Baurzhan Duisebayev, Kalilallo Baytasov, Konstantin Polinovsky,and Tom Cellucci

Dr. Baurzhan Duisebayev writes about different technologies for effective extraction of metals from poor ores and/or waste materials. He has been a well-respected leader in both the private and public sectors for over 30 years. He coordinated all the research programs of Kazatomprom from 2001-14. Dr. Duisebayev has authored or co-authored 40 technological patents, and about 80 scientific articles. He graduated from Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU) in 1982 and defended his candidate of science dissertation in 1985 in TPU and his Doctoral dissertation in 1997 in Irkutsk Polytechnical University. Dr. Duisebayev serves also as a Professor-lecturer for magistrates-geologists in the Kazakh National Scientific Research Technical University. Dr. Kalilallo Baytasov writes about economic efficiency of metals extraction technologies and digitalization of these processes. He has been working in industrial and scientific organizations for more than 20 years. He was a member of a project team managing JSC Kazatomprom's research programs from 2008 to 2015. Dr. Baytasov is the author or co-author of more than 20 scientific articles and holds several patents. He graduated from the Institute of Technologies of Omsk (OTI) in 1999, defended his PhD thesis in Economics in 2005 at St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, and completed his Master's thesis in International Relations at the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" in Moscow. At present Dr. Baytasov is working as an Assistant Professor of the School of Engineering Management at Almaty University of Management and is Head of the Cybersecurity Laboratory at Kazakh-British Technical University (in Almaty, Kazakhstan). Tom Cellucci writes about the intersection of emerging technology, commercialization, and implementation to protect the homeland. Dr. Cellucci has been a senior executive in both the private and public sectors for over 39 years. He served as the US Government’s first-ever Chief Commercialization Officer after turning around his fourth high technology firm, working for both President George W. Bush and President Obama. Thomas is a turn-around artist on Wall Street and serves on many global Boards. He also currently assists President Trump’s team when asked. Thomas has authored or co-authored 25 scholarly books and over 231 high-tech business articles. Cellucci earned a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania (1984), an MBA from Rutgers University (1991) and a BS in Chemistry with Honors from Fordham University (1980). He serves on 23 Boards and is the recipient of many awards. He holds two endowed Chairs at prestigious universities in Kazakhstan, as well as taught at Harvard Business School, Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania.