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Makarov Valentin was born 16.04.1955 in Leningrad, Russia. Graduated from the Leningrad Aircraft Instrumentation Institute in 1978, in 1978-1985 he had been working in the Defense Industry. In 1985 entered the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute. Since “perestroika” time he has got good experience of organizing international cooperation (1988-1992 – secretary in the Russian Delegation to UNESCO, in 1996-2000 as deputy Chairman of International relations’ Committee of Administration of St Petersburg). He has also got extended managerial experience in private business (1992-1996 – in Interprivatization Foundation and in the EuroConseil Rusian-French JV consulting company). President of RUSSOFT Association (earlier Fort Ross) since its foundation on 9.9.99, he has been organizer of lobbying campaigns in the Government and Chairman of numerous IT-events in Russia and abroad (RUSSOFT Forum, Software Outsourcing Summit, Mobile Software Forum, Russian IT-seasons). Chief-editor of the annual Russian export software industry survey since its beginning in 2003. Representative of Russian IT Association (APKIT) in WITSA in 2004-2006, 2012. Invited speaker at numerous international conferences and author of dozens of articles on IT in Russia.

Mr. Plugotarenko graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Department of Physical and Quantum Electronics (1993–1996) and Department of Control and Applied Mathematics (1996–1999), certified as Physical Engineer specializing in Applied Mathematics and Physics.From 2002, he was leading ICT specialist at the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE UNESCO – http://ru.iite.unesco.org).In 2004–2006, he was executive director and, from 2007, director of the Runet Awards competition. Since 2005, he has served as coordinator of programme committees for some high-profile sectoral conference events, including the Russian Internet Forum (RIF), Russian Interactive Week (RIW) and others.In 2005–2007, he served as deputy executive director of the Regional Non-government Centre for Internet Technologies (ROCIT – www.rocit.ru) – the oldest NGO engaged in expert evaluation, promotion and development of the ICT segment in the Russian Federation, upholding the interests of Internet users. In 2007, he was elected executive director of ROCIT.From 2005 he was ideologue and founder of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (NP RAEC – www.raec.ru), promoting the interests of Russian Internet players. From 2006, he was deputy general manager of NP RAEC.In 2011–2013, Mr. Plugotarenko was member of the Council of Coordination Centre for National Top Level Domains RU/RF – www.cttld.ru. Since 2010, he has been director of The Russian Association for Electronic Communications (NP RAEC).

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.

Sergey Beloussov is entrepreneur businessman and executive with more than 20 years’ experience of creating, developing and managing transnational companies involved in the IT sector in North America, Europe and Asia. He is Doctor Honoris Causa of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He received a Bachelor’s degree in physics, a Master’s degree with distinction in physics and electrical engineering, Candidate of Science degree in information technologies from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and holds more than 100 patents. Sergey Beloussov currently serves as General Director at Acronis, a leading provider of new generation data protection solutions: backup, crash data recovery and secure access systems. Acronis data backup software helps enhance the security and accessibility of servers and data. Acronis solutions are built upon 15 years of research and development and are available in more than 130 countries, are translated into 14 languages. Acronis products are used by more than 5 million end users and over 300,000 corporate customers. From 2000 to 2011, Sergey Beloussov served as General Director of Parallels, a global leader in development of virtualization and automation software for individual and corporate users and service providers. He became Chairman of the Board of Parallels in 2000. In 2010, he founded Runa Capital, a venture capital firm, where he is now a senior partner. Mr. Beloussov supports innovation and advancement of science and education. He is the founder of QWave Capital, a VC firm, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Quantum Centre, board member of the Singapore Centre for Quantum Technologies, member of the Advisory Council of Innopolis University and member of the Supervisory Board of Novosibirsk State University.

Dr. Vladimir Vasilyev (born on April 1, 1951) has been the Rector of ITMO University since 1996 when the Conference of University Employees elected Dr. Vladimir Vasilyev as ITMO University Rector for the five-year term. He's been reelected four times, in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. He is an active corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Education. He’s been the head of the Council of St. Petersburg Rectors since 2004, vice president of the All-Russian Council of Rectors, and a member of the St. Petersburg Governor's Technical Council. After graduating from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, in 1983, Dr. Vasilyev joined the Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, which later became ITMO University. In 1991 he became the head of the new department of Information Technologies. His leadership style and vision for innovation, multidisciplinary approach and the importance of partnerships with the industry earned him a prominent position within the university and the scientific community in Russia and beyond. In his capacity as the Rector, he continues to promote those values through creating a unique environment for cutting edge research, international collaboration and education for the modern world. Dr. Vasilyev is a prominent scientist in the fields of computer telecommunications and mathematical modeling of information systems and multifunctional equipment complexes. He is one of the creators of Russia’s joint scientific educational information environment and the “Electronic Russia” program. Dr. Vasilyev is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2003 and 2005 President of the Russian Federation Award for Excellence in Education and the 2000 and 2008 Government of the Russian Federation Award for Excellence in Education. He is the Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2002), Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation (2010), and the recipient of Golden Medal of the Russian Academy of Education “For Scientific Achievements” (2011).

<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 Dyrmovskiy graduated from the Specialized Educational Scientific Centre (SESC) at Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in 1996 and from the Zhukovsky Air force engineering Academy (VVIA) in 2001 and had been working in The Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation as a scientific engineer until 2004. In 2004 he started working in a Russian company engaged in development of speech technology and multimodal biometrics called STC as a project leader. In 2007 he became Head of the Moscow branch. Since 2012 Mr.Dyrmovskiy is Member of the STCs’ Board of Directors and in 2014 he was named General Director of the company. In 2014 he successfully completed Executive course at IMD Business School (Switzerland). In 2014 Dmitry Dyrmovskiy was elected Vice-President of the National Association of contact centers. In 2015 he became Board Member of RUSSOFT Association. In 2015 Mr.Dyrmovskiy joined Special Expert Council on Russian Software under the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. In 2016 he became Board Member of Russian Software Products Association "Russian Software".

Alexander Egorov co-founded one of the TOP 5 software outsourcing companies in Russia, Reksoft (http://www.reksoft.com), in 1991 and has served as CEO from its inception. Along with his duties at Reksoft Mr.Egorov co-founded and served as a member of the board in a number of successful IT ventures such as Ozon.ru (1998, the largest Russian online-bookstore) and Assist (1999, Russia's leading Internet Payment Gateway). Mr. Egorov repeatedly enters the “IT TOP 100” rating presented by the largest Russian nation-wide business newspaper “Kommersant”. In April 2003 - February 2004 he served as a Chairman of the Board of Russian Software Development Association RUSSOFT and is a constant member of the Board since that. Mr. Egorov is a frequent speaker in the world’s famous IT-related events hosted by Gartner Group, Forrester Research, ETRE and The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. Mr. Egorov holds an MBA degree from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Mr. Irigoyen is the Director for the Transport, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department in the Sustainable Development Network (SDN) of the World Bank. The Department is also responsible for policy and strategic advice on infrastructure issues and for financial solutions such as guarantees and other market instruments to support the Bank’s infrastructure agenda and help mobilize private sector financing for infrastructure projects. Under his leadership the department formulated the World Bank Group Infrastructure Strategy 2012-2015. He led the Bank’s Global Expert Team on Public Private Partnerships between 2010 and 2013. Prior to his current position, Mr. Irigoyen was the Senior Manager for the Sustainable Development Department of the Africa Region between November 2008 and December 2010, supporting the Director in managing the agriculture, energy, environment, social, transport, urban, water supply and sanitation and water resource management programs. Mr. Irigoyen, an Argentine national, joined the Bank in 1990 in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, where he held positions of increasing responsibilities including that of Transport Sector Manager between 2001 and 2008.

Born July 12, 1959 in Moscow. In 1981 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, Computer Science, Technical Cybernetics Department, specialising in System Engineering. 1981–1986: Computer Centre at the All-Union Research Institute for Railways. 1986–1988: Director, Prosystem (an Austrian company). 1988–1992: Technical Director, Intermicro Joint Venture. 1992–1997: President, IBS. Since 1997: President, IBS Group. Anatoly Karachinsky develops strategies and investment policy for the IBS Group. He is actively involved in establishing a new information society in Russia and contributes a lot to the development of Russia’s economic IT potential. Member of the Council on Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship attached to the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Government Commission on High Technology and Innovation. Member of the Interdepartmental Commission on Science and Innovation Policy. Member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the Union’s Committee on Professional Development and Professional Qualifications. Member of the Public-State Council on the System of Independent Appraisal of the Quality of Professional Education. Member of the Public Council attached to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Member of the Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on Federal State Educational Standards. Member of the Expert Council attached to the Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications. Member of the Expert Council on Electronic Education attached to the Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly on Education and Science. Member of the Expert Council on Information Technology attached to the Minister of Information Technology and Communications of the Russian Federation. Member of the Supervisory Council of Moscow Exchange public company. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Luxoft, an NYSE traded public company. Married, with two sons.

In June 2015, Elena Plyasunova was appointed Vice-President of Medtronic in Russia in charge of strategic management and operational activities of the company in Russia. She oversees the educational programmes of Medtronic Academia for raising the professional skills of Russian physicians. Elena boasts 14-years’ management experience. 2000–2005: financial manager at Intel in charge of budgetary and operational planning in developing countries. 2005–2007: headed the financial monitoring division of Microsoft in Russia. 2007: joined the Russian team of Medtronic as financial-administrative manager. 2009: headed the LLC Medtronic project for selling the company’s equipment from a Russian warehouse, which meant significant expansion of Medtronic’s operations in Russia. 2010: appointed Acting Deputy CEO of LLC Medtronic 2012: appointed the company’s Chief Executive Officer. January 2015: after it was announced that Medtronic had acquired Covidien, she became the head of the merged company in Russia. Ms. Plyasunova graduated from State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod . In 1999, she took an MBA from Willamette University in the USA. Elena is married with two daughters.

Born on February 17, 1965. In 1986 graduated from Moscow Institute of Economics and Finance. In 1996 completed a training program for top managers in Wharton School and a Financial Management Program in Harvard Business School. PhD in Economics. 1990 – Deputy Chairman, Mosbusinessbank. 1994 – worked in financial organizations in the US and Switzerland. 2001 – Deputy Managing Director, Alpha-Bank 2005 – Managing Director for Russia and CIS, Access Industries. 2009 till present – Founder and CEO, ivi.ru

Kirill is the General Director of SPB TV. He founded the company together with Sebastian-Justus Schmidt in 2007. Today, the company is one of the world's leading providers of end-to-end OTT TV, IP TV and mobile TV solutions for video content delivery to multiscreen devices. The company's user application, SPB TV, is available on all mobile operating systems and its viewing audience has reached 30 million people worldwide. Previously, Kirill was Director of the Economics and Finance Directorate for the independent non-profit organization, TV-Novosti. Prior to TV-Novosti, he was Deputy Minister of Press Radio and Television Broadcasting, Deputy General Director for Sales at Lenenergo and Deputy Chairman of All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Kirill worked and studied in the UK within an intergovernmental programme (corporate governance and finance) and holds a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in Mathematical Cybernetics from St. Petersburg State University.

Born in 1982 in Moscow. Mark Shmulevich is a seasoned business development and innovation manager with a track record of managing high-technology innovation – from space engineering to nano-scale quantum devices. Currently Mark is a deputy Minister in the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, where he is focused on fostering the development of the Russian IT industry. Mark was appointed this position in July 2012. Mark's previous job was a Chief Development Officer and Member of the Steering Committee of the Russian Quantum Center, a new cutting edge scientific research center in Moscow focused on quantum physics and quantum technologies. Before that Mark had been working in the field of space technologies for 6 years. He led formation of the joint venture between JSC Russian Space Systems (10000+ employees) and Trimble Navigation, USA, in the field of satellite navigation. He was a member of the Board of Directors of this joint venture in 2010-2012. Mark worked as a Head of Business Development of the Russian Space Systems from 2009 till 2012. Mark has been selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2011.

<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>