Experts

Dr. of Political Sciences, Head of Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies Centre, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”

Major General, Strategic Advisor, Synergia Foundation

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Department of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations, MGIMO University

INSOR Director for International Development

Political observer

PhD in Political Science, Deputy Director for Academic Work under the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC member

D.Sc. (Philosophy), professor, Head of the Chair of Political Governance, Political Science Department, St. Petersburg State University

Head of the "Africa in the Focus of Russian Interests" Programme at the MGIMO University

PhD in Political Science, Director of the EU Political Integration Center at RAS Institute for European Studies

Dr. of Geography, Professor of Economics, Head of the Center for Northern and Arctic Economies

President, Global Migration Policy Associates

Dr. of Political Science, Director Research Center, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor at the Faculty of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Ph.D. in History, Research Fellow at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Valdai Discussion Club Expert

PhD in History, Professor at Chair of Theory and History of International Relations, Boris Yeltsin Urals Federal University

Doctor of History, Professor, Dean of Foreign Relations Department at St. Petersburg State University

Professor of World Economy and International Affairs Department at Higher School of Economics, Leading Researcher at RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Saint-Petersburg State Mining University

PhD in Political Science

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

BA in International Relations, Higher School of Economics

PhD Professor, University of the Philippines (ret.), Executive Director, Center for Political and Democratic Reforms, Inc.

Dr. of History, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS

Senior research fellow, RAS Institute of Economic Forecasting

Doctor of Economics, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, RIAC Member

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

Ambassador, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (1996-1998)

Dr. of Economics, Professor of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations MGIMO University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Holy See and RF Representative to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, RIAC member