Mr. Victor GAO is Chair Professor of Soochow University, Chairman of China Energy Security Institute; Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization; Vice Chairman of China Beidou Industrial Promotion Organization, a member of the Beijing Energy Club, a Member of the Global Counsel of Asia Society in New York City, a member of the International Advisory Board of the Energy Intelligence Group in London; an advisor to Saudi Aramco and a member of the Board of Directors of several listed companies in Hong Kong.
Victor Gao has extensive experience in government, diplomacy, securities regulation, legal, investment banking, PE, corporate management and media. Victor was Deng Xiaoping’s English interpreter in the 1980s. Victor served as the China Policy Advisor at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in 1999 and 2000.

Admiral (Dr.) Jayanath Colombage is Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, who retired after an active service of 37 years as a four-star Admiral. He is a highly decorated officer for gallantry and for distinguished service. He served the Sri Lankan Navy during the entire spectrum of war with the LTTE terrorism and commanded various ships and four naval areas. He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College in India and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK. He holds a PhD from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Sri Lanka). His doctoral thesis; ‘Asymmetric Warfare at sea. He was the former Chairman of Sri Lanka Shipping Corporation and an adviser to the President of Sri Lanka on maritime affairs. He is a Fellow of Nautical Institute, London UK. Admiral Colombage is currently the Director of the Centre for Indo- Lanka Initiatives of the Pathfinder Foundation. He is also a member of the Advisory council of newly formed think tank under the Ministry of Defence, ‘Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka’. He is a Guest Professor at Sichuan University in China

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

Professor Xu Wenhong is PhD in Law and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. He is also the Deputy General Secretary of the Belt and Road Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Mr. Xu is Associate Professor at the Institute of Russian, East European and Central Asian studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
He is also a Senior Researcher and Part-time Professor of several leading Universities in China.
He has advised in the sphere of Sino-Russian economic cooperation. In addition to presentations at numerous global economic fora.

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

Admiral Jayantha Perera is the Former Naval Chief of Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. He has thirty seven years of military experience in the Srilankan Navy. He served as Former Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka on Maritime Affairs. He has also participated in various international conferences, discussions and symposiums.

Dr. Vladimir Kozin is the Leading Expert, Center for Military Political Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia. Dr. Kozin holds the title of “Honorary Staff Member of the Russian Foreign Ministry” and served at various ranks at the Russian Foreign Ministry including Deputy Director at the Information and Press Department, and the Head of the Analytical Division. He was also a member of the Expert Team of the Inter-agency Working Group on the Ballistic Missile Defense talks with NATO, Russian President Administration. He was also awarded the title of “Global Senior Fellow”, from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. He also published 11 monographs on Arms Control.

Dr. Khudoberdi Kholiqnazar, is the former Director of Centre for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan. He is presently Director of Center for Central Asia and China Research. Mr. Khudoberdi has graduated from Oriental faculty, Dushanbe University in 1975 and got his PHD Diploma in the field of oriental history from Moscow University in 1988. In 2015, he got his PHD degree in the field of history from Tajik National University. Now he is professor of Tajik National University and is the author of 200 articles, 8 monographs and 2 collections of articles.

Dr. Leonid Savin, is a Geopolitical analyst, Chief editor of Geopolitica.ru, founder and chief editor of Journal of Eurasian Affairs

His Excellency Mohamed Saeed is the Parliament Member of People's Majilis of the Republic of Maldives. Currently, he is also the Member of National Security & Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, he served as the Minister of Economics Development of Maldives from 2013 – 2018.
He also remained Alternate Director of Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank AIIB, China in January 2016. He also served as the International Advisory Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China Association for Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises. He is also a Geo-Strategic expert on the regional issues

Mr. Qinduo Xu is fluent in both English and Chinese, researcher on Chinese foreign policy. Talk show host on CGTN. Frequent contributor to international media outlets including New York Times, BBC, NPR, RT, Press TV, TRT, etc.

EXPERIENCE

Senior follow: 2017. 4- Present Pangoal Institution, research on Chinse foreign policy;
Host of Dialogue Weekend on CGTN: 2018-Present China Media Group:
Producer/host: 2009 – 2018, flagship talk show Today on China Radio International;
Visiting scholar: 2015.3-2016.3 University of Melbourne;
Adjunct professor: 2014 - Present School of Journalism, Renmin University of China;
Chief correspondent: 2005 - 2009 Washington office, CRI.

EDUCATION

China Foreign Affairs University — Diplomacy; Bachelor of Law 1994-1996
Shandong Ludong University — English; Bachelor of Arts 1990-1994