Dr. Tamas Dudlak (ELTE University, Hungary), “Opening to the East: the Energy Partnership of Iran and China.”

Dr. Ioana Constantin-Bercean (“Ion I.C. Brătianu” Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Romanian Academy, Romania), “Sino-Iranian Ties: Toward a Strategic Equilibrium or Pragmatic Partnership?”

Dr. Connor Judge (Ashoka University/Harvard-Yenching Institute China Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship), “China, India, Russia, and Oil Sanctions Circumvention: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Externalities of Economic Statecraft.”

Mr. Yeghia Tashjian (Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon), “Russia, INSTC, Regional Trade Interconnectivity and the Future of the Middle East.”

Panel Chair: Dr. Narayanappa Janardhan (Director of Research and Analysis, Anwar Gargash  Diplomatic Academy, UAE).