Youth@Skolkovo

Confirmed Speakers

• Anastasiya Kondratieva
  Born in Saint-Petersburg, Anastasia studied at physical-and-mathematical specialized school (1997-2007), where she carried out research in the sphere of mathematical analysis. Anastasia graduated from Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University where she studied the technologies of semiconductors development (2007-2012). The area of her scientific interests includes nanotechnologies, CVD-processes, semiconductor technologies, which served as material for several scientific articles published under Anastasia’s name. Anastasia graduated with highest honors, the subject of her thesis was: Development of nanocomposite materials by means of chemical deposition of gaseous state (2012).
• Andrey Voronin
  An engineer, specialist in the sphere of semiconductor materials, post-graduate of National University of Science and Technology MISiS, director of minor innovation company in the area of thermoelectric energy converters, head of Entrepreneurship Development Center of NUST MISiS, student of the Open University Skolkovo. He has been to different places and has done different projects and he’s only 26. He is married, has a daughter and for this reason finds no sense in planting a tree and building a house. Enjoys making photos and publishes OpUSvision magazine.
• Andrey Kolchanov
  A student of Tomsk Polytechnic University, Microsoft Student Partner. Took the 3rd place in the Russian final round of the Imagine Cup 2012 and the 1st place in the regional round of the Imagine Cup 2011 Siberia – Far East. Andrey is a leader of the User Group and co-founder of MCP-club in Tomsk. He is a resident of the Summer School of Academpark 2011 (Novosibirsk) and a participant of the Summer School on Databases and Information Search Russir/EDBT 2011 (Saint-Petersburg). Andrey represented Tomsk Polytechnic University at an international exhibition the Study World 2012, (Berlin).
• Vladimir Melnikov
  Vladimir was born on December 5, 1998. He got satisfactory grades at school, played computer games and spent time surfing the Internet. In 2006 he entered Tomsk State University (Department of Philosophy), started studying artificial intelligence, and suddenly became an outstanding student. In 2007 he took a minor in Liberal Arts and IT - his research was getting more serious. In 2008 he entered the Department of Psychology of Tomsk State University - his research interests remained the same. By 2012 he has already worked as an executive director in an Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and gained experience as a project manager. Besides, he created his own web-studio in 2011, this is his way of living.
• Gennadiy Baryshev
  A post-graduate student of Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute. He comes from the city of Kalyazin, Tver region. In 2012 he graduated from the National Research Nuclear University - Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute, with a specialization in Nuclear Reactors and Power Generating Plants. In 2009 he became a certified technical translator (English). In 2011 he opted for entrepreneurship and forecasting methods. He took part in S.B.Chernyshev’s project sessions on property management in entrepreneurial projects and was involved in creation of foresights of Skolkovo Open University and Canadian geopolitics. The latter was represented at the conference of futurologists and fantasts Traveler in 2012. As a teacher at Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute, he is developing a new course in engineering and constructing. His post-graduate studies are dedicated to electrophysical non-destructive testing and research of new materials. Gennady is a member of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute, coordinator of Rosatom Student Club and post-graduate head of Energoprognoz project office. His achievements were announced at the honors board of Kalyazin district in 2006.
• Eugeniy Bushkov
  Evgeny was born on April 3, 1987 in the city of Voskresensk, Moscow region. Graduated from Bauman Moscow State University in 2011. He has worked as an engineer for a state-owned corporation and as a sales manager for a commercial company. His field of study includes modern forecasting technologies and development of new forecasting methods.
• Elena Parfentseva
  Elena was born in 1989 in the city of Kuibyshev into the family of an architect and an engineer. Higher education: Samara State Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry (2006-2011), clinical internship in General Dentistry (Doctor of Stomatology) (2011-2012). Secondary education: Nayanova Samara Municipal University (AP Chemistry and Biology) (1995-2006). Additional education: graduated from musical school, piano department (1995-2002) Hobbies and interests: 7 years of sport ballroom dancing; foreign languages: English (Advanced level), German (B2 Niveau); travelling, Tibet culture.
• Elena Pogorelova
  Elena is a PhD student of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Since 2008 is working on mathematical modeling. Elena took part in modeling of the blood flow in veins when a blood clot is present, blood clotting speed and movement of blood disks in the blood flow.
• Maxim Gerasimov
  Maksim is a student of National Research Nuclear University MEPhI. He was born in Kaliningrad. Everything else is ahead of him.
• Margarita Sharipova
  Margarita was born in Ufa in 1988. Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University ( Department of Physics, Quantum Electronics Major) in 2011. At the moment she is doing post-graduate studies at the Department of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Hobbies: reading, psychology, singing and frisbee.
• Yuriy Chikhalov
  Yuri was born in 1988 in Moscow. In 2011 graduated from Experimental and Theoretical Faculty of National Research Nuclear University MEPhI specializing in Laser Physics. Yuri was involved in a number of social projects. During 3 years he worked in a science lab at JSC NICPV. Currently holds the position of General Director and co-Founder of Skolkovo company-resident LLC Tutorion. The company is developing of virtual educational systems (www.tutorion.ru).
• Dmitry Evgrafov
  Dmitry was born in Kazan, at school he was involved in Olympic physics, what helped him enter Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology. At Institute Dmitry is studying macroeconomics, in particular government finances. Hobbies: snowboard.
• Sergey Kuldin
  Sergei is Founder and General Director of Estimatix and ChildMonitor, is a PhD student and lecturer at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. In 2011 Sergei graduated with honors from Moscow State University specializing in Applied Mathematics and Informatics. Sergei is the winner of a number of entrepreneurial, scientific and research contests, including IBM Great Minds 2010, У.М.Н.И.К. 2009, Imagine Cup Russia 2012 (2 place), Imagine Cup Kazakhstan 2011. Sergei has more than five years of experience working in companies such Parallels, IBM Research Zurich, KB Sukhovo and Laboratory for Computing complexes in MSU. Currenty is working on projects in robotics, artificial intelligence, computer education and processing of natural language. Sergei loves beautiful girls and biking
• Alexander Kuznetsov
  Alexander was born in 1986 in a lovely city – Kansk. After graduating from school in 2003, Alexander looked at the map and decided to move to Tomsk. He has never regretted his decision. So far Alexander devoted his studies to journalism (Tomsk) and he is hoping to graduate finally in the nearest future. He spent a year in the army, regretting it at first, but now he does not feel bad about it. Alexander has a number of very different interests: organization and development of public spaces, urban planning, design, city wayfinding systems, journalism.
• Ekaterina Kronhaus
  Ekaterina started working as a journalist at the age of 13. She worked at Stolitsa magazine, newspapers Moskovskie Novosti and Stolichnaya Vechernyaya, publishing house Kommersant, on TV (fifth channel, MTV, VGTRK), at Bolshoi Gorod and Gala magazines. Ekaterina worked as a correspondent , columnist, editor (in the column Smile of the Day among others), radio and TV host, editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief, she even was a brand manager once. After returning to Bolshoi Gorod magazine Ekaterina became chief editor of bq.ru website. She started with rebuilding the whole website. While working Ekaterina received the prize n.a. Paul Khlebnikov and prize 21st Century Challenge of Russian Journalists, undertook John Smith Memorial Trust internship and gave birth to her son. Is seems that Ekaterina doesn’t plan to stop in her accomplishments.
• Dmitry Aleshkovsky
  Only a couple weeks ago Dmitry Aleshkovsky held the position of photo illustrator at ITAR-TASS, was a famous photo reporter and blogger. But after the tragic flood in Krymsk Dmitry spent a couple of days at Vorobievy Gory collecting donation and clothes for the victims. After what he went to deliver the collected goods to Krymsk. Buying so busy he did not make a single photo there. Thus a new project evolved – nuzhnapomosh.ru – a union of journalists who want to write stories and make photo reports about social heroes and a charity fund that will support them.
• Nikolay Kulikov - Host
  stand-up comedian, improviser. Nikolay performs in Moscow clubs and theatres. In 4 years he wrote and implemented over 50 comic one-man shows. Nikolay brought together a group of people and taught them comic improvisation. As a result of these activities No Brain Theatre was formed. No Brain Theatre performs with no preparation and exclusively according to the audience suggestions and inquiries.