Russian Ball in the Hofburg

Commitee of honour of the Russian Ball

	Dr. Erhard Busek Chairman of commitee Dr. Erhard Busek is a politician from the Christian-conservative People's Party (ÖVP). At present he is Coordinator of the South-Eastern Cooperative Initiative (SECI) and Chairman of the Institute for Danube Region and Central Europe among other things. Busek was chief of the party and Vice-Chancellor of Austria in the coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Austria with the People's Party between 1991-1995 and was an important reformer of the Austrian Universities. From January 2002 until June 2008 Busek served as Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the final person to hold the position.

Larisa Gergieva Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers, Artistic Director of the Vladikavkaz Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania

	Vladimir Malakhov Art-director of Tokyo Ballet

Vladimir Atlantov Renowned Russian Opera Singer

	Ivan Glazunov Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor

	Vassily Lanowoj Filmstar and famous actor

Sergej Juriev President of the Legal Development Foundation (Russia), Doctor of Law, Professor

	Andreas Rath Managing Partner of "Lobmeyr" Companie

Ali Rahimi, Managing Partner of "Rahimi & Rahimi" Company