Experts

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

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

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

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

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

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

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

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

Ph.D. in Political Science, Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

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

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

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

MGIMO University

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

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

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

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

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

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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