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
