University of talented people

Arkady has created more than 30 successful restaurant projects, including Beluga, Vogue Cafe, GQ-Bar, Novikov Restaurant & Bar in London and other world-class restaurants. Winner of the “Men of the Year GQ-2004” award (nomination “Restaurateur of the Year”), Golden Bridge 2009 award (Business category), Commander of the Supreme Order of Italy "For Merit to the Italian Republic"

The richest woman in Indochina, CEO of Vietjet Air. In 2011, she launched Vietjet all by herself, backed up by Vietnamese investors. Vietjet became the first privately-owned airline in Vietnam. She became a millionaire at age 21 and subsequently kept on building businesses until now.

Investor and financier, founder, president and largest beneficiary of the United Capital Partners. In 2020 he took 135th place in the list of the 200 richest people in Russia according to Forbes.

Dr. Abu Ezza previously served as an Associate Professor at the British Imperial University College in Sharjah, UAE. He is fluent in English, Russian, and Arabic, and holds ACCA and CMA certifications as well as a UAE Tax Consultant qualification. His primary professional interests focus on financial management and taxation.

A recognized expert in the field of accounting and finance. His professional and academic experience includes extensive work in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Actively publishes his research in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and regularly speaks at regional and international conferences.

Vice President of Raiffeisen Bank
He has deep expertise in economics and finance, with experience in international corporations where he developed financial strategies to enhance company competitiveness. He is also actively involved in research on sustainable economic growth and innovation in the financial sector.

Host Theatre and Lost
Marketing Advisor of the Safmar Plaza hotel holding
More than 16 years of experience in the hotel industry, working with such well-known brands as Marriott and Hilton
Twice TEDx speaker and graduate of numerous programs in the hospitality industry
Lecturer at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
Regional Director of the Global Woman Club community in Dubai.
Chairman of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Alumni Club Dubai

Founder and CEO of the communications agency PR Inc., head of the committee for the industry and projects promotion of the Association of Public Relations Consulting Companies. Two-time winner of Kotler Awards.

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion. He owns a mobile operator, a brand of protein bars, a fitness app for smartphones.

Successful Russian entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of the Siberian Coal Energy Company and one of the largest producers of mineral fertilisers, EuroChem.

 

Russian test cosmonaut. The third Russian cosmonaut to fly on the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of the Roscosmos-NASA Cross-Flight Programme

Deputy Chairman of Eurasia Gulf in the UAE (a project to expand trade and investment opportunities between Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Gulf Corporation Council countries), and is the head of the Foreign Investment and Relocation Committee at Heriot-Watt University (Dubai campus).

International Recruiting Partner at Yango (Ridetech), former Accenture and IBM employee, career development mentor for professionals and graduates

Founder and CEO of CODDY — an international coding school for children. Since 2016, the company has expanded to 181 cities across 28 countries, with over 225,000 graduates.

Included in the “Top 250 Senior Executives of Russia” for 2023–2024. Winner of the “Business Women” competition (2022) and the “Successful Ladies Awards 2024” in the category “Best Entrepreneur in Education and IT.”