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Born 1965 in Hamburg. International Correspondent with “Handelsblatt”, Germany´s business and financial daily. 2012/13 Head of Foreign Affais Desk and Deputy Head of capitals office in Berlin. 2010 Correspondent Foreign Affairs, “Handelsblatt” Berlin. 2010 Correspondent „Handelsblatt“, Warsaw. 2006-2010 International Correspondent, „Handelsblatt“, Berlin. 1999-2006 Correspondent „Handelsblatt“, Moscow. 1997-1999 Correspondent Springer-Auslandsdienst (SAD), Brussels. 1993-1997 Correspondent Springer-Auslandsdienst (SAD), Moscow. 1992/93 Volontariat bei der Axel Springer School of Journalism, Hamburg/Berlin, „Hamburger Abendblatt“, „Bild am Sonntag“, ARD Moscow. 1991 Freelancer „Hamburger Abendblatt“. 1985-1991 Studies of Social and Economic History, Slavonic studies, Sociology and Journalism, Universities of Hamburg, Leningrad (LGU) and Simferopol/Crimea

Born on April 15, 1977.Educational background:Moscow State Institute for International Relations, expert in international economic relations (1999).Professional experience:After graduation, he worked in ING Barings' corporate banking division until 2000. Later that year he became an analyst in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Department, a position he held for 3 years.In 2003 Mr. Bashkirov joined McKinsey & Co., a consulting company, as an associate. After 3 years with McKinsey & Co., he moved on to become a Senior Associate in Goldman Sachs' Special Situations Group, where he worked until 2008. In 2009 Mr. Bashkirov joined Interros as the Operations Director of the Investments Department, and was promoted to head of the department in 2011.Since March 2013, he has been the Interros Deputy CEO for Investments. He has also been a member of the Management Board since 2011. Mr. Bashkirov has sat on the Boards of Directors of Rosa Khutor, ProfEstate, Cinema Park, and ProfMedia Holdings.In March 2013, he became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ProfMedia Holding, as well as a member of the Board and Chairman of the Budget Committee of MMC Norilsk Nickel.

Mr.Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh was born in 1945 in Tabriz, Iran. He passed his elementary and secondary education in Tehran and received his BS.degree in Environmental Engineering from California State Polytechnic University in 1968.He was MS student in Industrial Management at University of California (Berkeley) which due emergency case he did not succeed to finish the term and returned to Iran. He has over 40 years of experience in Technical and industrial management as follows. 2013 till now: Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade 2009-2013: Private 2008: Senior Advisor to Minister of Petroleum 1997-2004: Vice Chairman& President of National Iranian Oil Refining & Distribution Co. (NIORDC) 1997-2004: Vice Chairman& President of National Petrochemical Co. (NPC) 1989-1996: Minister of Industry (two sessions) 1987-1988: Chairman and Managing Director of TAVANIR (Electric Production & Transmission Co) 1982-1984: Member of Board and Deputy of Defense Industry 1981-1982: Director of Production, infrastructure in Planning, Budget Organization 1981: Deputy Prime Minister 1980-1981: Minister of Industry and Mine 1979-1980: Member of Labor and Welfare 1979 Member of Board of Iran National, presently Iran Khodro (car manufacturing company) 1969-1978: Technical and Factory Manager in Private Sector During his career, he represented Iranian Government in UNIDO and International Labor Council and held the responsibility of economical council between Iran and Belgium, Czech Republic, Austria and Ukraine.Mr.Nematzadeh had papers and delivered speeches in many local and International conferences and seminars.The"National First Rank Construction Insigne "was submitted to him for his constructive services in petrochemical and Industrial fields.

Mr Alexander Novak, born August 23rd , 1971 in Donetsk region of Ukranian SSR, is currently serving as Russia's Minister of Energy. From 2000 to 2002 he was Deputy Mayor of Norilsk on financial and economic issues and First Deputy Mayor of Norilsk. In 2002-2007 was Vice Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Head of the Main Financial Directorate of the Krasnoyarsk Krai administration. From July 2007 to September 2008 he was the First Vice Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai and from July to September 2008 he was also the Chairman of the government of Krasnoyarsk Krai. From September 2008 he was the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and from October 2008, a member of the board of the Ministry of Finance of Russia. He is a graduated from the Norilsk Industrial Institute and the Moscow Lomonosov State University.

Charles Robertson, a leading emerging markets specialist, is Renaissance Capital’s Global Chief Economist and Head of the Firm’s Macro-strategy Unit. Mr. Robertson covers the global economic themes having the greatest impact on emerging markets. Over the past decade, the scope of Mr. Robertson’s work has covered, among other topics: quantifying political risk in emerging markets; how the retirement age rising to 67 reflects deep-rooted problems in the West and great opportunities in emerging markets; the revolutionary nature of growth in countries with non-democratic governments; the fact that Africa’s economies are now returning some of the highest growth rates on Earth, and how this trend is set to play out; the impact of terrorism and natural disasters on economies; the effects of falling agricultural stocks on food prices and inflation; and how emerging-markets banks may have the best growth potential over the coming years. Mr. Robertson is the lead author of The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution (www.fastestbillion.com), published in October 2012. Mr. Robertson was ranked the number-one economics and macro analyst for emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the Extel survey in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In addition, the team he led was ranked the best macro team in Extel’s 2010 survey of equity investors. Another of Charlie’s teams took first place for SSA coverage in the institutional investor survey for 2012.

Pedram Soltani is a renowned Iranian businessman, known for his courageous views and efforts for modernization of Iranian business communities. In 2011 he was elected as the vice president of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), the youngest who has ever got to this position in the country. In 2015 he was re-elected as first vice president of ICCIMA. Soltani is founder and director of several national level business associations and corporates, to name some of them, Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical products Exporters’ Association, Oil Products Export Development Fund of Iran (OPEXFUND), Association of Iron ore producers and exporters of Iran, Association of Paper and Cellulosic products, etc. Soltani is Chairman of Persol Corporation, an Iranian conglomerate among top 400 Iranian companies based on IMI evaluation, active in Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, transportation, Agroindustry, Wood and Paper, etc.

Mr. Hossein Yaghoobi Myab Hossein Yaghoobi Myab, born in 1963, is serving as Director-General for International Affais of the Central Bank of Iran since 2014 .to 2004. He joined the Central bank of Iran in 1989 right after graduation from Tehran University and completion of his military service. His first position at the bank was Research Officer in the Dealing-Room of International Department. He was then exposed to a variety of in and outdoor training courses on Treasury Operations as well as Technical Analysis of International Markets. He was promoted as Head of Forex and Money Market division in 1996 where he was sent to IMFto pass a course on Reserve Management Policies and Methodologies the IMF Institute in Washingtom DC . In 2004 he took the position of the Treasurer of the Bank , managing the reserves of the Central Bank of Iran. i In 2008 he became Director of International Department and almost five years later he was promoted as Director General for International Affairs with three Departments i.e. Finacing , Internationa , International Studies are under his management. He holds B.A. in Business Management and M.B.A both from Tehran University. He is married and has got two sons.