Galikhan Mukhamed – Rakhimov – Deputy General Director for Carrier Business Development at Freedom Telecom who is responsible for the Hypernetwork project implementation and the relationship with international carriers. Galikhan has an extensive experience in carrier business, he worked in various telecommunications companies in Kazakhstan.

Dmitry Konarev, has been in the telecommunications industry for over 25 years, progressing from a duty engineer at a mobile operator to Senior Solution Architect at Huawei. He has been with Huawei since 2005 and is currently responsible for ensuring the integrity and efficiency of complex solutions delivered to Huawei customers around the world.

Born on April 15, 1980 in Potsdam, Germany. A citizen of the Russian Federation. Mr. Borodin holds a university degree and academic degrees as a Candidate of Technical Sciences and a Candidate of Political Sciences. He held senior positions at Rostelecom and Satellite Communications. He was also in charge of the research in new information and communication technologies, national and international standardization, and new regulatory standards.
Since 2013: Coordinator at the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications in charge of plenipotentiary conferences and ITU Council sessions.
Since 2022: Director of the Center for Support of Scientific and Technical Activities and International Cooperation at Satellite Communications.
In 2024, he was elected as Director-General of the RCC Executive Committee by Decision of the Council of the RCC Communications Administration Heads, No. 59/29 dated November 20, 2023.
Mr. Borodin has co-authored many international standards in the field of communication protocols, identification, the Internet of Things, and next-generation communications networks.
Author of more than 60 scientific articles and publications on communication technologies in Russian, English, and Arabic.
He received letters of commendation from the Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media and was awarded a medal and an order for his contribution to the development of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications.

Telecoms professional with over 20 years of experience across sales, marketing, M&A, and product management, as well as leadership roles spanning the CIS region, Asia, and Africa. Have worked in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Southeast Asia, driving business growth and strategic initiatives in diverse telecom markets.

After earning a degree from Moscow Power Engineering Institute in 1997, began telecom career in Moscow, spending four years in carrier relations at MTT. Then joined Vimpelcom Russia (Beeline), where led the marketing team supporting nationwide 2G/3G network expansion.

From 2004 to 2008, held senior roles in Central Asia, serving as Commercial Director at Beeline Kazakhstan and General Manager at Sky Mobile Kyrgyzstan. In 2008, joined Altimo, the telecom investment arm of Alfa Group, where he was involved in global M&A activities across markets from West Africa to Papua New Guinea.

Before joining Rostelecom in 2017, led various mobile commerce projects across international markets, including the CIS, Middle East, and India.

Currently, head the International Carriers and Content Providers Department at Rostelecom, overseeing sales and procurement in the Data and Voice domains.

Vahan Hovsepyan is in charge of developing cooperation and engaging stakeholders, including RIPE NCC members, governmental agencies, academic institutions and industry development organisations. Vahan has obtained EMBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, and M.A. from the Armenian-Russian (Slavic) State University. He has also completed courses at the Maastricht School of Management and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Vahan has extensive experience working in and with industry development organisations, IXPs and international organisations. He is leading Internet Measurement Day (IMD) and Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF) activities at RIPE NCC.