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Perception of Russia in Europe

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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary /
German and English language
Director, EU-Russia Centre; Senior Advisor, European Policy Centre, Brussels
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union, Brussels
Director, Institute for International Economic and Political Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (tbc)
Professor für Politikwissenschaften, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Freelance Journalist; former Foreign Correspondent Eastern Europe, ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk, Vienna
Generalsekretär, Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, Wien Chair

Dr. Fraser CAMERON

Director, EU-Russia Centre; Senior Advisor, European Policy Centre, Brussels

1970 Educated at the University of St Andrews where he received an honours degree, Master of Arts, in Political Science and History
1973 Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge
1973-1974 Research Fellow at the University of Hamburg
1974-1975 Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Kent
1975-1989 Member of the British Diplomatic Service serving inter alia in Bonn and East Berlin
1990 Joined the European Commission and was closely involved in policy issues related to the external relations of the EU
1999-2001 Head of the Political and Academic Affairs Section in the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington D.C. As an adviser in DG Relex he has worked on issues such as global governance, transatlantic relations, Asia, CFSP and enlargement.
2002-2006 Joined the EPC on secondment from the Commission
 He has been a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and the University of Edinburgh. He has lectured widely in the US, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Europe. He has presented papers at numerous international conferences and is a well-known media commentator and conference moderator.
 Fraser Cameron is Director of the EU-Russia Centre. He is also Director of EuroFocus-Brussels, an adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and Senior Advisor at the European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels.

H.E. Vladimir CHIZHOV

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union, Brussels

1976 Embassy in Athens, Greece
1981 5th European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1985 Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus
1992 Counsellor, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Head of UK/Ireland Division, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993 Deputy Director, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995 Deputy Head, Russian delegation to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria
1996 Deputy High Representative for Bosnia Peace Implementation, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1997 Director, 3rd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1997-2000 Russian Special Representative for Cyprus
1999 Director, European Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2000-2002 Russian Special Representative for the Balkans
2002 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2005 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Communities, Brussels
since 2010 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union, Brussels
 Conducted analytical research work on European security, OSCE, Russia-EU and Russia-NATO relations, Mediterranean, Balkans, problems of Cyprus and Northern Ireland, UN peace-keeping operations.

Ph.D. Ruslan GRINBERG

Director, Institute for International Economic and Political Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

 Graduated from Moscow State University
1996 Ph.D. in economy
Full professor
1981 Working in the Institute for International Economic and Political Studies (IIEPS), Russian Academy of Sciences
since 2003 Director of the IIEPS

Mag. Dr. Gerhard MANGOTT

Professor für Politikwissenschaften, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck

 Studies in Political Science, History and Slavonics at the Universities of Innsbruck and Salzburg with a special focus on Comparative Political Science (political systems of Eastern Europe and the USSR) and International Relations
1991-2008 Permanent and Senior Research Fellow on Eastern Europe and the former USSR at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) in Vienna
since 1995 Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna
since 2003 Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck
since 2009 Scientific Adviser on Post-Soviet Affairs for the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) in Vienna
Faculty Head of Studies at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology

Dr. Susanne SCHOLL

Freelance Journalist; former Foreign Correspondent Eastern Europe, ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk, Vienna

1972 Doktorat der Slawistik an der Universität Rom
1973-1974 Studienaufenthalt an der Universität Leningrad
1974-1975 Assistentin des Wien-Korrespondenten der französischen Tageszeitung "Le Monde" Manuel Lucbert
1975-1978 Redakteurin bei Radio Österreich International (RÖI)
1978-1985 Außenpolitische Redakteurin bei der Austria Presseagentur (APA)
1985-1989 Redakteurin der Osteuroparedaktion des Österreichischen Rundfunk und Fernsehen (ORF)
1989-1991 ORF-Korrespondentin in Bonn
1991-1997 ORF-Korrespondentin in Moskau (1994-1997 Leiterin des ORF-Büro Moskau)
1997-2000 Leiterin des ORF-Europajournal (Radio)
seit 2000 Leiterin des ORF-Büro Moskau

Dr. Johannes KYRLE

Generalsekretär, Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, Wien

1966-1970 Legal studies at the University of Vienna
1970 Doctor of Law
1971-1973 Legal work at courts and banks
1973 Entry into the Austrian Diplomatic Service
1975 Diplomatic Exam, afterwards employed at the Multilateral Economic Department, the Secretariat General and Cabinet of the Minister (1976)
1985-1996 Deputy Head of the Cabinet of the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
1991-2002 Austrian Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein with residence in Vienna
1997-2002 Chief of Protocol
since 2002 Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs

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