Massimo Ambrosetti, Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy

Vincenzo Camporini, Scientific Advisor, International Affairs Institute

Andrea Cellino, Head, North Africa Desk, Middle East and North Africa Division, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), Geneva

Adriana Cerretelli, News Correspondent, Il Sole 24 Ore, Brussels

Maurizio Gardenal, Lawyer, The International Law Firm Gardenal & Associati, Milan

Annalisa Giannella, Former Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European External Action Service, Brussels

Elenoire Laudieri Di Biase, Sinologist and Foreign Affairs writer, Venice

Roberto Menotti, Editor-in-Chief, Aspenia online; Deputy Editor, Aspenia (print edition); Senior Advisor – International Activities, Aspen Institute

Laura Mirakian, Former Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy

Fabio Nicolucci, Middle East Analyst, Bamako

Leopoldo Nuti, Professor, Roma Tre University

Giovanni Orsina, Director, School of Government, LUISS Guido Carli

Fabio Rugge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy, NATO HQ, Brussels

Nicolò Russo Perez, Coordinator, International Affairs, Compagnia di San Paolo, Turin

Andrew Spannaus, Journalist and Political Commentator, Milano

Christian R. Swan, Senior Fellow, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, George Mason University

Eric Terzuolo, Chair, Western Europe Advanced Area Studies course, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State, Washington D.C.

Carlo Trezza, Former Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy