Evgeny Primakov

Academician. Former Prime Minister, former Foreign Minister, and former Director of Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia.

Alexander Saltanov

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Vitaly Naumkin

Director for the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2009); President of the Center for Strategic and Political Studies (since 1991); Editor-in-Chief of Vostok-Oriens magazine of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1998); Member of the Scientific Council under the Security Council of Russia, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Moscow (2006); Professor and Chair, Faculty of World Politics, Moscow State University (since 2003); Good Will Ambassador for the Alliance of Civilizations(2007)

Sergei Karaganov

Deputy Director of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dean of the Department of World Economy and World Politics at the State University - Higher School of Economics, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, Chairman of the editorial board of Russia in Global Affairs magazine

Alexey Vasiliev

Director of the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Irina Zvyagelskaya

Professor MGIMO, Vice-President of the Center for Strategic and Political Studies, specialist in Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Elena Melkumyan

Doctor of political studies, Russian State Humanitarian University, specialist in the Gulf

Grigory Kosach

Professor of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at the Moscow State University

Leonid Grigoriev

President of the Energy and Finance Institute Foundation (since 2004); leading Research Fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2001)

Alexander Yakovlev

Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, specialist in economics, oil and gas, water, Gulf

Anton Khlopkov

Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS), specialist in nuclear energy and non-proliferation

Sergei Vershinin

Director of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa of the MFA of the Russian Federation

Piotr Stegniy

Honorary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Israel

Gennady Tarasov

Ambassador at large of the MFA of the Russian Federation

Andrei Baklanov

Head of the Department of foreign affairs of the Federation Council of the RF

Rafeeq Nishanov

Former Ambassador of the USSR to Jordan

Fedor Lukianov

Editor-in-chief of the “Russia in global affairs” magazine

Yelena Souponina

Head of the International Department, Vremya Novostei

Aidar Aganin

Director of the “Rusia al-Yaum” TV channel

Alexander Reutov

Special correspondent, Kommersant

Nikolai Sourkov

Correspondent, specializing in the Middle East, Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Ivan Groshkov

Editor, "Russia Today" in Arabic TV channel, also writes for different Russian media, for example “Expert" magazine

Arhan Jamal

Correspondent, "Russian Newsweek" magazine

Jafar Hassan

Director of the International Affairs Department at the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan

Nahar Omar

Director of Policy Planning and Research at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jordan.

Mohammad Shiyyab

Director General of the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman (CMC-A); Chairman of the Board for the (Jordanian) Regional Human Security Center (RHSC); General (retired), former Deputy Commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Muin Khoury

Director of Research at the Royal Hashemite Court.

Hani Jabsheh

Founder and CEO, Al Bawaba pan-arab media company.

Mansoor Al Arayedh

Chairman of the Gulf Council for Foreign Relations at the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Ayman Abdel Nour

Member of Syria's Baath party, and the editor-in-chief of www.all4syria.org, a leading independent media outlet in Syria.

Nabil Fahmy

Ambassador at large at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, formerly Egypt’s ambassador to the United States (1999 to 2008); Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Professor of International Diplomacy, The American University in Cairo.

Ezzedine Choukri Fishere

Teacher at AUC in Cairo, former diplomat and policy advisor to the Egyptian Foreign Minister.

Dr. Taha ABDEL ALEEM

Dy Head of the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Abu Alaa
(Ahmed Qurei)

Fatah member, former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority

As'ad Abdul Rahman

Representative of the President of the Palestinian National Authority.

Samir Abdullah

The Palestinian Planning Minister

Maher El Kurd

Chairman of The Economic Committee of Fatah, and an economic advisor to the Palestinian President.

Sufian Abu Zaida

Senior PLO official, former palestinian minister

Saad Khatib

Palestinian trade expert currently heading the USAID Trade Facilitation Project

Mustafa Barghouti

Palestinian democracy activist. Was a candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005, finishing second to Mahmoud Abbas, with 19% of the vote. Currently a deputy of the Palestinian Legislative Council

Mkhaimar Abusada

Political science professor at Al-Azhar University in Gaza.

Montaser Hamdan

Journalist for Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

Abdullah Abdulmohsen Al-Farag

General Director of Planning Department of chamber of commerce and industry Al-Ryad.

James Clad

Professor of Near Eastern studies at NDU and recently Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.

Ellen B. Goldring

Professor of Education Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Orri Ben-Porat

Aide and economic advisor to Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Shmuel Sandler

Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and political science professor at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Prominent analyst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as religion, party and electoral politics in Israel.

Efraim Inbar

Professor, Director of the Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, specializing in Middle Eastern strategic issues including Iran.

Gershon Baskin

Founder and co-director of the Israel-Palestine Centre for Reseach and Information (IPCRI) joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy research think tank.

Shimshon Brockman

Head of the Fuels Directorate of the Israel Electric Company, in charge of the groundbreaking agreements for supply of natural gas from Egypt to Israel, and from the Israeli-Palestinian offshore field. Olympic athlete (1988 Seoul Olympics).

Jacob Amidror

Vice President of the Lander Institute, Jerusalem Academic Center (founded by Touro College). Program Director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Gil Feiler

Expert on Middle East business and economics, heads a consultancy serving international corporations and governments; Author and speaker on business in the region.

Yoel Esteron

Founder and publisher of Calcalist business daily. Former Managing Editor of “Yedioth Ahronoth” and “Haaretz” newspapers. Teaches at IDC.

Zvi MAGEN

Institute for National Security Studies, Israeli ambassador to Ukraine in 1993, ambassador to Russia in 1998

Herb KEINON

a long-time journalist and columnist for The Jerusalem Post

Barah Mikail

Research fellow at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), specialized on Middle-Eastern issues. He is also a specialist of Water-related Geopolitical issues.

Mrs. V. Hoffenberg

France's special representative for economic, cultural, educational and environmental dimensions of the Middle East peace process.

Patrick Seale

British writer on the Middle East, and author of books on Syria and President Assad and on Abu Nidal; Now works for Agence Global, France.

Mohammed Saleh Sadkyan

Director of the Iranian Research Center, specialist in the Middle Eastern Affairs and regional security.

General Amin Hteit

Professor of the Lebanese University, Head of the Commission on demarcation of the Lebanese-Israeli border after the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Lebanon in May 2000; expert in regional security.

Imad Rizk

Lebanese publicist and expert in regional security matters, writes a book on Lebanese-Russian relations and Middle Eastern policy of Russia.

Paul Salem

Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center. Prior to joining Carnegie in 2006, Salem was the general director of the Fares Foundation and from 1989 to 1999 he founded and directed the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon's leading public policy think tank.

Muhamad Mugraby

Dr. Mugraby is the Chairman of MIRSAD, a human rights organization in Beirut, and a high-profile advocate of legal reform in Lebanon. He is also a lawyer with an international practice based in Beirut, former legal advisor to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and has taught at the Lebanese University's Law School.

Timur Goksel

Teaches at the Political Science and Public Administration Dept. of the American University of Beirut; former Senior Adviser of the UN Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Mamoun Fandy

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Director of the Iranian Research Center, specialist in Middle Eastern affairs and regional security.