2018 Riga Conference Livestream
The Rīga Conference has become a unique venue for constructive dialogue on international security issues between leading global decision makers. The event is organised jointly by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO), the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.
January 28, 2018 -
New Eastern Europe
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Events
The 2018 edition of the Riga Conference will take place on September 28-29 2018. New Eastern Europe is a media partner of the Riga Conference and pleased to share with you the live stream of the conference here.
Click here to see the programme: https://www.rigaconference.lv/agenda
The discussions start promptly at 14.00 local time on 28 September 2018.
DAY TWO SEPTEMBER 29 2018 (ALL TIMES LOCAL)
10:00 – 11:30 THE WORLD ACCORDING TO RUSSIANS
Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian Opposition Politician
Mikhail Fishman, Commentator at TV Rain, Russia
Andrei Kolesnikov, Senior Fellow and the Chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, Russia
Moderator: Artemy Troitsky, Journalist, Russia
11:30 – 12:00 COFFEE BREAK: RAIL BALTICA – WHAT IT OFFERS TO THE SECURITY IN THE REGION?
Aivar Jaeski, Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ, Estonia Branch Director
Moderator: Sandis Šrāders, Board member of Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Director of Sales and Strategic Projects at Radio of Latvia
12:00 – 13:30 GERMANY AT THE CENTRE OF A CHANGING EUROPE
Daniela Schwarzer, Director, German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
Artis Pabriks, Member of European Parliament
Julianne Smith, Richard Weizsaecker Fellow at the Bosch Academy, Germany
13:30 – 15:00 LUNCH BREAK: ARCTIC
Amb. Andris Razāns, Ambassador – Director of the Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
Niklas Granholm, Deputy Head of Studies, Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
Elisabeth Bauer, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Office for the Baltic States and Nordic Countries, Germany
Moderator: Amb. Jānis Eichmanis, former Ambassador to Permanent Representation to NATO of the Republic of Latvia
15:00 – 16:30 CHALLENGES IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
Zanda Kalniņa – Lukaševica , Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
Amb. Ms Maira Mora , Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat
Pavel K. Baev , Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Philip Reeker, U.S. European Command Civilian Deputy and Political Advisor
Kęstutis Paulauskas , Staff Officer at Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO
Moderator: Dr. Žaneta Ozoliņa, Vice Chairman of Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, Professor of the Department of Political Science, University of Latvia
16:30 – 17:00 COFFEE BREAK: CAN EU KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD PACE
Daniela Schwarzer, Director, German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
Balkan Devlen, Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Moderator: Mr Vlad Vernygora , Lecturer at the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
17:00 – 18:30 DETERRENCE BY RESILIENCE – ARE DEMOCRACIES PROACTIVE ENOUGH IN PROTECTING WESTERN VALUES?
Mr Jānis Garisons, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Latvia
The Rt Hon Mr Earl Howe, Minister of State for Defence, United Kingdom
Mr Juri Luik , Minister of Defense of the Republic of Estonia
Dr. Michael Waller , Vice President, Center for Security Policy, United States
Moderator: Julian Lindley-French, Senior Fellow, Institute for Statecraft, London
Concluding remarks: Mr Raimonds Bergmanis, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia
