Experts

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

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

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

Ph.D., Institute of International Relations and World History, N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

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

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

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

Ph.D. (History), Professor, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University, RIAC Expert

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

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

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Political Analyst, RIAC Expert

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Program Coordinator at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

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

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom