Public discussion: "Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic States and Norway"

The Latvian Institute of International Affairs within the project "Critical Infrastructure Protection and Communication: The case of the Baltic States and Norway" is pleased to announce that the public discussion: "Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic States and Norway: Institutional Communication and Societal Awareness" will take place on 27 August 2020.

27.08.2020 | AC Hotel by Marriott Riga, Conference center, 11th floor, Dzirnavu street 33 | 12:30 - 14:00

Register here. 
Working language - English.

The number of seats at the event will be limited! LIIA recalls, please register responsibly, do not attend an event if you feel unwell or have any of the symptoms of COVID-19. A video broadcast of the event will be available.

During the public discussion, we will investigate how the critical infrastructure protection system operates in each country - Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania as well as what their purposes are.

Opening remarks:
Andris Sprūds, Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Dean and Professor of the European Studies Faculty, Riga Stradiņš University
Keynote address:
Amb. Kristian Ødegaard, Norwegian Ambassador to Latvia (online)

Panel discussion:

Jakub M. Godzimirski, Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) (online)
Ivo Juurvee, Head of Security and Resilience Programme and Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)
Baiba Kaškina, CERT.LV General Manager 
Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI)

Moderator: Māris Andžāns, Senior Researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Assistant professor at Riga Stradiņš University.

The list of participants will be updated!

The project aims to ordinarily explain the importance of critical infrastructure to societies of Baltic states and Norway, as well as to raise awareness and discussion among policymakers, practitioners, and mass media. It aims to analyze approaches used by state institutions and the private sector and to compare these approaches to the expectations of inhabitants of the countries examined.

By entering this event, you are giving irrevocable consent to and authorize the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and its representatives the right to film and photograph, and use this media to the project publicity means.

The project: "Critical Infrastructure Protection and Communication: The case of the Baltic States and Norway" are carried out in cooperation with The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, and Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science. The project is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants.

More about the project learn here. 

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