Vali Nasr

​Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He served as the eighth Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS between 2012-2019 and served as Senior Advisor to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke between 2009-2011.

Mohsen Milani

Mohsen Milani is the executive director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and professor of Politics at the University of South Florida. An internationally recognized scholar, he has authored over 80 publications on Iranian politics and foreign policy. His book, The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, is widely used in academic institutions.

Ellie Geranmayeh

Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She specializes in European foreign policy concerning Iran, focusing on nuclear negotiations and sanctions policy. Geranmayeh played a significant role in the diplomatic efforts leading to the 2015 JCPOA.

Trita Parsi (Moderator)

Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He was the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order and was named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy in Washington D.C. in both 2021 and 2022. Parsi is an expert on the geopolitics of the Middle East.