Experts

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

MGIMO University

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Financial University, RIAC Member

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

Chief Research Fellow of the RAS Vavilov Institute of Natural History and Technology, RAS Corresponding Member, RIAC Member

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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