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Ruben Vardanyan, a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist, is Advisor to the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sberbank of Russia. Prior to the merger with Sberbank in January 2012, he served as CEO, Chairman of the board at Troika Dialog, one of the oldest and largest investment banks in Russia and the CIS. Mr. Vardanyan is a Board member at AvtoVAZ, KAMAZ, SIBUR, Joule Unlimited, Inc (U.S.), Rosgosstrakh, and AmeriaBank (Armenia). He is a member of the Economic Advisory Board at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. Mr. Vardanyan is a member of the Investment Committee of Avica Property Investors International. He was Chairman of the board at Sukhoi Civil Aircraft from 2005-2009 and Chairman of the board at Rosgosstrakh from 2004-2005 and from August 2011 through October 2013. Mr. Vardanyan is a member of the Presidential Council for National Priority Projects, a Founding Partner of the SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management and Vice-Chairman of its International Advisory Board. He also chairs the school’s Institute for Emerging Market Studies and oversees its Wealth Management and Philanthropy Center. Mr. Vardanyan is a member of the International Advisory Boards of the International Christian University (Japan) and Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC, Brazil). He is also a member of the Supreme Religious Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Mr. Vardanyan graduated from the Moscow State University. His post-graduate resume includes training at different international institutes and schools including INSEAD, the Harvard Business School, Yale University and Stanford.

Prior to joining Otkritie, Mr. Aganbegyan had served as head of the Moscow Exchange since September 2010. Under his watch, Russia’s two biggest exchanges – the MICEX and the RTS – completed a merger that resulted in the establishment of a market institution that has become a global trading centre. From 2003 to 2010, Mr. Aganbegyan managed the Russian business of Renaissance Capital Investment Company, where he was responsible for expanding and strengthening relations with key clients as well as public and government relations. From 2002to 2003, he served as the managing director for project financing at Troika Dialog Investment Company, where he managed the company’s investment and banking affairs. From 1997 to 2002, he was the co-chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston in Russia. In the 1990s, he worked at the companies PricewaterhouseCoopers, Clifford Chance and Credit Suisse Financial Products (Moscow). Mr. Aganbegyan graduated from Moscow State Law Academy in 1995.

His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World and Chairman of Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation, is one of Dubai's leading businessmen. HE Bin Sulayem’s expertise and visionary leadership spearheaded the rapid expansion of Dubai’s infrastructure, including ports and free zones, contributing significantly to the stellar growth trajectory of the United Arab Emirates. Highlights of his three-decade business career include: • Leading marine terminal operator DP World’s expansion internationally, including the purchase of the P&O group for US$6.8 billion in March 2006, which propelled it to among the largest global port operators and trade enablers in the world with 77 marine and inland terminals in six continents. • Overseeing the rapid development of Jafza (Jebel Ali Free Zone) into an unrivalled business park of more than 7300 companies • Establishing and leading Nakheel, a real estate and tourism property development firm that has created many iconic Dubai projects including The Palm, the world’s largest man-made islands • Establishing and leading Istithmar World, a major investment house focusing on private equity with a portfolio of investments in diverse sectors across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East including retail, financial services, industry, tourism and hospitality, and healthcare • Pioneering the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a market for gold and precious metals, diamonds and coloured stones, energy and other commodities

Jan Dalhuisen is Regional Managing Partner, EMEA, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a role that he has had since June 2009. As a member of the DTTL Executive, Dalhuisen is well known by the global leadership team. Dalhuisen joined Deloitte in 2002, having led Arthur Andersen’s Netherlands practice before that. He served as Vice Chairman of Deloitte Netherlands, Chairman of the DTT Audit & Finance Committee, and was a member of the Global Clients & Markets Leaders Steering Committee, the DTTL Board of Directors, and the DTTL Governance Committee. Dalhuisen has a strong demonstrated track record as a professional in the market, as a leader of a major member firm, and as a leader in the global network. He is confident about making a significant difference in his current role, building on the progress already under way in EMEA.

Yury Spektorov is a partner in Bain & Company's Moscow office and the managing partner of Bain CIS. He is an expert in Bain's Industrial Goods & Services practice and one of the leaders of the firm's Air Transportation & Services practice. Yury has more than 20 years of management consulting experience, working with senior executives and management teams to address their most pressing strategic issues. Yury has led multiple transformation projects aimed at aligning organizations with a customer-focused strategy while achieving efficient operations and cost management. He holds deep expertise in strategy, revenue management, sales, distribution, organization and restructuring initiatives. He advises multi-national and local Eastern European companies in a range of industries, including airlines, transportation, logistics, finance, oil and gas, telecom, energy, automotive, consumer products and retail. In these client engagements, he specializes in growth strategy, performance improvement, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, post-merger integration and manufacturing optimization and relocation. Yury joined Bain's Boston office in 1993 and subsequently led the launch of the firm's offices in Moscow and Kiev. He earned his MBA and a Bachelor's degree in economics from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Pavel Teplukhin joined Deutsche Bank on October 1, 2012. Pavel was among the co-founders of Troika Dialog in 1991; from 1996 till 2010 he headed Troika Dialog Management Company, primarily in the position of the President, and later as Chairman of the Board. Pavel Teplukhin has played a key role in creating the securities market and collective investment industry in Russia, as well as the private banking industry. He is a mastermind and co-author of the Russian pension system reform. He took part in launching the first Russian-focused U.S. mutual fund in 1996, established the first stock Unit Investment Fund (UIF) in Russian in 1997, the first market real property UIF, the first life insurance UIF, and he managed 4 of the 5 major pension funds. Pavel is Chairman of the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors in Rusnano, Member of the Board of Directors of Rusnano Management Company LLC, Member of the Boards of Directors of OJSC Rusnano, and Member of the Board at WTC Moscow. Pavel Teplukhin graduated from the London School of Economics and Moscow State University.