Mrs.Madina Kalimullina is PhD in Economics, executive secretary and member of the RAIEF coordination council. Since 2018 - Senior Researcher, HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development. In 2011 - 2015, director of Economic Department of Russia muftis Council.
Internships on Islamic Finance: JSC "Ecobank" (Kyrgyzstan), Al Baraka Banking Group (Bahrain), Bank Muamalat Indonesia (Indonesia), and others.
Speeches at conferences: Islamic Finance Conference (section dedicated to the Russian market, London, 2011), Halal Middle East (Pakistan, 2011), All-Russian Muslim meeting (2013), Expo Halal International II (Meknes, Morocco, 2013), Russian-Moroccan Business Forum (Casablanca, Morocco, 2013), and others.
Madina studied at MGIMO (U) of the MFA of Russia. In 2011 she graduated postgraduate study of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in "Microeconomics". Thesis - "Institutional features of Islamic business: experience and problems."
Alexander Alexandrovich Kazakov has been Managing Director for Investment Structuring of Avtodor-Invest since 2018.
He has more than 12 years of experience in structuring financial transactions and supporting projects in structuring teams of major Russian banks and international financial organizations. Prior to that, he headed the legal department of Agency for housing mortgage lending (now DOM.RF), worked in law firms in the field of securitization, mortgage lending and securities. He has considerable experience in federal legislation drafting.
In Avtodor-Invest he manages project teams for investment structuring and consulting support for long-term investment agreements and concessions. The projects are accompanied both in the interests of the Avtodor State Company and in the interests of third-party customers.
Education:
He received a Master's degree in Private Law (with honors) from the Russian School of Private Law and LL.M. in International Business Law from Leiden University (Netherlands).
Alexander graduated from the Faculty of International Law of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO (U), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation).
He speaks English and German.
Mr. Rustam Vahitov is a specialist in the area of international taxation. Prior to joining to Pepeliaev, Goltsblat & Partners Company Rustam worked in legal and consulting companies in Russia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, in dealing with international taxation since 2002.
Mr. Bulat Mulyukov is certified Sharia expert to monitor the activities of Islamic Financial Institutions AAOIFI (Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions - Manama, Bahrain). 
Since 2008, Murad was engaged in the development of Islamic banking in OAO AKB "EXPRESS", where he served as director of the sector for the development of Islamic banking. Mechanism for certification of traditional banking services in compliance with the Sheriah was created. Was in charge of the first release of the "Hayat" card for financing individuals, as well as operating of "Mudarib" office. Murad was the head of the office until 2010.
Specialist in management accounting, budgeting and financial analysis. She has 20 years of experience in organizing and managing financial departments as the head of department. In 2010 she graduated from the courses on Islamic finance in MIRBIS. 
Marat Kashapov is the Head of the National Bank of the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Ural Main Branch of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Honored Economist of the Republic of Bashkortostan. 
Currently, Ruslan Sabirzyanov is a New Countries Shari’a Coordination Officer in the Shari’a Division at the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has the following additional work experience:
Certified Shariah Adviser and Auditor (CSAA AAOIFI - Bahrain).
MSc in Islamic finance (INCEIF - Kuala Lumpur).
Specialized in securities: Financial university under the Government of Russian Federation: BCs Financial markets and financial engineering. Working experience in Moscow Exchange, International valuation company Swiss Appraisal (Moscow).
Specialist in Russian Center of Islamic Economics and Finance (RCIEF - Kazan).
Managing partner in Yusuf Consulting (Kazan).
Tazbaev Alkhazur is an independent Sharia advisor and auditor. He is a CSAA, Certified Shariah Advisor and Auditor from AAOIFI. He is also a certified specialist in a number of professional certificates of Executive Professional Master in Islamic Finance, CIBAFI (Bahrain): Certified Islamic Banker, Capital Markets, Shariah Audit, Financial Accounting, Risk Management, and Trade Finance.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Sharia (Medina) and a graduate diploma in Islamic studies (Cairo). He studied jurisprudence and law. He is engaged in research in the field of Islamic finance and is interested in FinTech.
Along with membership in RAEIF, he is a member of the Egyptian Association of Islamic Finance, as well as a member of the Editorial Board on the translation of Shariah standards into Russian.
Hondamir Nusratkhujaev has 15+ years of BIG 4 auditing and advisory experience in different countries (1997-2013). Since 2013, Hondamir has worked in IsDB as head of financial control in charge of the financial and management reporting under AAOIFI and IFRS, internal controls and financial analysis of the Bank and its Funds. He is also involved in sukuk issuances and international rating exercises.
Since 2016, he has been Board member of the Accounting Board of AAOIFI. He is directly involved in developing and revising Financial Accounting Standards for the global Islamic Finance Industry.
He is qualified ACCA (2001) and CIPA (AAOIFI) certified. He also regularly publishes articles on Islamic finance in international journals and publications. Hondamir is official correspondent for IFN journal.
He is one of the first active promoters and contributors of Islamic finance in Uzbekistan. He runs Islamic finance awareness telegram channels (circa 9,000+ subscribers), consults entrepreneurs, businesses and financial institutions on various islamic finance matters. He also speaks at various platforms on Islamic Finance and Banking and holds webinars for the Central Asian bankers, businessmen and academia. He is also an advisor to the first Central Asian e-murabaha platform “Iman” (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and Amanah advisors (London, UK).
Akhmed Arsaev is the financial director of the Zayed Fund for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, LLC, which finances small businesses in the Chechen Republic in accordance with Islam. Member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Graduated from REU G.V. Plekhanov with a degree in National Economy, specialization in Investments.
Since 2010 is financial director of Amal Financial house group, which is the first structure in Russia that provides services in the financial market in accordance with the requirements of the Sharia law.
Magomet Yandiev is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Moscow State University. He has 15 years of experience as a professor and researcher. His field of professional interest is finance.
PhD in Economics, Master of Practice in Islamic Finance, Associate Professor. Graduated from INCEIF University under the Central Bank of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, with a Diploma of Professional Expert in Islamic Finance and Master of Practice in Islamic Finance. He worked in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, was Corporate Finance Director of Energy Standard Group, Advisor of the Board of PJSC Bank ZENIT. Since November 2017 - Associate Professor at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, developer and organizer of a number of advanced training programs on the topic of "Islamic (partnership) finance". Member of the Partnership Banking Working Group of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Author of four monographs and 140 publications in specialized economic publications. Published 61 articles on Islamic Finance, including two in English in Malaysia and one in Arabic in Saudi Arabia.
Abdullin Almaz is a lecturer at BashSU. Graduated from BashSU Institute of Law (Financial Law), Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Financial Management, Banking), University of Wales (MBA). 15 years of banking experience (Head of a bank branch). Participated in implementation of Islamic finance projects in Bashkortostan (Limited liability partnership Khazina-Finance, AF Bank, Vostok Capital Branch of AKB Ellips Bank, etc.). Author of a number of articles on the topic: implementation of Islamic financial (banking) instruments in the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Iskander Iskhakov is a specialist in the creation and development of Islamic financial projects. He has extensive experience in the development of Islamic financial projects in leadership positions, in particular:
Representative and partner of Limited Liability Partnership "Nur Invest" in the Moscow region.
Graduated with honors from the Academic Law University at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISL RAS) with a degree in Jurisprudence (specialization "Business and Financial Law"). Has also completed postgraduate studies at the Institute for State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Passed additional training in law and finance. 
Ilya Asanov was born and lives in the city of Shadrinsk, Kurgan region.
Rinat Salavatovich Yanturin is a graduate of the Law Department of Moscow State University (MSU) and has many years of practical experience in legal support and management of financial institutions. He is the author of the first bills aimed at the development of Islamic finance. In 2015, he organized and held a round table in the State Duma: "Alternative Banking in Russia: Prospects and Legislative Initiatives". Actively participated in the activities of the RAEIF working group on the translation and legal adaptation of the AAOIFI Shariah standards and the working group of the Bank of Russia on Islamic banking. At present, he is an advocate of the Moscow Chamber and a member of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market.
Kamil Batkunov has been engaged in the development of commission-based products in the banking industry since 2006. In 2008 was at the origins of launching a separate direction of Islamic banking in a traditional bank. Many years of experience in launching and developing financial startups. Co-founder of two Islamic fintech startups since 2021: invest.shookru.com (Halal stock screener) and shookru.com (online product installment service). Applicant at Pakistan's AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking & Economics
Chairwomen of Association of Islamic Finance Professionals. (Kazakhstan).
She was founder and CEO of first Islamic insurance company in CIS “Takaful”. Kuralay is Bolashak program scholarship holder, conducted internship in UK in the filed of Islamic Finance in 2018.
She is co-author of the textbook "Islamic finance: theory, practice, regulatory issues" published in 2016. Has more than 50 speeches and publications in the media, as well as at international conferences.
Was granted by certifications of FAA (ToT), BIBF, CISI on Islamic Finance. Senior Associate in Astana Finance Services Authority. Previous worked in Islamic finance department of AIFC Authority.
Mrs. Yeldesbay is lecturer for Islamic finance course in BCPD of AIFC. Was recognized among 50 most influential women in Islamic Finance (by Cambridge IF Analytica, UK 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 years).
Kuralay is licensed actuary and has wide experience in insurance and actuarial practice including regulation.
graduated from Kazan Islamic University. Additional education (advanced training courses):
Islamic Finance: (BIBF, ISABEL, DUBAI ISLAMIC ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE).
"Modern Issues of Islamic Law (muamalat)" Russian Islamic University.
Fundamentals of Anti-Corruption (TIPKA).
graduated from the doctoral program at Umm al-Qura University, Faculty of Islamic Law, defended his doctoral thesis on the topic “Conditions that are mandatory by default in monetary relations” (2020); KFU, Institute of Management, Economics and Finance (Faculty of Islamic Finance – Master’s degree) ( 2021)