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Evelina Zakamskaya was born on November 17, 1977, in Baku, and graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Tver State University. She is a presenter for Radio Mayak and for Mir, a television and radio company. Since 2006, she has been an anchor for television channel Russia 24. She writes and presents Mnenie (Opinion), a talk show covering social and political issues, and Idei, menyayushchie mir (World-Changing Ideas), a series of popular science programmes. Evelina Zakamskaya moderates Russia 24 sessions at major international forums. She is married with two daughters.

Prior to becoming CEO of RDIF in 2011, Kirill Dmitriev headed a number of large private equity funds and completed a series of landmark transactions, including the sale of Delta Bank to General Electric, Delta Credit Bank to Société Générale, STS Media to Fidelity Investments, etc. At the beginning of his career he worked at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company. He is Deputy Chairman of the Investment Council under the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia, Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and was appointed by the President of Russia as a member of the BRICS and the APEC business councils; he also was selected as ‘Young Global Leader’ by the World Economic Forum. He serves as a member of the boards of directors of Rostelecom, Gazprombank, MDMG, Russian Railways and a member of the boards of trustees of the Mariinsky Theatre and Moscow State University. In 2011 he was the only Russian representative in the list of ‘100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade’ (Private Equity International). He holds a BA in Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and an MBA with High Distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School.

Helen Clark became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in April 2009, and is the first woman to lead the organization. She is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues. Prior to her appointment with UNDP, Helen Clark served for nine years as Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving three successive terms from 1999 - 2008. As Prime Minister, Helen Clark was a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers. Helen Clark was first elected to Parliament in 1981, she chaired Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. Between 1987 and 1990, she was a Minister responsible for first, the portfolios of Conservation and Housing, and then Health and Labour. She was Deputy Prime Minister between August 1989 and November 1990. From that date until December 1993 she served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and then as Leader of the Opposition until winning the election in November 1999.

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>

Date of birth: June 8, 1954. Place of birth: Olevsk, Zhitomir Region, Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic. Education: graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1981. Major: international economic relations. Qualification: international currency and credit relations. Degrees: PhD in Economics. Awards and merits: 2000: Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, II class, medal. 2006: Honorable mention by the President of the Russian Federation. 2007: Order of Friendship. Command of foreign languages: fluent in English and French. Background: 09.1971 – 10.1972: shipper, Krasnodar refinery. 11.1972 – 11.1974: served in the Soviet Army. 01.1975 – 08.1976: transport operator, II category, Construction Department, Glavmospromstroy’s Enterprise 207: Mosstroy 29. 09.1976 – 07.1981: studied in Moscow State Institute of International Relations. 08.1981 – 11.1988: junior research associate and senior research associate, Institute of World Economy and International Relations. 12.1988 – 02.1992: Second Secretary, USSR Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organizations, USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 02.1992 – 08.1994: Second Secretary and Senior Officer, Russia’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organizations, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 08.1994 – 04.1998: Deputy Head of Foreign credit and Debt Division, Head of Department, Ministry of Finance. 04.1998 – 09.2004: Deputy Chairman, Vnesheconombank of the USSR. 09.2004 – 10.2005: Director, Department of International Financial Relations, State Debt and State Financial Assets, Ministry of Finance. 11.2005 – till present: Deputy Minister of Finance.

Mark Weinberger is the Global Chairman and CEO-elect. Immediately prior to his appointment, he was the Global Vice Chairman - Tax of the organization. Mark serves as a member of the Global Executive, the organization’s highest level management body; the Global Practice Group; and the Global Public Policy Committee. Mark previously served as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy) in the George W. Bush Administration. Mark was also appointed by President Clinton to serve on the Social Security Advisory Board, which advises the President and Congress on all aspects of the Social Security system. Mark was co-founder of Washington Counsel, P.C., a DC-based law and legislative advisory firm that merged into Ernst & Young LLP and now operates as Washington Council Ernst & Young. Mark holds a B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, an M.B.A. and J.D. from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio, and an LL.M from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He sits on the Boards of Directors for The Tax Council and The American Council for Capital Formation.

Gustavo Franco is Rio Bravo’s Chairman of the Board and CSO. Previously, Mr. Franco was Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil after having served as the Bank’s Deputy Governor for international affairs and Secretary of Economic Policy at the Finance Ministry between 1993 and 1997. In these positions, Mr. Franco played a key role in the conception and implementation of the 1994 stabilization plan known as “the Real Plan”. Mr. Franco was directly involved in foreign exchange policies and deregulation, trade liberalization, the restructuring of the banking system and enabled the Brazilian economy to enter the BRIC group and claim a leadership role among the G-20 countries. He has a bachelor’s degree (1979) in economics from the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, and a PhD (1986) from Harvard University. Most of his writings available at home page www.econ.puc-rio.br/gfranco.

Anand Sharma, a lawyer by profession, was first elected to Parliament in 1984. Chief Spokesman of Indian National Congress (INC) for six years; elevated as Minister of State, External Affairs in Jan 2006; subsequently assumed charge of Information & Broadcasting Ministry. As Minister for Commerce & Industry, he re-energized stalled Doha Round by convening Delhi Ministerial Meeting. Instrumental in signing agreements with ASEAN, Korea, Malaysia, Japan. Lead high-level delegations to over 90 countries. Assumed additional responsibility as Textiles Minister in Jul 2011. Associated in South African struggle against Apartheid; was Observer for South African Transition Process and Elections in 1994 by Commonwealth SG. Convened 'International Satyagraha Centenary Conference' in Jan 2007 at Delhi, which led UNGA unanimously adopting India’s Resolution observing 2nd October, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as International Non-Violence Day. Authored ‘Journey of a Nation: Indian National Congress’. Anand Sharma is married to Dr. Zenobia Sharma and has two sons. Conferred highest civilian awards by Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Special Award by South Africa on occasion of 150 years of First Arrival of Indians.

Maxim Arefyev joined RDIF from the position of the deputy Head of Investment Banking at Renaissance Capital where he worked for the last 5 years being primarily responsible for origination and execution of equity transactions in consumer space, healthcare, agribusiness and relationship with international private equity funds. Before Renaissance Capital Maxim worked at Troika Dialog, Deutsche UFG and ING Barings. During his 13-year tenure with the investment banking industry, Maxim participated in a large number of transactions, involving companies like MTS, Wimm Bill Dann, X5/Perekriostok, IBS, Musa Motors, Imarko, Musa Motors, Lenta, Dixy, Victoria, Mvideo, 36.6, Veropharm, Rive Gauche, Protek, RUsagro, Cherkizovo, Medicina and many others. Maxim graduated from the International University with the diploma of masters in management, has a PhD degree in economics and attended a course in banking and finance at the London School of Economics.

Dr. Park received his PhD in Corporate Strategy from the University of Oregon. He served on the Executive Committee and as Chair of International Management Division of the Academy of Management. He is also elected as a Fellow of the Academy of International Business for his contribution to the scholarly development of international business. He is a co-author of a recent book entitled "Rough Diamonds: The Four Traits of Successful Breakout Firms in BRIC Countries” (Jossey-Bass, 2103).