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Qualification – ship engineer.
In 1987 started to work for Murmansk Shipping Company as an ordinary steam generator worker and grew up to a position of steam generator Chief Engineer. Worked on the atomic ice breakers «Arktica», «Rossiya», «Sibir».
In 2003 was appointed as a Deputy Technical Director of atomic fleet in Atomic Fleet Technical Exploitation Department of Murmansk Shipping Company.
2007-2008 – Chief Engineer of Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Northern Federal Enterprise on Radioactive Wastes Treatment”.
Since 2008 года – First Deputy Director – Chief Engineer of FSUE Atomflot.
On February 26, 2019 was assigned as a Director General of FSUE Atomflot by the Order of ROSATOM State Corporation.


In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.

In 1996 he had finished Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of government service having graduated of department of the State and municipal administration.
Since 2001 till now Roman Kopin lives and works in Chukotka.
In 2001 he was Governor’s adviser on economical issues.
In December 2001 he was the head of municipal administration of Chaunskiy district, and in 2003 he was the head of Bilibino municipal district.
In April 2008 he was appointed as the Vice-Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region and at the same time he was the chief of Department of industrial and farming policy.
13 of July 2008 during the close vote of deputies of regional Duma Roman Kopin was appointed as the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region.
On September 8, 2013 he was elected the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area. On September 24 Roman Kopin took the oath and officially entered a position.
He was awarded by "Medal of honor" the decree of the President of Russian Federation
He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.



1995–1998 – Head of the Analytical Department of the PRIME-TASS business news agency;
1997–2000 – Senior Expert with the economic expert group of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
2001–2012 – Manager of projects introduced by the Government Executive Office, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and international projects in the CIS countries;
2012–2018 - First Deputy Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.
On 18 August, 2018 he was appointed as the new Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.





1978: graduated from the Perm Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mining Engineering.
As a student, Mr Trutnev interned with Polaznaneft and Komineft oil companies as an assistant drill-operator and then drill-operator of oil and gas production equipment.
1978: engineer and junior research associate at PermNIPIneft, a design institute developing oil and gas production equipment.
1981-1988: worked at Perm city and regional Young Communist League (YCL) committees and the regional sports committee.
1988: founded and headed the Kontakt physical fitness and recreation association.
1990: CEO of EKS LIMITED Co.
1996: CEO of shareholding company E.K.S. International comprising EKS Group enterprises.
1994: deputy of the Perm regional legislature and Chairman of its Economic Policy and Taxation Committee.
December 1996: elected Perm Mayor.
December 9, 1996: sworn in as Perm Mayor.
December 2000: elected Governor of the Perm Region.
March 9, 2004: appointed Natural Resources Minister.
State awards: Order of Merit (1988) and the Russian Government's Honorary Certificate (2006).
August 31, 2013: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District.
Married, with five children.
Holds a 3rd Dan in the Kyokushin karate style and enjoys a variety of sports.


Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.

Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.
08:30–09:30
Networking

10:00–18:00
Mentors’ Lounge for Entrepreneurs and Specialists




Current Projects:
Commercial: Head of SEVER Group, Moscow, Russia. Оperations with demolition of buildings, recycled waste in Russian Federation and CIS: steel scrap, plastic waste, carton waste, glass waste, electornic scrap. $ 50 mln turnover annualy. Owner of TYOR OU (Estonia), Tallinn, Estonia. Trading with steel scrap and steam coal worldwide, port management (Murmansk and Poti), logistic services in Russia and Georgia, vessel management, $120 mln USD turnover annually. Board Member, Murmansk Shipping Company. The oldest and largest shipping company in the Russian Federation for Arctic logistics on the Nothern Sea Route. $50 mln turnover annually. Board Member, Bank Sputnik, Moscow, Russia. Banking and financial operations in Russia and CIS
Public:Business ombudsman of the President of the Russian Federation for environment. Ambassador of Bureau of International Recycling in Russia. Head of the Environmental Committee of Business Russia. Member of Financial Commission of Moscow City.
Charity:Founder of Asylum.Entrepreneur of Theatre “Pevtsov”.
Work Experience: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Moscow, Russia,
Tax Consultant (2002-2004)
Education: Finance Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation, Banking Business, graduated 2002 in Moscow, Russia
Personal: Active traveller, twice visited North Pole, 90 + countries.

10:00–11:15
The Involvement of Young People in Environmental Initiatives to Support Sustainable Development in the Arctic




Current Projects:
Commercial: Head of SEVER Group, Moscow, Russia. Оperations with demolition of buildings, recycled waste in Russian Federation and CIS: steel scrap, plastic waste, carton waste, glass waste, electornic scrap. $ 50 mln turnover annualy. Owner of TYOR OU (Estonia), Tallinn, Estonia. Trading with steel scrap and steam coal worldwide, port management (Murmansk and Poti), logistic services in Russia and Georgia, vessel management, $120 mln USD turnover annually. Board Member, Murmansk Shipping Company. The oldest and largest shipping company in the Russian Federation for Arctic logistics on the Nothern Sea Route. $50 mln turnover annually. Board Member, Bank Sputnik, Moscow, Russia. Banking and financial operations in Russia and CIS
Public:Business ombudsman of the President of the Russian Federation for environment. Ambassador of Bureau of International Recycling in Russia. Head of the Environmental Committee of Business Russia. Member of Financial Commission of Moscow City.
Charity:Founder of Asylum.Entrepreneur of Theatre “Pevtsov”.
Work Experience: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Moscow, Russia,
Tax Consultant (2002-2004)
Education: Finance Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation, Banking Business, graduated 2002 in Moscow, Russia
Personal: Active traveller, twice visited North Pole, 90 + countries.




Olga Shtemberg authored more than 200 works in science and popular science, including four monographs and collections of works in the following areas: sustainable development, quality of life, development of marine natural resources, mechanisms of intoxication and detoxification, marine biological technologies and healing products of marine origin, government administration of sustainable environmental management, technical regulation (certification, environmental management and environmental auditing, assessment and confirmation of compliance).


10:00–11:15
Arctic Development is One of Russia's Key Scientific and Technological Development Priorities


Higher education: graduated from the Tashkent Electrotechnical Institute of Communications in 1975.
He started work in 1965. Until 1969 he worked in several technical and engineering positions at companies in the cities of Andijan and Tashkent.
1969 – 1977: Senior Engineer and Deputy Director of the Computing Centre of the Hydrometeorological Service of the Uzbek SSR.
1973 – 1974: military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR.
1977 – 1980: Chief Engineer of the Central Asian Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute of the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control.
1980 – 1992: Deputy Head of the Uzbek Republic Hydrometeorological Directorate of the USSR State Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Control.
1992 – 1993: First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Russia.
1993 – 2009: Head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring.
2003: Elected to a four-year term as President of the World Meteorological Organization (re-elected in 2007).
2009 —2018: Adviser to the President of Russia.
Mr Bedritsky is Married and has Three Sons.
Awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland IV Degree, the Order of Courage, and Other Medals.







11:45–13:00
Prospects and Issues Related to the Development of Oil and Gas Deposits in the Arctic









11:45–13:00
Lectures by the Leading Scientists from the Kurchatov Institute, Aimed at Young Scientists and Students, on ‘The Practical Scientific Side of Arctic Regional Development’




14:00–15:15
Plenary Session
Bringing Together Young People in the Arctic: Opportunities for Personal Development and Career Growth


Career:
1996 to 2006 – teacher of Even language and literature, teacher of Russian language and literature at Yerbogachen secondary school.
2006 to 2010 – municipal service, a head specialist on issues of indigenous minorities of the North of the Katangsky District, deputy head of the Erbogachensky municipality.
2010 to 2015 – public service, an adviser to the Governor of the Irkutsk Region on the affairs of the indigenous peoples of the North.
2015 to 2018 – Chief of Staff of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
2018 – present – Advisor to the Rector of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.
Holds a civil service rank: Full State Councillor 3rd Class of the Russian Federation.
Community Service:
She is an expert in national policy issues.
First Vice-President of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.
President of the Irkutsk Regional Public Organization ‘Union of Indigenous Minorities of the North of the Irkutsk Region’ at the Congress of Indigenous Minorities of the Irkutsk Region.
She is a member of the Public Council of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs, the Advisory Council on Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation with the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Siberian Federal District, and the Council of the International Public Association Reindeer Herding.
In 2018, she became one of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin’s election campaign activists.






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.




14:00–15:45
Northern Forum Regional Coordinators Committee Meeting
15:45–17:00
The Development of Infrastructure in the Far North











15:45–17:00
Lectures by the Leading Scientists from the Kurchatov Institute, Aimed at Young Scientists and Students, on ‘The Practical Scientific Side of Arctic Regional Development’




17:30–18:45
Supporting Young Enterprise in the Arctic


Since 2015, Anatoly Zorin worked at the Regional Cooperation Analytical Department of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.
In 2017, he was appointed Director of FGBU ‘Russian Centre for Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship’.





Olga Shtemberg authored more than 200 works in science and popular science, including four monographs and collections of works in the following areas: sustainable development, quality of life, development of marine natural resources, mechanisms of intoxication and detoxification, marine biological technologies and healing products of marine origin, government administration of sustainable environmental management, technical regulation (certification, environmental management and environmental auditing, assessment and confirmation of compliance).
17:30–18:45
The Development of a Social Model for People’s Presence in the Region



In 2018, Anton Serikov became a finalist in the Leaders of Russia national management competition, and, based on its results, he was invited to work for the Office of Internal Policy of the Presidential Domestic Policy Directorate. He headed the department of organizational support and received the state rank of Full State Counsellor class III. Later he joined the independent non-profit organization ‘Russia: the Country of Opportunities’ established by the President of the Russian Federation, and was in charge of interaction with partners. He currently serves as project leader at the independent non-profit organization ‘Russia: the Country of Opportunities’ in charge of building a regional network and interacting with universities and government agencies.





10:00–11:30
Public Health: The Key to the Successful Opening up and Economic Development of the Arctic

Worked as an epidemiologist, chief of epidemiology at Budennovsk hospital, chief epidiemologist in State Center in Serpukhov and Pushino, deputy head of Rospoterbnadzor in Moscow oblast, head of HR or Rospoterbnadzor and deputy chief of Rospotrebnadzor .
After a decree of the government of Russian Federation government N1931 temporary acted as chief of Federal Agency for consumer protection and human wellbeing from October 23, 2013.
Following a decree of the government of Russian Federation N571-p appointed head of Rospoterbnadzor.
Married, has two children

1998–2015 – Deputy Director for Research of FGBU RRC of Rehabilitation Medicine and Balneotherapy under the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation.
Since 2015 he has been working at FGBU Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks under the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. Currently, he is a Deputy Director of the Centre for Academic Affairs, Head of Sysin Research Institute of Human Ecology and Environmental Health, Chairman of the Scientific Council Commission on the Arctic Health Challenges under the Medical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
He is the author of 670 scientific publications and 43 patents of invention. Nineteen doctors and 22 candidates of sciences defended their theses under his academic advisory.
He is an elected full-member of Biomedicine Section of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Vice-President of Local Public Organization ‘The Association of the Polar Explorers’ (ASPOL), the chairman of the ASPOL Public Committee on Arctic Medicine, a member of the Expert Council Presidium of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the legislation improvement in the Far East, equivalent territories and in the Arctic area of the Russian Federation.

In 1997 he defended his thesis on the topic: “Comprehensive environmental and hygienic diagnosis of drinking water supply conditions for Leningrad region population and ways to optimize them”, after which he was awarded the academic degree of Candidate of medical sciences.
In 2006 he defended his doctoral thesis on the subject: “Scientific principles of hygienic safety of Leningrad region population, taking into account geochemical and man-made features of the region” after which he was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of medical sciences.
In 2002 he was certified as an environmental auditor according to ISO 1400 international standard requirements.
He is the author of over 100 official publications (domestic and foreign), as well as 2 monographs.
Since April 1, 2016 Sergei Gorbanev has been the Director of the Federal Budgetary Institution of Science: “North-West Public Health Research Center”.

Updated February 2018
MD 1980, Laudabilis. Specialist Obstetrics and Gynecology 1990.
PhD University of Tromso 2000.
Professor of Global Health, NTNU, Trondheim (2018---- full position).
Professor of International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Department of Community Medicine, UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø (2007-2017 full time. From 2018 20% position).
Visiting professor, Department of Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2013--)
Visiting professor, GYN/OB Department, College of Medicine, University of Malawi (2013-)
Key National Expert, Sustainable Development Working Group, Arctic Council (2010--)
President of the Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research (2009-- 2011)
Chair of AMAP Human Health Assessment Group (2009 --).
2005-2010: Board member, Board for International stipends, The Norwegian Research Council;
2005-2009: Board member MILGENHEL, The Norwegian Research Council
2009-2012: Chair of the Board MILGENHEL (from 2011 MILPAAHEL), The Norwegian Research Council
2012 - 2015: President, International Union of Circumpolar Health.
2000 -: Teacher and supervisor in Health Education, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health at Bachelor, Master, and PhD level in Norway, Russia, Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Island, Iceland, Canada, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Australia, Argentina, and Vietnam.
Totally 20 PhD students supervised to their final dissertation, in Norway, Russia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa.
PhD candidates at different stages in Norway, South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Russia, focused on birth registry studies, obstetrics, and public health, Supervision of 2-3 Master thesis annually since 2000. Module leader of Global Health at the International semester at the Medical school, 4th year, The Health Faculty, UiT.
Leader of the Master Program in Global Health, NTNU from 2018.
Scientific editor, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Selected publications last five years (totally 158 cited in Pubmed and 213 registered in Cristin.no
Bravo N, Grimalt JO, Chashchin M, Chashchin VP, Odland JØ.Drivers of maternal accumulation of organohalogen pollutants in Arctic areas (Chukotka, Russia) and 4,4'-DDT effects on the newborns. Environ Int. 2019 Mar;124:541-552. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.049.
Sovershaeva E, Shamu T, Wilsgaard T, Bandason T, Flægstad T, Katzenstein D, Ferrand RA, Odland J. Patterns of detectable viraemia among children and adults with HIV infection taking antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jan;78:65-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.10.019.
Majonga ED, Rehman AM, Simms V, Mchugh G, Mujuru HA, Nathoo K, Odland JO, Patel MS, Kaski JP, Ferrand RA. High prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities in older HIV-infected children taking antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2018 Nov 28;32(18):2739-2748. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002031.
Odland ML, Membe-Gadama G, Kafulafula U, Jacobsen GW, Odland JØ, Darj E.
Effects of refresher training on the use of manual vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortions: a quasi-experimental study in Malawi. BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Sep 23;3(5):e000823. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000823.
Nliwasa M, MacPherson P, Gupta-Wright A, Mwapasa M, Horton K, Odland JØ, Flach C, Corbett EL. High HIV and active tuberculosis prevalence and increased mortality risk in adults with symptoms of TB: a systematic review and meta-analyses. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Jul;21(7):e25162. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25162. Review.
Roik, Elena Evgenievna; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Nieboer, Evert; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Odland, Jon Øyvind. Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge about cervical cancer prevention as risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2018; Volum 77 (1). ISSN 1239-9736.s doi: 10.1080/22423982.2018.1498681.
Ten book chapters in environmental and maternal health related issues since 2000.
Editor of four AMAP Human Health Assessment Reports 1998-2015 (www.amap.no).
Co-author of the Report to the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety: Benefit and risk assessment of breast milk for infant health in Norway. Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) 2013.
Editor of a book: Teenage Reproductive Health: Pregnancy, Contraception, Unsafe Abortion, Fertility. Published by IJERPH, 2018.
Ongoing studies:
PI of the Breathe study, supported by Globvac. Ongoing clinical trial of azithromycin treatment of lung complications in HIV-positive children and adolescents in Malawi and Zimbabwe. The first papers are published.
PI of the MISA cohort of Northern Norway. Five PhD candidates finished using the MISA cohort, with focus on pregnancy outcome, persistent toxic substances, nutrition, and endocrine disruption.
Chair of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program Human Health Assessment Group (AMAP).
Coordinator of national studies in all Arctic countries. Ongoing “twin studies” on contaminants, nutrition and pregnancy outcome in South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Birth registry studies in Arkhangelsk and Murmansk. Eight PhD students in Tromsø, Trondheim, Arkhangelsk, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Co-PI for health and environment studies in North-west Russia, Nenets, Yakutia and Chukotka in collaboration with North West Public Health Research Center, St.Petersburg, and The Federal University of St.Petersburg, named after Mechnikov.
Recently granted a program on PhD education and research in The Arctic Russia by the SiU, Center for International Education, Bergen, Norway.
Leader of the NORHED program “A Novel program for Master- and PhD education of midwives in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia”.
Ongoing establishment of a federal screening program on cervical cancer in North-West Russia in collaboration with regional health authorities. Recently three papers for dr. Roik`s PhD, se list of publications.


He currently retired as a research director, Department of Chemical and Biological Work Environment, National Institute of Occupational Health in Oslo where he has spent 42 years of his professional life.
He is also appointed from 2004 as a professor in environmental chemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences outside Oslo.
Since 2018 he has been the leading scientist in a Russian mega-project organized at Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk focusing on the biological transfer of environmental pollutants into the food chain of the indigenous Artic population of Russia.
Thomassen is the author or co-author of 196 scientific publications, the majority focusing on atomic spectrometry and other spectrometric methods for the determination of essential and toxic elements. His research focuses on clinical aspects of analytical chemistry and the application of atomic spectroscopy within the context of environmental and occupational health.

Since 2013 to present, Åshild Kristine has served as Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Food and Feed for the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms at the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment in Oslo, Norway.
Since 2015 to present, she has been professionally responsible for reference information on tick-borne encephalitis. As the Scientific Coordinator of the Virology Department, she is in charge of creating a national and international network for tick-borne diseases, strengthening international capacity in Poland and Nepal and supervising the training of graduate and undergraduate students.
Since 2017 to present, she has been Professor at the Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health of the Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences at the University of Southeast Norway, Bø.
Since 2009 to present, Åshild Kristine has worked as GMO Risk Assessment Consultant at the Norwegian Nutrition Safety Committee.
Since 2012 to present, she has worked at the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment under the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and Directorate for Nature Management as a member of the panel on risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. Since 2012 to present, she has been a committee member at the Norwegian Society of Tick-borne Diseases, as well as project manager for the Barents Region projects B1209, B13106 and B1412 on dealing with the establishment of a tick-borne disease surveillance network in the Barents Region and in the northern and western parts of Norway, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Galina Degteva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Hygiene and Medical Ecology at the Northern State Medical University, is a highly qualified teacher and leading specialist in child and adolescent hygiene, as well as in Arctic medicine. A member of ASPOL, she authored more than 180 scientific publications and 10 monographs.
She is engaged in scientific research in medical and hygienic aspects of living of the shift workers involved in the oil and gas sector in the Arctic. During her scientific work on climate change research for the World Health Organization, the team under Galina Degteva’s leadership gave an assessment of the residents’ vulnerability and adaptation to climate change and developed an Adaptation Strategy to climate change effects on health for the Arkhangelsk Region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation.
Galina Degteva pays great attention to the health of the younger generation of northerners, as she develops and implements modern preventive technologies to preserve and promote the health of children and adolescents during their study at educational facilities. She holds a patent for the ‘Single desk (two options)’ prototype. This invention has shown high efficiency in reducing the risk of posture disorders in schoolchildren. Currently she is actively engaged in the issues of nutrition of children in educational facilities of the Russian Arctic.
Galina Degteva is a member of the Scientific Council on Hygiene and Health Care of Children and Adolescents of the Medical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a member of the Profile Commission on Hygiene of Children and Adolescents of the Expert Council in healthcare at the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, a member of the Commission on State Sanitary and Epidemiological Regulation of the Federal Service for Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, chief freelance specialist in the hygiene of children and adolescents of the Ministry of Health of Arkhangelsk Region, Chairwoman of the Arkhangelsk branch of the Russian Society for School and University Health and Medicine (ROShUMZ), a member of the editorial board of the Moscow-based School and University Medicine magazine.
In 2004, Galina Degteva was awarded the Amosov medal for the development of medical and preventive care in the Russian European North. In 2005, she was awarded the Medal of the 2nd degree Order for Merit to the Fatherland for her achievements in healthcare and many years of earnest work. In 2010, she was awarded the Order of Archangel Michael for her outstanding contribution to the development of circumpolar medicine. In 2016, for her contribution to the development of school and university medicine, she was awarded the Haass Big Bronze Medal ‘Hurry to Do Good’. In 2018, for her many years of work and contribution to the development of science, she was awarded the distinction ‘For Merit to the Arkhangelsk Region’.

Areg A.Totolian was born on 27 December 1958 in Yerevan (Armenia), and moved to Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg) in 1964.
In 1975 he entered the First Pavlov Medical Institute of Leningrad (The First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg /PSPbGMU) where he worked until 2008. He was trained and acquired his professional experience in the fields of internal diseases, pulmonology and general and clinical laboratory immunology.
In 1986 А. Totolian organized a Clinical Immunology Laboratory run by him until 2000; by authorization of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation, organized, at the premises of the PSPbGMU, a Research Guidance Centre of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation for Molecular Medicine (headed by him until 2008).
In 1987 he passed Ph.D. defence on pulmonology and immunology; in 1997 - earned his doctorate in immunology (concerned with the development of approaches and methodology of laboratory immunological diagnosis for diseases at the base of the achievements of fundamental immunology, immunochemical and molecular technologies).
From 1993 to 1995 he received training in infectious immunology at Istituto Superiore di Sanita (Rome, Italy).
For the first time in Russia, under the supervision of A. Totolian, 12 specialized immune programs were developed and since 2002 put into practice of the Federal System for External Quality Assessment of Clinical Laboratory Tests.
Under his direction 27 PhD theses and two doctorate theses were defended dealing with the strategy and methods of laboratory immune diagnosis; He is the author and a co-author of more than 440 research papers and 13 patents.
Since 2008, А. Totolian have been the Deputy Director for Research, the Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Seroepidemiology (since 2016 - Laboratory of Molecular Immunology); since 2015 - the Director and interim of the Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute.
His main research activities are combined with teaching in PSPbGMU, here since 2013, he has directed the curriculum of clinical immunology and since 2015 has headed the Department of Immunology.
A. Totolian is an independent allergologist and immunologist at the Public Health Committee of the Government of St. Petersburg, Chairman of the Board of the regional office of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical Immunologists in St. Petersburg (since 2017); Member of the Board of Directors of the Russian Scientific Society for Immunology and of All-Russian Scientific Society of Epidemiologists, Microbiologists and Parasitologists; member of the Board the Russian Scientific Society of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis.
A. Totolian is Editor in Chief of the Infection and Immunity journal, deputy editor-in-chief of the Medical Immunology journal, member of the editorial boards and editorial teams of Clinical laboratory diagnostics, Journal of Microbiology, Epidemiology and Immunobiology, HIV infection and immunosupressions, Molecular Medicine, Cytokines and Inflammation, Russian Journal of Immunology journals.
A. Totolian participated in the establishment of the Department of the Russian Association of Allergologists and Clinical Immunologists in St. Petersburg, initiated and organized the annual (since 1997) All-Russia scientific forum with international participation Days of immunology in St.-Petersburg, and the annual (since 2010) All-Russian scientific school on Clinical Immunology Immunology for physicians in Pushkinskiye Gory (Pskov region).
In accordance with the decision of the Committee on Science and Higher Education of the Government of Saint Petersburg, the team led by A. Totolian was officially registered in 2013 as a scientific school in the field of Medical Immunology and Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, and included in the Register of the Leading Scientific and Pedagogical Schools of St. Petersburg.
In 2013 А. Totolian received the gold medal from the Russian Scientific Society for Immunology for phenomenal achievements in the field of immunology.
In 2016 А. Totolian became the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
He is married, has 2 children.
10:00–11:30
The Northern Sea Route – The Key to the Development of the Russian Arctic





In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.


Before joining ROSATOM, Mr. Likhachev worked in the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, where he held a wide variety of leadership positions. He joined the ministry in 2007. He worked as an advisor to the Minister of Economic Development until 2008, in 2010 he was appointed Deputy Minister, and in February 2015 he was promoted to the position of First Deputy Minister of Economic Development.
Throughout his career, Mr. Likhachev held senior positions in other governmental bodies and public organizations as well. He was a member of the State Duma (the lower house of Russia’s parliamentary body), serving as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (2000-2007). Previously, he worked as managing director of Social Industrial Insurance Company ‘Aval’ in Nizhniy Novgorod (1992-2000).
Mr. Likhachev graduated from Gorky State University and started his career as an engineer in the Gorky Research Institute of Instrumentation (1985-1987). In 1998 he graduated from the Economic Faculty of Nizhniy Novgorod State University with a Ph.D. in economics.


In 1983 Mr Frank graduated with honours from the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University in Vladivostok, specialising in ship navigation on sea routes. In 1995 he completed a law degree at the Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok. In 2007 he defended his PhD dissertation in technical sciences.
1984-1989 – Deputy director of the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University.
1989-1995 – Head of the external economic relations department, Deputy head of finance and economics, and deputy general director at the Far Eastern Shipping Company.
1995-1996 – Deputy director of the department for maritime transport at the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
1996-1998 – Deputy, then First Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
1998-2004 – Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Since October 2004 – President and Chief Executive Officer of PAO Sovcomflot.
Simultaneously from 2014 – Chairman of the Board of AO United Shipbuilding Corporation;
Member of the presidium at the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation ;
Member of the State Committee for issues of development of the Arctic;
Member of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; deputy head of the Union’s committee for transport and transport infrastructure;
Head of the Council at the Russian Chamber of Shipping.
Head of the supervisory board and The Honourable President of the Admiral G.I Nevelskoy Maritime State University;
Member of the supervisory board of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Member of the supervisory board of the Russian Geographic Society.


In 1996 he had finished Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of government service having graduated of department of the State and municipal administration.
Since 2001 till now Roman Kopin lives and works in Chukotka.
In 2001 he was Governor’s adviser on economical issues.
In December 2001 he was the head of municipal administration of Chaunskiy district, and in 2003 he was the head of Bilibino municipal district.
In April 2008 he was appointed as the Vice-Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region and at the same time he was the chief of Department of industrial and farming policy.
13 of July 2008 during the close vote of deputies of regional Duma Roman Kopin was appointed as the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region.
On September 8, 2013 he was elected the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area. On September 24 Roman Kopin took the oath and officially entered a position.
He was awarded by "Medal of honor" the decree of the President of Russian Federation
He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.


Education:
In 2005 he graduated from the State University – Higher school of Economics with a degree in political Science»
In 2014, he took a refresher course at the HIGHER school of Economics under the program "Management of state and municipal procurement»
Working activity:
2007 – 2 008 – adviser to the head of the Federal Agency for industry, Moscow
2008 – 2011 – adviser, leading adviser of the Department of technical regulation and civil marine engineering of the Department of shipbuilding industry and marine engineering of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2011 – 2014 – Deputy head of the Department of scientific and technical information, Deputy Director of the Department of development of the military-industrial complex, Deputy Director of the Department of development of the military-industrial complex and investment activity of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2014 – 2017 – Director of the Department of military-industrial complex of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2017 – n/a – Deputy Minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Rewards:
2006 – Thanks to the Ministry of industry and energy of Russia
2012 – Awarded the honorary title "Honorary machine Builder»
2015 – «Medal of the order of merit for the Fatherland»
2018 – Medal of V. V. Bakhirev
Additional information
State councillor of the Russian Federation of 3 classes

Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.

Graduated from Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy, majoring in Maritime Navigation.
Started the career as a second-class sailor on the Suntar fishing vessel of the Northeast Naval Fleet Administration (SVUMF) in Tiksi.
Rose in the ranks from the fourth to the second mate on the ships of the Baltic Shipping Company and the Unicom Company (Cyprus).
Received training at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration majoring in Economics and Company Management, Economic and Public Finance Management, the Durham University Business School, Great Britain, the Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, the Columbia University Business School, USA.
1996–2008 – worked in the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, where he supervised budgetary expenditures for investments, construction, federal funds and the banking system, and then he was responsible for the units of transport, communications, informatics and road industry.
From January to July 2008 – Deputy Director General – Head of the Internal Control and Corporate Risk Management Unit of Sovcomflot
2008–2009 – First Vice President of OAO United Shipbuilding Corporation
2009–2012 – Deputy Director General – Head of the Internal Audit Unit of OAO Sovcomflot
Since 2012 – president of PAO Novoship, the largest Russian shipping company on the Black Sea.
In August 2018 was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation – Head of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport.

Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.

1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.
21 March 2019: Acting Governor of Murmansk Region
10:00–11:30
Arctic Shelf Development: The Potential and the Risks


Education:
Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University, specialising in Maritime Navigation;
Career:
1979 - 1997: Cargo Officer on board the liner vessels of the Far-Eastern Shipping Company. At the Company head office he started as Manager at Chartering Department and later was upgraded to the Head of Fleet Operation Department;
1997 - 2000: Vice-President, Head of Fleet Operation Department, OAO Far-Eastern Shipping Company;
2000 - 2002: Senior Vice-President, OAO Sovcomflot;
2002 - 2007: President, OAO Far-Eastern Shipping Company;
2008 - 2009: President and CEO, FESCO Transportation Group;
Since 2009: Senior Executive Vice-President, PAO Sovcomflot.
Member of the Expert Council affiliated to the government of Russian Federation, working group "Development of Arctic and Northern Sea Route" (Экспертный совет при Правительстве РФ, рабочая группа "Развитие Арктики и Северного морского пути").
Arctic Economic Council – Vice Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee.





From 1995 he was an in-house counsel at Transneftegaz CJSC. In 1997, he joined the Legal Center for Northern Territories as a lawyer and was subsequently appointed Chief Specialist and Deputy Head of Department with the Russian Ministry of Fuel and Energy in 1999.
In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Head of Department and Head of Department with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
In 2002, he joined Zarubezhneft JSC as Deputy Head of Division with the responsibility of supervising subsoil use, economic and financial affairs. In 2007 he became Senior Lawyer at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP.
From 2008 he held a number of positions with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, including Chief Officer for State Policy and Regulation in Geology and Subsoil Use and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, and was appointed First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation in 2014. During his service with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, he was in charge of economic and financial affairs, geology and subsoil use.
His outstanding service was recognized with awards at different levels.
In December 2015, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at OAO NOVATEK.
10:00–11:30
The Arctic: A Region of Rivalry or Cooperation?
Topics for discussion at this session will include regional approaches taken by Arctic Council nations, opportunities to collaborate on lowering underlying tensions and confrontational rhetoric, and focusing on a positive agenda. Particular attention will be given to cross-border and interregional cooperation in the economic and humanitarian fields.
For the past five years, Sophie has hosted her own program SophieCo, on Russia’s English language network channel RT (Russia Today) interviewing prominent politicians and newsmakers from around the world.Sophie co-hosted two radio shows on Echo of Moscow and has hosted shows for Russia’s Chanel One.
Sophie also writes op-ed articles, columns and flagship interviews for Russia’s leading magazines and newspapers. She moderates various panels and public talks, all around the world, on various topics from politics to charity. Some of the venues include United Nation, the St.Petersburg Economic Forum, Eurasian Forum. Sophie has been a speaker at Harvard and Yale on matters of media and foreign relations.
She often conducts lectures, seminars and master classes on Journalism and Media. Sophie has been heavily involved with the philanthropic fund of Russia, VERA foundation with a focus on hospice care for both adults and children, and a Board Member of the Global Teachers Prize Academy and the Russian TV Academy.
Sophie was born in a political family, as a granddaughter of the last foreign minister of the Soviet Union and later president of Georgia, Edward Shevardnadze. Raised and educated between Tbilisi, Paris and New York, she is fluent in 5 languages (English, French, Russia, Georgian and conversant in Italian). She has earned her BA degree at Emerson College, and an MA degree from NYU in Broadcast Journalism.
1971–1972 – a representative of the ‘educated youth’ of the Dongfeng county of Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1972–1974 – Worker of the Ceramics and Porcelain Factory in Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1974–1977 – a student at the Northwest College of Light Industry.
1977–19784 – Deputy Director of the Ceramics and Porcelain Factory in Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1984–1986 – deputy head of the Industry Bureau in Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1986–1992 – Deputy Director of the City Economics Committee in Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1992–1994 – Assistant to Mayor of Urumqi, XUAR PRC.
1994–1997 – Deputy Director General of Economic and Trade Committee of XUAR PRC.
1997 – 1999 – Deputy Secretary of the Electronics Industry Department of the Party Committee of XUAR PRC.
1999–2001 – Secretary General of the Autonomous Region People’s Government of XUAR PRC.
2001 – Vice-Chairman of the Autonomous Region People’s Government of XUAR PRC.
2001–2008 – a permanent member of the Party Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Autonomous Region People’s Government of XUAR PRC.
2008–2013 – Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of XUAR PRC.
2013–2018 – Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 12th NPC, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of XUAR PRC.
2018 – Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC.


• Member of Parliament for Liberal Alliance in Greater North Zealand constituency from 15 September 2011.
• Member of Parliament for Liberal Alliance in Greater East Jutland constituency from 28 August 2008 to 15 September 2011.
• Member of Parliament for New Alliance in Greater East Jutland constituency from 13 November 2007 to 27 August 2008.
• Member of Parliament for the Social Liberal Party in West Zealand County constituency from 20 November 2001 to 15 July 2004.
• Temporary Member of Parliament for the Social Liberal Party in Vejle County constituency from 31 March 1998 to 19 November 2001.
• Temporary Member of Parliament for the Social Liberal Party in Vejle County constituency from 5 December 1997 to 11 December 1997.
• Candidate for Liberal Alliance in all nomination districts in the constituency from 2010.
• Candidate for Liberal Alliance in all nomination districts in the constituency from 2008 to 2010.
• Candidate for New Alliance in all nomination districts in the constituency from 2007 to 2008.
• Candidate for the Social Liberal Party in Holbæk nomination district from 1998 to 2004.
• Candidate for the Social Liberal Party in Horsens nomination district from 1994 to 1998.
Parliamentary career
• Minister for Foreign Affairs from 28 November 2016.
• Member of the European Parliament 20 July 2004 - 28 November 2007.
• Party Chairman of Liberal Alliance from 2009.
Education and jobs
• M.Sc. (political science), Aarhus University, from 1987 to 1993.
• Consultant, Castberggård High School for the Deaf, from 1994 to 1998.
Affiliations
• Member of the board of representatives of the Danish Arts Council 2009-2011.
• Member of the board of representatives of the Danish Arts Foundation 2009-2011.
• Member of the board of representatives of CARE Danmark from 2010.
Publications
Author of »Vejen til et bedre Europa – en bro mellem ja og nej« (The Road to a Better Europe – a bridge between Yes and No), People's Press, 2004, »Europas stemmer« (European Voices), Gyldendal, 2005, »Breve fra Europa – de første år i Bruxelles« (Letters from Europe – the first years in Brussels), Hovedland, 2006 and »Det Danmark jeg drømmer om – Danmark i et større perspektiv« (The Denmark I dream of - Denmark in a broader perspective), 2015.

Defence from 2013 to 2017. Before that, she served as member of the Storting
(Norwegian parliament) for 12 years. From 2009 to 2013, she chaired the Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. In the same period, she was also Head of
the Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament as well as Head of the
European Consultative Committee. From 2005 to 2009, Ms Eriksen Søreide chaired the
Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.
Ms Eriksen Søreide started her political career in 1996 as a member of the Central
Committee of the Young Conservatives. From 2000 to 2004, she was Chair of the Young
Conservatives. She was a member of the Conservative Party Executive Committee from
2004 to 2014. Ms Eriksen Søreide has a graduate degree in Law from the University of
Tromsø. She was born in 1976 and grew up in Strømmen, just outside Oslo.

10:00–11:30
Future Arctic: Sustainable Solutions



He is Chairman of the Arctic Economic Council. He is also chairing the Maritime sub-committee of the Finland-China innovation Committee.
He has a degree of MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management / Leicester University and a Naval officer’s degree from the Finnish Naval Academy being a Lieutenant-Commander (Ret).
He has served as a vessel master, special unit commander and as a SAR instructor in Finnish Coast Guard.
He is the Chairman of Finnish Arctic Society and a member of Advisory Board of Finnish Lifeboat Institution. He has various other positions of trust.
He has provided many papers in terms of Arctic economic development and is a known speaker in the international Arctic fora.

1993: Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute majoring in mining engineering and geophysics. Started work activity in Shelf geophysical group in Gelendzhik.
1993: Invited to the Tarasovskoye Directorate of Geophysical Works in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area as a geophysical engineer.
1994-1995: Geologist with the Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas exploration expedition.
1996-2001: Personnel Director, First Deputy General Director at Purneftegazgeologiya. Starting in 2000, led the development of the Khancheiskoye field and managed oil and gas exploration there.
May 2001: Appointed General Director of Khancheineftegaz.
From 2002: First Deputy Head of the Administration of Purovsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
2003: Graduated from the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration specializing in State and Municipal Management.
2005: Elected Head of the Purovsky District.
2009: Included in the personnel pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
March 2010: Nominated by the Russian President and confirmed as Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly.
12 March 2015: Appointed Acting Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by Presidential Executive Order.
1 October 2015: Elected Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly. The region reaches stable social and economic development in all areas and becomes of the top 5 regional leaders in the Russian Federation.
18 May 2018: Appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by Presidential Executive Order.
Dmitry Kobylkin has multiple awards and titles of honour including:
Certificate of Merit of the Legislative Assembly of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2011);
Honorary Citizen of Purovsky District Title (2011);
“For Serving the Justice” Badge of Honour, Federal Arbitration of the Western-Siberian District (2012);
Medal of the Order for Service to the Motherland, Second Degree (by Order of the President of the RF, 2012);
Badge of Honour of the Chamber of Commerce of the RF (2013);
Certificate of Merit by the Ministry for Regional Development of the Russian Federation (2013);
Medal “For Excellence in Emergency Relief Operation”, Ministry of Civil Defence Affairs, Emergencies, and Liquidation of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation;
Badge “For Social Partnership”, All-Russia Trade Union of Education Workers (2015);
Badge of Honour “For input into the development of the legislation of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area”, Legislative Assembly of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2015);
Certificate of Merit of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2015);
Medal “For loyalty to the North”, Association of indigenous small peoples of the North, Siberia and Russian Far East (2015);
“Order of the Faithful Saint Prince Daniil of Moscow”, Third Degree, Russian Orthodox Church (2015);
“The Order of Friendship” (by the Order of the President of the RF, 2015)
Badge “For Contribution to International Cooperation” by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (2016)
Gratitude of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2017)
Married, with three children.

She also served as the number two at the EU Delegations in New York and Geneva, providing her with extensive experience on multilateral issues. She has been an EU official since 1984.
Ambassador Coninsx studied law at Gent University (Belgium), did post-graduate studies at Cambridge University (UK) and at European University in Nancy (France). She is Belgian and speaks 5 languages.

He graduated from the M.V. Lomonosov Pomor State University in Arkhangelsk, holds two university degrees: Norwegian and English Philology and Legal Science. He studied at Oslo, Tromsø and Bodø, Norway universities. Candidate of Philosophical Sciences. He participated in and coordinated numerous international projects. Speaks Norwegian and English.
He was an advisor to the Arctic Council Secretariat (Tromsø, Norway, 2011–2013), worked at the Arkhangelsk Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013–2014), Pomor State University (Arkhangelsk, 1999–2008), educational institutes of Norway (2009–2011), international enterprises and organizations in Arkhangelsk.
Since 2014, holds the position of the representative of the Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region on the Arctic development. He coordinates regional Arctic policy, contributes to the work of government agencies for the development of the Arctic. He is fully engaged in the development and implementation of Arctic projects and events in the Arkhangelsk Region.

Educational Background:
Hannele Pokka holds a doctoral degree in environmental law. She is an honorary doctor of environment and forestry at the University of Eastern Finland (previously, University of Joensuu).

NEFCO is an international financial institution (IFI) established in 1990 by the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with the specific purpose to promote environmental investments and sustainable development. Over the years, NEFCO has financed more than 900 small and medium-sized, private and public projects across different sectors in 60 countries, with a strong focus on Eastern Europe, the Baltic Sea, and the Arctic and Barents Regions. NEFCO has an extensive network within the green community and a proven ability to connect stakeholders and different financiers to relevant projects. As a result, NEFCO has managed to attract a considerable number of bilateral and multilateral fund management assignments. NEFCO’s headquarters is located in Helsinki, Finland.

Born 1955, nationality: Finnish, Lieutenant General (Ret.), Member of the Management Team as of 1 April 2016, Employed by Fortum since 2016
Previous positions:
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Finland, 2011–2015 and Director of the National Defence Policy Unit, 2005–2008
Various positions within Finnish Defence Forces, including, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations at Defence Command, 2009–2010; Chief of Staff at Army Command, 2008–2009; Brigade Commander, Pori Brigade, 2000–2002; Commanding Officer of the Finnish Battalion in KFOR , Kosovo, 2000; Deputy Chief of the International Department, Defence Command, 1997–2000
Director of the National Defence Courses of the Finnish Government, 2003–2004
Finnish Liaison Officer at NATO HQ and PCC SHAPE, Brussels, Belgium, 1994–1997
Key positions of trust:
Chairman of the Board at Destia Oy, 2015–
Member of the Board and Vice Chairman, Destia Oy, 2014–2015
Member of the Board at Ahlström Capital Cleantech Fund I, 2011–
Chairman of the National Security Committee, Finland, 2011–2015
Member of the Emergency Supply Council, 2011–2015.



He is currently the Chair of the Arctic Council’s Expert Group on Black Carbon and Methane. He has also served as expert in developing legislation nationally and in the EU and serves as Expert Councilor for the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland.
Dr Hildén has published more than 70 refereed papers, two monographs, more than 170 reports and studies and numerous articles for a general audience. He has edited three special issues on environmental policy studies and is the co-editor of a book on adapting to climate change in Europe.

Ambassador of Mexico to Germany since 2012 and from 2001 to 2002, Ms. Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience at highest levels in international relations, specialized in climate change, global governance, sustainable development, gender equality and protection of human rights.
As Mexico's representative on multilateral bodies and international organizations in Vienna, Geneva and New York, Ms. Espinosa has been engaged as leader in the global challenge to address climate change and its consequences, notably as Chair of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC leading to the adoption of the Cancun Agreements. Named by the UN Secretary-General to the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, she is a tireless supporter of multilateralism as a way to improve conditions for development in all regions of the world, understanding the inextricable link between the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Elected Chair of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly (1996) she played a key role in the process leading to the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action at the 4th World Conference on Women. Previous Ambassador of Mexico to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and UN Organisations in Vienna (2002-2006), she was Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989-1991) and responsible for economic issues at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN in Geneva (1982-1988).
She has postgraduate studies in International Law from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva and is holder of a Degree in International Relations from El Colegio de Mexico.
12:00–13:30
Small Business, Big Potential


Graduated from the Vologda Railway College with a degree in Power supply, A.S. Griboedov Institute of International Law and Economics majoring in Legal Studies, and the International Institute of Fuel and Energy Complex by MGIMO University of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the qualification in World Economy with English language skills.
Oleg was awarded the Gratitude of Chairman of the Board of RAO UES of Russia, and in June 2008 was granted a title of Honoured Employee of the Unified Energy System of Russia.
In January 2017 Oleg joined the Skolkovo team as Vice-President and Executive Director of Energy Efficiency Cluster.

Simferopol Soviet Commerce College (1985); Open British University (2001); Pomor State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov (2002); Institute of Management, Law and Advanced Training under the Presidential Management Training Program (2004).
Honored Worker of Commerce of the Russian Federation.
She has the qualification "Arbitration Manager of the Ministry of Justice of Russia".
Career
Mrs. EPIFANOVA was a Member of the Coordination Council under the President of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the National Action Strategy for Children for 2012-2017 and a Member of the Government Commission on the Crime Prevention.
She is currently a Member of the Presidium of the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic Region, Head of the working group "Regulatory legal support" and also President of the Expert Council on Legislative Support for the Development of the Extreme North Regions, Equated Localities, Far East Regions, and the Territories of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation.
Parliamentary Activities
2009-2011: Member of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly of Deputies (Regional Parliament).
2011-2016: Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (VI Convocation). Deputy Head of the Committee on the Family, Women and Children; October 2015-2016: Head of the Committee.
Since 2016: Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (VII Convocation). Member of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations.
She is responsible for organizing cooperation of the Russian State Duma with parliaments of Indonesia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Barents Region, the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group for relations with the Parliament of the Republic of Korea.
Awards:
Letter of Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2018).
Letter of Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (2017).
Diploma of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2013).
Honorary Badge of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation "For merits in the development of Parliamentarism" (2016).
Letter of Gratitude from the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2013).
Letter of Gratitude from the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2018).


In 1989 graduated with honors from the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute, specialization in robototronics, diploma qualification in electrical engineering.
From 1989 to 1991 has undertaken postgraduate training program at the Department of Engineering Economics of the Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute.
In 1991 founded a wholesale and retail company engaged in export and import operations. Fluent in spoken English.
In 1995-1998 has graduated from the Ural Academy of Public Administration with a degree in law.
In 1998 invested in the creation of a manufacturing company. The company designs and manufactures motor control centers, co-author of an invention patent.
In 2002 became a founding member of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2005 was elected Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional office of “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2007 was elected to the Board of “OPORA RUSSIA”.
In 2012 was elected first Vice-President of “OPORA RUSSIA” on energy, infrastructure and cluster policy.
Since 2013 – member of the Government Commission on Electric Power Development.
In 2013 was elected Co-Chairman of the Staff of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the All-Russian Public Movement “People's Front” for Russia!”
Since 2014 – member of the Board of Directors of JSC “ROSSETI” (June 2014), member of the Board of Directors of RAO “UES” (August 2014).
October 29, 2014 was elected President of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium Business “OPORA RUSSIA” and Non-Profit Partnership “OPORA”
Awarded with certificates of acknowledgement of the Presidential Administration, Government of the Russian Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk region.

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.

2018 — until now, Norilsk Development Agency, Director
2015 — 2018, Charity Programme Department “Norilsk Nickel”, polar division, Head of Department
2012 — 2015, Social and Religious Relations Department, Administration of Krasnodar region, Head of Department
2009 — 2012, Development Centre of social and cultural projects “Your direction”, Director
2006 — 2009, Vladimir Potanin Foundation, Councilor
1997 — 2006, Russian Southern Resource Centre, Public Retaliations manager
1989 — 1997, Krasnodar school, History teacher
Education:
2002, Moscow High School of Economy and Sociology Science, Sociology
1990, Kuban State University, Historian, history teacher
Professional rewards:
2016, Social and economic development commitment reward
Norilsk city deputy Council
2014, Kuban development commitment reward
Administration of Krasnodar region
2008, Appreciation letter by President of the Russian Federation


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Production and Use of LNG in the Arctic



In 2011 he was the only Russian representative in the list of ‘100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade’ (Private Equity International). He holds a BA in Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and an MBA with High Distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School.

1993: Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute majoring in mining engineering and geophysics. Started work activity in Shelf geophysical group in Gelendzhik.
1993: Invited to the Tarasovskoye Directorate of Geophysical Works in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area as a geophysical engineer.
1994-1995: Geologist with the Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas exploration expedition.
1996-2001: Personnel Director, First Deputy General Director at Purneftegazgeologiya. Starting in 2000, led the development of the Khancheiskoye field and managed oil and gas exploration there.
May 2001: Appointed General Director of Khancheineftegaz.
From 2002: First Deputy Head of the Administration of Purovsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
2003: Graduated from the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration specializing in State and Municipal Management.
2005: Elected Head of the Purovsky District.
2009: Included in the personnel pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
March 2010: Nominated by the Russian President and confirmed as Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly.
12 March 2015: Appointed Acting Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by Presidential Executive Order.
1 October 2015: Elected Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly. The region reaches stable social and economic development in all areas and becomes of the top 5 regional leaders in the Russian Federation.
18 May 2018: Appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by Presidential Executive Order.
Dmitry Kobylkin has multiple awards and titles of honour including:
Certificate of Merit of the Legislative Assembly of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2011);
Honorary Citizen of Purovsky District Title (2011);
“For Serving the Justice” Badge of Honour, Federal Arbitration of the Western-Siberian District (2012);
Medal of the Order for Service to the Motherland, Second Degree (by Order of the President of the RF, 2012);
Badge of Honour of the Chamber of Commerce of the RF (2013);
Certificate of Merit by the Ministry for Regional Development of the Russian Federation (2013);
Medal “For Excellence in Emergency Relief Operation”, Ministry of Civil Defence Affairs, Emergencies, and Liquidation of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation;
Badge “For Social Partnership”, All-Russia Trade Union of Education Workers (2015);
Badge of Honour “For input into the development of the legislation of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area”, Legislative Assembly of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2015);
Certificate of Merit of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2015);
Medal “For loyalty to the North”, Association of indigenous small peoples of the North, Siberia and Russian Far East (2015);
“Order of the Faithful Saint Prince Daniil of Moscow”, Third Degree, Russian Orthodox Church (2015);
“The Order of Friendship” (by the Order of the President of the RF, 2015)
Badge “For Contribution to International Cooperation” by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (2016)
Gratitude of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2017)
Married, with three children.




12:00–13:30
Extracting Solid Mineral Deposits in the Arctic: Increasing Investment Appeal


Prior joining Kinross, Michiel held various global government and corporate affairs roles with BHP Billiton across the company’s minerals and petroleum portfolio based in Singapore, Houston and Melbourne.

04.2014 – 06.2015, Advisor for the Governor of Chukotka in energy utilities sector. Main goal was to Develop regional strategy in energy utilities sector and to get approvals from Federal Government and Ministry of Energy
2008 – 2013, 1st Deputy CEO of Mezhregion-Energostroy, the owner of construction of combined cycle heating plant in Sochi in the scope of preparation for XXII Olympic games Sochi-2014. In parallel he designed and started-up as Deputy CEO the company Mezhregionenergostroy, which was the owner of several brown-field construction projects (power plants of more than 400 MW)
2007-2008, Deputy CEO of DVEUK, JSC (management company of Kamchatskenergo, JSC and Geotherm, JSC) responsible for business strategy and execution of investment projects
2004-2007, different positions in UES of Russia, JSC
Education
2018, Executive MBA (Best fellow student award), European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin
2004, New Economic School, Master of Arts in Economics (finance)
2001, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Master of Arts in applied Physics and Mathematics


Career:
1983 – graduated from Leningrad State University, Geological Department.
2002 – graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences.
S.S. Neruchev was awarded the title of Honored Prospector.
1983 – 1997 – Sevmorgeologiya, Production Geological Association; geologist, engineer, head of the department at All-Russia Research Institute “Oceangeology”.
1997 – 2000 – Deputy Director General, member of the Board of Directors of Norilskgazprom, OAO.
2000 – 2004 – Director General of Nizhnevolzhskgeologia, Federal State Unitary Enterprise.
2004 – 2005 – Vice-Governor of the Sakhalin Region.
2005 – 2007 – Deputy Director General of LENARC, OOO.
2007 – 2009 – Adviser to Director General of IG ALROSA, OAO.
2009 – 2015 – Director General of Geotransgaz, ZAO and Urengoy Gas Company, OOO.
2017 – 2018 – Deputy Director General of the All-Russia Minerals Research Institute, Federal State Institution.
2018 – present – Director General of JSC “AGD DIAMONDS”.

Over the years, he worked at Concern VKO Almaz-Antey JSC, Techsnabexport (Tenex) JSC. From 2013 to August 2014 - First Deputy General Director of the First Ore-Mining Company JSC. From August 2014 was a General Director of Elkon MMP JSC (enterprise mining division of the State Corporation Rosatom). Currently holds the position of executive director of JSC First Ore-Mining Company.
Igor was awarded the gold badge "Miner of Russia", Patriarchal Sign of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, the medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church", Certificate of Merit of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, the Medal "For contribution to the development of the nuclear industry" 2nd degree.
It is one of the five most professional and influential leaders of the Russian mining and metallurgical sector according to the TOP-1000 Russian Managers rating, compiled by the Kommersant publishing house.

Academic degree: Ph.D. in Economics
For over 20 years Roman Trotsenko has been engaged in crisis management of enterprises in various sectors of the economy, designing and managing of development projects (residential and office projects in Moscow and the Moscow region), consolidation and management of Russian airports.
Core businesses: Russian airports (about 14 airports operated by NOVAPORT), development projects in Moscow and Russian regions, river transport (freight and passenger traffic, shipbuilding), chemical industry, sea port development.
State awards: the Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" (1996), awarded with badge "Honorary Worker of the Russian Federation Transport" (2011), the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"; in 1999-2004-2008 was recognized as a highly-skilled specialist in crisis management of industrial enterprises. Laureate in Science and Technology (2014).
12:00–13:30
Developing Port Infrastructure in the North

1. Education. In 2005, graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In 2010, PhD on developing public-private partnership in Russia.
2. Career. 2005-2007 – senior specialist, VTB Bank. 2007-2009 – Deputy CEO; Member, Management Board, VTB Project Management. 2008-2010 – Board Member, Energocomplex. 2009 – Cofounder, Chairman, Management Board, National Center for Developing Public Private Partnership, an autonomous non-profit organization.
3. Public Activity. Chairman, Committee for Public Private Partnership, Chamber of Trade and Industry. Member, General Council, Delovaya Rossiya. Member, Expert Council, Agency for Strategic Initiatives. Member, Supervisory Council, Federal Center for Project Financing. Member, Working Group for Developing Transportation Related Infrastructure Projects, Presidential Economic Council. Member, Presidium, Council for Public Private Partnership Development, Military Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership in Health Care under the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation.

• St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance; diploma in Finance and;
• Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Working experience:
• 2003- present time. PwC Russia. Partner, Capital Projects & Infrastructure, Debt Advisory Leader
Areas of specialization:
Mikhail Bazhenov is the partner in PwC Infrastructure and Project Financing practice and has already over 15 years’ experience in providing services in project financing, strategic advisory, project structuring and project financing and transactions on private-public partnership basis. Mikhail’s projects portfolio comprises a number of significant projects in transportation sector.
Over the last 6 years, Mikhail led about 30 engagements in the port industry (projection of cargo base, valuation, raising finance, structuring PPP projects, completion of M&A transactions, change of tariff regulation) both for private and public companies. Additionally to his engagements in Russia, Mikhail carried out some port projects in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Poland and Romania.




Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Mines and Steel in 1994 and in 2011 graduated from Executive MBA AMS IBS-Moscow (Belgium).
2007 - Zagorsk Paints-and-Varnihshes Works CEO;
2008 - 2012 Baltic Metallurgical Terminal (Ust Luga) CEO;
2010 – 2012 - OMK Director for Logistics;
Since 2012 – Deputy General Director – Director for Logistics OJSC «SUEK».


In 1981 he graduated from Military Orders of Lenin, October Revolution and Suvorov Academy named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky with a specialization in physics energy control aids, as a military engineer of electronics.
In 1986 he graduated from Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov with a specialization in applied mathematics, as a mathematician.
He began his labor activity in 1976.
Career profile for over the last 5 years.
From July 2004 till February 2006 he was deputy director of Railway, Marine and River Transport State Policy Department of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
From February 2006 till September 2010 he held a post of deputy director of Marine and River Transport State Policy Department of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
From September 2010 till September 2011 Andrey Vasilievich held the post of the Executive director of FSUE “Rosmorport”. From June till September 2011 acted as General Director of FSUE “Rosmorport” without leaving his current position.
From September 2011 till March 2013 on the ground of the Government of Russian Federation Head S.B.Ivanov dated 13.09.2011 No. SI-P9-6473 and the Rosmorrechflot order dated 21.09.2011 No. 72/k-mrf held the post of the General director of the FSUE “Rosmorport”.
From March 2013 till October 2017 he worked as Executive Director of FSUE “Rosmorport”.
In June 2013 in accordance with Rosmorrechflot order dated 19.06.2013 No. 132/k-mrf he acted as General Director of FSUE “Rosmorport” without leaving his current position.
In October 2017 according to order of Rosmorrechflot No. 124/k-mrf of October 4, 2017, he acted as General Director of FSUE “Rosmorport” without leaving his current position.
In October 2017 according to order of Rosmorrechflot No. 132/k-mrf of October 24, 2017 he was appointed General Director of FSUE “Rosmorport”.
Awards:
Medal of the order “For Merits to the Fatherland” II degree;
Badge “To Honored Worker of the Russian Transport”;
Badge “In Memory of 200 Years to Water and Land Communications Administration”.
Certificate of honor of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Commendations:
Certificate of honor of Ministry of the Russian Federation for Antimonopoly Policy and Support of Entrepreneurship;
Letter of Thanks of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Letter of Thanks of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
Honorary title:
Honored regulator of Natural Monopolies.

1995–1998 – Head of the Analytical Department of the PRIME-TASS business news agency;
1997–2000 – Senior Expert with the economic expert group of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
2001–2012 – Manager of projects introduced by the Government Executive Office, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and international projects in the CIS countries;
2012–2018 - First Deputy Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.
On 18 August, 2018 he was appointed as the new Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.



2010 – Advisor to the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
2012 – Aide to the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation. In this position he was in charge of developing mechanisms for attracting non-budgetary investment in transport infrastructure.
Dmitry Tvardovsky has a vast experience in preparing and implementing projects of public-private partnership in transport and transport-related infrastructure. Oversaw drafting legislation for concession agreements regulation.
Dmitry Tvardovsky was part of the group that organized issuance of the first infrastructure related bonds. The funds raised through bonds were used for road construction.
In 2014 headed a subsidiary of Russian Highways (Avtodor State Company). In this role he was in charge of building a corporate and financial structure for the holding system of the subsidiaries for their further merge into Russian Highways Holding.
Dmitry Tvardovsky was in charge of the Strategic Planning Department at Russian Highways, where he formed a programme for highways and expressways that provided for spatial development through transport related infrastructure.
15 April 2018 – Acting CEO, Federal Centre for Project Planning.
27 April 2018 - CEO, Federal Centre for Project Planning.
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National Projects in the Russian Arctic: Implementation Mechanisms


In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.

In 1996 he had finished Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of government service having graduated of department of the State and municipal administration.
Since 2001 till now Roman Kopin lives and works in Chukotka.
In 2001 he was Governor’s adviser on economical issues.
In December 2001 he was the head of municipal administration of Chaunskiy district, and in 2003 he was the head of Bilibino municipal district.
In April 2008 he was appointed as the Vice-Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region and at the same time he was the chief of Department of industrial and farming policy.
13 of July 2008 during the close vote of deputies of regional Duma Roman Kopin was appointed as the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region.
On September 8, 2013 he was elected the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area. On September 24 Roman Kopin took the oath and officially entered a position.
He was awarded by "Medal of honor" the decree of the President of Russian Federation
He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.


1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.


Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.

1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.
21 March 2019: Acting Governor of Murmansk Region

12:00–13:30
Opportunities and Risks for the Ocean Economy: Ensuring Sustainable Use of the World Ocean’s Natural Riches

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”.



His expertise concern the role of land use changes and forestry in the carbon cycle, biodiversity and bioenergy. He is also involved through IPCC and governmental bodies on policies about the global carbon cycle and the role of land use changes and forestry
He is coordinator of several EU projects aiming to understand and quantify the terrestrial carbon budget and greenhouse gases emissions. He is coordinator of the EU-Proiect CARBOAFRICA.
He is Doctor Honoris Causa Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgium. He is a Nobel Price for Peace as member of the IPCC board.
He is Director of the Impacts Division of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and Member of the Biogeoscience Committe of the European Research Council
2009: Chairman of the Global Terrestrial Observation System Programme, sponsored by FAO/UNESCO/UNEP/ICSU/WMO.
2010: Coordinator of the EU project CLIMAFRICA.
2010: Award of the Advanced Senior Grant of the European Research Coucil.
2010: Member of Aurelio Peccei Foundation – Club di Roma 2011 – Coordinator of the EU project GEOCARBON.






In 2018, by decision of the country's leadership, he was engaged in uniting sectoral research institutes of the fisheries industry into a single research and development center. Today, 28 scientific institutions from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok have become branches of VNIRO.That allows to pursue a systematic and large-scale work related to assessing the current state of aquatic biological resources and to significantly expand the presence of Russian Federation’s in surveys of the World Ocean together with leading scientists from other countries.

In 1997 graduated from the faculty of law of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Ph.D. in Economics, MBA
Since 1997 has worked in banking, manufacturing, construction, trade and investment companies holding executive positions.
Has broad experience in company formation, leading companies to the top positions in the market, crisis management.
Entered the board of directors of "Argumenty i Fakty" in April 2014.
Was appointed as CEO of "Argumenty i Fakty" publishing house in December 2014.
Board member of GIPP - Guild of Press Publishers.
In 2016 was proclaimed laureate of the "Best Media manager of Russia 2016" National Award in Press nomination and Federal Press category.

Peter has worked in the Arctic for over 20 years as an oceanography professor and has over 40 publications in leading international journals covering oceanography, climate and ecosystems of the Arctic and Antarctica.
Peter has lived in Fairbanks, Alaska for the last 10 years and has spent significant time in the Arctic and its communities both leading field work and exploring the landscape and mountains. He has participated in large field programs from crossing the Arctic Ocean on icebreakers to initiating community-based science in the Alaskan Arctic.

14:00–16:00
Plenary Session
The Arctic. An Ocean of Opportunity
Address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö
Address by President of the Republic of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Address by Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Erna Solberg
Address by Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Stefan Löfven

16:30–18:00
Transport Connectivity: The Arctic, Far East, Siberia, and the Urals

1995–1998 – Head of the Analytical Department of the PRIME-TASS business news agency;
1997–2000 – Senior Expert with the economic expert group of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
2001–2012 – Manager of projects introduced by the Government Executive Office, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and international projects in the CIS countries;
2012–2018 - First Deputy Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.
On 18 August, 2018 he was appointed as the new Head of the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation.


He is Chairman of the Arctic Economic Council. He is also chairing the Maritime sub-committee of the Finland-China innovation Committee.
He has a degree of MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management / Leicester University and a Naval officer’s degree from the Finnish Naval Academy being a Lieutenant-Commander (Ret).
He has served as a vessel master, special unit commander and as a SAR instructor in Finnish Coast Guard.
He is the Chairman of Finnish Arctic Society and a member of Advisory Board of Finnish Lifeboat Institution. He has various other positions of trust.
He has provided many papers in terms of Arctic economic development and is a known speaker in the international Arctic fora.


1983 - Graduated from S. M. Kirov Caspian Higher Naval Academy.
1995 - Graduated from Admiral of the Soviet Navy N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy.
2004 - Graduated from the Russian Federation Armed Forces General Staff Academy.
Served in commanding posts in the Northern Fleet, commanded a surface vessel brigade in the Caspian Flotilla, and held commanding posts in the Black Sea Fleet. Active combat veteran, holds the rank of reserve Vice-Admiral.
2014–2016 - Governor of the City of Sevastopol.
2016 - Since July 28, Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District
Decorated with the Order For Services to the Fatherland IV class depicting swords, the orders of Alexander Nevsky and of Military Merit, and the Medal for Combat Service.
Married with two sons.


1. Education. In 2005, graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In 2010, PhD on developing public-private partnership in Russia.
2. Career. 2005-2007 – senior specialist, VTB Bank. 2007-2009 – Deputy CEO; Member, Management Board, VTB Project Management. 2008-2010 – Board Member, Energocomplex. 2009 – Cofounder, Chairman, Management Board, National Center for Developing Public Private Partnership, an autonomous non-profit organization.
3. Public Activity. Chairman, Committee for Public Private Partnership, Chamber of Trade and Industry. Member, General Council, Delovaya Rossiya. Member, Expert Council, Agency for Strategic Initiatives. Member, Supervisory Council, Federal Center for Project Financing. Member, Working Group for Developing Transportation Related Infrastructure Projects, Presidential Economic Council. Member, Presidium, Council for Public Private Partnership Development, Military Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Member, Coordination Council for Public Private Partnership in Health Care under the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation.

Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.


16:30–18:00
Digitization and the Future of Connectivity in the Arctic

1996–2001: studied Jurisprudence at the Moscow Consumer Cooperation University. 2001–2004: Lawyer (private law practice) 2004–2005: Advisor to the Governor of the Ryazan Region and later Head of the Expert Department at the Administration of the President of the Chuvash Republic.
2006–2007: Deputy Director of Construction Department, Head of Support Team for the national project Affordable Housing promoted by the Russian Ministry of Regional Development.
2007–2008: Head of the Directorate for Affordable Housing Market Development at the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities. 2008–2011: Chairman of the Management Board, member of the Managing Committee, Director for Legal and Corporate Issues, RSS Plc.
From July 2009: Vice-President of the National Union of Water Utility. 2011–2012: Executive Director of the Socioeconomic and Political Research Institute Fund under the All-Russia People’s Front. Since October 2011: Executive Director of NP Development of Housing and Utilities. Since August 2012: member of the Advisory Panel under the Russian Government and Head of the Working Group for Development of Housing and Utilities under the Advisory Panel of the Russian Government. 6 December 2013: appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation. 1 October 2014: appointed Chief State Housing Inspector of Russia. December 2015: elected Bureau Member of the UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management.
21 March 2019: Acting Governor of Murmansk Region

Vice President and Director of the North-West Macroregional Branch
Andrey Balatsenko was born on September 10, 1965 in the village of Peleduy in Lenskiy District of the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1987 he graduated from the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute of Communication with a degree in Automated Telecommunications.
He began his career in the industry in 1987 as an engineer in an operations laboratory of a line unit in the Blagoveschensk city telephone exchange in Amur Region, working his way up to head of line unit. From 1997 to 2001 he held the position of chief engineer of the Blagoveschensk city telephone network of OJSC Amursvyaz, before working as director of the company’s Blagoveschensk telephone and telegraph network from 2001 to 2002. From 2002 to 2004 Andrey headed the Blagoveschensk telephone and telegraph network of the Amur Branch of OJSC Dalsvyaz, and in 2004 became the Branch’s 1st deputy director and technical director. From 2005 to 2009 Andrey worked as deputy general director and director of the Kamchatka Branch, director of the Sakhalin Branch and director of the Primorsky Branch of OJSC Dalsvyaz. In June 2009 he was appointed general director of OJSC Dalsvyaz, and in April 2011 became Vice President and Director of the Far Eastern Macroregional Division of OJSC Rostelecom. In September 2013 Andrey Balatsenko was appointed Vice President of OJSC Rostelecom and Director of its North-West Macroregional Division.


He is the Chairman of the Icelandic-Arctic Chamber of Commerce, is on the Advisory Board of the Arctic Circle and author of the “Arctic Push: Iceland and the Opportunities” (2013), a bestseller in Iceland.

1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.

Place of birth: Simferopol
Education: University Degree, engineer-cryophysicist,
MEI (1991)
Academic degree: Ph.D. in Economics (2008)
Foreign languages: fluent in English
Professional background:
1984 to 1991: studying at MEI, interrupted for mandatory military service (1985–1987)
1991–1998: First Vice-President, OAO SAWA Group, Moscow
1998 – present: Deputy General Director, subsequently General Director, and Chairman of the Management Board, ОАО Sovfracht.
Member of the Council of the Association of Polar Explorers, Chairman of the Expert Council of the FSUE Rosmorport, member of the Council of the National Industrial Association of Employers of ‘Russian Chamber of Shipping’, Coordination Council for Transport Policy under the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Coordination Council of the National Public Organization ‘Business Russia’, Member of the Russian Union Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), the Public Council under the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport.
Government and Departmental Awards:
‘Honorary Polar Explorer’ and ‘Honorary Worker of the Marine Fleet’ badges, ‘Certificate of Merit of the Marine and River Fleet Service’, ‘Certificate of Merit of the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation’; ‘For Outstanding Military Service’, Medal of the Order of ‘Merit for the Motherland’ 2nd degree.


Foreign Affairs, in charge of leading Spain´s bilateral economic relations with third countries
worldwide, together with Spanish Embassies abroad, as well as Spain´s interests and
representation in various international organizations (OECD, ICAO, IEA…).
She belongs to the Special Corps of Government Economists of the Spanish Ministry of
Economy, and holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business from the Autonoma University of
Madrid and a Ph. D. in Economics from the UNED University of Madrid.
Previous positions include:
Deputy Director General for Trade Policy with Latin America and North America, responsible
for developing Spain´s trade policy in LATAM and North America; Economic and Trade
Counselor, Spain´s Permanent Representation to the EU, representing Spain in the Trade
Policy Committee, (TPC) of the Council in charge of trade and investment negotiations of EU
Free Trade Agreements and WTO negotiations.
Deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Union, in the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Executive Senior Adviser and Vice Deputy Director General for
Economic and Financial EU Affairs.
She is a Board member of the Spanish ECA (CESCE), of the Cooperation Agency (AECID) and
of the Spanish Trade Chamber of Spain, among other companies and public bodies.
She is author of the book on EU finances “El Presupuesto Comunitario: Problemas presentes
y retos futuros (The European Budget: Present problems and Future Challenges)” and more
than 50 publications on EU affairs and international economics, and has been a regular
lecturer at various Masters at the IE (Instituto de Empresa), Instituto de Administración
Pública (INAP) and Escuela Diplomática (Diplomatic School) among others.
Ms Serrano Leal is officer of the Royal Order of Isabel la Católica and of the Order of Civil
Merit, and Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Before July 2008, she had worked at the Russian office as Advisor to the CEO for marketing and then took the position of Director of Mobile Platform Products Department, in charge of developing applications for mobile platforms, marketing and sale of mobile products on the world market. In 2013, ABBYY was included in the TOP 5 developers of mobile apps in Russia in revenue terms (according to the analytical company App Annie).
Prior to joining ABBYY, Ekaterina held executive positions in marketing and business development at Yandex, IBS and Medialogy.
Ms. Solntseva graduated from the Moscow State University, Physics Department. She holds Master’s degree in Physics and Mathematics.
Ekaterina’s hobbies include skiing and exotic travel and she is also engaged in charity projects. She has a daughter.


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Russia’s Support for Private Investment in the Arctic: A New Approach

Alexander is a member of the Expert Council of the Open Innovations Forum, the Executive Committee of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, the Organizing Committee of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Public Council of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. He leads the National Business Initiative’s road map Improving the quality of the regulatory environment for business.
Alexander supervises the Entrepreneur of the Year program in Russia.
Alexander has over twenty years of experience in strategic development, client service and government and corporate affairs.
He is a graduate of Moscow State Linguistic University (1991) and has an EMBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2003).

In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.



of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation – Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management. According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was decorated with a second-class Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland.

Academic degree: Ph.D. in Economics
For over 20 years Roman Trotsenko has been engaged in crisis management of enterprises in various sectors of the economy, designing and managing of development projects (residential and office projects in Moscow and the Moscow region), consolidation and management of Russian airports.
Core businesses: Russian airports (about 14 airports operated by NOVAPORT), development projects in Moscow and Russian regions, river transport (freight and passenger traffic, shipbuilding), chemical industry, sea port development.
State awards: the Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" (1996), awarded with badge "Honorary Worker of the Russian Federation Transport" (2011), the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"; in 1999-2004-2008 was recognized as a highly-skilled specialist in crisis management of industrial enterprises. Laureate in Science and Technology (2014).

1978: graduated from the Perm Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mining Engineering.
As a student, Mr Trutnev interned with Polaznaneft and Komineft oil companies as an assistant drill-operator and then drill-operator of oil and gas production equipment.
1978: engineer and junior research associate at PermNIPIneft, a design institute developing oil and gas production equipment.
1981-1988: worked at Perm city and regional Young Communist League (YCL) committees and the regional sports committee.
1988: founded and headed the Kontakt physical fitness and recreation association.
1990: CEO of EKS LIMITED Co.
1996: CEO of shareholding company E.K.S. International comprising EKS Group enterprises.
1994: deputy of the Perm regional legislature and Chairman of its Economic Policy and Taxation Committee.
December 1996: elected Perm Mayor.
December 9, 1996: sworn in as Perm Mayor.
December 2000: elected Governor of the Perm Region.
March 9, 2004: appointed Natural Resources Minister.
State awards: Order of Merit (1988) and the Russian Government's Honorary Certificate (2006).
August 31, 2013: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District.
Married, with five children.
Holds a 3rd Dan in the Kyokushin karate style and enjoys a variety of sports.

Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.
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Shipbuilding: Achievements and Innovation



Qualification – ship engineer.
In 1987 started to work for Murmansk Shipping Company as an ordinary steam generator worker and grew up to a position of steam generator Chief Engineer. Worked on the atomic ice breakers «Arktica», «Rossiya», «Sibir».
In 2003 was appointed as a Deputy Technical Director of atomic fleet in Atomic Fleet Technical Exploitation Department of Murmansk Shipping Company.
2007-2008 – Chief Engineer of Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Northern Federal Enterprise on Radioactive Wastes Treatment”.
Since 2008 года – First Deputy Director – Chief Engineer of FSUE Atomflot.
On February 26, 2019 was assigned as a Director General of FSUE Atomflot by the Order of ROSATOM State Corporation.


Education
Academy of the Ministry of State Security, Law; Federal State Higher Educational Institution Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Global Economy; Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Production.
Biography
In 1993, graduated the Academy of the Ministry of State Security majoring in Law; in 2003, graduated the Federal State Higher Educational Institution Russian Foreign Trade Academy under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, majoring in Global Economy; in 2013, graduated Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas majoring in Oil and Gas Production.
Since 1998 has been employed in gas mining and processing industry.
2002–2004 – Head of Department for Investment and Project Management, Sibur-Holding JSC.
2006–2008 – Manager, Eastern Siberia-GAS project (Kovykta gas-condensate field, Irkutsk Oblast).
2010–2012 – Deputy CEO, Vice President for Technical and Economic Assessment and 2nd/3rd phases Coordination, Stockman Development AG.
2013 – July 6, 2018 - Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
On July 6, 2018, appointed Aide to the Chief of Staff, Presidential Executive Office.
Awards:
Medal of the Oder for Services to the Fatherland, 2nd degree (2017).
Honoured Oil Worker (2017).
Commemorative medal of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games and 11th Winter Paralympic Games of 2014 in Sochi (2014).
Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation (2014).
Award by another agency.
Family status. Married, with two children.

Graduated from Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy, majoring in Maritime Navigation.
Started the career as a second-class sailor on the Suntar fishing vessel of the Northeast Naval Fleet Administration (SVUMF) in Tiksi.
Rose in the ranks from the fourth to the second mate on the ships of the Baltic Shipping Company and the Unicom Company (Cyprus).
Received training at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration majoring in Economics and Company Management, Economic and Public Finance Management, the Durham University Business School, Great Britain, the Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, the Columbia University Business School, USA.
1996–2008 – worked in the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, where he supervised budgetary expenditures for investments, construction, federal funds and the banking system, and then he was responsible for the units of transport, communications, informatics and road industry.
From January to July 2008 – Deputy Director General – Head of the Internal Control and Corporate Risk Management Unit of Sovcomflot
2008–2009 – First Vice President of OAO United Shipbuilding Corporation
2009–2012 – Deputy Director General – Head of the Internal Audit Unit of OAO Sovcomflot
Since 2012 – president of PAO Novoship, the largest Russian shipping company on the Black Sea.
In August 2018 was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation – Head of the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport.

In 1987 graduated the Leningrad Shipbuilding University (Presently Saint -Petersburg State Marine Technical University).
From 1987 till 2013worked at Baltic Shipyard, and made there a career from straw boss to Executive director.
From 2013 till 2015 worked at CJSC“BARS” as a Director (Production & Development).
From 2015 till 2016 worked as temporary acting Director General at JSC”ProletarskyZavod”.
From 2016 has working atJSC “Shipbuilding &Shiprepair Technology Center” (JSC SSTC) as a Deputy Director General on Scientific – Production Activities.

Honorary Mechanical Engineer of the Russian Federation
Honorary Naval Architect of the Russian Federation
Honorary Science and Technology Worker of the Russian Federation
Scientific Activities:
- Material sciences, metallurgy and welding, structural integrity of materials and reliability of structures;
- Nanotechnologies and structural nanomaterials;
- Irradiated material sciences.
Alexey Oryschenko is an author of more than 170 published works, 60 inventions, 5 monographs, and 3 course books.
Awards:
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2017);
- Order of Honour (2010);
- The Russian Government Award in Science and Engineering (2011);
- Medal “In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg” (2003);
- Jubilee Medal “300 Years of the Russian Navy” (1996);
The certificates of merit, badges of merit and other rewards of the Government of St. Petersburg.

In 2002, he graduated with honours from the Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University ("LETI) with a degree in "Automated control and information processing systems".
In 2004, he graduated with honours from the evening department of the Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University with a degree in "Ship building" without discontinuing work.
Since 2000, he has been working for CDB "Iceberg". He passed all stages of professional development: from design engineer of the 3rd category to General Director, Chief Designer of the Bureau.
Working as a Chief Designer for general engineering and as a Deputy Chief Designer of 22220 Project, he was involved in development of following projects:
- multi-purpose nuclear icebreaker of the third generation;
- floating power unit of low power nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" ;
- multi-purpose nuclear icebreaker of offshore type.
In 2018, CDB "Iceberg", JSC developed engineering design for nuclear icebreaker "Leader" with direct involvement and under the leadership of A.V. Ryzhkov.
In August of 2014, he was elected as a Director General, Chief Designer of CDB "Iceberg", JSC.
He is awarded with Certificate of Honour of the Government of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

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Arctic Researchers’ Dialogue

1991–2000 – Director of SCCAR under the Presidium of USSR AS (RAS).
2000–2012 – Deputy Director of OGI RAS.
2012–2017 – Chairman of the Presidium of ASC UB RAS, Director of the Laverov FRCISA RAS, Arkhangelsk.
In 1990–1991 – Member of the SAAC under the USSR Cabinet, 1999–2012 – Member of IDC for Svalbard.
He participated in 12 marine and more than two dozens of terrestrial expeditions. Honorary polar explorer, awarded the diploma of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
In 1992 he actively participated in the establishment of ISOPE, in 2015 he was elected vice-president of this international conference.
Since 2003, he is a representative of the RAS in the International Arctic Scientific Committee (IASC), in 2014 he was elected vice-president, in 2018 – re-elected for the next term.
2003–2017 – Professor, Head of the MIIGAiK Department.
He published more than 150 scientific papers, a member of the editorial board of several professional journals.

Gårdfeldt is the initiator of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Northern Europe and is a member of the Leadership Council.
She is Associate Professor in Environmental Inorganic Chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology, and is Director of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, GMV, at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. She is principal investigator in ‘SWEDARCTIC and SWEDARP Swedish national polar research programmes – 2014 and beyond’, a roadmap for Swedish polar research, and was selected through a peer review process by the Swedish Research Council VR and SPRS.
Her research focus has been devoted to atmospheric transport and transformation of mercury species. She has participated in several scientific expeditions, including to the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Mediterranean Sea. Gårdfeldt is the vice chairman of the Environmental Committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

2016–2018 Vice-Chair of IIASA Council.
He is the author of six monographs published in five languages and several hundred top-rated publications.
Alexei Gvishiani is well known at home and abroad for his research in mathematical geology, geophysics and big data system analysis.
He spoke at major international conferences.
Research Supervisor and Chairman of the Geophysical Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GC RAS).
Deputy Chairman of the System Analysis Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences.






Research position at the University of Oslo (1979–1984), analyzing basic physiological processes in marine fishes and effects due to oil and dispersants on fish and marine ecosystems.
Senior engineer and head of section at the Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1985–1992), regulating operation and handling acute discharges from shipping and oil and gas exploration and exploitation in the seas around Norway and at Svalbard. National delegate to expert groups under the Oslo and Paris Convention (OSPAR) and the London Dumping Convention (LDC).
Chair of the Scientific Assessment Group assessing pollution of the North Sea under the North Sea Task Force (1988–1993). Member of the Norwegian delegation (1989–1991) preparing the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS), signed by Arctic ministers of Environment in 1991 and reorganized into the Arctic Council (1996).
Served as the Executive Secretary for Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) (1992–2017), assessing and reporting trends and effects due to pollution and climate change on Arctic ecosystems and humans, and proposed policy relevant actions based on science.
Evaluated and contributed to monitoring, research and assessment programs in Canada, Denmark, EU, India, Russia, UNEP and the USA.
Senior Advisor to the Rector of the University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway, with priority focus on Arctic science and international cooperation (2017 – present).

Professional background:
Since 1985, served in a Military Prosecutor’s Office, since 1994 in the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office. He headed Military Prosecutor’s offices of the Siberian and Moscow military command regions. In 2002 he was appointed First Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor.
On 10 June 2002, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation appointed Mr Savenkov Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation – Chief Military Prosecutor.
2006–2008 First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation.
2009–2013 Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for the Vladimir Region.
In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation – Head of the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
In 2017, he took leadership of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Merits, awards, achievements:
He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Motherland 3rd and 4th degrees, Order of Alexander Nevsky and Order of Honour. He is a recipient of more than 50 medals and departmental awards of Russia and foreign countries. He was honoured with Recognition Certificates by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.


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Healthcare in the Arctic: Two Years’ Progress and New Objectives



Oikarinen has also a long career as an elected politician in the City of Oulu, Finland. Between 2005 and 2012, he was member of the City Council during which years he held several positions of trust e.g. the Chairman of the City Council and Chairman of the Merger Board of Oulu as well as the Chairman of the Board of Oulu Region.
Kyösti Oikarinen was re-elected into the City Council in April 2017 and was nominated as the Chairman of the Oulu City Board in August.



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).

Education: Candidatus medicinae (MD)
University of Tromsø, 1982
Doctor Medicinae (Dr.Med.)
University of Tromsø, 1989
Certified specialist: “Immunology and Transfusion medicine”, Norwegian Medical Association, 1991
Professor: Professor (Immunology),
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway.
2002-
Rector/president: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2013-
Board member:
Research Council of Norway; Division for Science 2015-
UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2013- (head of the board)
Centre of High North Logistics (CHNL) 2016-
Arktisk senter for ubemannede fly (ASUF) 2015-
The board for proposals of the royal order of St. Olav 2015-
Government appointed Committees:
Proposal for a new law for biobanks (2002)
Proposal for a new law on health research (2008)
Referee: Tidsskrift for den norske legeforening, Blood, Vox Sang, Transfusion.
Publications: Over 100 research publications.



1998–2015 – Deputy Director for Research of FGBU RRC of Rehabilitation Medicine and Balneotherapy under the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation.
Since 2015 he has been working at FGBU Centre for Strategic Planning and Management of Biomedical Health Risks under the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. Currently, he is a Deputy Director of the Centre for Academic Affairs, Head of Sysin Research Institute of Human Ecology and Environmental Health, Chairman of the Scientific Council Commission on the Arctic Health Challenges under the Medical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
He is the author of 670 scientific publications and 43 patents of invention. Nineteen doctors and 22 candidates of sciences defended their theses under his academic advisory.
He is an elected full-member of Biomedicine Section of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Vice-President of Local Public Organization ‘The Association of the Polar Explorers’ (ASPOL), the chairman of the ASPOL Public Committee on Arctic Medicine, a member of the Expert Council Presidium of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the legislation improvement in the Far East, equivalent territories and in the Arctic area of the Russian Federation.


Igor Mosyagin authored and co-authored 240 scientific publications, 33 educational and training course books, including those endorsed by educational and methodical association at the federal level, 10 monographs, Manual for Naval Surgeons Emergency Surgery. Founder and editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Maritime Medicine, member of the editorial boards and councils of peer-reviewed scientific journals included in the List of the Higher Attestation Commission: Military Medical Journal of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Navy magazine Maritime Collection.
Co-developer of government strategic planning documents: Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation, Fundamentals of the government policy in the naval activities of the Russian Federation until 2030, draft of the Federal Law on the state management of maritime activities in the Russian Federation until 2030; scientific leader of the project ‘Concepts of Maritime Medicine Development in the Russian Federation until 2030’.
16:30–18:00
The Arctic – The ‘Weather Kitchen’

Director, Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory (MGO) of Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet), St.Petersburg, (since 2007), Head. Roshydromet’s Climate Centre, Doctor of Sciences in physics and mathematics. Science interests: Global and regional climate 3D modelling; high-latitude climate dynamics; climate risks; adaptation to climate change. Publications: Over 100 scientific publications in national and foreign peer-reviewed journals and books. Lead Author of the 3rd (2001), 4th (2007), 5th (2013-2014) and Review Editor of the 6th Assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Lead Author of climate assessment reports of the Arctic Council. Lead Author of the First and Second Roshydromet’s Assessment reports “Climate change and their impacts over the territory of Russian Federation” (2008; 2014); Author and Editor of the “Report on climate risks over the territory of Russian Federation” (2017). Expert activities: Since 2016 – Member of the Adaptation Committee, UNFCCC. In 2008-2009 – Coordinating Lead Author of the project of the Climate Doctrine of Russian Federation (signed by the President 17.12.2009). In 2009-2018 – Member of Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). In 2006-2018 – Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, APCC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center).

Studies, the French Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations and the
Beijing Languages Institute, Mme Bermann embarked on her diplomatic career in 1979.
Vice-Consul at the French Consulate in Hong Kong from 1979 to 1980, she became Second
Secretary at the French Embassy in China between 1980 and 1982. She was subsequently
responsible for policy relating to China at the Quai d’Orsay’s Asia and Oceania Directorate
until 1986, when she became Second Counsellor at the French Embassy in Moscow. In 1989,
Sylvie Bermann returned to Paris to take up the post of Head of the Southeast Asia
Department.
In 1992 she was appointed Second Counsellor at the French Permanent Mission to the UN. In 1996, she became Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department
at the French Foreign Ministry, before becoming Ambassador to the Western European Union
and to the European Union’s Political and Security Committee in Brussels in 2002.
She headed the French Foreign Ministry’s directorate for the UN and international
organizations, human rights and Francophony, from 2005 to 2011.
She was Ambassador to China from February 2011 to July 2014, becoming the first woman to
hold the post of French Ambassador in a country which is a permanent member of the
Security Council. She was then French Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2017 before being appointed Ambassador to the Russian Federation in September 2017.

Born in 1948 in Kiev.
In 1971 he graduated from the Department of Meteorology and Climatology at the Faculty of Geography of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.
From February 1973 to the present, he has been working at the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia (until 1992, the USSR Hydrometeorological Center) as an engineer, senior engineer, junior researcher, senior researcher, head of laboratory, deputy director, since 2001 – director, June 2018 - Scientific Director.
Member of the Academic Council of the Russian Geographical Society.
Member of the Board and the Scientific and Technical Council of Roshydromet, Head of the Research Direction "Methods, Models and Technologies of Hydrometeorological Calculations and Forecasts" – “Proceedings of the Hydrometeorological Research Center of the Russian Federation”), since 2015 included in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia.
Over 35 years R.M. Vilfand delivers a course of lectures on the methods of long-term weather forecasts at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, heads the Scientific Council of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia and is a member of dissertation councils at the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia and Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.
Author and co-author of more than 190 scientific papers.


Кандидатская и докторская диссертации посвящены изменчивости природной среды Арктики за последние десять тысяч лет. В сферу научных интересов входят палеогеография полярных областей Земли в голоцене, а также изменчивость уровня Мирового океана.
В 2000 году поступил в Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет на факультет географии и геоэкологии, кафедра геоморфологии. В июне 2005 года поступил на работу в отдел географии полярных стран ААНИИ и продолжал активную экспедиционную и исследовательскую деятельность. В 2003–2009 годах ежегодно участвовал в организации и проведении международных российско-германских экспедиций в дельту р. Лены, а с 2010 по 2015 год руководил этими экспедициями. В 2009 году на основе собранных материалов защитил кандидатскую диссертацию по специальности «Геоморфология и эволюционная география» на тему «Колебания уровня моря Лаптевых как фактор формирования дельты реки Лены в голоцене»,в 2017 году – докторскую диссертацию на тему «Колебания уровня арктических морей в голоцене». Участвовал в создании новой современной научно-исследовательской станции на о. Самойловский. В 2016 году назначен на должность заместителя директора ФГБУ «ААНИИ», после чего возглавил работу по созданию Российского научного центра на архипелаге Шпицберген. С сентября 2017 года занимает пост директора Арктического и антарктического научно-исследовательского института Росгидромета.


Dr. Porfiriev was born in 1955 in Moscow. The 1977 cum laude graduate of the Moscow State University. Since that time has been working in the institutes of the former USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences, or RAS; from 2010 to currently in the RAS Institute for Economic Forecasting. Since 2018 he is the Director of the Institute and the head of Laboratory for analysis and forecasting of the natural and technological risks to economic development.
Dr. Porfiriev received PhD (1981) and Doctor of Science (1990) both in economics, and Professor (management) in 1996. Elected the RAS Corresponding member in 2011 and the RAS Full member in 2016.
Research and teaching areas include: analysis, forecasting and policy decision making in crisis situations, economics and management of natural and technological hazards, including those posed by climate change. In the areas above he has been writing extensively both in Russia and abroad making over 300 contributions including some 80 books and papers published in the peer-reviewed international journals and by the US, European, Australian and China publishers.
Dr. Porfiriev is a member of the RAS Presidium, the RAS Research Council on Environmental Issues, Council of Experts of the EMERCOM of Russia. In 2002-2006 he was elected and served a vice-president and in 2011-2015 the first vice-president of the International Research Committee for Disasters of the International Sociological Association. He is a laureate of the 2005 EMERCOM research and technological award and the 2009 E. Varga RAS award for outstanding research on the world economy issues (for the monograph “Economics of Climate Change”. Moscow, 2008).


Before joining WMO he was the Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute 2002-2005, 2007-2015 (National weather, climate and marine Institute).
He has also held positions in International development and scientific fields:
Director of Development and Regional Activities Department of WMO, Geneva 2005-2007
Research professor on Remote Sensing/FMI 2000-2002
Senior scientist/scientist at the FMI 1986-1999
He is also a Member of various international activities:
• Member of WMO Executive Council 2008-2015
• Chairman of EUMETSAT Council 2010-2014 (European Meteorological Satellite Organization)
• Chairman of EUMETNET Council 2003-2005
(EUMETNET is a network of 31 European National Meteorological Services based in Brussels),
Member of ECMWF Council 2002-5, 2007-2015,
(The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by most of the nations of Europe and is based at Shinfield Park, Reading, UK)
• Principal Delegate of Finland to IPCC 2007-15 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
• Member of American Meteorological Society 2007-2014
• Honorary Doctor, Teri University, India (2016)
• Honorary Member 2015, China Meteorological Association
• Chairman of the Board of University of Eastern Finland (2009-2015)
• Member Board of Directors of Fortum Energy Company (2013-2015)

2001: Graduated from Krasnodar Law Institute under the Interior Ministry, with a degree in Jurisprudence
2010: Graduated from Chechen State University, with a degree in Production Technology and Agricultural Products Processing
2014: Graduated from Kuban State Agricultural University, with a degree in Horticulture
1992–1994: Service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
1994–2004: Service in the law enforcement system
2007–2008: First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic
2008–2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic and Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic
2012–2018: Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic
2018 June 22 – present: Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation
Married, has five children.

Ambassador of Mexico to Germany since 2012 and from 2001 to 2002, Ms. Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience at highest levels in international relations, specialized in climate change, global governance, sustainable development, gender equality and protection of human rights.
As Mexico's representative on multilateral bodies and international organizations in Vienna, Geneva and New York, Ms. Espinosa has been engaged as leader in the global challenge to address climate change and its consequences, notably as Chair of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC leading to the adoption of the Cancun Agreements. Named by the UN Secretary-General to the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, she is a tireless supporter of multilateralism as a way to improve conditions for development in all regions of the world, understanding the inextricable link between the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Elected Chair of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly (1996) she played a key role in the process leading to the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action at the 4th World Conference on Women. Previous Ambassador of Mexico to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and UN Organisations in Vienna (2002-2006), she was Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989-1991) and responsible for economic issues at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN in Geneva (1982-1988).
She has postgraduate studies in International Law from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva and is holder of a Degree in International Relations from El Colegio de Mexico.
1996 awarded an honours masters’s degree in economics from Moscow's Higher School of Economics.
1984 - 1999 worked in the non-governmental sector.
1999 - 2001 an advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V.B. Khristenko
2001 joined the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation and spent two years there in the capacity of the Deputy Minister
2003-2004 worked in the Central Office of the Government of the Russian Federation as the Head of Department of Public Resources.
2004 - 2013 worked in both governmental and non-governmental institutions.
2014 Deputy-Head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring (Roshydromet)
2017 Head of Roshydromet
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St. Petersburg Small Civil Shipbuilding for the Needs of the Arctic Regions of the Russian Federation




In 1996 he had finished Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of government service having graduated of department of the State and municipal administration.
Since 2001 till now Roman Kopin lives and works in Chukotka.
In 2001 he was Governor’s adviser on economical issues.
In December 2001 he was the head of municipal administration of Chaunskiy district, and in 2003 he was the head of Bilibino municipal district.
In April 2008 he was appointed as the Vice-Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region and at the same time he was the chief of Department of industrial and farming policy.
13 of July 2008 during the close vote of deputies of regional Duma Roman Kopin was appointed as the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region.
On September 8, 2013 he was elected the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area. On September 24 Roman Kopin took the oath and officially entered a position.
He was awarded by "Medal of honor" the decree of the President of Russian Federation
He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.

1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.



Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.
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He graduated from the M.V. Lomonosov Pomor State University in Arkhangelsk, holds two university degrees: Norwegian and English Philology and Legal Science. He studied at Oslo, Tromsø and Bodø, Norway universities. Candidate of Philosophical Sciences. He participated in and coordinated numerous international projects. Speaks Norwegian and English.
He was an advisor to the Arctic Council Secretariat (Tromsø, Norway, 2011–2013), worked at the Arkhangelsk Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013–2014), Pomor State University (Arkhangelsk, 1999–2008), educational institutes of Norway (2009–2011), international enterprises and organizations in Arkhangelsk.
Since 2014, holds the position of the representative of the Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region on the Arctic development. He coordinates regional Arctic policy, contributes to the work of government agencies for the development of the Arctic. He is fully engaged in the development and implementation of Arctic projects and events in the Arkhangelsk Region.

1994 He graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University majoring in Physics and Law. Holds a Candidate of Psychological Sciences Degree.
1989–2016 He worked in senior positions in commercial organisations in Moscow. Since 2013, Deputy Head of the ASI working group on improving the business climate in the construction industry.
2016–2018 Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory on integrated development of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Khabarovsk.
From August to November 2018
Assistant Secretary of the Minister of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation
3 November 2018 Appointed Deputy Minister of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Volkov is the winner of the first Leaders of Russia national management competition.

In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.

2009: graduated with distinction from Odintsovo University in “State and municipal administration”.
Since 2009: Pro-Rector for innovative and scientific development of Odintsovo University;
2010: elected Deputy to the Council of Deputies of the Odintsovo Municipal District;
Since 2012: Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Odintsovo Municipal District. June 12, 2013: co-founded the All-Russia People’s Front.
2013: appointed First Deputy Head of the Odintsovo Municipal District Administration.
September 2014: qualified for the administration team of the Far East by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and appointed Deputy Director of the Department for the Territorial and Socioeconomic Development of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Since December 2015: Director of the Department for Implementation of Investment Projects of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East.



In 1960, his family moved to Severodvinsk.
Mikhail Gmyrin has technical and legal training: he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Water Transport, the Modern Institute for the Humanities in Moscow and the Lomonosov Pomor State University in Arkhangelsk.
After graduating from a vocational school, he worked as an electrician at the Zvezdochka machine-building enterprise.
From 1978 to 1980, he served in the Armed Forces, and re-joined Zvezdochka after completing his service.
Mikhail Gmyrin has been engaged in the union work at Zvezdochka since 1989, as chairman of the company’s energy service trade union committee, deputy chairman of the union committee, and chairman of the primary union organization of Zvezdochka Ship Repair Centre from 1992 to March 2009.
From 1996 to 2009 he served three terms as deputy of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly, where he headed the Regional Assembly Committee on the military-industrial complex and conversion policy.
For several years he represented the Arkhangelsk Deputy Assembly at the Regional College of Judges.
On 1 March 2009 Mikhail Gmyrin was elected Head of the Severodvinsk Municipality and Mayor of Severodvinsk.
In September 2013, he was re-elected Mayor of Severodvinsk.
In December 2014, Mayor of Severodvinsk Mikhail Gmyrin became one of the founders and elected Chairman of ‘Arctic Municipalities’ – an association of municipalities located in the coastal territory of the Russian Arctic zone. He is a member of the expert council on legislative support for the development of the regions of the Far North and other localities with equal status, territories of the Far East, and other territories included in the Russian Arctic zone.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, II degree; the Order of Friendship; the Presidential Commemorative Medal and Certificate for significant contribution to the preparation and holding of the XXII Olympic Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014; Certificate of Honour of the Russian Defense Minister.
Mikhail Gmyrin is married and has raised two sons.








He graduated from the State Marine Technical University (Sevmashvtuz), St. Petersburg, Department of Economics and Management.
In 1998 he began his professional career in Board of Education of the Severodvinsk Administration. In 2010, he undertook professional retraining in Educational Law and became deputy head of the Department of Education of Severodvinsk administration. Then he advanced in further training in Education Administration in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. He also studied in Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, a programme of Professional Retraining for Project Management Team Training for the Development of Mono-Industry Towns. He completed professional retraining in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Regional Teams Development programme.
In 2013, he was appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Arkhangelsk Region.
In 2017 he took charge the Severodvinsk municipality.
Married with two daughters.

His career started in 1993 as an electrical fitter at the flotation site of OA Kovdorsky Mining and Processing Plant.
From 1995 to 1998 he worked as an engineer in the Electrical Laboratory of the plant.
Since 1998, he transferred to the management department of the Kovdorsky Plant, where he worked his way up from a foreign trade specialist to a logistics director.
On 10 October 2017, elected head of Kovdor District.
In 2018, together with Murmansk Region’s team took professional retraining course 'Development of Regional Teams' at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
He is fond of sports. He is married with a son, two daughters and two grandchildren.
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Nature-Like Technologies to Meet the Needs of the Arctic


Was born on 17-th of September, 1968 in Leningrad.
After graduation Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute in 1991 has been working in Marine Design Bureau «Malachite». He began his working career as an engineer.
In 1997 he was appointed to the position of the deputy chief designer of the latest ship – experimental deep-water technical vessel for ocean exploration.
In December, 2007 Vladimir Dorofeev was appointed to the position of the deputy general designer of deep-diving technical means.
In 2008 he became the first deputy General Director – Chief engineer of Marine Design Bureau «Malachite».
In 2012 Vladimir Dorofeev was awarded the title «The engineer of the decade» by International Union of scientific and engineering public associations.
He is the member of Council of shipbuilding of the Russian Government, the member of editorships of scientific and technical magazines, often makes reports at scientific conferences and symposiums and also publishes articles in various editions.
Vladimir Dorofeev is the Candidate of Technical Sciences (2016).
He is awarded the Order of Courage (2009), the Order of Sea Merits (2018), the anniversary medal «300 years of Russian Navy» (1996).

A. Dynkin is a Member of the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, the Economic Council under President of the Russian Federation, the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environment Security, the Scientific Council of the RF Security Council, the Russian Foreign Minister’s Scientific Council.
Dynkin’s research areas comprise the issues of economic growth, forecasting, energy, international comparisons, the patterns of innovation development, global issues, international relations and international security.
The full volume of scientific researches – more than 400 quires published in Russia, Germany, USA, Japan, South Korea etc.

1993: Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute majoring in mining engineering and geophysics. Started work activity in Shelf geophysical group in Gelendzhik.
1993: Invited to the Tarasovskoye Directorate of Geophysical Works in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area as a geophysical engineer.
1994-1995: Geologist with the Tarkosalinskoye oil and gas exploration expedition.
1996-2001: Personnel Director, First Deputy General Director at Purneftegazgeologiya. Starting in 2000, led the development of the Khancheiskoye field and managed oil and gas exploration there.
May 2001: Appointed General Director of Khancheineftegaz.
From 2002: First Deputy Head of the Administration of Purovsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
2003: Graduated from the occupational retraining institute at the Ural Academy of Public Administration specializing in State and Municipal Management.
2005: Elected Head of the Purovsky District.
2009: Included in the personnel pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
March 2010: Nominated by the Russian President and confirmed as Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly.
12 March 2015: Appointed Acting Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by Presidential Executive Order.
1 October 2015: Elected Governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area by the region’s Legislative Assembly. The region reaches stable social and economic development in all areas and becomes of the top 5 regional leaders in the Russian Federation.
18 May 2018: Appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Environment by Presidential Executive Order.
Dmitry Kobylkin has multiple awards and titles of honour including:
Certificate of Merit of the Legislative Assembly of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2011);
Honorary Citizen of Purovsky District Title (2011);
“For Serving the Justice” Badge of Honour, Federal Arbitration of the Western-Siberian District (2012);
Medal of the Order for Service to the Motherland, Second Degree (by Order of the President of the RF, 2012);
Badge of Honour of the Chamber of Commerce of the RF (2013);
Certificate of Merit by the Ministry for Regional Development of the Russian Federation (2013);
Medal “For Excellence in Emergency Relief Operation”, Ministry of Civil Defence Affairs, Emergencies, and Liquidation of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation;
Badge “For Social Partnership”, All-Russia Trade Union of Education Workers (2015);
Badge of Honour “For input into the development of the legislation of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area”, Legislative Assembly of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area (2015);
Certificate of Merit of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2015);
Medal “For loyalty to the North”, Association of indigenous small peoples of the North, Siberia and Russian Far East (2015);
“Order of the Faithful Saint Prince Daniil of Moscow”, Third Degree, Russian Orthodox Church (2015);
“The Order of Friendship” (by the Order of the President of the RF, 2015)
Badge “For Contribution to International Cooperation” by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (2016)
Gratitude of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2017)
Married, with three children.


Honorary Mechanical Engineer of the Russian Federation
Honorary Naval Architect of the Russian Federation
Honorary Science and Technology Worker of the Russian Federation
Scientific Activities:
- Material sciences, metallurgy and welding, structural integrity of materials and reliability of structures;
- Nanotechnologies and structural nanomaterials;
- Irradiated material sciences.
Alexey Oryschenko is an author of more than 170 published works, 60 inventions, 5 monographs, and 3 course books.
Awards:
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2017);
- Order of Honour (2010);
- The Russian Government Award in Science and Engineering (2011);
- Medal “In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg” (2003);
- Jubilee Medal “300 Years of the Russian Navy” (1996);
The certificates of merit, badges of merit and other rewards of the Government of St. Petersburg.

Graduated from:
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU),
Faculty of physics
Ph. D and Doctor of science in Physics, MSU
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
RAS Presidium Member
Full Professor
Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation
Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), President
Global Research Council (GRC), Chair (GRC – international organization of more than 100 national science funding agencies)
MSU, Medical Physics Department, Chair
Federal Research and Development Center for Crystallography and Photonics, Scientific Director
International Society for Optical Engineering (former SPIE), Russian Chapter, President (1998-2006)
SPIE Fellow Member
Optical Society of America (OSA), Member of the International Directorate (1999 – 2001)
Renowned Russian scientist in the fields of
Physics of laser-matter interaction, non-linear optics
Laser material treatment and laser micro-nanotechnology
Laser and information 3 D additive technologies for biomedical applications, medical physics
Laureate of the Russian Federation State Prize
Laureate of the Russian Federation Government Prize
Holder of
Order For Merit to the Fatherland (Russia)
Order of Friendship (Russia)
National Order of the Legion of Honour (France)

Alexey Rakhmanov is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SPbSMTU), Chairman of the Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Equipment Committee of the Russian Engineering Union, Member of the Russian Engineering Union Management Board.


Education:
In 2005 he graduated from the State University – Higher school of Economics with a degree in political Science»
In 2014, he took a refresher course at the HIGHER school of Economics under the program "Management of state and municipal procurement»
Working activity:
2007 – 2 008 – adviser to the head of the Federal Agency for industry, Moscow
2008 – 2011 – adviser, leading adviser of the Department of technical regulation and civil marine engineering of the Department of shipbuilding industry and marine engineering of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2011 – 2014 – Deputy head of the Department of scientific and technical information, Deputy Director of the Department of development of the military-industrial complex, Deputy Director of the Department of development of the military-industrial complex and investment activity of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2014 – 2017 – Director of the Department of military-industrial complex of the Ministry of industry and trade of Russian Federation, Moscow
2017 – n/a – Deputy Minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, Moscow
Rewards:
2006 – Thanks to the Ministry of industry and energy of Russia
2012 – Awarded the honorary title "Honorary machine Builder»
2015 – «Medal of the order of merit for the Fatherland»
2018 – Medal of V. V. Bakhirev
Additional information
State councillor of the Russian Federation of 3 classes

He graduated from the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin) (now Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"), Department of Electronic Technology.
Since 1994 - Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics.
Since 2016 - Doctor of Sciences in Engineering.
After graduation, he worked in the Ioffe institute for a number of years, he managed the molecular epitaxy laboratory of Advanced Technologies and Development Center, JSC.
His further activities are related to the solution of economic and financial matters in JSC "Bank "Rossiya", Radio Broadcasting and Communication Center No. 2, then in the St. Petersburg Regional Center-Branch of the FSUE “Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network”.
Since 2004 - Deputy General Director of Corporate Property Development and Management at LLC Lentransgaz (now LLC Gazprom Transgaz Saint Petersburg).
In April 2008, he was appointed as the General Director of LLC Gazprom Transgaz Saint Petersburg by the decision of Gazprom (since July 17, 2015 - PJSC Gazprom)
He was awarded more than 25 orders, medals and insignias of various state and public organizations.


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The Accessible Arctic: Standards, Safety, and Sustainability

Graduated from Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod
(National Research Institute), Law Department.
In 2000 started his career as an Attorney Assistant and within four years was engaged in attorney practice.
In 2004-2006 was responsible for expert-legal activity in All-Russia Public Organization SUPPORT OF RUSSIA (OPORA RUSSIA).
In 2006-2007 was an expert in the Centre for Legal Support of Local
Self-Government.
In 2007 became Vice-President of the Centre for Public Reforms.
From 2008 to 2013 worked as an Assistant of the First Deputy Prime-Minister
Igor Shuvalov.
While working for Russia’s s Government Establishment, he supervised the technical regulating and standardization matters, the intellectual property institution development, small- and medium scale business support.
September 2, 2013 was appointed Deputy Head of Rosstandart.
July 9, 2014 A.Abramov was appointed Head of Rosstandart according to the
Decree of the Russian Government.
Married, two children.

In 2002 graduated from Polzunov Altai State Technical University majoring in technology, equipment and automatization in machine building. Has a Master’s degree in Technical Studies and Technology. Same year got a received a second diploma in Economics and Management in Machine Building at the same University.
2009-2010 – competed Executive MBA in Skolkovo.
2002-2003 – ERP consultant, Byte Soft (Barnaul).
2003-2004 – Head of Subscriber Equipment Section, MTS-Barnaul.
2004-2005 – Head of Department, Regional Division, MTS Office in Siberia.
2005 – Director for Key Customers, MTS Office in Siberia.
2008 – Marketing Director for Business Market, MTS Office in Siberia.
2009-2012 – Director, MTS Office in Voronezh.
August, 2012 – Deputy Chairman of the Government, Voronezh Oblast/ Head of Industry and Transportation Department, Voronezh Oblast.
June 2013 – Deputy Chairman of the Government, Voronezh Oblast.
May 2016 – Director, Regional Industrial Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
December 2017 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Married, with two children.



of the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation – Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management. According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was decorated with a second-class Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland.

Dmitry Skobelev was born in 1962 in Moscow. In 1984 he graduated from the A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Institute with a degree in Mathematical Software of Automated Control Systems. In 2013, he graduated from the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in State and Municipal Management.
Since 1995, Dmitry Skobelev has held senior positions in several government and commercial organizations and was engaged in the implementation of information technology at various enterprises.
Since 2017, he has headed the Federal State Autonomous Body Research Institute ‘Environmental Industrial Policy Centre’ (EIPC) and Best Available Technologies Bureau (Buro NDT).
Dmitry Skobelev has a degree as candidate of economic sciences. He received the award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology.

Olga Shtemberg authored more than 200 works in science and popular science, including four monographs and collections of works in the following areas: sustainable development, quality of life, development of marine natural resources, mechanisms of intoxication and detoxification, marine biological technologies and healing products of marine origin, government administration of sustainable environmental management, technical regulation (certification, environmental management and environmental auditing, assessment and confirmation of compliance).

Since 2016 Kuprikov N.M. Doctoral student at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, specialty 08.00.05 Economics and Management of National Economy (economic sciences).
Kuprikov N.M. author of the article "Polar Aviation" in the Big Russian Encyclopedia.
Kuprikov N.M. a member of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, the High-latitude experiment on testing ultralight aircraft (Barneo Station, 2009) and 63 Russian Antarctic Expedition (Progress Station RAE, 2017-2018).
Kuprikov N.M. in the position of associate professor, he has been teaching since 2011 and lectures at the MAI (National Research University), MGIMO (University), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Murmansk Arctic State University.
In 2017 Kuprikova N.M. organized and became chairman of the Technical Committee on Standardization No. 187 "Conducting research in the polar regions" in the structure of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology. A draft national standard GOST R “Research in the polar regions. Terms and Definitions".
09:00–10:30
Construction in the North: Longevity and Durability

- participated in the development of land use planning documents of the Russian Federation;
- head of the urban design works in St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Murmansk Regions, Perm and Altai Territories, Komi and Crimea Republics;
- project manager for a rapprochement of land use approaches of Russia and Germany (the EcoRUS project) with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry for Environment of Germany;
- head of research for documents preparation for the linear facilities planning, model projects of master plans for urban districts and communities;
- head of research ‘Development of Tools for Marine Aquatic (Spatial) Planning and Proposals for Its Application in the Baltic Sea Context’, 2012, commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
- authored guidelines for the preparation of land use planning schemes for Russian Regions (Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, Order No.169);
- head of the procedural framework for the development concept of the Federal Government Land Use Planning Information System, 2014;
- the chief administrator of RAS integrated scientific projects No.6.12, No.136; etc.
Scientific and applied interests: issues of land use and urban planning, environmental management, applied aspects of geographical information systems use.
Additional information
Member of the Arctic and Antarctic Council at the Federation Council
Member of the country's professional team
Authored more than 70 scientific publications, eight monographs.

of Aerospace Instrumentation with a degree in Law (lawyer).
Began his labor activity in 1984 as an on-duty fitter for the repair of equipment of the IV category - section of the self-propelled equipment of the Norilsk mine-plowing trust. Then he worked as a drifter,
an electrician for the repair of equipment, a master of the underground section at the enterprises of the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine named after A.P. Zavenyagin.
1990-2006 – the Taimyrsky Mine: duty mechanic for the repair of equipment, mechanics of the underground section, head of the underground section, deputy head of the personnel department, deputy director for personnel of the Taimyrsky Mine.
2006-2008 - deputy Head for personnel of the Polar Division of Nornickel.
From 2008-2017 - general Director of Norilsk Industrial Transport LLC.
September 21, 2017 at the first session of the fifth convocation of the Norilsk City Council of Deputies elected Head of the Norilsk city.


In 1982, he graduated from High School No. 6, Norilsk.
From 1982 to 1987, he studied at the Norilsk Industrial Institute and graduated with honours (Lenin scholarship holder) with a degree in civil engineering.
From 1987 to 1988 he served in missile troops of the Soviet Army as a computer operator and obtained the rank of lieutenant in reserve.
From 1989 to 2010, he worked at the Norilsk Department of Gersevanov Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures (NIIOSP) under Rosstroy. Head of the Norilsk department. Wrote a thesis ‘Studies of Pile Foundations in Changing Permafrost Conditions (in the Norilsk Industrial Region context)’.
Since 1990, as a head teacher (part-time), and later as an assistant professor, he read courses ‘Concrete and Masonry Structures’ and ‘Strategy for Information Technology in Construction’ at the Department of Construction and Heat, Gas and Water Supply of the Norilsk Industrial Institute.
Mr Kerimov authored 75 academic papers, participated in international academic conferences in Russia, Portugal, Romania, Germany, Japan, Holland, Spain, France, USA, Greece, and Croatia.
Since 1997, Member of the Norilsk Urban Council.
Since March 2018, Advisor to the Mayor of Norilsk on the Arctic construction.

Born on February 22, 1973. Higher education-Russian state University for the Humanities. Until the election of a Director of NP "Russian Centre of Arctic exploration". Member of the United Russia faction. Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Committee on regional policy and problems of the North and the Far East.


Graduated from the Kharkiv Civil Engineering Institute.
Since 1962 he was an engineer at Vodokanalproject (Kharkiv).
Since 1969 he worked as a manager at Teplovodokanal in Vorkuta.
Author of mine water treatment project, head of the construction of the only dam beyond the Arctic Circle.
From 1998 to 2007 he was the mayor of Vorkuta.
Multiple times elected as a member of city and district councils, member of Supreme Council and State Council of the Komi Republic, member of the Local Governance Council under the President B. Yeltsin.
Since 1992 – President of the Arctic and Far North City Alliance. Member of the Association of Polar Explorers of the Russian Federation, member of the Arctic and Antarctic Expert Advisory Board at the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.
Member of the Supervisory Council for the Housing and Utilities Reform Facilitation Fund, Deputy Chairman of the Public Council at the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, member of housing and utilities interagency working group at the Government of the Russian Federation, Head of the Committee of the Russian National Congress of Municipalities.
Academician, full member of the International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences.
Has a number of state and department awards of the Soviet Union and Russian Federation.


1997 graduated from the Moscow State Aviation Technological University named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky with a specialization in «aircraft testing», qualification - systems engineer.
2008 took an upgrade training program course in «Economics, state finances, public administration and law» at the Academy of national economy under the government of the Russian Federation, 2009 an upgrade training program course «Workshop: Human resources management» at the Russian presidential academy of public administration. 2014 completed an upgrade training program course «Performance issues of the contract system in the sphere of procurement of goods, works, and services for provisioning governmental and municipal needs» at the National research university Higher school of economics.
1997-2007 hold the position of engineer, research scientist, head of the division at the Russian research institute for certification (VNIIS).
2007-2012 served as adviser, adviser general, deputy head of the Defense industry and high technology division of the Government of the Russian Federation.
2012-2017 hold the post of the Director of the Department on state policy in the field of technical regulation and ensuring unity of measurements of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation.
On the 26th of December 2017 by the order of the Federal Agency on technical regulation and metrology was appointed to the position of the acting director of the Russian national research institute for standardization of materials and technologies.
Konstantin Vladimirovich Leonidov is the leading coordinator of the technical advisory group on the development of the EuroAsian Economic Community Technical regulation “On the safety of amusement rides and amusement devices”.
Konstantin Vladimirovich is the author and co-author of various publications and research articles, such as:
- E.A. Zayats, N.P. Mif, G.V. Pankina, V.A. Bryukhanov, E.I. Laptieva - Guidance manual “Metrology Provision of product testing for compliance verification”, 2003.
- Modern Requirements on electromagnetic compliance/ Magazine “Certification”, 2005, №3.
- Car service center accreditation as one of the stages within quality service compliance confirmation/ Magazine “Certification”, 2004, №4.
- I.Z. Aronov, E.V. Belov, V.G. Versan, V.I. Galeev, V.S. Dubinin, T.P. Kocherigina, V.I. Kruglov, V.K. Ovcharov, B.V. Osipov, N.N. Patrakov, S.V. Pugachev, A.V. Rakov, M.L. Rakhmanov, A.M. Ribakov, V.I. Sedov, A.L. Terkel, V.Ya. Timko, I.M. Feldman, I.I. Chaika, G.I. Elkin. “Technical regulation” – manual for educational institutions aimed to facilitating the implementation of higher professional educational programs within the subject “Metrology, standardization and certification”, training program “ Quality management”, 2008.
- Best available techniques: aspects of personnel training and continuing professional development/ Magazine “Kompetentnost”, 1/122/2015.
By the Russian Federation Presidential Decree from the 21th of February 2015 Konstantin Leonidov was awarded with the Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation.
Married. Has three children.

1987: graduated from the Ural State Polytechnic Institute in Metal-Cutting Equipment and started his career in the construction business.
1993: Head of Uralpromservice. The company was later renamed Penetron-Russia and, in 2005, opened a construction mix plant.
Under Mr. Chernogolov’s guidance, the company developed new materials that protect concrete against water and restore damaged concrete.
Since 2005: has been forming the updated system of state standards and a regulatory framework for modern and innovative construction materials. His active participation helped adoption of State Standard 56703-2015.
Mr. Chernogolov has been awarded certificates of merit by the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Construction of the Sverdlovsk Region, as well as certificates of merit and acknowledgement by the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region and the National Union of Construction Industry Members. Penetron-Russia has been awarded the title of best construction materials company in Russia on a number of occasions.
Igor Chernogov holds the title of Honorary Builder of Russia. He is a member of the Management Board of All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and
Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA and is Vice-President of the Small and Medium-Sized Business Union of the Sverdlovsk Region.
Married. Has three daughters.
09:00–10:30
Applied Research in the Arctic


Under the leadership of Anatoly A. Alexandrov a breakthrough scientific research was performed and a large amount of development works were conducted, including ones in cooperation with the enterprises of the military-industrial complex, ones in the field of ammunition, radiolocation, laser technology and optical electronic equipment, ones in regard of the means for space control, armored vehicles, robotics, weapons for the navy, All of them being of the most importance to the national security and maintaining of a high level of the country's defense potential. He is one of the initiators of the development of a new concept of military training for students as reserve soldiers and sergeants for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Anatoly A. Alexandrov is the author of more than 160 scientific and educational works in the field of risk theory, fracture mechanics, industrial safety and operation of the hazardous production facilities. Under his leadership six Candidates of Technical Science and two Doctors of Technical Science had been prepared.
Owing to the successive actions of the Rector Anatoly A. Alexandrov for the integration of the University Academic Staff efforts in the field of scientific activity, the average annual amount of funding for research and development carried out over the past five years amounted to 3.64 billion rubles and increased 7 times compared to the previous period. In terms of the research and development works "portfolio" the Bauman Moscow State Technical University ranks first among the Universities in Russia. The University annually implements about 90 major research projects in the interests of public security, civil and defense industries.
The recognition of the BMSTU role in strengthening the country's defense comes out as the inclusion of the most intricate complex developments of the University in the state defense order. Over the past five years, the total amount of works carried out as a part of the state defense order amounted to over 10 billion rubles, which is a unique indicator for the Russian Universities.
In recent years, the BMSTU activities is getting consistently high public rating. In the Russian universities ranking, prepared by the Expert RA agency, the University ranks first in terms of demand for its graduates by the employers; in the rating of agencies "Interfax" and "Echo of Moscow" - the first in the nominations "quality of education" and "innovation and entrepreneurship". In the QS ranking and the ranking of the Universities of the BRICS countries BMSTU is the first among Technical Universities in Russia.
Anatoly A. Alexandrov leads a large public work, being the President of the Association of Technical Universities, a Member of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation, a Member of the National Council under the President of the Russian Federation on professional qualifications, a Member of the Expert Council of the Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation, a Member of the Interdepartmental Expert Commission on Space, a Member of the Council for Scientific and Technical Policy at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a Member of the Expert Council of the Emergency Ministry, a Member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, a Member of the Public Council under the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation.
He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree, the Order of Honor, the Medal for «Labor Valor», the Medal "850 years of Moscow", the Order "Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation".

In 2001 graduated from the Pomor State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, specialty "Physicist. Teacher».
Since 2000 works at the Institute of Ecological Problems of the North UB RAS (now FCIARctic), career advancement by moving from a Research assistant to Head of Laboratory.
Research interests: seismic monitoring of the Russian Arctic, geodynamics of platform territories, structure health monitoring, development of seismic methods for structure survey.
Author and co-author of more than 120 scientific papers, 3 monographs




Кандидатская и докторская диссертации посвящены изменчивости природной среды Арктики за последние десять тысяч лет. В сферу научных интересов входят палеогеография полярных областей Земли в голоцене, а также изменчивость уровня Мирового океана.
В 2000 году поступил в Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет на факультет географии и геоэкологии, кафедра геоморфологии. В июне 2005 года поступил на работу в отдел географии полярных стран ААНИИ и продолжал активную экспедиционную и исследовательскую деятельность. В 2003–2009 годах ежегодно участвовал в организации и проведении международных российско-германских экспедиций в дельту р. Лены, а с 2010 по 2015 год руководил этими экспедициями. В 2009 году на основе собранных материалов защитил кандидатскую диссертацию по специальности «Геоморфология и эволюционная география» на тему «Колебания уровня моря Лаптевых как фактор формирования дельты реки Лены в голоцене»,в 2017 году – докторскую диссертацию на тему «Колебания уровня арктических морей в голоцене». Участвовал в создании новой современной научно-исследовательской станции на о. Самойловский. В 2016 году назначен на должность заместителя директора ФГБУ «ААНИИ», после чего возглавил работу по созданию Российского научного центра на архипелаге Шпицберген. С сентября 2017 года занимает пост директора Арктического и антарктического научно-исследовательского института Росгидромета.


In 1989 he did the post-doc "Improving the technology of obtaining amorphous materials based on the study of physical and chemical properties of amorphizing melts." In 2001 he did his doctoral thesis "Development of the theory and technology of the amorphization process based on the study of physical and chemical properties of melts Fe-B and Co-B".
Since 2009, he has held the position of Vice-rector for research and development. Area of scientific interests of Filonov M. R. is the physicochemistry and technology of inorganic materials (ceramics, cermets, amorphous and nanocrystalline materials and coatings, metal and ion melts), metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, materials science, medical materials.



He was awarded the medal "300 years of the Navy" He is the author of more than 80 scientific papers. He leads a large public work, is the President of the BMSTU Foundation for the Support and Development.
He has held various executive positions, namely:
1994-1999 – Manager of the affairs of the "Hephaestus" Association;
1999-2004 – General Director of ZAO "VCM Enterprise";
2004-2007 – Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Industry;
2007-2009 – Deputy Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Acoustic Institute named after Academician Andreev";
2009-02.2011 – General Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Research Institute Atoll", Dubna;
02.2011 - until now– Vice-Rector for Economics and Innovations of BMSTU.
09:00–10:30
Key Aspects of Promising Areas of the Arctic Fishing Industry



Skipper at commercial fishing vessel with long-time organisational experience;
Council representative at Gildeskål municipality;
Member of the Board at The Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organisation;
Member of the Board at the Nordland branch of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association;
Chairman of the Board at the Nordland branch of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association;
Member of the Board at the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association;
Working Chairman of the Board at the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association since 2013
Chairman at Professional Committee for research on resources since 2015












Education:
2005 – graduated from Murmansk State Technical University, specialty «World economy», qualification – economist.
Professional experience:
10.2005 - 07.2006 – sales agent of the sales and delivery department of Melifaro LLC (Murmansk)
07.2006 - 12.2008 – 1st category specialist of the department of development of innovations, entrepreneurship and tourism, 1st category specialist of the sector of interregional economic cooperation and tourism development, 1st category specialist of the tourism development sector of the Economic development department of the Murmansk region (Murmansk)
12.2008 - 09.2011 – leading specialist, head of tourism development sector, deputy head of foreign economic relations, tourism development, cross-border and interregional cooperation, head of tourism development sector Ministry of economic development of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
09.2011 - 04.2012 – head of the department of regional policy and special projects of the Administration of the OJSC Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Murmansk)
05.2012 - 06.2013 – acting head, head of the Government order administration of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
07.2013 - 04.2015 – chairperson of the Committee for the Development of Industry and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk Region (Murmansk)
04.2015 - 07.2018 – minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk region (Murmansk)
since 07.2018 – deputy Governor of the Murmansk region
Awards:
2018 – certificate of appreciation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

09:00–10:30
A Warm Welcome: Opportunities for Great Tourist Discoveries in the Arctic
Russia has enormous infrastructure and natural opportunities for the development of tourism in the Arctic, taking into account the importance of preserving the unique ecosystem of the region and the way of life of the small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North. At the same time, tourism requires an integrated approach, which would take into consideration the interests of all the countries of the macroregion, the scientific community, the tourism industry and tourists themselves. On the agenda is an assessment of the real effect of developing the tourism industry in the northern regions, as well as the ideal image of Arctic tourism in the future. It is clear that the entire region requires a special approach on part of the government, businesses and tourists; this includes treating nature with respect and preserving the special status of local communities. What types of tourism are likely to develop in the region most successfully, and what is their possible economic effect? How may we make amends for the negative impact of tourist areas on the environment and the life of the local population? How may an imbalance in the economies of the tourist regions be prevented?







Born on October 6, 1980 in Moscow.
In 2002 graduated from the faculty of law of the Moscow State University of service (now the Russian State University of tourism and service), after which he worked in various positions in commercial structures, public institutions.
In 2006 he successfully defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of sociological Sciences in MGIMO (U) of the Russian foreign Ministry.
From 2014 to 2017 - assistant to the first Deputy Governor, Deputy Director Of the Department of state property management of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra.
Since 2017, he has held the position of Director of the regional development Department of the Executive Directorate of the Russian geographical society.
He currently holds the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Russian geographical society.
Supervises the activities and projects of the regional offices of the Society, exhibition and educational activities of the Society, the development of tourism and legal support of the Society.

Education: higher education
Graduated from Moscow Forestry Institute in 1989
Candidate of Biological Sciences
Worked in State Institution «Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve» as a Lead Researcher since 2002, appointed director in 2007
Member of the Commission for Wisent and Bison (sub-group – muskox) of All-Russian Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author of 40 scientific publications (articles and abstracts) and 2 multi-authored monographs
2001 – Department of Hunting Resource Management of Ministry of Agriculture (Russia) rewarded with Certificate of Honor for successful participation in the programme of creation of free-living muskox populations in Yakutia
2010 – rewarded with breastplate «Order of Merit for Nature Conservation» by Ministry of Natural Resources

Key skills stem from many years employment in two spheres - as a newsman at Moscow radio overseas service (analogue of BBC World service) and Interfax news agency, as well as a government official in tourism and economy sectors.
Arctic agenda got a high profile with me during my assignment in Sweden 2004-2009 (Russian Trade Mission). It only took hold tight later on in my tenure as the head of International cooperation department at the Federal agency for tourism 2009-2018.
EDUCATION
Marketing, IUC Öst, Finspång, Sweden, Certificate, 2005
Government Service Academy of the Russian Federation, Graduate level program for mid-career professionals, Certificate, 2002.
Moscow State University, Five year academic program, State Diploma/Degree in Journalism, 1975






09:30–11:00
2nd Northern Forum Governors’ Meeting

Education:
Graduated from the Military University attached to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2001.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of International Business in 2006.
Fluent in English, Greek and French.
Work experience:
1996-2005: Military service.
2005-2008: Worked in various positions at the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry
of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
2008-2011: Worked in various positions аt the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2011-2013: Director of the Department of International Relations and Development of Cross-Border Cooperation, Director of the Department for the Coordination of State Industry Programs, Ministry
of Regional Development of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014: Aide to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department for Interaction with Customs Union Authorities and Economic Cooperation with CIS Countries, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
2014-2017: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Since September 2017 - Acting Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area.
On October 1, 2018, assumed the post of Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Area.


In 2003 graduated from Moscow Academy of Entrepreneurship with Moscow Government with specialty in Jurisprudence. Awarded with the qualification of the Lawyer.
2000 – 2007 worked as a Leading Legal Adviser, Acting Assistant Director General for Legal Issues, Acting Head of Legal Department, Head of Legal Department, Deputy Director General for Legal Issues and Corporate Safety of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk city.
In 2007 was assigned to a position of the Director of CJSC Russian Coal’ branch in Gukovo city.
From 2008 - Director of the branch of JSC Russian Coal, in Blagoveshchensk.
2009 - 2010 – held position of the Director General of LLC Amur Coal, Raichikhinsk.
On February 2, 2011 – assigned to a position of First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
From February 23, 2011, took a position of Minister of Housing and Utilities Infrastructure of Amur Region.
On September 14, 2014, won the elections and became the Mayor of Blagoveshchensk City by receiving 38.68% of votes.
On March 25, 2015, was appointed as a temporary Acting Governor of Amur Region by the order of V.V.Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
On September 20, 2015 started to work as a Governor of Amur Region.
On May 18, 2018 was appointed as Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
Married. No children.





Educational Background:
Hannele Pokka holds a doctoral degree in environmental law. She is an honorary doctor of environment and forestry at the University of Eastern Finland (previously, University of Joensuu).

Director of a state farm, Chairman of AO Galinskoye (Moshkov District of the Novosibirsk Region). Honoured agricultural worker of the Russian Federation. Honoured physical culture worker of the Russian Federation.
He has been elected deputy to the rural and district councils of people’s deputies, deputy to the Novosibirsk Region Council of People’s Deputies, a people’s deputy of the RSFSR; has been a member of the Committee of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation for social development of rural areas, agrarian issues and food. Nikolai Kharitonov was nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation as President of the Russian Federation in the 2004 election.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all the six convocations.
Member of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He has been awarded the “Order of Friendship”, medals “For Labour Merit”, “To commemorate the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”, the commemorative anniversary medal and commemorative token of the Chairman of the State Duma “100 Years from the Day the State Duma was Founded in Russia”, Honorary Certificate of the State Duma, badge of honour of the State Duma “For Merits in Developing Parliamentarism”, gold medal “For Contribution to the Development of the Agricultural Complex of Russia”, medal “For Merits to the Novosibirsk Region”.



In 1996 he had finished Volgo-Vyatskaya Academy of government service having graduated of department of the State and municipal administration.
Since 2001 till now Roman Kopin lives and works in Chukotka.
In 2001 he was Governor’s adviser on economical issues.
In December 2001 he was the head of municipal administration of Chaunskiy district, and in 2003 he was the head of Bilibino municipal district.
In April 2008 he was appointed as the Vice-Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region and at the same time he was the chief of Department of industrial and farming policy.
13 of July 2008 during the close vote of deputies of regional Duma Roman Kopin was appointed as the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Region.
On September 8, 2013 he was elected the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area. On September 24 Roman Kopin took the oath and officially entered a position.
He was awarded by "Medal of honor" the decree of the President of Russian Federation
He is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.



1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.


Mr Stokvik is originally from Leknes in Lofoten, Norway He has a Master’s degree in Business and Administration from the Nord University in Bodø Norway. He has also studied in Sweden and at other universities in Norway.


Borned in Sweden 1954
Married. One daughter.
Occupation
2012 Governor, County of Västerbotten
2003-2012 Member of Parliament, Sweden
1999-2002 Ahlsell AB District Manager/Regional Head
1991-1998 Tibnor Industrivaruhus Sales Manager
1991 Företagarna Project Manager
1971-1991 Edströms Maskinaffär Account Manager
1973-2002 Local politics in various borders – as a part-time politician, County of Jönköping
Various national board seats
1998-02 Police board Jönköpings län Board member
2002-12 Stiftelsen Fria Media Board member
2004-2008 Läkemedelsverket (MPA) Board member
2008-11 Nationella Donationsrådet (organ donation)Board member
2010-12 Apotekens Service AB (pharmacy) Agency controller
2005-11 Moderatkvinnorna Sverige Chair
(womens wing of Moderat Party)
2013- Prins Gustav Adolf och Prinsessan Sibyllas
Minnesfond Board member
Others
Enjoy walking, golf, reading and travel.
No allergies.


He is Chairman of the Arctic Economic Council. He is also chairing the Maritime sub-committee of the Finland-China innovation Committee.
He has a degree of MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management / Leicester University and a Naval officer’s degree from the Finnish Naval Academy being a Lieutenant-Commander (Ret).
He has served as a vessel master, special unit commander and as a SAR instructor in Finnish Coast Guard.
He is the Chairman of Finnish Arctic Society and a member of Advisory Board of Finnish Lifeboat Institution. He has various other positions of trust.
He has provided many papers in terms of Arctic economic development and is a known speaker in the international Arctic fora.




2015, graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Moscow State University.
His Master’s thesis won the All-Russia competition of graduation qualification works organized by Ernst & Young.
2010–2013, implements successful projects in the field of mobile applications development, custom development, and IT.
2013, he joins the POLYPLASTIC Group, where he successfully launches a platform for large-scale freight transport optimization by shifting the logistics distribution model on to an online auction.
Today, the POLYPLASTIC Group is the biggest producer of polymer piping systems in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. At present, the Group includes 16 manufacturing plants and more than 15 trading houses.
He organized a project for launching a retail business: an online store and pick-up site were opened in Moscow to improve the company’s service and speed up deliveries.
During development of the retail store and expansion of sales of polymer piping systems, he entered into contracts with the Obi GmbH and Castorama retail networks in Russia.
At the end of 2015, he commences successful development in the sphere of refurbishment and renovation of utility networks in Moscow using trenchless methods. Methods that had no mass application previously became recognizable in all big companies of Moscow, such as Mosvodokanal, Mosgaz, Rosvodokanal, etc. During 2015–2017, a massive reconstruction of the city centre is implemented using these technologies.
As a result of the work, a new construction line for utility networks appeared with a turnover of RUB 1 billion in 2017. At the moment, about 1/4 of the water supply network in Moscow has been restored using these technologies.
Currently, he is working on a new project for analyzing concession projects and developing new directions for the Group.





1991–2000 – Director of SCCAR under the Presidium of USSR AS (RAS).
2000–2012 – Deputy Director of OGI RAS.
2012–2017 – Chairman of the Presidium of ASC UB RAS, Director of the Laverov FRCISA RAS, Arkhangelsk.
In 1990–1991 – Member of the SAAC under the USSR Cabinet, 1999–2012 – Member of IDC for Svalbard.
He participated in 12 marine and more than two dozens of terrestrial expeditions. Honorary polar explorer, awarded the diploma of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
In 1992 he actively participated in the establishment of ISOPE, in 2015 he was elected vice-president of this international conference.
Since 2003, he is a representative of the RAS in the International Arctic Scientific Committee (IASC), in 2014 he was elected vice-president, in 2018 – re-elected for the next term.
2003–2017 – Professor, Head of the MIIGAiK Department.
He published more than 150 scientific papers, a member of the editorial board of several professional journals.



Born on February 22, 1973. Higher education-Russian state University for the Humanities. Until the election of a Director of NP "Russian Centre of Arctic exploration". Member of the United Russia faction. Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Committee on regional policy and problems of the North and the Far East.








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The North as a Cultural Brand




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The Urban Environment and Technologies to Support Livelihoods in the Arctic





- A network of youth volunteer communities for land use development in 50 regions of the Russian Federation;
- Over 10 000 residents involved in urban development;
- 39 regions hosted urban development events, bringing together more than 1,000 municipal representatives;
- Over 250 projects of public spaces and courtyards improvement developed in 50 regions of the Russian Federation;
- A network of regional centres of competences in 15 regions of the Russian Federation under the target model to foster the implementation of urban development processes in the regions;
- Over 15 publications and comments in the Russian state media (Channel One Russia, Vesti, RBC, Russia Today, Rossiyskaya Gazeta) and 80 publications in major regional media;
- A mastermind of volunteering for land use development.
Career milestones:
April 2018 – present – Director of Centre of Competencies for Urban Affairs under the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation;
2015 – present – Chairman of the National Public Youth Organization ‘Students of Russia’;
2015 – present – Head of the Federal Directorate of the National Urban Renovations Project;
2011 – 2015 – Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Branch of the National Public Organization ‘Russian Union of Youth’;
Competencies:
- Implementation of youth policy projects;
- The inclusion of residents in the land use development;
- Urban development and improvement processes.


Ksenia has held executive positions at Russian international consulting companies and headed a centre at Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS.
Ksenia has worked in the nuclear industry since 2010. In 2015–2017, she served as First Deputy CEO for Strategy and Organizational Development at Atomenergomash (AEM), Rosatom’s machine-building division. She has served as CEO of United Thermal Power Company (OTEK) since January 2018, and in July 2018, she was appointed CEO of Rusatom Infrastructure Solutions (RIR).

In 2010 - 2014 headed the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Zelenograd, initiated and spearheaded the creation of innovative territorial cluster «Zelenograd», one of the 13 winners of the Ministry of Economic Development competition.
In 2014 - 2017 - Vice-President for international relations and innovations of Group of companies "Morton", CEO of "Russian Technical Society".
Since 2017, participated in the creation and then headed the Institute of Arctic Technologies and the Scientific and Technological Center for Autonomous Energy in the MIPT. The Scientific and Technical Center for Autonomous Energy includes the following laboratories: Renewable energy sources, energy storages, hydrogen energy, fuel cells, microgrid and artificial intelligence in energy, Engineering Center "Arctic Autonomous Energy".
Education: Higher School of Economics (specialization "Strategic Management")
Date of birth: October 8, 1978

Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Mines and Steel in 1994 and in 2011 graduated from Executive MBA AMS IBS-Moscow (Belgium).
2007 - Zagorsk Paints-and-Varnihshes Works CEO;
2008 - 2012 Baltic Metallurgical Terminal (Ust Luga) CEO;
2010 – 2012 - OMK Director for Logistics;
Since 2012 – Deputy General Director – Director for Logistics OJSC «SUEK».

1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.

2018 — until now, Norilsk Development Agency, Director
2015 — 2018, Charity Programme Department “Norilsk Nickel”, polar division, Head of Department
2012 — 2015, Social and Religious Relations Department, Administration of Krasnodar region, Head of Department
2009 — 2012, Development Centre of social and cultural projects “Your direction”, Director
2006 — 2009, Vladimir Potanin Foundation, Councilor
1997 — 2006, Russian Southern Resource Centre, Public Retaliations manager
1989 — 1997, Krasnodar school, History teacher
Education:
2002, Moscow High School of Economy and Sociology Science, Sociology
1990, Kuban State University, Historian, history teacher
Professional rewards:
2016, Social and economic development commitment reward
Norilsk city deputy Council
2014, Kuban development commitment reward
Administration of Krasnodar region
2008, Appreciation letter by President of the Russian Federation
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Talking Barents: Prospects and Formats for Cooperation


Borned in Sweden 1954
Married. One daughter.
Occupation
2012 Governor, County of Västerbotten
2003-2012 Member of Parliament, Sweden
1999-2002 Ahlsell AB District Manager/Regional Head
1991-1998 Tibnor Industrivaruhus Sales Manager
1991 Företagarna Project Manager
1971-1991 Edströms Maskinaffär Account Manager
1973-2002 Local politics in various borders – as a part-time politician, County of Jönköping
Various national board seats
1998-02 Police board Jönköpings län Board member
2002-12 Stiftelsen Fria Media Board member
2004-2008 Läkemedelsverket (MPA) Board member
2008-11 Nationella Donationsrådet (organ donation)Board member
2010-12 Apotekens Service AB (pharmacy) Agency controller
2005-11 Moderatkvinnorna Sverige Chair
(womens wing of Moderat Party)
2013- Prins Gustav Adolf och Prinsessan Sibyllas
Minnesfond Board member
Others
Enjoy walking, golf, reading and travel.
No allergies.


1981-1998 – Worked his way up from an operations officer of the First Main Directorate of the USSR KGB to First Deputy Head of a directorate of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation. Had three extended overseas assignments in Nordic countries and Africa. Following the reorganisation of the KGB, he continued work in the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation and then in the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation.
August 1998 – Deputy Director of the FSB and Director of the FSB Department for Analysis, Forecasting and Strategic Planning.
15 November 1999 – Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Colonel General in reserve.
28 March 2001 – Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.
14 November 2005 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.
16 February 2007 – Appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
12 May 2008 – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
22 December 2011 – Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration.
12 August 2016 - Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport.
Speaks English and Swedish.
Married with one son.








Over the years, he worked at Concern VKO Almaz-Antey JSC, Techsnabexport (Tenex) JSC. From 2013 to August 2014 - First Deputy General Director of the First Ore-Mining Company JSC. From August 2014 was a General Director of Elkon MMP JSC (enterprise mining division of the State Corporation Rosatom). Currently holds the position of executive director of JSC First Ore-Mining Company.
Igor was awarded the gold badge "Miner of Russia", Patriarchal Sign of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, the medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church", Certificate of Merit of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use, the Medal "For contribution to the development of the nuclear industry" 2nd degree.
It is one of the five most professional and influential leaders of the Russian mining and metallurgical sector according to the TOP-1000 Russian Managers rating, compiled by the Kommersant publishing house.

Mr Stokvik is originally from Leknes in Lofoten, Norway He has a Master’s degree in Business and Administration from the Nord University in Bodø Norway. He has also studied in Sweden and at other universities in Norway.
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Comprehensive Scientific and Technological Programmes and Projects for Arctic Development: A Dialogue Between Potential Partners


In 2002 graduated from Polzunov Altai State Technical University majoring in technology, equipment and automatization in machine building. Has a Master’s degree in Technical Studies and Technology. Same year got a received a second diploma in Economics and Management in Machine Building at the same University.
2009-2010 – competed Executive MBA in Skolkovo.
2002-2003 – ERP consultant, Byte Soft (Barnaul).
2003-2004 – Head of Subscriber Equipment Section, MTS-Barnaul.
2004-2005 – Head of Department, Regional Division, MTS Office in Siberia.
2005 – Director for Key Customers, MTS Office in Siberia.
2008 – Marketing Director for Business Market, MTS Office in Siberia.
2009-2012 – Director, MTS Office in Voronezh.
August, 2012 – Deputy Chairman of the Government, Voronezh Oblast/ Head of Industry and Transportation Department, Voronezh Oblast.
June 2013 – Deputy Chairman of the Government, Voronezh Oblast.
May 2016 – Director, Regional Industrial Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
December 2017 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Married, with two children.





Laureate of the Governmental Prize of the Russian Federation in science and technologies 2010 (creation of new generation of heavy ion accelerators for relativistic nuclear physics and innovative nuclear-energetic technologies); Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of education and science, 2013.
His key research interests are Accelerator Physics, Electron and stochastic cooling, Intense ion and electron beam generation, Storage Rings, Beam Dynamics, Computer Simulation, Object-oriented Programming.
Member of Program and Organizing Committees in several large International conferences in Accelerator science and technologies (RUPAC, COOL, STORI, Sarantsev memorial seminar).
G.Trubnikov is an author and co-author of more than 170 scientific papers.









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Best Educational Practices and Projects for Indigenous Children

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

Before joining the EF team, Eduard Baldakov held senior positions in major international corporations, such as DHL, Sandvik and Philip Morris. Eduard Baldakov has more than 25 years of business management experience overall.
He has government awards and acknowledgements for his participation in the preparation and holding of major international sporting events, such as the Sochi Olympics, the World Cup in Russia, and others.
Mr. Baldakov graduated from the Moscow State Technological University.
Eduard Baldakov is married and has 3 sons.

In 1990, he graduated with honours from the Novosibirsk 60th Anniversary of October Higher General Military and Political School, in 2003 from the Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, in 2011 from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Since 1990, he served in the 103th Vitebsk airborne division, since 1993 – in the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (commander of the regional division of the Alpha group). Several times he was sent to the emergency zones, took part in counter-terrorist operations in the Chechen Republic. He was wounded three times.
In 2003, he was elected deputy of the 4th State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation from a single mandate district. He was a member of the following committees and commissions: International Affairs Committee, Anti-Corruption Council, Mandate and Deputy Ethics Commission; headed the subcommittee on legislative support for international cooperation of the Russian Federation in the fight against international terrorism and transnational organised crime. In the 5th State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, he worked in the Defence Committee, co-chaired the Commission for the Federal Budget Expenditures, aimed at ensuring the defence and state security of the Russian Federation.
In the 6th State Duma of the Federal Assembly, he was deputy chairman of the Defence Committee.
In 2009, he was included in the top 100 executive candidates pool of the President of the Russian Federation.
In April 2015, the Government of the Russian Federation appointed Igor Barinov as the head of the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs.
Awarded the fourth-class medal for the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, Order of Courage, the Order of Military Merit, the Suvorov Medal, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class medals ‘For Distinguished Military Service’, the medal ‘For Strengthening Comradeship-in-Arms’.
Married with a son and three daughters.

In 1998 Graduated the North-West branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Since 2000 – first deputy of Molodezhnoe Edinstvo in Lenigradsky oblast
In 2001 – 2005 – deputy of the Vyborg Township municipality
From 2007 to 2010 – deputy head and first deputy head of the Edinaya Rossiya regional executive committee of Leningradsky Oblast
March 2010 to December 2012 – advisor to the department of internal policies, head of the department of Southern and Northern Caucasus relations in the Presidential Domestic Policy Directorate.
December 2012 to February 2017 – deputy plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northern Caucasus Federal District
Since February 2017 – deputy plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District
October 12, 2017 – appointed Acting Governor of Pskov Region
September 17, 2018 appointed Governor of Pskov Region.
Awarded honorary certificate and certificate of appreciation from the President of the Russian Federation.

Career:
1996 to 2006 – teacher of Even language and literature, teacher of Russian language and literature at Yerbogachen secondary school.
2006 to 2010 – municipal service, a head specialist on issues of indigenous minorities of the North of the Katangsky District, deputy head of the Erbogachensky municipality.
2010 to 2015 – public service, an adviser to the Governor of the Irkutsk Region on the affairs of the indigenous peoples of the North.
2015 to 2018 – Chief of Staff of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
2018 – present – Advisor to the Rector of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.
Holds a civil service rank: Full State Councillor 3rd Class of the Russian Federation.
Community Service:
She is an expert in national policy issues.
First Vice-President of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.
President of the Irkutsk Regional Public Organization ‘Union of Indigenous Minorities of the North of the Irkutsk Region’ at the Congress of Indigenous Minorities of the Irkutsk Region.
She is a member of the Public Council of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs, the Advisory Council on Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation with the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Siberian Federal District, and the Council of the International Public Association Reindeer Herding.
In 2018, she became one of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin’s election campaign activists.


1994 - graduated from the physics department of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Started his career in finance corporation «SAPI»
1995 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of «Almazergienbank»
1998 – The Chairman of «Almazergienbank»
2004 – Minister of Finance of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2007 – Chief of the Presidential and Government Administration of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
2012 - 2017 – Mayor of the city of Yakutsk
May 2018 – appointed as acting Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Head of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since September 2018
He was elected to the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
Granted title of honor «Honored Worker of National Economy of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)». Decorated with diplomas of the Federation Council, The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Married, with three children.







She was part of the production group in about 50 film projects, including: The Sun, Alexandra, Alexander Sokurov’s Faust, Nana Jorjadze’s Rabbit’s Foot, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Downfall, Konstantin Lopushansky’s The Ugly Swans, Sergey Ovcharov’s The Orchard, among others.
General Director of the Sea to See film studio.
Member of the Russian Union of Journalists and the International Union of Journalists.
Member of the Russian Union of Cinematographers.
Member of the Non-fiction Film and Television Guild.

Areas of expertise are traditional knowledge and beliefs, problems of social adaptation, development of education of indigenous peoples of the North. She organized a number of expeditions to study shamanism, non-ritual folklore, and the current state of the Evenki culture. The results of field studies are used in lecturing and preparing publications on the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.
Sofya Unruh leads the development of youth projects that have won the Student Research Competition on shaping a tolerant environment in St. Petersburg and Student of the Year Contest. 2015–2018 – Chairwoman of the St. Petersburg branch of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
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Aircraft First: Developing the Aviation Sector in the Arctic


He is Chairman of the Arctic Economic Council. He is also chairing the Maritime sub-committee of the Finland-China innovation Committee.
He has a degree of MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management / Leicester University and a Naval officer’s degree from the Finnish Naval Academy being a Lieutenant-Commander (Ret).
He has served as a vessel master, special unit commander and as a SAR instructor in Finnish Coast Guard.
He is the Chairman of Finnish Arctic Society and a member of Advisory Board of Finnish Lifeboat Institution. He has various other positions of trust.
He has provided many papers in terms of Arctic economic development and is a known speaker in the international Arctic fora.


Simferopol Soviet Commerce College (1985); Open British University (2001); Pomor State University named after Mikhail Lomonosov (2002); Institute of Management, Law and Advanced Training under the Presidential Management Training Program (2004).
Honored Worker of Commerce of the Russian Federation.
She has the qualification "Arbitration Manager of the Ministry of Justice of Russia".
Career
Mrs. EPIFANOVA was a Member of the Coordination Council under the President of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the National Action Strategy for Children for 2012-2017 and a Member of the Government Commission on the Crime Prevention.
She is currently a Member of the Presidium of the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic Region, Head of the working group "Regulatory legal support" and also President of the Expert Council on Legislative Support for the Development of the Extreme North Regions, Equated Localities, Far East Regions, and the Territories of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation.
Parliamentary Activities
2009-2011: Member of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly of Deputies (Regional Parliament).
2011-2016: Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (VI Convocation). Deputy Head of the Committee on the Family, Women and Children; October 2015-2016: Head of the Committee.
Since 2016: Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (VII Convocation). Member of the State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations.
She is responsible for organizing cooperation of the Russian State Duma with parliaments of Indonesia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Barents Region, the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group for relations with the Parliament of the Republic of Korea.
Awards:
Letter of Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2018).
Letter of Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (2017).
Diploma of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2013).
Honorary Badge of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation "For merits in the development of Parliamentarism" (2016).
Letter of Gratitude from the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2013).
Letter of Gratitude from the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2018).


Since 2016 Kuprikov N.M. Doctoral student at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, specialty 08.00.05 Economics and Management of National Economy (economic sciences).
Kuprikov N.M. author of the article "Polar Aviation" in the Big Russian Encyclopedia.
Kuprikov N.M. a member of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, the High-latitude experiment on testing ultralight aircraft (Barneo Station, 2009) and 63 Russian Antarctic Expedition (Progress Station RAE, 2017-2018).
Kuprikov N.M. in the position of associate professor, he has been teaching since 2011 and lectures at the MAI (National Research University), MGIMO (University), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Murmansk Arctic State University.
In 2017 Kuprikova N.M. organized and became chairman of the Technical Committee on Standardization No. 187 "Conducting research in the polar regions" in the structure of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology. A draft national standard GOST R “Research in the polar regions. Terms and Definitions".

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Training Specialists to Achieve Growth in the Region





One of the founders of the European University, its Rector (2003–2009, 2015–2016 and 2017–2018.
Academic interests: Arctic anthropology, languages and cultures of Indigenous Minorities of the North, social anthropology of contemporary Far North.
Graduated in 1972 from Department of Philology, Leningrad State University. Completed Ph.D. (“candidate”) dissertation at the Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1977; doctoral dissertation in 1992, same institution. Author of 15 books and over 200 academic articles.
In 2018 war principal investigator of the project “Arctic as a Territory of Life”, supported by the Fund of Presidential grants. At present is PI of the project “Arctic Connectivity: People and Infrastructures” (funded by RFFR).

2003: graduated with distinction from the Amur State Academy of Medicine in Therapeutics. Completed post-graduate studies and received a CSc in 2006. Pursued doctoral studies at the Far Eastern State University in 2008–2011 before defending a doctoral thesis in 2014.
Author of more than 240 articles in journals included on the Supreme Attestation Commission list and 65 articles in publications in the Scopus and Web of Science databases; filed 22 Russian Federation patents, co-wrote four monographs and three textbooks.
Editor-in-Chief of the Achievements in the Life Sciences journal (Elsevier), member of editorial boards of the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal (Elsevier) and the Toxicology Reports journal (Elsevier), member of the Russian Union of Journalists, ERT, SETAC, COPE and SPIE, Chairman of the Far Eastern Chapter of the Moscow Society of Nature Explorers since 2009,member of the Task Force for Supervision of Resolutions of the State Commission on Arctic Development since 2017.



Mr. Niinimäki acts as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of the Arctic and as Chairman of the Board of Oulu University of Applied Sciences. He is also acting in other organizations as Member of the Board.

In 1994, he graduated with honors from the faculty of Biology and Geography of the M.K. Ammosov Yakutsk State University as a teacher of biology and chemistry.
1995-1996 - Assistant of the Department of Botany of M.K. Ammosov YSU’s Biology and Geography Faculty.
In 1999, he defended his thesis in the dissertation council of the Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Krasnoyarsk) on topic "The influence of climate on the spatial and temporal variability of the radial growth of conifers in northern and central Yakutia".
1999-2001 - Researcher of the group of forest studies of the Institute of Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
2001-2011 - Senior Researcher, P.I. Melnikov Institute of Permafrost, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
2011-2013 - Dean of the M.K. Ammosov NEFU Biology and Geography Faculty.
In 2011, he defended his doctoral thesis on topic "Dendrochronological analysis of natural processes in the cryolithozone (on the example of Central Yakutia)".
Since 2013 - Director of NEFU Institute of Natural Sciences.
From 2018 - Vice-Rector on Natural Sciences and Mathematics, from 05.09.2018 – Vice-Rector for Natural and Technical Sciences of the North-Eastern Federal University.
Since 1995 - Member of the Russian Botanical Society.
Since 2001 - Member of the Russian Geographical Society.
From 2012 to 2014 – Chairman of the public environmental council at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Since 2012 - Member of the Board and member of the Scientific and Technical Council at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Since 2012 - Member of the Joint Scientific Council on Biomedical and Chemical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Since 2017 - Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Since 2018 - Member of the Council for the Arctic and Antarctic at the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Since 2019 - Member of the Expert Council on Biological Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In 1978, Mr. Salygin was transferred to the USSR Ministry of Higher Education where he headed the Research and Development Directorate and later worked as a Deputy Minister.
In 1990, he was elected Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of sciences and in 1997 - Vice President, International Fuel and Energy Academy.
Since 2000 Mr Salygin has been working as Director, International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy, MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MIEP MGIMO). He heads MIEP MGIMO Strategic Research Center that has accomplished a number of research works in the fields of world energy policy, global energy security, world energy markets development and in the field of Russian fuel and energy industry international strategy development.
Since 2003 Mr. Salygin has held a diplomatic rank of Minister Counsel.
V.I. Salygin is a member of the Commission for State Decorations under the President of the Russian Federation, a member of the Energy Expert Council of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, a member of the Scientific and Technical Council of PJSC Gazprom.
Mr. Salygin won numerous decorations, awards, titles, prizes and commendations from different government and other organizations.
An author of more than 90 academic works, has been on editorial board of international collective works devoted to the topics of philosophy, higher education and science in the European North, issues of internationalization, fundraising and project management.


Education: Candidatus medicinae (MD)
University of Tromsø, 1982
Doctor Medicinae (Dr.Med.)
University of Tromsø, 1989
Certified specialist: “Immunology and Transfusion medicine”, Norwegian Medical Association, 1991
Professor: Professor (Immunology),
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway.
2002-
Rector/president: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2013-
Board member:
Research Council of Norway; Division for Science 2015-
UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2013- (head of the board)
Centre of High North Logistics (CHNL) 2016-
Arktisk senter for ubemannede fly (ASUF) 2015-
The board for proposals of the royal order of St. Olav 2015-
Government appointed Committees:
Proposal for a new law for biobanks (2002)
Proposal for a new law on health research (2008)
Referee: Tidsskrift for den norske legeforening, Blood, Vox Sang, Transfusion.
Publications: Over 100 research publications.
