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She was born on August 11, 1983 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Marina was born in international family: her father is a Russian Korean, and her mother is Russian. Marina has an older brother. As a child Marina worked as a model and starred in music videos. After graduation, she was accepted to St Petersburg State University’s department of International Relations where she studied for 2 years. At the age of 19 Kim moved to Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow State Institute, Department of International Relations with a major in North American Studies. In 2004 Marina worked as a TV presenter of the economy program Markets on RBC channel. From 2007 to 2013 she worked as the host of news program Vesti and made segments for various Vesti outlets as a correspondent. In 2012 she came in second in the 7th season of Dancing with the Stars. In 2014 she joined Channel One as a presenter at Dobroe Utro. Ms. Kim moderated multiple round tables at various events including APEC Summit in Vladivostok in 2012, First International Anti-Counterfeit Forum, St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Born March 17, 1959 in Moscow. Higher education. Graduated in 1981 from Lomonosov Moscow State University as a Cybernetics Economist. From 1981 to 1986, he worked as an intern researcher and junior research fellow of the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute under the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1986 to 1990, he was a junior research fellow, a research fellow and a senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of Scientific and Technical Progress under the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1990 to 2006, he worked as a senior research fellow and head of the laboratory of the Institute for Economic Forecasting under the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 2006 to 2008, he was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation. In 2008, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. From 2008 to 2012, he was Director of the Department of Economics and Finances under the Government of the Russian Federation. From 2012 to 2013, he was Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since June 24, 2013, he has been an Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of an Active State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, first class. He is a doctor of economic sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the honorary title ‘Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation’. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Honour. He is married with one son.

Angel Gurría is the Secretary-General of the OECD since June 2006. He was re-appointed to a second mandate in September 2010. As OECD Secretary-General, he has reinforced the OECD's role as a ‘hub” for global dialogue and debate on economic policy issues while pursuing internal modernisation and reform. Mr. Gurría is a Mexican national and came to the OECD following a distinguished career in public service in his country, including positions as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance and Public Credit in the 1990s. Mr. Gurría holds a B.A. degree in Economics from UNAM (Mexico) and a M.A. degree in Economics from Leeds University (United Kingdom). He is married and has three children.

Diploma in Economics, Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov. In 1992 Yaroslav Kuzminov and Evgeny Yasin came forward with the project of a new type of university specializing in Economics. In 2011 Y. Kuzminov headed the Expert Group “Labor market, Professional Education, and Migration Policy” in the framework of the development of the Russian Federation “Strategy 2020”. Yaroslav Kuzminov is Deputy Head of the National Coordination Council for Supporting Young Gifted People; member of presidium of Presidential Economic Council; member the Presidential Commission on for Civil Service and Management Personnel Pool established; member of the Government Commission for the Coordination of the Open Government; member of the Government Commission on Economic Development and Integration et etc. Professor Kuzminov is an author of more than 100 academic works published in Russia and abroad, and a co-author of over 10 monographs and textbooks. He has been also regularly writing for leading Russian and foreign periodicals. By decrees of the President of the Russian Federation Y. Kuzminov has been awarded the Order For Merit to the Fatherland (2012) of the IV class and the Order of Honour (2002).

Date of birth: June 8, 1954. Place of birth: Olevsk, Zhitomir Region, Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic. Education: graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1981. Major: international economic relations. Qualification: international currency and credit relations. Degrees: PhD in Economics. Awards and merits: 2000: Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, II class, medal. 2006: Honorable mention by the President of the Russian Federation. 2007: Order of Friendship. Command of foreign languages: fluent in English and French. Background: 09.1971 – 10.1972: shipper, Krasnodar refinery. 11.1972 – 11.1974: served in the Soviet Army. 01.1975 – 08.1976: transport operator, II category, Construction Department, Glavmospromstroy’s Enterprise 207: Mosstroy 29. 09.1976 – 07.1981: studied in Moscow State Institute of International Relations. 08.1981 – 11.1988: junior research associate and senior research associate, Institute of World Economy and International Relations. 12.1988 – 02.1992: Second Secretary, USSR Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organizations, USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 02.1992 – 08.1994: Second Secretary and Senior Officer, Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organizations, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 08.1994 – 04.1998: Deputy Head of Foreign credit and Debt Division, Head of Department, Ministry of Finance. 04.1998 – 09.2004: Deputy Chairman, Vnesheconombank of the USSR. 09.2004 – 10.2005: Director, Department of International Financial Relations, State Debt and State Financial Assets, Ministry of Finance. 11.2005 – till present: Deputy Minister of Finance.

Vladimir Ivanovich Tkachenko was born on March 11, 1955. Education: 1978 graduated from Moscow State Linguistics University, previously known as Maurice Thorez Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (Interpreter Consultant from English and French), 1992 – The Russian Academy for Foreign Trade (specialization International Economist). Working career: 1978 - 1992– in various positions in the All-Soviet Union association «Mezhdunarodnaya kniga», Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Trade. 1992-1997 - Head of the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation to France. 1997-2000 - Deputy Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to France. 2000-2002 - Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Communities, Belgium. 2002-2004 – Director of the Joint Department of Macroeconomic Forecasting, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. 2004–2012 – Deputy Director of the Department for Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. October 2012 to February 2013 - Director of the Department of American countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. February 27, 2013 till present - Director of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. May 2011 till present - Representative of the Government of the Russian Federation in the talks for accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.