Experts

Independent Analyst

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus