Ravil Muratov was born on August 30, 1949 at “Tyurnyasevsky” sovkhoz of the Oktyabrsky District, Tatar ASSR. Education In 1980 graduated from All-union Correspondence Institute of Soviet Trade, speciality “trade economics”. 1964 – 1965 – Forwarder at the Mamykovo cooperative society of the Oktyabrsky regional consumers’ society, Oktyabrsky District, TASSR. 1966 – 1967 – Fitter at specialized department №7, “Tatenergostroy” trust, Nizhnekamsk. 1967 – 1968 – Fitter at specialized department “Tsentrometstroy”, “Promstroy” trust, Lipetsk. 1968 – 1970 – serving in the Soviet Army. 1970 – 1972 – Shift Technologist at the Tyurnyasevsky distillery, Oktyabrsky District, TASSR. 1972 – 1974 – Fitter and Joiner at Voronezhsky sector of the All-union Scientific and Restoration Production Complex, Moscow. 1974 – 1976 – Director of the Mamykovo retail commercial establishment, Oktyabrsky District, TASSR. 1976 – 1979 – Deputy Chairman of the board of the Oktyabrsky regional consumers’ society, Nurlat, TASSR. 1979 – 1983 – Chairman of the Board of the Chistopolsky regional consumers’ society, Chistopol, TASSR. 1983 – 1987 – Deputy Cairman of the Board of the consumers’ society of Tatarstan, Kazan. 1987 – 1989 – Minister of Trade of the Tatar ASSR. 1989 – 1991 – Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the TSSR. 1991 – 1995 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan. From 1995 – First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan. Doctor of economic sciences. State decorations The Order Of The Badge Of Honour, 1986 The Order Of Friendship, 2006 The Letter of commendation of the Republic of Tatarstan, 1999 Medal “In memory of Kazan 1000-year anniversary” (2005)

Education: Candidate of Science (Economics), EMBA 1992-1997: The Kazan Financial and Economic Institute, graduated with honours. 1997-2000: The Kazan Financial and Economic Institute, post-graduate course. In 2000 defended his Candidate thesis on «Machine-building enterprises control system renovation by the example of machine-building enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan» 2006-2008: Executive MBA, Said Business School, University of Oxford. Working Experience: 2001-2004: The Republic of Tatarstan Cabinet Office, First Deputy Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Assistant. 2002-2004: Agency for entrepreneurship development of the Republic of Tatarstan, Deputy Director-General. 2004-present: Innovative Technopark «Idea», Chief Financial Officer 2006-present: Technopolis «Himgrad», Chief Executive Officer Additional information: In 1999 received training, as part of the presidential management training program, in California University, and completed internships at Merrill Lynch Investment Bank. Has got a skills standard certificate of the Federal Equity Market Commission giving a qualification corresponding to a managership or a supervisor of a brokerage firm, and/or a dealer, and/or equity asset management. Since 2008 — Chairman of the Board of «Tasma-Holding» company. Since 2009 — Member of the Board of «Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding» company.

Education: 1982 – 1988: Kazan State Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev, radio engineering sub department, speciality of radio-electronic systems. Working Experience: 1993 – 1998: director of limited partnership “Sitecom”. 1998 – 2004: deputy director of “Sitecom” LLC. 2004 – 2005: general director of Informatization Center of the Republic of Tatarstan under the Cabinet of Ministers of RT. 2005 – 2006: first deputy minister of Informatization and Communication of the Republic of Tatarstan. Since 2006 – present time: director of “Sitecom” LLC. Since 2006 – present time: director of innovation of JSC “Innovative Technopark “Idea”.

Kendrick D. White (48), has extensive venture capital fund management experience as well as corporate finance consulting and direct executive management experience, accumulated during his 19 years of full time work in Russia. In 2005, Mr. White founded Marchmont Capital Partners, LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on VC and PE finance raising in various innovation sectors. This US registered enterprise is based in Nizhny Novgorod and has developed a wide network of consulting partnerships in key cities across the RF. In 2007, Mr. White created the Marchmont Media division which published the Marchmont Investment Guide to Russia journal and currently operates the www.Marchmontnews.com website which covers regional investment news for finance professionals. Since 2008, Marchmont has been responsible for organizing the “Business Leaders Investment Forum”, a monthly event held in key regional capital cities across the RF. This event brings together scientific innovators, business owners, investors and political leaders – together with a wide range of expert speakers from Moscow and abroad - with the aim of promoting regional manufacturing investments into modernization. Marchmont’s General Partner for the 2010 program “Innovation for Business” is the Russian Venture Company, (RVC), and Official Sponsors include; RUSNANO, UBS Bank, the US Russia Center for Entrepreneurship, Hellevig, Klein & Usov, LLC, and others. Mr. White is an expert in the field of early stage innovation project commercialization and was appointed in 2006 as one of the five private sector members of the US Russia Innovation Council on High Technologies, (ICHT), a Presidential Commission focused on developing policy proposals for the Russian government aimed at promoting Russia’s innovation economy and improving commercial business ties between the US and Russia technology sectors. Mr. White is also a member of the Independent Directors Association, (IDA), and Marchmont also holds membership in the US Russia Business Council (USRBC), the Russo British Chamber of Commerce, (RBCC) as well as many other regional Trade Associations. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. White was Director of the Quadriga Central Russia Regional Venture Fund (CR RVF), a USD $50.0 million private equity fund financed by the EBRD and the German KfW. He oversaw the implementation of numerous successful investment projects during this time, including Nizhpharm, now part of the STADA Group, Bridgetown Foods, a top FMCG snack food producer, and Multiflex, the leading flexible packaging producer in Russia. Other co-investments made by the CR RVF included; ROC, ERA Trading, Speech Technology, Pekar and Morion electronics. Between 1995 and 1998, Mr. White worked in the Corporate Finance Division of Price Waterhouse Coopers, where he was specifically seconded as a Senior Advisor to the Russian Privatization Center (RPC) and its Volga Vyatsky branch division in Nizhny Novgorod. Mr. White was responsible for training 22 Russian consultants in three provincial regions of Central Russia on the development of a self sustainable investment advisory center for SME businesses seeking market expansion and growth capital. Between 1992 and 1995, Mr. White worked as an advisor to the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Administration and the “EPI center” think tank, where he focused his efforts on developing post privatization SME development programs, and establishing one of Russia’s first training centers dedicated to emerging entrepreneurs. This work resulting in numerous new company formations and helped to establish the region as a leader in Russia’s reform process and conversion from a command to a market driven economy. Prior to arriving in Russia, Mr. White worked from 1985 to 1992 at ABN/Amro - LaSalle Bank, in Chicago, IL, in various management positions in Strategic Planning, Cash Mgt and M&A. Mr. White holds an MBA in Finance & Int’l Business from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (1990), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and a BA degree in International Economics from Stetson University (1985), DeLand, FL. Mr. White lived full time in the city of Nizhny Novgorod and is married with two children.

Eric Hansen has been with The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship since its setup in 2002. He is responsible for project management regarding training venues for entrepreneurs, co-financing and research programs. Mr. Hansen oversees programming of CFE offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Eric is a BOD member at Russian Association of Entrepreneurship Education. He is also a member of Executive Board of Our Talents Foundation, Enterprise Development Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, a member of Marchmont Capital Partners` Advisory Board, and member of the Expert Council of the Business Incubator at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Eric has been working in Russia since 1992. He is fluent in Russian.

A graduate of Mendeleev Moscow Chemical Engineering Institute, Moscow State Law Academy, Stockholm School of economics and Oxford University (MBA). Mr .Elshin has over 15 years of professional experience in the investment and banking sphere. In 2006 Oleg Elshin headed the Oxford University strategic consulting team at the London Stock Exchange. In 1999 – 2004, at the time of bond market formation in Russia, he arranged first issues of public debt instruments for many well-known Russian companies, including Baltimore, Beshkirenergo, Razgulyay Group, JFC and others. Mr. Elshin is the author of numerous articles, published in leading Russian business papers and magazines, including Vedomosti, Smart Money, Financial Director and others.

In the late ‘90s Jon Hellevig established Avenir in Moscow which consisted of a legal advisory, accountancy service and executive search. Today these companies have evolved to become the business administration group Avenir with the law firm Hellevig, Klein & Usov; Avenir Accounting, accounting and business administration outsourcing; and Avenir Executive Search. Mr Hellevig has been actively working on the Russian market since 1990 in various areas of corporate law and financial administration. Mr Hellevig deals in particular with investment consulting, corporate governance culture and issues. Mr. Hellevig’s field of specialization is Russian tax law. He is also active in scientific work on the philosophy of law and presently involved in a study of the coming about of Russian law and rule-by-justice issues in Russia. Jon Hellevig has published several books on Russian tax and labor laws in addition to contributing with white papers on various topics in Russian law. He regularly lectures at international scientific and investor seminars on these topics. Before entering the Russian market he worked at banks in Finland, first in legal positions, but later in more finance related and managerial positions. Jon has a University degree in Law from the University of Helsinki, Finland (1985). In 1998 he acquired an MBA with the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et des Chaussees and University of Bristol Graduate School of International Business with KPMG European Training Center, 1998 Jon Hellevig is multi-lingual with respect to the following four languages: English, Russian (12 years in Russia), Swedish (mother tongue) and Finnish (native); he also has a working knowledge of Spanish, French and German

American/Canadian Daniel Klein started his career in the 1980’s as a patent lawyer working for one of the world’s largest patent firms based in New York. In 2005 Daniel Klein joined Hellevig, Klein & Usov after working for some time in the Moscow offices of a Russian/American law firm. Daniel Klein is also a partner in Avenir Accounting. In addition to working as a lawyer, Daniel Klein has worked in various business capacities including as the founding European managing director for a NYSE listed high tech company, as in investment officer for a Siemen’s owned Vienna-based VC investing in Russian/Eastern European high tech companies and as a strategic business consultant for one of Frances leading smart card players. Daniel Klein also has experience working in both the Russian retail and real estate sector. Daniel Klein has been living and working in Russia since 2002 with his first business experiences in Russia dating back to 1993. Daniel Klein deals with both foreign and Russian companies who are or have been investing in Russia and including all start up and expansion issues. As a seasoned professional in private equity investment/venture capital/intellectual property, Daniel Klein offers a unique perspective to clients especially where technology is an issue. Daniel Klein has appeared dozens of times on various tv programmes including Russia Today, Sky News and others. He also acted as the only legal columnist for Passport Magazine. He has also lectured courses at Moscow’s Pericles Law School. Daniel Klein has a tripodal education in Law (New York Law School, 1987) Business (London Business School MBA, 1993) and Technology (Washington University School of Mechanical Engineering, 1984). Daniel Klein speaks French and Russian fluently. He also speaks some Spanish and Czech.

Vitaly Lazorin is the founder and CEO of Centre for Promotion of Innovative Technologies “NovStream-Constructive Solutions”. NovStream works with academic researchers and inventors on commercialization of intellectual property, provides feasibility study and project facilitation services to investors and businesses pursuing innovative projects. NovStream provides consulting services to the Technoangel I microfinance investment fund and .is a full member of the European Ventured Capital Association. Vitaly Lazorin started his professional career in an international auditing and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and then worked in the finance and investment business (Lower Volga Regional Venture Fund of the EBRD, Russia Partners, The Carlyle Group) focusing on portfolio financial controlling function and pursuing investment opportunities in high-tech industries. Vitaly Lazorin is the chief editor of the Russian edition of Technology Forecast, a quarterly publication of the Center for Technology and Innovation of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a regular speaker at Business Leaders Investments Forums “Innovation for Business” organized by MARCHMONT Capital Partners. Vitaly Lazorin is a Chartered Certified Accountant, holds a degree in foreign economic relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Prior to the current position, Anatoly was in charge of Technology Park Strogino located in Moscow as Deputy CEO. The Technology Park is the first project that was financed jointly by local and federal governments. Anatoly received an MBA degree from the Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

Since January 2009 Evgeny Savin has been a manager of the UNOVA.RU Internet project: news of the innovation and venture market. Mr Savin has an extensive experience of work for Russian print media and television companies. Between 2006 and 2007 he set up and managed the Internet service at publishing house Arguments and Facts. In 2007-2008 he was a publisher of regional projects of SUP Fabrik (development and promotion of the Livejournal project in Ukraine). He created iCamp, the largest informal conference in Russia. Director of DATIGRA as of September 2008, he set up a startup section at the Innovation Convention (www.iConvention.ru) Evgeny Savin studied journalism at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Chairman of the Management Board of National Factoring Company President of The East European Factoring Association (EEFA) Member of IFG`s board of directors Chairman of IFG Born in 1971 Michael Treivish graduated from Moscow State Aviation Institute, Department of Applied Mathematics, and Central Economico-Mathematical Institute, RAS. From February 1999 Mr Treivish worked at Incorporate Bank Investment and Banking Group NIKoil. In June 2001 he became President of The East European Factoring Association (EEFA). In August 2002 he was appointed the CEO of Incorporate Bank. n April 2004 Mr Treivish was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of National Factoring Company UralsibNIKoil, the first specialised factoring company in Russia. Since October 2004 Mr Treivish is a member of the board of directors of the oldest international factoring association International Factors Group (IFG) as well as President of the East European Division of IFG. As of June 2007 he was Vice-Chairman of IFG`s board of directors. In June 2008 Mr Treivish was appointed Chairman of IFG. Mr Treivish can be considered one of the pioners in Russia`s factoring business. He is the author of over 30 books and publications. Mr Treivish has participated as a speaker in many international conferences and seminars.

Education Tatyna Komissarova graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University and got the Candidate of Economic Sciences degree. In 1994 completed the MBA Program at the Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS. Holds the diploma by the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics. In 1992-1995 Ms. Komissarova held a number of internships in Germany, Great Britain and USA. Professional Achievements Since 1989 Tatyana Komissarova has been working in business in HR development sector, since 1996 – also marketing sector. Ms. Komissarova worked as a consultant in market management with leading companies in sector markets, such as Evrazholding, ROCKWOOL, Ekonika, TEGOLA, ROSNO, Medicina, MRSK Urals and Volga and others. She also has experience working with innovative technologies and products. Higher School of Economics-based Higher School of Marketing and Business Development in 2006, after its first year of operation, was named the most successful project by the Marketing Guild. Today it is the most recommended School of modern marketing technologies studies, according to the graduates. The School revenues grew by 40 times in three years. Tatyna Komissarovo is the head of the School’s Market Management Lab and Innovations Marketing Center, which organized on-line debate on How to Manage the Company’s Market when Sales Decrease in February 2009. About 5,000 business representatives throughout the country participated in the debate. Tatyna Komissarova was the winner of the All-Russia Contest “Person of the Year – 97” in Career and Success nomination, organized by the RF Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the RF State Duma. She is also in the list of top 300 marketing specialists in Russia, according to the Russian Marketing Association, 2009.

Native place: Mari El Republic Education: 1993 - Kazan Aviation Institute, “Applied Mathematics” Working experience: 1995-1996 – Kazan Scientific Research Institute of radio electronics, Engineer. 1997-1999 – Studying and research center (provider of retraining and improvement of professional skills for managerial stuff in industrial sphere), Deputy director, marketing manager. 2000-2001 – “Saman” Ltd., Deputy director. 2002-2006 – Center of stuff decisions “Leader” Ltd., Founder of the company, Chief manager. 2006 – present time – HeadHunter company, Manager of representative office (Privolzhsky region).

Education: 2000 Graduated from St. Petersburg State University, specialized in mathematics & mechanics 2000 MBA of the Norwegian University, Buda 2002 Graduated from the Baltic State Technical University, specialized in the international industrial management 2008 Microsoft Certified IT Professional (Dynamics Nav.) Experience: Has more than 15 years of experience in the accounting sphere, financial and IT management in big Research and Development enterprises of diamond mining, laser industries. 2006 IT Department Manager, Avenir Group of Companies, St. Petersburg Specialized in the sphere of business processes automation, financial administration and managerial reports preparation. Alexander is multi-lingual with respect to the following three languages: English (fluent) and Russian (native); he also has some working knowledge of French.

Alexey Eliseev was born in Orenburg city in 1979. Graduated from Orenburg State Agriculture University, Ph.D. in Economics. Alexey’s career on the Russian stock market began more than 6 years when he took a position of a financial analyst at an investment company. Before joining RTS’s team, Alexey worked as a Vice Director of Development Department at OJSC Central Moscow Depository where he was in charge of registrar’s interaction with securities issuers. In June 2008 Alexey Eliseev took a position of Director of Regional Policy Department of OJSC RTS. And starting from December 2008 Alexey has been heading Development and Marketing of Listing and OTC Market Department. Now his competence involves issues relating entrance of securities of Russian companies to the stock market.

Education: Graduated from Moscow Engineer Physics Institute Master of Economics, International University, Moscow Experience: Mar 2010 – present Regional Project Manager, Russia Partners - Director, Raiffeisen Investment - Investment Project Manager, Russia Partners - Consultant in Audit & Corporate Finance Department, Price Waterhouse, Moscow

Mikhail Subbotin is director of business development for PwC Russia’s Capital Markets Group (CMG).

Education: 1998 Graduated from Tambov Higher Military Air Engineering Academy 2000 Tver Technical State University, Economics Faculty 2007 Presidential Program of Management Training, Russian Economic Academy named after Plekhanov 2008 Internship in Germany Experience: Worked in several commercial companies on different positions, starting from sales manager to sales department head Present Head, Representative Office Merloni Progetti Russia & CIS

In 2010 Anastasia has joined The Department of Strategic Development in Optogan. The strategic aim of company is to become the main Russian producer of High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes and modern energy efficient and environmentally friendly LED lighting systems. Anastasia’s main activity is development of joint government-private regional programs on raising energy efficiency and organization of outsourcing production schemes on the territory of Russian Federation that promote realization of Federal law of Russian Federation №261-FZ from 23.11.2009 “On power-supply and raising of energy efficiency and making amendments to independent legislative acts of Russian Federation”. From 2009 Anastasia Gavryushkina is a Co-chairman of Executive committee of the Sales Manager Club. This is a non-profit partnership promoting business networking and cooperation. Its purpose is to help the partnerships’ members to achieve administrative, educational and social aims in the sphere of business, sales and management. In 2009 Anastasia joined the corporate sales development team of the leader of the Russian fitness industry – World Class Fitness Clubs. From 2007 Anastasia managed staff development and training in public corporation LenEnergo. While in the corporation Anastasia was leading the creation of the Board of young employees of and served as its chairman. The career of Anastasia Gavrushkina has begun in 2006 from the position of PR-manager in the security enterprise A-N Security. Anastasia graduated from the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in 2006.

Born August 25, 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Father Olli Vallila a Finnish diplomat there. Mother, Rose a Czech national. Emigrated to the USA in 1956 with mother and younger sister. Naturalized US citizen in 1961. Attended public schools in DC (something no Congressman or President will allow for his children!) Attended Stanford University, California 1967-71. Graduated in Anthropology. MBA from University of Chicago Booth. Graduated in 1976 with specialization in International Business. Professional Experience: International Business Machines (IBM): 1977 to 1992. New account sales representative for the General Systems Division selling small computers to businesses in downtown Chicago. Followed by management jobs in International operations that includes positions in New York, Paris, Research Triangle Park, NC. Established own consulting company Virtual Pro Inc. 1992 to specialize on Russian technology commercialization, via Finland. Subsequent founder of Buddha Biopharma Oy Lt. (Finland), 2007; HeywusUSA (US) 2009; Fuzzy Chip LLC (Singapore) 2010. Written numerous articles and reports available on www.marttivallila.com. Written a book Bannana in Russia also available on www.marttivallila.com.

Maria was the lead organizer of the Russia's Youth Innovation Convention (www.iconvention.ru) and Emerging Technologies & Entrepreneurship Conference (ETECR 2006). She worked in both commercial and non-profit organizations in Tomsk, Moscow, Seattle, Boston and New York. Her experience includes starting a business in New York, managing a gold mining project in Tanzania, developing educational programs for the Nuclear Cities Initiative and doing business development at the US-Russia Center for Entrepreneurship. Co-founded the Iron Entrepreneur competition in Russia. Holds an MBA degree from Albers School of Business and Economics (Seattle, USA).