Experts

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

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

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

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

Doctor of Sciences in History, Rector, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

Independent Analyst

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

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

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”

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

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

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

Program Coordinator at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Editor-in Chief, Russkiy Mir Journal

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

Institute of Oriental Studies

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

Doctor of History, RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, member of the Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning