Experts

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

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

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

Economics Expert at Discussion Society Liberal Cub, Belarus

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

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

Program Coordinator at the Russian International Affairs Council

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

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation

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

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

Vice Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Chair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the European Leadership Network; and former Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom

Independent Analyst

Doctor of physics and mathematics, Expert in scientific research commercialization

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

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

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC member

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

Ph.D in Economics, Deputy Director of the RAS Institute for Europe, Head of the Country and Regional Researches Department, Head of the German Research Center

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

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

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

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

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

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

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

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

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

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

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

Mexico's Ambassador to the Russian Federation