Programme 2019

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.

Mr. Rybalchenko is General Director of the Institute for Research and Community Expert Evaluation, head of the working group for social policy under the Russian Government Expert Board, member of the Community Council at the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, as well as the Russian Public Labour Board. He graduated from the Bauman Moscow State Technical School (1987) and from the postgraduate course of the National Research Institute Higher School of Economics (2010), Candidate of Economics.
1992 to 2006: worked in local government bodies and, since 2006, has been active in public and research work as an expert in strategic planning, family and demographic policy. He has authored 25 scholarly articles, including 4 monographs. The Institute for Research and Community Expert Evaluation serves as an umbrella for leading experts in family and demographic policies, performing expert evaluation of the regulatory impact of the legislation and managerial decisions.

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.

Born 7 July 1960 in Goгky oblast.
In 1985, graduated Ivanovo State Medical Institute with honours, majoring in Paediatrics. Worked her way up from a rural hospital nurse to Chief Physician of Teykovo Central Regional Hospital (Ivanovo Oblast).
In 1999, elected Deputy of the 3rd State Duma of Ivanovo single member electoral district No.78 (Ivanovo oblast), also elected Deputy of the 4th, 5th, and 6th State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Acted as Deputy Head of the State Duma Committee for Healthcare and Sports, Head of the State Duma Committee for Healthcare, First Deputy Head of the United Russia fraction at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
While in the State Duma, was a member of interagency working group on the Healthcare priority national project at the Russian Federation Presidential Council for the Implementation of the Priority National Projects, State Duma Committee for the Juvenile Affairs and Protection of their Rights and Governmental Committee for Combating Drug Abuse and Illegal Drug Trafficking, as well as acted as Deputy Head of State Duma Committee for Technical Regulation.
Doctor of Medicine, Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation, Professor, co-author of over 59 research publications, 7 textbooks, 6 patents. The winner of the Russian Federation Governmental Award in the field of science and technology. In 2001, graduated Moscow State Social University specializing in Law. Holds top qualification category in Public Health. Chair of the Department on outpatient and social paediatrics at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
Decorated with the Order of Honour, Medal of the 2nd degree Order of Service to the Fatherland, Medal of Merit for the National Healthcare; received Citation from Valentina Matvienko, the Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Appointed Deputy Minister of Healthcare of the Russian Federation by Government Order No.1010-р of 18 June 2012.

Place of birth: Neftekamsk
Date of birth: 31.12.1968
Education
Graduated from Ufa State Aviation Technological University (previously the Ufa Aviation Institute, UAI) in Economics and Engineering and from Bashkir State University in Law.
1990 to 1991: chaired the UAI Students Union.
1991 to 1993: headed the Republican Centre of the Leisure and Recreation Department at the Union Federation Council of Bashkortostan.
1993 to 2004: instructor and legal inspector of the legal protection department at the Union Federation Council of Bashkortostan.
2004 to 2006: Secretary at the Union Federation of Bashkortostan.
2006 to 2010: Deputy Chairman of the Union Federation in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Since 2010: Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Since 2016: head of research centre for economics and management in healthcare at the Skolkovo management school in Moscow. The centre's primary objective is to conduct research on effective management, economics and informational support for Russia's healthcare system and to create and implement educational programmes promoting development of professional healthcare managers. Since 2007: Director of Institute of Public Healthcare Development. Key recent project: Moscow Medical Cluster. 1993 foundation of the Bionika group, CEO. 2007: headed the Department of Pharmaceutical Activities, Regional and Information Policy at the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. Apart from the activities covered by the name of the department, supervised development of high-tech medical care in the Russian Federation and engaged foreign specialists. Civil engagement: Since 2003: member of the coordinating council of the Russian Association of Pharmacy Chains. Since 1999: co-chairman of the coordinating council of the Russian Association for Pharmaceutical Marketing. 1995–2002: Association of Commercial Pharmaceutical Organizations PharmAsk, Deputy CEO. Works with the Institute of Public Healthcare Development and various professional committees under different government agencies. Has a versatile investment portfolio including projects in film, fitness (he is also an instructor in qigong and tai chi), fresh water supply, R&D of new medical products, venture projects, etc. Promotes young entrepreneurs. Has five children.

Doctor of medical Sciences, Professor, corresponding member of RAS
Oksana M. graduated from the MMA named after I. M. Sechenov in 1992. From 1992 to 1997 she worked in the intensive care unit of the clinic of internal diseases of MMA named after I. M. Sechenov. From 1997 to 2015 she worked at the Department of internal medicine propaedeutics First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, where she was promoted from Department assistant to Professor. In 2013, she was Awarded the Russian government prize in the field of education. In 2017 she was appointed to the position of Director of "NMRC PM" of the Ministry of health of Russia.
Professor Drapkina combines ongoing clinical work with research activities.
Awards: diploma of the Ministry of health of Russia, Laureate of the Russian Government prize in education, badge "excellence in health care".
There were defended 16 PhD theses and 1 dissertation for the degree of doctor of medical Sciences under the scientific guidance of O. M. Drapkina, more than 600 scientific article were published in domestic and foreign journals, 7 monographs, 10 textbooks

In 2009 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the I.M.Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. In 2011 Ms.Zhidkova completed a residency training at the Department of Healthcare Management on the Faculty of Economics and Healthcare Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. In 2011 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the Marketing Faculty of the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Information Technology.
In 2011-2015 Ms.Zhidkova was on postgraduate study at the Department of Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Elena Zhidkova is an author of numerous articles and publications.
Since 2011 – Deputy Head of Division of Medical Services at the Morozov City Clinical Hospital for Children, since 2013 – head of consultative and diagnostics centre, in 2014 – became head of the ambulatory and polyclinic center of this organization. In 2016, Ms.Zhidkova was appointed Head of the Healthcare Department of JSC Russian Railways. Since May 2016, she is the Head of Central Healthcare Directorate – a branch of JSC Russian Railways. Since January 2017 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Stock Company RZD Health.

Oleg Salagay, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Director of the Department of Public Health and Communications of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Press Secretary of the Minister of Healthcare of the Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova.
Born on 3 October 1983 in Irkutsk (Irkutsk Oblast).
In 2005, graduated with honours from Irkutsk State Medical University.
In 2006, graduated with honours from the Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Department of Law.
In 2010, graduated with honours from the Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry.
In 2011, received a Master’s Degree in European Law from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Oleg Salagay is a member of many working groups under the auspices of the World Health Organization, BRICS, and bilateral cooperation. He is Chairman of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

A public figure, an expert in the non-commercial sector, the President of Life Line Charity Foundation for salvation of severely ill children. Zakharova has been awarded an honorable distinction “For Benevolence”. The above mentioned state reward was presented to her by Mr. Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, in the Kremlin in 2013. Faina Yakovlevna is a member of the Public Council in RF Health Ministry. Zakharova has been a founder and an inspirational figure for establishing the Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Russia). She has guided a number of special CAF Russia programmes. Besides, she was involved in arranging the first conference “Charity in Russia” (2005). In 2014 Faina Zakharova was one of the founders of the Association of Fundraisers. She also deserves credit for running “The Year of Charity in Russia” (2006). Apart from that, she has been the author of a number of successful as well as efficient charity events such as “A red nose – a kind heart!”, the first in Russia charity “Running Race 5275”, “Someone’s life – not a trifle!” and others. In 2017 Faina Zakharova was included in the top 75 list of the most respected people in the country possessing a high moral and professional authority according to The Russian Reporter Magazine. Faina Zakharova is keen on travelling and is interested in modern arts.

Head of the Higher School of Healthcare Organization and Management, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Medical Communities for the Quality of Medical Care and Medical Education.
Chairman of the Commission on Continuing Education of the National Medical Chamber, member of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia for Development of Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education, member of the Board and Executive Secretary of the Russian Society for Healthcare Organization and Public Health.
Since 2003, she has been heavily involved in expert activities on healthcare organization at the Civic Chamber and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Committee on Healthcare, the Strategic Research Centre of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the WHO Council for Evidence-Based Medicine, etc.
Guzel Ulumbekova is the author of the books Russia’s Healthcare. What Needs to Be Done (2010) and Russia’s Healthcare. What Needs to Be Done-2 (2015) and a textbook for medical schools Public Health and Healthcare (2011); she is a contributor to and a member of the editorial board of the national guide Public Health and Healthcare (2013).

Г-н Акар начал работу в MSD в качестве инженера-технолога производства. По мере развития карьеры он занимал разные должности с возрастающей сферой ответственности, руководил проектами по трансферу технологий производства вакцин и других лекарственных препаратов, способствовал наращиванию производственных мощностей MSD и компаний-партнеров по всему миру.
В 2008 году г-н Акар был назначен на пост руководителя операций производственного подразделения MSD в регионах «Восточная Европа, Ближний Восток и Африка» и «Европа и Канада». В этой роли он поддерживал стратегические проекты по развитию бизнеса, а также отвечал за партнерства с локальными производителями, в том числе в России.
Г-н Акар получил диплом магистра в Мэрилэндском университете (США) по специальности «Химик-технолог». Он также закончил обучение по программе МВА (Магистр делового администрирования) в Имперском колледже Лондона.

Born February 10, 1969 in Oryol Region. Graduated from the Military Medical Academy in 1983. Between 1989 and 2002, served in the USSR and Russian Federation Military, holding various positions in the medical field. In 2002-2003, led a scientific project for Novenergo LLC. 2003–2004: Depputy Director of the Zheldorpharmazeya of the Ministry of Communications. April to September 2013: acting CEO of RT-Biotechprom. Recipient of various awards and honorary diplomas, including an order For Excellent Service of the I-III degrees and a state award for development of the railway network. Holds a degree of doctor of medicine.
Decree No. 1640 of September12, 2013 appointed him Deputy Minister of Healthcare. Married, has a son and a daughter.

Mr. Vinay P. Saldanha is an international United Nations staff member
with more than two decades of professional experience in leadership
and implementation of AIDS programs, including more than 15 years
of work experience in countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
In 1993 Mr. Saldanha pioneered one of the first HIV initiatives in St.
Petersburg, Russian Federation, to provide care and support to people
living with HIV. Later Mr. Saldanha became a political analyst for the
G8 Research Group, University of Toronto, focussing on the issue of HIV/AIDS and the role of the
Russian Federation during the G8 summit in Great Britain in 1998.
From 1998 to 2004 Mr. Saldanha served as Canadian project coordinator in the Canada AIDS Russia
Project (CARP) – an innovative interdisciplinary effort to unite leading Russian and Canadian
HIV/AIDS experts at the federal and regional level in training and research, as well as mobilising civil
society, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
Starting 2009, Mr. Saldanha served at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, first as Senior Executive
Officer to the Executive Director, and later as Deputy Chief of Staff of the EXO. Mr. Saldanha has been
engaged in planning the visits of UNAIDS Executive Director across the region of Eastern Europe and
Central Asia and accompanied Executive Director during his high-level visits all over the world.
Mr. Saldanha graduated with honours from the University of Toronto, majoring in political science and
English literature. Mr. Saldanha took postgraduate courses at the University of Toronto and the Institute
of World Politics in Washington, DC. He has also completed advanced training in HIV monitoring and
evaluation and global health. He is fluent in English and Russian.

Born: May 25 1973, Moscow. Family: married, two daughters. Aleksander has graduated from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) with a degree in applied mathematics. In 1997 he received a master's degree at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (NRU-HSE). He has completed an Executive MBA program at Moscow State University in 2010. Education: Northeastern University (USA), Aoyama Gakuin University (Japan), OISE (Great Britain). Assumed office: President of the Medholding Group; President of Association of Private Clinics of Moscow and CFD (www.apcmed.ru); Vice-president of Association of private dental clinics (www.stomas.ru). Since 2010 Member of «Opora Russia», public organization of Small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2012 Vice-president of non profit partnership «Opora Russia» Head of «Opora Russia» healthcare committee. Member of «Opora Russia» Moscow department, Head of «Opora Russia» Moscow social issues committee since 2010. Member of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), Moscow branches public consultations councils. Head of healthcare work group for Moscow Civic Chamber committee on entrepreneurship. Member of FAS Expert council on promoting competition in the social sphere and healthcare. Member of joint NRU-HSE work group for gradual expanding of private sector participation in social services («Healthcare» area). Aleksander has received letters of acknowledgment from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Health.

Born on January 9, 1967 in Sverdlovsk.
1986-1988 – served in the USSR Army.
1992 – graduated from Ural State Medical Institute.
August 1992 – March 1996 – intern; Obstetrician Gynecologist, Komi Republic Hospital in Syktyvkar.
March 1996 – November 1996 – Deputy Medical Superintendent for Consulting and Diagnostics, Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center in Syktyvkar.
November 1996 – December 1999 – Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Medical Group in Syktyvkar.
January 2000 – March 2006 - Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center under Komi Republic Agency of Health Care, Syktyvkar.
March 2006 – February 2011 – Minister of Health Care, Komi Republic.
February 2011 – June 2012 – Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (offers a course of pediatrics), Kirov State Medical Academy under the Ministry of health Care of the Russian Federation, Syktyvkar.
July 2012 – March 2013 – Deputy Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision, Moscow.
July 2013 – July 2015 – acting Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision.
July 14, 2015 till present time – Head of the Federal Service for Health Care Supervision (has the title of the Full State 2-nd Class Counsellor of the Russian Federation).
1999 – Doctor of Medicine.
2004 – postgraduate degrees in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Board certified in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Human Health in the North Journal. Editorial Board Member, Children’s Health Care in the North West Journal.

Graduated from Kursk State Medical Institute. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor.
Ms. Naigovzina worked as a pediatrician, then headed up a ward and finally became deputy chief medical officer for patient treatment at the Tushino City Hospital for Children in Moscow.
1994 - 1996 - Head of Unit, Head of Directorate at the Federal Fund of Mandatory Medical Insurance
1996 - 1998 - Assistant to the First Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation V.V. Ilyushin, Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation O.N. Sysuev.
1998 - 1999 - Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation V.I. Matvienko.
1999 - 2003 - Deputy Head of the Department for Social Development of the Administration of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2003 - 2008 - Deputy Head of the Expert Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.
2008 - 2012 - Head of the Department for Social Development and Environmental Protection of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2012 - 2018 - Deputy Head of the Administration of the Government of the Russian Federation.
On 18 October, 2018 she was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Analytical Center.

Roshal is the author and co-author of more than 250 scientific papers and seven books. His main areas of expertise are emergency surgery and traumatology, disaster medicine, and public health organization. He is President of the National Medical Chamber; the Head of the Department of Emergency Surgery and Traumatology of the Scientific Centre for Children's Health at the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; a Member of the Presidential Council for the Promotion of Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights; the Chairman of the International Committee for Assistance to Children in Disasters and Wars; an Expert of the World Health Organization; a Member of the Board of Directors of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine; the President of the International Charitable Fund for Children in Disasters and Wars; and a Member of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. He has been awarded Orders for Courage, Defender of a Free Russia, Merit to Moscow, Peter the Great (First Degree), the Revival of Russia. 21st Century, the Golden Cross, Glory to Russia, Saint Juliana of Lazarevo, Lomonosov, Golden Star of Glory, Pride of Russia, and the Nobel LUDVIG Prize 2010. He holds the titles: National Hero, Man of the Year 2002, Pride of Russia, and Russian of the Year. In 2005, he was granted the title of European of the Year. In 2007, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Journalists awarded him the title Children's Doctor of the World in 1996.

Dr João Breda is head of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD), which is an integral part of the WHO Regional Office and its Division of NCD and Promoting Health through the Life-course. Launched in Moscow in 2014, the NCD Office marked an important milestone in the commitment made by the Russian Federation for combatting NCDs in the WHO European Region.
Before his appointment as head of the NCD Office in February 2017, during the past seven years Dr João Breda has been the Programme Manager: Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Regional Office in Copenhagen, responsible for providing support to the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region on the implementation of the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015-2020 and the Physical Activity Strategy for the WHO European Region 2016-2025, as well as evaluating their implementation process.
João Breda has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Porto University where he defended a thesis focused on alcohol abuse in young people. He completed his Master’s Degree in Public Health by the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon University and an MBA from the European University in Barcelona.
In Portugal, before joining WHO in 2010, João worked as a Public Health Specialist at the General Directorate of Health and other institutions of the Ministry of Health at local and central level, particularly in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, obesity and alcohol abuse. He was the first coordinator and led for several years the National Platform against Obesity.
As an academic, João chaired the Department of the Nutritional Sciences of Atlantic University (Lisbon). He also collaborated with Algarve University, Coimbra College of Agriculture and Coimbra Hospitality School.
Among his several dozens of published scientific papers and original books emerges the number one best-selling book on infant nutrition in Portugal.

· Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of RAS, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation.
· Director General of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre (NMRRC) of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Director of the P.A. Herzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute, a branch of NMRRC.
· He is one of the leading specialists in the Russian Federation in the field of diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases. Throughout the scientific and therapeutic activity, Andrey Kaprin conducts a purposeful development of modern methods of surgical and combined treatment of kidney, bladder, prostate and other localizations.
· Since 2014, Andrey Kaprin is heaing the first Russian scientific medical cluster in the field of oncology - the Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Medical Research Radiological Centre" of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, which was established on the basis of three leading medical centers - P. Herzen, A.Tsyb MRRC, and N. Lopatkin Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology.
· At present, being the head of the NMRRC of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, being an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences in oncoradiology, he supervises the development of nuclear medicine, radiology and radiotherapy in our country. He has taken charge of most complex and promising areas in the industry: the technical re-equipment of the radiation therapy departments of the regions, the creation of a program and a center for the development of contact methods of irradiation, the introduction and expansion of the first national medical proton center in the country, the introduction of modern methods of training specialists in radiology and radiotherapy, iIncluding telecommunication training and master classes in the regions, many of which are conducted by himself.
· Every year Andrey Kaprin performs over 300 complex surgical interventions for various oncological diseases.
· He has trained more than 300 doctors, including residents and graduate students. Under his leadership, 27 dissertations for the degree of candidate of medical sciences and 9 doctoral dissertations were prepared and successfully defended. The result of many years of hard work was the publication of more than 700 printed scientific works.

Over 10 years of experience in national health-care project management.

Member of a working group in the State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices developing GMP legal framework for radiopharmaceutical production.

Since 2018: founder of the company B2MED (www.b2-med.ru) specializing in high-tech medical projects realization in Russia.

2013 – 2018: SEO, Board member of the “PET-Technology” network (joint project of the state corporation “RUSNANO” and private investors). In 5 years 11 PET/CT regional centers opened and the first radiopharmaceutical production in Russia using GMP standard built. 85 thousand PET/CT examinations conducted (65% of the PET/CT diagnostics volume in Russia). 1.5 thousand oncological patients saved by means of the country’s first therapy using the “CyberKnife” system. 90% of services are covered by CHI (compulsory health insurance) policy.

2008 – 2013: CFO of “Alpha - Health Center” network. 12 medical centers first opened in regions and a large-scale financial and economic service of the private medical network set up.

Born in 1953 in Novosibirsk.
In 1976, he graduated from Department of Industrial and Civil Construction of V.V. Kuybishev Novosibirsk Engineering and Construction Institute. In 1993 – graduated from Department of Economics and Management of the Russian Management Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation.
He began his professional career in 1976 as foreman and then supervisor, head of division at Krasnoyarsk Construction and Installation Division of “Siberian Steel Structures” trust company.
1982 – 1987 – Head of Angarsk Construction and Installation Division of “Krasnoyarsk Steel Structures” trust company.
1987 – 1989 – Chairman of the South-West District Executive Committee of the city of Angarsk, Deputy of South-West District of the Soviet of People’s Deputies.
1988 – Second Secretary, and since 1990 – First Secretary of Angarsk City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Since 1993 – First Secretary of Irkutsk Regional Division of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
1999 – 2003 – Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the third convocation, member of the Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Committee.
2004 – 2007 – Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk region, Chairman of Control Activity Commission.
2007-2011 – Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the fifth convocation, member of the Energy Committee.
2011 – 2015 – Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the sixth convocation, Deputy Chairman of the Energy Committee.
In 2014, he was awarded with the Letter of Recognition of the President of the Russian Federation.
On September 27, 2015, he won the early direct election of the Governor of Irkutsk Region.
On October 2, 2015, he official took the office of the Governor of Irkutsk Region.

Alexander Roediger (1968), Swiss and German, MA and Executive Master of Business Administration, leads Oncology Policy at MSD for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada (EMEAC). In his current role he focuses on Oncology policy, i.e. health system financing, pricing and reimbursement and innovation policies. He is currently Chair of the EFPIA Oncology Steering Committee as well as Chair of the Healthcare Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU.

He has a Master degree in Philosophy from the University of Zurich; in 2006 he received his Executive Master's Degree of Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. Before joining MSD, he worked for UNICEF Switzerland and Helsana Insurances, a major health insurer in Switzerland.

Nina Kandelaki was born on October 15th, 1975 in Moscow. She is married, and has two children. She attended the Moscow State Medical University and graduated with a degree of GP in 2000. Then she continued her education in internship in Cardiology. In 2002 Nina started her career in a science-led global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline. In 2005 she joined Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices. Since joining GE Healthcare in 2008, Nina held several senior positions including Regional Director for Moscow and Central Russia. From 2014 through 2016 being the Commercial Director for GE Healthcare Russia/CIS, Nina was responsible for the business development and growth strategy in the region. In October 2016, Nina Kandelaki was appointed President and CEO of GE Healthcare Russia/CIS.

Born on January 9, 1967 in Sverdlovsk.
1986-1988 – served in the USSR Army.
1992 – graduated from Ural State Medical Institute.
August 1992 – March 1996 – intern; Obstetrician Gynecologist, Komi Republic Hospital in Syktyvkar.
March 1996 – November 1996 – Deputy Medical Superintendent for Consulting and Diagnostics, Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center in Syktyvkar.
November 1996 – December 1999 – Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Medical Group in Syktyvkar.
January 2000 – March 2006 - Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center under Komi Republic Agency of Health Care, Syktyvkar.
March 2006 – February 2011 – Minister of Health Care, Komi Republic.
February 2011 – June 2012 – Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (offers a course of pediatrics), Kirov State Medical Academy under the Ministry of health Care of the Russian Federation, Syktyvkar.
July 2012 – March 2013 – Deputy Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision, Moscow.
July 2013 – July 2015 – acting Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision.
July 14, 2015 till present time – Head of the Federal Service for Health Care Supervision (has the title of the Full State 2-nd Class Counsellor of the Russian Federation).
1999 – Doctor of Medicine.
2004 – postgraduate degrees in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Board certified in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Human Health in the North Journal. Editorial Board Member, Children’s Health Care in the North West Journal.

Born: 29 September 1973
Place of Birth: Kuybyshev, Novosibirskaya oblast, Russia
Marital status: married
Children: daughter

• In 1995 graduated from Tomsk State University, Faculty of Law.
• Business career started in Central City Hospital of Noyabrsk, as head of medical insurance department.
• 1999 – civil servant in Administration of Noyabrsk.
• 2005 - founded IPT Group.
• 2005 – Chairman of the Board, IPT Group.
• 2011 - Chairman of the Board at PAO «К+31», one of 25 top Russian medical centers in Russia according to RBC.
• 2016 - IPT Group rated by Pravo-300. IPT Group rated 21 among top Russian law firms.
• 2017 - IPT Group has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award in 2 nominations ‘Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year in Russia’and “M&A Lawyer of the Year in Russia”.
Facts

• 2015 – FBO RIGA business jet hub successfully completed.
• 2015 – a complex project completed for conclusion of concession agreements aimed at creation of oncologic radiology centers in Moscow oblast.
• 2016 - private medical clinic “Petrovskiye Vorota” merged into the network of clinics «К+31», manages by IPT Group.
• 2016 - successful creation of the first Russian JV. The largest pharmaceuticals manufacturing localization project in Russia.

Born in 1969 in Novokuznetsk.
In 1993, he graduated from Siberian University of Metallurgy with a degree in Aluminium Production Engineering. In 1996, he received an MBA degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in the US.
Artem joined Sistema in August 2016 as Vice President and Investment Portfolio Manager. In April 2018, he was appointed Managing Partner at Sistema PJSFC.
2010-2016 – Deputy Management Board Chairman at OJSC International Financial Club Bank.
2007-2010 – Member of Management Board and Chief Investment Officer at EastOne.
2005-2007 – Managing Director at Sputnik Investment Group.
1996-2005 – Vice President at Russia Partners Managing Company.
Artem joined Sistema in August 2016 as Vice President and Investment Portfolio Manager. In April 2018, he was appointed Managing Partner at Sistema PJSFC. Since November 2018 he is a member of the Board of Sistema Charitable Foundation

Mikhail SHMAKOV, born on August 12, 1949 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (1972) majoring in mechanical engineering. Received second university degree in economics (1987).
President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR).
Titular member of the Governing Body, International Labour Organization (ILO).
Trade Union Coordinator of the Russian Trilateral Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labour Relations.
Member of the Executive Bureau and General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
Vice-President of the Pan-European Regional Council of Trade Unions (PERC-ITUC).
President of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (VKP).
Member of the First Convocation of the Public Chamber of Russia.
Member of the Board of the Free Economic Society of Russia and International Union of Economists.
President, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Trade Union Movement under the Academy of Labour and Social Relations (Moscow); Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Doctor Honoris Causa of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences of trade unions.
Author of numerous books and articles on social and labour relations, social policy, theory and practice of the working class- and trade union movement.

Born: May 25 1973, Moscow. Family: married, two daughters. Aleksander has graduated from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) with a degree in applied mathematics. In 1997 he received a master's degree at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (NRU-HSE). He has completed an Executive MBA program at Moscow State University in 2010. Education: Northeastern University (USA), Aoyama Gakuin University (Japan), OISE (Great Britain). Assumed office: President of the Medholding Group; President of Association of Private Clinics of Moscow and CFD (www.apcmed.ru); Vice-president of Association of private dental clinics (www.stomas.ru). Since 2010 Member of «Opora Russia», public organization of Small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2012 Vice-president of non profit partnership «Opora Russia» Head of «Opora Russia» healthcare committee. Member of «Opora Russia» Moscow department, Head of «Opora Russia» Moscow social issues committee since 2010. Member of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), Moscow branches public consultations councils. Head of healthcare work group for Moscow Civic Chamber committee on entrepreneurship. Member of FAS Expert council on promoting competition in the social sphere and healthcare. Member of joint NRU-HSE work group for gradual expanding of private sector participation in social services («Healthcare» area). Aleksander has received letters of acknowledgment from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Health.

In 2009 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the I.M.Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. In 2011 Ms.Zhidkova completed a residency training at the Department of Healthcare Management on the Faculty of Economics and Healthcare Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. In 2011 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the Marketing Faculty of the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Information Technology.
In 2011-2015 Ms.Zhidkova was on postgraduate study at the Department of Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Elena Zhidkova is an author of numerous articles and publications.
Since 2011 – Deputy Head of Division of Medical Services at the Morozov City Clinical Hospital for Children, since 2013 – head of consultative and diagnostics centre, in 2014 – became head of the ambulatory and polyclinic center of this organization. In 2016, Ms.Zhidkova was appointed Head of the Healthcare Department of JSC Russian Railways. Since May 2016, she is the Head of Central Healthcare Directorate – a branch of JSC Russian Railways. Since January 2017 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Stock Company RZD Health.

Denis has been practising law in the complex Russian legal environment since 1996. He graduated from the Law School of Saint-Petersburg State University with a Master's Degree. Before setting up Kachkin & Partners, he had worked as a lawyer with leading Russian and foreign law firms for several years.
Denis has solid experience in providing a full array of legal advice to foreign investors in respect of their ventures in Russia, rendering legal support on cross-border M&A transactions (including those with state participation), carrying out due diligence of Russian enterprises. He has advised a number of international financial institutions, transnational corporations, and preeminent foreign investors venturing in Russia.
The level of Kachkin & Partners legal expertise led by Denis has been repeatedly recognized as one of the best in Russia both by Russian colleagues (according to the "Pravo.Ru-300" ranking) and the foreign ones (Chambers Europe, The Legal500; Best Lawyers; IFLR1000).
Denis is an active member of the leading Russian initiatives in PPP: PPP Development Centre (member of the Expert Council), the Working group for drafting federal law on PPP with the Ministry for Economic Development of Russia (till July 2015), the PPP Committee of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, the Working group on PPP with “Strategic partnership on economic and social development of North-West Federal region”.
Denis has been holding an IBA membership since 2001.

Vladimir Lazarev is the GR Director in JSC "RusAtom Healthcare" since 2018. He holds a doctoral degree in Public Health.
He was born on April 30, 1963 in Kaluga. He lives in Moscow, he is married and has two children.
In 1986 he graduated with honors from KIROV Gorky Medical Institute with a specialization in Medical care; a Doctor, a cardiovascular surgeon.
In 2000 he got the candidate degree in cardiovascular surgery.
Since 2000 till 2004 - Deputy of the city Duma of Nizhny Novgorod, was Chairman of the Commission on health.
In 2004 he graduated with honors from the Volga-Vyatka Academy of public service, specialty "State and municipal management".
From 2002 to 2012-Director of the Department of health Administration of Nizhny Novgorod.
In 2008 he got the doctor degree in the organization of public health.
From 2012 to 2014, he was Deputy head of the Nizhny Novgorod city Administration, the Head of the Leninsky district Administration.
From 2014 to 2018 he worked in the structures of JSC "Russian Railways" – Deputy head of the Department of health of JSC" Russian Railways", then-the Central Directorate of health.
From 2018 till present – GR Director, JSC "RusAtom Healthcare".
V. Lazarev is the author and the co-author a number of scientific works on cardiovascular surgery, health care, industrial medicine and public health.

General Director of national Medical Network LLC (2013-present)
General Director of "MEDAS", the network of clinics "Lifestraw" (2008-2011)
Deputy Chief doctor on commercial issues MLPU "City hospital №3" in Tomsk (2005-2008)
Stockholm School of Economics, MBA (2005-2007)
Tomsk State University, faculty of Economics (1999-2002)
Tomsk Medical Institute, Medical faculty (1985-1992)

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.

· Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of RAS, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation.
· Director General of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre (NMRRC) of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Director of the P.A. Herzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute, a branch of NMRRC.
· He is one of the leading specialists in the Russian Federation in the field of diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases. Throughout the scientific and therapeutic activity, Andrey Kaprin conducts a purposeful development of modern methods of surgical and combined treatment of kidney, bladder, prostate and other localizations.
· Since 2014, Andrey Kaprin is heaing the first Russian scientific medical cluster in the field of oncology - the Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Medical Research Radiological Centre" of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, which was established on the basis of three leading medical centers - P. Herzen, A.Tsyb MRRC, and N. Lopatkin Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology.
· At present, being the head of the NMRRC of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, being an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences in oncoradiology, he supervises the development of nuclear medicine, radiology and radiotherapy in our country. He has taken charge of most complex and promising areas in the industry: the technical re-equipment of the radiation therapy departments of the regions, the creation of a program and a center for the development of contact methods of irradiation, the introduction and expansion of the first national medical proton center in the country, the introduction of modern methods of training specialists in radiology and radiotherapy, iIncluding telecommunication training and master classes in the regions, many of which are conducted by himself.
· Every year Andrey Kaprin performs over 300 complex surgical interventions for various oncological diseases.
· He has trained more than 300 doctors, including residents and graduate students. Under his leadership, 27 dissertations for the degree of candidate of medical sciences and 9 doctoral dissertations were prepared and successfully defended. The result of many years of hard work was the publication of more than 700 printed scientific works.

Alexander Rumyantsev, born in 1947, is a Russian Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, General Director of the Dmitry Rogachev National Research Centre of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, member of the Board of the ‘Doctors, Innovation and Science for Children’ Foundation that supports the development of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, chief consulting pediatric hematologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, President of the National Society of Pediatric Hematologists and Oncologists, Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Experts in Primary Immunodeficiency, Vice President of the National Medical Chamber, Honorary Professor of the Department of Oncology and Hematology of the School of Pediatrics of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Graduated with honours from the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov in 1971.
Alexander Rumyantsev is an active facilitator of medical science and practice. For years he headed the RSMU scientific programmes on leukemia in humans and animals of the USSR Committee for Science and Technology and research on rectifying the consequences of Chernobyl disaster, was a member of the Academic Council of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Ministry of Health of the USSR on pediatrics, hematology and oncology. From 1989 to the present day he has been a Chairman of the hematology section of the Moscow Society of Pediatric Physicians. He is a participant of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster elimination team (1986–1987), ‘Children of Chernobyl’ research programme facilitator in the USSR (1990–1991) and in Russia (1991–1995). Rumyantsev for twenty five years has led pediatric hematology/oncology services in Russia, the process of preparation and adoption of the industry development and financing programme, successful treatment of leukemia, malignant lymphomas, brain tumours, other neoplasms in children and adolescents, setting up a course on pediatric hematology/oncology in the School of Continuing Medical Education in RSMU (the Department of Clinical Hematology/Oncology and Immunology of the School of Continuing Medical Education in RSMU since 2004, and the Department of Oncology and Hematology of the School of Pediatrics of the RSMU), the groundwork for academic programme, the training and certification of pediatric hematologists/oncologists in the Russian Federation.
As a researcher, Alexander Rumyantsev is known for his works in pediatric hematology and immunology, medical ecology, intensive and outpatient pediatrics, adolescent medicine and organization of public health, clinical physiology and pathophysiology of blood, regulation of hematopoiesis and immune response, pathogenesis and treatment of hereditary and evoked blood diseases in children, intensive polychemotherapy and immunotherapy of leukemia. Alexander Rumyantsev is the author of more than 650 scientific papers, including 45 monographs and manuals. He is a member of the Scientific Council and the head of the scientific platform ‘Oncology’ of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of Blood Service in Russia journal, a member of editorial boards of the following journals: Pediatrics, Russian Pediatric Journal, Issues of Practical Pediatrics, Issues of Dietary Therapy In Pediatrics, Issues of Hematology/Oncology And Immunopathology In Pediatrics, Hematology And Transfusiology, Russian Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, School of Health, Russian Journal of Immunology; member of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the Russian Federation; member of the National Council of Experts on Rare Diseases, advised 70 doctors and 128 candidates of medical sciences. Honourable Laureate of the Russian National Research Medical University awards (1978, 1983, 1994, 2007), of the Maslov Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1978), of the Moscow Komsomol (1979) for the research in hematology and immunology. He was awarded with a participant’s diploma and a silver medal of the VDNKh (All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) (1989) for development of diagnostics and immunotherapy of blood diseases in children, and with an honorary medal of the University of Montpellier (France, 1990). In 1994 he was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples for his scientific and academic work, in 2002 – the Honorary Diplomas of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Moscow City Duma, in 2003 and 2015 – ‘The Calling’ Award for the best doctors in Russia, in 2004 – the medal ‘For Merits in Healthcare’, in 2007 – Excellent Worker of Public Health badge. In 2008 and 2011 he received the medical awards from the Moscow government, in 2013 – the International Galien Award. In 2015 he was awarded the Glory of Ossetia Order and the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) medal ‘Cooperation for Salvation’.
Married with two children and five grandchildren.

Oleg Salagay, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Director of the Department of Public Health and Communications of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Press Secretary of the Minister of Healthcare of the Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova.
Born on 3 October 1983 in Irkutsk (Irkutsk Oblast).
In 2005, graduated with honours from Irkutsk State Medical University.
In 2006, graduated with honours from the Academy of Labour and Social Relations, Department of Law.
In 2010, graduated with honours from the Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry.
In 2011, received a Master’s Degree in European Law from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Oleg Salagay is a member of many working groups under the auspices of the World Health Organization, BRICS, and bilateral cooperation. He is Chairman of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Professor Evgeny Shlyakhto, Director General of the Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Academician of the Russian Academy of Science, President of the Russian Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology.
Professor Shlyakhto was born on June 29, 1954 in Pogar, the Bryansk region. He graduated from the Pavlov Medical University in Saint Petersburg in 1977 and became Doctor of Science in Medicine in 1992, Professor in 1994, Honored Russian Scientist in 2004, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2014.
Evgeny Shlyakhto has been the Director General of the Almazov National Medical Research Centre since 2001 and the President of the Russian Society of Cardiology since 2011. In 2010, he became a member of the WHO Expert Working Group.
The Centre led by Prof. Shlyakhto carries out intensive research in the fields of translational medicine, molecular diagnostics, development of diagnostic tools for personalized treatment, cellular and tissue engineering for therapeutic purposes, creation of biocompatible materials and tissue-engineered constructs designed to create breakthrough medical technologies of fundamental importance for providing high-tech care to patients with cardiovascular, endocrine and blood diseases.
The results of research work by Prof. Shlyakhto have been summarized in more than 800 publications, 16 inventions, 2 scientific discoveries, and a number of monographs. Prof. Shlyakhto was a supervisor in 57 PhD and 20 DSc students..
Professor Shlyakhto is a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Science, the Presidential Council for Science and Education, the Regional Health Council under the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, the Expert Health Council of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy of the Russian Federal Assembly, Vice President of the National Medical Chamber.
Evgeny Shlyakhto is the Editor-in-Chief of the following medical journals: Russian Journal of Cardiology, Translational Medicine, and Journal of Arrhythmology. He also is a member of the international editorial board of the European Heart Journal.
Professor Shlyakhto plays an active role in such international committees as the ESC Congress Programme Committee (since 2012) and of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (since 2015).
Evgeny Shlyakhto received the Russian Federation Government Prize in science and technology in 2009 and won the Pavlov Award, the prize for scientific and technological achievement in Physiology and Medicine from the Saint Petersburg Government and St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in 2011. He received an Order of Honour in 2012 and 4th class Order of Merit for the Motherland in 2017.

Matthias holds a Master’s as well as Doctor’s degree in Economics from Oxford University, UK.
Before joining Merck, he was a Partner at McKinsey & Co in Berlin providing consulting services to customers from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Matthias joined Merck in 2014 as a European Head of Market Access & Pricing.
From June 2015 to September 2017, Matthias Wernicke was Managing Director of Merck Austria, based in Vienna.
In October 2017, Dr.Wernicke was appointed General Manager of Merck Biopharma Russia & CIS.

Vadim Vlasov has been Country President of Novartis Group Russia since September 2010. In this role he is accountable for the local business operations management, interaction with external stakeholders, coordination of Novartis divisions and business units in Russia, the company reputation maintenance and development.
Prior to joining Novartis in 2003-2010 Mr. Vlasov occupied the position of Head of EADS/Airbus in Russia.
Previously, Mr. Vlasov served as Head of Siemens Medical Solutions and Country Manager of Acuson Corporation in Russia and CIS, worked in the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation office.
Mr. Vlasov has a Degree of Mechanical Engineer (with honours) from Moscow Aviation Institute and completed Advanced Development Program at London and Harvard Business Schools.

General Manager Sanofi Eurasia from October 1, 2018. Prior to that since January 1, 2016 worked as General Manager, Rx, Sanofi Russia & Belarus.
Engineer by training with MBA degree from Cranfield School of Management, UK, Oxana has got more than seventeen years of in-depth knowledge and experience in pharmaceutical industry with a number of leadership roles in Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Sales in Russia and UK.
Oxana started her career in pharmaceutical industry in 2001 with Eli Lilly UK. Over the following 13 years, she took on a number of senior management positions with increasing responsibility. In 2014, Oxana joined Sanofi as a Head of Diabetes BU in Russia.

DOB: 01.02.1965 | POB: Moscow | Marital status: married, 3 children

In 2001 he founded BIOCAD CJSC, the leading Russian innovative biotechnology company of the full cycle, which is the leader on the Russian oncological market by the results of 2017.

AWARDS:
• Gratitude from the Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovation of St. Petersburg for conscientious work and strengthening the scientific and production potential of St. Petersburg;
• Appreciation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for contribution to the development of the pharmaceutical and medical industry and long-term conscientious work;
• Gratitude from the Governor of St. Petersburg;
• Honorary sign "Investor of the Year" for the implementation of the best investment project in the sphere of industry in St. Petersburg;
• Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg for outstanding achievements in the field of higher and secondary vocational education in the nomination "In the field of integration of education, science and industry" for 2015;
• The Russian Government's Quality Award for achieving high results in the field of product and service quality and the introduction of high-quality methods of quality management for 2016;
• Member of the Subcommission on Drug Administration of the Government Commission for Health Protection;
• Member of the Expert Council for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia;
• Included in the Expert Council under the FAS Russia.

AWARDS 2017:
• St. Petersburg's "Investor of the Year" award for the implementation of the best investment project in the industry for 2017;
• The "TechUspech-2017" Prize;
• Joined the list of top managers in the pharmaceutical industry according to the version of the Top 100 project of the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper.

Born on April 30, 1962 in Kaluga region.
In 1986 he graduated from the Yaroslavl Medical Institute with a degree "Doctor (general phisician)". From 1986 - 1991 went from doctor-intern to the head of department in the Yaroslavl regional clinical psychiatric hospital. 1994 - 2007 - Vice Rector of the Yaroslavl State Medical Academy. In 2000 graduated from the Yaroslavl State University with a degree "Lawyer".
In 2007 joined the Department of Health and Pharmacy Yaroslavl region, where he first held the position of the first deputy director of the department, then director of the department . PhD in economics. Was the recipient of numerous awards, including a medal "20years of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan", "For Service to the Motherland» of 2-nd degree , "For the community in the name of salvation", the medal of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation "Excellent Health", badge of honor of the Governor of the Yaroslavl region "For his services in education - high school".
By Order of the Government of the Russian Federation on June 18, 2012 № 1007-r was appointed as Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation.

Graduated from Kursk State Medical Institute. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor.
Ms. Naigovzina worked as a pediatrician, then headed up a ward and finally became deputy chief medical officer for patient treatment at the Tushino City Hospital for Children in Moscow.
1994 - 1996 - Head of Unit, Head of Directorate at the Federal Fund of Mandatory Medical Insurance
1996 - 1998 - Assistant to the First Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation V.V. Ilyushin, Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation O.N. Sysuev.
1998 - 1999 - Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation V.I. Matvienko.
1999 - 2003 - Deputy Head of the Department for Social Development of the Administration of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2003 - 2008 - Deputy Head of the Expert Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation.
2008 - 2012 - Head of the Department for Social Development and Environmental Protection of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2012 - 2018 - Deputy Head of the Administration of the Government of the Russian Federation.
On 18 October, 2018 she was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Analytical Center.

Education: in 1986, graduated with distinction from the Therapeutic Department of Moscow Institute of Medicine and Dentistry. Subsequently did post graduate studies, specialising in Urology in Moscow, Germany, France and the USA.
He is the sole Russian urologist certified by the Higher European Urological Commission.
He has performed the largest number of urological reconstructive plastic surgery operations in women.
He has the most experience of performing surgical treatment of prostate cancer in the Russian Federation, including over one thousand robot-assisted radical prostatectomies.
2011: President of the European Academy of Urology.
Since 2010, in conjunction with leading engineers, had been developing a Russia robot-surgery complex.
Prof. Pushkar regularly performs demonstration operations and gives topical courses in Europe and the USA.
He is the author of over 1000 scientific articles and 50 monographs in Russia and abroad.

Roshal is the author and co-author of more than 250 scientific papers and seven books. His main areas of expertise are emergency surgery and traumatology, disaster medicine, and public health organization. He is President of the National Medical Chamber; the Head of the Department of Emergency Surgery and Traumatology of the Scientific Centre for Children's Health at the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; a Member of the Presidential Council for the Promotion of Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights; the Chairman of the International Committee for Assistance to Children in Disasters and Wars; an Expert of the World Health Organization; a Member of the Board of Directors of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine; the President of the International Charitable Fund for Children in Disasters and Wars; and a Member of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. He has been awarded Orders for Courage, Defender of a Free Russia, Merit to Moscow, Peter the Great (First Degree), the Revival of Russia. 21st Century, the Golden Cross, Glory to Russia, Saint Juliana of Lazarevo, Lomonosov, Golden Star of Glory, Pride of Russia, and the Nobel LUDVIG Prize 2010. He holds the titles: National Hero, Man of the Year 2002, Pride of Russia, and Russian of the Year. In 2005, he was granted the title of European of the Year. In 2007, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Journalists awarded him the title Children's Doctor of the World in 1996.

Vladimir Chekhonin, born 1959.
1975-1981 studied and graduated from the Therapeutic faculty of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. In 1984 received a PhD (Candidate of Sciences Degree) the Biochemistry Department of the same University.
My career at the Pirogov University began with the position of junior fellow at the
Problem Laboratory for Immunochemistry of Malignant and Embryonic Tissues at the Biochemistry Department.
Since 1986 my work has been connected with the Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry. At the Center, I worked as senior fellow, leading the immunochemistry group and Head of the Immunochemistry Lab. Currently working as Director of the Department of Fundamental and Applied Neurobiology at the Serbsky Center.
In 1989 I received a Doctoral Degree (Doctor of Sciences) in Biochemistry. Graduated from the International school of Neuroscience (Padova, Italy) in 1992. In 1993 I was awarded the title of Professor of Biochemistry by the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia.
Elected corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2002, became full member in 2005. Since 2011 – Secretary Academician of the Medical and Biological Department of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
In 2008 founded the Department of Medical Nanobiotechnologies at the Russian State Medical University.
Since 2013 – member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and member of the RAS Presidium.
Elected Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2017.
Over 350 research publications, including 23 inventions and patents in Russia and 7 monographs published in Russia and abroad.
Awards
Laureate of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Gulevich Prize for the best paper on Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry
Medal of the Order ‘For Merit to the Fatherland’, II class (2001)
Honoured Scholar of the Russian Federation (2007)
Badge for Contributions to Healthcare (2013)
Gold Medal of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (2015)

Elena Boyko graduated from Novosibirsk State Technical University; in 2005 she completed professional retraining within the Federal Programme for the Training of Management Personnel for National Economy Organizations of the Russian Federation; in 2011 she completed the Master of Business Administration programmme at Antwerp Management School, Belgium.
Previously, she was Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy for Informational Support of the State Authorities of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, where she was responsible for the development of medical services on the State and Public Services Portal within the Unified State Health Information System (EGISZ).
Categories: director; IT and Communications Department.

Mark S. Zavadskiy was born on July 27, 1977, in Moscow.In 2003, he graduated from Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University.
In 2003-2013 Zavadskiy worked as a journalist, covering China and Asia regions. From 2003 to 2007 he held the position of Chief Hong Kong Bureau at RIA Novosti.
In 2007-2013, he worked with the Expert Weekly. From 2012 to 2013, he was Head of Asia Bureau at Russia Beyond the Headlines. In 2012-2014, Mark Zavadskiy became the founder and CEO of the consulting and PR agency at Asia To Go Limited (Hong Kong). From 2014 to 2015, he held the position of Business Development Director for Russia and CIS markets at AliExpress.In 2015-2018, he was appointed CEO for Russian office AliExpress at Alibaba.com (RU), (Alibaba Group). In April 2018 Zavadskiy was appointed Vice-President at Sberbank, responsible for strategic partnerships with leading Russian and international digital companies. Since July 2018 Mark S. Zavadskiy became a director, Sberbank group ecosystem development department(Sber X).

Kirill Kaem, whose family have been doctors for no fewer than seven generations, graduated from the Kirov State Medical Academy in Nizhny Novgorod in 1992. Five years later he graduated with distinction from the economics department at the Lobachevsky State University, after successfully completing his studies in Russia and the USA on an MBA program run jointly with Taylor University. He has over 20 years' experience in senior management roles, including 15 years as a CEO at the corporation's various international branches. He specializes in launching start-ups in new regions and countries, and new business areas at major firms. From 1992 to 1994 he owned his own business, distributing medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. In 1995 Kirill Kaem set up a network of regional outlets for the Swedish company Oriflame in the Volga Region, which helped it become one of the region's biggest tax-payers. In the year 2000 he began working in Germany, in the central office of the company Varta. After Varta's merger with the American group Spectrum Brands, he spent eight years in overall charge of the company's operations in Russia. In 2008 he relaunched the German and American holding JAFRA International in Russia, improving profit margins by 40%. In 2009 he took control of the Russian holding Hygiene Kinetics, the biggest manufacturer in the market for domestic paper and cellulose products. Within two years the company's sales growth was several times higher than average growth in the sector, thanks to the introduction of new technologies. From 2011 to 2013 he headed up a new area of business at 'Alpha Group' - the biggest federal chain of clinics, 'Alpha Health Centre', where in the space of a year he managed to double revenue, whilst the chain itself saw profits rise by over a third. From 2013 onwards he has been a member of the Board of Directors and a co-founder of the international medical centre 'Medcluster', set up at the initiative of Sberbank in partnership with Strategy Group Partners, with Johns Hopkins Medicine International as a potential partner. From 2013-2017 he was director of the Skolkovo Foundation’s biomed cluster.

Cardiologist; Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Deputy Director for Science and Research, University Clinic of the Lomonosov Moscow State University; Board Member, Chairman of the Committee for International Cooperation, Russian Society of Cardiology; Adjunct Professor, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
In 1994, graduated from the Academic and Teaching Personnel Training Faculty of the Moscow Sechenov Medical Academy with honours
1997 to 1999, worked at the Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy; he has a diploma of the University of Pisa and of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies. In 2000, he did an internship at Harvard University.
In 2001, received the European Cardiologist diploma from the European Union of Medical Specialists and the European Society of Cardiology. In 2003, elected Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC); in 2005 — Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
In 2005, awarded the Marie Curie Medal of the French Academy of Sciences for his research in cellular and molecular mechanisms of myocardial hypoxia in ischaemic heart disease and their correction by gene and cellular regenerative therapy.
In 2007, awarded the title of Full Professor of Cardiology. In 2012, Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation’s Prize for Science and Technology.
Since 2013, Member of the ESC Education Committee; since 2014, Member of ESC Committees for Educational Projects, Certification and Accreditation, and International Relations; since 2015 — Member of working groups for standard development at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and Heart Failure Association of the ESC.
Since 2014, member of the Board of Educational Programmes of the Russian Society of Cardiology, member of the working group on development of the Professional Standard for a Doctor of the Russian Federation Specializing in Cardiology.
In 2016, he was elected Russian Academy of Sciences Corresponding Member in fundamental medicine.
He is an expert in acute heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, cardiovascular imaging, heart valve pathology, transcatheter interventions, digital medicine, interdisciplinary translational research. He is a member of editorial committees of leading professional journals, co-ordinator and member of programme committees of cardiological congresses in Russia, European Countries and the USA. Actively involved in public activities.
He is currently actively engaged in development and implementation in Russia of a new fundamental and clinical discipline known as cardio-oncology, aimed at evaluation of the cardiovascular status of oncological patients and individuals cured of cancer, and early diagnosis and prevention of malignant tumour treatment complications.

Since May 2017 Irina Panarina has been appointed to the position of General Manager of AstraZeneca, Russia and Eurasia. Irina is responsible for AstraZeneca business in Russia & Eurasia Area and she leads AstraZeneca Russia.
Irina Panarina has worked for AstraZeneca since 2009. In October 2015 Irina joined the Russian team as Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Business Unit Head. Before coming to Russia, Irina Panarina held the position of General Manager at AstraZeneca Ukraine.
Prior to joining AstraZeneca Irina held regional roles at GSK Pharma headquarters in London, UK.
Irina Panarina has work experience in marketing, product portfolio management, people development.
Irina Panarina has degrees from Newcastle University & South Bank University. She also holds MBA degree from INSEAD Business School.

Born March 28, 1958 in Leningrad.
In 1982 Graduated Leningrad’s First Medical Institute named after Pavlov with a major in Medicine.
Completed a post graduate course in VNIIFK in Leningrad in 1987.
In 1990 graduated Shenyang Medical Institute in China with a degree in Oriental Medicine for foreigners.
Since 1991 remained on senior staff of various hi-tech retail and R&D companies.
Became CEO of LDC MIBS in 2003 and currently oversees all the innovative projects in the company. The list of company’s projects includes:
Largest MRI network in Russia.
Largest telemedical network.
Center for radiosurgery and radiotherapy.
World-class athlete in rowing. Married, raised a daughter and two sons.

Professor Claudio Franceschi graduated from the University of Bologna (Italy) with honors in 1967 with a degree in medicine. He worked as a professor of immunology at the Universities of Padua (1980-86), Modena (1986-1998) and Bologna from 1998 to October 2013. Currently he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bologna and a member of the Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna. Professor Franceschi is the founder of the interdepartmental Luigi Galvani research center at the University of Bologna (Director from 2001 to 2006). He held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Experimental Pathology of the University of Bologna (2010-2012). He was the scientific director of the Italian National Research Center on Aging (1996-2005). Professor Franceschi is the author of more than 720 articles in peer-reviewed journals, the citation index for Scopus is 40,982, the Hirsh index is 95. From 2018, he is the head of the laboratory of systemic medicine of healthy aging at Lobachevsky, Nizhny Novgorod, the Leading Scientist - Principal Investigator of the megagrant "Digital Personalized Healthy Aging Megagrant (CPM-Aging): Network Analysis of Large Multi-Content Data to Search for New Diagnostic, Predictive, and Therapeutic Goals".

Marina Rakova - the head of projects on vocational guidance and motivation of children to engage in scientific and technical creativity.
In her school years, Marina constantly represented Russia at international scientific forums, conferences, and competitions. By the age of 15 she became an author of more than 30 theorems in the sphere of fundamental mathematics. During the studying at the Moscow State Technical University of Bauman, she was practicing in sphere of identifying and supporting gifted children in the framework of the "Step into the Future" program.
In December of 2014, Marina Rakova applied to the Agency for Strategic Initiatives with the project "A New Model of Additional Education for Children". In May 27, 2015, the project was approved by the Supervisory Board of ASI.
At the end of 2015, the first children's industrial parks "Kvantorium" were opened in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, where was launched the "New model of additional education.” To create unique educational programs, technologies, and equipment, which should be used in the children's "Kvantorium" industrial parks, Marina formed a community of young and deserved scientists, representatives of technological start-ups, as well as heads of large industrial enterprises and state corporations.
There are 53 children's industrial parks "Kvantorium" in 37 regions of our country, and by 2024, about 2 million children will be involved in the activities of 245 children industrial parks "Kvantorium" and 340 mobile industrial parks “Kvantorium” for children living in rural areas and small cities.
• In 2016 she was awarded the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation.
• In 2017, the project of creation of a network of children's industrial parks "Kvantorium" became the winner of the "Development Award" in the nomination of "The Best Project for the Integrated Development of Territories"
• In 2018 she was awarded with the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

Yuri Petrovich Zinchenko was born in Krasnodar on 23 December 1966. He is a Lomonosov Moscow State University, department of psychology graduate (1985), PhD (2003), Professor (2010), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education (2009), Member of the Russian Academy of Education (2014).
Currently he is the president of Russian Academy of Education, Dean of the faculty of psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University, the president of the Russian Psychological Society.
Y.P. Zinchenko supervised development of Information safety for children and adolescents concept. The goal of the Concept was children protection from harmful information content. This has been achieved by age-restricted content labels introduction. Y.P.Zinchenko has elaborated a psycho-educational assistance system, which evaluates personal, intellectual and social development of all the persons involved in the educational process, as well as it provides psychological and methodological support according to the purposes and tasks of educational process.
Y.P.Zinchenko led the Psycholodical service in Russian education system -2025 concept development, which has been approved by the Ministry of Education of Russian Federation. Implementation of the Concept will increase Russian education system’s effectiveness and improve psychological safety of educational environment.

Rector of the Russian State Social University.
Born 04.07.1976
Education
1997 – Graduates REA majoring in Finance and Credit
2002 – Graduates RGSU in Law
2005 – gets PhD in Economics
2014 – becomes a docent, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Career
1999 tax planning department chief specialist at Doveritelny I Investitsionny Bank
1999–2004 taxation manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers
2004–2005 vice-president, Gazprom Bank
2005–2006 Raiffaisen Bank Austria board advisor
2006–2010 diretor of the Kuban branch, Raiffaisen Bank
2010 – advisor to the CEO on regional development, Raiffaisen Bank
2010–2013 – Branches director at the central office of Sberbank of Russia
2013 – First Vice-President of Sberbank NPF
Civil Activity
Member of the Presidential Economic Council
Chairwoman of the State Duma Committee on managing retirement investment
Member of the Civil Chamber of the city of Moscow
Member of the board of RUIP
Member of the board of strategic development of Pochta Rossii
Chairwoman of the industry commission on business education at the Manager’s Association
Head of Expert Committee on professional education at Delovaya Rossiya
Member of the coordination council of UMO of Universities of Russia
First chairwoman of Sociology and Social Work committee

Svetlana Chupsheva was born in Prague. In 2001 she graduated from Samara State Academy of Economics with Honors.Commencing from 2000 Svetlana Chupsheva worked at the Central Department of the Bank of Russia for Samara Region, then at the Government of Samara Region.From 2004 she held position of the Director General of the Rating Agency of the Government of Samara Region, and was the head of the State Institution Agency for Economic Development of Samara Region.From 2009 – adviser to the Deputy Chairmen of the Government of Samara Region – Ministry of Economic Development, Investment and Trade of Samara Region, then adviser to the Chairman of the Board of the CB Regional Credit, LLC.From 2011 – corporate director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI). On August 10, 2015 she was appointed as the line director of the Social Projects of the ASI.From 2017 – Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.She is awarded with the Certificate of Merit issued by the President of the Russian Federation, she has the certificate of acknowledgement issued by the President of the Russian Federation and the certificate of acknowledgement issued by the Mayor of Moscow.She brings up four children.

Evgeniya Shokhina was born February 9, 1982 in Moscow.
2003 – graduated the Department of Applied Political Science at the Higher School of Economics.
2005 – received an MBA in Political and Business Communications at the Communications Management Institute at MHSE.
2011-2012 – graduated the Executive MBA program in Innovative Management and Management in Energy Business at the Communications Management Institute at MHSE.
Since 2016 – studies Corporate law at the The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Has a PhD in Political Science.

Work experience
Since 2017 – Social Projects Foundation, director
Since 2013 – RSPP Business School, president
2015-2017 – deputy head of the Tula Oblast delegation at the Government of the Russian Federation
Since 2010 – editor-in-chief, Business Russia Magazine
2007-2011 – Center for Corporate Events Management at RSPP, director
2001 – 2006 – various business ventures
Founder of the RSPP Children’s School – social project for children aged 7-14 in professional orientation and entrepreneurial activity.
Recipient of the Presidential Honorary Certificate for social and economic achievements in 2015.
Recipient of the VI Award Young Enrepreneur of the Year in Social Entrepreneurial Projects in 2014.
Recipient of the Honorary Certificate from the Ministry of Economic Development for social and economic policy design in 2012.
Supports Russkaya Beryoza foundation (since 2007), holds charity events
Married, mother of four

All-Russian State TV& Radio Broadcasting Company. “Rossia 1” TV Channel. News anchor and observer.
Born in Saratov, Russia.
Graduated from Saratov State Socio-Economic University with a bachelor degree in “World Economy”. Received a Master’s degree in “International Relations” at MGIMO University.
Since 2004 has been working as a TV news anchor, political and economic observer.
Since 2010 - news anchor of “Vesti” news program at “Rossia 1” state TV channel and anchor of the annual special "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin".

Dr João Breda is head of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD), which is an integral part of the WHO Regional Office and its Division of NCD and Promoting Health through the Life-course. Launched in Moscow in 2014, the NCD Office marked an important milestone in the commitment made by the Russian Federation for combatting NCDs in the WHO European Region.
Before his appointment as head of the NCD Office in February 2017, during the past seven years Dr João Breda has been the Programme Manager: Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Regional Office in Copenhagen, responsible for providing support to the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region on the implementation of the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015-2020 and the Physical Activity Strategy for the WHO European Region 2016-2025, as well as evaluating their implementation process.
João Breda has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Porto University where he defended a thesis focused on alcohol abuse in young people. He completed his Master’s Degree in Public Health by the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon University and an MBA from the European University in Barcelona.
In Portugal, before joining WHO in 2010, João worked as a Public Health Specialist at the General Directorate of Health and other institutions of the Ministry of Health at local and central level, particularly in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, obesity and alcohol abuse. He was the first coordinator and led for several years the National Platform against Obesity.
As an academic, João chaired the Department of the Nutritional Sciences of Atlantic University (Lisbon). He also collaborated with Algarve University, Coimbra College of Agriculture and Coimbra Hospitality School.
Among his several dozens of published scientific papers and original books emerges the number one best-selling book on infant nutrition in Portugal.

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.

Born: 1972 in Moscow. Graduated from the Economics Faculty of Moscow State University and completed postgraduate research at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 1999 through 2005: member of the Supervisory Council of the National Securities Market Association, of the expert council of the Financial Markets Committee under the State Duma of the Russian Federation.2011 through 2015: held the position of Chairman of the Management Board of the National Association of Producers and Suppliers of Foodstuffs Rusprodsoyuz. June 2015: appointed head of the Autonomous Non-commercial Organization Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo), set up by Russian Government Directive. Is an active participant in many expert organisations, in particular Open Government, Expert Council of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, working group of the Public Council of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation on foodstuff quality, member of the Commission for Supervising the Code of Fair Practices. Married with three children.

All-Russian State TV& Radio Broadcasting Company. “Rossia 1” TV Channel. News anchor and observer.
Born in Saratov, Russia.
Graduated from Saratov State Socio-Economic University with a bachelor degree in “World Economy”. Received a Master’s degree in “International Relations” at MGIMO University.
Since 2004 has been working as a TV news anchor, political and economic observer.
Since 2010 - news anchor of “Vesti” news program at “Rossia 1” state TV channel and anchor of the annual special "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin".

In 1994, he graduated with academic distinction from the Krasnodar Highest Military School (Military Institute) named after General of the Army S.M. Shtemenko. In 1999, he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Law named after O.E. Kutafin. In 1994-1996 he was a deputy chief of the custodial service at the Chkalovskiy garrison (special air division). In 1996-1999 – lawyer at TV-6 Media.In 1999-2000 – lawyer at the Alfa Bank.In 2001-2002 – head of the legal division at the Uniastrum Bank.In 2002-2003 – director of the legal department at the Uniastrum Bank. In 2003-2006 – Director General at the LLC “Uniastrum Consulting”. In 2006-2011 – President of the Executive office at the LLC “VBO Consulting”.In 2011-2013 – President of the LLC “VBO Consult”.In 2013-2014 – President of the Russian National Non-Governmental Organization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses “OPORA RUSSIA”. Since 2014 until 2017 – First Vice-President of the Russian National Non-Governmental Organization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses “OPORA RUSSIA”. According to the Fund “Institute of Economic, Social and Political Studies”, he is at the top of the ISEPI-2016 List of the Most Promising Politicians and Public Figures in Russia. On 10 September 2017 Alexander Brechalov was elected head of the Udmurt Republic

Born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk.
Married with three children.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh convocations)
Doctor of pedagogical sciences
Three-time Olympic gold medallist
Merited Master of Sport of the USSR and Russia
1991 Teacher of physical education and sport, Omsk Pedagogical Institute
1998 Associate professor, P. F. Lesgaft St. Petersburg State Academy of Physical Education
2001 St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Jurisprudence.
2002 Became a doctor of pedagogical sciences at the P. F. Lesgaft St. Petersburg State Academy of Physical Culture
Awards:1988 Seoul – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
1992 Barcelona – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
1996 Atlanta – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
Flagbearer – 1988 for the USSR at the Seoul Olympic Games
1992 in Barcelona for the Unified Team and
1996 in Atlanta for Russia
1989 Order of Friendship of Peoples
1997 Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Russian Federation
1998 Honorary citizen of Novosibirsk
2000 Sydney – Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
2001 Order of Honour
2008 Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Class
Nine-time World Champion
Twelve-time European Champion
Four-time Champion of the USSR
Thirteen-time Russian Champion
Four-time recipient of the Golden Belt for the Best Fighter on the Planet
Awarded the Golden Boot in wrestling
Gold Olympic Order
FILA Gold Necklace

Rector of the Russian State Social University.
Born 04.07.1976
Education
1997 – Graduates REA majoring in Finance and Credit
2002 – Graduates RGSU in Law
2005 – gets PhD in Economics
2014 – becomes a docent, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Career
1999 tax planning department chief specialist at Doveritelny I Investitsionny Bank
1999–2004 taxation manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers
2004–2005 vice-president, Gazprom Bank
2005–2006 Raiffaisen Bank Austria board advisor
2006–2010 diretor of the Kuban branch, Raiffaisen Bank
2010 – advisor to the CEO on regional development, Raiffaisen Bank
2010–2013 – Branches director at the central office of Sberbank of Russia
2013 – First Vice-President of Sberbank NPF
Civil Activity
Member of the Presidential Economic Council
Chairwoman of the State Duma Committee on managing retirement investment
Member of the Civil Chamber of the city of Moscow
Member of the board of RUIP
Member of the board of strategic development of Pochta Rossii
Chairwoman of the industry commission on business education at the Manager’s Association
Head of Expert Committee on professional education at Delovaya Rossiya
Member of the coordination council of UMO of Universities of Russia
First chairwoman of Sociology and Social Work committee

"Z. Kudrina" is a unique Russian beauty-brand producing innovative cosmetic products made of pure silk coated with nano-silver. It was founded in 2011 by Zinaida Kudrina, the celebrated beauty expert and inventor of a unique face-modelling massage performed with the help of special patented silver instruments and providing overall anti-aging and lifting-effect without any surgical intervention.

Zinaida's unique massage method, as well as her silk & silver line logically emerged out of it, have been widely recognized by the professional community, favourably reviewed by such authoritative magazines as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Tatler, and highly valued by Zinaida's devoted premium clientele.

"Z. Kudrina" silk & silver collection includes different types of face masks and various accessories for self-massage. It has been scientifically proven by the Gredeco Laboratoire in Paris that the directed action of silver ions gives a powerful impetus to the revitalization of metabolic processes in deep skin layers, stimulates the renewal of collagen and elastin fibers, balances the natural process of hydration. Also, in case of regular use, all masks can take off muscle and mental tension.

1992 - Medical faculty of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

1992-1994 - clinical internship in the specialty "Cosmetic Surgery".

1994-2006 - plastic surgeon at the Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology.

2005 - the defense of the dissertation for the degree of Сandidate of Medical Science "Functional and aesthetic assessment of the correction of involutional changes in the skin of the face."

2006–2008 - assistant Professor Department of Hospital Surgery №1 of the Medical Faculty with a course of plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine.

2008 - Chief of the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetology and Cell Technologies of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University,

2010-2011- Professional retraining course in «Surgery» at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University.

2009-2015 - plastic surgeon in the Lancet Plastic and Endoscopic Surgery Clinic,

2012 - the defense of the dissertation for the medical degree "Optimization of surgical and conservative correction of involutional changes in the skin system."

2014 - was awarded the medal "For merits to the domestic health care" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

Since 2015 to present, plastic surgeon at the Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology. There are a lot of printed scientific papers.


Member of the Russian Society of the Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (RSPRAS), member of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS), member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

Natalia Edel was born in 1983 in Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia).
In 2006 graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Petrozavodsk State University with a degree in General Medicine. In 2007 graduated from the internship in the specialty "Therapy". Upon graduation, was sent to work at the Kostomuksha city hospital (Republic of Karelia), where until 2009 worked as a general practitioner.
From 2009 to 2014, worked as a general practitioner and a doctor of functional medicine at Kivach Clinic, and from 2014 to 2016 worked as the chief doctor of Kivach Clinic in branch office in St. Petersburg . In 2016 obtained specialty "Public Health and Health Care."
In 2016, moved to Moscow, where worked as head of the medical care department at JSC RZD-HEALTH, for several months served as medical director at JSC RZD-HEALTH.
Since 2017, the chief physician is the Deputy General Director of Verbamed LLC (Austrian Health Center Verba Mayr). Combining organizational and administrative work with the practice of a general practitioner, mayr- therapist. Since 2018, became the vice-president of the Verba Mayr Academy, on the basis of which conduct scientific, methodological and educational activities.

Head of the Higher School of Healthcare Organization and Management, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Medical Communities for the Quality of Medical Care and Medical Education.
Chairman of the Commission on Continuing Education of the National Medical Chamber, member of the Coordinating Council of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia for Development of Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education, member of the Board and Executive Secretary of the Russian Society for Healthcare Organization and Public Health.
Since 2003, she has been heavily involved in expert activities on healthcare organization at the Civic Chamber and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the State Duma Committee on Healthcare, the Strategic Research Centre of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the WHO Council for Evidence-Based Medicine, etc.
Guzel Ulumbekova is the author of the books Russia’s Healthcare. What Needs to Be Done (2010) and Russia’s Healthcare. What Needs to Be Done-2 (2015) and a textbook for medical schools Public Health and Healthcare (2011); she is a contributor to and a member of the editorial board of the national guide Public Health and Healthcare (2013).

Igor Vasiliev was born on May 31, 1961 in Leningrad.
In 1983, he graduated from Leningrad State University and, in 2003, from Moscow State University.
After serving in the armed forced from 1983 to 1992, from 1992 to 2003 he worked in commercial structures.
In 2003 and 2004, Igor headed up the investment department of the Central Executive Committee of the United Russia party.
From 2004 to 2010, he represented the Republic of Komi in the Council of the Federation. He was a member of the Council of the Federation Committees on the financial markets and money circulation and on affairs of the north and small peoples and was Vice-Chairman of the Council of the Federation Commission for collaboration with the Russian Federation Accounts Chamber.
From 2010 through 2013, he was an auditor of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Married, with a daughter.

Born on 16 February 1961 in Moscow
Expert in pharmaceutical economics and management, Doctor of Pharm. Sciences (2005), Professor (2007).
In 1984 she graduated with honours from the Department of Pharmacy of the First Moscow Medical Institute. Since 1984, she worked at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University in various capacities, including as a dean of the department of pharmaceutical postgraduate studies from 2005 to 2011 and the head the department of the pharmaceutical economics and management since 2007.
She is experienced in regulatory and expert support of pharmaceutical operations licensing and the development of specific standard operating procedures for the medicines circulation.
She is the author of the first marketing research thesis of the Russian pharmaceutical market (1993); she scientifically proved the reasons for the implementation of a new institutional economics paradigm (NIEP) to interpret the patterns of the pharmaceutical market (2005). Her research focuses on the institutional foundations of the development and operation of the Russian pharmaceutical market self-regulation, various aspects of pharmaceutical marketing, industry financial management, competitiveness of pharmaceutical organisations, organisational context of pharmaceutical quality assurance. In total, she has more than 160 publications. She academically advised eight Candidate of Sciences and one PhD dissertations.
Since 2007 she is a member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and participant of annual international conferences.

General Manager Sanofi Eurasia from October 1, 2018. Prior to that since January 1, 2016 worked as General Manager, Rx, Sanofi Russia & Belarus.
Engineer by training with MBA degree from Cranfield School of Management, UK, Oxana has got more than seventeen years of in-depth knowledge and experience in pharmaceutical industry with a number of leadership roles in Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Sales in Russia and UK.
Oxana started her career in pharmaceutical industry in 2001 with Eli Lilly UK. Over the following 13 years, she took on a number of senior management positions with increasing responsibility. In 2014, Oxana joined Sanofi as a Head of Diabetes BU in Russia.

DOB: 01.02.1965 | POB: Moscow | Marital status: married, 3 children

In 2001 he founded BIOCAD CJSC, the leading Russian innovative biotechnology company of the full cycle, which is the leader on the Russian oncological market by the results of 2017.

AWARDS:
• Gratitude from the Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovation of St. Petersburg for conscientious work and strengthening the scientific and production potential of St. Petersburg;
• Appreciation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for contribution to the development of the pharmaceutical and medical industry and long-term conscientious work;
• Gratitude from the Governor of St. Petersburg;
• Honorary sign "Investor of the Year" for the implementation of the best investment project in the sphere of industry in St. Petersburg;
• Prize of the Government of St. Petersburg for outstanding achievements in the field of higher and secondary vocational education in the nomination "In the field of integration of education, science and industry" for 2015;
• The Russian Government's Quality Award for achieving high results in the field of product and service quality and the introduction of high-quality methods of quality management for 2016;
• Member of the Subcommission on Drug Administration of the Government Commission for Health Protection;
• Member of the Expert Council for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia;
• Included in the Expert Council under the FAS Russia.

AWARDS 2017:
• St. Petersburg's "Investor of the Year" award for the implementation of the best investment project in the industry for 2017;
• The "TechUspech-2017" Prize;
• Joined the list of top managers in the pharmaceutical industry according to the version of the Top 100 project of the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper.

Born on January 9, 1967 in Sverdlovsk.
1986-1988 – served in the USSR Army.
1992 – graduated from Ural State Medical Institute.
August 1992 – March 1996 – intern; Obstetrician Gynecologist, Komi Republic Hospital in Syktyvkar.
March 1996 – November 1996 – Deputy Medical Superintendent for Consulting and Diagnostics, Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center in Syktyvkar.
November 1996 – December 1999 – Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Medical Group in Syktyvkar.
January 2000 – March 2006 - Medical Superintendent, Komi Republic Perinatal Center under Komi Republic Agency of Health Care, Syktyvkar.
March 2006 – February 2011 – Minister of Health Care, Komi Republic.
February 2011 – June 2012 – Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (offers a course of pediatrics), Kirov State Medical Academy under the Ministry of health Care of the Russian Federation, Syktyvkar.
July 2012 – March 2013 – Deputy Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision, Moscow.
July 2013 – July 2015 – acting Head, Federal Service for Health Care Supervision.
July 14, 2015 till present time – Head of the Federal Service for Health Care Supervision (has the title of the Full State 2-nd Class Counsellor of the Russian Federation).
1999 – Doctor of Medicine.
2004 – postgraduate degrees in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Board certified in Obstetrics/Gynecology and Public Health Care Administration.
Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Human Health in the North Journal. Editorial Board Member, Children’s Health Care in the North West Journal.

Date of birth: 29 April 1968
Place of birth: Obninsk, Kaluga Region
Education: Graduated from G.V. Plekhanov Russian Academy of the Economics, PhD in Economics
Work history:
1991–2007: Executive positions in various businesses
2007–2008: Director, Chemical Technology Complex and Bio-Engineering Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation
2008–2013: Director, Chemical Technology Complex and Bio-Engineering Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Since 2013: Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Awards:
2009: Mercy honorary badge from the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation
2011: Honorary Chemist title from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
2011: Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology for development and implementation of the scientific fundamentals of the national system of chemical product turnover safety
2015: Medal of the Service to the Motherland Order 2nd Degree
Civil rank: Full State Councillor of the Russian Federation, 1st Class

Vladimir Chekhonin, born 1959.
1975-1981 studied and graduated from the Therapeutic faculty of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. In 1984 received a PhD (Candidate of Sciences Degree) the Biochemistry Department of the same University.
My career at the Pirogov University began with the position of junior fellow at the
Problem Laboratory for Immunochemistry of Malignant and Embryonic Tissues at the Biochemistry Department.
Since 1986 my work has been connected with the Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry. At the Center, I worked as senior fellow, leading the immunochemistry group and Head of the Immunochemistry Lab. Currently working as Director of the Department of Fundamental and Applied Neurobiology at the Serbsky Center.
In 1989 I received a Doctoral Degree (Doctor of Sciences) in Biochemistry. Graduated from the International school of Neuroscience (Padova, Italy) in 1992. In 1993 I was awarded the title of Professor of Biochemistry by the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia.
Elected corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in 2002, became full member in 2005. Since 2011 – Secretary Academician of the Medical and Biological Department of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
In 2008 founded the Department of Medical Nanobiotechnologies at the Russian State Medical University.
Since 2013 – member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and member of the RAS Presidium.
Elected Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2017.
Over 350 research publications, including 23 inventions and patents in Russia and 7 monographs published in Russia and abroad.
Awards
Laureate of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Gulevich Prize for the best paper on Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry
Medal of the Order ‘For Merit to the Fatherland’, II class (2001)
Honoured Scholar of the Russian Federation (2007)
Badge for Contributions to Healthcare (2013)
Gold Medal of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (2015)

Education:
1974 г. – Military Institute of Foreign Languages
1991 г. – Russian State Humanities University
Professional activity
For a long time Mr. Shipkov has worked in the different governmental institutions. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of governmental functioning, as well as a wide range of contacts that contribute to the execution of the assigned duties in AIPM. His career of the government em-ployee includes, among other, the functions of the Director of Pharmaceutical Inspection of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Federal Service of Intel-lectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks). Mr. Ship-kov also has working experience in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation, banking sector. He served on actual military service.
Since 2007 he is heading of the Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

Since 2016: head of research centre for economics and management in healthcare at the Skolkovo management school in Moscow. The centre's primary objective is to conduct research on effective management, economics and informational support for Russia's healthcare system and to create and implement educational programmes promoting development of professional healthcare managers. Since 2007: Director of Institute of Public Healthcare Development. Key recent project: Moscow Medical Cluster. 1993 foundation of the Bionika group, CEO. 2007: headed the Department of Pharmaceutical Activities, Regional and Information Policy at the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. Apart from the activities covered by the name of the department, supervised development of high-tech medical care in the Russian Federation and engaged foreign specialists. Civil engagement: Since 2003: member of the coordinating council of the Russian Association of Pharmacy Chains. Since 1999: co-chairman of the coordinating council of the Russian Association for Pharmaceutical Marketing. 1995–2002: Association of Commercial Pharmaceutical Organizations PharmAsk, Deputy CEO. Works with the Institute of Public Healthcare Development and various professional committees under different government agencies. Has a versatile investment portfolio including projects in film, fitness (he is also an instructor in qigong and tai chi), fresh water supply, R&D of new medical products, venture projects, etc. Promotes young entrepreneurs. Has five children.

In 2012, Vadim Kukava was offered the position of Executive Director of the Association of leading global innovative pharmaceutical companies, InPharma. During this time, the Association has become a key player in the Russian pharmaceutical market, collaborating with government bodies to develop balanced regulations of the industry for the benefit of Russian patents.
From 2006 to 2012, Vadim worked in leading international companies that produce consumer goods, in positions connected to public/GR relations and policy affairs. During this time, Vadim participated in discussions on key legislation in the sphere of regulating the tobacco and medical industries, collaborated with representatives of the Russian and European scientific communities, and played an active role in the work of industrial associations, including on the Board. In addition, Vadim was responsible for creating and developing a division for public and regulatory affairs.
From 2004 to 2006, he worked as a consultant at the Federal Agency for State Property Administration (Rosimuschestvo). Vadim was responsible for implementing the full range of powers of ownership related to property within the forestry and chemical industry owned by the Russian Federation.
In 2003, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the International University in Moscow.

Since May 2017 Irina Panarina has been appointed to the position of General Manager of AstraZeneca, Russia and Eurasia. Irina is responsible for AstraZeneca business in Russia & Eurasia Area and she leads AstraZeneca Russia.
Irina Panarina has worked for AstraZeneca since 2009. In October 2015 Irina joined the Russian team as Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Business Unit Head. Before coming to Russia, Irina Panarina held the position of General Manager at AstraZeneca Ukraine.
Prior to joining AstraZeneca Irina held regional roles at GSK Pharma headquarters in London, UK.
Irina Panarina has work experience in marketing, product portfolio management, people development.
Irina Panarina has degrees from Newcastle University & South Bank University. She also holds MBA degree from INSEAD Business School.

Shestakov, Vladislav (born on November 27, 1969, in Salekhard, USSR) is a Director of State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices, Deputy Director of Russian State GMP-Inspectorate.
Before being appointed as a Director of the Institute served as Chairman of the Pharmacy and Biotechnology branch offices of All Russia Public Organization “Business Russia”.
Honorary chemist, a certified inspector and GMP auditor. Russian State GMP-Inspectorate Deputy Head and Head of the GP Committee of the Pharmacy vocational qualifications Council of the National Pharmaceutical Chamber. Since 1997 has been working in the field of healthcare and pharmacy.
Biography
Born on November 27, 1969 in Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous area, USSR. In 1987 he entered the Tyumen State Medical Institute, in 1989 he continued his studies at the Smolensk State Medical Academy. He graduated from the State University of Management (2005), specialty – “State and municipal management”. In 2008 he graduated from the Academy of Labor and Social Relations, “Business Administration”. In 2016 he got a vocational retraining diploma of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), "GMP and drugs quality control - theory and practice of GMP-inspection / audit."
2000 - Deputy Director-General, Irbitsky Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant.
2001-2001 - Vice-president, Rosmedprom.
2002-2003 - Head of commercial department, Hemofarm, Moscow office.
2004-2005 - Deputy Director-General, Makiz-Pharma.
2005 - General Director, Skopinsky Pharmaceutical Plant.
2007 – GR Director, Union of Professional Pharmaceutical Organizations.
2008 – President, Epidbiomed Group of Companies.
2009 - Business Development Director, Binnopharm.
2011-2012 – Counselor to the Director-General, Usolie-Sibirskiy Khimfarmzavod.
2012-2013 – Deputy Director-General, Nanolek.

On November 27, 2013, Shestakov was appointed as Director of State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices.
Since 2003, he has been a regular lecturer of educational programs for professional development in the field of managing the commercial and government organizations’ activities, as well as specialized programs in pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical production. He has the certificate of the international inspector of WHO on good manufacturing practice.
Awards
• The title of “Honorary Chemist”
• Certificate of Honor from the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation “For achieved progress at work”.

Maria Andreyevna Morozova has been heading the Elena & Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation from the day when it was created in December 2010. Since then, the Timchenko Foundation has become one of Russia’s leading private foundations implementing programs aimed at supporting active ageing, developing sports and culture, helping families and children. These strategic directions are designed to further comprehensive solutions of Russia’s social problems, with a special emphasis on its regions. The program portfolio of The Timchenko Foundation embraces over 100 projects, both all around Russia and abroad. Here are some of them: Society for All Ages National Conference, competitions like Active Generation, Cultural Mosaic of Small Towns and Villages, Dobryi Lyod [Good Ice], Right Family Course and others. As an active participant of expert panels and public forums that tackle topics matching the priorities of The Timchenko Foundation activities Maria Morozova has occupied the following positions: member of the Community Council with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the Russian Federation (including Vice-Chairwoman of the Commission for Social Assistance and member of the Commission of Labor and Local Employment); head of Senior Citizen section with the Russian Federation Government’s Community Council on Guardianship Issues in the Social Sphere; member of the Expert Board with the Agency of Strategic Initiatives; member of The Council of the Federation Committee on Social Innovation Development in Territorial Entities of the Russian Federation, member of the Joint advisory board of the President Grants foundation and others.

Bill Boerum is Chairman Emeritus of Sister Cities International, Washington, D.C., a citizen diplomacy organization with over 2,000 partnerships in 140 countries. He is the Country Representative for Russia. Previously he was Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has traveled extensively internationally with multiple trips to Russia, China, India, Egypt, Peru, Brazil and Mexico; most recently visiting Central Asia.
He is in his fourth term on the governing board of Sonoma Valley Hospital, previously serving twice as Board Chair and as Treasurer. He is serving his third year on the Strategic Plan Committee. Currently, he is Chairman of the Governance Committee.
He is Chairman of the Northern California Health Care Authority, a consortium of five hospital districts. Also, in the healthcare domain, Bill was a member of the board of directors, the executive committee and Vice Chairman of the Sacramento-based, Association of California Healthcare Districts and its insurance affiliate, the ALPHA Fund.
Bill’s interest in healthcare extends to the international sphere where he has toured hospitals In China, Egypt and India with a special focus on cardiology departments.
Professionally he is in wine industry tourism and is a Certified Tourism Ambassador. He is an international conference speaker. Previously in risk management, he had more than 15 years of experience in the decision technology/software industry and a 20-year career in banking in corporate and institutional lending during which he traveled to all 50 of the United States and throughout Latin American.
Bill holds an MBA degree from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics.

Graduate of Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, founder and director/CEO of “Enjoyable Ageing” charitable fund, a non-profit organisation aimed at helping elderly and disabled people, member of the Council on Guardianship under the Government of the Russian Federation. The foundation led by Elizaveta provides psychological, financial, medical, social and welfare support as well as information and advice to elderly people in difficult situations. Currently the foundation is collaborating with 25 regions, supervising 150 care homes, paying the wages of 160 carers, training the staff for care organisations. Apart from that, the fund is setting up a reliable home care service. It was “Enjoyable Ageing” that initiated the establishment of public long-term care system in Russia and is now actively participating in developing its mechanisms. Since 2018 the foundation will be part of the Federal pilot project of implementing the LTC system in accordance with the President’s order.

Born on 8 February 1976 in Khanty-Mansiisk.
1998: Graduated from Tyumen State University with a degree in law.
2000: Graduated from Tyumen State University with a degree in finance and credit.
1998-2000: Expert 1st rank, leading expert at the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area Duma Staff.
From May 2000: Head of the Directorate for Legal Expertise of Draft Laws on Constitutional Legislation, Administrative Management and Administrative Legislation, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area Duma.
From 18 October 2000: Assistant to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area.
From January 2001: Assistant, first assistant to the Governor of the Tyumen Region.
2 June 2005: Appointed Chief of Staff to the Tyumen Region Governor.
2006-2008: Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Chief of Staff to the Russian President.
From June 2008: State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia.
February 2009: Included in the Top 100 management personnel pool under the patronage of the Russian President.
20 February 2009: Appointed Director of the Russian Government Legal Department.
30 October 2009: Appointed by the executive order of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Deputy Chief of the Government Staff.
26 October 2010: Appointed by the Mayor’s executive order Chief of Staff to the Moscow Mayor and Moscow Government, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.
November 2010: Appointed by the Mayor’s executive order Plenipotentiary Representative of the Moscow Mayor to the Moscow City Duma.

Olga Tkacheva graduated with honours from S.M. Kirov Gorky State Medical Institute majoring in General Medicine and the therapy internship in S.M. Kirov Gorky State Medical Institute. In 1993, Olga Tkacheva was awarded the scientific degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences, in 1999 – Doctor of Medical Sciences. In 2006, she earned the title of professor. Ms Tkacheva has 32 years of clinical work experience and 28 years of teaching under her belt.
From 2013 to 2018 – Senior Geriatrician of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. From 2015 – present – contracted Chief Geriatrician of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation and Director of Russian Clinical Research Centre for Gerontology. She is the author of more than 300 scientific publications, 11 monographs, national guidelines, has one certificate and three patents for inventions.
She headed the working groups and was a member of expert committees on the preparation of national guidelines ‘Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension’, the recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in pregnant women, national guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy, guidelines on general risk reduction of disease and complications in women, practical guidelines on the use of hormone replacement therapy in peri- and postmenopausal women, national guidelines ‘Prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases’, guidelines for physicians ‘Basic Principles of the prevention and treatment of thrombosis in tables and charts’, guidelines ‘Follow-up monitoring of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases and high-risk patients’.
Olga Tkacheva’s scientific research focused on the mechanisms and patterns of the heart and blood vessels ageing and their correlation with cellular replicative ageing, the issues of the age-related metabolic disorders, prevention and treatment of age-related diseases and geriatric syndromes.
She advised on 20 candidate and five doctoral theses.
She is the president of the National Public Organization ‘Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians’, member of the National Public Organization ‘Russian Society for the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases’, National Public Organization ‘Russian Society of Cardiology’, National Organization ‘Russian Medical Society on Arterial Hypertension’, National Medical Society of Preventive Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, European Geriatric Medicine Society.
She is a member of the editorial board of medical journals ‘Rational Pharmacotherapy in Cardiology’, ‘Preventive Medicine’, ‘Clinical Gerontology’, ‘Archives of Internal Medicine’, ‘Medical Care’, ‘Women’s Health Issues’, ‘Russian Open Medical Journal’, ‘Bulletin of the Ivanovo Medical Academy’.

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.

Anna K. Federmesser (Nyuta)
Director of the State Budgetary Public Healthcare Facility "Center for Palliative Care", Healthcare Department of Moscow Founder of VERA Hospice Charity Fund Member of the Council of the President of Russia for Social Care.
Founder and Board Member of the Association of Hospice Care Providers Member of the Public Chamber of Moscow (since 2016)

Born in Moscow on May 11, 1977.
In 1994 Nyuta Federmesser graduated from a specialized foreign language school (English) with a Silver Medal.
In 1995 - 1997 she studied English at Cambridge University.
She is a graduate of Maurice Thorez Moscow State Institute of Foreign Languages, Pedagogical Department (2000).
In 2013, Nyuta Federmesser completed the graduate program "Management in Healthcare" at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University.
She has volunteered at Russian and British hospices since age 17.

Nyuta Federmesser is the founder of VERA Hospice Charity Fund (2006). Currently, VERA supports the Center for Palliative Medicine and 8 hospices in Moscow, as well as over 60 hospices in other regions of Russia. The Fund provides help for families with incurable children in Moscow, the Moscow Region, and other regions in Russia (over 350 families in total). It is currently building the "Lighthouse" - the first hospice for children in Moscow, simultaneously providing training for hospice employees, informing the society about the objectives and goals of hospice care, initiating and supporting changes in legislation that benefit the rights of terminally ill patients.

On April 25, 2016 Anna K. Federmesser was appointed Director of the State Budgetary Public Healthcare Facility "Center for Palliative Care", Healthcare Department of Moscow. Since this time, a structure has been formed that unites 8 hospices, 4 departments for palliative care and 9 homecare service providers for patients. Over 2,000 patients receive help every month. Furthermore, norms, standards and procedures for providing palliative care are constantly being developed.

2012 - State Award: "For Beneficence"

Svetlana Chupsheva was born in Prague. In 2001 she graduated from Samara State Academy of Economics with Honors.Commencing from 2000 Svetlana Chupsheva worked at the Central Department of the Bank of Russia for Samara Region, then at the Government of Samara Region.From 2004 she held position of the Director General of the Rating Agency of the Government of Samara Region, and was the head of the State Institution Agency for Economic Development of Samara Region.From 2009 – adviser to the Deputy Chairmen of the Government of Samara Region – Ministry of Economic Development, Investment and Trade of Samara Region, then adviser to the Chairman of the Board of the CB Regional Credit, LLC.From 2011 – corporate director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI). On August 10, 2015 she was appointed as the line director of the Social Projects of the ASI.From 2017 – Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.She is awarded with the Certificate of Merit issued by the President of the Russian Federation, she has the certificate of acknowledgement issued by the President of the Russian Federation and the certificate of acknowledgement issued by the Mayor of Moscow.She brings up four children.

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.

Born April 24, 1985 in Irkutsk. Studied at the Law department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of Russian Federation, between 2010 and 2011 did post-graduate studies at RANEPA. Between November 2010 and February 2016 acted as chief legal advisor of international branch legal department of Sperbank. March 3, 2016 appointed executive director at Pamyat Pokoleniy charity foundation. Married, raises a daughter.
Interview topics:
- history of charity in Rusia;
- forming trust towards charity;
- adaptation difficulties for people with disabilities;
- changing asteretype of a veteran;
- social and psychological adaptation of veterans and war participants.

Was born on August 11, 1993 in Moscow.
In 2015 he graduated from the State University of Management, specializing in "Organization Management".
Since 2016 he has been leading the working group on the preparation of the Concept for the Development of Cooperation among the CIS Countries to Support the Youth Volunteer Movement.
The aim of this work is to form high-quality partnership between public organizations of the CIS countries for the purpose of their friendship and cooperation. At the moment, the Concept is developed and is at the approval of the Heads of Governments of the CIS member states.
Since March 2016 to present he heads the Association of Volunteer Centers, holding the position of the Chairman of the Council.
Metelev Artem P. is the Deputy Head of the Directorate for the Year
of Volunteer in the Russian Federation.
The high appreciation of Artem P. Metelev’s contribution was expressed by his appointment as a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation by the Decree of the President of Russia in March 2017.

Rector of the Russian State Social University.
Born 04.07.1976
Education
1997 – Graduates REA majoring in Finance and Credit
2002 – Graduates RGSU in Law
2005 – gets PhD in Economics
2014 – becomes a docent, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Career
1999 tax planning department chief specialist at Doveritelny I Investitsionny Bank
1999–2004 taxation manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers
2004–2005 vice-president, Gazprom Bank
2005–2006 Raiffaisen Bank Austria board advisor
2006–2010 diretor of the Kuban branch, Raiffaisen Bank
2010 – advisor to the CEO on regional development, Raiffaisen Bank
2010–2013 – Branches director at the central office of Sberbank of Russia
2013 – First Vice-President of Sberbank NPF
Civil Activity
Member of the Presidential Economic Council
Chairwoman of the State Duma Committee on managing retirement investment
Member of the Civil Chamber of the city of Moscow
Member of the board of RUIP
Member of the board of strategic development of Pochta Rossii
Chairwoman of the industry commission on business education at the Manager’s Association
Head of Expert Committee on professional education at Delovaya Rossiya
Member of the coordination council of UMO of Universities of Russia
First chairwoman of Sociology and Social Work committee

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.

Maxim Safonov is an international affairs expert in economics, and a prominent specialist in the banking services area. He has worked for a long time on the practical problems of developing banking and non-banking financial organizations, located in Russia and abroad. He has several decades of publications on the issues of national economic security, the regulation of financial systems, and anti-crisis management using financial organizations.
Professional experience:
2013-present: advisor/deputy President of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2011-2014: doctoral candidate at RANEPA under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation (out of work)
2001-present: senior lecturer/associate professor/professor at the Academy for the National Economy under the auspices of the Russian government/ RANEPA under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation
1999-2002: Chief Consultant of the Board of Directors/ Head of Analysis, Forecasting and Strategic Planning / Head of the Department of Development and Planning of the Bank for Foreign Economic Activities (Vnesheconombank).
1998-1999: director for corporate financing/deputy general director of Unicon/Consulting group
1996-1998: working and training abroad
1994-1996: advisor on specialized projects, City Mayor’s Office, St. Petersburg
1991-1992: general manager, Russian-American joint venture, the Hermitage Marketing Company
Education
1982-1987: Leningrad State University named after A.A. Zhdanov, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Orientalist and historian
1992–1994 : Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania; School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, International Affairs, PhD Related Program.
1996–1998: — John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Continuing Education Program, Business to Government Relations
1998-2000: The Banking Management Center/Faculty of Finance and Banking Business, Academy for the National Economy under the auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation, Finances and Credit, Banking Business, economist
2007-2009: Doctoral candidate at the Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian, The global economy and international relations, dissertation theme: “The Development of Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the National Economy by Attracting International Capital”.
2011-2014: Doctoral candidate at RANEPA, Management and the national economy sector, doctoral thesis on the “Transformation of the Management of Financial Resources in the National Economy Esing the Example of the Modernization of Public Corporations”.

In 2009 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the I.M.Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. In 2011 Ms.Zhidkova completed a residency training at the Department of Healthcare Management on the Faculty of Economics and Healthcare Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. In 2011 Elena Zhidkova graduated from the Marketing Faculty of the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Information Technology.
In 2011-2015 Ms.Zhidkova was on postgraduate study at the Department of Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. Elena Zhidkova is an author of numerous articles and publications.
Since 2011 – Deputy Head of Division of Medical Services at the Morozov City Clinical Hospital for Children, since 2013 – head of consultative and diagnostics centre, in 2014 – became head of the ambulatory and polyclinic center of this organization. In 2016, Ms.Zhidkova was appointed Head of the Healthcare Department of JSC Russian Railways. Since May 2016, she is the Head of Central Healthcare Directorate – a branch of JSC Russian Railways. Since January 2017 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Stock Company RZD Health.

President of State-Owned Autonomous Medical Facility Moscow Research and Practical Centre for Medical Rehabilitation and Reconstructive and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Department of Healthcare, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medicine Alexander Rasumov was born in 1944 in Sheperovo, Chaussky District, Mogilev Region. From 1960 to 1970, he studied at the Chernigov Higher School for Air Force Pilots and Engineers and the Grodno Institute of Medicine and the Saratov Institute of Medicine. From 1970 to 1990, he worked at the Defence Ministry’s Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine. From 1990 to 1992: Director, Research and Production Centre Rabotosposobnost of the USSR Ministry of Oil and Gas Construction. From 1992 to 1998: CEO, Moscow Centre for Health Problems under the Government of Moscow. From 1998 to 2010: Director, Federal State-Owned Institution Russian Research Centre for Rehabilitative Medicine and Resorts of the Ministry of Healthcare. Holds the title of Distinguished Scientist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation, President of the International University of Rehabilitative Medicine, of the National Resort Association and of the Russian Society of Rehabilitative Medical Doctors, member of the Board of the National Medical Chamber, member of the Russian-German Council, Professor Emeritus of Liverpool University, Russian representative in and member of the WHO European Committee for Global Health Policy, Chairman of the FEMTEC Medical Commission. Alexander Rasumov led the drafting and approval of the Concept for State Policy on Resort Development in the Russian Federation. He has been decorated with the Order of Service to Motherland in the Armed Forces 3rd Degree, the Order of Friendship, the Medal for Valiance in Combat, etc. Aleander Rasumovis a laureate of the Profession Life international prize, the Mikhail Lomonosov Prize in the field of Science and Education and the Russian Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development Russia’s Best Doctor: The Mission prize, recipient of a diploma of the N.A. Semashko Russian Academy of Medical Sciences prize for the best paper on the theory and history of healthcare.

В The Boston Consulting Group Макс Хаузер возглавляет экспертную практику Digital в России и СНГ, а также руководит направлением цифровых инноваций. Он начал свою карьеру в ноябре 2005 года в мюнхенском офисе компании. В 2008 и 2009 годах работал в московском офисе BCG в рамках корпоративной программы Experience Russia.

Макс Хаузер имеет большой опыт проектной работы по таким направлениям, как разработка стратегий, повышение организационной эффективности и цифровая трансформация. Его основная специализация — банковский сектор, включая розничный и корпоративный банкинг, страхование, инвестиционные фонды, где он успешно реализовал более 60 проектов для клиентов в Западной и Восточной Европе, СНГ и Азии.

Работая в BCG, Макс неоднократно разрабатывал и помогал внедрять долгосрочные стратегии для банков и страховых компаний в России, Казахстане и на Украине. Для инвестиционных фондов он осуществлял проекты, целью которых было определение ключевых направлений инвестиционной деятельности, а также модели управления. Макс оказывал поддержку ряду финансовых организаций по внедрению методов работы agile и созданию новых digital-бизнесов.

До прихода в BCG он работал в таких компаниях, как A.T. Kearney, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants и Ernst & Young. Свободно владеет английским, французским и русским языками.

ОСНОВНАЯ СПЕЦИАЛИЗАЦИЯ
• Глава экспертной практики Digital в России и СНГ
• Руководитель направления цифровых инноваций
• Розничные банковские услуги
• Корпоративные банковские услуги
• Транзакционный банковский бизнес
• Страховой бизнес
• Инвестиции и частный капитал
• Digital-инновации и трансформации
• Проектирование и развитие организаций
• Планирование и оптимизация продаж

ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ
• Диплом по бизнес-администрированию, Ингольштадтская высшая школа управления (Германия) и Институт EDHEC, Лиль (Франция)

1991–1993: Mr. Barzykin was MP and Deputy Chairman of City Council of People’s Deputies of Sochi. 1994–1998: MP and Deputy Chairman for Legislation and Legal Policy under the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. 1996–2001: MP and Chairman of the Sochi City Assembly of the first and second convocations. 2001–2003: Deputy Head of the Krasnodar Krai Administration for development of the Azov and Black Sea coast, sanatoria, resorts and tourism, as well as General Director of the Department for Integrated Development of the Azov and Black Sea Coast; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Krasnaya Polyana Plc; organised preparations for creating the tourist and recreational alpine resort Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi.2003: United Russia Party Envoy to the Krasnodar Krai. He spearheaded the regional election headquarters of the party for elections to Russia’s State Duma. 2004 –2008: Member of the Party’s General Council. 2003–2007: MP in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the fourth convocation from United Russia, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Chairman of the Subcommittee for the Tourist Services Market.Since 2008: Vice-President of the Russian Union of Tourist Industry. Since 2005: Chairman of the Committee for Entrepreneurship in Tourism. Mr. Barzykin is an expert of the Coordination Council for implementing the federal target programme “Development of Inland and Inbound Tourism in the Russian Federation (2011–2018).”He is a member of advisory boards for tourism under the Committee of the Federation Council for social policy, the Russian State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship, and the FAS of Russia.

Evgeniy Chernyshev is a vice-president of Medical Tourism Agencies Association uniting more than 100 market players. He heads “Russia in medical tourism” professionals community. Evgeniy has been a speaker and moderator at conferences on medical tourism since 2012 in Russia, USA, Greece, Croatia, South Korea, China, Turkey and other countries. Since 2017 Evgeniy Chernyshev has been an author of «Medical Tourism» periodic magazine and an author of webinar series on medical tourism. Evgeniy has developed an approach in strategic planning for Russian-based healthcare providers «Medical tourism opportunities Matrix». Graduated from Moscow Business School.

Mikhail Paltsev was born on November 9, 1949 in Moscow.He graduated from Sechenov 1st Moscow Medical Institute in 1972. 1987 to 2009: President, Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.2006 to 2011: First Vice President, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.2011 to present: Deputy Director for Medical and Biological Research, Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre.2015 to 2017: Acting Chief Academic Secretary, Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences since 1991, full member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences since 1994, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences – Medical Sciences Division since 1997. Since 2016 - Director of Academic Research Center of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Mikhail Paltsev is a specialist in the field of functional morphology. He has been among the pioneers of new scientific areas in Russia: molecular medicine and predictive, preventive and personalized medicine. His research concerns the search for molecular markers of socially important diseases, development of advanced diagnostic methods, development of new-generation drugs, and modern techniques and principles for treating diseases using gene and cell technology. He has authored more than 600 papers, including some 80 monographs, manuals, textbooks and atlases, and made 25 inventions. A member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Inter-Agency Council on Awarding Russian Federation Government Prizes in the Field of Science and Technology, and the Russian Accreditation Council. A national representative in the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine (ЕРМА). He has received the USSR State Prize, Russian Federation President’s Prize, and Russian Federation Government Prize (four times). He has received a commendation from the President of the Russian Federation. Mikhail Paltsev has also received the Order of Sign of Honour, Order of Friendship and Order of Merit to the Motherland, 4th Degree.

Doctor of medical Sciences, Professor, corresponding member of RAS
Oksana M. graduated from the MMA named after I. M. Sechenov in 1992. From 1992 to 1997 she worked in the intensive care unit of the clinic of internal diseases of MMA named after I. M. Sechenov. From 1997 to 2015 she worked at the Department of internal medicine propaedeutics First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, where she was promoted from Department assistant to Professor. In 2013, she was Awarded the Russian government prize in the field of education. In 2017 she was appointed to the position of Director of "NMRC PM" of the Ministry of health of Russia.
Professor Drapkina combines ongoing clinical work with research activities.
Awards: diploma of the Ministry of health of Russia, Laureate of the Russian Government prize in education, badge "excellence in health care".
There were defended 16 PhD theses and 1 dissertation for the degree of doctor of medical Sciences under the scientific guidance of O. M. Drapkina, more than 600 scientific article were published in domestic and foreign journals, 7 monographs, 10 textbooks

Lisitsa Andrey - Dr Sc, Full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1999 he graduated from the Medical and Biological Faculty of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. In 2007 he presented his doctoral thesis in the specialty "bioinformatics". Since 1995 he has been working in Orekhovich Research Institute of Biomedical Chemistry (IBMC), since 2015 he holds the position of director.
Since 2014 Andrey Lisitsa has been a member of President’s Council for Science and Education, head of the expert group of the Coordinating Research Council of Russian Ministry of Education and Science. In 2016 he was elected to be full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of international consortium "Human Proteome".
Andrey Lisitsa is an expert in application of information and communication technologies for essential problems solving in the field of life sciences. He is author of over 100 scientific works, including 2 monographs and 8 patents, scientific supervisor of 7 Ph.D. theses.
In 2005 he was awarded a science and technology prize for young scientists for the creation of a knowledge base on cytochromes P450 by the Government, in 2010 his series of works "Avogadro's inverse number concept in proteomic studies" was awarded diploma of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences for best research paper in biological and medical chemistry.
In 2016 Andrey Lisitsa was granted with a distinction "Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation".