Igor V. Kononenko - Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine, Head of the Strategic Management Department of National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", National Expert of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, 1995), Deputy Director of Institute of Machinery and Systems of the Ministry of Industrial Policy and National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1993-2002), Expert of the State Property Fund of Ukraine in 1998, Assistant to the Chairman; Expert of the Analytical Consulting Council of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 1997,1998; Member of the Secretariat of the State Program of forecasting of innovation and science-technological development of country in 2008-2012, Chairman of the program committee of the International Scientific Conference “Integrated strategic management, project and program management of business and territory development”, Slavsk, (2010, 2011, 2012), Yaremche (2013), Ukraine, Vice-president of Businessmen Union of Kharkiv Region. Under his direction a computerized simulation models of the socio-economic development of Ukraine has been developed in 1994, 1998 and 2008. The verification based upon statistical information showed the high accuracy of the forecasts of the main tendencies of the development. He managed the preparation of more than 50 investment projects for enterprises. He has successfully managed projects for the Parliament of Ukraine, Ministry of Industrial Policy, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Imprimatur Capital Ltd (Great Britain) and many other companies. Author of more than 200 scientific works, 8 books on forecasting, strategic and project management. He has prepared 7 Candidates of Sciences (Ph.D.).