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Born on October 2, 1954 in Moscow. Graduated from the Moscow Car and Road Construction Institute and the International Business School of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Took an active part in establishing and developing the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, which held its founding Congress on October 19, 1991. At the 7th congress in March 2016, he was elected President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation for a second term. The range of Sergei Katyrin's activities as President of CCI Russia includes effective coordination within the national network of chambers of commerce and industry of Russia, which incorporates territorial chambers of commerce and industry, associations and business unions. Establishment of productive cooperation with legislative assemblies and executive authorities at both national and regional levels constitutes yet another area of his daily concern. Sergei Katyrin represents Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry in major business unions where he is among the board members. He is a member of the working group for joint anti-corruption measures of representatives of the business community and government authorities under the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Counteracting Corruption and takes part in meetings of the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Counteracting Corruption. He sits on the government's Commission for Development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses and is a member of the Public Council for Development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses, which works under the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly. At the same time, Sergei Katyrin fulfils functions related to the international activities of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, being Chairman of the Russian chapter of the BRICS Business Council and Chairman of the Russian National Branch of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Business Council. In addition, he is a member of the Committee of the Chief Executives of CIS Chambers of Commerce and Industry. During the term of Sergei Katyrin’s presidency, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed the Anti-Corruption Charter of Russian Business.

He was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit" I and II degree, and a diploma and a medal of the State Duma of the Russian Federation "For merits in the development of legislation and Russian parliamentarism" Anatoly Aksakov was born November 28, 1957 in the village of Ermolaevo Kumertau area Bashkir ASSR. In 1975 he graduated from high school with. Vilino Bakhchsarai area Crimean region. For two years he worked on the production. In 1983 he graduated from the Moscow State University. MV University, in 1986 - Faculty of Economics graduate of Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov. PhD, associate professor. In 2005 he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Published about one hundred scientific papers on economic and social development of Chuvashia and Russia. Since 1986, was a teacher of the Chuvash State University, Associate Professor of Economic Theory and the market economy. In 1994-1995. - Member of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic. In 1994-1997. he was Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Finance and Law (Cheboksary). In 1995-1997. led Cheboksary branch of the Moscow commercial banks. In 1997-2000. served as deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Chuvashia. Since 1999, was elected deputy of the State Duma of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth convocation. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets. In 2002-2009. was a member of the National Banking Council of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Since 2006 he is president of the Association of Regional Banks of Russia.

1993-2003 Head of the Center of Legal Appraisal and Legislative Development of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. 2003-2012 Deputy General Director, First Deputy General Director of Expocentre ZAO. On March 23, 2012 Sergey S. Bednov was elected General Director of Expocentre ZAO by the Expocentre General Shareholder Meeting. In 2011 the Moscow Mayor issued a decree to award Sergey Bednov the title of the Honorary Attorney of the City of Moscow.

Born June 8, in 1957, in Leningrad.In 1979, graduated from the Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute, specialty – “Economic Cybernetics”.Doctor of Economics.1979-1990 – economist, senior economist, senior research worker, laboratory head, Leningrad Finance and Economics Institute.1990-1991 – chairman, Lensoviet Standing Commission for Economic Reform.1991-1994 – head, Working Center for Economic Reform under the Russian Government.1994-1997 – Russian Deputy Economics Minister, from 1995 – secretary of state- Russian Deputy Economics Minister.1997-1998 – first deputy head, Russian Government Administration.1998-1999 – Board Director, International Investment Bank.1999-2001 -president, International Center for Socio-Economic studies.2001-2007 – member, Federation Council of Federal Assembly, from 2002 – chairman, Federation Council Committee for Financial Markets and Monetary Circulation.From June 2007 – Management Board member, State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)”, Deputy Chairman, Vnesheconombank.

Mr. K.V.Kamath is the President of the New Development Bank (Shanghai) founded by the BRICS nations in 2014. He is the former Chairman of ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank and of Infosys Limited, one of India's largest technology services companies. Mr.Kamath served on the board of Schlumberger Limited.After graduating from prestigious Indian Institute of Management in 1971, Mr.Kamath started his career with ICICI in the Project Finance division and was responsible for setting up new businesses such as leasing, venture capital, credit rating as well as handling general management positions. In 1988, Mr. Kamath joined the Asian Development Bank in Manila (Philippines) in their Private Sector Department.In 1996 Mr.Kamath took over as Managing Director & CEO at ICICI. The strategic initiatives and structural changes instituted by him across the ICICI Group have helped ICICI to redraw its boundaries and become the first universal bank in India.Rewards: Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors (2008), CNBC’s Asian Business Leader of the Year (2001), Businessman of the Year by Forbes Asia and Business Leader of the Year by The Economic Times, India (2007).

Natalia Komarova was born on the 21st of October 1955 in Pskov Region, she is married and has two children. In 1978 she graduated from Kommunarsk Institute of Mining and Smelting, the faculty of Engineering and Economics, majoring in “Economics and organization of construction” with awarding of qualification Engineer-economist. She began to work at the Kommunarsk Metallurgical Factory as a labor engineer of the laboratory of industrial engineering in 1978. Then she worked as an economist of the planned-economic CCB department. In 1980 Natalia moved to Novy Urengoi of Tyumen Region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. There she began to work in the municipal executive committee as a senior inspector. In 1988 Natalia became the chairwoman of the city planning commission. Then she worked as the deputy chairwoman of the municipal executive committee, the deputy of the City Council. In 1992 she became the first deputy of the Head of Administration in Novy Urengoi. In 1994 Natalia was designated as the Head of the city Administration. That year she was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and as a deputy of the NoviyUrengoy Municipal Committee. On the 16thof March 1997 Natalia Komarova continued working as the Head of the municipal formation of NoviyUrengoy up to October 2000 according to the elections results. From October 2000 to December 2001 Natalia worked as a deputy of the Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, leading the Economic Committee of the Okrug. At the same time Natalia lectures at the University: she is an associate professor of the Social Management of the Yamal Oil and Gas Institute (branch) of the Tyumen State Oil and Gas University (since 1999). In December 2001 Natalia was elected as a Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation inYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Electoral Okrug. From 2004 to 2007 she is the Head of the Natural Resources and Nature Management Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. In December 2007 Natalia was elected as the deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Electoral Okrug for the third time. In the State Duma of the fifth assembling she continued to be the Head the Natural Resources and Nature Management Committee. On the 8thof February 2010 the President of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev submitted a proposal to the deputies of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Duma a candidature of Natalia Komarova as the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug –Ugra. At the unscheduled meeting on the 15thof February the deputies in a unanimous vote voice supported her candidature.On the 1stof March Natalia entered the office of the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug –Ugra.

Mr. Shiv Khemka was educated at Eton College, received a B.A. from Brown University, an M.B.A. with distinction from The Wharton School and a Master’s in International Studies from The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. He was elected a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” (GLT) at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1997 and was invited to join the Forum’s “Foreign Business Leaders’ Council” for Russia. He is a member of the WEF’s Global Agenda Council for Education. As one of the founders and partners, Shiv also sits on the Coordination Board of the Moscow School of Management “SKOLKOVO”. SUN Group is a leading principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging and transforming markets. The Group has been active in areas such as Mining, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Infrastructure, HiTech and Renewable Energy. The founding shareholder of SUN is an Indian family group that has been active in India for more than 100 years and has been working in Russia since 1958. SUN is a member of the Russian Prime Minister’s Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC).

Alexey Likhachev was born on the 23rd of December, 1962, in Arzamas-75 (Sarov). 1985: the Lobachevsky State University of Gorky, the Radiophysical Department. 1998: Ph.D. in Economics, the Lobachevsky State University of Gorky. 1985 – 1987: Engineer at the Gorky Research Institute of Instrument Engineering. 1987 - 1988: Secretary of the Youth League Committee at the Gorky Research Institute. 1988 – 1992: the Second Secretary, the First Secretary, the Secretary of the Gorky Youth League Committee. 1992 – 2000: Director of Aval, Social and Industrial Insurance Company, Nizhni Novgorod. 2000 – 2007: State Duma Deputy of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, a committee member, Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma Committee of the RF for economic policy, business and tourism. 2007 – 2008: Councilor to the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. 2008 – 2010: Director of the Joint Department of Analysis and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activity at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. 2010 – 2015: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since 13 February, 2015, A. Likhachev held the position of the First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Since 5 October, 2016, Alexey Likhachev held the position of the Director General of ROSATOM.

Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina isan astute politician, manager and business executive, his career rise has been meteoric and his successes hard-earned.Mr Masina is currentlyserving his first term as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. He has worked as Deputy Director-General at the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation . He previously worked as Chief Director of the Department of Mineral Resources and worked as Director: Economic Empowerment in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, and for the Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency as Programme Manager. He was also a Director: Business Development and Customer Care at the dti before joining Uthingo Management as General Manager: Empowerment. He was named the Youth Leader of the Year in 1999 by the ABSA Foundation and Rand Afrikaans University for his outstanding leadership role. Politically he has served as the National Convener of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) where he acted as the head of the ANCYL, and sat on the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC), National Working Committee (NWC) and Deployment Committee. He has subsequently graduated from the Youth League and was recently elected as the Chairperson of the ANC Ekurhuleni Regional Executive Committee (REC).

Alexander Misharin was born in 1959. He graduated from the Urals State University of Railway Transport as a Railway Transport Electrification in 1981. He obtained his second university degree, in economics, from the same university in 1997. Misharin has a CSc degree in economics and a DSc in engineering.He started out as an electrician and rose through the company to become chief engineer of Sverdlovsk Railway. He served as Deputy, First Deputy Minister of the Railways, Chief of Sverdlovsk Railway, Director of the Department for Integrated Development of the Infrastructure of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, and Director of the Department for Industry and Infrastructure of the Central Office of the Government of the Russian Federation.He was Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region from 2009 to 2012.Alexander Misharin became First Vice-President of Russian Railways JSCo in December 2012.

Anna Nesterova (PhD) is a public figure and a renowned entrepreneur. She founded a b2b portal in 2015 as a response to the huge demand for such portal by the Russian business and as a solution to the sanctions ban on EU & US trade. Anna has a vast experience of over 15 years in the financial sector. She managed the investment company “Center Capital” in 2008-2017. Prior to this she used to work as the Head of Client Operation at BK Region Ltd. since 2005. She used to work as an economist in AKB “Metallinvestbank” since 2002. Anna Nesterova has been actively involved in public activities too. She is as a member of the Presidium of the General Council of the Russian public organization "Business Russia", as well as the head of the Financial Markets Committee of "Business Russia". She is also a member of the Committee on Securities with fixed income of FB “MMVB”. In 2015 she had been nominated by Russia as 'Woman Icon' for achievements in the field of business in APEC forum "Women as the driving force behind inclusive growth."

Naushad Forbes is the Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India's leading Steam Engineering and Control Instrumentation firm. He chairs the Steam Engineering Companies within the group. Naushad was a Lecturer and Consulting Professor at Stanford University from 1987 to 2004 where he developed courses on Technology in Newly Industrializing Countries. He received his Bachelors, Masters and PhD Degrees from Stanford University. Naushad is on the Board of several educational institutions and public companies. Naushad is an active member of CII and has chaired the National Committees on Higher Education, Innovation, Technology and International Business. Dr Naushad Forbes is currently the President of CII.

EDUCATION: Mr Shugaev graduated from MGIMO MFA of the USSR in 1987 with a specialization in International Press. He also has a PhD in Economics. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: Mr Shugaev worked in various state and commercial companies after graduation. 1994–1996 – Vice-President in CJSC Common Aircraft Industries. 1996–1997 – CEO of CJSC ‘Rusdaga’. 1997–2001 – CEO of ‘Yuridicheskiy Profil Agency’. 2001–2008 – counsellor of the CEO, counsellor of the deputy CEO, assistant to first deputy CEO, secretary general CEO all in ‘Promexport’. 2008–2009 – secretary general CEO of Rostec. 2009 – Present – deputy CEO, International Affairs of Rostec. POSITIONS: Chairman of the Board of the Directors in: TVK ‘Russia’; ‘Marketing Investments and Projects’; Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of‘National Avia-construction Centre’. Member of the Board of Directors: ‘Rosneft’ Oil Company; ‘Inter RAOUES’; ‘RT-Expo’; NPO ‘Saturn’. HONOURS AND AWARDS: Mr Shugaev was awarded the Order of Merit to the Fatherland (II Grade Order) and with ‘300 years of the Russian Marine Fleet’ Anniversary Medal. PERSONAL LIFE: Mr Shugaev is married and has a daughter.