Experts

MGIMO University

Diplomat, scholar in Asian Studies (at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University) and an expert on Thailand

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economic Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club

Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

Ph.D. (History), Leading Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Doctor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for Comparative Governance Studies, Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

PhD in History, Post-Soviet Studies Center at the MGIMO University

Head of Research, Center for Situational Analysis at RAS, member of the Directorate of IMEMO RAS, RAS Full Member, RIAC Member

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Associate Professor of Sociology & Social Policy, the University of Sydney

Ph.D. in Political Science, Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

PhD in Political Science, EU and CE policy department of the Institute of European Studies at MGIMO University

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

PhD in Pedagogy, Head of Methodic Department at Russian National Library, Board Member of Russian Library Association

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

PhD Candidate and Senior Lecturer at Novosibirsk State University (Russia) and Research Fellow at the Stanford US-Russia Forum (USA)

Chairman of PIR Center, Lieutenant-General (retired), RIAC Vice-president

Doctor of History, Head of the Political and Military Research Unit at the RAS Institute of USA and Canada Studies

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Doctor of History, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Ph.D. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Lecturer in Law at University of Aberdeen, Legal Adviser to the IFC Russia Renewable Energy Program