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is a renowned technological visionary known for his dynamic approach to understanding the ever-evolving needs of today's complex market. His expertise encompasses executive acumen, strategic analysis of emerging technologies and markets, information security/privacy, research and development, marketing, administration, and investment banking.

As an entrepreneur, board member, and advisor for both public and private companies, Michael Kofman has successfully founded several companies in the United States and Europe. Notably, he has recently been involved with BioTechnology Company, a company dedicated to DNA testing and analysis, process automation for genetic services, and comprehensive human genetic research. Mr. Kofman firmly believes that the life sciences sector, combined with the latest technological advancements, presents exponential possibilities.

Under his guidance, successful genetic testing projects have been established in Ukraine, Russia, and the Baltic countries. This unique experience is continuously enhanced through the utilization of cutting-edge technology and equipment available in the market.

Collaborating with Harvard Medical School and Stanford Biomath, Mr. Kofman played a pivotal role in developing easily understandable genetic reports for both doctors and patients. This method has been widely adopted by leading laboratories in the United States and abroad.

In 2008, Mr. Kofman founded Xibi Group Inc., a technology company where he serves on the board of directors. Based in the US, the company specializes in data storage and Big Data management services for large commercial and government companies.

In 2000, Mr. Kofman founded DataPeer, Inc., a data management and data storage company offering a wide range of web-related services to small-to-medium-sized companies. At DataPeer, he developed unique technological solutions that enabled faster information tracking and easier data accessibility for individual end-users and government agencies worldwide.

In 1997, Mr. Kofman founded 9 Net Avenue, Inc., which grew to become one of the world's largest hosting companies. In 1999, 9 Net Avenue was acquired by Concentric Networks (NASDAQ: CNTX), subsequently acquired by XO Communications (NASDAQ: XOXO), with a maximum market value of $19.5 billion.

Prior to these ventures, Mr. Kofman served as CEO and Director of Information Technology at Elitan United Inc., a Massachusetts-based IT company that provided end-to-end strategies, interactive design, and technology services to leading global organizations. He played a pivotal role in developing and managing a scalable infrastructure, leading the company's growth from nine to over 4,000 employees worldwide.

He also holds the distinction of being the founder and CEO of ASTRA Corp, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of Digital Transceiver Satellite Systems, earning international recognition in the field of Satellite Devices. His responsibilities encompassed research, operating system development, multimedia and networking software applications, as well as overall technical strategy.

From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Kofman worked at the Nikolaev Shipbuilding Plant, where he was actively involved in the development and creation of satellite transceiver systems for transmitting classified information to and from warships. He was recognized as an Electronics Engineer of the highest level, received the 6th category, which was the highest recognition at the plant, where 93 thousand people worked.

Mr. Kofman holds a graduate degree in Electronic Engineering from the Ukrainian State Marine Technical University, specializing in Electronics, Digital Satellite Systems, and Economics. In 2004, he was granted a Ph.D. in Information Technology, and in 2009, he received the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences.

Additionally, Michael Kofman is an author of technical papers focused on satellite and optical systems for data transmission. He has also received a patent in the field of digital satellite TV systems and high-definition television (HDTV), which was subsequently acquired by Sony.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in business creation and development, Mr. Kofman was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by "Entrepreneur Magazine" in 1999. Since 2000, his exceptional achievements have consistently been recognized and listed in the esteemed publications of Who's Who in America, World, Science, and Engineering.

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is an accomplished and proactive manager with an extensive engineering background holding high-level positions. His proven leadership acumen in managing both internal and outsourced international teams, fostering the development of interconnected products. Mr. Tur is adept at unraveling complex ideation challenges and devising innovative implementation strategies for corporate clients and startups across diverse sectors such as e-Commerce, Cloud Computing, Healthcare and more. Also, over 20 years of hands-on experience in multidisciplinary software and hardware development are in his background.

In particular, as a CEO & co-founder, Mr. Alex Tur developed and launched the innovative Cloud B2B/B2C Platform to aggregate and process Big Data in a single ecosystem. The platform also allows various providers and consumers to perform a massive search for the required information in context and exchange unstructured data in the formats most familiar to each of them.

From 2010-2014, Mr. Alex Tur worked for BioTechnology Company as Director of Research and Development, led several Agile development teams, teams of engineers, doctors, geneticists, sales managers, partners, stakeholders in several countries, consolidated and directed their efforts to achieve their goals.

As Director of Research and Development, Mr. Alex Tur led the development of projects on video surveillance system and the system of highly reliable transmission and storage data for Xibi Group Inc.

Mr. Alex Tur is a versatile professional with extensive experience in Information Technology and Electronics Design as a Senior Software and Hardware Developer. He has successfully completed numerous projects spanning various industries, from medical equipment to critical components of precision lidars and high-power military lasers for Space applications. Among his clients and beneficiaries are such well-known as Samsung Electronics Co., Verizon Communications Inc. and MacDonald's.

Mr. Alex Tur holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from State Technical University, specializing in Electrical Drives and Industrial Automation.

Mr. Tur has more than a dozen implemented inventions to his credit. In 1989-1990, he was awarded the title of "Best Defense Enterprise Designer" and "Best Defense Concern Inventor". One of his projects was among the "Sun Microsystems Awards" finalists in 2001.

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is an accomplished executive leader and advisor to international corporations worldwide for over 25 years. Ms. Gorfin has managed to rise up to executive level positions in all of her career endeavors. Early on in her career she held a corporate counsel position for an international trade company where she earned the position as the youngest executive in the company. Ms. Gorfin was later recruited to join a successful technology start up organization that grew under her supervision to a multimillion-dollar company and was acquired by a publically traded company.

Ms. Gorfin was the company’s lead legal counsel on this merger and acquisition. During her career, Ms. Gorfin also acted as an assistant general counsel to IDT Corp. where her position was short lived due to the recruitment of her former executive team. Ms. Gorfin was asked to return to their organization, DataPeer, where she earned her position as the first female executive, Vice President of Strategic Business Relations and Chief Legal Officer. At DataPeer, a $50M dollar company, Ms. Gorfin lead the executive members of the board to successfully procured government SBA contracts, acquisitions of high net worth technology and IP assets, secured a $3M PPM and orchestrated the contractual built out and leasing of a 13,000 sq. foot state of the art data center. She maintained her role as member of the board of directors and integral part of the executive team as the company’s chief legal strategist until the company winded down.

After DataPeer, Ms. Gorfin continued her relations with the technology experts and company principles by entering the biotechnology arena focusing on DNA testing IP and global DNA technologies. At Biotechnology Group and Genex, Ms. Gorfin led the executive team as their General Counsel. Ms. Gorfin continues to represent and counsel technology driven companies and often act as their interim legal counsel.

In the last 20 years, since founding the firm in 2003, as a sole practitioner, Karina Gorfin has continued to represent corporate, private, institutional and commercial clients in the are of technology, global financing, commercial/residential real estate, corporate governance, landlord tenant rights, leasing, food and beverage law, financing and asset protection. She represents high net worth individuals and international businessmen on various U.S. corporate boards. She maintains her role as an interim corporate counsel and strategist and serves as general counsel for various multi-million dollar conglomerates.

In addition to the practice of law, Ms. Gorfin has been actively engaged with the art of wine and expanded her practice as Wine Counsel to the Wine Beverage and Spirit Industry. She formed a non-for-profit entity, Wine4cure, which provides legal services for a cause by supporting and donating to numerous charitable organizations involved with Epilepsy, Cancer and Israel.

EDUCATION

• B.A. in English and Business, New York State University at Albany, 1992
• J.D., New England School of Law, 1995

CREDENTIALS

• Member of New York and New Jersey State Bars
• Leading Female Attorney and Women in Technology Law
• NY and NJ Bar Associations, Women's Real Estate Attorney Associations

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