Gulmira RZAYEVA

_{Ms. Gulmira Rzayeva is a Research Associate at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), Expert/Advisor of the World Energy Council’s Global Gas Center based in Geneva and Visiting Research Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy of Columbia University.}

_{She is also a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Effective Governance and Stabilization based in Stockholm, Sweden and the Trade Forest company based in London. Gulmira is the Founder and Managing Director of the London-based Eurasia Analytics Ltd consulting company.}

_{In 2009, she was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Her area of expertise includes: energy security covering issues such as the energy policy of Azerbaijan and East Europe/Caspian region, Turkish domestic natural gas market, SEE gas market. Ms Rzayeva is recognised worldwide for her reports and seminal articles about energy focusing on the region, as well as for her speeches in some of the most prestigious universities and business schools including Harvard University, ESCP Business School, and many others. She has also presented her findings at leading conferences and think tanks around the world. Ms. Rzayeva's extensive research has been published by leading industry's websites such as The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and many others.}