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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

Dr. of Science (Economics), Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for scientific work, RAS Institute of Europe, RIAC Member

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

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

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Political Analyst

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

MGIMO University

Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations

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