Baltic Symposium 2014
02 May 2014, 9:30 am鈥5:30 pm
Event Information
Open to
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Organiser
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果冻影院 SSEES
Location
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Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ
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Start: May 02, 2014 09:30 AM
End: May 02, 2014 05:30 PM
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鈥 accession to NATO and the EU.
The keynote speech will be delivered by the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Linus Linkevi膷ius.听
Programme
9.30-10.00 | Registration |
10.00-10.15 | Introduction |
10.15-11.00 | Keynote Speaker 听 Chair: HE Asta Skaisgiryt臈-Liau拧kien臈, Lithuanian Ambassador to London Keynote Speaker: Linas Linkevi膷ius, Foreign Minister of Lithuania |
11.00-12.30 | Have the Baltic States made Europe more secure? 听 Chair: Dr Andrew Wilson, 果冻影院 School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Kadri Liik, European Council on Foreign Relations, London Dr Andris Spr奴ds, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Riga Prof Ram奴nas Vilpi拧auskas, 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鈥 economies? 听 Chair: Dr Richard Mole, 果冻影院 School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Lithuanian Film Centre, Vilnius Dace Melb膩rde, Latvian Minister of Culture, Riga Ott Sarapuu, Creative Estonia, Tallinn |
15.30-16.00 | Tea/coffee |
16.00-17.30 | New Directions 鈥 Quo vademus? Chair: Dr Allan Sikk, 果冻影院 School of Slavonic and East European Studies Panel: Licia Cianetti, 果冻影院 Dr Dace Dzenovska, Research Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford Dr Evelina Trutnevyt臈, 果冻影院 Energy Institute 听 |
17.30-20.00 | Reception |