Experts

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deputy Director-General, Institute of Energy Strategy

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

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

MGIMO University

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PhD in Political Science, Director of the EU Political Integration Center at RAS Institute for European Studies

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

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment