Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group

 CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading producer of natural resources. ERG is represented by more than 80,000 people and is one of the largest employers in the global industry. Benedikt was born in Germany. He has several years’ experience in advisory/management in mining and energy. As a former member of BCG he advised multiple leading companies globally and later held various management positions. Benedikt is also an investor in high tech startups, including MVS, which was sold to Platts/Dow Jones in 2013. He holds a degree in management and studied in Europe, Russia and China and is an author of “China Champions”, a Financial Times publication. His particular interest lies in international, CIS and East Asian economic and geopolitical relations.