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Baltic Symposium 2014
02 May 2014, 9:30 am–5:30 pm
Event Information
Location
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Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ
Following the successes of previous years, the Baltic Council and SSEES will hold the the seventh Baltic Symposium in May.
The symposium is entitled 'The Baltic Way', 2014 being the 25th anniversary of the human chain from Vilnius through Riga to Tallinn, and also the 10th anniversary of the Baltic States’ accession to NATO and the EU.
The keynote speech will be delivered by the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Linus Linkevičius.
Programme
| 9.30-10.00 |
Registration |
| 10.00-10.15 |
Introduction |
| 10.15-11.00 |
Keynote Speaker
Chair: HE Asta Skaisgirytė-Liauškienė, Lithuanian Ambassador to London Keynote Speaker: Linas Linkevičius, Foreign Minister of Lithuania |
| 11.00-12.30 |
Have the Baltic States made Europe more secure?
Chair: Dr Andrew Wilson, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Kadri Liik, European Council on Foreign Relations, London Dr Andris Sprūds, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Riga Prof Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius |
| 12.30-14.00 |
Buffet lunch |
| 14.00-15.30 |
How do the creative industries contribute to the Baltic States’ economies?
Chair: Dr Richard Mole, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Lithuanian Film Centre, Vilnius Dace Melbārde, Latvian Minister of Culture, Riga Ott Sarapuu, Creative Estonia, Tallinn |
| 15.30-16.00 |
Tea/coffee |
| 16.00-17.30 |
New Directions – Quo vademus? Chair: Dr Allan Sikk, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Licia Cianetti, University College London Dr Dace Dzenovska, Research Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford Dr Evelina Trutnevytė, UCL Energy Institute
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| 17.30-20.00 |
Reception |