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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Belarusian democratic leader

 

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of Belarusian democratic forces who beat the autocratic president Aliaksandr Lukashenka in a presidential election on August 9th, 2020, according to independent observers. She stepped into the race after her husband was arrested for his presidential aspirations. Lukashenka publically dismissed her as a “housewife,” сlaiming that a woman can’t become president. Tsikhanouskaya united Belarusian democratic forces together with two other leaders – Maria Kalesnikava and Veranika Tsapkala. After her forced exile, Tsikhanouskaya inspired unprecedented peaceful protests around Belarus, some of which numbered hundreds of thousands of people. She visited more than 20 countries gathering support for free Belarus. She advocates for the release of 500+ political prisoners and peaceful changes through a free and fair election. In her meetings with Chancellor Merkel, President Macron, President von der Leyen, President Charles Michel, and other world leaders, she emphasized the need for a braver response to the actions of the Belarusian dictatorship. Tsikhanouskaya became a symbol of peaceful struggle for democracy and female leadership. Among dozens of other distinctions, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is a recipient of the Sakharov Prize awarded by the European Parliament. In 2020, Lithuanian President Nauseda and Norwegian MPs nominated her for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is included in Bloomberg’s TOP-50 Most Influential People, Financial Times’ Top 12 Most Influential Women, and POLITICO’s Top 28 Most Influential Europeans.

 

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Marek Tejchman

DGP

 

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Marek Dietl

GPW

 

Dr. Marek Dietl is the CEO of GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange) and the economic adviser to the President of Poland. He has spent almost 20 years in the consulting and venture capital industries. He collected experience as a non-executive board member of more than 25 organizations. Marek Dietl frequently undertakes community and academic activities. He used to serve as a mediator at the arbitration court of the Financial Supervision Commission and adviser to the President of Energy Regulation Office. Marek Dietl is also an assistant professor at the SGH-Warsaw School of Economics.

 

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Franak Viačorka

Chief Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

 

Franak Viačorka is Belarusian politician and journalist. He is president of the Digital Communication Network and nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and journalist from Belarus. Viačorka is a frequent speaker and advocate for democracy and personal freedom. For his activism and journalism work in Belarus, he was jailed multiple times by the Belarusian government. Viačorka’s activism in Belarus has been chronicled by documentary filmmakers and recognized by many international organizations. He graduated with an MA from American University in Washington DC and a BA from Warsaw University in Poland. He also studied at Belarus State University, Georgetown University, and European Humanities University.

 

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Aleś Alachnovič

Economic Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Vice President of Association of Belarusian Business Abroad (ABBA)

 

Aleś Alachnovič is the Vice-President of CASE Belarus. He serves as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Representative on Economic Reforms and a member of the Economic Group of the Coordination Council. Aleś graduated from the London School of Economics and the Warsaw School of Economics (under the supervision of Leszek Balcerowicz) and studied the Chinese economic transition at the National Taiwan University. He gained experience working for EY, McKinsey and the National Bank of Poland.

 

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Anna Matsiyeuskaya

Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Association of Belarusian Business Abroad – ABBA / Lawyer at WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr

 

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