Experts

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

MGIMO University

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

Political Analyst

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Senior Analyst of the Centre for Crisis Society Studies, Expert of the Middle East Institute, RIAC

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels