Valdai Club

On May 20–21, 2021, the city of Kazan will host the Central Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club, titled “Russia and Central Asia Facing the Challenges of the New World – A Joint Path to the Future”. The event will be held mostly live; almost all guests will attend in person.

1. Andrey Bolshakov, Director of Scientific Programs, Institute for Central Asian Studies;
   

2. Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics;

3. Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club;

4. Bakhodur Eshonov, Founding Director, Center for Economic Research and Reform under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1999 – 2015);

5. Feng Shaolei, Director of Centre for Russian Studies, East China Normal University;

6. Yerlan Karin, Aide to the President of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Council on Foreign Relations (CASMO);
   

7. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004 – 2014);

8. Adil Kaukenov, Director of China Center, Kazakhstan;

9. Khudoberdi Kholiknazar, Director, Center for Central Asian and Chinese Studies in Tajikistan;

10. Anton Kozlov, Head of Foreign Projects and International Cooperation Department, JSC Russian Railways;

11. Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow on Russia and Europe, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft;

12. Anastasia Likhacheva, Director of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), National Research University Higher School of Economics;

13. Yevgeniya Lodvigova, Deputy Mayor of Kazan;
    

14. Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club;

15. Guzel Maytdinova, Director, Center of Geopolitical Researches, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University;

16. Bakhtiyor Mustafaev, Deputy Director, International Institute of Central Asia;

17. Vitaly Naumkin, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Academic Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences;
    

18. Akramdjan Nematov, First Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Segional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
    

19. Rakhim Oshakhbaev, Director, Talap Center for Applied Research;

20. Alexander Rahr, Senior Research Fellow, WeltTrends Institute for International Politics in Potsdam; Research Director, German-Russian Forum;

21. Kubatbek Rakhimov, Director, Center for Strategic Research "Eurasia", Kyrgyz Republic; Former Advisor to Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic;

22. Ivan Safranchuk, Director, Senior Research Fellow, Center Eurasian studies, MGIMO University;

23. Oleg Salagay, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation;

24. Amir Salyamov, Head of Department, Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

25. Mehdi Sanaei, Director, Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies, Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister of Iran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia (2013 – 2019);

26. Marat Shibutov, Member of the Public Council of the city of Almaty; Member of the National Council of Public Trust Under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

27. Oksana Sinyavskaya, Deputy Director, Institute for Social Policy, National Research University Higher School of Economics..