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Mr. Drebentsov joined BP on February 1, 2006 to take responsibility over the economic and energy research and policy advice for the BP Group in countries of the former Soviet Union. Additional responsibilities include coverage of European gas markets for BP Group Economics and of global gas reserves and trade for BP Statistical Review of World Energy. In 2010, he has in addition assumed the role of Vice-President for External Affairs of BP Russia. Prior career includes 12 years as Senior Economist at the World Bank (1993-2006), and 11 years (1982-1993) as Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (ISCAN). Mr. Drebentsov graduated from Moscow State University (Economics) in 1982, holds a PhD in Economics from ISCAN (1990), got Post-Doctorial fellowships at the Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (1990), and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA (1993); he also completed a certificate course in trade policy at the Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (2002).

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.

John S. Watson is chairman and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation, a position he assumed on January 1, 2010. Watson was born in California in 1956. He earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis in 1978 and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1980. Watson joined Chevron in 1980 as a financial analyst. He held financial, analytical and supervisory positions before being elected president of Chevron Canada Ltd. in 1996. In 1998, he was elected a vice president of the corporation, with responsibility for strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. In 2000, he led the company’s integration effort following the Chevron-Texaco merger and then became the corporation's chief financial officer. In 2005, he was elected president of Chevron International Exploration and Production, with responsibility for the company's exploration and production activities outside North America. In 2008, he was elected executive vice president for strategy and development. Watson was named vice chairman in 2009.

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>