Pichler is professor emeritus of political economy and international development at the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna. He is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on international economic issues and finance, development and development strategies, business leadership, entrepreneurial values and attitudes, and on SME structures and related policy issues. Throughout his career, Pichler has held a wide range of advisory positions and consultancies to international organizations such as the World Bank, UNIOD, China Scholarship Council, and International Council for Small Businesses, and he is the recipient of numerous prizes and decorations, most recently being named as Knight, Old Order of St. George. A former Schumpeter fellow at CES, he will be in residence at the Center from February through June of 2007.

The co-chairman of the working group was Dr. Yegor Gaidar, named shortly thereafter as Acting Prime Minister, on the Russian side, and, on the American side, Dr. Richard Bernard, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, New York Stock Exchange from 1997 until 2007. Dr. Viehe drafted substantial portions of U.S. AID's Commercial Bank Training Program, also contributing significantly to the commercial bank training program implemented by the World Bank. Dr. Viehe has been an Adjunct Professor of International Law ( and, in 1995, designated as the "Scholar in Residence" at the National Law Center ) at the George Washington University, Washington D.C., and Adjunct Professor of International Business at the American University, Washington, D.C. and a member of the faculty at the International Law Institute, Washington D.C. Dr. Viehe has also taught at St Albans School (National Cathedral School for Boys) and Georgetown Visitation School. Dr. Viehe has twice been Co-chairman, with the General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, of the U.S. Department of Commerce annual conference on "Current Issues in International Trade" and three times co-chairman, with the Internal Revenue Service Assistant Commissioner(International), of the United States Internal Revenue Service's annual conference on "Current Issues in International Taxation." These events have been co-sponsored by The George Washington University. Dr. Viehe has provided legal consultation, guidance and advice on Eurasian market projects to CONOCO, Chrysler Corporation, Marriott, General Motors and a number of other U.S. companies. In 1995, as a member of the Pugwash Society, Dr. Viehe shared in the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to that society for its more than half a century working towards world peace. Dr. Viehe has spoken at international conferences and/or meetings in the United States, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belorussia, Armenia and Georgia and authored more than twenty publications.

the Kazakh Economic University named after Ryskulov, visiting professor at several foreign universities in Japan, South Korea, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, Armenia and Kazakhstan; member of 11 international scientific journals' editorial board. He speaks English, German and Russian.

Dr. Grzeda has an integrated approach to addressing the challenges faced by management, informed by his practical first hand experience and knowledge and his involvement in leading edge management research. Dr. Grzeda dedicates his efforts to helping managers develop the complex skills and insights needed to effectively lead organizations in the contemporary business environment. Dr. Grzeda received a Master's degree in social work from Hunter College in New York and subsequently completed an MBA degree followed by a Ph.D. in Administration, both from Concordia University in Montreal. He has extensive teaching experience in the Canadian university sector. He is Professor of Management at Laurentian University's Faculty of Management where he teaches courses in OB/HRM primarily at the graduate level. He holds an appointment as Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University and has previously taught at Concordia University, Montreal, and Bishop's University in Lennoxville. His research interests are primarily in the areas of spirituality in management, management education and development and careers. His articles have appeared in the International Journal of Human Resource Management, Management Learning, Career Development International, the Journal of Career Development, the Journal of Management Development, the Journal of Education for Business, the Business Review, the Journal for Educators Online, the Journal of American Academy of Business and the Business Renaissance Quarterly. Dr. Grzeda is currently co-editor of the Journal of Global Business Administration, and the Vice-Chair of the Global Management Conference. Within the Sudbury region, Dr. Grzeda has conducted workshops for the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, the Sudbury General Hospital, Sudbury Hydro, and Laurentian University. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values, and the North American Case Research Association.

Committee in Indonesia. Dr. Siringoringo has contributed immensely to the field of Consumer Behavior which is her area of interest. She has published and presented the research papers both in National and International conferences. She has also been actively contributing in review of research papers in national and international journals of repute. Some of these prominently include Journal of International Marketing, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, and African Journal of Agricultural Research. She has also published books on Statistics, Research Methodology, System Simulation and Operation research – independently and jointly. Presently she is involving on Consumer Behavior book writing as a foreigner expert which is sponsored by the European Union. She has also successfully liaised with various universities all across Europe, Asia and America for student exchange and development programmes.
Dr. Siringoringo is at present diversifying her research interest in the area of Knowledge Management and extensively involved in working on KM models.

Ms. Sanchez is a skilful communicator and presenter of counsel to senior management, with an impressive record of achieving results. She is effective working with large, international stakeholder communities, including client representatives, project teams, technical contributors, consultants and service providers. Ms. Sanchez further provides project leadership training to a wide variety of organizations and assists in the establishment of project management offices (PMOs). Ms. Sanchez ensures that client solutions are delivered through the rigorous application of project management methodologies and principles. She further facilitates capital project decision making and the conducting of pre-project needs assessments, options analysis, feasibility studies, risk assessments, financial analysis, and the development of project business cases. Ms. Sanchez possesses strong business acumen and an enterprise-wide perspective, and is therefore customarily retained for the most challenging projects requiring adept knowledge and fortitude. An area of interest for Ms. Sanchez is to bring together academic and professional disciplines to realize the synergies and benefits of partnership. She works with academic and business communities to facilitate this alignment and integration for mutual benefit, and introduces project management as an effective means to assist in bridging this gap. Ms. Sanchez obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in Toronto, Canada. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP), LEED Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and holds a Master's degree in Project Management from the Université du Québec, Canada. Ms. Sanchez is a published author and a PhD candidate at Szent István University in Hungary.