Andrey Volkov – Rector of the Moscow School of Management “Skolkovo”, and one of the initiators of its creation. One of the leading experts in the field of educational policy in Russia. Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, supervised over a commission of experts of the countries of the “Big eight » (G8) concerning initiatives of Russia in the sphere of education and participated in the development of the program of modernization of higher education of the Russian Federation. Earlier worked as the Pro-rector of the Academy of national economy of the Government of the Russian Federation. He is President of the Federation of mountaneering of Russia, and an international level master of sports.