Experts

Expert, Ukrainian Institute of Politics

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

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

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

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

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 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

Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS) at the Higher School of Economics National Research University (HSE University)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

MGIMO University

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

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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