Experts

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

Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS), Head of the Country Studies Department, Head of the Center for German Studies at the Institute of European Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Doctor of Political Science; Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club;Professor, MGIMO University

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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 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

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

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

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

Independent Analyst

Political Analyst

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

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

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