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The legendary format of “no-tie”
Meetings with significant people from business in a private setting, without photo or video recording. This makes each meeting candid and filled with vivid insights.
  • Victor Orlovsky
    General Partner and founder of Fort Ross Ventures (investments in startups in the US and Israel, $500 million in assets under management), an expert in the field of future technologies, for over 25 years he headed technology departments in top international and Russian banks. Author of The Wall Street Journal's best-selling book on digital transformation. In 2013, he was recognized as one of the best IT executives in the world (Oracle award).
  • Dmitry Grishin
    Co-founder of Mail.Ru Group, founder of the Grishin Robotics investment fund. His investment company has invested more than $100 million in startups developing household robotics and smart devices. The fund owns more than 20 companies.
  • Alexey Vasilchuk
    Co-founder of Restart Vasilchuk Brothers restaurant holding company, which unites about 80 restaurants in Russia and abroad. Restaurateur of the Year according to the national award “Palm branch of the restaurant business 2021”.
  • Anton Semyonov
    General Director of JSC Belaya Dacha. He started working at the family enterprise in his youth, as an assistant foreman, and worked his way up to the head of the company.
  • Henrik Winther
    Entrepreneur who has led the opening of over 430+ restaurants worldwide. Founder of Tigrus Holding: 53 restaurants in Russia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia (Osteria Mario, Shvili, Bar BQ Cafe, Zest Coffee & Wine and many others).
  • Ilya Strebulaev
    Professor of Private Equity and Finance at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), Stanford University. Ilya Strebulaev is a scholar in the field of venture capital financing, the developer of the Stanford course, the author of numerous articles in the world's largest publications, a multiple winner of professional awards and the author of a book on the mindset of a venture capitalist.
  • Wassim Karkabi
    Shareholder and Managing Partner of Stanton Chase Middle East in Dubai. Wassim holds an Executive MBA from Hult International Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of La Verne, California. He is a consultant to international and regional organizations on strategy and leadership.
  • Gareth Johnson
    Founder and CEO of Macroscope Consulting and Epiphany, an international consulting firm. Experience includes working with giants such as MTS, X5 Retail Group, Telenor, and many others.... Strategic marketing consultant focused on B2B, B2C and B2B2X.
  • Dave Chaggar
    Partner at Capital Club Dubai, a community of business leaders and innovators in the UAE. He has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital. He is a multi-sector entrepreneur. Highly skilled in implementing unique commercial technologies.