Experts

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

Independent Analyst

Political Analyst

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

MGIMO University

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Chairman of PIR Center, Lieutenant-General (retired), RIAC Vice-president

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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