| Prof.Dr. Eduard Batalov | – | Leading Research Fellow, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Dr. Olga Bibikova | – | Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Prof.Dr. Alexei Bogaturov | – | Director, Academic Educational Forum on International Relations; Editor-in-Chief, «International Trends» journal |
| Prof.Dr. Yuri Davydov | – | Leading Research Fellow, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Prof.Dr. Vladislav Inozemtsev | – | Director of Studies, Center for Post-Industrial Research; Editor-in-Chief, «Svobodnaya Mysl – XXI» journal; Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, «Russia in Global Politics» journal |
| Dr. Philip Kazin | – | Head, Analytical Department, The Baltic Research Center (St. Petersburg) |
| Mr. Leonid Karabeshkin | – | Chairman, «The Baltic Club – St. Petersburg» |
| Dr. Sergei Kortunov | – | Vice-President, Foreign Policy Association |
| Prof.Dr. Victor Kremenyuk | – | Deputy Director, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Ms. Olga Kuznetsova | – | doctoral candidate, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Prof.Dr. Sergei Lounev | – | Chief Research Fellow, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Dr. Sergei Oznobischev | – | Director, Institute for Strategic Assessments |
| Prof.Dr. Tatiana Shakleina | – | Head of Section, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Prof.Dr. Mikhail Shinkovskiy | – | Director, Institute of International Relations, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Services |
| Mr. Vladimir Tribrat | – | Research Fellow, Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences |