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Vladimir Solovyov (born October 10, 1963) – journalist, radio and television presenter. Graduated MISIS and did postgraduate studies at Institute of World Economics and Public Relations, holds PhD in Economics. In the early 1990s lived and worked in the US. Between 1997 and 2010 hosted Solovyinie Treli on Serebryaniy Dozhd radio. Works on TV since 1999 where hosted a variety of shows such as Process (ORT), Strasti po Solovyevu (TNT), Zavtrak s Solovyevim and Solovyinaya Noch (TV-6), Smotrite Kto Prishel and Poedinok (TVC), Apelsinovy Sok and K Bar’eru (NTV). Since September, 2010 hosts Poedinok and Voskresny Vecher on Russia-1 TV channel and polniy Kontakt on Vesti FM radio. Solovyev wrote a number of books, such as Emprie of Corruption, Enemies of Russia, Manipulations. Attack and Defend, We’re Russians. God is with Us, Putin. Medvedyev. What’s Next? Solovyev vs. Solovyev, Putin. Guidebook for the Empathetic, Russian Roulette, and others. Delivers one-man shows at MKHAT in Moscow twice a year as well as public performances in St Petersburg and all over Russia and lectures and trainings for top-management of Russian companies. Married, has 8 children.

Born 1954, M.Sc. (Soc.Sc.). From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Esko Aho was the Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations and Responsibility at Nokia Corporation. Before joining Nokia Mr. Aho served as a member of Finnish parliament for 20 years, from 1983. Mr. Aho has enjoyed a distinguished career, including the post of Prime Minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995. In 2000 he joined the Harvard University as a lecturing professor. Following the retirement from the Finnish Parliament, Esko Aho worked as a private consultant. In July 2004 he was appointed President of the Finnish Innovation Fund, SITRA. Currently, Mr. Aho is board member of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation and Chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board of the Skolkovo Foundation since 2012. Mr. Aho is an invited member of the Club de Madrid, an independent organization of former heads of state and government dedicated to strengthening democracy. Mr. Aho is also visiting lecturer at Beijing University and Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy. In 2013 Mr. Aho was appointed as an Executive Chairman of East Office of Finnish Industries representing the leading Finnish corporations in Russia. He was also appointed to head the Business Team for Russia – the cooperation venture of the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce, East Office and the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK’s Russia functions.

Dr. Craig Barrett was born in San Francisco, California. He attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California from 1957 to 1964, receiving Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Stanford University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and remained through 1974, rising to the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Barrett was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark in 1972 and a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England from 1964 to 1965. Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation in 1974. In 1992, he was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of Directors. Dr. Barrett became Intel's fourth president in 1997, chief executive officer in 1998, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, a post held until he retired in May 2009.

Born in 1957. Graduated with honors from the faculty of automation and computer engineering of the Moscow Railway Transport Engineering Institute (MIIT). In 1990 Viktor Vekselberg founded Renova, an asset management company. Mr. Vekselberg currently holds office as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renova Group of companies. In 1996 he founded SUAL Group and served as its President until 2003 when he eventually chaired the Board of Directors of the Group. Chairman of the Management Board of OJSC Tumen Oil Company from 2002 until 2003. Member of the Board of Directors of TNK-BP from 2003 until 2013. Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Company Rusal (UC Rusal) from 2007 until March 2012. In March 2010, Viktor Vekselberg was appointed as Head of the Skolkovo Innovation Center project. Viktor Vekselberg has been President of the Skolkovo Foundation since June 2010.

Dennis Nally is the Chairman of PwC International. Mr. Nally served as Chairman and Senior Partner of the US Firm of PwC having first been elected to those roles in 2002. Prior to that, from 2000 through 2001, he served as Managing Partner of the US Firm. From 1998 to 2000, he was Audit and Business Advisory Services Leader for the US Firm. Mr. Nally joined the US Firm’s Detroit office in 1974 and became a partner in the US Firm in 1985. From 1985 to 1988, he served in the National Office Accounting Services Group in New York. From 1988 to 1992, he was Partner-in-Charge of the US Firm’s Dayton, Ohio office. From 1992 to 1995, he served as the US Firm’s National Director of Strategic Planning. From 1995 to 1998, he was Vice Chairman with responsibilities for finance and key client service support, and he was a member of the US Firm Policy Committee, US Management Committee, General Council of the Worldwide Organization.

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.

Deputy Chairman of the Council on Global Competitiveness Enhancement of Leading Russian Universities among Global Research and Education Centers. Andrei Volkov (Doctor of Engineering) has been the Dean of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO since its inception in 2006 till 2013, he is one of Russia's leading experts in education policy and advisor to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Andrei headed the group of G8 experts on questions relating to Russian initiatives in the field of education. From 2002 – 2005, Andrei was vice principal of the Russian Government affiliated Academy of National Economics. From 1991 to 2002, he was one of the creators and heads of the Tolyattinskiy Academy of Management, an academic institution famous for its innovative approaches to education. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Engineering and Physics and worked as a research fellow for the Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors from 1984-1991. He is President of the Russian Federation of Mountain Climbing (from 2003) and a world-class sportsman, who conquered Everest in 1992. Andrei Volkov was awarded the Order of Friendship of the People in 1993, and in 2006 he won the Medal for Services to the Motherland of the First Class.

Vladimir Zelman is Professor & Co-Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He received his Bachelors degree from the Novosibirsk State Medical Institute in 1959 and completed his research fellowship at the Institute of Experimental Biology & Medicine, Novosibirsk, USSR Academy of Sciences. Since the 1960s he has established himself as a leading Russian Neurologist/Anesthesiologist with Professorship and Chairmanship of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care in the Soviet Medical Institution, the Academy of Medical Sciences. Dr. Zelman is recognized for his outstanding contributions to biomedical science and the medical profession. He received “honoriscausa” degrees in more than a dozen universities and was inducted as an honorary member of many medical associations and societies including the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. His excellence is recognized internationally and nationally in the field of neuroanesthesiology critical care. Dr. Zelman continues to help establish a bridge between the former Soviet Union, especially Russia, and the United States.

Klaus Kleinfeld is Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, a global leader in the production and management of aluminum. He joined the company in 2007 as president and chief operating officer and seven months later assumed CEO responsibilities. He has served on Alcoa’s board of directors since 2003. Alcoa serves the aerospace, defense, transportation, packaging, and building and construction markets. Before Alcoa, Mr. Kleinfeld had a 20-year career with Siemens AG, where he was CEO from 2005 to 2007. There, he led a dramatic transformation of the company, reshaping its portfolio around three high-growth areas, driving a revenue increase and a near-doubling of market capitalization. Prior to his service on the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Mr. Kleinfeld was CEO of Siemens Corporation, the company’s US arm representing its largest region. Mr. Kleinfeld serves on the Boards of Morgan Stanley and Bayer AG; he is Chair of the US–Russia Business Council; and he is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution. He holds a Ph.D in strategic management from the University of Wuerzburg and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Goettingen.

<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>

Born March 1, 1980 In 2001, Ivan received a degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Aerophysics and Space Research Department of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Between 2006 and 2008, he took an MBA course in Financial Management at Graduate School of International Business of the Russian Academy of National Economy. In 2000, Ivan joined RUSLAN Communications, where he held various positions and was directly involved in the development of the AutoTracker vehicle tracking system. In 2005, he co-founded Russian Navigation Technologies, RUSLAN Communications’ successor, and became its Commercial Director. Since 2008, Ivan Nechayev has served as Executive Director with Russian Navigation Technologies. He has also been a Member of the Management Board of Russian Venture Company Seed Fund since 2009.

Rafael Reif has served as director of MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, as associate department head for Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He played a key role in creating the national effort now known as the Focus Center Research Program and in launching its Interconnect Focus Center. He is the inventor or co-inventor on 15 patents, has edited or co-edited five books and has supervised 38 doctoral theses. In 1993, he was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He received the 2000 Aristotle Award for "his commitment to the educational experience of SRC students and the profound and continuing impact he has had on their professional careers." He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Electrochemical Society and the IEEE. He received the degree of Ingeniero Electrico from Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela, and served for a year as an assistant professor at Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas. He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Reif held the Analog Devices Career Development Professorship in the EECS Department and an IBM Faculty Fellowship from MIT's Center for Materials Science and Engineering. He received a United States Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1984.