Expert Council 2025

Critical Power, Grid Infrastructure & Renewable Energy
Leonel Clemente is an operations leader focused on stabilizing, optimizing, and scaling complex manufacturing environments in critical power and grid infrastructure. He has built his career restoring execution discipline and translating engineering requirements into scalable production systems that perform under pressure.

His experience spans global, high-reliability operations and large-scale industrial transformations, driving improvements in cycle time, quality, and throughput. In the critical power sector, he has led the launch and scale-up of low- and medium-voltage switchgear operations supporting AI-driven data center infrastructure, doubling output while maintaining delivery performance.

At EMA Electromechanics, he is building a manufacturing platform to support the expansion of renewable energy and power infrastructure across the U.S.

Holds a PhD in Economics as well as MSc and MBA degrees. He is an internationally recognized sales, negotiation, and business performance expert with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in sales, management, and executive consulting across 17 countries.

He is widely regarded as one of the most respected and results-driven business coaches in the Russian-speaking market and works with executives, founders, and leadership teams at an international level. Borys specializes in building scalable growth systems, driving strategic change that increases revenue and profitability, and designing high-performance sales and marketing systems for companies of all sizes and industries.

Each year, he delivers 150+ corporate training programs, strategic workshops, and consulting projects for executives and sales teams. Over the course of his career, tens of thousands of professionals across Russia, the CIS, Europe, and the United States have participated in his programs.

Borys Zhalilo is also the author of 11 business books and over 250 published articles on sales, negotiations, leadership, management, and business growth, widely used by executives, consultants, and trainers.

An outstanding pianist, arranger, winner of international competitions and festivals, member of music guilds. Named one of the "Ten Most Talented Pianists in New York" by BookLive (2025 edition) In 2025, 7 albums of the "Reimagined" series were released

President of the trading company INTER COTTON EXPORT AND IMPORT, which exports products to Kazakhstan, China, Pakistan, Italy, and Germany. Laureate of the international “Business Leaders of Central Asia” Award and founder of MEMORY WARM, the largest manufacturing company in its sector, which has become a symbol of technological progress and sustainable development in Uzbekistan’s textile industry.

Founder and CEO of BERG TARGET agency — the marketing leader for design professionals and premium interior brands. Expert in strategic promotion for interior design businesses. Author of the book Unique Services for Unique Clients, ranked among the top professional marketing publications. Conducts lectures and masterclasses across CIS countries, consults studios and suppliers in the Business/Premium/Elite segments, systematizes marketing as a key competence in the design industry

Is a retail chain development executive specializing in business scaling, operational excellence, and multi-location retail management.
Starting with a single 16-square-meter flower shop in 2017, she played a key role in transforming Ruskus into a growing retail chain. By 2024, the company had expanded to seven stores and reached annual sales of nearly 3 million flower stems. Alina developed the company’s expansion strategy, standardized operating procedures, optimized store-level processes, and built a scalable business model designed to support sustainable growth while maintaining consistent service quality across the chain.
Her expertise spans retail strategy, chain expansion, operational management, and customer experience. With extensive hands-on experience in developing brick-and-mortar businesses and implementing effective retail systems, Alina brings a practical, results-driven perspective to evaluating business models, operational efficiency, scalability, and long-term growth potential.