VICTORIA PANOVA
Head, BRICS Expert Council, Russia
• 2024 – present: Head, BRICS Expert Council - Russia
• 2022 - present: Vice Rector of HSE University (in charge of international relations)
• 2015 - present: Russian W20 Sherpa
• 2017-2022: Vice President for International Relations of the Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
• 2021-2022: Advisor to the Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS)
• 2019-2020: Scientific Supervisor of the BRICS Russia Expert Council under the Russian BRICS Chairship in 2020. Dr. Panova’s research interests focus on club governance (G8/G7, G20, BRICS), new (digital) technologies and internet governance, sustainable development, global governance and security, and humanitarian cooperation.