Pavel Durov | World Economic Forum
CEO of Telegram Chief Executive Officer, Telegram Messenger LLP
"Pavel created two leading tech companies. In 2006 he founded
VKontakte, the most popular social network in Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia. In 2013 Pavel launched
Telegram, a messaging platform focused on privacy and security. Telegram attracted over 100 million users globally. In August 2014, Pavel Durov was named the most promising
Northern European leader under 30 by Nordic Business Forum."
He seems to be a member of the "World Economic Forum(WEF)", otherwise they would rather not list him.
https://www.weforum.org/people/pavel-durov