Name: The 2nd Baltic Business and Public Policy Summit
Start: 2024-11-14T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-11-14T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Strelnieku iela 4a, Riga, Latvia-LV-1010

As SSE Riga celebrates its 30th anniversary, we invite you to the 2nd Baltic Business and Public Policy Summit on November 14, 2024!
📍 Venue: SSE Riga, Soros Auditorium
🕘 Time: 09:30 - 16:00
This event is open to the public on the occasion of the SSE Riga 30th anniversary. Please see detailed programme and register: https://www.sseriga.edu/baltic-business-and-public-policy-summit
Leaders from business, academia, and government will explore the future of our region’s economy, security, and society.
Programme:
🕘 9:30 - Welcome & Opening
🔹 Anders Wall and Cecilia Wikström, Anders Wall Foundation
🔹 Karin Höglund, Swedish Ambassador to Latvia
🔹 Ilze Rūse, Latvian Ambassador to Sweden
🔹 Anders Paalzow, Rector of Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
🔹 Karl Wennberg, Scientific Director of the House of Governance and Public Policy, Stockholm School of Economics
🕙 10:00 - 11:30 - Future of Nordic-Baltic Economies
🔹 Jens Henriksson, CEO of Swedbank
🔹 Li Bennich-Björkman, Johan Skytte Professor in Eloquence and Politics, Uppsala University
🔹 Christian Ketels, Senior Advisor at the House of Governance and Public Policy, Stockholm School of Economics
🔹 Monica Mee, Director Governance and Finance, NORCAP part of Norwegian Refugee Council
Moderator:
🔸 Morten Hansen, Head of Economics Department, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
☕ 11:30 - 12:00 - Coffee Break
🕛 12:00 - 13:30 - Future of Nordic-Baltic Security
🔹 Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers
🔹 Henrik Landerholm, National Security Advisor to the Government of Sweden
🔹 Amund Vik, Vice President International at Data Sciences and Senior Advisor to the Eurasia Group
🔹 Liisa Past, Cyber Security Expert
🔹 Pär Malmberg, Chair of the Swedish Government’s Inquiry into the Security of Supply
Moderator:
🔸 Kata Fredheim, Executive Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy and an Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
☕ 13:30 - 14:30 - Lunch
🕒 14:30 - 16:00 - Future of Nordic-Baltic Societies
🔹 Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics
🔹 Mikael Wigell, Research Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
🔹 Anders Bärlund, Chief Strategy Officer at ICA Gruppen
🔹 Lisa Pelling, Head of Arena Idé
Moderator:
🔸 Karl Wennberg, Scientific Director of the House of Governance and Public Policy, Stockholm School of Economics
🕔 16:00 - Concluding Remarks

🎶 Special Concert:
Celebrate SSE Riga's three decades with us in the evening at a concert featuring soprano Inese Galante and other renowned performers at 17:00 at Rīgas Latviešu Biedrības nams.
This summit and concert are free, thanks to the generous support of Anders Walls Stiftelse.