Experts

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Senior Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; PIR Centre consultant

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

President of the International Foreign Policy Association, Chairman of the Global Council of Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs, President of the Alumni Association of MGIMO-University; Viktor Blazheev — Rector of the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, RIAC Member

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

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

MGIMO University

Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the World Politics Department of the Higher School of Economics

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

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

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Pacific State University

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

Analyst on Russia and its Middle East policy, MPhil International Relations, University of Cambridge

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

Ph.D. in Economics, School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

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

Research Fellow, Center for Social and Political Studies, IDIP RFTA

Institute of Oriental Studies

Independent Analyst

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University