards;it is also a system of production organization and management based on Toyota production system;a famous British landmark Big Ben is fitted with 20 thousands of Russian detectors;thousands of schools and hospitals are fitted with the company equipment alongside with such landmark buildings as The Residence of the Queen of Great Britain,Cambridge,Eton College,scientific sta-tion «Vostok»,the State Hermitage Museum, the State Tretyakov gallery.

Makarov Valentin was born 16.04.1955 in Leningrad, Russia. Graduated from the Leningrad Aircraft Instrumentation Institute in 1978, in 1978-1985 he had been working in the Defense Industry. In 1985 entered the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. Since “perestroika” time he has got good experience of organizing international cooperation (1988-1992 – secretary in the Russian Delegation to UNESCO, in 1996-2000 as deputy Chairman of International relations’ Committee of Administration of St Petersburg). He has also got extended managerial experience in private business (1992-1996 – in Interprivatization Foundation and in the EuroConseil Rusian-French JV consulting company). President of RUSSOFT Association (earlier Fort Ross) since its foundation on 9.9.99, he has been organizer of lobbying campaigns in the Government and Chairman of numerous IT-events in Russia and abroad (RUSSOFT Forum, Software Outsourcing Summit, Mobile Software Forum, Russian IT-seasons). Chief-editor of the annual Russian export software industry survey since its beginning in 2003. Representative of Russian IT Association (APKIT) in WITSA in 2004-2006, 2012. Invited speaker at numerous international conferences and author of dozens of articles on IT in Russia.

1996: graduated from the Financial Academy under the Russian Government in Credit and Finance and gaining a qualification as an Economist. 1988–1994: economist for the Cash-Issue Work Division, economist and Leading Economist in the Economic Analysis Department, Economic Section of the Main Directorate, Central Bank of Russia for the Moscow Region. 1994–1998: Leading Economist and Head of Issue Division, Directorate for Securities, Deputy Director of the Securities Department and Head of the Lending and Investment Department at Unicombank. 1998–1999: Vice-Chairman of the Management Board, Republican Bank. 1999–2014: Board Member and Senior Vice-Chairman of the Management Board, MSP Bank. 2014: Board Member, MIR Plc. 2010–2014: Board Member, LLC Infrastructure Investments RVC.

Alexey Likhachev was born on the 23rd of December, 1962, in Arzamas-75 (Sarov). 1985: the Lobachevsky State University of Gorky, the Radiophysical Department. 1998: Ph.D. in Economics, the Lobachevsky State University of Gorky. 1985 – 1987: Engineer at the Gorky Research Institute of Instrument Engineering. 1987 - 1988: Secretary of the Youth League Committee at the Gorky Research Institute. 1988 – 1992: the Second Secretary, the First Secretary, the Secretary of the Gorky Youth League Committee. 1992 – 2000: Director of Aval, Social and Industrial Insurance Company, Nizhni Novgorod. 2000 – 2007: State Duma Deputy of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, a committee member, Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma Committee of the RF for economic policy, business and tourism. 2007 – 2008: Councilor to the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. 2008 – 2010: Director of the Joint Department of Analysis and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activity at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. 2010 – 2015: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since 13 February, 2015, A. Likhachev held the position of the First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since 5 October, 2016, Alexey Likhachev held the position of the Director General of ROSATOM.

Date and place of birth: 21 January 1984, Arzamas-16. Education: Lomonosov Moscow State University, degree in mathematics (2006). State University of Management, MBA (2008). Speaks English. Employment: 2006–2008 – Specialist, Head of Funding and IR, Bank of Moscow. 2008–2009 – Director of Debt Capital Markets and Financial Institutions, Eurocommerce. 2009–2011 – Deputy Head, Head of Debt Finance Division, Vnesheconombank. 2011–2012 – Deputy Head of Commercial relations and International Cooperation, EXIAR. 2012–2013 – Head of International Business Development, EXIAR. 2013 – Member of the Management Board – Head of structured project and International business development, EXIAR. Since 01 January 2014 – Member of the Management Board – Managing Director of Business Development and Underwriting, EXIAR. Since 31 December 2014 – Chairman of the Management Board – CEO, EXIAR.

Petr Fradkov was born on February 7, 1978 in Moscow.In 2000, he graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Russian Foreign Ministry majoring in world economics. In 2007, he graduated from Kingston Business School of Kingston of Kingston University majoring in Master Business Administration, the Academy of National Economy under the Russian Government majoring in Master of Business Administration.Ph.D in economics. In 2000-2004 – expert of the first category, Vnesheconombank’s Deputy Representative in the United States of America, Department Head of Vnesheconombank of the USSR. In 2004-2005 – Deputy Director General of the Far East Shipping Company (OJSC). In 2005-2007 – Deputy Director of Directorate - Department Head, First Deputy Director of Vnesheconombank of the USSR Directorate.From June of 2007 – Board Member of State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’, Vnesheconombank Deputy Chairman.From October of 2011 – Board Chairman-Director General of OJSC EXIAR, Board Member of State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’. From December of 2012 to December of 2014 – Board Chairman- Director General of OJSC EXIAR.From December of 2014 - First Deputy Chairman of State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’. From April 2015 – Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Export Center.