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Simon Matskeplishvili, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, is a Professor of Cardiology and a Chief Scientific and Clinical Researcher at the Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery in Moscow and an adjunct professor of life sciences at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He also serves as a member of the Education, Certification and Accreditation, European Communities Committees of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. He graduated with honors from the Moscow Medical Academy in 1994 and had his postgraduate training and fellowship in cardiology at the Clinico-Diagnostic Department of the Bakoulev Center. In 1997-1998 he received a degree of the International Master in Cardiology from the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council of Italy in Pisa. Simon Matskeplishvili is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has received numerous honours and awards, both in Russia and internationally, including the European Cardiology award in 2001. He is a founder and a Chairman of the echocardiography section of the Russian society of cardiology. In 2007 he became a full professor of cardiology. For the development of new non-invasive method of intracardiac blood flow evaluation in 2012 he was awarded a State Prize of the Government of Russian Federation in science and technology. In 2013 he was a captain of the Russian team to win an ESC Cardiology Quiz “Primus inter pares” at the European Congress of Cardiology in Amsterdam. In 2012 Professor Simon Matskeplishvili had organized and implemented the Educational Program for cardiologists and internal medicine physicians in Moscow. He also conducts an English-language elective course “Amazing Cardiology” in cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiovascular imaging at the Faculty of Medicine of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The Board of the European Society of Cardiology has appointed Simon Matskeplishvili as the Coordinator of the Congress Programme Committee of the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015-2016.

Olivier was born in Montpellier, France and began his career right after Business School in Public Accounting. He spent close to 9 years with Deloitte, working in Audit in France and United States and then moving to Corporate Finance on cross border assignments. Olivier joined GE and GE Healthcare in 2004 as a Controller of the French platform. He then moved to finance management position for part of the business (Diagnostic Imaging) and ultimately taking over finance responsibility for the total GE Healthcare business in the country. Earlier in 2011, Olivier was promoted as the CFO of the Russian & CIS business, relocating in Moscow with his wife and 3 children. In 2013, he took over as President & CEO of GE Healthcare Russia & CIS. Olivier is married and has 3 children (2 boys of 6 and 10, 1 girl of 8).

Peter has been working for Philips for 17 years. During this time he gained extensive experience in various divisions of Philips and in the markets where the company operates. Peter Vullinghs joined Philips in December 1996 after graduation (specialization – Financial Management) as an internal audit specialist. In 1999 Peter was appointed as the Head of Internal Audit India and afterwards moved to Singapore for the next 4 years acting as the CFO for Audio&Video division. While working at this position Peter managed to make Audio&Video a profitable business within Philips Consumer Electronics. Two years later he held the position CFO of Philips Domestic Appliances in Hong Kong, where he was responsible for the Growth Cluster. After Consumer Lifestyle sector was created in January 2008 as the result of Consumer Electronics and Domestic Appliances merge Peter was appointed as the CFO Consumer Lifestyle (Growth cluster) back in Singapore. In 2009 he became Vice President and Sector Market Leader Philips Consumer Lifestyle Russia. While working at this position Peter implemented a number of strategic initiatives for the sector growth including local-consumer based product portfolio development, regional penetration, and start of entering the premium market segment. On November 1st, 2013, Peter was appointed as CEO Philips Russia & Central Asia. Peter Vullinghs was born in the Netherlands in 1971. Single. Speaks English, Spanish, French, Dutch and German.

Born on June 1, 1962 in Moscow. 1984: Graduated from the Economics Faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University. PhD (Economics). 1984-1997: Researcher at the Central Research Laboratory of Labour Resources of the R&D Institute of Labour and the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Employment Problems Institute. 1997-1999: Social Programmes Director, Reformugol Foundation. 1999-2001 and 2002-2008: Director, Social Policy and Human Resources Department; Deputy Director General for Human Resources and Social Policy at Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel. 2001: Deputy Governor for Social Issues, Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous Area. July 2008-December 2010: President of the All-Russian Inter-industry Association of Employers – National Alliance of Nickel and Precious Metals Manufacturers; Board Chairperson at the Soglasiye Insurance Company. December 2010- May 2012:Deputy Moscow Mayor for Education and Healthcare and Member of the Moscow Government. May 21, 2012: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister by Presidential Executive Order.

Alberto Colzi earned his Engineering degree from Pisa University in Italy, and his post-graduate degree in Business Administration from Durham University, United Kingdom.Alberto Colzi joined Abbott Italy in 1991. Until 1998, he held various positions in the Marketing and Service organization. In 1998, Mr. Colzi was promoted to Commercial Director, Latin America and in 1999 was named General Manager, Abbott Chile. In 2004, he was promoted to Regional Director, Southern Europe and in 2006 he was named General Manager, Abbott Italy.In 2010, Mr. Colzi was appointed Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and in 2013, he became responsible for Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa Operations for AbbVie, shortly following the separation of Abbott into two publicly traded companies: Abbott and AbbVie.

Nikolay Pryanishnikov is one of the youngest and most successful top managers in Russia. He took the position of the President of Microsoft in Russia, on January 1, 2009. Driving the growth to double sales over the next three years Mr. Pryanishnikov considers to be the major goal of the Russian Subsidiary. Earlier, Mr. Pryanishnikov was an Executive Vice President – General Director for Russia, and then Executive Vice President for International Business Development at VimpelCom. Before joining VimpelCom, he also worked in telecom industry, in Moscow Cellular Communications. Under Pryanishnikov’s direction a number of projects were implemented that have significantly changed the mobile communications market in Russia. These include the launch of “Phone in the box for 49$” after which a new era of mobile communications started, and regional development of VimpelCom, i.e. construction and successful launch of networks and activities in more than 70 Russian regions.

Mr. Rozanov was born on 30 July 1971 in Moscow. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Foreign Economies.From 1993 till 2001 he held a various positions with Bain & Company Inc. in Moscow, London and Stockholm.From 2002 till 2004, Mr. Rozanov held a position of Deputy CEO of Economics and Finance at CJSC MTU-Inform.From 2004 till 2006, he was a Vice President of Economics and Finance at OJSC Comstar United Telesystems.From 2006 till 2008, Mr. Rozanov held a position of Vice President for Finance and Investment, member of the Management Board at MTS. From August 2008 till 2013 he held a position of CEO of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited. Currently a member of the Boards of Directors of SSTL and MTS.

Mr. Roytberg is the director of JSC Medicina as well as a practicing doctor and scientist. Grigory was at the forefront of the introduction of such fundamental diagnostics techniques such as coronary angiography and echocardiography. He is the founder of the scientific school for metabolic syndrome and the author of over 200 scientific papers, including six monographs. After graduating from the Pirogov Second Moscow Medical Institute in 1974, he took up clinical residency with a major in Cardiology. During his studies, he worked as a doctor in the cardiology department, and then in the cardiac intensive care unit of the Seventh Moscow City Hospital. In 1982, he defended his thesis and was awarded the title of associate professor. He obtained a Doctorate of Medical Sciences in 1990. In the same year under, the Medicina clinic was founded under Roitberg’s guidance. The Therapy and Family Medicine Department of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) has been working on the core of the Medicina clinic under the supervision of Mr. Roytberg since 1998. Mr. Roytberg was awarded the title of Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation in 2003 and elected as a correspondent member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2005. The textbook “Laboratory and Instrumental Diagnostics of Diseases of the Internal Organs”, which was prepared in collaboration with Professor A. Strutynsky, the chair of the RNRMU Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases Department, was awarded the Prize of the Moscow Mayor in medicine. In 2010, Mr. Roytberg was awarded the Prize of the RF Government in education for the series of works “Fundamentals of the clinical diagnosis of diseases of the internal organs”. In 2011, Grigory Roytberg was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.

Kirill is a medical doctor in seventh generation of his family. He graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy in 1992. In 1997 he succeeded with honors in a joint MBA program of the Lobachevsky State University and Taylor University.Kirill has over 20 years' experience in senior management roles. His specialization is launching new business for major international and Russian companies.In 1995 he set up a network of regional office distribution centers in the Volga Region for Oriflame Cosmetics company, that became one of the region's biggest tax payers. In 2000 Kirill worked in Germany, in the central office of Varta company. After Varta's merger with the American group Spectrum Brands, for next 8 years he was responsible for business in Russia. In 2008 he relaunched the German and American holding JAFRA International in Russia. In 2009 Mr. Kaem took responsibility as General Manager for the Russian holding Hygiene Kinetics, the biggest manufacturer in the market for domestic paper and cellulose products.From 2011 to 2013 he led the biggest federal chain of clinics, Alfa Health Centre - a new business for Alfa Group. From 2013 onwards he has been a member of the Board of Directors and a co-founder of the international medical centre 'Medcluster', set up by Sberbank in partnership with Strategy Group Partners and Johns Hopkins Medicine International as a potential partner. In 2013 Kirill joined Skolkovo Foundation as Vice-President and Head of Biological and Medical Technology Cluster.

Date of birth: 29 April 1968 Place of birth: Obninsk, Kaluga Region Education: Graduated from G.V. Plekhanov Russian Academy of the Economics, PhD in Economics Work history: 1991–2007: Executive positions in various businesses 2007–2008: Director, Chemical Technology Complex and Bio-Engineering Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation 2008–2013: Director, Chemical Technology Complex and Bio-Engineering Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Since 2013: Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Awards: 2009: Mercy honorary badge from the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation 2011: Honorary Chemist title from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation 2011: Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology for development and implementation of the scientific fundamentals of the national system of chemical product turnover safety 2015: Medal of the Service to the Motherland Order 2nd Degree Civil rank: Full State Councillor of the Russian Federation, 1st Class