Lawrence Cannon is a former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2011) and former Canadian Ambassador to Paris (2012-2017).

Lucio is the Founder and Editor in Chief of the Italian geopolitical journal Limes. He is also a Professor of Strategic studies at LUISS University in Rome and Director of the Limes School.

Professor Coker is the Director of LSE IDEAS, the London School of Economics foreign policy think tank. He is an expert in the field of International Relations and has authored many books, including Future War (2016) and Why War? (2020).

Dr. Jeremy is the Director of the J. Masaryk Centre of International Studies & Associate Professor of International Relations and China Studies at Prague University of Economics and Business. His research focuses on China's relations with CEE and the Middle East, BRI and the CPEC. He is the author of many publications including Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption (forthcoming in 2023).

Brian is a U.S.-based freelance journalist at Agence France Press. Formerly, he was an editor and correspondent at International Herald Tribune.

Professor Petr is a senior researcher at the Centre for European Politics – Institute of International Relations, Prague.

Masatoshi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Contemporary Society, Kogakkan University. Previously, he has served as a Japanese diplomat and MP.

Dimitri is the Executive Director of the Center for International Relations (Washington DC) and the Editor in Chief of International Affairs Forum.

Dr. Saeed is a Professor of International Relations and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Governance (CPPG) at the Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. He is a regular visiting scholar at various academic institutions in Pakistan and the United States and author of numerous academic publications.