Mentor Hours

A practitioner in the field of finance and management with over 20 years of experience. For over 17 years, he was the CFO of JSC «Medicine» .
Mentor Skolkovo and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Oleg Dolgopolov is a Business Development Director and strategist with 26 years of experience in industrial automation, digital transformation, and engineering. Specializes in developing integrated solutions for mining, chemical, and manufacturing enterprises, localization of imported equipment, and managing EPC(M) projects worth up to €4+ billion. Previously held leadership roles at Rostec, FLSmidth, and major industrial holdings; currently founder of an R&D team ensuring technological independence and partner at Hyperrealistic Strategy consultancy. Develops and executes growth strategies, brings IoT/IIoT solutions to market, attracts investments, and establishes communications with C-level clients. Helicopter view, problem-solving, cross-functional management, B2B sales of high-tech solutions.

IT and business development expert.
Leading analyst, marketer, mentor, and entrepreneur

Venture partner of the Friendly VC investment Fund, associate partner of O2Consulting.
I have been involved in venture capital investments for 18 years, 6 years of experience as a tracker in corporate accelerators, a lecturer in economics at the HSE, Moscow State University, and ITMO. Previously, he worked at the Russian Academy of Sciences, co-author of the Young Scientist’s Handbook.
I am a member of the Committee on Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Moscow State Educational Institution Opora Russia, a member of the Skolkovo Mentor Club, a member of the National Association of Certified Advisors, and a member of the CCI Commission on Venture Financing.

25+ years of experience in the fields of
digital transformation, business analysis, IT project management, and crisis management.
More than 30 major projects in the energy, telecom, aviation, and transport sectors.

Specialist and postgraduate degree from MIEM and Strelka Institute in the Hybrid Urbanism program.
I have 20+ years in IT, am a technical director and solutions architect.
I specialize in distributed systems, agent-based modeling systems, data management, and artificial intelligence.

Financial partner with 14 years of experience in corporate finance
Progressed from economist to CFO and strategic consultant
Over 100 completed projects with hands-on involvement across various industries
Supporting business owners and investors as a partner in finance and strategy
Mentor at Skolkovo Foundation, business tracker, and speaker on finance

Managing Partner TheQube VC business accelerator, business tracker, investor, with 20 years of experience in digital advertising and IT in leadership positions at PepsiCo, Mindshare, and Dentsu. Mentor at the Skolkovo

Expertise: launching and scaling startups, strategic and operational management, marketing strategy, promotion and sales, process optimization.

10+ years of entrepreneurial experience.
Exposure to 350+ projects across IT, Promtech, EnergyTech, Fintech, and GameTech.
Tracker and lead tracker in FRII programs (Go Global, Sprint, FSI).
Tracker and corporate program coach at Gazprom Neft PJSC, speaker in Skolkovo Open University programs, and lecturer/tracker in MIPT master’s programs (FBVT, SHIR).
Former Director of the Technology Transfer Center at Irkutsk State University and former head of the ForestTech accelerator.
Founder of a Skolkovo project participant company. Co-founder of the Catapult Solutions Lab.
Raised more than RUB 500 million in investment for businesses.

👋 Hi! I’m Boris Nikolaenko.

Mentor at the Skolkovo Sales Program

I help B2B companies with annual revenue from 200M RUB grow sales through:

✅ commercial function audits
✅ training for selling to enterprise clients
✅ development of heads of sales

More details here: https://nikolaenkoboris.ru/

🚀 12+ years in B2B sales:

Sales leader (employee roles): Flocktory, Calltouch, Yandex.Taxi

Flocktory and Calltouch were acquired by strategic investors with valuations exceeding 1B RUB — hence strong expertise in IT product sales.

Co-founder:

Built the Turbotarget business unit from scratch within Kokoc Group
Reached 120M RUB annual revenue
Still a shareholder, no longer CEO

Consultant:

Currently helping companies strengthen sales and commercial management.

20+ years of experience in B2B/B2C marketing and GR, with expertise in digital transformation, community building, and organizing and conducting business events.
I have experience managing teams of 3 to 50 people, both offline and remotely.
I have unique experience working in SMBs, corporate segments, and public administration. I have extensive cross-industry
experience as a Skolkovo Foundation mentor, expert, and acceleration program tracker since 2021.
As a pet project, I created the largest Telegram Mini Apps community in the CIS through native
mentions in Telegram and UBT from video content: podcasts, vertical videos with cross-posting to all
possible platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, VK, Zen, TenChat, OK).
Key competencies: marketing strategy, digital transformation, community building, GR,
product management, content marketing (including video production), event management, CRM marketing.
Member of industry communities: mentors, trackers, MarCom. I am a Product Radar «hunter» and a
member of the Board of the National Association of Certified Advisors. I have a wide network
in the fields of marketing, communications, technology, and creative entrepreneurship.

HR consultant and training expert with extensive experience as a Chief Learning Officer in large companies, Skolkovo mentor, speaker and moderator of international profile conferences, inventor of new training formats. Business leaders and entrepreneur.

Certified bilingual facilitator, business coach, assessor and consultant, ATD member since 2015.

Author and presenter of courses on management and leadership, cross-cultural communication, public speaking and speaker training in Russian and English.

Independent expert, Mentor, ex-Microsoft, ex-IBM
Alexander has thirty years of experience in information technology field and professional services, including digital transformation consulting, enterprise architecture, data and artificial intelligence, startup development.
His leadership and people management experience includes cross-cultural team management within international environment.
Experience in B2B Solution Sales methodology.

Mentor of the Skolkovo Foundation, Head of Practice and senior lecturer at the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the Media Industry at Moscow Polytechnic University, guest lecturer at the University of Synergy. Born in 1976, she graduated from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (2000) and the Presidential Management Training Program (2006). Since 1997, she has been working in the field of advertising and marketing. At the moment she is engaged in scientific research on the topic of fashion and creative industries clusters at the Institute of Management Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also, she is the author of a number of publications in Russian and international scientific magazines on education, creative industries, cultural code and identity studies. Speaker of Russian and international scientific and practical conferences. For more than 25 years (since 1997) she has been working as marketing director in various companies in the field of FMCG, MICE, HORECA. Currently, she is engaged in consulting projects in the field of marketing, international and strategic development of b2b and B2C companies. Fluency in English, practical and theoretical experience provide an opportunity to give lectures to international students, as well as being invited speaker at Russian and international scientific and practical conferences. Alumni of IPU RAN, PhD thesis is on creative industries development.

Consulting & Industry expirience

From 2002 to the present: CEO of LLC «BBC+», business consultant, the company is a stable among the
market leaders of management consulting and business training in the Krasnoyarsk region.
Experience in conducting training and implementing consulting
projects in 17 cities of the Russian Federation with about 300 client companies
from the SME sector and several dozen companies from large international and
Russian business.
Management consulting in the areas:
✓ Increase in labor productivity («lean production»), since 2006. In
2020, the implementation of 3 projects in the Krasnoyarsk Territory within the framework of the National
project «Increase in labor productivity» and in 2021, the implementation of a project in
the Republic of Tuva. Implementation of projects in such companies as: SIBUR, Federal Passenger Company, FortNox, Siberian Tool Repair Plant, East Siberian Metallurgical Plant,YeniseiAgroSoyuz, Radiosvyaz, Berezovskoye, Siberian Generating
Company, Alt-Plast, Tyvaenergosbyt, etc.
✓ Development and support of the company’s development strategy. Companies such as: WorldClass Krasnoyarsk, GreenLight, Optika chain of salons Davydov, dance center ANiceDay, YeniseyAgroSoyuz, Almakor, Sibtime chain of watch salons, etc.
✓ Implementation of service and sales systems: MonolitHolding, «Fortress» (dealer of about a dozen car
brands in the Krasnoyarsk Territory), Avtograd (Tyumen), etc.
✓ Training system for the management reserve of enterprises: RN-Vankor, SGC, TsAVS, etc.

over 40 years of experience in healthcare digitalization

Mentor of Skolkovo Accelerator accelerators (80+ residents, 200+ rebuilt products), with 10 years in enterprise presales of complex IT solutions and experience managing innovation projects in telecom and system integrators.

Education: Executive MBA – Strategic Management, ICF Business Coach.
Pedagogical – Teacher. Psychological – Human Resources Management.
Certified consultant in management and strategic development of enterprises.
Director of development and human resources management with over 20 years of experience.
Expert in strategic management. More than 500 hours of business consulting and mentoring.
Key competencies: strategic audit of startups, building management systems, and overcoming growth crises (Adizes model).
For startups: strategic audit, systematic management, and overcoming growth crises.
For businesses: team diagnostics and strengthening, management and development strategies, and HR strategies for scaling.
I do not provide ready-made solutions. I help startup and business founders assemble a team. I help them position their players and win matches rather than individual attacks.

Co-founder & CEO of Texel, PhD, expert in digital transformation: GenAI & agentic AI, computer vision, and high‑performance computing. Previously at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology; IEEE 3D Body Processing standardization committee. I help teams adopt an AI‑augmented operating model (always-on monitoring agents, agile roadmap, rapid integration), eliminate blind spots, and make decisive, reality‑based decisions.

Maxim Yatskevich. Skolkovo expert.
CEO of Product Psychology (trainings, strategic consulting) and the Metathentic Club of change Leaders.

Mentor of the Year 2024 Skolkovo - brought 150 projects into the ecosystem, including T-Bank, OFD, Stepik, Tenchat.
Leadership coach - developed teams at Lukoil, Megafon, Uralsib, Alfa Bank, SDEK, Avito
Founder of the Metathentic Change Leadership Club - 50 people in 4 months
,Speaker of the Alpha Conference on leadership. 20 cities, 17,000 people
First Person Coach (ICF, provocative approach, >2000 hours of practice)
He attended lectures and trainings in 130 cities of the Russian Federation in 50 regions.

,ex head of VTB, SBER, NFP, Road.travel
🔹Launched two international projects with revenue of 500 million and international coverage of 60+ countries.
,Member of Alumni Business TRIZ

Expert in the development of technology companies and digital transformation. I help companies grow: strategy, development, Skolkovo.

15+ years in AdTech and E-commerce. Built commercial divisions at Yandex; as CCO/COO of Ozon Global, launched international offices in China, Turkey, and the CIS, assembling a 230+ person team across 5 countries.

Today — Skolkovo and FRII mentor, executive coach, and co-founder of Oratix.ru: an AI-powered training simulator for salespeople and sales team analytics that generates a personalized development plan for each manager.

22 years in Russian pharmaceutical marketing, R&D, and business development, holding positions as Director and Advisor for marketing, medicine, and strategic development.
Conducted marketing due diligence for hundreds of pharmaceutical projects, including dozens of innovative ones.
Manage projects from the proof‑of‑concept stage through late lifecycle phases and rebranding.
Support biomedical and pharmaceutical startups at the Skolkovo Foundation and several other MTC accelerators.
Mentor and expert at the Skolkovo Foundation, technology broker at the National Association for Technology Transfer.
Member of the National Association of Researchers and Research Organizations (NARRO), participant in the “Strategic Flexibility” working group.
Author and host of a Telegram channel.

CFO CBDO TMH Group, LokoTech, SKK

Strategic-level leader within the ecosystem of scientific organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Head of the research division focused on artificial intelligence and its applied implementation in the real sector of the economy.
20+ years of experience in scientific research and 10+ years in commercializing scientific outcomes.
Initiator and founder of a resource center for socially oriented non-profit organizations, a social accelerator, and a supporting digital platform for the non-profit sector, ATLAS-NKO.RU. Proven track record in implementing large-scale regional projects (recipient of the CIPR Federal Award in the “Development of the Year” category).
Expertise in evaluating technology projects for the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE), the Federal Targeted Program “Research and Development,” the Presidential Grants Foundation, business accelerators, competitions and programs such as “Digital Breakthrough,” “Priority 2030” (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia), and “Digital Chairs” (Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Digital Economy”). Accredited expert in the Federal Register of Experts in Science and Technology. Mentor at the Skolkovo Foundation.
Areas of expertise: information and cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, robotics and instrumentation (in medicine and agriculture), future medicine, continuing professional education , GR (government relations)

Skolkovo Foundation mentor. Tracker and expert for accelerators at Sber, Skolkovo, MIREA, and Moscow State University.
For 10 years, I have been building management culture and developing the management skills of executives and business owners through training, team sessions, and mentoring.
Top 10 mentors for small business entrepreneurs in Moscow in 2023, for doubling a client’s profits.
15 years of management experience in large corporations and IT product companies.
Implemented a digital transformation startup, from concept to implementation, at Russian Railways.
Halved EJM by innovating processes unchanged since 1945.
Managed teams of 50 employees with line reporting lines and built matrix collaboration with 100 colleagues. I founded the most productive division of FIFA 2018, with quantitative metrics 10 times higher than the Moscow average.
I prepare startups for pitches and corporate executives for negotiations.
I teach practical courses on complex negotiations and entrepreneurship at IThub-Moscow. I am a visiting lecturer at Moscow State University’s MBA program and a moderator at the SKOLKOVO School of Management.
I help startups develop product value, intelligently implement MVPs, focus on the target audience, develop a go-to-market strategy, and prepare them for pilot projects with corporations.
I support existing businesses in strategic development, change management, improving operational efficiency, and entering new markets with new products.

Mentoring Program Lead

Skolkovo Mentor
Founder of a Neuromarketing Studio
I increase sales by optimizing marketing systems and business processes
Launched 10+ brands, built a sales system from 0 to 2 billion RUB/year

Antonina Denisevich
Founder & CEO, EDISSONS / Mentor, Skolkovo Foundation / Advisor to the President of the Eurasian Business Association

Expert in science, technology and innovation (STI) management, industrial market organization, and strategic innovation design — with a strong focus on international technology diplomacy.

As a mentor and strategic advisor, Antonina empowers talents and leaders shaping the technological future, helping them architect transformational innovation strategies, navigate regulatory compliance, and scale breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

She drives the development of cutting-edge digital and technology startups — both independent and collaborative — and builds meta-platforms that align innovation with socio-governmental priorities, bridging technology, policy, and public value.

Founder and CEO of Clatch.app (1.5 million MAU, the fastest-growing femtech product in the world, with 20× growth over two years).

Co-author and instructor of the “Product Manager” and “Team Management” programs, as well as an honorary ambassador at Yandex Practicum.

Senior mentor of the programs “Fast Track to Skolkovo Project Participant Status (IT)” and “TechUp – an individual product technology development program.”

Recipient of a personal commendation from the Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation for contributions to the development of technological entrepreneurship.

Previously (15+ years), led major projects and products in aviation (S7, structures of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency), and headed the strategy department at one of the largest enterprises of Roscosmos.

Forbes Council expert (https://blogs.forbes.ru/author/merkulova/)

Co-author of monographs:

“Global Technology Trends” (HSE University Press, 2017)

“Atlas of Future Technologies” (Alpina Publisher, 2018, nominated for the Enlightener Award)

I help businesses and investors extract real profit from interactive technologies — AR/VR, metaverses, generative neural networks, and computer graphics.

Key projects and results:
— Founder and President of the AVRA Association (AR/VR and Interactive Technologies). Since 2015, I have built a community of 1,500+ professionals and 50+ companies driving the immersive technology market in Russia.
— Author and developer of the National Strategy for VR/AR Development for ANO Digital Economy.
— Founder of AVRA Days, an international business forum where developers and corporations find partners and demonstrate tangible business impact from technology adoption.
— Head of the New Media & VR Lab at Gazprom Media Holding: launched a VR course on win-win negotiations in collaboration with a business university; co-developed a next-generation film studio project integrating CG and new media.
— Co-founder of the New Trends agency: we help corporations and investors cut through the technology hype, identify growth areas, and build innovative products with clear ROI.
— Developer of an educational program on creative industries and interactive projects for urban environments (Digital Art Festival).
— AR/VR Expert at the Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation, curator of pilot testing programs for innovative solutions in Moscow.

At the conference, I am prepared to discuss in practical terms how corporations can monetize the metaverse and AI, how startups can integrate into the ecosystem

Mentor and tracker for tech startups and manufacturing companies. I work with teams at pre-seed and seed stages, as well as with small and medium business owners who want to get out of an operational dead end and launch systematic growth. B2B, B2C.

As a tracker, I help with:

Finding target customers and formulating a value proposition

Redesigning a product or business model if the current one isn’t working

Building the first sales funnel or scaling current sales

Seeing the real state of affairs in a company through metrics and processes

Developing a strategy and hypotheses for its implementation

Core expertise:

JTBD: from problem identification to MVP launch and first sales

Process mapping (VSM, TOC) — visualizing losses and growth points

Product marketing: PSF/PMF, customer segmentation, value proposition, funnel building

Continuous growth through systematic hypothesis testing (HADI, OKR, traction roadmap)

Lean manufacturing: 5S, handoff systems between stages, waste reduction

I work with accelerators and programs:
Skolkovo Startup School · Sila Proryva · Innoweek · international programs StartUp Garage/Sales Bootcamp/Silkway Accelerator · Vysota · «Ya v dele» · «Business.Generation» · «Masterskaya nastavnikov» · NTI · HSE/Rostelecom

Guest lecturer at RANEPA. Expert for NTI, FSI, «Strong Ideas for a New Era». Moderator of events (Senage, BRICS, Tech Leaders, etc.).

Winner of the «Industrial Tracker of the Year 2024» award in the «Fast Growth» category.

Specialization: IndustrialTech · DeepTech · IT & Enterprise · EnergyTech · Gaming

Management and entrepreneurial experience: ex-CVO (Oil & Gas), CVO (3D printing), strategic tracker (AI/IT), co-founder (creative economy).

Currently a Mentor and presenter of the Moscow Innovation Cluster’s Investment Packaging program,
Skolkovo Mentor,
Expert at the PAO Severstal food lab,
Individual Entrepreneur, former head of the RBU (Rosbiotech) 2023 Startup Studio
Accelerator organizer, including Foodtech 2024

Expert in the development of technology companies and digital transformation. I help companies grow: strategy, development, Skolkovo.

DeepTech entrepreneur and mentor. Computing engineer.

Director of FIRON (https://firon.org/), operator of the Skolkovo Foundation in the Rostov Region.
I manage the largest private technology coworking space in the South of Russia, RUBIN (https://rubin61.ru/).
I am a Skolkovo tracker and mentor, as well as an accredited auditor.
Since 2016, I have been helping technology projects become businesses.
The main areas of work at FIRON include:

• Acceleration
• Pre-grant project evaluation
• protection of intellectual property
• holding forums, project pitches, and hackathons
• additional professional education for adults, including training for trackers.
  With my support, regional startups have attracted 320 million rubles to their projects over the past 5 years, and 70 startups have become residents of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Mentor at Skolkovo Foundation and Senior Mentor of SalesLab Sk Program
17+ years of experience in sales, specializing in B2B sales
Experience at Huthwaite International, leading projects for Russian divisions of international companies
Led the corporate sales training system at Komus, including sales model development and management training
Participated in 60+ acceleration programs and mentored/tracked 400+ projects
Mentor for 12 cohorts of Evgeny Kalinin’s Tracker School
Member of the Syndicate venture investors club
Winner of the “Tracker of the Year” award for startup mentoring (2023–2024)
Tracker at Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) and Severstal

• 20+ years of experience in IT product management in the B2B market, 15+ years of strategy development experience
• Top 5 best marketing directors in IT according to Kommersant Publishing House rating
• Mentor at Skolkovo, member of the grant committee
• Holds certificates from Skolkovo for contributions to the development of entrepreneurship in Russia
• Expert in business growth through research, marketing, team, and processes
• Implemented projects for leading Russian and international IT / InfoSec companies
• Full-cycle marketing support, product-marketing and promotion of IT/ InfoSec /Industrial Tech products and companies, analytical and product research, writing and implementing business development strategies
• Key expertise in InfoSec, including AI development and security, DevSecOps, MLSecOps and industrial automation systems, IIoT and other.
• Business consultant (mentoring, tracking, strategic sessions)

Mentor at Skolkovo Foundation, mentor of Sk Product (ProdLab Sk) and Sk Technology (TechUp) programs.

I’ve worked in communications since 2011. Over the years, I have worked with entrepreneurs, experts, and companies including MTS, Rosatom, SIBUR, and OTEKO.

In 2026, I became a Skolkovo mentor in PR and marketing, and I work with entrepreneurs at the level of strategic decisions and communication. My current approach and project is called Business in Russian. It is built around the “Visible–Invisible” system, where an archetype is viewed as a strategy of action rather than an image or role. It is a way to understand how a person influences others, why they are chosen, and where they lose energy.

For me, it is important to look not only at the person, but at the system as well: where they earn money, by what rules they play, who evaluates them, and at which points decisions are actually made. Very often, the problem is not in skills or packaging, but in the fact that the strategy and the system do not match.

I lead trainings and create strategies for companies and entrepreneurs, where it is important not just what to say, but how to build communication so that it works for results.
I write books, texts, and programs through which my way of thinking and working with communication takes shape. For me, text is not a goal or a sales tool, but a way to reveal strategy: how a person thinks, how they act, and how…

In short, I am interested in the same question in different forms: why are some people chosen and others not, even when, on paper, they do the same thing?

And what can

Consultant, Marketing & Sales Expert with 20+ years of experience
• Collaborated with multinational companies and major brands, including Gazprom, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Nokia, Raiffeisen Bank, and the 2014 Olympic Games.
• Played a key role in bringing IT startups to the Russian and MENA markets: www.startup-booster.ru
• Worked across diverse domains: AI/ML, HRtech, NFT, Data Centers, OS, CRM/ERP/BPM/BI.
• Mentor at Startupbootcamp, a global accelerator.
• ICF Certified Coach.
• Jury member at the Silver Mercury Advertising Festival.
• Certified Tracker, Tracking Academy.
• Certified Executive Coach, 5 PRISM.
• Fundraising and Marketing Consultant for several charitable foundations.

Official Mentor of the SKOLKOVO Foundation
Diploma of RANEPA, MPA, Public Administration, Moscow, 2025

Current startups:
SmartMarket – platform for non-refundable rates and subscription services
EVA – AI assistant for personalised recommendations and decision support
MOST – international AI-powered business alliance
STARLY / BTravel – digital products (intersection of travel, lifestyle, FinTech)

Management / Business
Currently: IFK Hotel Management – development of a new class of investment hotel real estate, Director of Development.

Experience: Founder and CEO of LSM-GROUP, a management company comprising hotels, a 5-star hotel restaurant (owned for 10 years), a digital agency, a Hospitality Academy (state-accredited diplomas, in partnership with Lobachevsky University of Nizhny Novgorod), and an event agency. Participated in creating concepts, launching, and managing 30+ projects in the hospitality industry, including facilities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 Olympics.

Served as General Manager of 4–5 star hotels, including Kulibin Park Hotel & SPA 5* and Sport Inn Hotel 4. Was co-founder and CEO of Accord Development (management company, hotels) and Managing Director of the Ethnomyr Cultural and Educational Center (a 140-hectare project in the Kaluga region). Also worked as Sales Director at the Ildofr country hotel 4.

CEO & Co-founder (IT & Consulting) | MBA
More than twenty years as CEO/CMO | Scaling businesses & driving multiple-fold growth
Consultant: Product, Strategy, Marketing, Branding, Leadership & Teams
Mentor to 100+ startups across 10+ sectors: IT, Biomedtech, Foodtech, Industrial Tech, Logistics, UAS, and more | Strategic Session Facilitator
MBA Lecturer | Expert Council Member, AST
Awards: «Best Marketing Strategy» (NPBK) | Top CMO Volga Region | Top 3 Mentor (NFPMK)
Skolkovo Mentor | Sk Product (ProdLab Sk) Mentor

🎯 20 years of experience in strategic management and business development in consulting (Strategy Partners, Roland Berger) and major Russian corporations (Rosatom, Gazprom, Lukoil).
🎯 Expert for the «Digital Energy» industry association and the «Delovaya Rossiya» business organization.
🎯 Management consultant and mentor for startups and SMEs (Skolkovo, FRII, NTI Platform)
🎯 Master of Finance (HSE), CFA, PhD
🎯 Launch of 5 leading products (digital services, 3D printing, composite materials, etc.).
🎯 Implementation of >100 internal change initiatives aimed at optimizing business processes (IT, HR, procurement, logistics, etc.)

Education:
1992 - High Military Air Engineering Institute, Kiev.

Work Experience:
2022 – present – Business Adviser private practice.
2011 – present - Member of Board of the STS Logistics;
2009 - 2011 - operation management STS Logistics
1998 – 1999 - International Freight Forwarding Company “ITS Japan”;
1997 – 1998 - PFG JSC “Roswagonmash”; 1992 - 1997 - Military Forces of the Russian Federation;

1999 – 2022 – C-level manager in the operation divisions of the STS Logistics Holding (Moscow, Russia);

Decision-making Architect, TechUp Program Mentor.

Advanced from consulting architect to CISO of an international holding company, CTO in startups, and CIO at a financial institution. Designed and delivered complex IT initiatives across government and large enterprises in more than 20 countries — from data center architecture to technical audits of federal- and corporate-scale systems.

Guides startups and internal product teams in building viable systems under extreme uncertainty and identifying what persists across hype cycles. Supports decision-making that resolves original problems without creating new ones. Combines engineering practice, complex adaptive systems theory, and strategic foresight.

2020 – по настоящее время Фриланс, Трекер , ментор, бизнес консультант.
Более 800 часов трекинга. Более 200 команд, больше 15 акселераторов (АСИ,
Стартхаб, Архипелаг, Клик, акселератор корпорации МСП, проекты для России ,
опен брикс, московский инновационный кластер, Прорыв, школа стартапов
Сколково). Трекер хакатонов по ИИ. Эксперт АРХИпелаг 2021, акселератор АСИ,
Стартхаб по ИИ и МЛ. Сертифицированный Эксперт ФСИ. Сертификат трекера
ФРИИ. Сферы – производство, ИТ и финтех, соц проекты. Уровень от студенческих
стартапов до компаний с оборотом свеше 300 млн. руб. Экс топ менеджер ЮКОС, Росатом

Georgy Prokopchuk is a senior executive with 18 years of experience in venture analytics, technology project evaluation, and the strategic development of innovative companies. He specializes in managing startup portfolios across Deeptech, IT, Medtech, Biotech, and Energytech, as well as building investment strategies for technology funds.

Since 2022, he has led the expertise center at the Skolkovo Foundation, where he has developed a digital platform for technology project assessment, supported a portfolio of startups, and attracted private and corporate investors. Previously, he worked at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, contributing to national scientific and technological strategy, foresight processes, and the evaluation of NTI and special innovation projects.

Earlier in his career, he served as Director for Development at the Internet of Things Russia Research Center, where he advanced infrastructure projects based on IoT, Industry 4.0, and blockchain, as well as smart solutions using RFID, sensors, and NFC technologies. He holds a PhD in Philosophy, earned from the Institute for the Problems of Mineral Resources Development of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University. He speaks English and German at C1 level.

Education:
Samara State Aerospace University, Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Diploma of Mathematical Engineer.

Core competencies:
conducting financial, economic and scientific expertise of projects in the field of competitive programs «Digital Technologies»; consulting services for the formation (analysis of business ideas and packaging) and implementation of projects in the field of information technology, as well as attracting investments, including government support, in innovative projects.

She has been in business since the last century, and in innovation since 2015. She has worked in telecom, systems integration, retail, and education. She managed the first private technology park in Russia. She is an expert in government support programs and accelerators, having reviewed over 1,000 projects. She is a qualified investor and venture capitalist.