Experts

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences

Institute of Oriental Studies

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS) at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Ph.D., Institute of International Relations and World History, N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

Political Analyst

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

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

Ph.D in Economics, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute for Europe, Head of the Country and Regional Researches Department, Head of the German Research Center

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

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

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

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