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Leads McKinsey’s support in public sector organizations as well as in oil and gas, power generation, and construction companies.Professional experience:Since joining McKinsey in 1997, Vitaly has worked on client projects in Moscow, Astana, Kiev, Warsaw, Budapest, London, and New York across a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, finance, and the public sector (e.g., economic development, innovation, and education). He has led numerous transformation projects for major companies in order to help them achieve substantial financial impact and productivity growth, and to improve their competitiveness and corporate culture.Vitaly co-authored the McKinsey report “Lean Russia: Sustaining Economic Growth through Improved Productivity”.He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Bolshoi Theater. Prior to joining McKinsey, Vitaly worked for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in its Russian office and in its Asset Management Department in New York.Education:Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI).University of California, San Diego.

Arup Banerji is the World Bank Group’s Senior Director and Head of Global Practice for Social Protection and Labor, overseeing the WBG's work on labor markets, social safety nets, and pension issues. In his career at the World Bank, he has worked on both research and operations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East on a variety of issues relating to aging societies, employment and labor markets, social protection systems, social sector reforms, poverty reduction, institutions, public sector reform and governance, economic growth strategies and evaluation of programs. He also co-chairs the global Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board and the Youth Employment Network and is an IZA Fellow and a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Councils. Prior to joining the World Bank, he taught at the Center for Development Economics at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA, where he was the Director of Graduate Studies, and at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, India.

She graduated Cum Laude from Povolzhskaya State Service Academy. From 1997 and 2007, she worked in finance and in the Saratov region headquarters at the Central Bank of Russia. Ms. Batalina received a PhD in Economics in 2002. In March 2006, she became a member of the Saratov State Duma, where she served as the Saratov Deputy Head of Administration for the social sphere. In 2011, Ms. Batalina was appointed Deputy Dean of Innovative Development and Government Relations at Povolzhskaya State Service Academy. In 2011, she became the chief administrator of Vladimir Putin’s public offices in the Saratov Region. In December 2011, Ms. Batalina was elected to the 6th convocation of the State Duma. She initially served as Deputy Committee Head for Federal Administration and Local Self-governance, and became First Deputy Committee Head for Family, Women and Children’s Affairs in June 2012. From 2012 to 2014, she was the Deputy Secretary General of the United Russia board. In November 2014, she was elected the Duma Committee Head for Labor, Social Policy and Veteran Affairs. As of December 17, 2014, she is the Chairman of Central Council of Party Supporters.

Jack A. Goldstone (PhD, Harvard University) is the Hazel Professor of Public Policy and a Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. He has won major prizes from the American Sociological Association, the International Studies Association and the Historical Society for his research on revolutions and social change, and has won grants from the MacArthur Foundation, JS Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the National Science Foundation. He also leads an international research laboratory on Political Demography and Social Macrodynamics at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Goldstone’s current research focuses on the impact of population change on the global economy and international security, and the cultural origins of modern economic growth. Goldstone has authored or edited ten books and published over one hundred articles in books and scholarly journals. His recent essay in Foreign Affairs – “The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends that will Change the World” – has been widely cited as a critical guide to the impact of future population change. His latest books include Why Europe? The Rise of the West 1500-1850 (McGraw-Hill, 2008; Chinese Translation 2010), Political Demography: How Population Changes are Reshaping International Security and National Politics and Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2014).

Appointed Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia at the Assistant Director-General level, based in Geneva, with effect from 1 June 2014. Mr Koller studied law at the Universities of Regensburg and Augsburg, specializing in European and Economic law, and has been licenced to practice law since 1989. During his studies he completed a solicitor traineeship in South Africa. He began his career in the field of European integration in the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs in 1990, moving to the European Commission in 1993. He was instrumental in setting up and managing the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange office (TAIEX). From 2000 to 2010, he worked for the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union. In 2010, Mr Koller was appointed Director General at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Berlin, where he managed the Directorate General for European and International Employment and Social Policies and the European Social Fund. In this capacity he was also responsible for ILO relations. His main focus was on the development of a coordinated strategy on employment and social policies, together with European and international partners, to respond to the economic crisis. Notably, he was a G20 Sherpa, and was in favour of the firm establishment of a labour minister track in the G20 process. He also strongly supported the involvement of the ILO and other international organizations in the process.

Year of birth: 1970 1994: Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) with a degree in International Economic Relations. 2001: Received an IMD MBA degree. 2004–2009: Various positions at OAO AK SIBUR, including Advisor to the President, Vice President for Corporate Policy and Strategy, Senior Vice President for Corporate Policy and Strategy, President, member of the Board of Directors. 2005–2012: Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO SIBUR Russian Tyres. 2006–2011: President of the Management Company OOO SIBUR. 2007–2010: Member of the Board of Directors of OAO Polief. 2007–2010: Chairman of the Board of Directors of ZAO Sibur-Trans. Since 2007: Chairman of the Group’s Management Board. Since 2007: Chairman of the Board of Directors of OOO RusVinyl. Since 2008: Chairman of the Board of Directors of OOO SNHK. 2008–2011:Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Sibur-Fertilizers. Since 2009: Chairman of the Management Board of the Management Company OOO SIBUR. 2010–2013: Member of the Board of Directors of OOO Tobolsk-Polymer. Since 2014: Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO Stroytransgaz . Since 2014: Member of the Board of Directors of OOO STGM, ZAO STGM. 2011 - 2016: General Director of the Management Company OOO SIBUR. Since 2016: Chairman of the Management Board of OOO SIBUR. Mr. Konov served in the Treasury Department of OAO NK YUKOS, held various positions at AKB Trust and Investment Bank, including Vice President – Head of the Investment Banking Department and Managing Director of Corporate Finance Department, was a member of the Board of Directors of OAO Gazprom neftekhim Salavat and OAO Gazprombank.

Dr Andy Xie is Shanghai-based independent economist specialising in China and Asia. He is currently director of Rosetta Stone Advisors. He is also a guest columnist for the South China Morning Post and Century Weekly. Dr Xie is one of the few economists who has accurately predicted economic bubbles including the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the more recent subprime meltdown in the United States. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1997 and was Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Asia/Pacific economics team until 2006. Prior to that he spent two years with Macquarie Bank in Singapore, where he was an associate director in corporate finance. He also spent five years as an economist with the World Bank. Dr Xie earned a PhD in economics in 1990 and an MS in civil engineering in 1987 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Maxim Topilin, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation From 1988 to 1994, engaged in scientific research. Since 1994, various posts in Russian Government Office. In 2001, appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation. Supervised the issues of employment and human resources development. In 2004, appointed Head of the newly formed Federal Service for Labour and Employment. In 2008, appointed Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. Нe was responsible for issues of national labour market policy, and social and demographic policy. One of Mr. Topilin’s successful projects was the development of anti-crisis measures for the labour market during the economic crisis of 2008-2010. Moreover, family social support measures taken at that time improved the demographic situation in the country. Mr. Topilin directly participated in the development of the 2011-2015 state programme "Friendly environment" aimed at the improvement of the quality of life for people with disabilities. On 21 May, 2012, Mr. Topilin was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation. The following issues fall within his competence: labour-management relations, employment, demographic policy, social protection, social security, including retirement security, and state civil service.

Director of the Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, Head of the Gerontology and Geriatrics Dpt. at the NW State Medical University, Main Specialist in Gerontology And Geriatrics of the Governments of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vice–President of the Gerontological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Past President of the European Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Since 1971 V. Khavinson has been engaged in studying the role of peptides in regulation of the mechanisms of ageing, design, preclinical and clinical studies of new peptide geroprotectors. His 35-year long investigations resulted in elaboration of a method for complex application of peptide bioregulators to slow down ageing and increase average life span. 6 peptide pharmaceuticals and 64 food supplements developed by V. Khavinson have been introduced into clinical practice. V. Khavinson is the author of over 800 scientific publications with the major achievements summarized in his books “Peptides and Ageing” (NEL, 2002) and “Gerontological aspects of genome peptide regulation” (Karger AG, 2005). He is the author of 205 Russian and International patents. In 2009 the Institute headed by him was designated an IAGG Collaborating Centre. In 2010 the Institute was given a Special Consultative Status of the UN ECOSOC.