A symposium "The Baltic Sates: two years after joining the EU and NATO"

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chair:   HE Mr Margus Laidre, Estonian Ambassador to London

Keynote Speaker: Dr Mart Laar, former Prime Minster of Estonia

POLITICS

Chair: Christopher Beazley, Member of the European Parliament, UK

Panel: 

• Toomas Ilves, Member of the European Parliament,Estonia
• Edward Lucas, Correspondent, The Economist, London
• Sarah Squire, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London

ECONOMICS

Chair: Dr Rūta Aidis, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Governance, SSEES at UCL

Panel:

• Chris Butler, Partner in Charge, PricewaterhouseCoopers Lithuania, Vilnius
• Ib Katznelson, Executive Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• James Oates, Investment Advisor, London

Buffet Lunch

SOCIAL MODELS/SOCIETY

Chair: Dr Elina Multanen, Finnish Institute, London

Panel:

• Prof Marju Lauristin, Professor of Social Communication, Tartu University
• Ojars Kalniņš, Director, Latvian Institute, Rīga
• Dr Ona-Regina Reklaitienė, Senior Researcher, Medical University, Kaunas

Another tba

YOUTH CULTURE & IDENTITY

Chair: Dr Richard Mole, Lecturer in Politics of Central Europe, SSEES at UCL

Panel: 

• Helēna Demakova, Minister, Ministry for Culture, Rīga
• Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Undersecretary, Ministry for Culture, Vilnius
• Violetta Parutis, Doctoral student, SSEES at UCL

ROUND-UP

Chair:   tba

Panel:  

• Uģis Bambe, Deputy Head of Mission, Latvian Embassy, London
• HE Mr Margus Laidre, Estonian Ambassador to London           
• HE Mr Aurimas Taurantas, Lithuanian Ambassador to London