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.

Education: 1985-graduated from Donetsk Polytechnical College, Specialized in equipment of coking plant. Worked as a слесарем on Zhdanovsky & Makeevsky coking plants 1993-graduated from Academy of State Management, Faculty of Economics and management on transport Saw duty in the Soviet Army Experience: 1993 - 1994-Economist of production commercial Company Kometa, Moscow 1994 - 1998-Chief Accountant & Financial Director of OJSC Oil Concern “Russian Oil Products” 1998 – 2000-Deputy Vice-President on financial issue, CJSC Metallurgical Investment Company. Was responsible for financial and economic provision of anti-crises management of big industrial companies (e.g. OJSC Kuznetsk Metallurgical Plant, OJSC Novokuznetsk Aluminum Plant). 1999-Acting Chief Accountant, Deputy General Director on finance and economics of OJSC Kuznetsk Metallurgical Plant 2000 - 2002-General Director, OJSC Bolzhsky Trubny Zavod 2002 - 2003-General Director, OJSC Taganrog Metallurgical Plant, Deputy General Director OJSC Pipe Metallurgical Plant Included into first hundred (place #56) integral rating Топ-1000 professional managers of Russia in 2001 (place # 34 in the second rating in 2002) 2003-General Director of OJSC Kolchugtsvetmet, RF strategic plant 2005-Deputy General Director, Non-commercial partnership Agency of investments and development of the South of Russia, General Director of NP Agency of investments and development of Volgograd Region 2006 – 2009-Deputy Administration Head responsible for investments and commerce, Chairman of the Board, NP Agency of investments and development of Volgograd Region 2009-Deputy Administration Head responsible for entrepreneurship, industry and commerce 2010-Head, Administration of Volgograd Region

Science and technology manager, engineer, Yan Ryazantsev is one of the pioneers of the technological business in the USSR. He graduated from the Tambov Chemical Engineering Institute, majoring in Automation of Chemical Production. In 1987 he established one of the first independent profit-making scientific organizations—Foundation for Technology Creativity. In 1990 he founded and headed New Systems Co.,—one of the few innovation companies of that period. In 90s, the company funded and fostered several projects on alternative energy, electrophysics and instrument engineering. Since 2002 till 2007 he was head of Investment Projects and Promising Technologies Department in the state-owned Central Research and Technology Institute of Russia (Moscow).

Since 2007 Yan has been Investment Director, subsequently Director of Investments and Expertise Department, of Russian Venture Company—a state owned fund of funds. His track record with RVC includes hands-on management of Tenders One and Two and, in the follow-up of these tenders, establishment of a number of closed-end venture capital funds to a total capitalization of RUB 19.8 billion. Additionally, his successful management efforts allowed RVC to launch two international RVC backed funds. In 2010 he was elected member of the Management Board of RVC.

Yan Ryazantsev is member of Investment Committees of the following funds: VTB Venture Fund (RUB 3 mln i.e. about US$ 104 mln.), Bioprocess Capital Ventures (RUB 3 mln i.e. about US$ 102 mln.), Maxwell Bio-Tech (RUB 3 mln i.e. about US$ 104 mln.),), Leader Innovations (RUB 3 mln i.e. about US$ 102 mln.), Tamir Fishman CiG Russian Fund (RUB 2 mln i.e. about US$ 68 mln.), S-Group Ventures (RUB 1.8 mln i.e. about US$ 61 mln.) and New Technologies (RUB 3 mln i.e. about US$ 104 mln.), Director of Russian Venture Asset Management Ltd. (London), Managing Director of Russian Venture Capital I LP and Russian Venture Capital II LP (London), member of Council of Trustees and Supervisory Councils of the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Voronezh Region, Novosibirsk Region, Kaluga Region and Perm Territory. Additionally, he is co-chairman of several regional commissions on venture market development, author of a range of publications in press and reports on Russian and international conferences.

Yan’s scientific interests cover fundamental physics and mathematical logic, robotics, as well as the problem of applying control systems and innovative solutions in various industries.

Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University; degree in PR and economics; the University of Colorado; specialization: communications

Organized and participated in the Regional Sessions of Practical Consulting held by Russian Venture Company. The sessions were targeted at seeking innovators and entrepreneurs and teaching them skills to create and commercialize venture investment projects. Involved in the implementation of the Building Innovative Education System national project. An expert in venture financing, general management, business planning, creation of business models, strategic development, team building and marketing, Kirill Bulatov has a wide experience of founding companies and consulting Russian companies on venture projects and building management teams for startup projects. He has carried out several venture projects in trading, IT, new materials, jewelry industry and transport. His areas of expertise include strategic management, venture company setup, theory and practice of commercialization of scientific research results, team building and marketing.

 

Education: PhD in economics, specialized in world economy.Higher Legal Education, specialized in jurisprudence . Experience: General Director, NP Agency of Investments and Development of Volgograd Region. Responsible for: general management of Agency, contracts conclusion, internal Activity of the Agency, coordination of the development and execution of target programs; representation of the Agency in all establishments, enterprises and organizations.

1980 - 1988 worked on important positions in administrative bodies of Moscow 1992 - present Alexander is an entrepreneur. He is an owner and manager of several commercial organizations; he is a president of Russian Federal Division of New York Board of Trade; director of CJSC Forward-Group (construction, repair, delivery and mantling of furniture and equipment) 1997 - present Head, Akadem Partner Company (commercialization of Russian technologies and innovation companion) 2002 - present Active business angel, investing into high-tech start-ups 2007 - present Chairman of the Board, Non-Commercial Partnership of Business Angels (SBAR), founded under RAVI and RF Chamber of Commerce support 2008 Initiated jointly with Intel & Microsoft representatives foundation of investment technological Alliance (IT - Alliance), aimed at Russian technologies’ quick commercialization. IT Alliance includes: OJSC RVC, Intel, Microsoft, NP SBAR, Oradell Capital, ABRT, Alliance ROSNO Asset Management, Innovation Entrepreneurship Development Agency, Moscow, Softline Venture Partners, Almaz Capital Partners, Moscow International Higher School of Business MIRBIS

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Present: General Director, NICOR Capital Partners management company, managing five Russian venture funds, including three regional private-state closed-end investment funds (Krasnodar region, Volgograd region, Novosibirsk region) General Director, Investment company OJSC National Innovation Corporation NIKOR. 2003 - Founded CJSC Iskratelecom, broadband Internet provider, Moscow After successful exit from the project founded venture investment company OJSC NIKOR. NIKOR invested in 14 technological start-up projects; 10 of the projects were realized successfully and are developing at present. The management company CJSC NICOR Capital Partners was founded within the investment group. Oleg Kachanov initiated the cooperation of MC “Chastnye Den’gi” (Private Money) and assisted in winning the right to manage three private-state regional venture funds. Oleg is an active participant of RAVI & RusBAN. In 1990th he was a member of parliament of RF (Parliament before State Legislature formation), and Deputy Chairman of RF GosKomImuschestvo. Oleg is awarded with State Award – Medal “Defender of Free Russia”.

Lawyer (civil law specialization) with more than 10 years of experience in international consulting (a Big4 company), companies of Russian electric power industry, financial sphere (corporate secretary of a major bank) and private equity (corporate secretary / director in charge of corporate governance of a Western private equity fund). Vitaly has an extensive experience of holding seminars and workshops on corporate law and corporate governance; articles on professional topics in leading publications. Author of a practical guide to investment M&A deals structuring. Member of the Working group on expertise and development of corporate legislation of the National council of corporate governance (NSKU). Speaks Russian, English and German. Specialization areas – corporate law and governance, contract law, employment law, M&A deals structuring, due diligence, etc.

Education: 1976-Graduated from Saratov Polytechnic Institute, specialization in economics and organization of machine-building industry 1990-Graduated from Academy of External Trade of USSR Experience: Assistant of foreman, Production Association Barrikady. Senior economist, Acting manager of Economic Planning Association. 1981 - 1987-worked in the field of politics 1987 - 1999-Deputy Manager, planning production department, Moscow Institute of Thermotechnics. Deputy manager of external economic department of PFK Kometa. Deputy general director, Russian Oil Products. RF Ministry of Economics, RF Ministry of External Economics Relations, RF Trade mission in India 1999-2000-Deputy General Director, General Director of LLC LT-Pharm 2001-Deputy General Director of LLC Nedra-Spekt 2002 - 2006-Chief Expert, Executive Secretary of Business Information and Consultation Center, RF Chamber of Commerce 2006-Deputy Director of State Unitary Enterprise VNIIIAS of Russia Traffic Ministry 2007-Deputy General Director on safety OJSC NIIAS

Higher Education, Astrakhan State University, 1996, Physics & Mathematics, Cand. Sc. Phys. & Math. Dean, Physics Faculty Astrakhan State Technical University (2001-2002) Head of Science and Innovation Activities Department (Industry Transportation, Communications, Science and Technologies Department of Astrakhan Regional Administration (2005 - 2009) Science Department Head, Astrakhan State Technical University (2009 till present) Organized and participated in many competitions (innovations projects, scientific projects etc.)

Born in Astrakhan city on 07.02.1955 Education: Graduated from Astrakhan Fish Industry Institute; Engineer-Technologist; Additional Course at Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov, Geographic Faculty, Expert Ecologist; Post Graduate Study at Astrakhan Fish Industry Institute; Candidate of economic sciences Work Experience: Junior Research Scientist of “The Caspian Fisheries Research Institute”; Ingosstrakh OSAO Branch Director, Astrakhan-Volgograd ; “Fire Protection” Fund, Director; General Director, Founder of Insurance Broker “Norma”; General Director, Founder of Insurance Broker LLC “Strakhovoy Center” Public Activity: Chairman of Astrakhan Regional Branch of All-Russia Public organization “Delovaya Rissiaya”; BoD member of Astrakhan Regional Branch of “RF Association of Law Bodies Employees”; member of Russian Academy of Business& Entrepreneurship; Co-chairman of Public-Consultative Council at FAS Administration of Astrakhan Region; member of Public Council under Public Prosecution Office of Astrakhan Region; member of Public Council on Entrepreneurship under the auspices of the Astrakhan Region Governor

Evgeny Zakablukovsky was born in 1970 in Nizhny Novgorod. He graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistics University in 1996. In January 2003, he gained a Nizhny Novgorod Public Administration Academy degree in Law (summa cum laude). He also studied political science, publis relations and management in the universities of Canada, Germany, UK and Israel. In 1993 he became an Assistant to the Speaker of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Legislature. In 1997, Evgeny worked in the office of the President of the German Parliament and, in 2001, in the office of Rt. Hon. Alun Michael, MP at the House of Commons in London, UK. In April 2002 Evgeny was invited to join the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Government as a Deputy Minister - Deputy Chief of Staff. In June 2003, Evgeny joined Intel Corporation as Public Affairs Manager for Nizhny Novgorod and Sarov. In March 2005 he was promoted to Country Community and Regional Government Relations Manager. A member of worldwide Intel Corporate Affairs team, he has to build a strong and positive relationship with federal district, regional and local authorities. He drives corporate social responsibility projects including corporate volunteerism program and is a designate Intel spokesperson. Evgeny is a Master Instructor of the Intel University. In 2008 he entered top 10 of the Best Public Relations Managers of Russia, according to National Managers’ Association and Kommersand Daily. A native Russian, Evgeny is fluent in English, German, Italian and Spanish. He is a passionate pilot of flight simulators.

Alexey is responsible for the ECM department of FINAM. Alexey is a Member of The Fixed Yield Securities Committee under the MICEX Stock Exchange Board of Directors. After one year as a buy-side associate, Aleksey took up a new challenge and reoriented his career in IB as deputy head of ECM in 2007. Previously he built relationships with private equity funds and management companies. Moscow State Technical University named after N.E.Bauman Alumni.

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

1996 - 2002: Foreign Trade Department Manager of JSC 'Chimprom'/VOCCO 2003-2006: Establishment Manager of 'Greif Volga-Don', LLC 2006-2007: Development Director of 'Greif Nederland b.v.' - Moscow Representative Office 2009-2010: JSC 'VolgogradNefteMash' - Marketing Department Manager Have been working (part-time) for ECOTOR projects since 2007 Status of Representative of 'ECOTOR' in the Volgograd Region since 2009

Education: 1978 Graduated from Leningrad Polytechnical Institute, specialization: engineer – constructor Experience: 1978 - 1989 Research worker, Head of the laboratory on construction materials’ development 1990 Entrepreneur; Head, Research & Development Enterprise in the sphere of ecology and construction materials manufacturing 2004 – present General Director, OJSC Research & Development Enterprise Cement – New Technologies, engaged in promotion of own researches – cement plants of new type : environmentally safe, space-saving, energy-conserving

In 2004 I finished Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU), Computer Science Faculty. In 2004 – 2007 I studied as a PhD student, in 2008 defended the PhD thesis. In 2007 – 2008 I held the position of assistant lecturer, from 2008 senior lecturer of CAD System Department in VSTU. In 2002 I started to work on outsourcing software projects inside a student team. In 2009 we registered our own company (Singularis Lab Ltd., http://www.singularis-lab.com), where I got the position of CEO. In 2010 we got the status of Microsoft Partners. In 2003 I participated as an intern-student in Intel Summer School, in 205 in Samsung Summer Internship. In 2007 I took part in the internship in Belgium in the course of the TEMPUS project concerning business and scientific organizations interaction. In 2009 I took part in Microsoft Research HPC School, in 2010 in Youth High Performance Computing School. In 2009 – 2010 I also worked on a research project in Vienna Technology University. Since 2003 I have led student teams of VSTU which participates in different Computer Science contests (ACM ICPC, Microsoft Imagine Cup etc.). The main successes in this area of activity are following: reaching an ACM ICPC semifinal in 2006 (1 team), 2008 (2 teams), 2009 (2 teams); reaching a Microsoft Imagine Cup semifinal in 2008 and 2009 (the 3rd place in Russia); the 2nd place and silver medal of Open Contest in Taganrog (2009 and 2010); the 1st place in Intel Grid contest (2009); the 2nd place in Softline Dev Generation’09. Also I am a member of the following IT professional societies: Start in Garage, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).