The document provides information about the EMBA-Global programme, which is a partnership between London Business School, Columbia Business School, and The University of Hong Kong. It offers two streams - EMBA-Global Americas and Europe, and EMBA-Global Asia. The programme aims to give experienced professionals skills and networks to operate as global leaders. It features a global curriculum taught by renowned faculty across campuses, allowing students to balance their studies with careers through concentrated monthly classes. The programme brings together a diverse international network of business professionals.

1. EMBA-Global graduating class of 2015
www.emba-global.com

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EMBA-Global
Global reach
The EMBA-Global programme has two streams. EMBA-Global
Americas and Europe is offered in London and New York by London
Business School and Columbia Business School. EMBA-Global Asia
extends EMBA-Global’s reach to Hong Kong and Shanghai, with the
addition of The University of Hong Kong to the partnership.
Global perspectives
The content and delivery of EMBA-Global means that the programme
is truly worldwide and significantly different from other top MBA
programmes. Taught by internationally renowned faculty, students
benefit from unique insights and gain a truly international
perspective. Each school takes advantage of its location to draw upon
the surrounding business communities, attracting distinguished
guest speakers and business leaders.
Global format
The programme format is designed to allow students to balance their
academic commitments with demanding careers and busy personal
lives. In part one, core classes are taught in four or five-day
concentrated teaching periods alternating monthly between
campuses. This allows students to fully immerse themselves in the
learning and networking opportunities of the host city. In part two,
EMBA-Global students have access to the electives of all three
schools, enabling them to customise their learning to their interests
and organisational goals.
Global network
The EMBA-Global programme gives global business leaders a unique
opportunity to learn with and from an extraordinarily high calibre and
diverse cohort. Both EMBA-Global streams include a diverse range of
nationalities, industries and cultures, enabling all participants to
develop a broader global perspective and foster professional
relationships and networks around the world.
Class profile
Women 25%
Finance 33%
IT / Telecoms 9%
Consulting 9%
Industry /
Manufacturing 8%
Advertising / Media / PR 8%
Energy / Engineering 11%
Leisure / Retail / FMCG 4%
Public / Not-for-Profit 4%
Pharmaceuticals 2%
Entertainment 5%
Law / Professional Services 1%
Architecture / Design 4%
Medicine 1%
Mining 1%
Asia 12%
UK 4%
Central / Latin America 4% Australia / New Zealand 1%
Europe 43%
Africa / Middle East 4%
USA / Canada 32%
General
Management 42%
Finance 18%
Marketing / Sales 4%
Project Management 4%
Consulting 10%
Legal 4%
New Business
Development 10%
Professional Services 4%
IT 4%
Nationality by region
Job function
Industry sector
The world leading EMBA-Global programme is designed for experienced professionals who
seek to develop the skills, knowledge and networks to operate as successful global leaders,
anywhere in the world.

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The EMBA-Global programme brings together an elite international network of business
professionals. Through the world renowned faculty and unique global curriculum, students
have exclusive access to the most illuminating ideas, groundbreaking research and
innovative international business practices. Whether they choose EMBA-Global Americas
and Europe or EMBA-Global Asia, students are equipped with the tools to create the future
of global business.
Programme key
EMBA-Global Americas and Europe
EMBA-Global Asia
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EMBA-Global class profiles
Rochak Agrawal
Indian / Singaporean
Associate Director
UBS
Republic of Singapore
Senior IT executive responsible for
managing a global business service desk,
establishing processes and setting up
operational governance. Extensive
experience of onboarding, demand
planning, service delivery and outsourcing
initiatives. Successfully developed and
implemented vendor negotiation strategies,
offshoring and other cost reduction
frameworks. Designed stakeholder and
client centric toolsets. Founded a web
design start-up.
Faisal Al Hammadi
Emirati
Senior Associate
Mubadala Development Company
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Experienced business development
professional. Currently responsible for
directing the strategy and business
development of a specialised healthcare
start-up. Successfully led the feasibility
study and implementation of two
healthcare assets. Founder of two private
ventures in the food and beverage, and
fitness sectors.
Alex Aquereburu
French / Togolese
Chief Risk Officer
Continental Re
Lagos, Nigeria
Qualified actuary with extensive
cross-functional finance experience
focused on emerging markets. Expertise in
expansion strategy, capital deployment and
budgeting. Currently managing the
transformation of a local reinsurance
company into a pan-African corporation.
Led the company’s successful credit rating
upgrade effort. Leading a cutting-edge
project to develop retail insurance in
Africa.
Johannes Arnold
German
Managing Director
TRFM Global Advisors
Republic of Singapore
Highly experienced finance professional.
Cross-functional expertise specialising in
the front office environment. Currently
managing accounts for accredited
investors using a mix of global macro,
event-driven and statistical arbitrage
strategies. Acquired and led the front office
consulting mandates at various investment
banks and asset managers in the US,
Europe and Asia.
Ajay Arora
Indian
Fleet Group Manager
Maersk Tankers
Copenhagen, Denmark
Results driven senior executive. Strong
engineering background with extensive
experience in the gas, oil, cargo and
offshore shipping sectors. Successfully
managed shipping operations and a
multinational team in Singapore before
moving to Copenhagen.
John C. Ball
American / Irish
Vice President
State Street Corporation
Boston, USA
Senior finance executive with international
leadership experience throughout Europe,
Latin America and the US. Currently
leading a multinational team with
cross-functional responsibilities. Designed
and implemented an international
servicing model for a flagship client.
Peter Barannikov
Russian
Business Intelligence and Systems Director
BBDO Russia Group
Moscow, Russian Federation
Business intelligence expert. Extensive
experience of leading teams to improve
business efficiency, and implementing
financial and managerial tools.
Successfully led the development of an
international ERP system. Rich knowledge
of branding, advertising, media and PR
functions.
Rahma Beaugrand
Tunisian / French
Managing Director
Consulting Approach
Paris, France
Founder and managing director of a
consulting company. Currently responsible
for global information system projects and
global financial performance studies.
Successful programme manager for a
variety of international groups. Extensive
experience in the industrial, services and
luxury goods sectors.
Mikhail Berlizev
Russian
CEO
IMARKER & ADEX.PRO
Moscow, Russian Federation
Serial entrepreneur with extensive
experience in the telecoms and technology
sectors. Expertise in online behavioural
advertising. Responsible for leading
strategy, as well as product and business
development. Highly skilled in venture
capital and angel investment.
Alexander Bondarenko
Russian
CEO
RGS Life / RGS Pension Fund
Moscow, Russian Federation
Experienced CEO of a leading Russian life
insurance company and pension fund with
US$2bn in assets under management.
Board member of one of the largest
financial holdings in the CIS. Extensive
experience in the banking, insurance,
asset management and construction
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Josiah Brand
American
Manager
Ernst & Young
New York, USA
Highly experienced management
consultant. Strategy development and
implementation specialist with in-depth
knowledge of the financial services sector.
Responsible for annual sales and delivery
of services worth US$3m-US$5m.
Extensive cross-border experience.
Previous experience as a platoon
commander in the United States Marine
Corps.
Dev Chakraborty
Indian
Vice President / Head, Strategic Forecasting
Barclays
New York, USA
Experienced senior finance professional
specialising in analytics and risk. Currently
leading a global team across the US and
Europe. Responsible for managing credit
losses and economic stress testing for
more than £120bn of retail lending assets.
Designed a customer-focused marketing
strategy, generating more than US$1.1bn
net profit for retail lending.
Alexander Chernov
Russian
Investment Director
PPF Group
Moscow, Russian Federation
Private equity professional with extensive
experience in corporate finance. Currently
focused on the Russian commercial
property sector within a large investment
group in the CEE region. Managing a
US$150m joint venture. Responsible for
potential acquisitions reaching US$300m.
Previously led cross-border M&A
transactions involving strategic investors
entering the Russian market.
Andrey Chernyshov
Russian
Business Development Director
Nilsen Club
Moscow, Russian Federation
Management professional with expertise in
corporate strategic planning, budgeting
and forecasting. Broad cross-functional
experience in commodities and raw
materials trading, financial services, media
and lifestyle management. Results-oriented
leader with a strong background in
business development, corporate finance,
sales, operations and client relations in
Russian and multinational companies.
Successfully launched start-ups in media,
investments and travel industries.
Daniel Cheung
British / Chinese
Managing Director
R&J International
London, UK
Senior executive specialising in private
equity investment in the renewable energy
sector. Extensive experience of leading
multinational and cross-functional teams
across Europe, the US and Asia.
Developed and now managing one of the
largest private carbon portfolios in the
world. Currently managing a private equity
investment in a renewable energy portfolio
worth more than US$300m.
Lisa A. Cleary
American
Executive Director
CAAR Energy
Colorado Springs, USA
Senior executive with expertise in the
energy sector. Rich knowledge of strategic
planning, operations management,
regulatory compliance programmes and
transforming workplace culture.
Experience of P&L accountability in both
regulated and competitive businesses.
Successfully directed a utility company
worth more than US$1bn. Currently
provides energy consulting services. Leads
a not-for-profit organisation supporting low
income families.
Nevcan Coban
Turkish
Syndications Analyst
International Finance Corporation, World
Bank Group
Hong Kong, China
Finance professional with extensive
experience in project finance and
syndications across Europe and the MENA
region. Expertise in debt financing,
structuring, restructuring, loan
documentation, portfolio management and
syndicated loan markets. Currently
responsible for managing syndicated loans
across South and East Asia.
Lael Cox
American / German
Founder
Lael Consulting
Washington DC, USA
Founder and director of a specialist
consultancy. Rich knowledge of strategy
development and implementation, and
comprehensive performance improvement.
Experience working with US federal
agencies within the insurance and finance
sectors. Leads a web design company
focused on serving entrepreneurs in local
and regional markets.
Joseph D’Agostino
American
Assistant Vice President
Aon
Hamilton, Bermuda
Dynamic client advocate with extensive
experience of delivering risk-transfer
solutions for leaders of global corporations,
financial institutions, alternative asset
managers and insurance companies.
Skilled in strategic planning and analysing
organisations across global markets.
Expertise in the design and negotiation of
management, professional and
transactional liability insurance
programmes.
Sarah Dauphin
Swedish / French
Portfolio Manager
Monaco Asset Management
Monaco
Wealth management professional
responsible for implementing investment
strategies across all asset classes.
Primarily dedicated to hedge funds and
fixed income investments, managing an
asset base exceeding US$800m. Manager
of a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds.
Extensive experience of leading trading
teams and managing relationships with
counterparts in the US, Asia and Europe.
Kevin Day
American
Vice President
BlackRock
London, UK
Senior business development professional
with extensive cross-functional and
international experience. Currently focused
on an institutional sovereign wealth fund
and central bank clients across Europe,
the Middle East and Africa. Responsible
for overseeing client assets exceeding
US$10bn. Expertise in new market
business strategy, client development and
asset raising.
Hasan Esener
Turkish
Project Manager
Miller Druck UK
London, UK
Highly experienced project manager and
construction professional. Currently
responsible for the strategic analysis of the
company’s global growth and
development. Formed and now leading a
multicultural team of highly-skilled, artisan
workers specialised in natural stone
applications. Expertise in cost and
resources management, team-building and
development, project planning and
realisation.
Malin Falegard
Swedish
Business Manager
RBS
London, UK
Business professional specialising in the
financial management of global investment
budgets. Extensive experience of financial
governance and control, including
planning and strategy. Recent projects
focused in the financial services industry
include property, software and
infrastructure, with budgets of £500m.
Malcolm Fan
American
IT Manager
Yen Sheng Factory
Hong Kong, China
Seasoned IT professional with extensive
experience in software development,
consulting and IT infrastructure.
Successfully led multicultural software
development projects across China, India,
Europe and the US. Prior IT experience
gained at leading technology, e-commerce
and financial institutions.
Asher Feinberg
American
Regional Controller, Asia-Pacific
Bloomberg
Hong Kong, China
Highly experienced senior accounting
operations manager. Currently responsible
for Asia Pacific regional receivables,
payables, treasury, tax and accounting
compliance. Extensive international
experience across Asia Pacific and the US.
Successfully led team reorganisation
resulting in headcount and cost savings.
Developed credit control and customer
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David Fernandez-Sampedro
Spanish
Head, Civil Contracting Division in Europe
FCC Infrastructures
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Infrastructure specialist responsible for
managing multinational teams in Europe
and Africa. Rich knowledge of bidding
processes and collaborating with
cross-sector partnerships across Europe.
Experience of managing technical,
commercial and decision making
procedures, negotiations, risk
assessments, and interfaces with venture
partners. Successfully led the company’s
expansion into new markets.
Gustavo Garrido
Brazilian
Business Responsible, Corporate
Development
Santander
Madrid, Spain
Highly skilled private banking professional.
Responsible for business expansion in the
Middle East and CEE regions. Extensive
experience in acquisitions, divestments,
integrations, joint venture set-ups and
retail banking restructuring in Latin
America and Europe. Contributed to the
biggest bank insurance model deal to date
in Latin America.
Andreas Geiger
German
IT Manager
Festo
Esslingen, Germany
Highly experienced and innovative IT
manager. Responsible for leading a
multinational team of project managers,
process experts and software engineers.
Expertise in coordinating strategic projects
to deliver process optimisation for global
sales and logistics. Currently using
extensive knowledge of business and IT to
advise senior management on strategic
organisational concepts.
David Gellion
French
System Commissioning and Operations
Manager
Alstom Transport
Paris, France
Transport specialist with rich knowledge of
international railway projects. Leading
multinational and cross-functional teams
across multiple geographies. Strong project
management skills with extensive
experience of coordinating activities with
partners, subcontractors and local and
governmental authorities.
Dennis Gillespie
American
CFO
RAPP
London, UK
Senior executive with a diverse
background in marketing and energy
services. Extensive international exposure.
Currently responsible for overall
operational management alongside CFO
responsibilities within finance, legal,
compliance and IT functions. Experience
in leading a variety of initiatives from
start-up operations to organisational
restructures and change management.
Boris Ginzburg
American / Russian
Managing Director / Head, Fixed Income
Uralsib
Moscow, Russian Federation
Experienced finance professional
responsible for the entire fixed income
business for a major private bank.
Currently focused on organisational
efficiency and efficient capital allocation.
Managing three teams responsible for both
primary and secondary capital markets
business and managing the proprietary
position. Extensive experience in Russian
capital markets.
Jose Marie Gochangco
Filipino
Managing Director
GV Hotel Group
Cebu City, The Philippines
Successful entrepreneur responsible for
leading a family-owned retail and real
estate conglomerate in the Philippines.
Currently creating effective and actionable
strategic plans to improve productivity and
profitability. Strong professional
background in law and accounting.
Alexander Gogokhiya
Russian
Managing Director
Algorithm
Moscow, Russian Federation
Highly experienced executive with
expertise in the automotive, financial
services and legal services industries.
Founder and managing director of a legal
services company specialising in legal
consulting. Currently serves world famous
automotive and financial services
organisations.
Pablo Gomez Olmedo Albarran
Spanish
Risk Treasury Manager
Banco de Credito BCP
Lima, Peru
Senior risk manager responsible for
ensuring treasury operations comply with
laws and regulations. Extensive experience
in IT project management across Europe
and Latin America. Rich knowledge of
investment management consultancy for
banks, family offices and asset managers.
Gustavo Gomez Torres
Venezuelan
Director, Corporate Affairs and Business
Development
Ole Communications
Miami, USA
Highly experienced finance and media
executive. Proven success in leading
multicultural teams across the Americas
and Europe. Focused on sales, business
and content development, programming,
production, and finance. Previously led the
production of events with multimillion US
dollar budgets for major entertainment
brands. Instrumental in launching and
managing highly successful advertising
sales offices in Latin America.
David Guillermo Gonzalez
Colombian
Vice President / Head, Sales and
Structuring
Citibank
Bogota, Colombia
Substantial multinational experience of
managing corporations and institutional
investors across Latin America and the US.
Expertise in managing exposure to
currency, interest rates and commodity
price fluctuations, and providing structured
funding solutions. Extensive
cross-functional knowledge of finance,
regulatory issues, taxes and operations in
the region.
Igor Gorshunov
Russian
CFO
YUGP
Nizhnevartovsk, Russian Federation
Successful strategist devoted to business
excellence. Extensive experience in M&A
and management, including forming,
developing and selling. Previously
developed a financial model for Europe’s
biggest IPO in the real estate industry.
Konstantin Grinfeld
Russian
Managing Director
Evli Corporate Finance
Moscow, Russian Federation
Highly experienced senior investment
professional. Strong background in M&A
and strategic advisory for Russian and
Nordic companies. Responsible for
business development for a leading
investment and wealth management bank.
Successfully led multinational
cross-functional teams. Previously involved
in more than 15 transactions and large-
scale brownfield and greenfield projects
across multiple sectors.
Cédric Guérin
French
Vice President
Blackstone
Paris, France
Senior finance professional specialising in
M&A advisory for financial institutions.
Strong global profile achieved through
multiple international client assignments.
Additional expertise in sovereign and
corporate debt restructure, including
advisory to international creditors involved
in the €200bn Greek sovereign debt
restructure in 2012.
Didier Houndéglé
Togolese / French
Senior Financial Lawyer
Société Générale
Paris, France
Senior legal professional with substantial
advisory experience in investment
banking, commodity trading and
international finance. Currently responsible
for significant legal contracts and the
structuring and implementation of global
transactions of up to US$1.5bn across four
continents. Experience of founding and
managing an organic products distribution
business with partners in Africa and South
America.

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Ben Hurdis
Australian
Independent Consultant
Evolution Partners
Sydney, Australia
Multilingual consultant with extensive
experience of advising global private equity
and corporate clients. Strong background
in the financial services, private banking,
energy and FMCG sectors across
Australasia and Europe. Cross-sector and
multinational expertise in leading projects
focused on private equity acquisition
advisory, portfolio improvement and growth
strategies.
Jonathan Hurst
American
Innovative Financing / Debt Management
Policy Director
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin, USA
Cross-functional policy and political expert
in areas such as water, energy, economic
development and healthcare. Extensive
experience in crisis management and
strategic communications. Responsible for
overseeing more than 150 government
entities. Accomplished objectives through
strategic management, comprehensive
initiatives and legislation. Responsible for
the development of state budgets of more
than US$180bn, working in collaboration
with elected officials.
Saket Jain
American
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Washington DC, USA
Senior management professional with a
strong background in business
development, IT strategy and innovation.
Extensive experience of leading large-scale
technology and change management
initiatives for Fortune 100 corporations and
government agencies. Cross-functional
and cross-sector management consulting
expertise developed through working with
global corporations.
Ibrahim Jaridi
Moroccan
Regional Director
Pizzorno Environment Group
Marrakech, Morocco
Highly experienced senior manager.
Proven expertise in bidding for government
tenders and building successful new
business operations. Specialist knowledge
of logistics and operations management.
Extensive experience of managing
relationships with elected officials and
town planners in challenging political
environments. Currently responsible for
leading a large workforce.
Keita Kanda
Japanese
Manager
Dai-ichi Life Insurance
Hong Kong, China
Highly experienced insurance professional.
Strong background in regulatory and legal
fields. Currently responsible for facilitating
M&A activities in the Asia Pacific region.
Leading research initiatives across the
region for both organic and inorganic
growth strategies.
Emily Kerschner
American
Account Manager
O&M Partners
New York, USA
Highly skilled marketing and investor
relations professional. Experience in
mining and energy companies with
specific expertise in creative problem
solving. Focused on penetrating analysis,
simplifying and communicating the
essentials of complex issues, and
implementing constructive change.
Didzis Kirstuks
Latvian
Real Estate and Expansion Director
RIMI Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Highly skilled retail and real estate
professional. Experience of managing the
expansion of a leading Nordic food retailer
into the Eastern European market. Leading
store network planning, investment
projects and technical operations for a
€574m retail company in Latvia.
Julius Kondratas
Lithuanian
Board Member / Underwriting Director
Lietuvos Draudimas (part of RSA Group)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Senior finance executive with expertise in
managing complex turnaround projects.
Key achievements include a sales channel
growth of 300% over four years and an
increase of company profits during the
financial crisis. Previously designed
advanced reinsurance schemes and
launched new products in the early stages
of the Lithuanian insurance market.
Implemented international best practice.
Kc Kong
Taiwanese / American
Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing /
Co-founder
NeuroNexus Technologies
Ann Arbor, USA
Entrepreneur with a strong technical
background in engineering, R&D and
product design. Extensive cross-functional
leadership experience in start-up
environments. Successfully grew a
biotechnology start-up to acquisition.
Developed a premium brand with a
tailored product line and marketing
strategy.
Marianthi Koukouvinos
Swedish
Independent Consultant
Private enterprise
Zurich, Switzerland
Experienced executive currently working
within a new investment management
venture. Responsible for managing high
net worth individuals direct investments
into companies. Previously created,
managed and led all M&A activities for a
network of more than 200 limited partners
in Europe, on behalf of a venture capital
firm. Participated in the women’s
basketball team in the 2004 Olympics.
Vincent Lambert
French
Manager, Engineering and Technology
Walt Disney Television
Tokyo, Japan
Multilingual manager with extensive
cross-functional experience in the
television industry. Currently leading a
technical team responsible for seamless
24/7 multi-channel broadcast. Previously
established the MEA sales channels for a
Japanese manufacturer, leading to a
three-fold increase in sales over a two year
period.
David Lebovitz
American
Associate
JP Morgan Asset Management
London, UK
Global market strategy expert within one of
the largest asset managers in the UK.
Responsible for helping to construct a
quarterly guide to the markets. Extensive
experience of liaising with clients and
assisting in the training of new employees.
Focused on working to expand the team
globally.
JungSup Lee
Canadian
Account Manager, Capital Markets
Infusion
New York, USA
Business technology professional. Highly
skilled in business development and client
relationship management. Strong
background in application design and
software development. Extensive
experience of programme management,
cross-functional team management and
business analysis.
Serena Fang Li
Chinese
Executive Director
China National Culture & Art Company
Beijing, China
Head of the art selection department for
the biggest Chinese state-owned enterprise
in culture and art. Responsible for leading
daily operations and business functions
across 20 countries. Extensive experience
in developing, approving and coordinating
the international trade of works of art,
exhibitions and artistic performances.
Manages a global art budget of US$30m
per annum.
Dave Lincoln
American
Director, Research
Wealth-X
London, UK
Research professional with
cross-functional experience in the
information services industry. Co-built a
wealth research start-up venture from a
single location to six offices with more than
150 researchers across Asia, Europe and
the US. Currently oversees the wealth
market forecasting and advisory
businesses.

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Colleen Lloyd
American
Business Partner
Neo@Ogilvy
London, UK
Global digital marketing specialist with
expertise in the travel and consumer
electronics sectors. Built a multicultural
team of nine professionals in under a year
to oversee the strategic planning, buying
and implementation of digital media.
Strong background with international client
accounts across the APAC and the EMEA
regions, resulting in a 300% increase in
revenue year-on-year.
Tiago Luchini
Brazilian
CEO / CTO
Hintfy / Savalanche
Oulu, Finland
Experienced technology entrepreneur.
Founded three hi-tech companies and
created strategic products generating
revenue of more than US$20m. Extensive
experience of leading multinational,
multicultural teams and delivering
multimillion US dollar IT products and
services to more than 100 countries.
Established two cost-efficient R&D centres
in China and facilitated several new
strategic service lines.
Lili Luizova
Bulgarian
Associate Director
Baumschlager Eberle Group
Hong Kong, China
Seasoned business professional with
extensive international exposure. Cross-
sector experience in architecture, design,
and real estate investment and
development across Europe and Asia.
Currently a team member of one of
Europe’s recognised sustainable building
design pioneers.
Jonathan Ma
British
Investment Director
Dunedin
London, UK
Senior private equity professional.
Responsible for originating, evaluating and
executing buyout investments in addition
to driving value growth and international
expansion of companies within the buyout
fund portfolio. Previously COO of a private
equity firm and co-founder of a technology
start-up. Experience of management
consulting and investment banking in
Europe, the US and the Middle East.
Ekta Malhotra
British
Strategy Senior Manager, Telecoms
Accenture
London, UK
Senior manager in an international
consultancy with extensive experience in
strategic planning and execution globally.
An expert speaker and writer on telecom
trends and advocate of gender diversity.
Shortlisted for the 2013 Strategy
Consultant of the Year award by the
Management Consulting Association.
Steven Matthew
Australian
Regional Manager, Asia
Hyde Marine
Hong Kong, China
Extensive experience in maritime and oil
industries. Qualified sea-going chief
engineer and lawyer. Broad experience in
shipping, trade and commodities disputes.
Successfully established and developed a
regional sales office, fostered client
relationships and conducted competitor
monitoring and analysis.
Elliott H. Merck
American
Producer
Elliott Merck Entertainment
Charleston / New York / Los Angeles, USA
Founder of a successful start-up within the
media industry. Leads the acquisition of
film and television rights for projects
spanning various genres. Responsible for
the development of original content for
each respective project.
Cai Xia Miao
British
Finance Director
Loedige Asia
Hong Kong, China
Senior executive responsible for running
operations across Asia. Successfully set up
five subsidiaries and implemented internal
control procedures. Cross-functional
expertise in project management, finance,
HR, tax and legal aspects. Previously led a
team auditing a leading tourist company in
China.
Tamas Molnar
Hungarian
Adviser on international consumer issues
European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
Responsible for representing EU consumer
policy in international negotiations.
Successfully led the implementation of
new EU legislation establishing a European
cross-border public enforcement network
of 250 authorities. Co-financed a
Pan-European network with EU
governments, advising cross-border
consumers on their rights.
Wasib Muhammad
Canadian
Manager, Engineered Systems Projects
Rockwell Automation
Republic of Singapore
Responsible for developing regional
management capabilities, identifying risk
and fostering relationships with customers
through the project life cycle. Managed
and led a complex multidisciplinary project
portfolio of more than US$40m across the
Asia Pacific region. Extensive experience
within the Asian and North American
markets.
Dave Nash
American
Entrepreneur / Consultant
Private enterprise
Shenzhen, China
Entrepreneur with extensive start-up
experience across the health and wellness,
real estate and travel industries.
Succesfully founded a consulting business
specialising in sales incentives for the
direct selling industry. Doubled top-line
sales revenues of three small to
medium-sized companies within a year.
Adam Nathu
British / Canadian / Indian
CEO
Private enterprise
London, UK
Successful entrepreneur and strategy
consultant. Broad international experience
across six continents with rich cross-sector
and cultural knowledge. Expertise in
market entry and business development in
emerging markets. Specific experience in
turnaround, conflict resolution and deal
negotiation in areas of political and
economic crisis. Background in merger
arbitrage, private equity advisory and
venture capital.
Temitope Odukoya
Nigerian
Associate Director
KPMG
Lagos, Nigeria
Senior finance professional. Currently
directing multiple teams to execute
cross-border M&A, transaction advisory
and valuation assignments for international
and local clients, and private equity firms.
Part of the African M&A and transaction
advisory team. Co-managing an advanced
M&A training programme for candidates
across Africa.
Alexander Orlov
Russian
CFO
IES-Trading
Moscow, Russian Federation
Highly experienced finance professional
with extensive expertise in banking, private
equity funds, manufacturing and energy
sectors. Currently managing financial
issues within an energy company with
sales exceeding US$700m. Previously
responsible for evaluating companies and
implementing investment projects
throughout Russia, Europe and Latin
America.
Karen Renae Owens
American
CEO
KRO Consulting
Dubai, UAE
Global consultant focused on the
not-for-profit and professional services
industries. Specific expertise in business
systems strengthening, global programme
management and collaborative partnership
development. Previously worked for a
major American charitable foundation in
both the US and Africa.

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Christian Paone
Italian
Executive Consultant
Atos
London, UK
Experienced executive consultant and
social entrepreneur. Diverse international
leadership experience in multinational
consulting companies. Broad background
in the energy, automotive, telecoms and
government sectors. Extensive expertise in
business development and operations
management. Proven success in
managing multi-site, cross-functional and
cross-cultural teams.
Prayag Patel
American
Founder / CEO
BrainML
New York, USA
Accomplished ROI-focused general
management executive. Expertise in the
consumer packaged goods, financial and
not-for-profit sectors. Partner and advisor
to various start-ups in the travel and
technology industries. Previously devised
strategy and execution plans to grow a
global technology and social media
company, assisting brands and agencies to
produce measurable and effective online
campaigns.
Julio Perrotta
Canadian
Senior Director, Portfolio Management
GWL Realty Advisors
Toronto, Canada
Successful real estate professional with a
background in equity and debt investment.
Currently leading the investment
management of domestic real estate worth
CAD$2.5bn. Extensive experience of
working with a multinational tenant base.
Responsible for providing direction to
regional asset management teams across
Canada and participating in new business
generation.
Ksenia Ponomarenko
Russian
Sales Advertising Director
Sanoma Independent Media
Moscow, Russian Federation
Extensive marketing background with
specific expertise in the luxury goods
sector. Currently managing sales for the
world’s leading luxury magazine.
Significant experience in developing and
implementing profitable sales and
marketing strategies. Responsible for
leading cross-functional teams. Previously
involved in launching a successful start-up
luxury service company and growing large
established international brands.
Lorena Puica
Romanian
Director, Business Development and
Strategy
Morningstar Investment Management
London, UK
Multilingual leader delivering sustainable
growth within the investment management
industry across EMEA markets. Extensive
expertise in management and investment
consulting. Responsible for growth,
crisis/change management, competitive
positioning and team building. Dedicated
to sustainable innovation, business
integrity and authentic leadership.
Nyaniki Quarmyne
Ghanaian
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong, China
Senior executive responsible for driving
client management strategies in both the
equities and fixed income business.
Previously managed content and execution
of the leading macroeconomic event in
Asia Pacific, attracting institutional
investors and world leaders. Extensive
experience across multiple cultures and
geographies.
Zdenek Radil
Czech
CEO
Pivovary Lobkowicz
Prague, Czech Republic
Extensive experience in M&A, capital
raising and cross-border financing.
Consolidated a group of traditional
independent breweries within a holding
structure. Successfully executed a
business plan to achieve a market lead in
beer specialities. Previously founded a
renewable energy start-up and led its IPO
on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Niko Radjenovic
American
Executive Director, Business Operations
Wildlife Conservation Society
New York, USA
Senior executive with extensive business
management experience. Responsible for
all attendance-driven revenue across five
New York zoos and aquariums exceeding
US$50m in annual sales. Successfully
managed the change from a
transactional-based workforce model to a
sales-oriented model.
Damian Rozo
Mexican
Vice President
TCX Investment Fund
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Experienced economist, mathematician,
entrepreneur and finance professional.
Extensive experience in trading, modelling,
asset and liability management, and
investment banking. Currently trading
tailor-made FX derivatives in Latin
America, Africa and Asia. Member of the
pricing committee evaluating
methodologies in more than 60 countries.
Previously founded and invested in three
start-ups.
Elena Rudenko
Russian
Strategy Manager
Cisco Systems
London, UK
Senior sales and marketing professional
with broad international leadership
experience across Europe, the Middle
East, Russia and Africa. Extensive
expertise in entering new markets and
change management. Consistently
delivered multimillion US dollar growth
ahead of the market across multiple
countries. Strong background in building
and leading high-performing international
teams.
Carlos Sabrido Molina
Spanish
Business Manager, South West Europe
Siemens
Madrid, Spain
Expertise in healthcare technology and
management. Engineer and psychologist
currently leading the company’s x-ray
products business across 11 countries.
Managing a budget of more than €120m.
Experience of implementing a sales and
marketing strategy in five different
languages. Successfully driving a high
market share within an extremely
competitive environment.
Sandeep Sachdeva
Indian
Senior Business Manager
Capital One
Washington DC, USA
Experienced consumer lending and
general management professional.
Expertise in credit risk management,
underwriting, product development and
marketing. Responsible for the marketing
investment strategy for a credit card
portfolio in the US. Led a cross-functional
team to create and implement a strategy
investing US$560m across multiple
marketing channels to acquire $5bn of
credit card assets.
Alessandro Santoni
Italian
Head, Strategic Planning, Research and IR
MPS
Milan, Italy
Former top-ranked Goldman Sachs equity
analyst. Currently a banking manager
specialising in strategy and business
development. Successfully led
multinational, cross-functional teams and
projects for a variety of organisations.
Achieved a PhD with published academic
papers and books on financial markets
and behavioural finance. Previously an
army officer and squadron leader.
Andrey Scherbina
Russian
Chief Commercial Officer
FSK Lider
Moscow, Russian Federation
Extensive experience of project acquisition,
product development, marketing, pricing,
long-term sales and commercial planning.
Responsible for commercial policy and
strategy design and implementation.
Achieved an increase in the company’s
annual income from US$28m to US$696m
and an increase in profits from US$4.5m
to US$150m.
Muhsin Shahid
Canadian
CEO
SharePoint Delivery
New York, USA
Successful, multifaceted entrepreneur with
extensive experience in technology, real
estate and film. Delivered global
technology solutions for international
government organisations spanning 166
countries, and led global teams to improve
disaster response times and business
continuity. Previously founded a real estate
development firm. Directed and produced
documentaries, live event coverages and
broadcasts.

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Anna Shapkina
Russian
IT Director
Polymetal
St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Extensive experience in facilitating
financial statements and budgeting
processes. Successfully created a team of
IT specialists to design, implement and run
a unique information infrastructure.
Supported the transformation of the
leading Russian silver producer to an
international holding with 40 offices,
mining sites and ore processing plants.
Lula Sheena
British
Global Sales COO, FX and Emerging
Markets
Credit Suisse
London, UK
Experienced strategy and finance
professional. Responsible for the
development and execution of client and
distribution initiatives across multiple
geographies to achieve multimillion US
dollar sales targets. Previously led
cross-border teams on strategic projects
and investments in retail and wholesale
banking.
Dmitry Shokhin
Russian
Vice President
Industrial Investors
Moscow, Russian Federation
Legal professional with extensive
experience in both private practice and
in-house settings. Currently responsible for
legal, business and operational aspects of
transactions across multiple industries and
geographies. Previously worked on various
complex M&A and finance transactions.
Involved in the sale of one of Russia’s
largest alcohol producers, a major private
transportation company, and the
acquisition of a commercial sea port.
Natalia Simonenko
Russian
Co-Founder / Chairman
Movavi
Moscow, Russian Federation
Experienced entrepreneur. Founder of a
video software company that achieved a
multimillion US dollar annual revenue in
less than five years. Subscribed 8m
customers in 150 countries, and localised
products into 16 languages. Partnered with
retail, OEM and distribution companies in
Europe, the US and Asia.
Morgan Tang
Chinese
Senior Manager
NCS
Shanghai, China
Senior consultant with expertise in strategy,
business development and project
management. Aided various enterprises in
the Great China Group by leveraging
finance utilities to enhance performance
for pivotal strategic partners.
Julien Tizot
French
Head, Alternative Investment
Ag2r-La Mondiale
Paris, France
Senior finance professional with extensive
international hedge fund experience.
Currently managing the alternative
investment department of one of the
largest French institutional investors.
Responsible for developing key
partnerships and managing a global
mandate.
Ryan Toma
American
Vice President
Toma and Company
Los Angeles, USA
Certified public accountant. Responsible
for leading teams to prepare financial
reports, tax returns and audited
statements. Extensive client base ranging
from real estate developers with more than
US$100m in assets, to US subsidiaries of
industry-leading Japanese public
companies. Experience of working with
not-for-profit organisations. Increased
practice revenue by 50% over the past
three years.
Jassen Trenkov
German / Bulgarian
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong, China
Dynamic executive responsible for
overseeing the growth strategy, execution
and operations of a key business line in
Asia. Extensive experience in asset and
risk management with broad expertise in
addressing personnel, organisational,
infrastructure and control challenges.
Arman Tuyakov
Kazakh
Deputy Planning Director
North Caspian Operating Company
Astana, Kazakhstan
Extensive experience of planning, business
development and corporate finance in
international oil and gas upstream projects.
Currently leading the establishment of
project control functions for a multibillion
US dollar project. Established corporate
finance functions and secured long-term
financing for a leading independent oil and
gas company with multiple operating
assets.
Kai van der Kolk
Dutch
Associate
J.P. Morgan
London, UK
Finance professional with extensive
experience in M&A and capital market
products. Responsible for originating,
structuring and executing corporate
finance transactions within the consumer
and retail industries. Cross-product team
leader coordinating multidisciplinary
solutions for corporate and financial
sponsor clients across the EMEA region.
Doreen Wang
Chinese
General Manager
Teckwah Value Chain
Shanghai, China
Currently leading a Singaporean-invested
company to provide supply chain services
to world-class IT companies within the
Chinese market. Extensive experience in
customising supply chain solutions.
Successful involvement and recognition in
the e-commerce industry developed
through providing strong IT support.
Mason Webster
American
Senior Sourcing Manager
Stryker Corporation
Suzhou, China
Senior technical professional with
extensive experience of working across
Asia. Currently managing the Asia supply
chain for a Fortune 500 company with
annual spend exceeding US$100m.
Strongly influencing the company’s
low-cost country strategy. Successfully
established Asia operations for a US-based
lithium battery corporation, building two
factories in 18 months.
Anthony Yonnone
American
Market Outlook Manager
EDP Renováveis
Houston, USA
Senior manager with broad expertise in the
renewable energy industry. Responsible for
long-term global strategic positioning for
renewable energy technology solutions.
Currently developing and acquiring
utility-scale generation assets, selecting
commercially available products for those
assets and evaluating and guiding
investment in new or emerging products.
Qingru Zhang
American
Founder / Executive Director
Shenzhen Xintel Culture Communication
Hong Kong / Shenzhen, China
E-commerce expert with extensive
experience in software development in
both an educational institution and a
commercial laboratory environment.
Founded and currently running an
education service company in China.
Fluent in English and Mandarin.
Ludmila Zolotykh
Russian
Head, Legal Department
PPF Group
Moscow, Russian Federation
Currently managing legal support for a
portfolio of Russian companies.
Participating in M&A transactions
including structuring, due diligence and
documentation within an international
investment group with €18bn of assets
under management. Broad experience in
the banking, insurance, biotechnology,
metals mining, agriculture, retail and real
estate sectors.

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