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During his PhD in Evolutionary Robotics, Siavash Mahdavi developed software that was able to design complex lattice structures which could be manufactured through additive manufacturing (more commonly known as 3D Printing). He established Within Technologies, a software house that specialises in the development of software for the medical and aerospace industries in 2008. This technology has been used in the aerospace sector to design lightweight yet strong components while in the medical sector, other software has resulted in the design and manufacture of complex porous structures that are ideally suited to bone in-growth into orthopedic implants. In 2008 he also launched Digital Forming, a company that is making use of 3D printing to enable the mass customisation of consumer products for high-street brands. Both companies were recently featured in the Economist in a cover story entitled "The manufacturing technology that will change the world".

Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABB Ltd, since 2007. Born on July 20, 1942 - German citizen. Education: 1970 Doctorate in Physics, University of Cologne, Germany. Professional Experience: Continental AG: 1999 - 2009, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors – Continental AG, Germany. 1991 - 1999, Chief Executive Officer – Continental AG, Germany. ITT: 1989 - 1991, Senior Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer – ITT Automotive Inc., U.S. 1987 - 1989, Vice President – ITT Corporation, U.S. Alfred Teves GmbH: 1984 - 1989, Chairman of the Management Board – Alfred Teves GmbH, Germany. 1982 – 1984, Head of Development and Technology – Alfred Teves GmbH, Germany. 1971 - 1982, Different positions – Alfred Teves GmbH in Germany, Brazil and the U.S. Other board memberships: Member of the supervisory board, Allianz Versicherungs AG, Germany. Member of the supervisory board, Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany. Member of the board of directors, Schindler Holding AG, Switzerland. Chairman of the advisory board, Sapinda Holding B.V., The Netherlands.

Born December 6, 1957, in Dresden, Germany. Married, 2 children. Education: Polytechnical Institute, Kiev (Electrical Engineering). Technical University, Dresden (PhD of Engineering Sciences). Professional carrier: 1982-1990, Director for Research & Development (last position), ELPRO AG, Germany. 1991-1999, Siemens AG, Germany: Automation & Drives, Head of Department “Traction Converters”; Transportation Systems, Head of Business Unit “Components”; Head of Business Unit of DUEWAG AG; Head of Engineering of Trains Division. 2000-2006, President of Trains Division in Siemens Transportation Systems. Since 2006 President & CEO of Siemens Russia, Senior Vice-President Siemens AG, Germany.

Mark is responsible for the firm’s strategic relationship with the World Economic Forum (WEF); he is a regular participant and session leader at Davos and the WEF regional summits; a member of WEF’s Global Advisory Council on Europe and a member of WEF’s Advisory Board on Sustainability and Competitiveness. Mark is also a member of AmCham’s (American Chamber of Commerce) Executive Council based in Brussels, having been Chairman from 2007-2010; and Non-Executive Director of the UK Future Cities Catapult and Sport England. At Accenture Mark has two decades of experience working at board level in senior management and business strategy positions. Mark’s client work has centred on large-scale transformational change programmes across multiple business units and geographies. He is currently working with a number of multinationals and non-profit organisations on growth and restructuring their global operations. He is actively involved in Accenture's research programmes – current topics include globalisation, digital innovation, smart cities and entrepreneurship. Mark is interviewed frequently, as a leading global expert on issues ranging from energy, emerging markets, innovation and sustainability. He has appeared on a range of high profile media outlets such as the BBC’s News programmes and is regularly quoted in a wide variety of tier one print media such as the Financial Times and The Economist. He is responsible for Accenture’s point of view on globalisation – Multi Polar World – which is now in its ninth year. The latest version entitled “The Growth Game Changer: How the Industrial Internet of Things can drive progress and prosperity” was launched at Davos in January 2015.

Kirill Varlamov is a head of Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF), created by the current President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. IIDF was established in March 2013. IIDF main goals are financial and consulting support of internet projects at all stages of development, searching and selecting startups and growing them to a highly valuable business. Kirill is also a CEO at Naumen, company cofounded with Аleksandr Davydov in 2001. Naumen is one of the leading companies in software development in Russia. Born in 1974 in a city of Sverdlovsk, Kirill graduated Ural State Technical University in 1996, attended classes at Bradley University, Peoria, IL. In 2012 Kirill graduated Moscow management school Skolkovo as Executive MBA. In November 2012 Kirill became a winner at national finals of Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur Of The Year” in IT section. That contest is being held for 27 years in 140 cities of 50 countries around the world.

Artem Kudryavtsev was born in 1971. Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. From 1993 to 2000 occupied various senior positions in CJS Promradtechbank. From 2000 to 2008 worked as a Financial Director and later as First Deputy Finance and Development Director at JSC Sistema Mass Media (AFK Sistema). From 2008 to 2009 led Tsifrovoye Teleradioveschaniye (AFK Sistema) as a CEO. In 2009-2010 Artem Kudryavtsev worked as a First Deputy Director of Corporate Governance at Federal State Unitary Enterprise Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). In August 2010 appointed President of Company ТТК. At the same time Artem Kudryavtsev acts as Vice-president of Russian Cable Television Association (RCTA) and member of the board of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). In 2011 and 2012 Artem Kudryavtsev was ranked among the top 10 best telecommunications industry executives according to the Executives Rating by the Russian Managers Association and Kommersant publishing house.