Experts

Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Current International Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Political Analyst

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS), Head of the Country Studies Department, Head of the Center for German Studies at the Institute of European Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

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

Chief Research Fellow of the RAS Vavilov Institute of Natural History and Technology, RAS Corresponding Member, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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