Positive and Effective!By keeping an eye on innovations in various industries, by bridging the demands and solutions across APEC and beyond and by creating opportunities for experience exchange worldwide we are creating positive changes in society. I was born in Tomsk - a small but intelligent Russian city in Siberia at the very heart of Eurasia. In 2002, got my first master's degree in teaching English and cultures. At that time, I firmly decided to be a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With that in mind, got a job in a court and entered the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation where I got my second master’s degree. After 3 years in the court, I realized I was too active and too independent to work for government and in 2006 I turned to business.Started from a Business Development Manager position in HR consultancy company. With my contribution, the overall company’s income increased 10 times in 6 months, a new product was developed and brought to market. Those were 3 significant years of my self-determination. In 2010, I became a co-owner and Director for Business Development at Lingvista, in one year the income increased 40 times. Currently Lingvista has customers in more than 20 countries across the world. In 2016 a new business project - Smart Business Trips (SBT) was launched. Smart Business Trips (SBT) aims to provide support to innovative startups and SMEs in entering new markets. In 2017 I entered the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a regional economic forum. I have been serving as Private Sector Advisor on SME International Development and contributing to APEC initiatives by designing and implementing international projects in APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group. Since 2019 Smart Business Trips is the official partner of the International Challenges/Acceleration and Grant programs and Innovative Ecosystems players in South East Asia. In September 2022 we have been started our fruitful journey in GCC region.