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Sergei Guriev graduated summa cum laude from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1993. In 1997 - 1998, he held a postdoctoral position at MIT; in 2003 - 2004, taught at Princeton University. He has published in the leading international journals, incl. American Economic Review, American Political Science Review, and Journal of European Economic Association. In 2006, Dr. Guriev was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, in 2011 he joined WEF’s Global Agenda Council on Europe. In 2009 and 2010, he was included in the top 100 of the President of Russia’s Cadre Reserve. He is a board member of Sberbank, Russia Venture Company, Alfa Strakhovanie, Russian Home Mortgage Lending Agency, and the Dynasty Foundation. He is a member of the President of Russia’s Council on Science, Technology and Education, of the Advisory Council of the Peterson Institute for International Economics (Washington, DC) and of the Scientific Council of BRUEGEL, a Brussels-based economic policy think tank. The New Economic School is a graduate school of economics established in 1992. In the Social Science Research Network ranking, NES is ranked #70 economics department in the world and #1 in non-OECD countries.

Born March 21, 1957 in Leningrad. 1979 – graduated from Leningrad State University (Department of Mathematics and Mechanics) specializing in Applied Mathematics. 1979–1988 – Research Assistant, Junior Scientific Researcher, Scientific Researcher of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 1986 – successfully defended his Candidate of Sciences thesis in Physics and Mathematics, USSR Academy of Sciences. 1984–1995 – Lecturer, Associate Professor of the Department of Computational Mathematics at Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Physics and Mechanics. 1988–1992 – Senior Scientist of the Leningrad Institute for Informatics and Automation of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1991–1995 – Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of AstroSoft Company, St. Petersburg. 1995–1996 – Consultant of Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft Middle East (Dubai). 1996–1997 – Senior Consultant / Head of Practice, Microsoft Consulting Services, Microsoft Eastern Europe. 1997–1999 – Head of Accounts Department, Microsoft Representative Office in Russia, Microsoft Eastern Europe. 1999–2003 – University Relations Manager, Microsoft Research Lab (UK). 2003–2005 – Head of Government Relations, Microsoft Representative Office in Russia, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe. 2005–2007 – Chief Strategy Officer, Cabinet of the Chairman of Microsoft in Russia and CIS Countries, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe. 2007–2009 – General Director of Software Development Centre of EMC Corporation in St. Petersburg. Since April 2009, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of RVC OJSC.

Born March 26, 1972 in Moscow. Education 1994: Graduated from the Economics Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Economic Cybernetics. 1994: Graduated from the New Economic School with a Masters in Economics. 1997: Graduated from Duke University in North Carolina with a Masters in Economics. Experience 1994: Consultant, senior expert, chief executive and scientific director of the Economic Expert Group of the Russian Ministry of Finance. 2000: Expert at the Centre for Strategic Research. August 2000: Adviser to the Minister for Economic Development and Trade. 2001: Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade. 2004-2008: Head of the Presidential Experts' Directorate. 2008-May 2012: Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. May 21, 2012: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation by Presidential Executive Order.

<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>

Dmitry Repin is a CEO of New Professions Lab (newprolab.com), a technology education startup focused on professional education for new and emerging technology professions. Dmitry Repin is also in charge of Digital October (digitaloctober.com), a center for new technology and technology entrepreneurship in Moscow, Russia since its inception in 2010. Dmitry has a BS in physics from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Boston University. He also worked as a Senior Researcher at MIT Sloan School. Currently, Dr. Repin is also an invited Professor of Entrepreneurship at the New Economic School and a Board Member at several private technology companies. Dmitry Repin is a licensed sailing captain with over 7000 nautical miles sailed in the past 7 years. In 2007, he created eXtrepreneurship, a unique program, where he teaches entrepreneurship aboard a sailboat. In 2012, Dmitry has received Global Business Leader of the Year award from Horasis Forum in Luxembourg.

Born 10 November in Vinnitsa 1988: graduated from the Translation Faculty of the Moris Torez Moscow State Institution of Foreign Languages and the German Faculty at Leipzig University. 1988–1993: editor for the Chief Editorial Department for Foreign Information, TASS. 1993–1997: ITAR-TASS correspondent in Paris. On his return, headed the ITAR-TASS Editorial department for the countries of Europe, then became Deputy Head of the News Service. 1998: Deputy Head of Government Information Directorate of the Administrative Office of the Government of the Russian Federation. The same year, became first Press Secretary of the Prime Minister and then Head of the Government Information Directorate. 1999: from May, Advisor to the Prime Minister. 2000: in January, headed the Press Service Administration of the President of the Russian Federation. 2002: in January, appointed Head of Protocol of the President of the Russian Federation. 2008: from 12 May – Minister of Communications and Telecommunications of the Russian Federation. 2012: from 21 May – Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. Speaks English, German and French.