Experts

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

Deputy Director, TV Channel "Rossiya" (RTR), Manager and Presenter of “News on Saturday with Sergey Brilev”

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning

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

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

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

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

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

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

MGIMO University