Nataliya Smorodinskaya

Project: Strategic approach

Citizen of Russia
Date of birth: 1952

Education:
1969-1974, Moscow Institute (now Academy) of Finance, Faculty of International Economic Relations
1981-1984, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, USSR (now Russian) Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Nataliya Smorodinskaya is Head of Centre for Growth Poles and Free Economic Zones Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, a specialist on the problem of Kaliningrad, including the concept of its transformation into a region of the EU-Russian cooperation. She is an advisor to federal bodies and a member of different expert networks. As a team leader and an expert, she has worked for many international and national projects on economic modernization in Russia and its regions.

Theo Naccache

Project: Strategic approach

Junior EU Expert on Energy Dialogue
Date of birth: 1978
Citizen of France

Education:
1997-2000 – Ecole Polytechnique
2000 – Stanford University
2000-2002 – ENSAE, National School for Economics, Statistics and Finance

Theo Naccache is a qualified specialist in energy sector reforms and implementation of EU Energy directives in Eastern European Countries. He has participated in the implementation of a National Energy Efficiency plan in Kosovo, which will serve as the basis of creation of the Energy Efficiency Agency of Kosovo.

Polina Kryuchkova

Project: Legal Analysis

Russian senior expert on hierarchy and codification of legislation about the state regulation of the economy
Date of birth: 1972
Citizen of Russia

Education:
1988-1993, 1998 – Lomonosov Moscow State University
1993-1994 – Tilburg University
Holder of Ph.D. in Economics

Polina Kryuchkova is the Chief of the Sector at the Bureau of Economic Analyses Foundation. She has been engaged in planning and management of the technical assistance projects for Russian federal authorities. She has substantial experience in research in the field of state regulation, deregulation and self-regulation.

Andrei Shastitko

Project: Legal Analysis

Russian senior expert on market competition and innovations in Russia
Date of birth: 1965
Citizen of Russia

Education:
1989-1992, 1997-1999 – Lomonosov Moscow State University
Doctor of Economics

Andrei Shastitko is Deputy Director General for the Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation. As Leading consultant and Manager Mr . Shastitko has been involved in numerous projects of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. He is the author of more than 10 books and 60 articles .

Maria Bahnini

Project: Legal Analysis

Date of birth: 1957
Citizen of France

Education:
1974 - French cultural and university Mission in Morocco
1978-1980, 1983 - Nancy University, France
Holder of Ph.D in Civil Law

Maria Bahnini is a Legal Consultant established in Rabat . For the last few years she has been working essentially in the field of foreign private investments in Morocco . She carried out legal studies for Moroccan ministries and international companies.

Sergey Kashkin

Project: Legal Analysis

Date of birth: 1949
Citizen of Russia

Education:
1970 - Khabarovsk State Pedagogical Institute, faculty of foreign languages
1976-1979 – All-Union Extra-Mural Law Institute (now Moscow State Academy of Law)
1992-1993 – Emory University ( Atlanta , Georgia , USA)
Doctor of legal sciences

Sergey Kashkin is the Chief of the Chair of European Union Law at the Moscow State Academy of Law. He is a h ighly qualified lawyer in the field of the Constitutional law, International Law, Law of the European Union. Mr. Kashkin lectured in English on problems of Constitutional Law and Russian legal development in some universities of USA , Great Britain , India , China , the Netherlands and Belgium.

Anton Nakou

Project: Legal Analysis

Date of birth: 1972
Citizen of Russia

Education:
1989-1994 – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Faculty of International Law
1997-2002 – Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Chair of European Law
Holder of Ph.D. in Law

Anton Nakou is the professor at the Chair of European Law of MGIMO teaching EU law and institutions. He is a specialist in trade and customs law of EU, Russia and CIS.

Sergey Sosna

Project: Legal Analysis

Date of birth: 1935
Citizen of Russia

Education:
MGIMO - Specialist on international relations,
Doctor of legal sciences

Sergey Sosna is a senior researcher of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of State and Law. He has more than 30 years of r esearch experience in Russian, comparative and international, private, civil, antitrust and concession law.

Valeriy Belov

Project: Strategic approach

Date of birth: 1945
Citizen of Russia

Education:
1968-1975 – Russian Peoples' Friendship University
Holder of Ph.D. in History

Valeriy Belov is the Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Law of Russian Peoples’ Friendship University . In 1975 - 1986 Mr. Belov worked as a chief specialist and head of external relations department of the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR .

Stanislav Tkachenko

Project: Strategic approach

Expert on Bologna process
Date of birth: 1966
Citizen of Russia

Education:
Saint-Petersburg State University
Saint-Petersburg University of economy and finance
Holder of Ph.D. in Economics and in History

Stanislav Tkachenko is Vice Rector for International Relations of Saint Petersburg State University. He is a qualified specialist in educational policy, Russian foreign economic policy, legal reform of Russian higher education system.