I. А. MAKSIMTSEV

Rector of St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Dr. Sc. (Economics), Professor, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation. Author of more than 150 scientific and educational publications, including: “State and Prospects of Russia’s Integration in the Baltic Region”, “Development of Trade and Economic Cooperation between Russia and the European Union Countries”, “Russian-European Economic Relations”, “Russian Industry and the Problems of Globalization”, “International Business”, etc. Chairman of the Expert Council for Economics at the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations, Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Working Sub-Commission for Humanitarian and Scientific Cooperation, Expert Council on Legislative Support for Education of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Honorary Consul of the Republic of Chile in St. Petersburg. Member of the editorial board of the journal Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Creative Economy.” Awarded the orders of Honor, Friendship, the Cross of the Order of Merit for the Republic of Poland, the government award “For Outstanding Contribution to Chinese-Russian Relations” (China), the Order of Academic Palms (France) and the Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy, etc. Two times recipient of the St. Petersburg Government Prize.