History

Herman Gref was born on February 8, 1964 at Panfilovo, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. 
In 1982-1984, he served in the Soviet Army. 
In 1990, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Omsk State University, with the diploma on jurisprudence. In 1990-1993, he took a postgraduate course at the Faculty of Law of Leningrad State University. 
In 1991-1992, he was first rank legal adviser at the Committee for Economic Development and Property, Administration of Petrodvoretz, St. Petersburg.  
From 1992 to 1994, he served as Chairman of the Property Committee and Deputy Head, Administration of Petrodvoretz, St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office. 
In 1994-1997, he was Deputy Chairman, First Deputy Chairman of City Property Committee of St Petersburg Mayor’s Office. 
Between 1997 and 1998, he was Vice Governor and Chairman of City Property Committee of St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office. 
In 1998-2000, Mr. Gref held the post of First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of State Property of Russia. 
In 2000-2007, he was Minister for Economic Development and Trade of Russia. 
Since November 2007, Mr. Gref is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sberbank. 
Mr. Gref serves on boards and supervisory boards of several joint stock corporations and companies.  
He has a Citation from the Russian President and is a holder of Order for Distinguished Service of Grade IV. 
In 2010, Mr. Gref was awarded the level of Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France, for his contribution in the development of cooperation between Russia and France.

Nouriel Roubini is the cofounder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an independent, global macroeconomic and market strategy research firm. He is also a professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Dr. Roubini has extensive policy experience as well as broad academic credentials. From 1998 to 2000, he served as the senior economist for international affairs on the White House Council of Economic Advisors and then the senior advisor to the undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department. He has published over 70 theoretical, empirical and policy papers on international macroeconomic issues and coauthored the books “Political Cycles: Theory and Evidence” (MIT Press, 1997) and “Bailouts or Bail-ins? Responding to Financial Crises in Emerging Markets” (Institute for International Economics, 2004) and “Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance” (Penguin Press, 2010).

Dr. Roubini received an undergraduate degree at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, and a doctorate in economics at Harvard University. Prior to joining Stern, he was on the faculty of Yale University’s department of economics.

1993 – 2008 - the leader of the Labour Party.

In 1999 the Labour Party formed a coalition with the party of Alliance, and Helen Clark has headed the government. She also holds the post of Minister of Culture. She makes statements for retention of nuclear-free status of New Zealand, the improvement of the social security system.

For today she is the head of the UN Development Program.

Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. 
He entered the labor force from 1973 at Mangyshlak Energy Complex as an Engineer-physicist of VN-350 reactor. 
He worked as Head of physico-technological laboratory of Mangyshlak Energy Complex, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Complex on reactor production. From 1988 till 1992 he worked as Deputy Director of Mangistau Energy Complex. 
From 1992 till 1994 – General Director of Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 1994 till 1996 – Minister of Science and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 1996 till 1999 – Minister of Science – President of Academy of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 1999 till 2000 – Minister of Energy, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 2000 till 2002 – Deputy Premier-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 2002 till 2006 – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 2006 till 2007 – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 2007 till 2008 – Deputy Head of Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From 2008 till 2009 – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 
From May 2009 till August 2014 – Chairman of the board of National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC. 
From August 2014 – Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
From 1993 Vladimir Shkolnik is the President of Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan. 
He was awarded a medal “Parasat” (1998), service medal “Astana” (1998), anniversary medal «50 years of Tselina» (2004), “The first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev” (2005), “20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2011), medals “40 years of Mangistay oblast” and “50 years of Aktau city”, medal "Otan" (2013). 
He has more than hundred scientific works, laureate of state prizes in the field of science, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, member of Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences.

Born in July 22, 1960, Russian, higher education. He graduated from the Saratov Polytechnic Institute. Mechanical engineer. Doctor of technical sciences
Worked in Akimat (City Hall) of Glubokovskiy district of East Kazakhstan region, deputy Akim (Mayor) of East Kazakhstan region.
He was awarded the Order of "Kurmet", with four medals.

Since 1995 – a participant and head of international and Russian research projects and programmers in the field of environmental protection and climate change. Since 1999 – a permanent participant of international negotiations within the framework of meetings and conferences of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol. He is a member of the working groups on environmental issues, "green" economy development, energy efficiency and renewable energy, climate policy under the President of the Russian Federation, State Duma of the RF, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry Chamber of the RF, Public Chamber of the RF, RSPP, "Business Russia". He is a UNFCCC international expert, coordinator of the National Report to the World Climate Summit, UN-2014, a member of the international scientific community "Environmental Economics," Network on Sustainable Development of UN (UN SDSN), Climate Action Network of non-governmental organisations and others. He is an author of more than 80 scientific publications on issues of sustainable development, environmental economics, international and Russian climate policy, development of carbon market and others.

Возглавляет команду, работающую в странах с переходной экономикой и специализирующуюся на электроэнергетической и добывающей отраслях. Госпожа Ситдикова имеет более чем 17-летний опыт работы в странах с переходной экономикой, работая как с частным, так и с государственным сектором и ведя сделки с комплексным финансирование, включая заемный капитал, долевое участие, синдицированные кредиты, а также политический диалог с Правительствами и авторитетными национальными и международными инвесторами. ЕБРР является крупнейшим инвестором в энергетический и минерально-сырьевой сектор Казахстана, где госпожа Ситдикова вела проекты с особым акцентом на эффективность использования энергии и ресурсов, возобновляемые источники энергии и энергетической инфраструктуры в соответствии с мандатом ЕБРР по поддержки перехода к экологически чистой энергетики и содействию развития международного и внутреннего рынка квот на эмиссию двуокиси углерода. В соответствии с программой правительства Казахстана по переходу к зеленой экономики на сегодняшний день ЕБРР инвестировал более 700 млн евро в финансирование устойчивой энергетики для решения проблем энергоэффективности и изменения климата. Госпожа Ситдикова возглавляет политический диалог с Правительством Казахстана по вопросам создания системы торговли квотами на выбросы вредных веществ, одной из первых в Азии и весьма актуальной в контексте предстоящий переговоров в Париже по изменению климата в 2015 году. До прихода в ЕБРР в 2001 году госпожа Ситдикова работала в сфере прямых инвестиций в энергетическом секторе Казахстана и России. Она имеет степень МВА в сфере международных финансов Thunderbird бизнес школы, Американской магистратуры международного менеджмента, сертификат CFA и степень бакалавра в лингвистики Казахстанского Государственного Университета Иностранных Языков.

Education:

In 1989 graduated from Leningrad High Engineering Sea School named after Admiral S.O.Makarov

Work Experience:

1989 - 1992 – navigator, 3rd captain’s mate, Latvian Shipping

1993 - 2000 – Director of «Hanzas jūras aģentūra» LLC

2003 – 2005 – Chairman of the Board, SJSC «Latvijas dzelzceļš» («Latvian railway»)

2004 - 2005 – Advisor of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Latvia

2005 – until present time– Chairman of the Board of SJSC «Latvijas dzelzceļš» («Latvian railway»), non-staff advisor of Prime-Minister on railway transport

2010 – until present time – President SJSC «Latvijas dzelzceļš» («Latvian railway»)

Founder of Latvian association of freight forwarders.

Holds a post of President of Latvian national association of shipping agents.

Родился 6 марта 1953 г.

1970–1975 гг. закончил механико - технологический факультет Вильнюсского инженерно-строительного института. Специальность – автомобильный транспорт, квалификация – инженер-механик; 
1990–1991 гг. Литовская Академия менеджмента. Квалификация – технический менеджер; 
2007-2011 гг. Факультет транспортной инженерии Вильнюсского технического университета им. Гедиминаса;

2011 году присвоена степень доктора технологических наук.

1975–1986 гг. Руководитель государственных транспортных предприятий Литвы; 
1987–1992 гг. заместитель министра Транспорта Литвы; 
1991–1995 гг. президент Литовской ассоциации автомобильных перевозчиков «Linava»;

1991 - 1995 вице-президент Литовской конфедерации промышленников; 
1992–1997 гг. генеральный директор авиакомпании «Lietuvos avialinijos» (Литовские авиалинии); 
С 1996 г. Почетный член Вильнюсского Технического университета им. Гедиминаса; 
1997–2001 гг. Президент компании ЗАО «Lindra – gyvybės draudimas»; 
2002–2006 гг. начальник Управления по пассажирским перевозкам АО «Литовские железные дороги». 
С 29 марта 2006 г. генеральный директор АО «Литовские железные дороги».

Date and place of birth: 15 August 2015, Bucharest / Romania

TRACECA is a generally recognized international programme aimed at strengthening of economic relations, trade and transport communication in the regions of the Black Sea basin, South Caucasus and Central Asia. Today the TRACECA route comprises the transport system of 13 member states of the “Basic Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for Development of the Europe-the Caucasus-Asia Corridor”. The Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA aims at ensuring the efficient and reliable Eurasian transport links, promoting the effectiveness and appeal of the Europe-the Caucasus-Asia corridor, as well as cooperation with the interested financial institutions.

As President, CEO of the Aero Consult Services S.A. in Bucharest, 2012-2014, the main activity of Mr. Ciopraga was concentrated on drafting, promoting and financing the project of a regional training center in the field of civil aviation as well as drafting of an investment project in the field of aero photogramme for governmental administrators of transport network (road and railways).

Mr. Ciopraga served as President of Board of Directors in S.C. Transelectrica S.A., responsible for establishing the main directions of activity and development of the company; governing the organization by broad policies and objectives, formulated and agreed upon by the chief executive and employees.

Mr. Mircea Ciopraga had also of political career. In the period of 2004-2008, he took offices as:

- Member of Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies,

- Vice-president of the Commission for Transport, Industry and Services of the Chamber of Deputies;

- Vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC);

- President of the Romanian Delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) Projects and responsibilities.

She is leading the development and delivery of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020 (TTFS 2020) and its related program. The CAREC TTFS 2020 program is funding global, regional and country multimodal corridor network, improve trade and border crossing services, and improve operational and institutional development initiatives.

The focus of her work is to improve sustainability transport and trade facilitation outcomes in ADB’s 10 Central and West Asia countries, working in partnership with the Bank sector teams and global, regional and country partners.

Ludmila Butenko joined the World Bank in Kazakhstan, Astana, in August 2014. Prior to this position, Ms. Butenko served as the World Bank Country Manager in the Republic of Panama, Latin America and the Caribbean. She has led the implementation of the Country Partnership Strategy, managed investment portfolio and projects in support of development programs in the areas such as financial management, social protection, health care, tax reform, and public procurement. Headed training and investors conferences, South-South exchange activities, contributed to the expansion of analytical and advisory services of the the Bank in Panama, in particular for the development of Panama as a regional logistics center. 

Specialist with extensive experience in development in four regions of the World Bank (Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Africa, Europe and Central Asia). 

Ms. Butenko, a Ukraine national, joined the World Bank in 1998 as a senior financial Analyst at Energy Department, Africa Region. Before she worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Ms. Butenko speaks English, Spanish, French, Russian and Ukrainian.

She holds a Master of Business Administration from the International Management Institute (Ukraine); she also passed a doctorate course in economics from the Ukrainian State University of Economics and Finance, as well as research courses at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Born on 23 October 1961

Married, two children

Career:

Since 6/2014 Assistant Director-General, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the International Labour Organisation, Geneva

11/2010-5/2014 Director-General – Directorate General for European and International Employment and Social Policy – at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin

09/2005-10/2010 Deputy Head of the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU: Head of Unit for Political Priorities, Relations to the European Institutions, especially to the European Parliament, Press and Public Relations as well as Budget and Staff Matters, Brussels

7/2000-08/2005 Bavarian State Chancellery/Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU: Head of Unit for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, Brussels

10/95-6/2000: European Commission: Assistant to the Head of the Commission's Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (TAIEX) providing the Associated Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Malta and Cyprus with assistance on approximation of their legislation to the acquis communautaire and building the corresponding administrative structures for the implementation of the "acquis, Brussels

1993-9/95: European Commission: Secondment as national expert to the Internal Market Policy Directorate of Directorate-General XV, Brussels

1990-1993: Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology: Deputy Head of the Policy Division in the Directorate-General for Foreign Trade, Munich

1987-1989: Postgraduate legal trainee at the Munich Higher Regional Court, specialising on Economic and Tax Law, Munich/Augsburg

1989 Legal traineeship at the German-South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Johannesburg

1982-1987: Study of law at the universities of Regensburg and Augsburg

7/81-10/82: Basic military service in the Telecommunication Battalion Donauwörth

Получил высшее юридическое и высшее экономическое образование.

С 1996 года по 2000 годы проходил службу в органах внутренних дел.

С 1999 по 2002 годы обучался в аспирантуре по специальности «Юриспруденция».

В 2012 году защитил диссертацию на соискание ученой степени доктора юридических наук.

С 2004 года работал в судебной системе, в системе образования Республики Казахстан.

С февраля 2012 года по настоящее время работает Руководителем Секретариата Члена Коллегии (Министра) по экономике и финансовой политике Евразийской экономической комиссии в г. Москва.

Имеет ученую степень доктора юридических наук

Education:

· 1990 graduated from S. Kirov Kazakh State University (currently al-Farabi Kazakh National University) summa cum laude. Major – Modern and Contemporary History of Europe and America;

· 1990 – 1993 - Postgraduate Programme, Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Europe and America, al-Farabi Kazakh National University;

· 1995 defended the thesis for the Candidate of Science Degree on ‘Evolution of Concept of Monarchy in British Political Thinking’;

· 2007 defended the thesis for the Doctor of Science Degree on ‘History of Formation of Regional Security System in Central Asia (1991-2006)’.

Professional Career:

· 1993 - 1995 – al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Contemporary History of Europe and America: Senior Lecturer;

· 1995 – 2007 – al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of RK: Associate Professor;

· 1995-2007 – al-Farabi Kazakh National University, School of International Relations: Deputy Dean;

· 2007 – 2009 – al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Area Studies and World Economy: Department Head

· 2009-2010 – Institute of Political Solutions, Expert and Applied Analysis Department: Department Head;

· 2011 – Present – Chief Research Fellow at KazISS under President of RK. 

Research Grants and Projects:

· Fulbright Fellowship Program (1997-1998), research on ‘Interethnic Relations as Index of Democratization within Post-Soviet Space; Case of Kazakhstan’;

· Ministry of Education and Science of RK for ‘Young Promising Scholar’ (2000);

· Faculty Development Fellowship Program of the Open Society Institute (2003, 2004, 2005), research on Theoretical and Mythological Analysis of Regional Security in Central Asia’;

· Fulbright Fellowship Program, US Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan (2005), research on ‘Security in Central Asia: Methodological Framework of Analysis’;

· Ministry of Education and Science of RK for ’Best University Lecturer’ (2006);

· Curriculum Resource Center of the Central European University (2008-2009), course on ‘Identities and Ethnicities in Central Asia: Theoretical Debates’.

Research Training Courses:

University of South Alabama (Birmingham, USA);

California University (Berkeley,USA);

Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA);

Central-European University (Budapest, Hungary).

Professor of Central Asian Seminar on Security Studies (2003-2006), sponsored by Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching of the Open Society Institute (Budapest); 

Co-Director, Professor of International Seminar ‘Rethinking International Security Agenda’ (2009-2012), sponsored by Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching of the Open Society Institute (Budapest).

Professor Chernykh has published over 60 scholarly writings including monographs, monographs’ sections, text books and articles. 
The scope of research interest of Professor Chernykh covers theory and methodology of security studies and international relations, military and political security in Central Asia, societal security in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

Manages the center from 2011. Has experience in government management, research and analytical companies, sociologist.

She graduated with honors from the Eurasian National University named after Gumilyov, also did master’s degree at Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi . In 2000 she defended her thesis on " Institutionalization of sociological thought in Kazakhstan" ( Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi ) . In 2008 she defended her doctoral thesis on "Sociological Analysis of Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan " ( ENU , L. N. Gumilyov ). Has authored more than 60 scientific papers. Manages the academic and research projects. Research interests: the methodology of sociological research , governance , ethnic relations , migration, political sociology . She is a chairman of the Scientific Expert Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.

From 1997 to 2013 she worked at the Institute for Comparative Social Research CESSI-Kazakhstan, the last five years as director. In 2013 she founded the "Public Opinion" Research Institute (Kazakhstan, Astana).

In 2003 she defended her thesis on "Linguistic processes in Kazakhstan society".

Member of the Scientific-Expert Council of Assembly of people of Kazakhstan, member of the Association of international researchers ISA (USA), member of the International Society for Terrorism Researchers (USA), a member of ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Market Research).

Author of over 110 scientific publications, published in Kazakhstan, Russia, USA, China, Turkey, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and etc.

Conducted empirical studies in Russia, China (Xinjiang), South Korea, USA, France, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan.

Sphere of interest - social and economic integration in the post-Soviet space, ethnic identity, interethnic and interfaith relations, migration, diasporology, position of the Kazakh diaspora in the world, electoral sociology. 

Responsible for the implementation of projects related to system analysis and development of the Eurasian economic integration, the problems of labor migration, social perception of integration and cooperation in the CIS region. Among them - "Integration Barometer EDB", "System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration EDB", joint projects with the World Bank, UNDP, etc. It is also the executive secretary of the Scientific Council of AIM EDB, implement measures to develop external relations and public activity of the Centre. He has PhD in Political Science, in 2012 defended a thesis on "The Russian Federation and integration processes in the post-Soviet space", after graduating of graduate Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University "Higher School of Economics" (Moscow). Author of scientific publications, participated in several international forums, conferences, round tables on Eurasian economic integration and other aspects of international relations and world politics

Previously worked in the Moscow office of a major international telecommunications company, was responsible for the development and implementation of tariff policy on a number of strategic communications services in the format "business-to-business". Simultaneously implemented public diplomacy and researched activities in the field of Eurasian integration, both in its economic and military-political and humanitarian dimensions. 

Является директором Центра интеграционных исследований ЕАБР, сделав его одним из наиболее авторитетных исследовательских центров в области прикладных исследований по интеграционной проблематике, со специализацией на вопросах экономического моделирования Таможенного союза и Единого экономического пространства, макроэкономических исследованиях и проблематике отраслевого и торгово-инвестиционного взаимодействия и общим объемом аналитических исследований более 3000 страниц в год. До этого занимал пост заместителя начальника Аналитического управления ЕАБР. Является главным редактором известного журнала «Евразийская экономическая интеграция» и ежегодника «Eurasian Integration Yearbook» с 2008 г., автором ряда монографий, серии научных публикаций, участником сотен конференций и интервью различным СМИ. Имеет ученые степени доктора экономических наук (ИМЭМО РАН); PhD (Pierre Mendes-France University, Гренобль). В круг исследовательских интересов входят экономическая и политическая интеграция; экономики стран постсоветского пространства; банки развития; экономика инфраструктурных отраслей.

Education:

Karaganda Polytechnic Institute (1984, KarSTU), “Exploitation of mineral deposits” qualification.

Candidate (Ph.D.) of Engineering (1997, KarSTU), “Underground exploitation of mineral deposits”.

Doctor (Sc.D.) of Engineering (2002, RICEMR RAS), “Geotechnology (underground, open, building)” qualification.

Karaganda State University (1997), “Legal studies” qualification.

Russian Presidential Academy of Public Service, “State and municipal management” qualification (2000).

Current work status:

Aliev S.B. holds (since 2012) the position of Deputy Director of Business Development Department, Ministry of Economy and Financial Policy, Eurasian Economic Commission – addresses the Eurasian Economic Union member states integration issues. Manages Department’s sections activity and collaboration between the Department and EEU member states’ authorities.

The drafting of International and Eurasian Economic Commission’s Regulations on intellectual property (trademarks, collective copyright management, unified customs register of intellectual property items, state bodies coordination of actions, etc.) and labor migration as well (migration control, migrants’ social and pension rights, health care, education, etc.) is under his direct supervision.

Aliev S.B. – Member of the Workshop on Customs Union and Common Economic Space (Eurasian Economic Union treaty) treaties codification under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board – Head of Intellectual Property Section and Section of Labor Migration, Social, Pension rights and Cooperation on health care and education.

Member of the Workshop on Support of the Eurasian Economic Union Common service market.

Holds the position of the responsible secretary of the Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board, Head 
of Copyright Expert Group.

Aliev S.B. – responsible secretary of the Workshop on Exhaustion of rights on trademarks under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board.

He is a responsible secretary of the Advisory Committee on Migration Policy under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board, Head of the Migration Policy Workshop.

Aliev S.B. – responsible secretary of the Advisory Committee on Social treatment, Pension rights adherence, Medical treatment and Professional activity 
of Eurasian Economic Union member states employees, Head of the Workshop 
on EEU employees’ Pension treatment.

Member of the Workshop on the Republic of Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board – Head of the Intellectual Property Section and Section of Labor Migration, Social, Pension rights, etc.

Member of the Workshop on the Kyrgyz Republic’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union under the Eurasian Economic Commission Board – Head of the Intellectual Property Section and Section of Labor Migration, Social, Pension rights and etc.

Full Member, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Member of the Presidium, Full Member, Mining Sciences Academy.

Academician, International Informatization Academy.

KarSTU Board of Trustees’ Member, Emeritus Professor, KarSTU.

Central Committee Advisor, Trade Union of Coal Industry, the Republic 
of Kazakhstan.

Deputy Chairman, Scientific-technical Council, Central Kazakhstan Association of Machine Engineers.

Laureate of the academician A.A. Skochinsky prize on mine safety (2010).

Laureate of the academician A.M. Terpigorev prize of the Mining Sciences Academy (2011).

The author of more than 110 science works, incl. 20 monographs, several patents. Area of expertise – restructuring of the coal industry, mining safety, geomechanic and gasdynamic processes control, higher education development, transnational corporations management strategy, intellectual property development strategy, migration processes.

Medal “For the Contribution to the Eurasian Economic Union Foundation”.

Awarded with “Honored Worker of the Coal Industry” title.

Badged with “Labor Glory” I, II and III degrees, “Miner Glory” II, III degrees, “Mining Glory” III degree.

Medal “For adherence to a cause” of Kazakhstan National Economic Chamber “Atameken” Union”.

Awarded with the Certificate of merit of the Eurasian Economic Commission Board, Certificate of merit of the EEC Minister in charge of Economy and Financial Policy.

Member of the «PFUR Bulletin», Ministry of Justice of the RF «Legal Informatics» Editorial boards.

Education: graduated from the High institute of architecture and construction in Sofiya, specialization “water supply and sewage”.

Received traineeship in USA, Poland, Hungary, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Argentina and Chile in pension and insurance systems, insurance against accidents at work and professional diseases, unemployment insurance, labor market, qualifications.

Professional activity:

1990-1991 worked at the construction firm as a project manager.

Since the autumn of 1991 worked as a coordinator at the regional council of trade union organization “Podkrepa” in Vratsa.

In 1992 were elected as its Chair.

Since 1995 worked as a confederate secretary of information policy of “Podkrepa” in Sofiya.

1997 were elected as a confederate secretary of social policy of “Podkrepa”.

2002 – executive director of “Chief labor inspection”.

In 2007 were elected as a mayor of Vratsi.

Since 27 July, 2009 till 13 March, 2013 worked as a Minister of labor and social policy of Bulgaria.

Foreign languages: English, Russian.

In that capacity, he is supporting efforts to design strategies, policies and programs for improved resilience, equity and opportunity. Specifically, he is co-leading a World Bank effort to examine short and medium-term opportunities for Kazakhstan to promote greater access to higher productivity, diversified jobs. He has addressed issues of promoting improved labor market and human capital results in several previous World Bank positions, including as Lead Human Development Economist for South Asia; Human Development Sector Leader; Bank-wide focal point on the Demand for Good Governance (DFGG); and leader of the Community Driven Development and Local Governance team and community of practice. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a member of the faculty of Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), coordinating the development economics program. He was Olin Post Doctoral Fellow of International Security Studies at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, and graduated from Williams College with a BA in Political Economy. His research and publications focus on evaluation of efforts to support community engagement and social capital, effects of education, health and labor market changes on household welfare, and strategies for improved development assistance.

Areas of specialization:

• management of universities and professional service firms; higher education policy;

• creation of new technology-based firms, academic entrepreneurship;

• innovation policy in government and management of innovation in enterprises;

• strategy, organisational structure, management of change.

Hans Wissema is Professor Emeritus at the Technology University in Delft, the Netherlands, Managing Director of Wissema Consulting Ltd and Chair of DIWA Foundation. He studied chemical engineering and control engineering in the Netherlands and the UK and received his PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. All his life Prof. Wissema has combined his academic work with a consultancy career in the field of management, innovation and entrepreneurship. He also held a chair in Strategic Management at Nijenrode Business University in the Netherlands.

He is the author of sixteen books and numerous articles on management and policy issues including many that have been translated from the original Dutch or English.

Mr . Maximilian Foedinger is an Austrian Expert with more than 23 years experience in consultancy of public and private entities in Eastern Europe, CIS countries and the Middle East. During his career he advice numerous state bodies including ministries, agencies, regional and municipal administrations. His core specialties are restructuring, innovation and research cooperation, regional development and export promotion.

His intentional career started in 1995 when he delivered trainings for the economic promotion institute of the Federal economic chamber of Austria in Russia. Theses assignments were followed be several long term and short term positions for major international consulting companies.

Mr. Foedinger holds several academic degrees amongst them a MBA and a MPA. He also is chartered trainer and senior lecturer at the Blue Danube Business school in Austria. Mr. Foedinger lives together with his wife in Kyiv Ukraine.

Bizhanov A. Kh. graduated from Kazakh Polytechnic Institute, and Almaty Highest School of Parties. He is a Doctor of Politics, a Vice President of the Academy of Political sciences.

He is a deputy of the delegation Head of the Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a chairman of the Standing Commission on Political Affairs and International Cooperation, a member of the Parliament Cooperation Committee “Republic of Kazakhstan – Russian Federation”, the Head of Regional group on cooperation “South Europe and PRC”, a member of the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

He is the author of the book “Republic of Kazakhstan: democratic modernization of transition period society”, educational book “Parliamentary system – institute of participatory democracy”, and the author of numerous research papers and reports in the field of domestic policy development of the national States under the processes of democratization and parliamentary system development in the Republic, with investigation of stabilizing role of Parliament and other State institutes for the purpose of ensuring of stable development of the country.

He was awarded with the orders “Parasat”, “Kurmet”, “Sodryuzhestvo” of IPA CIS. 

В разные годы консультировал по вопросам рыночной привлекательности инновационных проектов такие организации как: Фонд технологического развития штата Техас (the state of Texas’ Emerging Technology Fund), Невадский Институт Возобновляемой энергии (the Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy), Национальное Агентство Противоракетной Обороны (the National Missile Defense Agency), программу инвестирования малого бизнеса и научных исследований (SBIR) при Национальном Фонде Науки (NSF). До приезда в Казахстан, г-н Азулай курировал программу по коммерциализации в Южной Корее. В рамках данной программы разрабатывались и проводились обучающие курсы. Под его руководством была разработана методика оценки и отбора перспективных корейских инноваций. В этот же период осуществил продвижение и дальнейшее внедрение на американский рынок целого ряда коммерчески привлекательных разработок и технологий. Кроме того, в международный опыт работы входит период управления успешными программами по наращиванию инвестиционного потенциала для коммерциализации в Египте. Параллельно занимается вопросами менторства и анализом инвестиций в странах бывшего Советского Союза, Венгрии, Мексике, Индии, Чили, Южной Корее, Турции, Португалии, Израиле, Испании, Индонезии, Эквадоре и в Египте. Г-н Азулей окончил Университет Пенсильвании со специализацией в области международных отношений и получил степень магистра в области коммерциализации технологий в университете штата Техас в Остине. Эрик владеет русским и испанским языками.

Родился 17 апреля 1974 года, казах.

Экономист-международник, кандидат экономических наук, доктор Университета Пенсильвании (США) в области администрирования высшего образования.

Окончил Казахский государственный экономический университет, Университет Оклахомы (США), Венскую дипломатическую академию (Австрия). Проходил стажировку в Школе государственной политики имени Кеннеди Гарвардского университета.

В 1996 году трудовую деятельность начинал референтом Исполнительного комитета Межгосударственного совета Центральной Азии.

В 1997 году перешел на работу в центральный аппарат Министерства иностранных дел РК. В 1998-2002 гг. работал атташе по экономическим вопросам в Посольстве РК в США (г. Вашингтон).

В 2002-2007 гг. – координатор проектов Всемирного банка по Центральной Азии в области инфраструктуры, финансовых рынков и образования, участвовал в разработке Государственной программы развития образования Республики Казахстан.

В 2007-2009 гг. работал в должности заместителя председателя Правления АО «Национальный аналитический центр при Правительстве и Национальном банке Республики Казахстан», курировал вопросы экономического развития, финансов и образования.

С 2009 по 2013 год – председатель Исполнительного совета автономной организации образования «Назарбаев Университет». Ассоциированный профессор Школы образования «Назарбаев Университета».

Член Попечительского совета АОО «Назарбаев Университет» со дня ее основания.

Награжден орденом «Құрмет» (2012 г.).

2 сентября 2013 года – Указом Президента Республики Казахстан назначен министром образования и науки Республики Казахстан.

1969—1975 — студент НГУ
1975—1977 — младший научный сотрудник Новосибирском институте органической химии СО АН СССР
1977 — сотрудник ВНИИ молекулярной биологии Главмикробиопрома (ГНЦ ВБ Вектор)
1985 — заведующий лабораторий РНК-вирусов (ГНЦ ВБ Вектор)
1990 — заместитель директора НПО (ГНЦ ВБ) Вектор
1995 — директор НИИ молекулярной биологии ГНЦ ВБ Вектор
1997 — член-корреспондент РАН
1998 — лауреат Премии Правительства РФ
2003 — член-корреспондент Европейской академии наук
2006 — Премия Правительства Российской Федерации 2005 года в области науки и техники за научное обоснование, разработку и внедрение системы защиты населения Российской Федерации от новых биологических угроз (совместно с Киселевым В. И., Щелкуновым С. Н., Онищенко Г. Г.)
2007 — проректор НГУ по научной работе
2010 — глава Совета депутатов р. п. Кольцово

НАУЧНЫЕ ИНТЕРЕСЫ

Молекулярная вирусология, разработка генно-инженерных противовирусных вакцин и противораковых препаратов.

С 1992 года читает курс лекций по молекулярной вирусологии студентам кафедры молекулярной биологии ФЕН НГУ.

НАУЧНЫЕ ДОСТИЖЕНИЯ

Под руководством С. В. Нетесова были секвенированы геномы вирусов Эбола, Марбург, восточного энцефаломиелита лошадей, вируса гриппа штаммов H1N1, H5N1. Была исследована генотипов вирусов гепатита А, В, С, G среди различных групп населения Западной Сибири.

Был членом оргкомитетов X—XII Международных конгрессов по вирусологии, в качестве председателя оргкомитетов провел три международных конференции и семинара. Член Российского общества инфекционистов, микробиологов и иммунологов, Российского Микробиологического Общества, Председатель рабочей группы Международного Комитета по Таксономии Вирусов, член Американского Общества Вирусологии, Американского Общества Биобезопасности.

Под руководством С. В. Нетесова защищены 8 кандидатских диссертаций. Автор более 300 публикаций, в том числе 13 патентов РФ. Дважды лауреат премии Правительства РФ (в 1998 и 2006 году).

Магистр делового управления (МBA) Свободного Университета г.Брюссель (Бельгия).

Трудовую деятельность начал в 2004 году с должности менеджера АО «Центр инжиниринга и трансферта технологий». В различные годы работал главным менеджером АО «Национальный инновационный фонд», директором департамента АО «Центр инжиниринга и трансферта технологий», директором департамента АО «КазАгроИнновация», Заместителем генерального директора ТОО «Аналитический центр экономической политики в агропромышленном комплексе».

2009 – 2011 гг. — Заместитель председателя Правления АО «Казахстанский центр модернизации и развития жилищно-коммунального хозяйства».

2011 — 2013 гг. — Генеральный директор ТОО «Казахстанский научно-технический центр развития жилищно-коммунального хозяйства».

С сентября 2013 года по настоящее время – Генеральный директор ТОО «Центр коммерциализации технологий».

В 2011 году являлся членом Научно-технического совета Агентства Республики Казахстан по делам строительства и жилищно-коммунального хозяйства.

С 2012 года по настоящее время – член и сопредседатель Программного комитета Международной Водной Ассоциации по проведению конференции стран Восточной Европы и СНГ.

Родился 15 декабря 1959 года в селе им. И. Жахаева, Шиелийского района, Кызылординской области. 1977 году закончил с золотой медалью среднюю школу №149 «Кызыл-Ту». В 1978 году поступил Джамбульский гидромелиоративно- строительный институт (ДГМСИ) по специальности «Промышленное и гражданское строительство» и в 1983 году с отличием закончил названный ВУЗ. 1986 по 1990 годы обучался в очной аспирантуре в при «Проблемной научно – исследовательской лаборатории» при ДГМСИ. В 1990 году защитил диссертацию на соискание ученой степени кандидата технических наук в диссертационном совете Алматинского архитектурно-строительного института (ныне КазГАСА) на тему «Стеновая керамика на основе гранулированных (обезвреженных) фосфорных шлаков».

В 1997 году защитил диссертацию на соискание ученой степени доктора технических наук на тему: «Стеновая керамика на основе техногенного и природного сырья Южного Казахстана» при диссертационном совете Томского Государственного Архитектурно-строительного университета. (Российская Федерация).

С 2001 года Член- корреспондент Национальной Инженерной Академии РК

В 2009 году (январь-март) прошел научную стажировку в Японии по международной программе «Болашак» по специальности «Нанотехнология».

Награжден нагрудным знаком МОН РК «За заслуги в развитии науки Республики Казахстан» (удостоверение № 02227)

В 2009 году (14. 12. 2009) за особые заслуги в области образования РК награжден нагрудным знаком «Почетный работник образования Республики Казахстан» (удостоверение № 10560)

Двукратный обладатель гранта «Лучший преподаватель ВУЗа 2008 и 2014 года».

Активно участвует в подготовке научно - педагогических кадров. В период 1997 по 2015 годы им подготовлено более 20 магистров техники и технологии и 5 кандидата технических наук.

Научное направление: 1. Разработка ресурсо-и энергосберагающих технологии производства композиционных материалов многофункционального назначения на основе переработки природного и техногенного сырья Казахстана.

2. Разработка технологических решении для «зеленого строительства» и повышение энергоэффективности здании и сооружении.

Является руководителем инновационных научных проектов грантового финансирования по темам:

1. Разработка технологии переработки кремнистых и глинистых пород Республики Казахстан и создание эффективной технологии получения легкого и прочного исскуственного щебня на их основе для строительства автомобильных дорог, зданий и сооружений гражданского, промышленного назначения;

2. Технология гранулированного пористого теплоизоляционного материала на основе переработки глинистых пород в композиций нефтешлам-барханный песок.

3. Технология переработки кремнистой породы – опоки для создания отечественного композиционного сорбента для очистки воды питьевого и хозяйственного назначения.

4. Технология переработки кремнезем и стеклосодержащего силикатного сырья с целью получения теплоизоляционно-конструкционного материала – пеностекла.

Thomas D. Nastas is founder of Innovative Ventures Inc (IVI), a venture investor financing technology from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University including Neogen (NEOG: NASDAQ), AISI Inc. (acquired by ESI, ESIO: NASDAQ, USA), and Personal Bibliographic Systems (acquired by Thompson Financial, NYSE: TRI). His work focuses on driving global initiatives to overcome the cultures of risk to unlock and mobilize local funding for more investment, technology, and entrepreneurship. 
Tom has worked off of his own energy and resources to build international recognition for his impactful work that has resonated with a wide global audience. Following a career in technology product development and planning for organizations including Ford Motor Company, he left Michigan in 1992 with a lot of energy and only a few coins in his pocket. Without a mentorship model or a safety net behind him, he began a global initiative to create international and emerging market funds and financing expansion opportunities. He raised $300 million and successfully led IVI’s international expansion into Canada, Europe, Africa, and later into Kazakhstan and Russia, creating new venture funds and grant programs to finance technology and entrepreneurial ventures in these countries and regions. Having lived, invested, and worked side-by-side with entrepreneurs and investors across diverse regions, Tom brings a unique first-hand experience with the subsequent risks and barriers, and what it takes to survive and thrive in varying economic climates. His successes, failures, and detours have provided him with a deep understanding of the issues around investing, execution, and entrepreneurship that one faces in countries with different economic environments and legal regimes, developing financial markets, and differing cultural attitudes around risk and failure. Tom has served on the Board of Directors of multiple institutions including Suntyco (investment of Tata Group- Mumbai & the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development-London), Zelenograd nanocenter (investment of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology), Sotsgorbank, the Independent Directors Association and BPOcom (all located in Moscow), and has created early stage financing initiatives for entrepreneurs, technology and science in the emerging markets. With 6 other directors, he manages the $75 million technology commercialization project in Kazakhstan, making grants to finance commercialization, and investing $31 million to-date in 33 development stage SMEs and R&D groups in 2011, 2012 and 2013 with an average grant of roughly $1 million. He leads the creation of the first technology commercialization office in Kazakhstan, bringing Kazakh tech to market thru a staff of 3 international experts and 5 Kazakhstanis executing all tasks with commercialization KPIs under a $2.4 million budget. Tom creates startups from technology of Michigan State University as CEO-in-residence at Spartan Innovations. As a mentor, Tom advises entrepreneurs from 36 countries around cultivating technology to address global challenges through Silicon Valley-based Singularity University (SU), created by x-Prize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis and visionary Ray Kurzweil. He is SU’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan and founder of SU’s Global Impact Competition in Kazakhstan. Tom has engaged stakeholders for greater innovation, venture capital, and entrepreneurship through Master Classes on ‘Scaling Startup Communities,’ ‘Do More in Entrepreneurship’ & ‘Path to Commercialization.’ Tom continues to serve on multiple Boards of Directors and functions as an advisor to governments, financial institutions & the World Bank—creating venture capital funds and quasi-equity financing initiatives which scale innovation, entrepreneurship and investment in Belarus, Croatia, Peru and Ukraine.

Born on April 15, 1960 in Moscow.

Education:

In 1983 graduated from the Faculty of Cybernetics of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, then graduate from the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1991 - CEMI), took a course at Harvard University (Harvard University) "the use of equilibrium models of the economy" (1991), was trained at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA, Vienna, Austria).

PhD, author of several scientific papers.

Speaks English.

Professional career:

1985-2006 - Senior Researcher CEMI

1993 - 2006 - Editor in chief of "Russia's Economic Development" and "Review" Financial markets ".

1993 - May 2014 - General Director of Analytical Laboratory "Lead".

1996 - Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan).

1996 - 1998 - Head of Information and Analytical Department, managing sales and customer service team of financial markets, the chief economist DialogueBank (Moscow).

2002-2003 - Consultant Bank "Investment Banking Group Nikoil" (Moscow).

2002 – 2004 - Expert of the "Bureau of Economic Analysis" (Moscow).

2004-2006 - Director of the Economic Research Foundation "Development Center" (Moscow).

2004-2007 - Country Expert Company Global Source Partners (New York, USA).

2007 -2011- Director of the Center for Strategic Studies of the Bank of Moscow.

2011- Director of Financial Research Foundation "Center for Strategic Research" (Moscow).

2011- Executive Vice-President of the Association of Russian Banks.

2011- Director of the Center for Structural Studies Institute for Economic Policy. ET Gaidar.

August 19, 2014 appointed as Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Родился в 1961, в городе Алпуллу, Турция. Он окончил Стамбульский Технический Университет, Факультет Электроники и Технической связи в 1984. В 1987 года он начал свою работу в IBM Турция. Эрай является активным членом TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association), TUM Futuristler Dernegi (Association of Futurists), UIG (National Innovation Initiative), TBV (Turkish Informatics Foundation), TUBISAD (Turkish Informatics Industry Association).

2001–2003 - “IBM Systems and Technology Group- EMEA” IBM Великобритания

2003-2005 - Руководитель направления IBM Financial Services Sector on Demand Strategies

2005-2006 - Директора IBM Software Group – Испания, Портагулия, Греция, Израиль, Турция.

2006-2009 - Генеральный Менеджер IBM Турция.

2009-2011 - Директор Финансового сектора IBM в странах Центральной и Восточной Европы.

2011-2012 - Директор направления продаж в странах Центральной и Восточной Европы в подразделении IBM Growth Unit Organization.

2012-2014 - Вице-Президент компании IBM в странах Центральной и Восточной Европы.

октябрь 2014 – настоящее время - Генеральный Директор IBM Emerging Markets.

Женат, один ребенок.

Ambassador Aurélia Bouchez has been Head of the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan since 2011. For the previous twenty years Mrs Bouchez had been working at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then was seconded to the European External Action Service. She received her degrees from the Institut d’études politiques in Paris in (1979) and Ecole Nationale d’Administration, City of Paris (1984). Throughout her successive assignments she has been dealing with the EU issues, CIS countries, multilateral (UN) and security related (NATO) issues. She speaks French, English, German and Russian.

Foster Gultom is a career diplomat who held the high position in foreign service as Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan with residence in Astana, Kazakhstan. Previously, he served as Charge d`Affairs ad Interim in the Embassy of Indonesia, Seoul in 2008-2009. Back to Jakarta, he was appointed as the Director for ASEAN Economic Cooperation in 2010 and later in the same year holds the position as the Secretary for the Directorate General of ASEAN Cooperation. He was born in Cililin, West Java, Indonesia on 12 June 1958. After graduated from Faculty of Political Science, University of Indonesia in 1984 he then joined the diplomatic service in 1985. In 1988 to 1989, he was appointed as Head of Section of Decolonization, Directorate of International Organization and in 1993 he served as Head of Section of International Monetary and Finance, Directorate of Multilateral Economic Cooperation. He has also been appointed as Head of Deputy Director three times namely Deputy Director for Commodity, Food and Agriculture and Deputy Director for International Trade and Agriculture Body in 1999 as well as Deputy Director for Science and Technology and Environment in 2004. He also served as Acting Director for ASEAN Functional Cooperation during 2004-2006. His diplomatic assignment was in Washington D.C as Third Secretary (1989-1993), Indonesian Permanent Mission in Geneva as First Secretary (1995-1998), Canberra as Counselor (2001-2004) and Seoul as Minister Counselor (2006-2010). Foster Gultom has been dealing with bilateral, regional and multilateral issues during his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His expertise in dealing with economic, international trade, environment and development issues has led him to become negotiator in various regional and international conferences in the United Nations, ASEAN, APEC, ARF, UNFCC, UNСTAD, and WTO. Several compulsory diplomatic trainings in the Ministry have been completed in 1986, 1999, and 2004. During the course of his career, he has received numerous awards such as ten years and twenty years of Dedication Awards (Satya Lencana Karya Satya) from the President of the Republic of Indonesia. He is also fluent in English. Mr. Gultom is widower with two children.

Furkan Chako was born on February 18th, 1985 in Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia.

In 2004 he graduated private Yahya Kemal College (Macedonia), in 2009 he got Bachelor degree in Economics and Administrative Sciences of Gazi University (Macedonia), from 2010 till present studying in the faculty of Public Administration and Political Science, South East European University in Tetovo and faculty of Political Science and International Relations Matej Bel University (Slovak Republic).

From 2010 he is Director of ISTRIA TRADE s.r.o. company (Slovak Republic), from 2012 he is Advisor to Minister (foreign policy and foreign investments) Government of Republic of Macedonia.

Посол республики чили в российской федерации

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Российской Федерации – с 26 июля 2010 года.

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Республике Казахстан c резиденцией в Москве – с 11 ноября 2010 года.

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Украине c резиденцией в Москве – с 14 июня 2011 года.

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Республике Беларусь c резиденцией в Москве – с 16 апреля 2013 года.

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Республике Узбекистан c резиденцией в Москве – с 6 августа 2013 года.

Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Республики Чили в Республике Армения c резиденцией в Москве – с 1 ноября 2013 года.

Дата и место рождения: 5 декабря 1953 года, Сантьяго, Чили.

Образование:

Среднее – Колледж Сэнт-Джорж.

Высшее – окончил с отличием Университет Чили по специальности «антропология».

Закончил Дипломатическую академию Чили им. Андреса Бельо.

Обучался в аспирантуре и защитил докторскую диссертацию по международным отношениям в лондонской London School of Economics.

Профессиональная деятельность:

Директор Управления многосторонней политики Министерства иностранных дел Чили с января 2009 года по июль 2010 года.

Директор Департамента специальной политики (международная безопасность и разоружение) с сентября 2007 года по январь 2009 года.

Сотрудник Дипломатической службы Чили с 1979 года. В ранге Чрезвычайного и Полномочного Посла с сентября 2007 года.

Заместитель Постоянного представителя Чили в Международных организациях и при Женевском бюро Организации Объединённых Наций (с 2003 по 2007 год). В течение того же периода являлся заместителем Постоянного представителя Чили на Конференции по разоружению.

Советник Миссии Чили при Организации Объединённых Наций в Нью-Йорке (1996-2000 г.г.) и заместитель Представителя Чили в Совете Безопасности (1996-1997г.г.).

В Министерстве иностранных дел возглавлял также Департамент окружающей среды (1994-1995г.г.) и Департамент Организации Объединённых Наций (2001-2002г.г.).

Ранее работал в качестве дипломатического сотрудника миссий Чили в Сирии (1982-1984г.г.), Гаити (1984-1987г.г.), Боливии (1989-1991г.г.) и Великобритании (1991-1994г.г.).

Работал на посту Председателя Комиссии по науке и технике в целях развития ООН (2008-2009г.г.). С 2007 по 2008 год – заместитель Председателя Комиссии.

Заместитель Председателя Дипломатической конференции в Дублине по переговорам о заключении Междунарожной конвенции по кассетным боеприпасам (май 2008 г.).

Первый Секретарь на временной основе (Pro Tempore) Группы Вальдивии (1995г.), которая объединяет страны Южного полушария, для рассмотрения вопросов окружающей среды.

Неоднократно входил в состав делегаций Чили на Генеральной Ассамблее ООН, участвовал или возглавлял национальные делегации Чили в ЭКОСОС, в Комиссии по правам человека, в Совете по правам человека, на Всемирной втрече на высшем уровне по вопросам информационного общества, Международной конференции труда, а также на других международных форумах, где возглавлял или координировал работу различных органов и рабочих групп. Был в составе национальной делегации Чили на саммите тысячелетия ООН (2000г.).

Был в составе национальной делегации Чили на Генеральной Ассамблее ОАГ (2009 и 2010г.г.), на Ибероамериканском саммите в Эшториле (2009г.) и на саммите Групы Рио в Канкуне (2010г.). Участвовал в работе различных региональных интеграционных структур и совещаний, в том числе, в переговорах по вводу в действие Южноамериканского совета обороны под егидой УНАСУР, а также в переговорах в рамках Группы Рио по созданию Сообщества государств Латинской Америки и Карибского бассейна (СГЛАК).

Преподавал в Университете Чили, а также читал лекции, выступал с докладами и участвовал в научных семинарах в различных университетах, институтах и организациях в Чили и других странах. Имеет опубликованные индивидуальные работы, а также публикации в соавторстве с другими специалистами.

Женат, имет троих детей. Супруга – Сана Истуани. Дети: сын Хуан Эдуардо Эгигурен Истуани, дочери Мария Оливия Эгигурен Истуани и Сусана Эгигурен Истуани. 

Ошакбаев Рахим Сакенович в 1999 году закончил экономический факультет Московского Государственного Университета им. М.В. Ломоносова. В 1999 - 2000 гг. был на срочной службе в Вооруженных силах Республики Казахстан. В 2001 году начал трудовую деятельность в финансово-лизинговой компании АО «КазАгроФинанс». В июле 2002 года был избран Председателем Правления. В октябре 2003 года стал руководителем Проекта по развитию лизинга в Казахстане в Международной финансовой корпорации Всемирного Банка (IFC). C февраля 2004 – январь 2008 - предприниматель, генеральный директор частной компании. C июня 2009 – май 2011 - генеральный директор ТОО «Аналитический центр экономической политики АПК». C мая 2011 - Директор информационно-аналитического департамента, управляющий директор АО «ФНБ «Самрук-Казына». С февраля 2012 – Первый Заместитель Председателя Правления НЭПК «Союз «Атамекен». 2013-2015 годы - заместитель председателя правления Национальной палаты предпринимателей Казахстана "Атамекен". Курировал вопросы интеграции, таможенного и технического регулирования, агропромышленного комплекса, пищевой промышленности, новых технологий и зеленой экономики;

В августе 2015 года назначен вице-министром по инвестициям и развитию Республики Казахстан. 

Награжден орденом «Кұрмет». 

Steve Forbes was born on July 18, 1947, in Morristown, New Jersey. He graduated cum laude in 1966 from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. in history from Princeton in 1970.

In 1996 Forbes entered the new media arena with the launch of Forbes.com. Now averaging 18 million unique monthly visitors, it has become a leading destination site for senior business decision-makers and investors. Other Forbes Web sites are: ForbesWoman.com; RealClearPolitics.com; RealClearMarkets.com; RealClearSports.com and RealClearWorld.com.

The company’s flagship publication, Forbes, is the nation’s leading business magazine, with a circulation of more than 900,000. Forbescombined with Forbes Asia and the company's licensee editions together reach a worldwide audience of more than 6 million readers.

In both 1996 and 2000, Mr. Forbes campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense. Mr. Forbes continues to energetically promote this agenda.

In 1985, President Reagan named Mr. Forbes Chairman of the bi-partisan Board for International Broadcasting (BIB). In this position, he oversaw the operation of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. Mr. Forbes was reappointed to his post by President George H. W. Bush and served until 1993.

Mr. Forbes serves on the boards of The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the Heritage Foundation and The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He is on the Board of Overseers of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and on the Board of Visitors for the School of Public Policy of Pepperdine University. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of Princeton University for ten years.

Рахимбекова Салтанат Темиркуловна – Доктор экономических наук. Депутат Карагандинского областного маслихата (1999-2003).Имеет опыт работы на государственной службе. Работала советником акима Карагандинской области, руководителем управления экономики и развития предпринимательства Карагандинской области, директором департамента предпринимательства и промышленности Карагандинской области (2005 - 2006), директором департамента стратегического планирования и международного сотрудничества Министерства транспорта и коммуникаций РК (2007-2009).В период с 2009 года по 2012 годы работала в структурных подразделениях Агентства Республики Казахстан по делам строительства и жилищно-коммунального комплекса - управляющим директором, заместителем председателя правления АО «Казахстанский Центр модернизации и развития жилищно - коммунального хозяйства», управляющим директором АО «Казахский Водоканалпроект». Имеет значительный опыт работы в общественных организациях. Была руководителем ряда региональных и республиканских общественных объединений. Работала советником председателя правления ОЮЛ «Общенационального союза предпринимателей и работодателей «АТАМЕКЕН» (2006 - 2007), В августе 2012 года избрана председателем президиума Палаты ОЮЛ «Национальная Палата ЖКХ и строительства Казахстана». В марте 2013 года избрана Председателем Правления ОЮЛ «Коалиция за «зеленую экономику» и развитие G-Global». С 2003-2006 год являлась членом Политсовета Республиканской политической партии «Отан». С сентября 2014 года является Управляющим директором- директором Департамента организации массовых событий.

Xavier Bettel was born on 3 March 1973 in Luxembourg City. 
 

Education and qualifications 
Following secondary school studies, Xavier Bettel pursued higher education studies at the University of Nancy, where he was awarded a master’s degree in public and European law from the Faculty of Law, followed by a DEA (post-graduate diploma of advanced studies) in political sciences and public law. 
 

Governmental posts 
Following the legislative elections of 20 October 2013, Xavier Bettel was appointed Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media, Minister for Religious Affairs on 4 December 2013 in the coalition government formed by the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) and the Green Party (“déi gréng”).

Other political posts 
A member of the DP since 1989, Xavier Bettel was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999 at the age of 26 while standing for the DP in the constituency of the Centre. He was re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In Parliament, he assumed among others the roles of vice-chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee from 2004 to 2013 and vice-chairman of the Committee of Enquiry into the State Intelligence Service from 2012 to 2013. From 2009 to 2011, he assumed the role of chairman of the DP parliamentary group. 
At local level, Xavier Bettel initially served as a municipal councillor of the City of Luxembourg from 2000 to 2005, then as an alderman from 2005 to 2011. Following the municipal elections of 2011, he assumed the role of mayor, an office he held until his appointment as Prime Minister, Minister of State in December 2013. Since January 2013, Xavier Bettel has been the chairman of the DP. 
 

Professional activities 
From 2001 to 2013, Xavier Bettel worked as a barrister in Luxembourg.

Nicolas Mackel is a career diplomat. He has graduated with a law degree from the University of Aix-en-Provence, and holds two post-graduate diplomas in European law from the Sorbonne University, respectively the College of Europe in Bruges where he then also served as a teaching assistant in the Law Department. He worked as a legal clerk at the European Court of Justice before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999.

His assignments focused on the successive EU Treaty negotiations (Amsterdam, Nice, Constitution, Lisbon). Nicolas was consecutively posted at Luxembourg's Permanent Representation to the EU (2002-07), as Deputy Chief of Mission at Luxembourg's Embassy in Washington DC (2007-11) and as Consul General in Shanghai (2011-13) where he was in charge of promoting Luxembourg's economic interests throughout China as the Executive Director of the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office.

Tomas Jaskelevicius has experience over 10 years in engineering subcontracting business in EU. Has been working in the field of metal processing, electronics and plastics with various manufacturing companies in Lithuania and customers in EU.

Tomas runs own consultancy company PBS (Progressive Business Solutions) since 2006 which is focusing on exports and acquisitions, manufacturing processes.

Starting 2014 PBS in 50/50 partnership with one of the leading Lithuanian real estate developer EIKA became part owner of the company operating Kedainiai Free Economic zone. From 2007 Tomas leads Arginta team for the development of the company and has been actively involved in companies export activities. Arginta sales has been developed from 5M EUR to over 30M EUR in 5 years period starting 2007. Currently he is Business Development Director at Arginta Group.

Public responsibilities are: Board member of Lithuanian engineering industry association LINPRA (responsible for foreign affairs), Chairman of the board at Baltic Automotive Component Cluster (BACC).

Родился 04 октября 1972 года в городе Магнитогорске Челябинской области. В 1994 году окончил Уральский государственный университет («политология»). В 2007 году прошел профессиональную переподготовку в Финансовой Академии при правительстве Российской Федерации по программе «Антикризисное управление». Кандидат философских наук. В 2008 году защитил в Институте философии Российской академии наук диссертацию (отделение философии науки и техники). С 2010 года заведующий кафедрой философии Национального исследовательского ядерного университета «Московский инженерно-физический институт» (МИФИ).

С 1992 по 1997 года работал в Администрации города Магнитогорска. В 1997-1998 годах – помощник Руководителя Государственной налоговой службы Александра Починка. С 1999 по 2006 год работал помощником заместителя Председателя Правительства РФ Виктора Христенко.

В 2006-2008 годах работал директором Департамента экономического анализа и перспективного планирования Министерства промышленности и энергетики Российской Федерации. В 2008 году был включен в «первую сотню» резерва управленческих кадров. В 2008 году назначен на должность заместителя Министра промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации. Был официальным представителем Правительства Российской Федерации при рассмотрении законопроекта о торговле в Государственной Думе РФ. Участвовал в разработке первого варианта стратегии развития торговли до 2020 года. Взаимодействовал с ассоциациями розничной торговли. Действительный государственный советник Российской Федерации 2 класса. Член бюро Экспертного совета Агентства стратегических инициатив.

Президент Российской ассоциации по связям с общественностью с 8 декабря 2010 года (среди членов Ассоциации – официальные представители компаний Северсталь, ТМК, СУ-155, ВЭБ, ВТБ24, МТС и другие).

С декабря 2010 года по сентябрь 2012 года работал вице-президентом Фонда «Сколково» по взаимодействию с органами государственной власти, общественными объединениями и региональной политике.

C 2013 года Председатель совета директоров Компании развития общественных связей – крупнейшего коммуникационного агентства России - официального партнёра Зимних олимпийских игр в Сочи в 2014 году (в числе клиентов КРОС – Сбербанк, Роснефть, Росэлектроника, Совкомфлот, а также ведущие транснациональные компании, реализующие программы технологического партнёрства и локализации на российском рынке).

В 2013-2014 году прошёл очное обучение про программе Executive MBA в Московской школе управления «Сколково».

В настоящее время (с 2013г.) – Исполнительный директор Евразийского центра интеграционных исследований и коммуникаций (учредители: Российский союз промышленников и предпринимателей, Национальная палата предпринимателей Казахстана, Конфедерация промышленников и предпринимателей Беларуси).

А так же с марта 2015 года – Директор по работе с государственными органами власти Х5 Ритейл Групп.

Основные результаты работы в 2008-2010 годах:

Участвовал в разработке 12 отраслевых стратегий и федеральных целевых программ развития базовых и высокотехнологичных отраслей промышленности (в их числе фармацевтики, электронной промышленности, двигателестроения). Был инициатором запуска первых ведомственных целевых программ («Развитие малого и среднего предпринимательства в отраслях промышленности и торговли» и «Повышение эффективности отраслевых систем подготовки кадров и повышения квалификации руководящих сотрудников и специалистов в высокотехнологичных секторах промышленности»).

Принимал участие в подготовке «индустриальных» разделов Концепции долгосрочного социально-экономического развития Российской Федерации до 2020 года, пяти «дорожных карт» развития высокотехнологичных отраслей в Основных направлениях деятельности Правительства Российской Федерации на период до 2012 года, в реализации программы антикризисных мер в 2008-2009 годах. Участвовал в мероприятиях по мониторингу ситуации на рынке труда в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации. Входил в состав рабочей группы по моногородам при Правительственной комиссии по экономическому развитию и интеграции (реализованы проекты Пикалёво, Байкальский ЦБК и ряд других).

Принимал участие в работе правительственной комиссии по оценке результативности деятельности федеральных и региональных органов исполнительной власти, Правительственной комиссии по развитию малого и среднего предпринимательства.

В 2009 году распоряжением руководителя Администрации Президента был назначен заместителем руководителя Межведомственной рабочей группы по развитию национальной промышленности информационных технологий в Российской Федерации Совета при Президенте Российской Федерации по развитию информационного общества в Российской Федерации.

Принимал участие в работе группы «Ядерные технологии» Комиссии по модернизации и технологическому развитию экономики Российской Федерации.

Принимал участие в работе Межведомственной комиссии по созданию и развитию технопарков в сфере высоких технологий (реализован проект «Жигулёвская долина» в Тольятти).

Член координационного совета Программы фундаментальных научных исследований государственных академий наук на 2008 - 2012 годы, Межведомственной комиссии по совершенствованию прогноза научно-технологического развития Российской Федерации на долгосрочную перспективу на регулярной основе, Научно-координационного совета федеральной целевой программы «Научные и научно-педагогические кадры инновационной России» на 2009-2013 гг. и конкурсного совета по отбору проектов по созданию нанотехнологических центров (ГК «Роснанотех»).

Основные результаты работы в 2010-2012 годах:

1. Разработка проектов и реализация поручений Президента Российской Федерации по формированию открытых паспортов программ инновационного развития госкорпораций, совместных пилотных проектов ВЭБ, Роснано и РВК. Подготовка проектов соглашений Фонда «Сколково» с ГК «Ростехнологии», ОАК и ОСК. Исполнение Поручений Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации по формированию 29 технологических платформ и 25 территориальных инновационных кластеров.

2. Внесение изменений в 209 Федеральный закон, позволяющий оказывать поддержку малым предприятиям, созданным в рамках проектов институтов развития. Привлечение в сколковскую экосистему малых инновационных предприятий, созданных по 217 Федеральному закону. Взаимодействие с национальными исследовательскими университетами в рамках 218-220 постановлений Правительства (сотрудничество с зарубежными учеными, закупка оборудования, совместные проекты с промышленными предприятиями). Участие в формировании Фонда целевого капитала Сколковского университета науки и технологий.

3. Представление членам Совета Фонда и Попечительского совета Фонда первых примеров успешной коммерциализации 20 start-up проектов в сфере энергоэффективности, информационных технологий, на площадке МВТУ им. Баумана в апреле 2012. Формирование нового направления в работе Фонда, призванного обеспечить интеграцию участников новых госпрограмм Минпромторга России в программы инновационного центра.

4. Принятие Советом глав государств СНГ решения о наделении Фонда функциями оператора программы научно-технического развития на территории СНГ. Регистрация первых 25 предприятий с участием Беларуси и Казахстана.

5. Представление Индустриальному Совету во главе с Эско Ахо программы взаимодействия с органами государственной власти, разработанной совместно с глобальными корпорациями – ключевыми партнерами фонда (IBM, Cisco, SAP, Alstom и другие).

6. Согласование проекта стратегии Фонда с проектом Стратегии социально-экономического развития России до 2020 года. Реализация концепции управления политическими и социальными рисками. Утверждение на заседании Правительства Стратегии инновационного развития России, определяющей роль Сколково среди других институтов развития.

В рамках сотрудничества с Экспертным советом при Правительстве РФ в сентябре-декабре 2012 года обеспечивал:

1. Принятие первой программы развития государственно-частного партнерства в оборонно-промышленном комплексе, снимающей ограничение на участие частного капитала в выполнении гособоронзаказа.

2. Принятие поправок РСПП в разработанную Ростехнадзором редакцию законопроекта «О промышленной безопасности».

3. Внесение изменений в ведомственные подходы к рассмотрению в Государственной думе правительственных поправок и предложений РСПП в законодательство в области промышленной экологии.

4. Включение предложений членов Экспертного совета в проект Основных направлений деятельности Правительства на 2013-2018 годы, в государственные программы, координатором которых является Минпромторг России.

5. Внедрение совместно с Правительством Москвы и Всемирным Банком современных стандартов управления развитием городов, организация межрегионального обмена опытом создания многофункциональных центров оказания государственных и муниципальных услуг гражданам.

В 2013-2014 годах в рамках программы Executive MBA изучал опыт реализации новых технологических проектов в Кремниевой долине и в China Free Trade Zone (Шанхай).

В 2014 году по заказу Евразийской экономической комиссии разрабатывал основные направления долгосрочного социально-экономического развития Евразийского союза с позиции бизнес-сообщества Беларуси, Казахстана и России.

Дополнительная информация:

· Награжден Почетной грамотой Аппарата Правительства России (2003 год), Почетной грамотой Министерства промышленности и энергетики (2006 год). Распоряжением Президента от 13 ноября 2006 года вынесена Благодарность Президента Российской Федерации за участие в подготовке встречи глав государств G8. Распоряжением Правительства Российской Федерации от 8 сентября 2010 г. вынесена Благодарность Правительства Российской Федерации. Распоряжением Президента Российской Федерации от 2 марта 2011 г. объявлена Благодарность Президента Российской Федерации за большой вклад в подготовку и проведение Всероссийского инновационного форума «Россия, вперёд!».

· В 2008 году входил в состав совета директоров Всероссийского выставочного центра. С 12 апреля 2010 года руководитель экспертного совета проекта «Новый городской автомобиль». В 2012 году входил в состав Совета директоров ОАО «Уралвагонзавод». С 2012 года член попечительского совета Магнитогорского государственного технического университета им.Носова и попечительского совета Высшей экономической школы Уральского Федерального университета им. Б.Н.Ельцина. C середины 2000-х годов член Экспертного совета ежегодного «Конкурса русских инноваций», организованного Рейтинговым агентством «Эксперт». Соавтор Национального доклада «Развитие городов. Итоги EXPO-2010: взгляд из России», положения которого вошли в Шанхайскую декларацию. Организатор первого саммита творцов инновационной экономики в апреле 2012 года, соавтор доклада, посвященного международному опыту создания инновационных центров.

· Лауреат премии «Самые авторитетные люди России» 2010 г. в номинации «чиновники» (по версии журнала «Русский репортер»). Лауреат Премии RuPoR-2014.Директор по работе с государственными органами власти Х5 Ритейл Групп

Родился 25 декабря 1951 года в Архангельской области.

В 1974 г. окончил экономический факультет МГУ им. Ломоносова, доктор экономических наук (1989 г.) – профессор (1991г.).

В 1974-1982 гг. работал в Научно-исследовательском экономическом институте Госплана СССР, Научно-исследовательском институте труда Госкомтруда СССР.

В 1982-1987 гг. – заведующий лабораторией Центрального экономико-математического института АН СССР, заведующий лабораторией института народнохозяйственного прогнозирования АН СССР.

1987-1991 гг. – МИД СССР, помощник министра по экономическим вопросам, начальник управления международных экономических отношений, имеет дипломатический ранг чрезвычайного и полномочного посланника I класса (1991 г.).

В 1991-1994 гг. – заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации. Одновременно занимал пост Министра труда и занятости; Министра экономики; Председателя Российского агентства международного сотрудничества и развития.

В 1998 г. – заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации по финансово-экономическим вопросам.

В 1994-2002 гг. – депутат Государственной думы трех созывов. В этот период – первый заместитель Председателя Госдумы, руководитель думской фракции «Наш дом – Россия», председатель комитета Госдумы по кредитным организациям и финансовым рынкам.

С 1995 г. по н/вр. – Президент Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» (НИУ ВШЭ). Заведующий кафедрой теории и практики взаимодействия бизнеса и власти.

С 2002 - 2005 гг. – председатель Наблюдательного совета ИГ «Ренессанс Капитал».

С 2005 г. по 2009 г. - член Общественной палаты РФ.

С 2005 г. – Президент Российского союза промышленников и предпринимателей.

Женат, имеет сына и дочь, четырех внуков.

Академическая деятельность:

Доктор экономических наук, профессор, почетный профессор МГУ; 
Президент Государственного университета - Высшая школа экономики, заведующий кафедрой теории и практики взаимодействия бизнеса и власти ГУ-ВШЭ; 
Действительный член Российской академии естественных наук, Российской академии технологических наук, Международной академии информатизации, Международной академии экономики, финансов и права.

Общественная деятельность:

Президент Российского союза промышленников и предпринимателей 
Координатор со стороны работодателей Российской трехсторонней комиссии по регулированию социально-трудовых отношений 
Член Президиума Экономического совета при Президенте РФ 
Член Комиссии при Президенте РФ по государственным наградам 
Член Комиссии при Президенте РФ по мониторингу достижения целевых показателей социально-экономического развития России 
Председатель Национального совета при Президенте РФ по профессиональным квалификациям 
Член наблюдательного совета автономной некоммерческой организации «Агентство стратегических инициатив по продвижению новых проектов» 
Член Экспертного совета при Правительстве Российской Федерации 
Член Комиссии Правительства РФ по проведению административной реформы 
Член Комиссии Правительства РФ по законопроектной деятельности 
Член Комиссии Правительства по вопросам конкуренции и развитию малого и среднего предпринимательства 
Член Правительственной Комиссии по транспорту 
Член Правительственной Комиссии по охране здоровья граждан 
Член Правительственной Комиссии по инвестиционным проектам, имеющим общегосударственное значение 
Член Бюро высшего совета Всероссийской политической партии «Единая Россия» 
Член Общественного Совета при Министерстве экономического развития Российской Федерации 
Член Общественного Совета при Министерстве юстиции РФ 
Член Общественного Совета при Министерстве финансов РФ 
Член Консультативного Совета Центрального банка РФ 
Член Центрального штаба Общероссийского народного фронта 
Председатель Международного совета по сотрудничеству и инвестициям.

В 1965--1968 гг. -- служил в рядах Советской армии. 
В 1968 -- 1969 гг. -- работал на Минском заводе электронных вычислительных машин им. Орджоникидзе регулировщиком радиоаппаратуры. 
В 1969 -- 1975 гг. -- инженер цеха, заместитель секретаря комитета комсомола, секретарь комитета комсомола Минского завода электронных вычислительных машин им. Орджоникидзе. 
В 1975 -- 1980 гг. -- заместитель секретаря парткома, начальник производственно-диспетчерского отдела Минского производственного объединения вычислительной техники. 
В 1980 -- 1981 гг. -- заместитель генерального директора по общим вопросам Минского производственного объединения вычислительной техники -- заместитель директора по общим вопросам Минского завода электронных вычислительных машин им. Орджоникидзе. 
В 1981 -- 1984 гг. -- секретарь парткома Минского производственного объединения вычислительной техники. 
В 1984 -- 1986 гг. -- председатель исполкома Советского районного Совета народных депутатов г. Минска. 
В 1986 -- 1987 гг. -- первый секретарь Фрунзенского райкома Коммунистической партии г. Минска 
В 1987 -- 1996 гг. -- генеральный директор Минского производственного объединения вычислительной техники -- директор Минского завода электронных вычислительных машин им. Орджоникидзе. 
В 1996 г. указом президента назначен Министром промышленности Республики Беларусь. 
21сентября 2001 г. Совет министров Республики Беларусь сложил полномочия перед новоизбранным президентом. 
24 сентября 2001 г. указом президента №536 назначен Министром промышленности Республики Беларусь. 
25 декабря 2003 г. освобожден от должности. 
С 19 февраля 2004 г. по 13 апреля 2006 г. - Чрезвычайныйо и Полномочный Посол Республики Беларусь в Китайской Народной Республике . 
19 апреля 2007 года избран Председателем Конфедерации промышленников, предпринимателей и нанимателей.

Дата рождения: 01.01.1971 года. 
Образование: 
Юридическая академия при Правительстве Кыргызской Республики 
Дипломатическая Академия МИД Кыргызской Республики 
Кыргызский архитектурно-строительный институт 
Трудовая деятельность: 
- Служба в рядах Советской Армии. 
- МВД КР: подразделение «Беркут». 
- СП "Шелковый путь" коммерческий директор. 
- АООТ АК "Кыргызкурулуш" начальник отдела. 
- АООТ АК "Кыргызкурулуш"советник президента. 
- АООТ АК "Кыргызкурулуш" Первый вице-президент 
- ГП "Кыргызресурсы"при Правительстве КР - Генеральный директор 
- ГП "Кыргызкурал" при МО КР - Генеральный директор 
- Завод "Ореми-Тяжэлектромаш" Генеральный Директор 
- Группа компаний «Кыргызкурулуш» - Президент 
- Ассоциация Промышленников и Предпринимателей КР – Председатель 
Примечание: 
- Почетный профессор Китайского Университета экономики и права. 
- Почетная грамота Кыргызской Республики

Дата рождения: 13 февраля 1960 года
Место рождения: Ереван Армения 
Образование: 
1967-1977 Средняя школа №18 
1977-1982 Ереванский государственный университет, Кафедра Юриспруденции 
1982-1985 Дополнительное послевузовское обучение (Специалистура) Ереванский государственный университет Кафедра Философии, по специальности Религиоведение 
Опыт работы: 
1986-1990, Старший Лектор, Факультета Философии , Института Физической культуры Ереван 
1986-1992, Старший Лектор , Института Религиоведения и Этики Ереван 
1991-1993, Декан, Факультета Религии, Гуманитарного университета «David Anhaght» 
1991-1992, Лектор, Полицейской Академии, (по совмещению работал официальным Советником в нескольких компаниях) 
1993-по настоящее время, Учредитель, Генеральный директор, ТОО «Apaven Freight Forwarding Co» Ереван 
Дополнительная социальная деятельность (на добровольной основе), 2001-по настоящее время , Президент Союза Промышленников и Предпринимателей Армении (СППА) 
1997-по настоящее время, Комитет по развитию Армянско-Турецкого Бизнеса (КРАТБ), 
2002-по настоящее время, Вице-Президент , Всемирного торгового банка и подкомитета по транспортному потенциалу, 
Языки: Армянский язык (родной), Русский язык (в совершенстве), Английский язык (хорошо), 
Семейное положение: Женат, двое детей (сыновья), Супруга: Марин Товмасян, 1963 года рождения, Сын: Вазген Казарян, 1989 года рождения, Сын: Размик Казарян 1992 года рождения

Образование: Алма-Атинский архитектурно-строительный институт (1984), Университет имени Д.А. Кунаева (2005) 
Научные звания, степени: Аспирантура Московского инженерно-строительного института имени В.В. Куйбышева (1988); Кандидат экономических наук (1988) 
Профессиональный опыт:
с 1996 года – заместитель Председателя Комитета по ценовой и антимонопольной политике по городу Алматы; 
с 1999 года – директор Департамента Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию естественных монополий и защите конкуренции по городу Алматы; 
с 2004 года – Первый заместитель Председателя Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию естественных монополий; 
с 2007 года – Председатель Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию естественных монополий; 
с 2012 года по настоящее время – Член Коллегии Министр по конкуренции и антимонопольному регулированию Евразийской экономической комиссии. 
Специализация, профессиональные интересы: конкурентная политика, антимонопольное регулирование и регулирование естественных монополий. 
Награды: орден «Құрмет», «Достық» II степени. 
 

Date of Birth: May 3, 1964 
Place of birth: Minsk region, Kapyl 
Education: 
Graduated: 
1983 - Molodechnenskij College of Belcoopsoyuz on Accounting and Planning 
1989 - Gomel Cooperative Institute of Centrosoyuz 
Speciality: Accounting and Business Analysis 
Jobs in the past: 
1983-1985 - Accountant of Kopyl raipo, Minsk Oblpotrebsoyuz 
1985-1988 - Head of Sector for accounting of fixed assets and materials of Kopyl raipo, Minsk oblpotrebsoyuz 
1988-1995 - Economist, Economist of 1 category of the culture department of the Minsk region executive committee Kopyl 
1995-1996 - Chief Accountant of the culture department of the Minsk region executive committee Kopyl 
1996-1997 - chief economist of the inspection on the budget of the financial department of the Minsk oblast executive committee Kopyl 
1997-2002 - Chief Controller and Auditor General of Kopyl district KRU Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus 
01.2003-07.2003 - Chief Controller and Auditor General, Deputy Chief of financial control over the use of budget funds and state budget funds KRU Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk region, Minsk 
2003-2004 - Head of the Department of Finance of the agroindustrial complex financial management of the Minsk regional executive committee, Minsk 
2004-2008 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the Minsk regional executive committee, Minsk 
2008-2009 - Head of the sector of the forecast and analysis of the development of agriculture and food industry Main Department of Economy and Finance, Office of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk 
2009-2010 - Head of Economic Development of the Republican unitary enterprise on foreign trade and investment "Belvneshtorginvest" Office of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk 
2010-2012 - Head of the Main Department of Economy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk 
16.10.2012 – till now – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus

Мишель Мордасини был назначен Вице-президентом Международного фонда сельскохозяйственного развития (ИФАД) 1 декабря 2013 года. Мордасини, гражданин Швейцарии, имеет более 30 лет опыта в двустороннем и многостороннем сотрудничестве, развитии и сокращении бедности в международном пространстве.

Как заместитель Генерального директора Швейцарского агентства по развитию и сотрудничеству (SDC), Мордасини играл ведущую роль в ориентации и доставки швейцарской многосторонней помощи и реагирования SDC на глобальные вызовы, с которыми сталкиваются развивающиеся страны, с особым акцентом на изменение климата, водные ресурсы, продовольственную безопасность, миграцию и развитие. В его обязанности также входил стратегический анализ и позиционирование по отношению к международной повестке дня в области развития.

Долгая и выдающаяся карьера Мордасини включает пять лет в качестве исполнительного директора в Правлении Группы Всемирного банка, представляя Азербайджан, Казахстан, Кыргызстан, Польшу, Сербию, Швейцарию, Таджикистан, Туркменистан и Узбекистан. В данной позиции он участвовал в проведении общих операций Всемирного банка и контроле деятельности Банка; он также исполнял обязанности председателя комитета по бюджету Совета.

За 12 лет, Мордасини работал в Государственном секретариате Швейцарии по экономическим вопросам в Берне, разрабатывая, реализуя и контролируя экономику и торговлю, связанные с поддержкой для развивающихся стран и стран с переходной экономикой. Особое внимание он уделял бюджетной поддержке, сокращению задолженностей, развитию частного сектора и поддержке развития торговли. Мордасини имеет богатый опыт работы на местах в развитии сотрудничества.

При SDC он был размещен в течение 14 лет в различных развивающихся странах Азии и Африки. До этого он занимал руководящие должности в Международном комитете Красного Креста в Афганистане, Ливане, Ираке, Пакистане, Южной Африке и Уганде в течение семи лет.

Мордасини является экономистом со степенью магистра Университета Женевы в области политической экономии.

Date and Place of Birth: January 29, 1960, town of Kirovakan, (Vanadzor)
Education 
1977-1978 Technical College No. 14, Yerevan 
1978-1980 Institute of National Economy, Planning and Economy Department, Yerevan 
1980-1983 Financial-Economic Institute after N. A. Voznesensky, with honors diploma, Leningrad (Soviet Union) 
1983-1987 Post-graduate course at Financial-Economic Institute after N. A. Voznesensky, thesis entitled “Regional social-economic development planning on Armenia's example,” Master of Economic Sciences 
1994 “Law-making activity,” International Institute of Law, Washington, USA 
1996-1997 “Effective Banking Management,” Institute of Economic Development, World Bank, Washington, USA. 
Career Experience 
1987-1990 R&D Institute of Economy and Planning, senior researcher, international economic relations, Head of the unit 
1988-1993 Republican Council of Young Specialists and Scientists, chairman 
1990-1991 Coordinator of standing seminars on economic reform for banking specialists 
1990-1995 MP, chairman of RA NA standing commission on financial-crediting and fiscal affairs, member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council 
1993-1994 Yerevan State University, lecturer in banking management 
1995-1998 Armenian Bankers' Association, chairman 
1995-2008 Transition Society Research Institute, director 
1998 – 2005 RA Central Bank, chairman 
2005 – 2008 RA Central Bank, chairman, re-appointed 
2008-2014 (June) - Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia 
With the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia of June 26, 2014 is appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United States of America. 
Awards: 
Holder of 1st degree medal “For Services Contributed to the Motherland” 
Holder of Anania Shirakatsi Medal 
Author of over 20 scientific articles. 
State Economics University, honorary doctor. 
Diplomatic Rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
Languages 
English, Russian 
Marital Status 
Married, has a daughter, two sons and grandchildren.

Dossymbekova Roza Shekerbekovna Head of Personnel Operations Department of Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Counsellor of Justice Doctor of Political Sciences, Candidate of Juridical Sciences Professor Emeritus of KazUEFMT Director of expert working group on the implementation of human resources policy concept of the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan Chairman of Coordinating Council of Employers in Kazakh Humanitarian and Law University Director of advisory body on the issues of upgrading the educational programs of legal specialties R. Dossymbekova, Head of Personnel Operations Department of Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Senior Counsellor of Justice, Doctor of Political Sciences, Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Professor Emeritus. R. Dossymbekova more than 20 years works in the civil service, held the positions of legal counsel of State Committee of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Kazakhstan, consultant, Head of Informational and Analytical Center of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of Law Department in Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan. R. Dossymbekova has work experience in national companies Joint-Stock Company National Agency for development of local content “Nadloc”, Joint-Stock Company Sustainable Development Fund “Kazyna”. In the period of civil service R. Dossymbekova conducted scientific research on the issues of constitutional status of Parliament of Kazakhstan. She made a significant contribution to the theory of constitutional law, public administration, administrative and municipal law. Through her scientific results of dissertation in 1997 she was awarded with degree of Candidate of Juridical Sciences. In the Prosecutor’s Office R. Dossymbekova serves more than 10 years as the Advisor of General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representative of General Prosecutor in Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Head of Personnel Operation Department of Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and from June 2012 – Head of Personnel Operations Department of Prosecutor General’s Office. Under the guidance of R. Dossymbekova has been developed conceptual approach to the theory and practice of forming the human resources potential. It made possible to ensure successful implementation of tasks set by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the development and implementation of human resources policy concept of law enforcement agencies, Rules of forming Presidential Reserve of management of law enforcement and special state agencies. In the basis of the concept are results of scientific researches of her doctoral dissertation on the subject “Public human resources policy in law enforcement agencies in the context of social and political modernization of Kazakhstan. In 2014 she got a degree of Doctor of Political Sciences. R. Dossymbekova is a Director of expert working group on the implementation of human resources policy concept of law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She is a developer of law and regulations documents: Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan from May 21 of 2013 “About making amendments and additions in some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the issues of law enforcement service”; “Rules of non-competitive entry to the service in institutions, departments and agencies of prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Kazakhstan”; “Qualification requirements to officers of institutions, departments and agencies of prosecutor’s office”; “Rules to conduct competition and internship for positions in institutions, departments and agencies of prosecutor’s offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan”; “Rules of forming the Presidential Reserve of management of law enforcement and special state agencies”; “Rules of passing polygraphic researches for law enforcement agencies”; “Concept of human resources policy of law enforcement agencies”. R. Dossymbekova is an author of more than 80 scientific and methodical publications, 2 monographs. For her significant contribution in ensuring the rule of law, increasing the effectiveness of prosecutor’s offices she was awarded with order “Aibyn” of second degree.

John Kavanagh is a Managing Director in PwC’s Washington Federal Practice focusing on assisting government executives in the national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and defense communities, to build and operate effective organizations, and to develop and execute transformational operational strategies. Mr. Kavanagh is a former Senior Executive for the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he had over 22 years of a demonstrated record of success conducting and managing a wide variety of complex global investigative and intelligence activities while transforming the FBI’s mission. John Kavanagh has a Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law and a Bachelor 0f Arts degree from St. John's University. He is also a Member of the New York Bar since 1984. 

Professional experience 
• PricewaterhouseCoopers: Managing Director, 2011 to Present 
• PRTM Management Consulting: Vice President, 2011 to Merger 
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Senior Executive Supervisory Special Agent, 1989 to 2010 
• Department of Homeland Security: Assistant Director, 2009 to 2010 
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Special Agent in Charge (SAC), 2007 to 2009 
• FBIHQ Counterterrorism Division, International Terrorism Operations: Chief, 2005 to 2007, Inspector, 2003 to 2005 
• Westchester County District Attorney’s Office: Assistant District Attorney, 1987 to 1989 
• United States Marine Corps: Captain, 1984 to 1987

Ассоциированный профессор Административного права и права государственных служащих в университете Грузии (UG); ассоциированный профессор Административного права и права государственных служащих, в Восточно-Европейски Университет; Приглашенный лектор прав государственных служащих и этики государственной службы в Тбилисском государственном университете имени Иванэ Джавахишвили; кандидат юридических наук в Тбилисском государственном университете имени Иванэ Джавахишвили; Доктора юридических наук в университете имени Гумбольдта в Берлине. 2004-2005 гг. Старший преподаватель в Полицейской академии Министерства Внутренних Дел Грузии; 2008-2013 гг. ассоциированный профессор Административного права в университете Кавказский (CU); 2009 – 2013 гг. Начальник отдела правового обеспечения в Юридическом департаменте Министерство культуры и охраны памятников (Грузия);

Ph.D. at Peking University. Professor in Political Science, Chinese Academy of Governance. From February 2010 to February 2013 she was an international scholar at the Centre on Philanthropy, IUPUI. She was visiting fellow in the Center for Civil Society, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK in 2005 and Research Fellow in Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA from 2009 to 2010. She worked as assistant Director General in the State Commission Office of Public Sector Reform for 15 months from 2012 to 2014.

Ph.D., the University of Georgia Teacher in the Master of Public Administration program. Rex Facer previously served on NASPAA’s Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, including a term as chair. Professor Facer regularly lectures and consults nationally and internationally on human resource management and local public finance issues. His published research has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals. His current research focuses on public sector compensation practices, alternative work schedules, and local government finance.

Expert in governance, political economy and public administration. MSc in Organization Development from Johns Hopkins University; an MA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Modern History from Oxford University. Max Everest-Phillips served as Director of Governance at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London; served as Acting Head of Profession – Governance and Conflict Group, and Senior Governance Adviser in the Department for International Development (DfID) of the United Kingdom. He was Senior Governance Adviser responsible for all the UK Government’s research on governance. In 2007 he was a fellow at the Overseas Development Institute in London, researching on political governance for economic growth and private sector development.

Родился в 1955 году в г.Новосибирск, Российская Федерация. В 1978 году окончил Новосибирский инженерно-строительный институт. С 1978 по 1981 год – архитектор Новосибирского отделения института. «ВНИПИЭТ». С 1981 по 1983 год – старший архитектор института «Могилевгражданпроект». С 1983 по 1990 год – заместитель главного архитектора города, главный архитектор, г.Бобруйск, Могилевская область. C 1990 по 1992 год – начальник отдела – заместитель начальника Главархитектуры Госстроя БССР. С 2001 по 2006 год – заместитель председателя, первый заместитель Председателя Могилевского городского исполнительного комитета. С 1992 по 1994 год – директор института «Минскграждаппроект». С 1994 по 2010 год – заместитель Министра архитектуры и строительства Республики Беларусь. С 2010 по 2013 год – Министр архитектуры и строительства Республики Беларусь. В сентябре 2013 года назначен Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Республики Беларусь в Республике Казахстан. 
Председатель комиссии по градостроительству Межправительственного Совета по сотрудничеству в строительной деятельности стран СНГ; Академик Российской Академии архитектуры и строительных наук; Почетный строитель Российской Федерации; Член Союза архитекторов Беларуси; Лауреат Государственной премии Республики Беларусь, Заслуженный строитель Республики Беларусь. 
Владеет английским языком. Женат, имеет троих детей.

Chairman of the party “Aul”, Doctor of Science, Economics, Professor, member of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, member of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, first chairman of Interstate scientific council on agricultural economics. He graduated from the Kyrgyz State University with specialty of "Economics of Agriculture" and studied for his Ph.D at Lomonossov Moscow State University. He began his career as an economist in state owned farm "Maytobe" of Talas rayon of Dzhambulskya oblast. Since 1968 – staff member of Kazakh Scientific-Research Institute of Economy and Agriculture Organization (currently Research Institute of Agribusiness Economy and Rural Development). In 1981—1984 he supervised the development and implementation of optimal parameters of future agro-industrial formations in horticulture, cotton growing, cattle and sheep breeding, and specialization of agricultural enterprises in inter-farm cooperation. Since October 1984 – Director of Kazakh Scientific and Research Technological Institute of sheep breeding. Since 1988 - Director of Kazakh Scientific and Research Institute of Economy and Agriculture Organization. In 1991—1992 "Conceptual program of agribusiness development” was developed under the supervision of G.Kaliev. Since 1992 – the president of Republican Association of farms. In 1990 he was selected as deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Kazakh USSR. In 1999 – deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the RK. Awards: Order “Parassat”, Medal “For reclamation of virgin and fallow lands”, Medal “50 years for virgin lands”

Mr. David Porter is working across EMEA and AP. A qualified data architect, he specializes in organized crime and insider fraud detection solutions. Mr. David Porter has over 16 years' experience in building analytic solutions for the UK and US Governments in the areas of National Security, Taxation, Social Welfare and Financial Services. Seen as a leading figure in Counter Fraud, he has extensive experience working in the development and execution of private/public data sharing strategies and is a former advisor to the National Fraud Authority in the UK. Prior to joining SAS, Mr. Porter spent 12 years at Detica, latterly holding the post of Senior Vice President (Advanced Analytics) based in Washington DC. David has a BSc 2:1 in Information Systems Engineering from the University of Greenwich and is a member of the British Computer Society (BCS). He is also a guest lecturer at Georgetown University & Maryland State (criminology degrees) and a board member for the annual Cambridge University Economic Crime Symposium.

Born in 1960 in Novosibirsk, Russia. Graduate of the Royal Institute of Export (Diploma in Export Management), has degree of the Ph.D. Chemistry. Since 1998 to 2012 she was a Regional Sales Manager on CIS and Asia Pacific and Product Manager of the “De La Rue” Company. At present she is a Head of Sales of this company. Working in “De La Rue” for over 16 years, Mrs. Lana McCluskey is a highly skilled professional helping the Governments and private enterprises to secure their revenues and documents. An experienced commercial manager with a research, new product development and manufacturing background, and an extensive track record of providing security print, authentication and revenue-protecting technology solutions to both international governments and commercial organisations within a multi-stakeholder environment.

Mr. Roman Stoll was born on 23 January 1975 in Winterthur, Switzerland. In 1997, after graduating from the Federal Customs College in Liestal he started to work for the Swiss Federal Customs Service as a Customs Expert responsible for the customs clearance of importation, exportation and transit of the goods. At present he is an expert of the International Cooperation Office under the Directorate General of Customs. While working at the Swiss Customs he took part in the several important secondments, such as: Customs Assistance Mission CAM-K, Pristina, Kosovo (2001); EU-Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office to Belgrade, Serbia (2003-2004); (Swiss) Trade Cooperation Programme Serbia and Montenegro / EU-Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office to Belgrade, Serbia (2005-2006); Internship/Project Assistant in the Capacity Building Directorate, WCO, Brussels, Belgium (2012).

Born February 9, 1961 in Akmola region. In 1982 he graduated from the Physics and Mathematics faculty of the Arkalyk Pedagogical Institute. Then he had at the Higher School of the NSC. Over the years, Mr. Amrin worked as a Director of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reform, a Deputy Minister of Defense for economy and finance matters, the First Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, a State Advisor to the Chairman of the «Sustainable Development Fund «Kazyna» JSC, a Chairman of the Board of the «Entrepreneurship Development Fund «Damu», a Chairman of the Board of the «Real Estate Fund «Samruk-Kazyna» JSC, a Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee and a Chairman of the Customs Control Committee. Since September 2014 Mr. Amrin is a Deputy Chairman of the newly formed State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He is an author of several publications on economic subjects.

Born in 1971 in Almaty city, the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1993 she graduated from the Almaty Energy Institute and in 2006- from the Eurasian Institute of Market. Since 1997 Ms. Mamasheva works in the Сustoms authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a different positions such as: lead inspector, chief inspector, Head of Division, Deputy Head of the Astana Customs Control Department, Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee. Since September 2014 she is a Director of the Customs Clearance Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Born in January 1971 in Changzhou, China. In 1999 he received Ph.D in physical sciences. Mr. Chen Zhiqiang is a President of «Nuctech Company Limited», Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering Physics of the Tsinghua University, a Professor of non-intrusive X-ray inspection and image interpretation of radiation researches, a Member of the Project Team on development of the Stationary inspection systems for large containers.

Родился 7 апреля 1979 года в г. Анкаре, Турция.
В 2002 окончил Ближневосточный технический университет по специальности «Бизнес администрирование».
С 2004 по 2005 годы г-н Гурлек был помощником Президента Союза торговых палат и товарных бирж Турции. В 2005 году он начал работу в качестве бизнес эксперта компании «Customs and Tourism Enterprises Co. Inc.», в которой в 2010 был назначен менеджером бизнес-операций.
Сферы деятельности: осуществление взаимодействия с субподрядчиками; анализ информации, касающейся работы пунктов пропуска; подготовка технико-экономических обоснований для новых проектов; проведение мероприятий по новым проектам и тендерам; разработка стратегических планов по новым проектам; анализ новых источников дохода; осуществление мероприятий по политике страхования в центральных офисах и пограничных пунктах; приобретение и обслуживание рентген оборудования и систем.

Родился 7 апреля 1979 года в г. Анкаре, Турция.
В 2002 окончил Ближневосточный технический университет по специальности «Бизнес администрирование».
С 2004 по 2005 годы г-н Гурлек был помощником Президента Союза торговых палат и товарных бирж Турции. В 2005 году он начал работу в качестве бизнес эксперта компании «Customs and Tourism Enterprises Co. Inc.», в которой в 2010 был назначен менеджером бизнес-операций.
Сферы деятельности: осуществление взаимодействия с субподрядчиками; анализ информации, касающейся работы пунктов пропуска; подготовка технико-экономических обоснований для новых проектов; проведение мероприятий по новым проектам и тендерам; разработка стратегических планов по новым проектам; анализ новых источников дохода; осуществление мероприятий по политике страхования в центральных офисах и пограничных пунктах; приобретение и обслуживание рентген оборудования и систем.  

Проекты: модернизация таможенных правлений Хабур, Джильвегёзу, Шарп, Капыкюле, Хамзабейли, Нусайбин, Дилуджу, Чылдыр/Акташ, Эшендэрэ. 

Born August 28, 1973 in Kokshetau oblast, Kazakhstan.
In 1999 he graduated from the Akmola Agrarian University, in 2002 - the Karaganda Economic University on a specialty " Lawyer".
Since 2000 he has been working at the Customs authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the different positions: as a junior, leading, chief inspector, Head of Section, Deputy Head of the Customs Control Division of the Customs Control Committee, then he was a Deputy Head of "Dostyk" Customs, Head of "Khorgos" Customs and Deputy Head of the Kyzylorda Customs Control Department. At present he is a Head of the Customs Control Division of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Jeremy Oppenheim has been with McKinsey since 1993. SRP is accountable for McKinsey’s client and knowledge agenda on green growth, including resource productivity, resilience, climate policy, environmental finance, land-use and ecosystem service strategies, circular “closed loop” business models, clean-tech and energy policy. Jeremy serves clients across multiple industries, including energy, finance, consumer goods and high-tech. He also works extensively with governments in both developed and developing countries. In 2011, Jeremy co-authored a major report: Resource Revolution: Meeting the World’s Needs for Energy, Food, Water and Materials.

Jeremy has just completed a year’s sabbatical from McKinsey, during which he led the New Climate Economy Project on behalf of the Global Commission on the Economy & Climate. The purpose of this Project is to help senior economic decision-makers identify and prioritise actions that can deliver better growth and lower climate risk. The Commission’s flagship report: Better Growth, Better Climate was launched in September 2014.

Jeremy is a former Senior Economist from the World Bank (1988-1993). He holds a first class degree from Cambridge University in Law and Economics (1984) and a Masters’ Degree in Public Administration (1986) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Eun Chul Shin, Ph. D was born March 1, 1955. He is the Dean of the College of Science urban Incheon National University, is also a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and natural engineering.

1993-1994 he worked at the Southern Illinois University with a degree in Geotechnical. Professor Shin received his doctorate at the Technical University of Georgia geotechnics, Master's degree in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado. Also, Mr. Shin is the director of research and training programs for creative design cities of the future head of the Incheon University of Incheon and green center.

Personal awards:

• Medal of Honor Aytalieva, Kazakhstan geotechnical community

• Honorary Award, the Korean Geotechnical Community

• Distinguished Professor of Research, National University of Incheon

• Research grant from the Department of Earth Resources

• Grant for special education programs by the Ministry of Education

He is a member of:

The Vice-President of the Community of geosynthetics

• Member of the Board of the international community geosynthetics

• Member of the editorial board of the geotechnical and geological engineering

• Member of the editorial board of Geotechnical Engineering

• Member of the American Society of Engineers - Builders

Born in 1964 in Azerbaijan.
Education: faculty of Automatics and Information Technologies at the Kiev National University of C&A, PhD, doctor of technical sciences at the same University. Professor at the Kiev University and Azerbaijan Technical University. Founder and President of the Azerbaijan Project Management Association and the member of Council of Delegation of the International Project Management Association. A member of Advisory Committee of the UN Network of Experts on Paperless Trade for Asia and the Pacific. Head of the ICT Working Group of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the member states of CIS.
Work record: Scientific research and assistant of professor at the Project Management faculty of Kiev National University of C&A in 1986-1992. Held various executive positions in Azerbaijan and Ukraine in 1992-2008, since 2008 - at the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The company EGIS FRANCE Ristori manages research of engineering. This work includes the design and construction of electrical and electronic engineering, mining, chemical, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, security practices, including the development of technical projects of air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitation and the fight against pollution, sound engineering etc. mapping and spatial information engineering activities (the use of physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting areas of geophysical, geological and seismic services for machinery construction project management, industrial technology and projects sites, activities are related to civil engineering, hydraulic engineering or building and management of transport infrastructure projects for water, but excluded aerial photography.

Born in 1964 in Tajikistan.
In 1986 graduated from the Tajik State Nationally University with specialization “Economist”.
1986-2010 years Mrs. Kislyakova devoted to the public service, where she held different positions: from the leading expert of the State Economy Committee to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan.
At present she is the Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of the Association of International Road Carriers of the Republic of Tajikistan "ABBAT."
Mrs. Kislyakova has twenty years of experience in the field of foreign trade and economic activities. She headed the Working Group on the Accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WTO. Expert on services in the field of trade and transport.

Rahul provides consulting services to the federal authorities and private organizations. Prior to joining the consulting practice of PwC, Rahul led the practice to promote national security and conducting analytical work in the company PRTM, and to support the practice of PRTM to work with environmental clean technologies, telecommunications and enhance the ability of organizations to restore normal functioning in a serious, the experience gained during their work in public and private organizations.

In particular, Rahul has provided advisory services to public and private organizations for the effective use of a strategy of operating activities, policies, budgeting, management, aimed at improving the productivity and organizational effectiveness. His current and past clients include major telecommunications companies, organizations conducting activities in the field of national security, analytical agencies, the US Department of Defense, as well as non-profit organizations.

Prior to joining PRTM in 2004, Rahul was deputy director and senior legal adviser to the US Government Accountability Office. His responsibilities included management of the process of interaction between the Accounts Chamber of the US government and the committees of the House and Senate, as well as control areas related to national security, analytical work, international relations, financial services, and legal issues. In addition, he held various positions in the US Government Accountability Office, conducts audits, investigations, and working at the Center for Technology and engineering (virtual and key infrastructure, space programs, and telecommunications).

Born in 1955 in Jiangsu Province, China.
Mr. Huang Shengqiang has being working at the China Customs since 1973. After beginning service in a position of a specialist in the Preferences section of the Statistics Department of the General Customs Administration (GCA), he became soon a Deputy Head and then - a Head of this section. From 1990 to 2013 Mr. Huang Shengqiang worked in different positions: as a Head of the Tax section of the Statistics Department, a Deputy Head of the Department for External Relations, a Deputy Director of the Administrative Office, a Deputy Director and Director of the Planning Office, a Director of the GCA International Cooperation Department, a Head of Tianjin and Shanghai Customs.
From 2013 to the present time, Mr. Huang Shengqiang is a Deputy Head of the GCA PRC and a Head of Administration on Checkpoints simultaneously.
Mr. Huang Shengqiang has a PhD degree.

Born in 1962. Graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1984 and the Russian Customs Academy in 1999. Master in Law, Associated Professor.
From 1988 to 2005 held different positions in the Customs authorities of the Republic of Belarus, including from 1998 – position of the Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus and from 2008 – the First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus. In 2011 he was appointed to the position of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of India, from February, 2012 – Member of the Board (Minister) for Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
Mr. Vladimir Goshin took an active part in development of international relations of the Republic of Belarus, work of international organizations, the Commission of the Customs Union, wide range of bilateral relations commissions with foreign countries, the Commission of international technical assistance, etc.
Mr. Vladimir Goshin is the author of a number of scientific works on European and Belarusian customs legislation, international customs law. Study guides “Fundamentals of Customs Affairs”, “European Customs Law”, Comments on the Customs Code of the Republic of Belarus, etc. were published under his editorship.

May 2014 - Regional Managing Director RICS, in Brussels

June 2010 - April 2014 - Director of Europe with Capital Partners, based in Amsterdam

June 2007 - May 2010 - Director of the European asset management Protego Real Advisors, based in London

June 2005 - May 2007 - National Director of Acquisitions and Asset Management LaSalle Investment Management, based in Amsterdam

April 2002 - May 2005 - The head of asset management at Bouwfonds Asset Management, based on Hoevelaken, Netherlands

Born October 8, 1976 in Lüneburg, Germany 
Graduate of the German Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences (Diploma in Financial Administration (Customs and Fiscal Affairs)).
Since 1999 to 2004 Ms. Sandra Möller served as a Customs and Policy Officier at the German Customs Administration and Federal Ministry of Finance. From 2004 to 2008 she was a Customs Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union in Brussels. Then she had a four-year experience of work at the Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) of the European Commission as the Seconded National Expert, and a two year period of work for the German Federal Ministry of Finance.
At present Ms. Sandra Möller is a Policy Officer at the TAXUD ad deal with the EU Program for Authorised Economic Operators.

Born April 24, 1969 in the city of Nizhnekamsk. He graduated from the Law Faculty of Kazan State University on a specialty in law (1992). After graduation in 1992 he continued his studies in the postgraduate faculty of law. Candidate of Legal Sciences.

In 1988-1989 he served in the Soviet Army.

In 1993 he was appointed head of the Agency for privatization of housing administration of the Soviet district of Kazan.

In 1995-1997 - The head of the administration of the Soviet district of Kazan.

In 1997-1998- First Deputy Head of Administration of Vakhitovsky district - prefect of the territory "Kazansky Posad".

Since 1998 till 2005 - Head of Administration of Nizhnekamsk region and the city of Nizhnekamsk (since 2005 - head of municipal formation "Nizhnekamsk Municipal District"). Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim".

In 2000 - 2004 - Member of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan of the second convocation.

Since November 2005 - Head of Administration of Kazan, since 2006 - head of the executive committee of the municipality Kazan. Since March 2006, the Kazan City Duma deputy. Since March 17, 2006 - head of the municipality of Kazan.

Since April 2007 - a member of the UN Advisory Board on Local Government.

Since October 2006, Vice-President of the World Organization "United Cities and Local Governments" - the President of Euro-Asia section of the World Organization "United Cities and Local Governments".

Родился 13 марта 1974 года в Тбилиси, Грузия.
В 1996 году окончил Грузинский институт агробизнеса с дипломом в сфере управления внешними агро-экономическими отношениями, в 2002 году - Кавказский академический центр в Тбилиси по специальности "Бухгалтерский учет", а в 2005 году - юридический факультет Тбилисского государственного института экономических отношений.
Г-н Уридиа начал свою карьеру в 1997 году с должности руководителя отдела по регистрации предприятий-монополистов Антимонопольной службы Министерства экономики Грузии. В 1998 году он был Консультирующим членом Парламента Грузии по вопросам лицензирования, антимонопольной деятельности и регулирования экономических отношений. С 1998 по 2005 год г-н Уридиа работал главным специалистом и начальником отдела анализа деклараций и связей с общественностью Информационного бюро по активам и финансам государственных служащих. В 2005 году он был назначен на должность заместителя начальника Главного управления по организации таможенного контроля Таможенной администрации Грузии.
С 2007 года г-н Уридиа работает в Службе доходов Министерства финансов Грузии в должности начальника Управления таможенных процедур и технологических схем (2007), заместителя начальника Департамента таможенного контроля (2007-2010 годы) и начальника Департамента международных отношений (2010-настоящее время).
Г-н Уридиа принимал активное участие в модернизации Таможенной администрации Грузии, разработке таможенного кодекса, соответствующих подзаконных актов, реализации программы партнерства таможни и бизнеса, разработке таможенного контроля на основе оценки рисков, согласовании соглашений / протоколов о совместном использовании пограничных пунктов пропуска с Турецкой Республикой.

Екатерина Мирошник является руководителем Департамента инфраструктуры по России, Средней Азии и Монголии. На ранней стадии своей карьеры Екатерина работала над проектами в сфере муниципальной инфраструктуры, энергетики и транспорта. Екатерина начала работу в ЕБРР в Лондоне в 2000 году в качестве аналитика в Департаменте структурирования сделок и сопровождения финансирования. В 2002 году она присоединилась к Департаменту энергоэффективности. В 2009 году Екатерина была назначена старшим банкиром Департамента муниципальной и экологической инфраструктуры.

В течение 8,5 лет Екатерина работала в офисах представительства ЕБРР в России и Казахстане. Сферой ее деятельности были проекты в области инфраструктуры в Казахстане, Турции, Южном и Восточном Средиземноморье. В марте 2013 года Екатерина назначена на должность директора по инфраструктуре по России, Средней Азии и Монголии.

До прихода в ЕБРР, Екатерина Мирошник работала в Schlumberger Oil&Gas Services, а также в Ernst&Young. Екатерина имеет степень магистра в области международных экономических отношений, МГИМО, а также степень доктора. Екатерина является сертифицированным аналитиком (CFA).

Родился в 1974 году.
В 1996 году окончил Новосибирский государственный аграрный университет, в 1999 – Новосибирский гуманитарный институт. С 2012 г. по настоящее время – аспирант Российской таможенной академии (Научно-исследовательский центр).
С 1996 по 2007 год – занимал должности от инспектора до заместителя начальника Сибирского таможенного управления, начальника Новосибирской таможни, с 2008 по 2012 – занимал должности начальника Управления товарной номенклатуры, начальника Главного управления организации таможенного оформления и таможенного контроля ФТС России. С 2012 года по настоящее время работает в Евразийской экономической комиссии в должности директора Департамента таможенного законодательства и правоприменительной практики. Сфера научных интересов: международное право, административное право, таможенное право. 
Направление: таможенное администрирование, таможенный контроль, таможенное регулирование правоотношений с участием уполномоченного экономического оператора, интеграция в Евразийском экономическом союзе.
Научные публикации автора размещены на информационном ресурсе «РТА:НАУКА» http://www.customs-academy.net/?p=3531

В 2008 году окончил Московский Государственный Университет Экономики, Статистики и Информатики (МЭСИ) по специальности Математические методы в экономике.

В 2011 году защитил диссертацию по теме «Разработка иерархической модели региональной корпорации поддержки и развития малого и среднего предпринимательства».

В 2007-2008гг. работал на различных должностях в финансово-экономическом подразделении управляющей компании холдинга «Военно-промышленная компания» (входит в ТОП-20 в ОПК), специализирующемся на разработке и производстве высокотехнологичных компонентов вооружений (ПВО-ПРО). Занимался разработкой стратегий предприятий, построением аналитических служб управляющей компании, сопровождением сделок M&A.

С конца 2008 года перешел на работу в компанию экспертного консультирования «НЕОКОН», где к середине 2009 года занял должность Вице-президента и руководил аналитическими и консалтинговыми проектами.

С 2013 года – Заместитель Генерального директора компании «НЕОКОН».

С февраля 2014 года – Генеральный директор компании экспертного консультирования «НЕОКОН».

Является автором большого числа научных и практических статей и комментариев в СМИ по различной тематике.

Mr. Corneliu Croitoru was born on 23 May 1971 in Moldova.
After graduating from Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova on specialization of “Economist-financier” in 1996, he started work at Moldova Customs as a Customs Control specialist. From 1997 to 2001 Mr. Corneliu Croitoru continued his education in Moscow at the Russian Customs Academy. Since 2002 he held senior Customs positions such as: a Head of the Economic and Financial Control Section, a Deputy Head of the Regional Customs Houses, a Head of Customs Control and Customs Clearance Sections. Since November 2013 he is a Head Customs Control Division at the Headquarter of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova.

Born on July 26, 1954 in Burli village of Karabalyk district in Kustanai Oblast. 
In 1977 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (Moscow), in 1987 was retrained at the Moscow Institute of National Economy named after Plekhanov on specialty of Organizer of Maintenance Supply. Candidate of Economic Sciences. 
He worked in the system of State Cinematography and State Maintenance of Kazakh SSR, led a number of enterprises. 
In 1988-1995 the Head of Tsesna diversified corporation. 
In 1995 he was elected to the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
In 1996 he was appointed as the First Deputy of Akmola Akim Oblast. 
In 1997-2003 Astana Akim. 
In 2003-2004 Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
In 2004-2008 the Head of the Presidents Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
Since January to October 2008 the 1st Deputy Chairman of Nur Otan Peoples Democratic Party Advisor to the RK President. 
In 2008-2009 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation. 
In 2009-2014 the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
In April 3, 2014 he was appointed as the State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the Head of the State.

He is appointed as  on October 22, 2014. 
He is the President of the RK Football Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan for The Round Square architectural complex in Astana in 2008. 
He was awarded with the Orders of Kazakhstan Respublikasynyn Tungysh Prezidentі Nursultan Nazarbayev, Barys Order of the II and the III degrees, Prince Yaroslav the Wise Order of the III degree (Ukraine) and medals. He is the author of books: Lighting the Star-Capital, This is the way Astana began. Memoirs of the First Mayor of Capital City.

Mr. Jeom-Sool Cho was born on 28 September 1973.
Mr. Cho is a Program Manager of AEO Center at Korea Customs Service. Since beginning the work for Korea Customs in 2006 he has been involved in various duties at Headquarters and Regional Customs. Among them, he worked for Audit Policy Division for 4 years in Audit Policy Bureau, Headquarters of KCS. Recently he had worked for Passenger Analysis Section for 2 years. He has a lot of expertise and experience in Post Audit and Performance Management.

Ms. Neslihan Ürkmez was born 27 January 1987 in Turkey.
In 2006 she graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles with specialization “Economics”, and continued to study economic sciences in Ankara University, from which Ms. Neslihan Ürkmez graduated in 2009.
Since 2011 works at the Ministry of Customs and Trade of the Republic of Turkey as an expert on customs and trade matters.
Sphere of interests: the Conceptual Foundations and Implementations of Customs to Business Partnership Programs.

Steven Krupinsky began his government service working for the Department of the Army as a program analyst. He then started working for U.S. Customs as an Inspector/Officer at Port Everglades seaport in 2002. After working as an inspector/officer Mr. Krupinsky was promoted to Supply Chain Security Specialist when he joined the C-TPAT Program in the Herndon, VA field office. He then moved to C-TPAT Headquarters in Washington, DC as a Program Manager and then was promoted to Supervisor and Branch Chief of the International Branch at Headquarters. Mr. Krupinsky’s current duties are overseeing C-TPATs engagements with foreign governments and assisting them with the implementation, training and/or creation of a supply chain security (AEO) program. He has collaborated with over 40 different Customs Administrations and has worked on and concluded the mutual recognition arrangements with Taiwan’s, Singapore’s, Mexico’s and Israel’s “authorized economic operator (AEO)” Programs. Additionally he engages with the private sector and C-TPAT members on a regular basis to provide updates, address program/concerns and identify future program development opportunities.

Born April 26, 1979 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 1998 he graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management with a degree in "Economics and Management", in 2001 – the University of Economics and Law on the specialty "Jurisprudence", in 2003 he received an MBA from the Suffolk University (USA).
From 1998 to 2006 he worked in the oil industry as a specialist of the Clearing Department of the "KazTransOil" NOTC JSC, a Deputy Director of the North-Caspian Project of the "KazMunayGas" JSC NC, “KazMunayTeniz” JSC OOC Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance.
In May 2006 he was appointed as an Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy and Budget Planning, in September 2006 – as a Head of the Specialized Division of the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance.
From January 2007 to November 2012, Mr. Ergozhin was a Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Chairman of the Tax Committee.
From 2012 to 2014 he headed the Department of Social and Economic Monitoring of the President Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Since August 2014 he is a Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Ms. Christine Lepage has worked for 15 years in the private sector before joining the cabinet of the Minister of Education and Research, where she was in charge of educational guidance. Then she worked for the National Cancer Institute which she headed the department of international affairs. From 2008, she is responsible for the SMEs department and relations with professional associations at the French Customs Head Office. Ms. Lepage is a graduate of a Master of Law and of the Paris business school.

Born January 25, 1948, in Syzran, Kuibyshev region.
In 1975 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the MFA USSR. He has qualification of economist in foreign trade.
Work experience in the customs authorities of the USSR and Russia for over 20 years. From 1986 to 1991 he worked as a Head of the International Cooperation Department and as the First Deputy Head of the USSR State Customs Committee. In 1991 he was elected to the post of the First Deputy Head of the WCO Human Resources Department, in 1996 by 150 votes he was elected for the post of the First Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization. In 2001, upon completion of the work at the WCO, he was appointed as a Rector of the Russian Customs Academy, from 2002 to 2006 was the First Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation.
After finishing the work for the Russian Сustoms Mr. Lozbenko was appointed as a Deputy Minister for Foreign Economic Relations of the Moscow Region Government, and then went to work at JSC «Crocus International» for the post of Vice – President. He is a Member of the Board of the All-Russian Public Organisation for Small and Medium Entrepreneurship “Opora (Pillar) Russia". Mr. Lozbenko is a Doctor of social sciences, Candidate of economic sciences.
He has dozens of science works in the Soviet, Russian and international publications.

Mr. Khalilov is a graduate of the Law faculty of Moscow State University. He worked in the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan previously. He was appointed as a Chairman of the Civil Service Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan under Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No 725 dated of 29 March 2005.

Nikos Papadakis is a member of the Public Opinion Research Unit (POp.RUn) of the University of Crete and former Head of the Department of Political Science. He was Visiting Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Policy and Society at the University of London/ IoE (2012), while he cooperates with the Centre for Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES), of the IoE. Nikos was a Special Adviser at the European Commission (2011- 2013). He participated the European Commission Education & Training Coordination Group (ETCG/2007-2012), while he was a member of the Advisory Board of the UNDP/ Regional Centre for Public Administration Reform (UNDP/ RCPAR-- 2008- 2011), dealing, among other topics, with Civil Service Reform, HRM and HRD in Public Administration, Governance and Public Administration Reform, transparency, professional ethics etc. He has been a visiting lecturer and/ or held seminars and lectures in several European universities, while he has taught at the National Centre of Public Administration of Greece (EKDDA), the Cyprus Academy of Public Administration, as well as the Academy of Public Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among other projects, he participated projects related to Public Administration Reform, including the project “Civil Service Reform and Modernization of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (2012) as well as the project on the Local Administration Reform of Cyprus (2009- 2010)”. Prof. Papadakis is a member of the Scientific Committee of the ADEDY “Social Multicentre”, namely the Institute of the General Federation of Public Servants (ADEDY). He has also participated the International High Level Advisory Group on Public Administration Reform in Greece (2008), dealing, among other with issues related to HRD in PA, while he was a member of the Central Accreditation Committee of the National Centre of Public Administration of Greece (2011- 2012). 98 publications in Greek, English and French as well as 6 books- monographs and 6 books’ editing. .

Mika Pekka Raatikainen (born November 7, 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament representing the Finns Party. Raatikainen was first elected as a deputy member of the parliament in 2011. He became a member of the parliament on July 4, 2014, when Mr. Jussi Halla-aho was elected to the European Parliament. In the 2015 parliamentary elections, Raatikainen got 3, 370 votes and was elected. Before a career in politics, Raatikainen had a long career in Helsinki Police Department where he started to work in 1983. He served in Helsinki Police department within the criminal police as an investigator and a director of investigations of organized crime and drug crimes investigations for a long period of time. He has over 10 years of experience in the field of anti-corruption as well as various peacekeeping projects which were carried out in crisis regions mainly in the Middle East and Kosovo. He worked in the Deputy General Secretary`s office in the UN under the UNSCO sector during 1995-1997. He started his international law studies at University of Turku in the Faculty of Law in 2004. Mr. Mika Raatikainen was leading an EU project in Jordan on anti-corruption during 2011-2013. 

Jean-Louis Herail is the Senior Judge with 22 years of professional experience as Judge presiding court for criminal and civil panels (2001 - 2006) , Prosecutor specialised in financial affairs, anti-money laundering, etc. (1994 – 1998) and Investigating Judge managing and coordinating specialised police services (1987 – 1994). He graduated from the French School for Judges and Prosecutors and possesses deep professional knowledge of judicial and penitentiary system and organisation. Jean-Louis has strong legal and judicial background in civil and criminal Law. He has good knowledge and experience in judicial systems in the Mediterranean countries and South -America acquired at the Courts of Marseille and Paris. Jean-Louis has strong experience in organising training session and elaborating curricula for judges and prosecutors or lawyers in different aspects of anti-corruption, anti –money laundering and financial matters. He has experience in participating and organising High level seminars and conferences. Mr. Herail is the author and co-author of the numerous books and publications, including the ‘Corruption practices and controls’ (1997).

Anneli Temmes has been appointed as the Managing Director for HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd from the beginning of 2010 On September 7th, 2009, the Board of Directors for HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd appointed Anneli Temmes, Licentiate in Administrative Sciences, as the Managing Director of HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd starting from January 1st, 2010. Anneli Temmes takes on the new position after two years (2007 - 2009) of managing Finnagora, the Finnish centre for science, arts and culture in Budapest, Hungary. Previously, Anneli Temmes has worked for HAUS in various positions since 1987, including Deputy Managing Director, manager for a production unit, manager for international projects, consultant and training leader. She also has previous professional experience from the Finnish Ministry of Finance, the Helsinki School of Economics and the School of Management. HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd was established in 1971 as a centralized state training agency for civil servants. As an experienced trainer and developer of state administration, HAUS has over 40 years of experience from the public sector both in Finland and abroad. Annually, HAUS organises more than 300 training events in Finland. The institute produces high-quality training and development services for public administration. 
Areas of expertise 
• Administrative structures, capacity-building 
• Public administration reforms 
• Strategic management 
• Management and leadership development 
• Performance management 
• Quality management and organisation of public services 
• Legislation and law-drafting 
• Human resources management and development 
• Civil service structure and training 
• Development of financial administration and performance-based budgeting 
• EU strategies and EU training.

He has experience in accounting, internal audit, financial monitoring, operational analysis and monitoring. He is a specialist in project management in complex business processes and solutions of issues concerning databases and analysis of operational process. 
Education
- Bachelor of Public Administration and Economy (Jordan University, 1990). 
- Diploma of Finance and Accounting (The Arab Academy of Banking and Financial Science (A level Excellent in 2000)).

He has a vast experience in public administration. He held a position of Secretary of Personnel policy under the Administration of the President of Korea, was the member of the Committee on Administrative Reforms, and a row of advisory committees as well, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, the Ministry of Public Administration and Internal Affairs, the Commission on Civil Service, the Commission on Anti-corruption and Monitoring over observance of civil rights. At different times he held positions of the deputy chief editor of International Review of Administrative Sciences journal (Sage Publications publishing house), editor-in-chief of Korean Policy Studies Review and The International Review of Public Administration journals, and also President of the Korean Association on Civil Servants Control. Currently he is Chairman of Asian Association for Public Administration (ААРА), Professor of Yonsey University, Professor of Public administration in Yonsey University in Wonju, South Korea, editor-in-chief of Asian Review of Public Administration journal and associate editor of a row of large international publishing houses. He is an expert in the following areas: system of civil service, public administration and innovations, reforming of public sector and civil service. He published several books and more than 200 scientific articles in the Korean and international journals. He was awarded by a row of awards, including the International Award of Public Administration in 2009, the Award for merits of Chester A. Newland in 2011 and 2013, the Award for High achievements of Paul van Rayper awarded by the American Association of Civil Servants in 2012, and also the Award of Pierre de Sel awarded by the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration in 2008.

He conducts research on fundamental problems connected to essence and legal status of the legal entity, bodies of the legal entity, organizational and legal forms of the commercial organizations and their bodies. He has a long experience in scientific and pedagogical fields, during 33 years. In 1992 he completed an internship at the British law firm "Linklaters End Peynz" `(United Kingdom). From 1990 to 1994, he was director of the program "Master in Management", and from 1994 to 1996 deputy dean of the Faculty of academic training programs of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. From 1996 to 2011 he was elected as dean of the Faculty of Law named after M.M. Speransky and head of the department of civil legal disciplines of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation three times. From 2011 to the present time he is a dean of the Law department named after M.M.Speransky and head of the department of business and corporate law of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. In 2007, by presidential decree from August 6, 2007 he was awarded by the honorary title "Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation." Stanislav Mogilevskyi has more than 200 scientific publications as in Russia, as abroad, on a perspective of the organization and activities of legal entities and their governing bodies, including 11 books.

Honorary member of the National academy of sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, academician of the National academy of natural sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Russian academy of natural sciences, International academy of high school. On Feb 25, 2012 upon the Decree of the Head of State, Bolatbek Abdrasilov has been appointed the Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan. Has made a significant contribution to the development of higher education of independent Kazakhstan. He is one of the main developers of the State Program for Education Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2005-2010. He actively participated in the elaboration of the State Program for Education Development for 2011-2020, the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan “About Education” and “About Science”. Holder of the "Kurmet" Award (2005). For distinguished scientific achievements in biophysics he is awarded the medal of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences named after the Nobel Prize Laureat P.L Kapitsa. Author of more than 60 scientific works in top journals of Russia, Australia, Netherlands, South Korea, and the United States.

Ben Goertzel Chairman of the Artificial General Intelligence Society and the OpenCog Foundation; Vice Chairman of futurist nonprofit Humanity+; Scientific Advisor of biopharma firm Genescient Corp.; Advisor to the Singularity University; Research Professor in the Fujian Key Lab for Brain-Like Intelligent Systems at Xiamen University, China; an American author and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence. Ben Goertzel attended Bard College at Simon's Rock, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Quantitative Studies. Goertzel went on to obtain a Ph.D. in mathematics from Temple University in 1989. Before entering the software industry, he served as a university faculty in several departments of mathematics, computer science and cognitive science in the US, Australia and New Zealand. His research work encompasses artificial general intelligence, natural language processing, cognitive science, data mining, machine learning, computational finance, bioinformatics, virtual worlds and gaming and other areas.

Michael Goldfarb, PhD, is the H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering, with secondary appointments as a Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Goldfarb is the director of the Center for Intelligent Mechatronics, the mission of which is to develop intelligent assistive devices that improve quality of life for people with physical disabilities. Dr. Goldfarb has published over 170 technical papers on related topics, including papers that were awarded best - paper awards in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2013. Recent work includes the development of robotic limbs for upper and lower extremity amputees, and the development of lower limb exoskeletons for individuals with spinal cord injury and stroke.

В 2008 году окончила Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации, в 2012 году получила степень кандидата экономических наук. Автор более 30 статей, публикаций, экспертных комментариев по вопросам общественных финансов, государственного и муниципального планирования и управления, интеграции и регионализации. В 2007-2008 гг. работала в подразделении Казначейства России, в 2008-2012 г. – в Фонде «Институт экономики города». В настоящее время сфера научных и практических интересов связана с теорией и практикой стратегического планирования и управления в государственном секторе и региональных объединениях, формированием сценариев и анализом долгосрочных трендов экономического развития стран и макрорегионов, оценкой интеграционных эффектов и реализацией интеграционных мер и политик.

Родился 20 января 1961 года в г. Абакан Красноярского края. В 1983 г. окончил юридический факультет Ленинградского Государственного Университета (ЛГУ). Кандидат юридических наук. В 2002 году по приглашению Центра стратегических разработок Красноярского края возглавил лабораторию политико-правовых исследований Центра. Как эксперт и консультант сотрудничал с рядом региональных российских и зарубежных стратегических центров. Занимался проектами в сфере регионального развития и национальной промышленной политики.

В 2001 году работал с Центром стратегических разработок «Северо-Запад» в рамках подготовки Доктрины развития Северо-Запада России. Принимал участие в разработке стратегий развития Красноярского края (2003), Тверской области (2004). Проводил геоэкономические исследования по заказу Центрального Банка Республики Армения (2002) и на Украине (2002). В 2003 году участвовал в подготовке доклада рабочей группы по промышленной политике Государственного Совета РФ.

С 2006г. по настоящее время — директор Фонда «Центр стратегических разработок «Северо-Запад».

С 6 августа 2012 года — Член Экспертного совета при Правительстве РФ.

С 26 сентября 2012 — Председатель Общественного совета при Федеральной службе по тарифам России.

Также принимает участие в деятельности:

Государственной комиссии по вопросам социально-экономического развития Дальнего Востока, Республики Бурятия, Забайкальского края и Иркутской области,

Экспертного Совета Комитета Государственной Думы по делам Федерации и региональной политике;

Вольного экономического общества (член Правления);

Член Совета по модернизации экономики и инновационному развитию России.

José Campusano Alarcón, Civil Mining Engineer, also has a Masters in Technical Sciences (Mining) from the University of Friendship of Peoples - Russian and an MBA from the University of Valparaiso, Chile.

He has been Consultant Engineering Projects of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism of Chile Category 1 and has a Diploma in Health Macromanagement the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

He participated as a representative of the Ministry of Mining in the seventh session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chilean Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation 2014 in Moscow Russia.

He has held various positions in various public and private areas in Chile, such as:

- Member of the Executive Committee of the Bi-regional Centre for Biotechnology, VI and VII Region of Chile.

- Representative of the VI Region of Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, to the Advisory Council of the President of the Republic of Sustainable Development in 2002.

Before your destination to Russia (October 2014), he was Chief of Staff Deputy Minister of Mines of the Republic of Chile.

He speaks Russian and French languages in addition to Spanish.

Родился 13 августа 1983 года в г. Целиноград (г. Астана) Республики Казахстан. Имеет высшее экономическое образование, кандидат экономических наук. Владеет английским языком. Область профессиональных интересов: макроэкономика, оценка эффектов интеграции, теория отраслевых рынков, прогнозирование, экономико-математического моделирования. В 2004 г. окончил Экономический факультет Новосибирского государственного университета. В 2012 г. – магистратуру Российской экономической школы. В 2009 г. защитил кандидатскую диссертацию по теме «Моделирование рыночной стратегии экспорта в условиях несовершенной конкуренции (на примере лесного комплекса)» В 2005-2010 годах работал в Институте экономики и организации промышленного производства Сибирского отделения РАН. С 2012 г. работает в Департаменте макроэкономической политики Евразийской экономической комиссии. Имеет государственные награды.

Волчкова Наталья является одним из ведущих российских экспертов в области международной торговли, глобализации, прямых иностранных инвестиций, ресурсной экономики, изучения бизнес климата и др. Является экспертом по международной экономике в Консорциуме экономического образования и исследований. Регулярно в качестве эксперта привлекается к участию в проектах Всемирного банка, Европейского банка реконструкции и развития, российских и зарубежных компаний. Руководила многими проектами в интересах Министерства экономического развития, Министерства финансов, Центрального банка России и др. российских министерств и ведомств. Является членом экспертного совета Открытого правительства и экспертного совета Агентства стратегических инициатив.

В 2001 — 2002 гг. работала в качестве приглашенного научного сотрудника в Массачусетском технологическом институте. В 2008-2009 гг. выиграла стипендию Фулбрайт для ученых и в качестве приглашенного научного сотрудника работала в Гарвардском университете.

Научные работы Натальи Волчковой опубликованы в ведущих научных журналах России и мира. Результаты исследований были использованы при разработке дорожных карт по снижению барьеров для экспорта и развития конкуренции в России. 

In 1997, he graduated from the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Department of Mechanics and Mathematics) with a degree in “Mathematics. Applied Mathematics”. In 2002, he graduated from the New Economic School with a Master's degree in economics.

He started his career with investment companies as a financial analyst and developer of investment projects.

2002 to 2006 – advisor, expert at the Economic Expert Group. He participated in many projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Finance of Russia, World Bank, UK Department for International Development (DFID) and government authorities of the constituents of the Russian Federation.

From 2006 till May 2011 – civil service in structural units of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development (Head of the Section, Deputy Director of the Department).

From May 2011 till April 2012 – Advisor for the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

From April 2012 till present – Director of the Department of Macroeconomic Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

Родился 4 марта 1959 г. в Москве.

Образование

В 1981 году окончил экономический факультет Московского государственного университета имени М.В. Ломоносова по специальности «экономист, преподаватель политической экономии».

Кандидат экономических наук.

Опыт

В 1981–1991 гг. работал на кафедре политической экономии экономического факультета Московского государственного университета имени М.В. Ломоносова.

В 1991–1998 гг. работал в Институте народнохозяйственного прогнозирования РАН (ведущий научный сотрудник, руководитель лаборатории).

В 1998–1999 гг. — директор Департамента исследований Центрального банка Российской Федерации.

В 1999–2004 гг. — исполнительный директор Фонда экономических исследований «Центр развития».

В 2004–2008 гг. — руководитель Департамента макроэкономического прогнозирования Министерства экономического развития и торговли Российской Федерации.

С февраля 2008 г. по июль 2014 г. — заместитель Министра экономического развития Российской Федерации.

С июля 2014 г. — заместитель Председателя Внешэкономбанка (главный экономист) — член Правления.

Награды

За совершенствование финансовой системы Российской Федерации, формирование и развитие ее отдельных институтов в 2007 году присвоено звание заслуженного экономиста Российской Федерации.

За достигнутые трудовые успехи, многолетнюю добросовестную работу и активную общественную деятельность награжден в 2011 году орденом Почета.

David Gray joined PwC in London in 1987 and has been with PwC Russia since 1994. On 1 July 2015, David became Chairman of PwC Russia. Prior to that appointment, he was the Managing Partner of the firm for 4 years. David has been working in Russia for more than 20 years and has helped build a market-leading practice. Well-known in Russia and across the CEE region, he has been a PwC Partner for more than 17 years. He has a wealth of experience in the Russian market and in-depth knowledge of our firm, team and clients. David brings energy, commitment and vision to the task of achieving PwC Russia’s ambitious strategy. With almost 30 years of experience in providing audit and advisory services for clients, David has worked primarily with energy sector companies involved in electric power generation and transmission, and oil and gas production and transport. He has led numerous engagements for leading Russian companies to audit their financial statements prepared under both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Russian Accounting Standards (RAS). David is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He holds a degree in Geography from the University of Newcastle (UK) as well as a PhD in Economic Geography from the University of London.

Date of birth – April 11, 1958.

In 1980 she graduated from the Moscow Financial Institute, Department of International Economic Relations.

Doctor of economic sciences.

1999 to 2012 – Deputy Director and then Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Government of the Russian Federation at Office of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Since February 1, 2012 - Member of the Board (Minister) on the Main Areas of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission.​

Mr. Bonturi supports the Secretary-General to strengthen and maintain strong relations with Member countries and OECD strategic partners, whilst engaging and advancing the strategic agenda with non-Member countries. He assists the General secretary to strengthen and maintain strong relations with member countries and OECD strategic partners but involving non-OECD countries. He manages a team of experts in Paris and other capitals which main function is to coordinate and maintain global communication efforts with the OECD management board. Earlier Mr. Bonturi was Deputy Chief of Staff supporting the Chief of Staff and Secretary General in pursuing the strategic vision of the Organization. Thus, he has consulted some members of OverseasShipholdingGroup ("Better policies" brochure) and non-member countries. Also he was one the key managers preparing to the 50-th anniversary of OECD and helping in the Cabinet of Secretary. Besides he has worked with Secretary General and Chief of Staff at the 1st OECD operations concerning ECA region and North Africe (MENA).

Born on August 17, 1971. 
In 1994 graduated the Law Department, Al-Farabi Kazakh State University. 
In 1998 graduated the Higher State Management School under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
Worked in the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms, the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
2003 - 2006 – Industry and Trade Vice-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
2006 - 2007 – Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, SDF Kazyna JSC. 
2007 - 2008 – Marketing Director of Financial Projects, CreditSwiss (Kazakhstan). 
February 2008 - May 2009 – Economic Adviser to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
May 2009 – Industry and Trade Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
March 2010 – Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister on Industry and New technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
January 2012 – Minister on Industry and New technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
September 2012– Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister on Industry and New technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
August 2014 – Investment and Development Minister, Kazakhstan

Mr. Zhao Xiaoyu (August 1955 - ) is Executive Vice President of China Development Bank (CDB). 
Mr. Zhao joined CDB in November 2013 from Manila based Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he had been a Vice President from October 2008 to October 2013. As Vice President, he was responsible for ADB’s Central and West Asia (ten countries including Afghanistan and Pakistan) and South Asian Country (6 countries) operations. He runs the Bank’s private sector operations for two years. Previously, Mr. Zhao was Executive Vice President of EXIM Bank of China from October 2004 to September 2008. 
After serving as a staff assistant at the Executive Director’s Office for China at the World Bank early in his career (1982-1984), Mr. Zhao subsequently held managerial positions with the Ministry of Finance of China (MoF): Deputy Section Chief and later, Section Chief at the Foreign Affairs Department (1985-1994); and Deputy Director General of the International Department (Aug. 1994-Sept. 1996). He then served as Alternate Executive Director for China at the World Bank (Oct. 1996 – Mar. 1999) and Executive Director at ADB (Apr. 1999 – Sept. 2002) before his appointment as Director General of MoF’s International Department (Oct. 2002-Oct. 2004). 
Mr. Zhao holds a Bachelor of Arts from Peking University’s Department of Western Languages and Literature.

Date of Birth: March 10,1953 
Education: Graduated from Nagoya University in 1975 
Hobby: Learning History、Culture etc in the world 
Employment (Regions worked in the past): *Kazakhstan, Central Asian countries, Miiddle East countries, Asian countries(China, India included ,Balkan countries,Caucasus countries, Russia Europian countries, USA etc. 
(Worked as representative in the pas) 
＊1985～1988：Iraq (Representative) 
＊2003～2004：Russia(Chief representative) 
＊2004～2007：Iran (Deputy chairman) 
＊2007～2011：Kazakhstan(Chief representative) 
(Main Job Description in the pas) 
＊Account、Logistic、Export of Construction and 　 Agricultural machinery, Export of Toyota's 　 passenger vehicles, Toyota Folk Lift and Hino trucks, Import of leisure vehicles etc 
＊From 2011 belong to Global Business Strategy Department

Since December 2010 Shigeo Katsu has served as President of the Nazarbayev University in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, a national university founded in June of the same year, designed to serve as the country's flagship academic institution with aspirations to become a global level research university. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Katsu worked for three decades at the World Bank: he joined the World Bank as a Young Professional in 1979, and soon was assigned to the West Africa Region as an infrastructure economist, then in 1985, as the Bank's Resident Representative in Benin. Between fall 1989 and end 1991, Mr. Katsu was seconded to the Export-Import Bank of Japan as Deputy Director, Country Economic Policy Analysis Department. Following successive assignments in the China Department (responsible for enterprise and financial sector reforms, 1992 - 1995), Cote d'Ivoire (as Country Director, 1995-1999), and the Europe and Central Asia Region (Regional Director, Operations and Strategy, 1999-2003) he became Vice President of the ECA Region, in which position he served for six years followed by a short stint as Special Advisor to the Managing Directors before retirement in December 2009. In addition to the above, during 2010 - 2011, Mr. Katsu consulted with the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, advised governments, and collaborated with think tanks and not-for-profit organizations. During 2011-2012 Mr. Katsu served as the chair of the US Board of Restless Development, an international NGO that focuses on Youth development and mainstreaming of the Youth Agenda in national development strategies mainly in the African continent. He still is member of the board. Further, Since May 2011, Mr. Katsu has served on the Advisory Panel to the Asean+3 Macro-economic.

Thomas Mirow works currently as a Senior Adviser to several companies, among them Rothschild & Cie., and holds a number of board seats, notably chairing the Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank AG. He is a “Fellow at Large” of the Kiel Institute for World Economy and a “Senior Fellow” at the Berlin Hertie School of Governance. Thomas Mirow served as President of the „European Bank for Reconstruction and Development“ (EBRD) in London from 2008 to 2012. From 2005 to 2008 he was a German Deputy Finance Minister in charge of Financial Markets as well as of European and International Affairs, after having led the Economics Department at the Chancellery. For ten years, from 1991 to 2001, Thomas Mirow was as a State Minister in Hamburg (Senator) responsible for Urban Development and, later on, for Economics. Before and after his tenure, he worked as an Independent Senior Adviser, among others to Ernst & Young and Bankhaus Warburg. He was a candidate for the Hamburg Mayorship in 2004 and a Member of the EU- High-Level-Group, chaired by former Prime Minister Wim Kok, on the Lisbon Growth Strategy. Thomas Mirow started his career as an assistant and then chief of staff to former Chancellor Willy Brandt, Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Born (06.01.1953) and raised in Paris and later in Bonn, he holds a degree in Political Sciences (Dr. Phil) of the Bonn University.

Author of books on business, the economies, and competitiveness on China, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Venezuela. A leading expert on national and regional competitiveness, business and development in China, international business strategy. Called as "one of the world's reigning strategy gurus" by the Academy of International Business. 
1996 – present time - MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ENRIGHT, SCOTT & ASSOCIATES, LTD. 
ESA is a Hong Kong and Singapore-based strategy and economics consulting firm that advised major corporations and governments on issues of core strategies, international strategies, economic development programs, and regional economic development. 
1996 – present time - HUNG KAI PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 
Professor in Strategy, International Business, and Economics. Developed and taught course in Strategy, International Business, China's Economy, and International Competitiveness. Research in Strategy, International Business, China's Economy, and International Competitiveness. 
2004 – present time - DIRECTOR AT JOHNSON ELECTRIC HOLDINGS Independent Non-Executive Director of the world's largest supplier of mini-motors for automotive, industrial, and medical purposes. 
2004 – present time - ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AT IMA ASIA Advisory Board Member of a group focused on western multinational company activities in Asia. 
1997 – present time - ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AT THE COMPETITIVENESS INSTITUTE Co-founder and current Advisory Board member of the world's leading professional body focused on issues of international competitiveness for nations, regions, and cities. 
1990 – 1996 - Harvard Business School Professor at Harvard Business School Professor in the Competition and Strategy Group, taught courses in Strategy, International Business, and Competitiveness. Developed the world's first case-based course focused on international competitiveness. Research in strategy, international business, and interntional competitiveness. 
EDUCATION 
1987 – 1990 PHD, Business Economics at Harvard University 
1984 – 1986 MBA at Harvard Business School 
1976 – 1980 AB, Chemistry at Harvard University

She completed her engineering training at École Polytechnique, and then specialized in water engineering at École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts (now known as AgroParisTech). 
She completed a PhD in physico-chemistry of biological processes at Nantes University. She worked on food processes and invented a technique to monitor continuously the bio transformations of food products using physical chemistry sensors such as Nuclear Magnetic low resolution Resonance (NMR). 
She was in charge of the Food Safety Directorate in France from 1996 to 2000. She had to manage the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis, also known as the mad-cow disease, and to propose the new French food safety organization (1999 law on food safety). 
She has been CEO (2000-2004) then CEO and chairperson (2004-2012) of the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) where she prioritized research on agriculture, food and environment. She widened the scope of research topics towards global matters. 
She founded the Joint Programming Initiative on agriculture and climate change with British colleagues and chaired it during the first three years (2010-2013). This initiative, FACCEJPI, now gathers 21 European countries and links at international level. She also chaired the Board of the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique during 5 years (2008-2013) 
She is presently member of the CGIAR Consortium Board and of the High Level Panel of Experts (Committee on Food Security-FAO). 
She is married and mother of 3.

George Yeo joined Kerry Group on 1 Jan 2012 as Vice Chairman. Since 1 August 2012, he has also assumed the Chairmanship of Kerry Logistics Network. From September 1988 to May 2011, he served 23 years in Government, and was Minister for Information and the Arts, Health, Trade & Industry, and Foreign Affairs till his defeat in the May 2011 General Election. Mr Yeo studied Engineering at Cambridge University on a President’s Scholarship, graduating with a Double First in 1976, and became a Signals Officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. After graduating from the Singapore Command and Staff College in 1979, he was posted to the Republic of Singapore Air Force. He graduated with an MBA (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School in 1985. He was appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Air Staff (1985-1986) and Director of Joint Operations and Planning in the Defence Ministry (1986-1988), attaining the rank of Brigadier-General. Mr Yeo chairs the International Advisory Panel of the Nalanda University Governing Board. He is a Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, Berggruen Institute on Governance, the Asia-Pacific Advisory Board of Harvard Business School, the International Advisory Board of IESE Business School, the International Advisory Board of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, the International Advisory Committee of Mitsubishi Corporation, the Economic Development Commission, Hong Kong and the Board of Governors of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation. Mr Yeo is an Independent Non-executive Director of AIA Group Limited, a public company listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a Non-executive, Non-Independent Director of Wilmar International Limited, a public company listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange. Mr Yeo served as a Member of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See in 2013-2014. From February 2014, he became a Member of the Vatican Council for the Economy. He is also a Member of the Vatican Media Committee from July 2014. Mr Yeo is Patron of LASALLE College of the Arts and the Eurasian Association, and Advisor to the Sun Yat-Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. He is a Visiting Scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

His practice focuses on coordinating large diverse teams or consortiums on finance and corporate transactions often with a London and Paris nexus, including high-value complex cross-border transactions, privatizations and transformation projects ranging from $100 million to $multi-billions. 
David represents governments, sovereign states, major state owned enterprises and large multinationals on inbound and outbound investments and divestments across many industry sectors including energy, mining, transportation, infrastructure and telecommunications. 
David has transactional experience in a wide variety of countries across EMEA and Asia including the UK, France, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, China, Qatar, Serbia and Africa. 
Before founding Orrick's Paris office, David was the founding partner of the French office of Watson, Farley & Williams, prior to which he was in-house counsel at Renault. In July 2010, David was inducted into the National Order of the Legion of Honor in France. 
Practices: Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions China, Japan Africa, 
Education 
LL.M., with honors, University of Exeter, 1987 
LL.B., with honors, Université de Reims, 1985 
Honors
Recognized in IFLR1000 2014, category Banking and Finance 
Recognized in Best Lawyers 2014, category Finance 
Inducted into the auspicious Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur 

Appointed to the Board of MTDC on 2 June 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Dato’ Norhalim is a member of MTDC`s Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Investment Committee. He is the Chief Executive Officer of MTDC. Malaysian Technology Development Corporation, is analogue of JSC “National Agency for Technological Development» in Kazakhstan, a company wholly-owned by Khazanah Nasional Malaysia (analogue of Samruk-Kazyna fund and Bayterek holding), is in the business of Grant Management, Incubation, Advisory, and Nurturing Services. The company was established in 1992 to promote the adoption of technologies by local companies via commercialisation activities of local inventions or acquisition of foreign technologies. The role of MTDC had been expanded to create an effective ecosystem for commercialisation of homegrown technologies – to groom a new generation of Technopreneurs through comprehensive nurturing services that support them all the way from laboratory ideas to full commercialisation. The company implements public programs from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other bodies.

Susanne is a specialist in international and European cooperation in research and innovation. She is currently seconded to the EUREKA Secretariat in Brussels as Senior International Cooperation Advisor where she is responsible for the international cooperation strategy of the EUREKA network. She is an economist and a civil servant at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany. Before joining EUREKA, she was seconded as a national expert to the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, where she was policy officer and desk for Africa, a position which she had performed before in the German Ministry as deputy head of unit. Susanne has vast experience in the EU context, which she also gained as Counsellor for Education and Research at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU. In the Ministry, among other tasks, she contributed to the German Space Programme before joining the European Space Agency temporarily to work in the International Cooperation Unit. She also has experience as an energy economist in a German Consulting Firm.

Education: Master of Economics, Associate Research Fellow 
Career:

1983 – 1996 Staff of the Chinese Academy of Geology and Mineral Resources Economics, Deputy Director of the Research Office of Geological Prospecting Economics, Director of the Research Office of Geological Prospecting Economics and Corporate Management, Assistant President and Director of the Science and Technology Management Division of the Chinese Academy of Geology and Mineral Resources Economics 
1996 - 1998 Deputy Director-General of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources 
1998 - 2001 Deputy General Manager of the Seller’s Credit Department I, Deputy General Manager (Person-in-Charge) and General Manager of the Seller’s Credit Department II of the Export-Import Bank of China 
2001 - 2003 Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Vice President of the Shanghai Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China 
2003 - 2005 Head of the Preparatory Team for the founding of the Nanjing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China, Secretary of CPC Committee and President of the Nanjing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China 
2005 - 2009 Director-General of the Executive Office and Director-General of CPC Committee Office of the Export-Import Bank of China 
09/2009 - 03/2010 Assistant President and Director-General of the Executive Office and Director-General of CPC Committee Office of the Export-Import Bank of China 
03/2010 - 07/2011 Assistant President of the Export-Import Bank of China 
07/2011 - Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of China

Klaus Mangold was born on June 6, 1943. After graduating from high school he studied law and economics at the universities of Munich, Geneva, London, Heidelberg and Mainz. 
He held various positions in German industry prior to being a Management Board member and Chairman of the Management Board of Rhodia AG, a subsidiary of the French group Rhône Poulenc, from 1983 to 1990. He was Chairman of the Board of Management of Quelle AG from 1991 to 1994 and joined DaimlerChrysler AG as a Member of the Board of Management in 1995. 
As a member of the DaimlerChrysler AG Board of Management from 1995 to 2003, Klaus Mangold was responsible for DaimlerChrysler AG's Services division and its Central and Eastern European markets. At the same time, he was CEO of DaimlerChrysler Services AG. 
Klaus Mangold is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TUI AG, Germany, and member of a number of Supervisory and Advisory Boards, including those of Alstom S.A., France, Ernst & Young, United States, and Continental AG, Germany. He also is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild GmbH, Frankfurt and Chairman of the “Mangold Consulting GmbH”, which was founded in 2003. From 2000 until 2010 he was Chairman of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations of German Industry. He is Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) and Professor of the European Business School, Schloss Reichartshausen.

Ehud Barak was Israel's 10th Prime Minister and Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2001. Barak recently served as Israel's Minister of Defense for the second time from June 2007 till March 2013. Previous to his Prime ministerial term he served as Minister of Interior and then as Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Rabin and Prime Minister Peres in the years 1995-1996. With his service as the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) Chief of the General Staff from 1991 to 1995, Lt. General Barak completed a 36-year military career as the most decorated soldier in the history of the IDF. During his military career, Barak commanded Special Forces elite units, as well as armored divisions. Barak headed the R&D and Planning Branch of the Israel Defense Forces and later served as Director of Military Intelligence, OC Central Command and Deputy Chief of Staff. Ehud Barak personally headed several or the most daring counter-terror special operations in the history of Israel and as a young colonel were a key architect of the June 1976 Entebbe Operation rescuing hijacked passengers. During his tenure as prime minister, Barak led Israel out of prolonged recession into an economic boom, with 5.9% annual growth, record Foreign Dirct Investment, near-zero inflation, a halved deficit and significantly decreased external debt. The core of the Barak government's efforts was devoted to the peace process. In May 2000, Prime Minister Barak ordered the withdrawal of IDF from southern Lebanon, ending 18 tragic and bloody years of Israel's presence there. He led far-reaching efforts to negotiate peace agreements, first with Syria and later with the Palestinian Authority, with the active participation of President Bill Clinton and his Administration. Regrettably, these negotiations did not result in the breakthrough necessary to conclude final agreements. Barak received a B.Sc. degree in mathematics and physics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1968, and an M.Sc. in economic engineering systems from Stanford University, California, in 1978. Ehud Barak was born on February 12, 1942 at Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon, Israel. He is married to Nili, the father of three daughters and grandfather of five. After leaving government in March 2013, Barak established his own group "Hyperion Ltd.", focused on two main areas: investments in Cyber Security and Homeland Security and consulting on Geopolitics.

Professor, writer, Honorary Member of the Council of State, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic from 1981 to 1991, founder and first President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London from 1991 to 1993, Jacques Attali is currently CEO of A&A, an international consulting firm in strategy, based in Paris, and President of PlaNet Finance, an international non-profit organisation assisting microfinance institutions all over the world. PlaNet Finance is the most important world institution of support to the microfinance. PlaNet Finance advises and finances the development of the microfinance in 80 countries, and launched the LH Forum, movement for positive economy (www.ecoplus.tv). He founded Action Contre la Faim in 1980 and the European programme Eurêka (a major European programme on new technologies that invented, among other things, the MP3). In, 1989, he also launched an international programme of action against the disastrous floods in Bangladesh. Jacques Attali then advised the Secretary General of the United Nations on the risks of nuclear proliferation. He is at the origin of the higher education reform, known as LMD, to bring all European degrees into line. Jacques Attali has a doctorate in Economics and is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (first in the class of 1963), the Ecole des Mines, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques and the Ecole Nationale de l’Administration. He taught Economic Theory at the Ecole Polytechnique, the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées and the University of Paris-Dauphine. He has received honorary doctorates from several foreign universities and is a member of the Universal Academy of Cultures. Jacques Attali is an editorialist for the magazine L’Express. He has written fifty books, translated into more than twenty languages, with over six million copies sold all over the world, including essays (dealing with a wide variety of subjects ranging from mathematical economics, to music), biographies, novels, children’s tales and plays. Jacques Attali was nominated President of the Commission for the liberation for French economic growth by the President of the French Republic in August 2007. Jacques Attali belongs to the top 100 public intellectuals in the world, according to the Foreign Policy Magazine (May/June 2008 and 2010).The last ten years his name shines on the posters of the best theaters in the world, he is batonist.

Degree: Doctor of Economics

Title: Professor

Scientific and teaching activities:

• 1981 - 1988 - Junior Researcher of the Research Laboratory of economic management MIM;

• 1988 - 1993 - graduate student of the State Academy of Management (SAM);

• 1993-1996 - Assistant Professor of the chair "Personnel Management" (SAM);

• 1996 - 2009 - Associate Professor of the chair "Personnel Management" of the State University of Management (SUM);

• 2009 - 2013 - Professor of the chair of "Personnel Management" (SUM);

• 2013 - present - Professor of the chair "Labor Economics and management of social and labor relations" (SUM).

Administrative activities:

• 1996 - 2004 - Deputy Dean of the Faculty of master training (SUM);

• 2005 - 2011 - Deputy Director, Director of the Institute for professional development of workers of public service and economic sectors (SUM);

• 2011 - 2012. - Head of the Research Department of Intellectual Resources Management and Human Development Research Institute (SUM);

• 2013 - present – Deputy Head of the chair "Labor Economics and management of social and labor relations" (SUM).

Taught disciplines:

• Personnel management

• Economics and sociology of labor

• Human Resource management

• Motivation and stimulation of labor activity

• Remuneration of labor

• Personnel management efficiency

• Labor regulation and work quota setting

• Human resource management in the civil service

Publication:

180 scientific, methodical works, including textbooks (co-author), "Human resource management organizations (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2009)," Labour Economics and Sociology (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2009), "Human Resource Management (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2009 ), "Motivation and stimulation of labor activity (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2009)," Economics of Personnel Management (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2012) "; Encyclopaedia "Personnel Management" (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2006)"; Personnel management: program of academic disciplines, practices, state exam, master's thesis" (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2012); Personnel management: program of academic disciplines, practices, state examination (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2012); Human Resource Management: course projects, graduation qualification work (Moscow: INFRA-M, 2012), etc.

Membership in associations, editorial, councils and others.

• Member of the editorial council, deputy chief editor of "Kadrovik";

• Member of the editorial council, deputy chief editor of "Human resource management and intellectual resources in Russia";

• Deputy chairman of the Dissertation Council D.212.049.03 (SUM);

• Member of the Dissertation Council DM 212.184.03 (PGUAS, Penza);

• The member of Expert group of Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for the MPA program;

• The member of a certifying commission for carrying out certification of federal public civil servants of the Office of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation;

• Expert of the Russian President Administration in the program of reforming of civil service;

• Expert of the Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance and Career Development (AKKORK) of the Russian Federation;

• Expert of the Federal service for supervision in the sphere of science and education (ROSOBRNADZOR) of the Russian Federation

Honours, awards and others.

• The winner of the Award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2006)

• Honorable worker of higher education of the Russian Federation (2012);

• Medal "15 Years of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation" (2011)

Participation in research and consulting projects (selection):

• 2010-2012 - Development of methodology of development of the personnel in large production and economic systems of JSC «Gazprom»

• 2011-2012 – Approbation and implementation of programs and individual plans of professional development of the public civil servants in the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (experiment)

• 2012 - Development and implementation of methods for determining and planning of need for staff of a certain professional level and competences of government body

• 2012 - Development and implementation of models of professional competence for the various categories and groups of civil service positions

• 2012. - Development of a technique of formation of personnel reserve of public service in a government body

• 2012 - Development of the method of decision-making on the allocation of budgetary funds for carrying out the basic and applied scientific researches by educational and scientific institutions subordinated to the Government of the Russian Federation

international projects TEMPUS:

• 2010-2011 - Tempus № JEP - 27131-2006 «Advanced Master Degree Programme in Public Administration»;

• 2012 - present - 530601-TEMPUS-l-2012-l-PL-TEMPUS-SMHES «Informatics and management: bologna - style qualifications frameworks ".

Ученая степень:

доктор юридических наук, профессор;

тема докторской диссертации «Финансовая система Республики Казахстан (правовой аспект)»

Профессиональный опыт:

Сентябрь 2007- настоящее время профессор кафедры,

Апрель 1994- август 2007 управляющий директор банка.

Участие в советах:

Член Центра научного исследования публичного финансового и налогового права стран Центральной и Восточной Европы с 09 2010 по н.в.

Член экспертного Совета при Уполномоченном по права человека в РК.

Член диссертационного при ЕНУ им.Л.Н Гумилева в 2014 ,2015 гг.

Член Казахстанского союза юристов с 2015г.

Награды:

-грамоты, благодарственные письма Центрального филиала Национального банка РК,

-золотой знак «Цесна»,

-медаль «20 -летие КазГЮУ»,

- международный знак лучший менеджмент 2006 года,

- «Лучший профессор« 2011 года.

- памятная медаль А. И Худякова 2011 год.

Международные поездки, участие в конференциях:

2000 г- Голландия – семинар по международному аудиту,

2003 г. тренинг Алматы – Республиканский банковский центр.

2007 год Ялта, Украина международный семинар по праву.

2007-2014гг участие в международных конференциях по праву (Москва, Венгрия-Дьер, Воронеж, Алматы, Уральск, Астана)

Личные качества: Работоспособность; Активность; Коммуникабельность; Добросовестность; Внимательность к деталям; Скрупулёзность; Отсутствие вредных привычек.

Семейное положение: Женат, воспитываю сына.

Список опубликованных работ:

-Жусупов А.Д. Монография «Организационно – правовые аспекты функционирования финансовой системы Республики Казахстан» Астана, ЦНТИ,

-Жусупов А.Д. учебные пособия по курсу «Финансовое право»; «Банковское право»; «Бюджетное право»; «Налоговое право»-

Свыше 100 научных публикации и статей по проблемам финансового права.

Жубрин Р.В. в 1997 г. окончил Уральскую государственную юридическую академию (университет), после чего проходил службу в органах прокуратуры Российской Федерации. С 2001 по 2003 г. обучался в аспирантуре Научно-исследовательского института проблем укрепления законности и правопорядка при Генеральной прокуратуре Российской Федерации, где продолжил работу в качестве научного сотрудника. В 2004 г. защитил диссертацию на соискание ученой степени кандидата юридических наук, в 2013 г. – доктора юридических наук. Под руководством Жубрина Р.В. проводятся фундаментальные и прикладные научные исследования по проблемам обеспечения законности и правопорядка, организации деятельности и управления в органах прокуратуры, предупреждения преступности и др. Автор более 40 работ по вопросам организации и управления в органах прокуратуры, прокурорского надзора за исполнением законов в сфере экономики, борьбы с экономической преступностью, в том числе монографий: «Противодействие легализации преступных доходов: зарубежный и российский опыт», «Борьба с легализацией преступных доходов: теоретические и практические аспекты», «Профилактика легализации преступных доходов», «Борьба с криминальными рынками в России».

Date of Birth: 07. 01. 1966 
Education:

1985 - 1990: Sofia University Sofia, Bulgaria, Master/Philosophy
1991 - 1995: Sofia University Sofia, Bulgaria, Doctor/Philosophy

Work Experience: 
1992 - 1998: Institute of Psychology – Ministry of the Interior, Assistant-professor, Sofia, Bulgaria 
1998 - 2000: Actioner Favorit Holding PLS, Sofia, Bulgaria, Human Resources Manager 
2000 - 2005: Institute of Psychology – Ministry of the Interior, Head of Department – Public Services, Sofia, Bulgaria 
Assistant Director 
2005-now: OS Bulgaria Ltd – Sofia, Bulgaria, a consulting company is the field of business consulting, HR consulting, test publishing. CEO 
Languages: English, Russian 
Other professional education and qualifications: 1997 The Backster School of the Lie Detection, San Diego, USA, Polygraph Examiner 
Professional memberships:

Full member of American Polygraph Association
Member of Bulgarian psychological society
Member of Bulgarian Psychological Society
Bulgarian Association of Corporate Security

Publications: 
Books: Lectures on police psychology, Sofia, 1995; Polygpaph or truth machine Sofia, 2002. Articles: 
1. History and Development of Polygraph Examinations in Bulgaria в Polygraph 1999/28/3 
2. Police and conflicts in Power, citizens and politics, Sofia, 1997 
3. Theoretical approaches in polygraph examinnations, inn Jubilee corpus, Sofia, 1998 
4. Using the polygraph in professional psychodiagnostics in Theory and practice in polygraph use in lawenforcement, Sotchi 2000 
5. Problem with false-positive results in polygraph examinations, in Jubilee corpus, 2001 
6. Actual problems in polygraph use in Bulgaria in Instrumental lie detection: reality and perspectives in fight with crime, Saratov 2006
7. Experience of polygraph use in Bulgaria: past and future in Legal anthropology: contemporary way of human knowledge development, Saratov, 2007
8. The History of Polygraph Use in Bulgaria, 141 -145 EUROPEAN POLYGRAPH, Volume 3,2009,Number 3‒4
Tests
HCS Integrity Check – test of integrity
Selector Pro - personality test for workers in jobs with high risk

Опыт Работы:

Сентябрь 2008 – Июль 2009: Помощник Начальника Делегации. Международный Комитет Красного Креста, Гори, Грузия
Сентябрь 2007 – Сентябрь 2008: Исполнительный Директор, PT Ocean Crewing Ltd, Батуми, Грузия
Март 2006 – Июнь 2006: Специалист, Информационный Центр, НАТО, Тбилиси
Июль 2002 – Июнь 2005: Независимый Консультант (Международные Права Человека), Newcastle-under-Lyme, Великобритания
Август 1997 – Август 1998: Юрист, Коммерческий Банк «Либерти», Батуми, Грузия
Март 1995 – Март 1996: Юрист - Стажёр INCE&Co, Международная Морская Адвокатская Компания Лондон, Великобритания
Апрель 1994 – Июль 1997: Юрист, Грузинское Морское Пароходство, Батуми, Грузия
Март 1987 – Март 1994: Инспектор Организационно-Инспекторского Отдела, Министерство Внутренних Дел Аджарской АР, Батуми, Грузия
Январь 1984 – Март 1987: Ст. Инспектор Отдела Кадров, Батумская Обувная Фабрика, Батуми
Февраль 1982 – Январь 1984: Матрос, Грузинское Морское Пароходство, Батуми

Образование: 
 

Июнь 2000 – Май 2002: Незавершённая Докторантура, «Проблемы Национализма в Постсоветских Странах», Кильский Университет, Великобритания
1998 - 1999: Магистр Дипломатии, Дипломатическое Право и Дипломатическая Практика, Перспективы Международных Отношении, Кильский Университет, Великобритания
1984- 1990: Юриста, Тбилисский Государственный Университет, Грузия
1978 - 1981: Техника-Судоводителя, Батумское Мореходное Училище, Грузия

Образование: высшее 

1975 – аттестат СШ «Эпкин», Кочкорский район
1981 – диплом с отличием. Исторический факультет КГУ им. 50-летия СССР
1991 – диплом кандидата исторических наук
2001 –диплом доктора исторических наук
2002 – диплом профессора политологии

Трудовая деятельность:

C 27.08.2011-по наст. время-Заведующий кафедрой ФиСН, проф. КГТУ им.И.Раззакова
10.06.2010 - 12.07.2011- Ректор КНУ им. Жусупа Баласагына.
02.01.2010 - 10.06.2010- Директор Института соц.-гуманитарных наук КНУ.
20.06 – 04.09. 2008 – зав. Сектором социальной и гендерной политики АП КР
2001 – 2005 – проректор Академии ОБСЕ в Бишкеке (по совместительству)
2001-Декан факультета философии и госуправления КНУ им.Ж.Баласагына
1996 -2001- Директор Инст. госуправления и соц. исследований –ИГУСИ КГНУ.
C 2002 – по настоящее время - Проф. Каф. политологии и каф. госуправления и местного самоуправления КНУ им.Ж.Баласагына.
Подготовил 2 докторов и 16 кандидатов наук, опубликовал 15 книг (монографии, учебники, учебные пособия), около 100 научных статей.

Публикации за 2014 г.:
1. Акунов А. Многосторонняя и двусторонняя дипломатия Кыргызстана в рамках ШОС. //Комплексное исследование истории развития ШОС.-Б.:2014.-124с. С.23-56.
2. Акунов А. Приоритет прав человека как фактор обеспечения стабильности в обществе.//Вестник Ошского госуниверситета.-2014.-№3.-Выпуск 1.-С.80-84.
3.А.Акунов А., Иманбекова С. Некоторые приемы борьбы с коррупцией на примере Сингапура . //Вестник КРСУ им.Б.Ельцина. - 2014. – Том 14. - №9. С.117-122.
4.А.Акунов. Акаевдик-авторитардык саясий режимдин пайдубалынын 1990-1991-ж.ж. түптөлүшү. //“Право и политика”, научно-методический журнал, 2014.-№1. С.152-161.
5. Акунов А. Мамбеталиева Г.С. Саясат таануу: Окуу китеби.-Б.:2014.-597 б.(схемалар, табл.)
6. Акунов А., Сыдыгалиева Э.Ж. Реализация прав национальных меньшинств как фактор политической безопасности в обществе.//Проблемы полиэтнического общества в ЦА: вызовы и возможные решения. Матер. международной научной конф. - Б.:2013.-452 С. С.17-24.

In 2009 has finished doctoral studies in the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University together with King’s College London successfully having protected the thesis for a doctor's degree. In 1999 for the first time in Kazakhstan has based Republican public association «Kazakhstan young lawyers association» and was its president, since 2003 to 2012 works as the director of the legal and consulting company «Alam partners», Small business advocacy and some other companies. From 2001 was teacher, senior teacher, associate professor in some universities. In 2010 - as the main research assistant, a member of the Academic council of Institute of the legislation of Ministry of Justice RK. Since September 2011 - managing chair of legal disciplines, a member of the Academic council of University "Astana". From 2012 to 2013 deputy Director of Institute of Complementary Education for Public Servants in the Academy of public administration under the President of Kazakhstan. From 2011 director of the center of retraining and professional development, the associate professor of chair of marketing and law of the Kazakh university of economy, finance and international trade. Author more than 40 scientific works, devoted to problems of efficiency of the state and development of democratic institutes.

Родился: 8 июня 1955 года в г. Москве.

Образование: 
Московский техникум Автоматики и Телемеханики, техник-электрик (1974г.); 
Московский Энергетический институт, инженер-системотехник (1980г.); 
Институт криминалистики ФСБ России, эксперт-полиграфолог (1996г.); 

Работал: 
Агентство экономической безопасности и управления рисками Торгово-промышленной палаты РФ (РАЭБ ТПП РФ), специалист по опросам с использованием полиграфа (1998); 
Московская академия комплексной безопасности предпринимательства, повышение квалификации по курсу: “Основы управления персоналом (с применением полиграфа)” (2005); 
С 1974 г. по 2003 г. — КГБ СССР / ФСБ России — специальная лаборатория психофизиологических обследований (полиграф), специалист, главный специалист, начальник отделения; 
С 2003 г. по н/в — Генеральный директор ЗАО «Поликониус-Центр». 

Документы об образовании: 
1.  Диплом Московского техникума Автоматики и Телемеханики о присвоении квалификации «техник-электрик» по специальности «электронные вычислительные машины, приборы и устройства», 1974 г. 
2.  Диплом Московского Энергетического института о присвоении квалификации «инженер-системотехник» по специальности «электронные вычислительные машины», 1980 г. 
3.  Свидетельство эксперта Института криминалистики ФСБ России о присвоении квалификации эксперта с правом производства экспертиз по специальности «Специальные психофизиологические исследования» (опросы с использованием полиграфа) — полиграфолог, № 004 от 25.01.1996 г. 
4.  Свидетельство РАЭБ ТПП России о присвоении квалификации специалиста по опросам с использованием полиграфа (полиграфолога), № 1 от 23.03.1998 г. 
5.  Свидетельство о повышении квалификации Московской академии комплексной безопасности по курсу: “Основы управления персоналом (с применением полиграфа)” № ДАР- 96К от 2 июля 2005г. 

Личный вклад:
Один из лучших полиграфологов России, провел более 3 тысяч практических обследований на полиграфе как в интересах государственных структур, так и частных компаний. Один из первых официально участвовал в практике применения полиграфа в уголовных расследованиях - дело об убийстве Александра Меня. Проводил эффективные проверки с использованием полиграфа при расследовании убийств Листьева, Маневича и др. 
Автор методики проведения экспертиз с использованием полиграфа. В 2002 г. результаты экспертизы, проведенной им, были включены в приговор суда и признаны как доказательство. 
С 1996 г. принимал участие в подготовке специалистов полиграфологов в интересах ФСБ России. 
С 2002 г. по 2003 г. — руководитель курсов подготовки полиграфологов на базе ООО "Ареопаг - М", председатель квалификационной комиссии РАЭБ ТПП РФ. Преподаватель курсов подготовки специалистов МВД и МО России. 
С 2002 г. по 2005 г. — руководитель курсов подготовки полиграфологов на базе ЗАО «Поликониус-Центр». 
В настоящее время один из преподавателей «Национальной школы детекции лжи». 
Подготовил около 100 специалистов, успешно работающих по всей стране. 
Женат, имеет взрослого сына. 

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Born in 1977 in Almaty. She graduated from the Kazakh State Academy of Management (1998). She began her career in 1998, in the Department of Financial Supervision of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where she has been worked for 4 years as a leading and then as a chief specialist. 2002-2007. - Expert on financial matters, Director of the Department on securities market and pension sector in the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan. Of 2007-2011. - Managing Director of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan. 2011-2012 - Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan. 2012-2013 - Managing Director - Member of the Board NEPK "Union" Atameken". She has supervised financial sector issues, taxation, tariff and competition. From November 2013 to October 2014 - Advisor to the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan. He served as the Independent Director - Member of the Board of Directors of companies, including JSC "Kazkommerts Securities", "Kazakhstan Deposit Insurance Fund" JSC. Over the years, he was a member of the rating committee of “RFCA Rating Agency" JSC, "Expert Committee" of JSC “Kazakhstan Stock Exchange”. Since October 2014 - Deputy Chairman of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan. She was awarded the Jubilee Medal for the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence, the "Best Financier" Medal from the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan, the II class Medal for Loyalty from the NEPK "Union" Atameken".

Born December 6, 1983 The graduate program "Bolashak". He graduated in 2006from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. In 2004, Eurasian National University, Astana, majoring in finance and credit. He began his career in 2003 in commercial structures. From 2004 to 2005 - JSC "Temirbank" Accountant-teller, Head of cash settlement department. In 2006 - JSC "National Center for Scientific and Technical Information", Consultant. From 2006 to 2007 - JSC "Center for Trade Policy", Chief Expert. In 2007 - The Ministry of Industry and Trade, Head of Innovation Policy. Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan , teaching seminars to improve the skills of civil servants. From 2008 to 2011 - Administration of the President of Kazakhstan , Consultant , Head of Sector , deputy head of the socio- economic monitoring. From 2011 to 2013 - Vice - Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2012, studies at the School of Public Policy at Nazarbayev University in conjunction with the School of Public Policy. Lee Kuan Yew, National University of Singapore on "Public Policy and Management". In 2013, UNIDO training, Austria on "The Future of Manufacturing Industry". From June 2013 - Managing Director - Member of the Management Board of joint stock company " National Managing Holding " Baiterek ". In 2014, “Ernst&Young” Business School on “Financial Modeling I: Model Development Technique and MS Excel Capabilities”, “Business Valuation”, “Mini MBA”. Member of the party "Nur Otan"; Member of the Association of International Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Bolashak"; Member of the Board of Directors of JSC "National Agency for Technological Development"; Member of the Board of Directors of "Export Credit Insurance Corporation "KazExportGarant "; Member of the Board of Directors of JSC "Entrepreneurship Development Fund "Damu"; Author of several publications in the press; Awarded with diploma of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Prize winner of the Republican premium "Zhastar" (2011); He was awarded the medal "20 years of Kazakhstan's independence."

Dr. Krassen Stanchev is an associate professor at Sofia University; he is also CEO of KC 2 Ltd and Board Chairman, Founder and former Executive Director of IME - the first Bulgaria’s independent and free market think thank (1993), former member and committee chairman of the Constitutional Assembly (1990-1991), one of the most quoted Bulgarian observers, best country analyst award for 1996 by Euromoney, as well as a laureate of Bulgaria Government Prize – 2002, Templeton – 2006 – as IME Director, and Georgi Vassilev’s Fund for Contribution to the Spirit of Liberty – 2006. He was a principle drafter of a number of reforms from central planning to market economy and is one of the leaders of those reforms. His expertise is in economic and regulatory policies conducive to private sector growth in New Europe and Former Soviet Union. Since 1990s he worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan and Tajikistan), Caucasus (Armenia and Georgia), and Russia, leading teams and/or being a subcontractor of EU, USAID or the World Bank.

Karine Minasyan was born on August 29, 1965, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. In 1987 she graduated S. Ordzhonikidze Moscow institute of management, with specialization engineer-economist, organizer of management in mechanical engineering industry. She started her career in industrial enterprise in 1987, and continued in commercial and non-commercial organizations and then in the Central bank of RA up to 2002. From 2002 to 2009 she was a Member of the Board of the Central Bank of RA. Her main area of practice were regulation of financial markets, introduction of institutions for provision of stable functioning of banking sector. From 2009 to 2010 she held the position of the First Deputy Chairman of State Revenue Committee of RA. Minasyan was heavily involved in improvement of tax administration, including transition to the risk based assesment supervision system. From 2010 to 2014 she was appointed to the position of the First Deputy Minister of Economy of the RA. The main area of practice were improvement of business environment, introduction of system of regulatory impact assesment, improvement of state supervision system, development of SME and information technologies. From 2014 to 2015 she was the Adviser to the President of RA on integration issues. Since January 2015 she is the Member of the Board (Minister) of the Eurasian Economic Commission for integration of Armenia into EEC. Karine Minasyan was awarded the commemorative gold medal by the Prime Minister of RA in 2011, the "Anania Shirakatsi" medal by the President of RA in 2013 , the Order of Friendship by the President of RF in 2014. Married, has 2 children.

Born in 1959. In 1988, He has graduated from the Sung Kyun Kwan University majoring in ‘Business Administration’. From April 1996 to June 1999, he was working at the budget office and financial office in the Economy Planning Board of Korea as a Deputy Director. From July 1999 to June 2005, he passed through the Planning Department, Structural Reform Planning Division, Bureau of Supervision Policy and Planning Administration Office in Financial Supervisory Commission. In July 2005, he was promoted to a Director and headed the Planning Administration Office until July 2006. During 3 years from August 2006 to April 2008, he was dispatched to the Office for Government Policy Coordination. He had worked as a system operation director in the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit from May 2008 to August 2009. In September 2009, he moved up to Audit Officer in charge in the Financial Services Commission. Since May 2012, he has been appointed as a Member of the Board of Director for Korea Credit Guarantee Fund “KODIT” and heading the Management Planning Division of KODIT.

He is a co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (shared with Edward C. Prescott), "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles". Kydland earned a B.S. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in 1968 and a Ph.D. in Economics from Carnegie Mellon in 1973. He is a Research Associate for the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas, Cleveland and St. Louis, and a Senior Research Fellow at the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Norges Handelshyskole (NHH), and has held visiting scholar and professor positions at, among other places, the Hoover Institution and the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Born on November 7, 1972 in Akmola region. Married, has three children. In 1994 she graduated from Akmola Аgricultural Institute with honors majoring in Economics and Management in the areas of AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, in 2003 – Eurasian Humanitarian Institute with honors majoring in "Jurisprudence”. Candidate of Economic Sciences. She began her carrer in 1995 as the teacher of Economics Faculty of the Eurasian State University named after L. Gumilev. In 2004 she worked as a National Expert on Economic development project, UNDP Kazakhstan. From August 2004 to January 2009, headed the Departments of Analysis and Strategy Development, Training and Consulting, Corporate Development of the “Entrepreneurship Development Fund “Damu” JSC. Since January 2009 worked as the Chief Manager of the Department of Special Programs, Directorate on Management of Financial Institutions and Development Institutions of the "NWF Samruk-Kazyna" JSC. Since 2003 studies the effectiveness of State support of small and medium business, has more than 30 scientific publications and 3 training-methodical manuals. Independent Director, Member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit “Holding “Kasipkor” JSC, member of the National committee on women’s issues and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of Republic of Kazakhstan. In January 2009 Lyazzat Ibragimova returned to Fund “Damu” in the position of Deputy of the Chairman and starting April 2011 she was appointed as a Chairwoman of the "Entrepreneurship Development Fund "Damu" JSC.

Since 2011, program director of the Manager Training Programme of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation). Graduate of the Muenster University with M.A. in Political Science. Senior professional in the field of International Project Management, especially with a focus on transition issues. Overall responsibility for further training programmes for participants from CIS and CEECs countries. Extensive experience in the sphere of international training and education management, in the field of working with governmental bodies and authorities as well as with industries and business associations. Profound working experience in Eastern Europe and Asia, including Central Asia. Extensive experience of working in following programmes: TRANSFORM Programme, Reconstruction Afghanistan, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Development cooperation Central Asia and Caucasus.

Holger Wiefel is the Head of the Regional Programme on Small Business Support at EBRD, Kazakhstan and Mongolia and took up his post in 2013. Mr. Wiefel is an experienced project manager and financial sector development expert specialising on Small & Medium sized Enterprises. He coordinated the EBRD Ukraine Micro Lending Programme (UMLP) and the EBRD Micro and Small Enterprise Financing Facility in Kyrgyzstan. Holger, a trained public economist, holds an MBA from Mannheim Business School, Germany and from Tongji University Shanghai, China.

He was born in 1967 in Ankara. He was graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations in 1989 and got his master degree in “Economical policy and Planning’’ at Northeastern University (Boston-USA), 1996-1998. Currently, he is continuing his Doctorate studies at dissertation stage in the Department of Economics and Finance at Celal Bayar University. His career began at the Ministry of Finance as an Intern of the Head of Accounting department in 1990. Between 1990 and 2004, he worked as a manager and Chief manager of the projects at the Ministry of Finance. Between 1994 and 1996, an initiator of the “Public Financial Management Project” at the Ministry of Finance. Recep Bicer has worked as an Advisor of the Minister of Health and the Minister of Finance between 2002 and 2003. During 2004-2006, he headed the department responsible for the Government budget, the EU information and projects processing, General derectorate of Accounting at the Ministry of Finance. In 2006-2007, the Head of the Department of Finance and Administration at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries, as well as the Chairman of the Board and Director General in the Milli Piyango administration. Since January 2015, Recep Bicer is the President of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB)

Serikbay Bisekeev graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, and in 2000 a course for entrepreneurs at the Stockholm School of Business in St. Petersburg. Founded in 2000, the holding company provides services in the area of industrial integration, as well as comprehensive engineering solutions for the energy sector. Investment in renewable energy is especially important: projects of particular significance to Kazakhstan are the holding company's construction of 48 and 96 megawatt wind power plants in Kostanai and Aktobe provinces, and a solar power plant in the South Kazakhstan province. The holding company currently has offices and production facilities in Russia, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Germany, UAE and India. In Ernst & Young's annual competition, Serikbay Bisekeyev was awarded 2012’s best "Entrepreneur of Russia" in the B2B category. He is actively engaged in mentoring the young people of Kazakhstan: delivering lectures for students and young entrepreneurs at leading universities in Kazakhstan, and conducting seminars in an online format (webinars). In June 2013, the "Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists" awarded Serikbay Bisekeyev the status of Vice President for issues on cooperation with the countries of Southeast Asia. He appeared as guest speaker at the Russia-Singapore Business Forum in Singapore.

Ozat Baiserkeyev - professional manager who has 17 years of managerial experience in the local and foreign companies. He has held senior positions in the banking sector, manufacturing sector, international trade and business education. In 2000-2002, Dean of the International Business Academy.. The candidate of philosophical sciences. Candidate for Doctor of Business Administration at IBDA RANHiGS, Moscow, Russia. He has received management education in a number of foreign business schools (France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Israel, Slovenia, United States). “Bolashak” Scholarship holder, internship at HAAS School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (2013). He teaches at the ALMU University on Kazakhstani MBA, DBA, and a joint programme of MBA with Maastricht School of Management (in English), Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Moscow). Author and director of Executive MBA SIRIUS. Ozat Baiserkeyev has extensive experience in consulting and project management in the well-known domestic and Russian companies and banks. He is a certified and licensed consultant of the Management System Consulting Corporation Company (Los-Angeles, CA, USA).

Bakytzhan Sagintayev was born on October 13, 1963 in Usharal village of Talas district of Zhambyl region. He graduated from the Kazakh State University, candidate of economic sciences. He began his career as a teacher in the political economy department of the Almaty Institute of People’s Economy. In 1988-1992, he worked in the Kazakh State University and advanced in his career from assistant to assistant professor of the sociology department. From 1992 to 1998 he was in business. In 1998, he was appointed Deputy Governor of Zhambyl region. In 1992-2002, he held the position of the Deputy Chairman of the Agency for small business support, Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Regulation of natural monopolies, competition protection and small business support of Kazakhstan. In 2002-2004, he worked as the First Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Competition Protection of Kazakhstan. From 2004 to 2007, he chaired the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies of Kazakhstan. From 2007 to 2008, B.Sagintayev headed the Prime Minister’s Office of Kazakhstan. On September 30, 2008, he was appointed Governor of Pavlodar region. On January 20, 2012, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Kazakhstan. On September 24, 2012, he became First Deputy Head of “Nur Otan” National Democratic Party. On January 16, 2013, by the Decree of the President he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of the Regional Development of Kazakhstan. On November 6, 2013 the First Deputy Prime Minister - the Minister of Regional Development of Kazakhstan, dismissed and appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister according to the Decree of the Head of state. B.Sagintayev was awarded “Kurmet” order and anniversary medals. He is an author of a number of scientific works, publications on state regulation of the natural monopolies, small and medium business development. B.Sagintayev is married and has two children.

Клеменс Граф также является членом европейской Экономической команды. Клеменс присоединился к Goldman Sachs как исполнительный директор в 2010. До присоединения к фирме Клеменс был исполнительным директором в UBS и был co - главой Экономической команды EMEA. Он был также основным экономистом для России в Европейском банке реконструкции и развития. Клеменс жил и работал в России в середине 1990-х как советник российского правительства. Он был консультантом для Казначейства и Европейской комиссии по вопросам общественных финансов и политики обменного курса в Европейском союзе. Клеменс также был лектором в Лондонском университете. Клеменс первоначально обучался как физик и математик и получил уровень магистра и доктора философии по экономике в Лондонской школе экономики.

Mr. Yashwant Sinha was born at Patna, the capital city of Bihar, India on 6th November, 1937. He received his school and university education at Patna. He obtained his Masters Degree in Political Science in 1958 from Patna University. Mr. Sinha joined the elite Indian Administrative Service in 1960 through a tough competitive examination and spent over 24 years holding important posts during his service tenure, a substantial part of which was spent in Finance & Commerce Departments. Mr. Sinha left the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1984 and joined active politics. He was elected to the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of Indian Parliament in 1988. Subsequently, he became the Finance Minister of India and held the post from November, 1990 to June, 1991. Mr. Sinha was elected to the Lower House (Lok Sabha) of Indian Parliament in 1998 and again became Finance Minister of India in March 1998. He continued in that position until July 1, 2002. He was Finance Minister during a tumultuous period in the world economy as well as in the Indian economy. Mr. Sinha is a widely traveled person. He was the first Indian to be elected Chairman of Development Committee of the World Bank and the IMF in August, 2000 and facilitated inter-governmental consensus building on developmental issues. He was elected Chairman of the G-20, a group of systemically important countries from the point of view of the world economy. He was the first Finance Minister from the non G-8 countries to chair this Committee. Mr. Sinha was External Affairs Minister of India for two years from July 1, 2002 to May, 2004. Mr. Sinha has been re-elected to the Lower House (Lok Sabha) of Indian Parliament in May 2009. He was Chairman of the Indian Parliament’s Standing Committee on External Affairs. He was also Chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance.

His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem became Chairman of DP World on 30 May 2007. He is a leading UAE and international businessman whose 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. Mr Bin Sulayem was previously Chairman of Dubai World and in this role oversaw businesses in industries as diverse as real estate development, hospitality, tourism, retail, e-commerce, commodities, transportation and logistics. He previously served as Chairman of Port & Free Zone World FZE and remains one of the two representatives of DP World’s majority shareholder on the Board. Highlights of his career, spanning three decades, comprise DP World’s international expansion, including the $6.85 billion acquisition of P&O Group to become a leading global marine terminals operator, establishing and leading Nakheel, a real estate and tourism property development firm that created many iconic Dubai projects including The Palm, the world’s largest man-made islands; establishing and leading Istithmar World, a major global private equity investment house; and pioneering the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. Mr. Bin Sulayem holds a BS in Economics from Temple University, United States. A citizen of the United Arab Emirates, he is 59 years old.

В дополнение к руководству Товарным подразделением Всемирного банка, его основная обязанность заключается в управлении “Commodity Markets Outlook” , ежеквартальное издание, которое включает в себя анализ товарного рынка и прогнозы цен большинства крупных международных торговых сырьевых товаров, в том числе энергетика, металлы, сельское хозяйство, удобрения и драгоценные металлы. До управления в Банке товарного анализа, Джон провел несколько лет в оперативных подразделениях Всемирного банка, в том числе Мексика, Бангладеш, а также различные страны Субсахарской Африки. Он также работал в научно-исследовательском Департаменте, а также Департаменте оценки. Он опубликовал около 100 статей, глав в книгах и эссе по торговле и экономике сельского хозяйства и товарного рынка. Его публикации появились в таких журналах, как американский журнал экономики сельского хозяйства, журнал экономического развития, мировой экономики, и т.д. Так же он был соредактором для нескольких книг. Джон получил степень бакалавра по экономике в Университете Афин, магистр естественных наук Университета Грузии, и докторскую степень в Университете штата Мэриленд.

Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP); Vice President of the Association of Russian Banks (ARB); Senior Advisor to the Renova Group of Companies; Chairman of Supervisory Committee - Member of the Board of Directors, Bank of Settlements and Savings: Board Member of Energotransbank; Research Fellow in the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Vice President of the Russian Financial and Banking 

Mr. Lin is Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He was the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, 2008-2012. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Lin served for 15 years as Founding Director and Professor of the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University and is the author of 24 books including Against the Consensus: Reflections on the Great Recession, The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off, New Structural Economics: A Framework for Rethinking Development and Policy, Demystifying the Chinese Economy, Benti and Changwu: Dialogues on Methodology in Economics, and Economic Development and Transition: Thought, Strategy, and Viability.

He is a member of the Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of Economic Council, Chinese People’s Political Consultation Conference; Counselor of the State Council, Vice Chairman of Peking University Council. He served on several national and international committees, leading groups, and councils on development policy, technology, and environment including: Eminent Persons Council of the World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Steering Committee, the UN Millennium Task Force on Hunger; the Eminent Persons Group of the Asian Development Bank; the National Committee on United States-China Relations; the Global Agenda Council on the International Monetary System; Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee; and the Hong Kong-U.S. Business Council. He received honorary doctoral degrees from Universite D’Auvergne, Fordham University, Nottingham University, City University of Hong Kong, London School of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of British Columbia, Katholieke University Leuven, and is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for Developing World.

David Shark has had a long career in trade policy. He began in 1975 with a short stint in the US Department of Labor, working on petitions for trade adjustment assistance. In March 1976, he moved to the Office of Trade Policy in the Department of Commerce where he was deeply involved in the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and he has been actively involved in the GATT and WTO ever since. In 1980, he joined the Office of the United States Trade Representative. He held a broad range of responsibilities, including serving as Executive Director of the US Generalized System of Preferences, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for Trade Policy Coordination, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East and Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources. From 1988 to 1995 he served in USTR’s Geneva office, working on the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations and the implementation of the resulting agreements. During that time, he was responsible for negotiations and other work on the agreement creating the WTO, the Dispute Settlement Understanding, TRIMs/investment, anti-dumping, subsidies, customs valuation, government procurement, technical barriers to trade, import licensing, trade and environment, and trade and worker rights. He returned to Geneva in June 2000 and up to September 2013 served as the US Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO. In that capacity, he had broad responsibilities covering the full gamut of issues before the WTO.

Mr Shark is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College and a Master of International Affairs from Colombia University’s School of International Affairs. He is married to Lidian Shark and has two children, Daniel and Melanie.

Date and place of birth: 6 October 1957, Leningrad

Education: Leningrad State University named after Andrey Zhdanov majoring in political economy;

Professional development courses: Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; City University Business School, London, Great Britain Academic title: Ph. D. in economics

Government awards:

2007 Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland Second Class

2011 Order of Friendship Acknowledgement letters from the President and the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation

Rank: Active First Class State Counsellor of the Russian Federation

Full-time positions:

1999 - 2000 Department Head at RAO UES of Russia;

2000 - 2003 Chairman of the Management Board of St. Petersburg Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

2004 - 2011 Deputy Director, Director of the Department for International Financial Relations, Public Debt and Public Financial Assets of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation;

2011 - 2013 Head of the Federal Financial Markets Service of the Russian Federation;

2013 - 2015 Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation;

18 February 2015 - present EDB Chairman of the Management Board

Marc Uzan is the editor of numerous volumes: “The Future of the International Monetary System”(2004) and “A Handbook on the International Financial Architecture” with Nouriel Roubini (2006), and “The International Monetary System, the IMF and the G20”(Palgrave 2007) and others. He is the author of several academic papers on the new architecture for the international financial system. He holds a Master Degree in International Economics and Finance from the Université de Paris Dauphine. He has been a visiting scholar at the Department of Economics of the University of California, Berkeley.

Till 2002 worked as the member of Supreme Economic Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, served as Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning, First Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From 2002 to 2006 served as Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2006 served as CEO of Kazyna Sustainable Development Fund (the state institutions of development). In January 2008 appointed as Head of Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Since 2008 to 2011 - CEO of Sovereign Wealth Fund “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC (The Fund, which consolidated all the state companies). In April 2011 served as Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In January 2012 was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where governed the issues of macroeconomics, budget policy, governing of state companies and finance sector, tax and custom regulations and etc. Kelimbetov also served as the Chairman of the Council of Eurasian Economic Comission, where he represented the Republic of Kazakhstan. In October 2013 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was appointed as the Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Education: has graduated from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, National School of Public Policy under the President of Kazakhstan and Georgetown University (USA).

As Head of Strategy in the department serving sovereign institutions globally, Massimiliano analyses the global economic and financial trends affecting the investment behavior of central banks, sovereign wealth funds and other state-controlled investment institutions. He contributes to their strategic and investment decision-making and works closely with portfolio managers in developing investment solutions tailored to this client segment. Massimiliano established himself as a global thought leader on the macroeconomic, financial and political trends shaping the global economy and is often called in by leading institutions and think tanks as an expert on global economic and financial matters. He has an extensive publication record and is frequently interviewed and quoted on international media. He recently published The New Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Wiley Finance Series, a book providing a thorough guide to sovereign wealth funds, covering the drivers of the industry, how it operates and grows, the interest from and in Western markets and the pivotal role that sovereign wealth funds play in the world economy. In his distinguished career, he has been Head of Public Policy for UBS in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Senior Economist for the Middle East region at UBS and an economic consultant advising governments and corporates in emerging markets on behalf of international institutions. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rome where he lectured and an MSc in Economics from the University of London.

He graduated from the Almaty Energy Institute, Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman. In 1997 - Deputy Chairman of JSC "Bank Turan Alem", Chairman of the Board of JSC “ATF Bank"; In 1998 - Advisor to Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; In 1998 - Vice-Minister of Energy, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; In 2000 - Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan; In 2001 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan; In the years 2001-2003 - Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulation of natural monopolies, protection of competition and support of small business; In 2003-2004 - Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Manager for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Kazakhstan; Member of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan; In the years 2004-2006 - Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan; In 2006-2012 years Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "KazInvestBank"; From September 25, 2012 – By decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (№ 390) is appointed as Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From January 16, 2013 – By decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (№ 468) is appointed as Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Professor of Yale university, has PhD in Economics from Harvard University, is currently a Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Global Affairs at Yale University and Chairman of DFC Associates, LLC, a consultancy firm. He also an author of “Economic miracle”. He was Minister of Economy (1991-1996 and 2001) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989-1991) of Argentina. He was elected National Congressman in two opportunities (1987-1991 and1997-2001). He also served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Argentina in 1982. He is also a Member of the Group of Thirty and a Correspondent Member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of Spain, and the Honorary President of ‘Fundacion Mediterranea’. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Bologne, the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the University of Turin, the Ben Gurion University and the Genoa University.

In February 2012 was appointed as a supranational, international official, Member of the Board, the Minister of Economic and Financial Policies of the Eurasian Economic Commission by the presidents of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev. Today, Mr. Suleimenov realizes functions of EEC in such areas as a management of business environment and investments; protection of intellectual activity; labor migration; financial markets; monetary policy; banking; securities market; insurance; enrollment and distribution of import customs duties and tax policy. August 30, 2012 Board of Eurasian Economic Commission seated Mr. Suleimenov as a Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Migration Policy of EEC. The main objectives of the Committee are: hold consultations with the representatives of the states - members of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space (hereinafter - the Party) and elaboration of proposals on the issues of a unified legal regime in terms of employment of the Parties, the formation of legal framework for the implementation of the migration policy.

2009 - 2010 he was appointed as a Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Afterward, the Ministry was reorganized into the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. 2010 - 2012, held an appointment as a Vice-Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As a Vice-Minister was in charge of international relations, including the regulation of international economic integration, the formation of public policy in the sphere of regulation and development of domestic trade and foreign trade activity.

Mr. Sulejmenov started his carrier “Ernst & Young Kazakhstan” auditing company. Later he was working as a Director of the Department of tax accounting and tax planning, JSC “Exploration Production” “KazMunaiGas” a subsidiary of the largest national company of Kazakhstan in the field of oil and gas. Mr. Sulejmenov graduated from Pavlodar State University (Bachelor of Management) and (Bachelor of Law), also graduated from the University Of Maryland School Of Business, R. Smith (USA), was awarded an MBA with specialization in “Finance”. He is fluent in Kazakh, Russian and English.

Родился в 1965 году. Окончил Пекинский институт языка, Юридический институт Уханьского университета (КНР), Казахскую государственную академию управления, проходил стажировку в Колумбийском университете США. Доктор экономических наук. Владеет английским, китайским, арабским языками. Работал главным экономистом, начальником отдела Министерства труда, старшим специалистом представительства Министерства внешнеэкономических связей в городе Урумчи (КНР), исполнительным директором Торгового дома Казахстана в Гонконге. Занимал должность председателя правления Алматинского торгово-финансового и Народного сберегательного банков. Назначался Министром транспорта и коммуникаций, заместителем Премьер-Министра, помощником Президента Республики Казахстан. С января 2006 года - заместитель Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан. С апреля 2006 года - заместитель Премьер-Министра Республики Казахстан - Министр экономики и бюджетного планирования. С января 2007 года - Премьер-Министр Республики Казахстан. С сентября 2012 года Руководитель Администрации Президента Республики Казахстан. С апреля 2014 года Премьер-Министр Республики Казахстан.

Born in St. Pölten (Lower Austria) on February 8th, 1960.
Studies in politicial sciences, philosophy and law at the University of Vienna (Dr. phil. 1987) 
From January 1981 till September 1990 executive secretary for Youth of the Social Democratic Party of Austria 
Federal Chairman of the Socialist Youth (SJ) from 1984 to 1990 
Vice-president of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) from 1985 till 1989 
Senior research fellow in the economic policy department of the chamber of labour from 1990 - 1999 
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in the district Melk (Lower Austria) since 1990 
Member of the Austrian Parliament since March 1991 
Chairman of the Comittee for development cooperation of the Austrian Parliament 1996 - 1999 
Member of the Austrian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1991 
Chairman of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Comittee of the Council of Europe 1995 - 1998 
Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Austria from November 1999 till February 2000 
Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party of Austria in February 2000 
Leader of the Social Democratic Group in the Austrian Parliament since February 2000 
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Austria since April 29th 2000 
Chancellor of Austria since January 11th 2007 to December 2008. 
Since then after leaving politics, he took up a number of supervisory board positions, including at Austria’s largest construction company Strabag, and Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ), a 
German daily newspaper. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard University since 2009. Mr Gusenbauer is an expert in foreign, security and economic policy, and has numerous Austrian and foreign accolades to his name.

José Graziano da Silva has worked on food security, rural development, and agriculture issues for over 30 years, most notably as the architect of Brazil’s Zero Hunger (Fome Zero) programme and now as the Director-General of FAO. Graziano da Silva led the team that designed the Zero Hunger programme, and, in 2003, was charged by then-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to implement the programme as Special Minister of Food Security and the Fight against Hunger. He headed the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean from 2006 to 2011. Elected Director-General of FAO, he took up office on 1 January 2012. At the helm of FAO, Graziano da Silva has sharpened the Organization’s strategic focus; and is strengthening its field presence. He is also working to instill a best value-for-money culture. At the international level, he is working to build consensus on food security-related issues. He has also encouraged closer cooperation with development partners, supports South-South cooperation, and has increased collaboration with civil society and private sector entities, including farmer organizations and cooperatives for smallholder producers. Graziano da Silva holds a Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy and a Master's Degree in Rural Economics and Sociology from the University of São Paulo (USP), and a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He also has post-Doctorate Degrees in Latin American Studies (University College of London) and Environmental Studies (University of California, Santa Cruz). A Brazilian and Italian by nationality, he is married to Paola Ligasacchi and has two children and three grandchildren.

The firm’s clients include asset management companies worldwide. He was formerly chief economist for Kemper Financial Services, which he joined in 1977, and was named global chief economist for Zurich Financial Services when Zurich purchased Kemper in 1995. He advised the group’s fund management and insurance operations on both the economic outlook and a wide range of public policy issues until 2002, when he founded his own consultancy. With his wife Lyric Hughes Hale, he is the co-­‐author of “What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the World Economy” which was published by Yale University Press in 2011. 
Mr. Hale holds a B.Sc. degree in international economic affairs from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a M.Sc. degree in economics from the London School of Economics. 1990 the New York chapter of the National Association of Business Economists conferred upon Mr. Hale the annual William F. Butler Award for decision as a business economist. Other recipients include Paul Volker, Alan Greenspan, and Paul Krugman. 
Mr. Hale is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Competitive Markets Advisory Council of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group). He writes on a broad range of economic topics and his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (monthly columnist) the Australian Financial Review, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, National Interest, Central Banking and numerous other publications. 
Mr. Hale has testified before Congressional commitiees on domestic and international economic policy issues, and has participated in briefings and meetings with senior officials in the executive branch, including former President George W. Bush, current White House policymakers, the Federal Reserve, US Treasury, US Department of Defense, as well as foreign governments and international non-­‐governmental organizations. He is a renowned speaker who has addressed audiences at the World Economic Forum, the Federal Reserve Conference at Jackson Hole, and the Indaba Mining Conference in South Africa. He is known for his ability to distill complex economic issues and relate them to both current geopolitical conditions and economic history. His encyclopedic knowledge of global economics, and his long-­‐term relationships with policymakers and market participants throughout the world have given him a unique vantage point that has contributed to his excellent forecasting record. Fields of special interest and expertise include central banking, especially the Federal Reserve, trade, resources, energy, Africa, China, Japan, and foreign exchange issues. 
Mr. Hale is a member of the New York-­‐based Council on Foreign Relations, the Japan America Society, the President’s Circle of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the National Association of Business Economists, and the New York Society of Security Analysts. A frequent visitor to Australia, he has been a member of the Australian-­‐American Leadership Dialogue since its inception. 
A native of St Johnsbury, Vermont, Mr. Hale lives in Chicago. He and his wife Lyric, a writer and economic commentator, have five children and a grandchild.

Born in Tomsk, Russia in 1976. In 1997 graduated with honours from the Belarusian state economic university, majoring in Finance and Credit. Has the Masters of development economies degree with honours from the University of Sussex (Great Britain), and also MBA degree from IMD business school (Switzerland). In 1997-2000 worked at the Bank for foreign economic affairs of the Republic of Belarus, in the field of trade finance, being engaged in development of export activity of the national enterprises. In 2000-2002 worked in the Credit and economic regulation division of the National Bank of Belarus, participating in implementation of the state monetary policy in areas of interest rate policy, management of a national debt and liquidity of the banking system. Since 2003 works at the Moscow office of the The Boston Consulting Group growing from position of the Junior consultant to Principal. The main sector of activity in BCG – public sector and the companies with the state participation. Has extensive experience in development of long-term strategies and carrying out organizational transformations of the clients' companies.

Adamas Ilkevičius holds the degree of Master of International Business Administration (MBA) of HEC Paris, France and Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He has 17 years of experience in major international companies in such sectors as mining and processing, transport and logistics, energy, financial services and the public sector. He has extensive experience in key positions on initiatives of transformation, modeling, reengineering and improving the performance of companies. From 2001 to 2006, Adamas Ilkevičius was Director, Partner of the specialized company on business consulting services. In 2006 - 2009 years - Partner in Central and Eastern Europe in the largest global consulting company. In 2009 - 2013 Adamas Ilkevičius held the position of Director of Business and Technology who is responsible for the transformation of the business of a large public FTSE100 company of natural resources.

1999 –School of Economics, People’s Friendship University of Russia, bachelor, Master of Economics. 2000 – Law school, People’s Friendship University of Russia. 1992 – 1997 – Deputy Director of Moscow region, “NIKA” LLC. 1997 – 1998 – senior specialist, leading expert of optimizing sector for trading activities, Trade Division of the restructuring administration, “ROSPROM” CJSC. 1998 - 2002 – Consultant, 1 category Consultant of economy sectors’ Group, “CenterInvest” JSC. 2000 - 2002 – manager of Corporate Finance, Project Director of Managerial Consultancy board, “Investment Banking Group Nikoil” JSB. 2002 – Director of Strategic and Marketing Consultancy Group, “Branan limited”. 2002 - Deputy Manager of Capital Management Department, “UEC Russia” RJSC. 2003 – Strategy Department of Reform Management Center, “UEC Russia” RJSC. 2005 – Head of Implementation Centre for Reform Projects, “UEC Russia” RJSC. 2007 – Head of Federal Energy Agency. 2008 – resigned the leadership of Agency at his own request. 2008 – 2010 - Chairman of the Board of Directors, “Branan” LLC. 2010 – 2012 – country director, Rusnano USA. 2012 – 2013 – Director for cooperation with US and Canada companies, “Rusnano” OJSC. 2013 – 2014 – Managing Director for cooperation with US and Canada companies, “Rusnano” JSC. March 2014 - Managing Director - Director for cooperation with US and Canada companies, “Asset Management Company “Rusnano” LLC.

He graduated from the University of Brussels (VUB), holds the degree of Master of Laws (LLM) He also graduated from the International Baccalaureate as a full scholar in the field of economics and languages at the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Daniel has worked and lived in 8 countries around the world to this day. He has more than 20 years of experience in all functional areas of HR at the level of global strategic design at the local and operational levels. The last 16 years he worked at Philip Morris International, where in recent years he served as Vice President Global Organizational Development. Prior to joining Philip Morris International, Daniel had worked as HR manager in the field of information technology, services and manufacturing industries.

His research focuses on the biophysics of cell movements and the cytoskeleton and development of biomedical devices. Recent work from his laboratory includes direct measurement of the actin networks that drive crawling motility, development of vesicle encapsulation technology for cellular reconstitution, and demonstration of fluorescence microscopy on a mobile phone. Fletcher received a B.S.E. from Princeton University and a D.Phil. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University as an NSF graduate research fellow and was a postdoctoral fellow in biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine as part of the Stanford Bio-X program. His research has received an NSF CAREER Award, a National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Award, and was designated “Best of What’s New” by Popular Science magazine. Last year Fletcher was named a White House Fellow and worked with the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. He is also deputy director of the physical biosciences division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), faculty affiliate of the QB3 and CITRIS Institutes at UC Berkeley, a member of the bioengineering, biophysics, and nanoscale science and engineering graduate groups, and deputy director of the Cell Propulsion Lab, an NIH Nanomedicine Development Center based at UCSF.

In 1991 she graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in the specialty Engineer-Metallurgist. In 1995 she graduated from the training program for Master of Management International Business (MBA) and in parallel obtained the qualification of Finance Manager at the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. Throughout a career Larissa Zyamzina was involved in large-scale projects on restructuring, transformation of financial and business processes at the international level in Russia/CIS, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. She has extensive work experience with businesses in Oil and Gas, Energy, Transportation, Healthcare (GE), Logistics (UPS). From March 2014 - Advisor to the CEO for the business transformation of Samruk-Kazyna JSC. Larissa Zyamzina has 19 years of experience: 2003-2013 years - GE, General Electric in various international positions: Regional Leader in Africa, Global Operations Finance; Business Controller/Finance Integration Leader on the restructuring project of GE Money Bank; Regional Audit Leader, Eastern Europe/Russia/CIS; Chief Financial Officer / Corporate Finance Leader, Russia/CIS. 1999-2003 - Chief Financial Officer of UPS Russia / CIS. 1995-1999 - Rothmans of Pall Mall, United Biscuits- Chief Accountant, Finance Officer.

He helped launch Primus Power in 2009 and has raised over $60 million from venture capital sources, strategic investors and government grants. He has over 30 years of engineering, operations and general management experience at small and large companies. Prior to joining Primus, Tom was a Vice President and General Manager at Applied Materials, a Fortune 500 provider of semiconductor, solar and flat panel display equipment and services. He had P&L responsibility for a $500M business unit with complex set of systems, global customers, manufacturing and support. 
He has expertise in software, industrial robotics and control systems having lead efforts at Applied, Novellus Systems and Draper Laboratory. He holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT where he was a Pi Tau Sigma, Bendix and Alpha Tau Omega Scholar. He currently serves on industrial advisory board for the MIT’s Laboratory for Manufacturing & Productivity. 
Tom was a co-captain and three year letterman for the MIT Varsity Crew Team. He was born & raised in Detroit, Michigan and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys mechanical tinkering, photography and golf. He serves on the Northern California board of Special Olympics and as a teenager was a camp counselor for special needs kids.

Bagdad Mussin was born on March 3, 1983 in the Pavlodar region. He graduated from the University named after Suleyman Demirel and Kazakh Institute of Law and International Relations of Almaty. 

He began his career in 2004 in "National Information Technologies" JSC. He worked until 2007 as a chief software engineer, head of the department (Project Manager) of the Certification Center of the state bodies and the Deputy Director of the Department for the establishment of IT-departments in government. 
Also from 2004 to 2008, he was the Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board of «Insurance Company «AMANAT Insurance» JSC, where he advised on the company improvement and optimization of the processes of information technology, in parallel with the work in "NIT" JSC. 
Since the end of 2007 - Head of the Department of information systems support in RSE "National Center of Legal Information" of the Ministry of Justice of RK. 
In 2008 - 2010 he worked as Advisor to the Minister of Justice of RK on Information Technologies, Head of the Department of Information Technology. 
From 2010 to 2011 - Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the field of information technologies. 
From 2011 to 2012 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee on e-government services and coordination of PSC MCI RK. 
Since 2012 - Chairman of the Committee for the Control of automation of public services and coordination of PSC of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of RK. 
In April 2014 he was appointed as Chairman of the Management Board of "National Information Technologies" JSC. 
On August 1, 2014 he was appointed as Chairman of the Management Board of "Kazpost" JSC.

A well-known statesman of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a graduate of the Almaty Institute of National Economy. Labor activity she has begun in 1983, and by 1993 she worked in various positions of enterprises of the real sector of the economy. From 1993 she worked at the Central Office of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance. Since 2001 – Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan During 2002-2003 she worked at the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Director of the Department on regulation of the activity of the pension saving funds, Director of the Department of Financial Supervision). Since January 2004 - Deputy CEO, since 2008 - CEO of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulation and supervision of financial market and financial organizations. Prior to her appointment as the Deputy CEO of “Samruk-Kazyna” she headed the subsidiary of the Fund, which managed the state stock of shares in BTA Bank, Alliance Bank and Temirbank. She has a number of awards among which “Kurmet” (2006), Jubilee Medal “Kazakstan Konstitutsiyasyna 10 zhyl”. She is in the TOP-3 ranking of influential women of Kazakhstan of 2015 according to the magazine “Vlast’.

S. Mynbayev was appointed the Chairman of the Board in July 2013, since October 2012 he had held the position of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC NC “KazMunayGas”. He also held a number of senior government positions in the Republic of Kazakhstanincluding the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; also performed duties as President of JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC and General Director of Caspian Industrial & Financial Group LLP. S.Mynbayev received a degree in Economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University.

He was born on 9 July 1942 in Blackpool, England. In 1960 has graduated from the Royal Masonic School (Hertfordshire, London). In 1960 has joined Treaties Department of the Ministry of Transport and Technology, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1967 has joined the department of public contracts of Ferranti Ltd Company. In 1969 has joined Military Aircraft Division of British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) as Commercial Manager. In 1978 was appointed Commercial Director. In 1981 became the Assistant Managing Director of British Aerospace plc. In 1983 was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Director of Aircraft Group. In 1987 was appointed Marketing Director of British Airspace plc. In 1988 became the Chairman of British Aerospace Defence Company. In 1990 was appointed Chief Executive of British Aerospace plc. In 1992-2002 served as Member of the Supervisory Board of Airbus Industry. In 1998-2000 served as Non-Executive Director of the National Westminster Bank. In 1998-2004 served as Chairman of BAE Systems Company. From 2001 to 2008 served as Chairman of United Utilities plc.; Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire. From 2006 to 2008 served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Holding for the Management of State Assets “Samruk” JSC. Was elected to the Board of Directors of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, No. 962 dated October 17, 2008.

1986 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics, an economist and mathematician. 1986-1988 he worked as a research assistant in the ASPU Research Institute under the State Plan of the Kazakh SSR. Then up to 1991 - a MESI student. And since 1991-1992 - Senior Research Fellow of the ASPU Research Institute, consultant of the Supreme Economic Council under the President of RK, Deputy Head of the Department for Finance and Labor of the Executive Office of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Head of Administration of South Kazakhstan Region, November 1995 - March 1997 - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, March - October 1997 - Minister of Economy and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, July - October 1997 - Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, October 1997 - April 1998 - Chief Executive of “Bank Turan-Alem” CJSC - BTA Bank; then he was appointed the Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, August 1998 - March 2004 - Akim (Governor) of Kostanai Region. From March 2004 - Akim (Mayor) of Astana city. In September 2006 he was appointed Akim (Governor) of South Kazakhstan Region. In August, 2007 - Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On March 3, 2009 by Decree of the Head of State he was appointed First Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. By Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 11, 2011 he was again appointed First Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On December 26, 2011 he was appointed Chief Executive of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC.

Debora Revoltella is the Director of the Economics Department of the European Investment Bank since April 2011. She joined the bank with the task of merging the two pre-existing internal structures, refocusing research activities to better serve the needs of the institution. Since then, the Department provides impact-driven economic analysis to support operations, the global positioning as well as the policy and strategy definition of the bank. The department comprises 30 economists, working in three divisions - Economic Studies, Country and Financial Sector Analysis and Policy and Strategy. Main publications of the department include the Annual Report on Investment and Investment Finance in Europe, regular Economic Notes on structural issues concerning the European economy and publications on the state of the banking sector of the different regions of operations of the EIB (CESEE, ENCA, North African Countries, ACP, etc.). The Economic Department is also in charge of the EIB Report on Results – which assesses the development impact of projects financed by the EIB under various mandates.

Debora holds a degree in Economics and a Master in Economics from Bocconi University as well as a PhD in Economics from the University of Ancona in Italy. After the experience as an adjunct Professor in Macroeconomics at Bocconi University, Debora joined the research department of Banca Commerciale Italiana, a leading Italian Bank. In 2001, she joined UniCredit as the Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe. She managed a team of 40 economists in charge of supporting the institution in its regional growth strategy. During these years, the department developed into a leading research centre for the region.

Debora is member of the Steering Committee of the Vienna Initiative, an alternate member of the Board of the Joint Vienna Institute and a member of the Scientific Committee of SUERF.

Tolkunbek Abdygulov graduated with honors from International University of Kyrgyz Republic in 1997 with Bachelor degree in International economic relations. He continuously works on his further education and holds Master degrees in Banking from International University of Kyrgyzstan (1999), Master of Arts degree in Development Economics from Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan (2005), Master of Public Administration degree from University of North Texas, USA (2007)and PhD degree in economics (Kandidatekonomicheskihnayk) from Economic Institute of the National Academy of Science Kyrgyz Republic (2014). His professional experience is granular. Tolkunbek has worked as an economist at the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (Central Bank), as a consultant at the World Bank Headquarter, as a director of Informational Future Foundation (NGO), as a Chair of the Board of Directors of the Micro financial company, as an Expert at the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Head of Strategies and Program Service at the Central Agency on Development, Investments and Innovations of the Kyrgyz Republic, and as First Deputy Minister at the Ministry of the Economic Regulation of the Kyrgyz Republic. In 2010 Mr. Abdygulov was invited by the Prime Minister of the First coalition Government Mr. Atambaev A.A. (current President of the Kyrgyz Republic) to be the Head of the Economy and strategic development department, Office of the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. In January 2012 Mr. Babanov the Prime Minister of the Second coalition Government appointed Mr. Abdygulov as the Head of the Economy and investment department.In October2012, Mr. Satybaldiev the Prime Minister of the Third coalition Government reappointed Mr. Abdygulov as the Head of the Economy and investment department. In March 2014 Mr. Otorbaevthe Prime Minister of the Forth coalition Government reappointed Mr. Abdygulov as the Head of the Economy and investment department. On 7th May 2014 the President of the Kyrgyz Republic appointed Mr. Abdygulov as an acting Governor of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (Central Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic), on 29th May the JogorkyKenesh (Parliament of theKyrgyz Republic) confirmed Mr. Abdygulov as a Governor. Additionally Mr. Abdygulov works on part time basis as Assistant Professor at the American University in Central Asia's Economic Department. In September 2013Mr. Abdygulov received the National Prize for the young Scientists – “AkylTirek”. His research interests include institutional economics, macroeconomic policy coordination, development finance and development economics.

Mr. Zhang is the Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 2013. Mr. Zhang supervises the operations of South, Central and West Asia departments. Prior to joining the ADB, he held senior positions in the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the People's Republic of China (PRC) and was executive director of the ADB Board of Directors in China during the period from 2007 to 2009. From 1993 to 1996 he was Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the World Bank in Washington D.C. Mr. Zhang received his PhD in Finance at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as a Master's degree and Bachelor's degree in "International Economics" at the University of Nan-Kai in China

Dr Mattia Romani is currently Managing Director for Country and Sector Economics. He is also Senior Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics. Before joining the EBRD in 2014, he was the Deputy Director General and Chief Economist of the Global Green Growth Institute, an international organization based in South Korea created to support developing and emerging countries on their green growth plans. He was previously with McKinsey and Company, where he worked as a senior expert since 2009. He served as Lord Nicholas Stern’s deputy on the UN Secretary General High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance in 2010. Between 2007 and 2009, he worked as the lead economist on the Stern Review team in the UK Government. He was previously at Shell International working on long-term scenarios. Between 1999 and 2003 he worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, Abidjan and Antananarivo. He holds a doctorate (D.Phil.) in economics from the University of Oxford and a M.Sc. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.

Education and Degrees
2008 - Ph.D., in co-ownership between Italy and France, University of Turin, Department of General Physics & University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble;
2004 - University of Turin, Faculty of Physics
1998 - Secondary School Diploma focusing on Sciences, Turin.

Natasha Khanjenkova joined the EBRD in 1993 and initially worked on credit lines for support of small and medium sized enterprises in CIS countries. In 1999 Mrs Khanjenkova moved to the EBRD Corporate Recovery team, where during seven years she led a number of restructurings of banks and companies in various sectors in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In February 2007, she moved to Moscow as a Deputy Director for Infrastructure and Energy. In October 2008 she was appointed as Director in charge of the Bank’s Infrastructure and Energy business in Russia. In April 2010 Mrs. Khanjenkova was appointed as Managing Director for Russia. Since 1 April 2015 she is Managing Director for Turkey and Central Asia.

Mr. Hans Timmer, a Dutch national, became the Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank on July 1, 2013.

Mr. Timmer is a quantitative international macroeconomist and econometrician with 30 years of management experience in leading teams of modelers, forecasters, and policy analysts. His experience ranges from long-term structural analyses of the economic impact of environmental policies, trade policies, and tax reforms, to short-term monitoring of the business cycle and analysis of monetary and fiscal policies.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Timmer was Director of the World Bank's Development Prospects Group. Under his management, the Group produced the World Bank’s annual publications Global Economic Prospects, Global Development Finance, and Global Monitoring Report, in addition to a wide range of monitoring and forecasting publications.

Before joining the World Bank in 2000, Mr. Timmer was head of international economic analysis at the Central Planning Bureau in the Netherlands. In this role, he oversaw global scenario studies and supervised the development of two world models. He has vast experience working with the European Commission, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as with the Indian Planning Commission and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He holds a Masters degree in econometrics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and was a researcher at the University of Lodz in Poland and at the Netherlands Economic Institute.

Born: 17 March 1970; Moscow.
Education:

1992: Graduated from the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.

1994: Finished the New Economic School.

PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Speaks fluent English.

Awarded the Order of Honour, and commendation of the President of the Russian Federation.

1998–2000: Leading researcher, the Russian-European Centre for Economic Reforms, Moscow.

1998–1999: Study course at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Sweden.

1999–2006: Senior staff scientist, the Central Economic and Mathematical Institute under the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

2000–2006: Lead researcher, Director of researches in economic policy, the Centre for Economic and Financial Research, Moscow.

2003–2006: Fellow of an academic council, the Carnegie Moscow Center.

2006–2008: Research supervisor, the Center for Strategic Research Foundation, Moscow.

2008–2012: Senior advisor to the President — Chief economist, Director, the Sberbank Centre for Macroeconomic Researches, Moscow.

2012–2013: Chief, the Experts’ Directorate, Presidential Administration, Moscow.

From September 2013: Bank of Russia First Deputy Governor.

Member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors (since 18 October 2013).

Work experience 

2013-present: Executive Director for Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (OEDSZ), International Monetary Fund 
2012 – 2013: Head of International Monetary Cooperation, Swiss National Bank, Director 
2009 - 2012 Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on Payment and 
Settlement Systems (CPSS), Bank for International Settlements 

2002 - 2009 Head of Financial Systems, Swiss National Bank (SNB), Director 
Editor of the SNB's Financial Stability Report Member of the core team that designed the rescue measures for UBS AG 
1997 - 2002 Head of Payment Systems Studies, SNB, Deputy Director 
1994 - 1997 Research Economist, Swiss National Bank 

Education 
1993 Ph.D. Degree in Economics, University of Bern, Switzerland 
1991- 1993 Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, California 
1989- 1991 Graduate School, University of Bern, Switzerland 
1989 Master of Arts in Economics and International Law (Lizentiat), 
University of Bern, Switzerland 
Teaching 
2012 Issues in International Finance, University of St. Gallen 
2007-2010 Central Banking and the Global Financial System, University and ETH Zurich 
1999-2006 International Monetary Economics and Geographical Economics, University of Basel 
1996-1998 Monetary Theory and International Monetary Economics, University of Bern

Kurt Tong has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State since July 2014.

Before joining the Bureau, Mr. Tong served for three years as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to his time in Tokyo, he was the U.S. Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), managing all aspects of U.S. participation in APEC, while concurrently serving as the Economic Coordinator for the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, organizing bureau-wide efforts on economic policy.

Mr. Tong has been an economic affairs diplomat for the State Department since 1990, including service as Director for Asian Economic Affairs at the National Security Council from 2006 to 2008 and as Economic Minister-Counselor in Seoul from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he was Counselor for Environment, Science and Health in Beijing and served as Deputy Treasury Attaché in Tokyo and as an economic officer in Manila. Mr. Tong was a Visiting Scholar at the Tokyo University Faculty of Economics from 1995 to 1996. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he was an Associate with the Boston Consulting Group in Tokyo.

Mr. Tong speaks and reads Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. He has published articles in Foreign Policy and Nihon Keizai Kenkyu (an academic journal of the Japan Center for Economic Research). He was born in Ohio and raised in Massachusetts, and enjoys soccer, tennis and other sports.

Janet Heckman was appointed EBRD Director for Kazakshtan in July 2012. Previously, for 32 years, served as managing director in corporate banking at Citigroup company in 7 countries (United Kingdom, Algeria, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Bahrain). She was also vice-president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania and Bulgaria.

For 7 years he worked as a senior economist at the Economic Department of the OECD. He is author of "Khrushchev: the political life» (Macmillan / St Martin's, 1995) and "Soviet and Brezhnev» (Longman, 2003), "The Political Economy of Reform: Lessons from the pension system, commodity and labor markets in the ten member countries of the OECD" (OECD, 2009) and a series of articles and books on the Soviet and post-Soviet politics and economics. 

He was the lead author of the Economic Survey of the Russian Federation prepared by the OECD in 2004 and 2006., Economic Survey of the Czech Republic (2010), and author of the first Ukrainian Economic Analysis (2007). He was editor of the OECD report, "To succeed in the reform" (2010) and, together with Julie Newton "Institutions, ideas and leaders in the Russian politics» (Macmillan, 2010). Prior to joining the OECD, Professor Thompson taught at the University of London, University of Oxford and the University of Texas. 
He worked as a private consultant to the Special Committee of Foreign Affairs in the British House of Commons. Mr. Thompson graduated bachelor and graduated from the magistracy of Emory University in the United States and a doctorate from Oxford University.

Mr. Juha Kahkonen is Deputy Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, since March 2012. Oversees the Department`s work on Egypt and the CCA. Mr. Juha Kahkonen has Ph.D from the University of Michigan (1982).
Mr. Juha Kahkonen has previously worked in the Research, Asian, Policy Development and Review, and European Departments. Past assignments include period as resident representative in India, work on advanced and emerging market countries in Asia (Japan, Singapore, Poland, and Thailand), heading IMF missions to Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and more recently Germany and Russia, and reviewing IMF work on some 50 countries representing all continents.
Prior to joining the IMF, in 1982–86, Mr. Juha Kahkonen worked as Assistant Professor at New York University, Associate Professor and Professor at Helsinki School of Economics, and Research Advisor at the Bank of Finland.

Richard Dobbs is a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey's business and economics research arm, and a director (senior partner) of McKinsey based in London.

From 2004 to 2009, Richard co-led McKinsey's Corporate Finance Practice, where he was also responsible for research and development. He has served clients around the world in a variety of industries, ranging from high tech and financial services to petroleum, utilities, and the public sector.

Richard is the author of numerous articles on the effects of the financial crisis for companies and managements in the terms of economic downturn.

He was born on the 15th November 1954, in Białogard, Poland. 

He participated in the famous “Round-Table” negotiations in Poland that finally brought the peaceful transformation of Poland and the whole Central and Eastern Europe from communism to democracy. A co-founding member and first chairman of the Social Democratic Party of the Republic of Poland. He won the presidential elections for the first time in 1995, starting against Lech Walesa. Co-author of the new democratic Constitution of Poland, which he signed into law on July 16th, 1997. 
A great advocate of Poland’s membership in both NATO and the European Union. It was under his leadership that Poland finally joined NATO in 1999. He is an active supporter of further alliance enlargement under the "open door" policy. A strong proponent of European integration, Kwaśniewski campaigned for approval of the European Union accession treaty in 2003, and saw Poland become a member on May 1, 2004. 
Aleksander Kwaśniewski was one of the leading figures in European Politics. Author of numerous local and regional initiatives, decisively joined the global war on terror and backed the decision to send Polish troops to the war against Saddam Hussein. Long – standing supporter of Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty, Aleksander Kwaśniewski inspired the international mediation efforts during the 2004 Orange Revolution, helping the young democracy in Ukraine to prevail. 
During his Presidency, he couragesly confronted the past, significantly contributing to the reconciliation between Poles and the German, Jewish and Ukrainian people. 
On March 7, 2006, Kwaśniewski was appointed Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership at Georgetown University, where, as a visiting faculty member, he taught students in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service about contemporary European politics, the trans-Atlantic relationship and democratization in Central and Eastern Europe. He is also i.a. member of the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group, member of the Atlantic Council of the United States, member of the Bilderberg Group, Head of the Supervisory Board of the Amicus Europae Foundation in Warsaw and International Center for Political Studies in Kiev, Head of the International Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, Head of the Board of Yalta European Strategy. Until November 2013, President Kwaśniewski co-lead the European Parliament monitoring mission in Ukraine to monitor the criminal cases against Yulia Tymoshenko, Yuriy Lutsenko and Valeriy Ivaschenko.

(born August 9, 1939, Scandiano, Italy), Italian politician who was twice prime minister of Italy (1996–98; 2006–08) and who served as president of the European Commission (1999–2004). Prodi graduated from Catholic University in Milan in 1961 and did postdoctoral work at the London School of Economics. After serving as a professor of economics at the University of Bologna, he entered government as minister of industry in 1978. In 1996, after two productive stints as chairman of the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction (1982–89 and 1993–94), he ran for prime minister. Prodi, taking advantage of Italian electoral reform, built a centre-left base of support named the Olive Tree coalition. While incumbent Silvio Berlusconi used television to campaign, Prodi made a five-month bus tour around the country, calling for more accountability in government. His consensus-building approach to government appealed to voters, and his Olive Tree coalition won by a narrow margin. Prodi was appointed prime minister on May 17, 1996. 

During his 28 months as prime minister, Prodi privatized telecommunications and reformed the government’s employment and pension policies. He significantly reduced the budget deficit in order to get the country accepted into the European Monetary Union (EMU), a task that had seemed all but impossible when he took office. Disputes over the country’s proposed budget, however, resulted in the loss of support from some left-wing members of his coalition, and Prodi resigned in October 1998. The following year he was named president of the European Commission, a key institution of the European Union (EU). His appointment came after the entire 20-member commission was forced to resign amid charges of widespread fraud and corruption. During his five-year term, the EU expanded beyond its western European roots to include Malta, Cyprus, and eight eastern and central European members. 
After his term as president of the European Commission ended in 2004, Prodi returned to Italian politics and in 2006 ran for prime minister. Among his campaign pledges were improving the country’s ailing economy and withdrawing troops from Iraq (see Iraq War). In the April 2006 elections, Prodi’s centre-left coalition won a narrow victory over Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right bloc. Berlusconi initially contested the results, but in May he resigned. Prodi was sworn in as prime minister later that month. His second term lasted 20 months; he resigned after losing a confidence vote in January 2008.