Experts

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

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

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

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

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

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

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

MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Independent Analyst

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy