Riga Energy Security conference

19th April, 2017

Moderator Reinis Aboltins, tbc

9:00-9:30 Coffee & registration

9:30-10:00 WELCOME NOTES

Christer Haglund, Acting Director, Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, tbc

Arvils Aseradens, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia, tbc

Steinar Egil Hagen, Ambassador of Norway to Latvia, tbc

TOWARDS REGIONAL POLICIES IN ENERGY SECURITY: NORDIC AND BALTIC PERSPECTIVES

10:00-10:20 “Energy flexibility drawn from lessons learned in Nordic Energy Technology Perspectives and Baltic Energy Technology Perspectives” by Hans Jørgen Koch, Nordic Energy Research

10:20- 11:00 Baltic Panel: Energy Security & Regional Cooperation

Mr. Daumantas Kerezis, Adviser, International Cooperation and Planning Division, Ministry of Energy, Lithuania

Mr. Janis Patmalnieks, Deputy State Secretary for Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Latvia

BENTE study representative from Estonia

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

FUTURE OUTLOOK, FUTURE THREATS

11:30-11:50 “Energy regulation today and tomorrow: implications for Nordic and Baltic regions” by Kari Liuhto, Professor of International Business, Specialization Russia and the Enlarging EU (FIN)

11:50-12:10 “Nordic Baltic energy interdependence: future outlook” by Indra Overland, Professor at the University of Nordland (NO)

12:10-12:30 ”The role of EU in governing energy security in Nordic and Baltic countries”  by Anke Schmidt-Felzmann, Swedish Institute Researcher (SE)

12:30-12:50 ”Cybersecurity gaps in energy sector: lessons for Nordic and Baltic countries” by Kristen Friis, Senior Adviser and head of NUPIs Research Group on Security and Defence (NO)

12:50-13:00 Q&A

13:00-14:00 Lunch

WASTE TO ENERGY: EXPORTABILITY OF SUSTAINABILITY

14:00-14:30 “Innovation capacities for renewable energy in Nordic and Baltic regions”, Per Sanderud, The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)

14:30-16:00 Energy Solution Export Studies – Panel Discussion of the following topics:

Cybersecurity, greenIT, Exportability of ‘waste to energy’ in CIS markets

 

20th April, 2017

Matchmaking between Nordic and Baltic SMEs and clusters

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Location: Altum conference hall, Dome Square 4, Riga