PhD in Economics, Associate Professor

Dr. Anna Abramova has over 15 years of experience in expert and analytical work on international cooperation in the digital economy.
She has served as a consultant for the World Bank Group and UNCTAD, contributing to the 2019 and 2021 editions of the UNCTAD Digital Economy Report.
Dr. Abramova was a member of Russian delegations to the Council of Europe and the OECD. She also served on the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO's Committee on AI.
Since 2021, Dr. Abramova has been a member of the Commission on the Implementation of the AI ​​Code of Ethics.
In October 2023, she was appointed to the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI.
In 2024, she joined a new working group at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) focused on the implementation of AI in public-private partnerships (PPPs) and infrastructure projects.

Government relations, digitalization in Asia and Asia-Pacific countries, AI in the public sector
Diplomat with 8+ years of experience in the structure of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions and departments.
Speaks English, Mongolian and Serbian.

M.A. in Regional studies, MGIMO University.
B.A. in International Relations, MGIMO University.

PhD in Philosophy, GX MBA, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, GAUGN
- Lecturer, researcher and public personality
- Expert of the Russian International Affairs Council
- Organiser, moderator, speaker at public and scientific events, including, organised by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Moscow City Government, leading Russian universities.
- Author of a monograph on humanitarian aspects of digital technologies ("Human Frontiers", 2020), chapters in a two-volume monograph "New Normalcy" and international relations: theories, tools, practices" (2021-2023) dedicated to contemporary problems of international relations, as well as several dozen scientific articles (including Springer, Scopus, WOS) and expert publications in leading media on digital transformation of business, culture and social relations.

PhD in Law, Lecturer at the International Law School MGIMO.
Speaks English, German and Arabic, studies Persian in depth.

More than 5 years of research and teaching experience.
Moderator and speaker at academic events on international cooperation in combating crime. Guest lecturer at law enforcement academies on cybercrime investigation and the adoption of AI technologies in policing. Author of more than 75 academic publications, including papers indexed in international citation databases (Scopus: h-index 3).
Chair of the MGIMO Council of Young Scientists.

Alexey Sazhinov leads the "Digital Attaché" Service Project Office. His primary responsibilities include assisting Russian IT companies with their entry into foreign markets by providing expert consultations, facilitating participation in business missions, analyzing target markets, and contributing to the development of export strategies.

Previously, Mr. Sazhinov worked for 15 years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. In this capacity, he was involved in shaping the regulatory frameworks for the development and application of artificial intelligence at international platforms, including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the G20 and BRICS.

Corporate AI market research, data collection and analysis.

A degree in Applied mathematics and statistics, MAI University,
M.A. in Business informatics (AI focus), MGIMO University.

More than 5 years of research, technical and teaching experience.

Lecturer at ITMO University, AI Ethics Commissioner at ITMO, and a member of the National Commission on the Implementation of the AI Ethics Code. She is a researcher of the ethical aspects of modern technologies and the author of courses on IT and AI ethics.

A specialist with over 8 years of experience in data analytics and project management.

In 2018 she graduated from the National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (NRU MPEI) with a degree in Automated Information Processing and Control Systems.
In 2019 she completed the professional development programme "CDO (Chief Data Officer) – Data-Driven Management" at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

She led the implementation of a state information system for the fuel and energy sector, acted as business owner for a corporate reporting system, and provided analytical support for large-scale reporting projects.