Experts

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

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

Political Analyst

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

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

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

Independent Analyst

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member