Experts

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Independent Analyst

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

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

MGIMO University

Political Analyst

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

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

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