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Baltic Rim Economies – a list of writers The following expert articles have been published in the previous reviews: Review Author(s) Position Title of article 3/2019 Urmas Reinsalu Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Connecting Europe – the Three
Seas Initiative
3/2019 Juris Pūce Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
Latvia is ready to be part of climate change solution
3/2019 Matti Anttonen Permanent State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Northern Dimension 2.0
3/2019 Lassi Linnanen Professor, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
From Efficiency to Sufficiency in Climate Policy
3/2019 Mari Pantsar Director, Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
The circular economy can solve critical crises
3/2019 Maria Laamanen Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment, Finland Professor of Practice, Åbo Akademi University
Climate change poses a challenge on cooperation to save the Baltic Sea
3/2019 Niko Soininen Assistant Professor in Sustainable Law, Regulation and Governance, Faculty of Law and Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, University of Helsinki
Legal challenges for blue growth in aquaculture
3/2019 Per Jonsson Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Visiting Professor, Environmental and Marine Biology, The Sea, Åbo Akademi University
The future of the Baltic Sea
3/2019 Päivi Antikainen Director of Climate and Environment Unit, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland
The Baltic Sea – a new pioneer in sustainable shipping?
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3/2019 Lars Jensen CEO, SeaIntelligence Consulting
The slow coming of the future
3/2019 Merja Salmi-Lindgren
Senior Advisor, Marine Industries and Maritime Affairs, Meria Consulting
Towards smarter and more sustainable Baltic Sea
3/2019 Anita Mäkinen Adjunct Professor, PhD, Chief Adviser to the Director General of Maritime Sector, Finnish Transport and Communication Agency TRAFICOM, Finland
Climate change and international shipping
3/2019 Markus Helavuori Professional Secretary, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Finland
Ship emissions and the state of the Baltic Sea
3/2019 Yassine Bakkar Research Fellow, Project Specialist, Tallinn University of Technology
New Politics for Financing Clean Shipping
3/2019 Riitta Pöntynen Senior Project Manager, Brahea Centre at the University of Turku, Centre for Maritime Studies
CSHIPP – projects together for Clean Shipping
3/2019 Teemu Itälinna Project Researcher, CSHIPP, Pan-European Institute, University of Turku
Best practices on cross-sectoral collaboration in clean shipping
3/2019 Gunnar Prause Professor, Tallinn University of Technology
Socio-economic impact of green shipping
3/2019 Miina Karjalainen
Eveliina Klemola
Project Researcher, PhD, Kotka Maritime Research Association Senior Specialist, PhD, Wega Group Oy
How to manage alien species in shipping
3/2019 Päivi Haikkola
Sinikka Hartonen
Ecosystem Lead, DIMECC / One Sea, Finland Head of Environment and Technology, Finnish Shipowners’ Association
Automation reshapes the maritime logistics
3/2019 Harilaos N. Psaraftis
Professor, Technical University of Denmark
The speed limit debate at the IMO
3/2019 Annaleena Mäkilä Managing Director, Finnish Port Association
Finnish ports joining the digital age
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3/2019 Torben Aaberg Interregional Programme Manager, Aalborg University Copenhagen
A test lab for the Digital Single Market
3/2019 Ville Sirviö CEO, Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS), Estonia
Estonia and Finland – digital forerunners in cross-border cooperation
3/2019 Jacob Mangwana Haagendal
Director, Nordic Institute in Åland
The Ålandic potential – Cross sectoral co creation as the key to success
3/2019 Vladimir G. Kiknadze
Dr. Science (History), Associate Professor, Editor-in-Chief, Journal “Science. Society. Defense.”, Adviser, Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences, Moscow, The Russian Federation
Military-political situation in the Baltic Sea region
3/2019 Jan Saarela Professor of Demography with Statistics, Demography Unit, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland
The changing demography of Swedish speakers in Finland
3/2019 Irina M. Busygina
Anton D. Onishchenko
Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Higher School of Economics – National Research University (Campus in Saint Petersburg) Higher School of Economics – National Research University
On fences and neighbors: The problem of Polish minority in Lithuania
3/2019 Ekaterina A. Shlapeko
Researcher, Department of Regional Economic Policy, Institute of Economics, Karelian Re-search Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Finnish-Russian projects of cross-border cooperation
3/2019 Dzmitry Kruk Research Associate, BEROC (Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center), Belarus
Belarus tends to face a ‘systemic fragility’
2/2019 Vytautas Bakas Chair of the Committee on National Security and Defence Seimas The Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania’s strive for energy security
2/2019 Ilkka Salmi Permanent Secretary Ministry of the Interior Finland
Baltic Sea Region and security cooperation
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2/2019 Taneli Lahti Dr., Professor of Practice Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland Director Confederation of Finnish Industries, EK Finland
Rule of law and the European single market
2/2019 Juha Ottman Ambassador Embassy of Finland Warsaw, Poland
Poland facing challenging energy policy decisions
2/2019 Shawn Waddoups Political and Economic Section Chief Embassy of the United States Helsinki, Finland
U.S. Baltic Sea Region engagement: What’s changed?
2/2019 Ossi Savolainen Regional Mayor Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council Finland
Let’s make the Baltic Sea Region stronger!
2/2019 Gerd Lange Coordinator for Policy Area Tourism of the EUSBSR // Head of Tourism Unit Ministry of Economics Employment and Health Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
Sustainable tourism cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
2/2019 Bernd Hemingway
Natalia Skripnikova
Deputy Director General Council of the Baltic Sea States Core Team Intern Assistant Council of the Baltic Sea States
30 Years Since 1989: CBSS Regional Responses to Global Challenges
2/2019 Timothy Heleniak
Shinan Wang
Eeva Turunen
Johanna Roto
Justine Ramage
Leneisja Jungsberg
Senior Research Fellow Cartographer/GIS Analyst Junior Research Fellow/ Cartographer GIS Consultant Research Fellow Research Fellow Authors represent Nordregio
People and Permafrost in the Arctic
2/2019 Malla Rannikko-Laine
Senior Planner Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
EU fund for infrastructure calls for sufficient national investments
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2/2019 Marjo Uotila Director, Strategic Alliances Northern Growth Zone (Pohjoinen kasvuvyöhyke) c/o City of Turku, Finland
Towards stronger strategic alliances
2/2019 Kari Veijonen
Jaakko Ruola
Senior Business Executives Veijonen Consulting Ltd Finland
Finland’s Archipelago Sea is unique on a global scale
2/2019 Denis Meleshkin Deputy Director National Agency of Investment and Privatization The Republic of Belarus
Finnish investors attracted to Belarus by cost competitiveness, highly educated workforce and small taxes
2/2019 Tomasz Orłowicz Head of Helsinki Office Polish Investment and Trade Agency
The role of subcontracting for Finnish and Polish SMEs in bilateral cooperation
2/2019 Sanna Turunen D.Sc. (Tech.) in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Product Manager 3DTech Ltd Finland Postdoctoral Researcher Tampere University Finland
The era of additive manufacturing has dawned
2/2019 Mikko Villikari Commander, Chief of Operations Coastal Fleet Finland
Finnish - Swedish naval co-operation
2/2019 Kasperi Summanen Editor Verkkouutiset (Online media owned by the National Coalition Party) Finland
Finland’s ”NATO-option” still matters
2/2019 Andres Kasekamp Professor of History, Chair of Estonian Studies University of Toronto Canada
AABS unites scholars of Baltic studies
2/2019 Kata Fredheim Executive Vice President - Partnerships and Strategy Assistant Professor Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Remigration and Brain Gain in the Baltics
2/2019 Petteri Vuorimäki Senior Expert, European External Action Service (EEAS) Chair of the CBSS Group of Independent Experts, 2017-18 (CBSS Vision Group)
EU-Russia relations and the Baltic Sea Region
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2/2019 Konstantin Khudoley
Eric Shiraev
Professor School of International Relations Saint Petersburg State University Russia Professor Department of Public and International Affairs George Mason University USA
New trends in Russia’s foreign policy
2/2019 Matti Posio Editor-In-Chief Lännen Media Newsroom Finland
One thing missing in Finland
2/2019 Petri Raivio EU Correspondent, Brussels YLE Finnish National Broadcasting Co.
Nord Stream 2: The Russian gas pipeline splitting the European Union in two
2/2019 Heikki Lehtimäki Managing Partner Plan Energy Ltd Helsinki, Finland
Selected issues impacting the future of the Ukrainian Gas Transit System (GTS)
2/2019 Ben Aris Editor-in-Chief bne IntelliNews Russia
Russia 4.0: Putin’s May Decrees and National Projects to transform the economy
2/2019 Alexey Kuznetsov Director of the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN) Russia Editor-in-Chief Outlines of Global Transformation Russia
FDI geography: cultural proximity vs. geopolitical barriers
2/2019 Aleksei Ignatev Program Director Kaliningrad Economic Development Agency Russia
Kaliningrad after the 2018 World Football Cup: What next?
2/2019 Svetlana V. Stepanova
Ekaterina A. Shlapeko
Researcher Department of Regional Economic Policy Institute of Economics Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russia Researcher Department of Regional Economic Policy Institute of Economics, Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Russian shopping tourists in the border regions of Finland
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2/2019 Alexandra Yatsyk Visiting Fellow Polish Institute of Advanced Studies (PIAST) Warsaw, Poland
Is Narva (still) “the next”: A controversial story of the city of many frontiers
2/2019 Piotr Rudkouski Director of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies Vilnius, Lithuania
Belarus – Russia: a new stage of (dis)integration
2/2019 Dmitry Yarmolyuk Deputy Director for European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus
Belarus: a footprint on Baltic shores
2/2019 Galina Gavrilko Ph.D. (Economics), Associate Professor Department of International Economic Relations Belarus State University Belarus
The Baltics and Belarus: Development of foreign economic cooperation and improvement of the institutional structure
2/2019 John Christmas Former Head of International Relationships Group Parex Bank
Latvian Narratives and the EBRD 2
2/2019 Andrei V. Korobkov
Nikolaj A. Sluka
Pavel N. Ivanov
Professor of Political Science and International Relations Middle Tennessee State University USA Professor of Geography Moscow State University Moscow, Russia MS (Geography), general advanced scholar Fudan University Shanghai, China
The Chinese diaspora in Europe: Serving the motherland from abroad
2/2019 Krzysztof Falkowski
Assistant Professor World Economy Research Institute Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Impact of Russian-Chinese Trade on Russian Economic Competitiveness
2/2019 Markus Holmgren
Freelance researcher Eurasian Economic Union and energy markets
1/2019 Timo Soini
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Baltic Sea – a unique region for security cooperation
1/2019 Jānis Vucāns President Baltic Assembly Visiting Professor and Leading Researcher Ventspils University College Latvia
The Baltic Assembly in the centenary year of the Baltic States
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1/2019 Wille Rydman Member of the Parliament of Finland Member of the Nordic Council of Ministers Chairman of the Belarus-Finland Friendship Group Finland
Reviewing our relationship with Belarus
1/2019 Janika Takatalo M.Soc.Sc., Member of Turku City Council and Varsinais-Suomi Regional Council Member of the Board of the National Coalition Party Finland
A shift to greener taxation
1/2019 Helena Tuuri Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On the Baltic Sea and the oceans
1/2019 Juha Virtanen Ambassador of Finland to Ukraine Finnish-Ukrainian relations
since 1918
1/2019 Johannes Remy Visiting Assistant Professor Columbia University City of New York, U.S.A.
Russia and Crimea: Heroism and ethnic cleansing
1/2019 Karina Korostelina Ph.D., Professor Director, Program on History, Memory, and Conflict Co-Director, Program for the Prevention of Mass Violence School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution George Mason University U.S.A.
National resilience to protracted violence in Ukraine
1/2019 Nina Hyvärinen Head of Corporate Relations F-Secure Finland
Protecting elections from hacking
1/2019 Michael Kofman Senior Research Scientist Center for Naval Analyses Fellow Kennan Institute Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Is a security dilemma likely to emerge in Europe?
1/2019 Mika Kalliomaa Colonel, Commander of the Pori Brigade Finnish Defence Forces Finland
International activities are FDF’s daily work
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1/2019 Ely Karmon PhD, Senior Research Scholar International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) and The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzlyia, Israel
Jihadist short-term threat to Europe
1/2019 Monika Stankiewicz
Executive Secretary HELCOM
For a healthy Baltic Sea, more needs to be done
1/2019 Juha Flinkman Development Manager, Research Vessels Scientific Diver Finnish Environment Institute SYKE Marine Research Center Finland
Lost but not forgotten – at least we shouldn’t
1/2019 Rolf Ladau CEO Paulig
What does sustainability mean in the corporate world in 2019?
1/2019 Mikko Ali-Melkkilä Head of Sales Kyrö Distillery Company Finland
In rye we trust – Kyrö Distillery Company
1/2019 Elisa Mikkolainen Senior Advisor (Maritime Affairs) BSAG Baltic Sea Action Group, Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea Finland
Reducing the environmental footprint of shipping in the Baltic Sea
1/2019 Tadeusz Palmowski
Maciej Tarkowski
Professor, Head Department of Regional Development Geography University of Gdańsk Poland Post-doctoral fellow Department of Regional Development Geography University of Gdańsk Poland
Baltic cooperation in marine spatial planning
1/2019 Jan Feller Dr., Deputy Managing Director German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Finnland)
Data is the new lamp oil
1/2019 Ieva Tetere Supervisory Board Member Finance Latvia Association CEO SEB Latvia
Looking forward: Latvia after dramatic financial industry shake
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1/2019 Daria Akhutina Senior Advisor for Long-Term Priority “Sustainable and Prosperous Region” The Permanent International Secretariat Council of the Baltic Sea States
CBSS – Background and vision for future cooperation in BSR
1/2019 David Skilling Dr, Director Landfall Strategy Group Singapore
The Baltic Sea Region: Looking forward
1/2019 Alexander Sebentsov Senior Researcher Center for Geopolitical Studies Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Which lessons could be learned from cross-border cooperation?: A view from Russia
1/2019 Ivan S. Gumenyuk
Tomasz Studzieniecki
Dr., Associate Professor Department of Geography, Nature Management, and Spatial Development Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia Dr. Gdynia Maritime University Department of Management and Economics Poland
Prospects for enhancing transport communication between the border regions of Russia and Poland
1/2019 Ruslan M. Shafiev
Ekaterina V. Golubtsova
Denis A. Maksimov
Doctor of Economics, Professor State Counselor Civil Service of the Russian Federation 1 class Russian Customs Academy Russia Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Accounting and Taxation Russian Economic University named after GV Plekhanova Russia Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics Russian Economic University named after GV Plekhanova Russia
Marking of goods and the Eurasian common market
1/2019 Erik Brattberg Director of the Europe Program Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Chinese investments in the Baltic Sea region
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1/2019 Alexander G. Druzhinin
Professor-researcher I. Kant Baltic Federal University Kaliningrad, Russia
“One Belt – One Road”: New opportunities for the Baltic Sea Region?
1/2019 Hannele Valkeeniemi
Press Counsellor Embassy of Finland, Tallinn
The trap of neighbourhood – Finland’s image in Estonia and Estonia’s image in Finland
1/2019 Thomas Karlsson Senior Researcher, Vice Head of Unit The Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions Unit Department of Public Health Solutions National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Finland
Alcohol trade across the Gulf of Finland
1/2019 Annika Kunnasvirta
Project Manager Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
Sustainable tourism and heritage destinations in the Baltic Sea Archipelago
1/2019 Lea Kivelä-Pelkonen
M.Sc. Marketing, Managing Director, Member of Solved’s expert network FIDICO – Fifth Dimension Consulting Responsible Travel & Tourism Development Helsinki, Finland
Responsible tourism – solution to complex challenges?
1/2019 Kari Liuhto Director, Professor Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The National Baltic Sea Forum of Finland in Turku
4/2018 Anne-Mari Virolainen
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Finland
Finnish-Swedish economic relations – together stronger on the global market
4/2018 Aleksei Kudrin Chairman Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
Russia’s economy after 2018: Long-term challenges, short-term solutions
4/2018 Anna-Maja Henriksson
Member of Parliament and Party Leader Svenska folkpartiet in Finland
Strategic collaboration, influence and results
4/2018 Anders Ahnlid Ambassador Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki
Civil defence next for Finnish-Swedish cooperation
4/2018 Maximilian Hennig Ambassador Embassy of Austria in Finland
The Austrian Presidency of the EU Council
4/2018 Harri Tiido Ambassador Embassy of Estonia in Finland
Finland and Estonia: Common testing ground
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4/2018 Anders Ljunggren Former Swedish Ambassador in Tallinn and in Reykjavik
The step by step growth of cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries
4/2018 Artur Parfenchikov Head of the Republic of Karelia The Russian Federation
Favorable conditions for investors are being created in Karelia
4/2018 Taliya Minullina The Head Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Russia Member Tatarstan Government Russia
Tatarstan is for smart investors only!
4/2018 Romek Kosenkranius
Mayor The City of Pärnu Estonia
Pärnu: Our cooperation with the Nordic countries
4/2018 Mikko Hupa Rector Åbo Akademi University Turku, Finland
Åbo Akademi University – a link in the Nordic chain
4/2018 Karen Spens Rector Hanken School of Economics Finland
A business school with a Nordic heart – shaping leaders for a sustainable future
4/2018 Jarmo Lindberg General Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces Finland
Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation advances
4/2018 Jens Nykvist Rear Admiral, Chief of Staff Royal Swedish Navy Sweden
Swedish-Finnish Naval cooperation
4/2018 Janne Kuusela Director General Defence Policy Department Ministry of Defence Finland
New framework for Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation
4/2018 Anu Sallinen Senior Adviser National Defence Unit Ministry of Defence Finland
Swedish elections – still diplomacy over military?
4/2018 Heljä Ossa Master of Social Sciences University of Tampere Finland
The revival of the European defence cooperation
4/2018 Jouni Kemppainen Editor-in-chief Maaseudun Tulevaisuus Finland
Climate change will not stop without broad co-operation
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4/2018 Ninna Mörner Editor-in-chief Baltic Worlds Centre for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörn University Sweden
An arena for the exchange of ideas and research
4/2018 Stefan Ewert Dr., Research Assistant Greifswald University Germany
The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and the Baltic Sea
4/2018 Anna Karlsdóttir Senior Research Fellow Nordregio
The Nordic cooperation for integration of refugees and migrants – IMPORTANT milestone in creating cross-national knowledge about development in the Nordic region
4/2018 Juhani Ailio Planner Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
EUSBSR Steering Groups for better inclusion
4/2018 Christer Bruzelius Chief Executive Officer Destination Gotland AB Sweden
Gotland’s outlook on tourism & environment
4/2018 Janne Virtanen Director, Regional Promotion Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Northern Growth Corridor brings together Nordic major cities
4/2018 Anne Horila
Ismo Hannula
Outi Myllymaa
Director Growth Corridor Finland Strategy Manager City of Hämeenlinna Finland Communication and Development Advisor Growth Corridor Finland
Co-operation on smart and sustainable mobility in the North Sea Baltic region
4/2018 Tiina Tihlman
Pekka Salminen
Ministerial Adviser Ministry of the Environment Finland Coordinator of the Finnish maritime spatial planning cooperation Finland
Maritime spatial planning & blue growth
4/2018 Olli-Pekka Mäki Director of Environmental Protection City of Turku Finland
Baltic Sea Challenge as a water protection tool in Turku
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4/2018 Christian Ramberg Managing Director Port of Turku Ltd Finland
NextGen Link project aims at cleaner shipping
4/2018 Kjell Skoglund CEO Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Sweden
Nordic integration enters a new era
4/2018 Igor Lonsky Director Turku Centre in St. Petersburg
Turku’s presence in Saint Petersburg
4/2018 Sheila M. Puffer
Daniel J. McCarthy
University Distinguished Professor D’Amore-McKim School of Business Northeastern University Boston, USA University Distinguished Professor D’Amore-McKim School of Business Northeastern University Boston, USA
Government dictates the way in Russian business
4/2018 Jaana Rekolainen CEO Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce Finland
Finnish business dives into Russia’s turbulent markets
4/2018 Teemu Helppolainen Executive Vice President, YIT Plc Head of YIT Housing Russia General Director, YIT St. Petersburg JSC
Drivers for the housing sector in Russia intact
4/2018 Alexandra Polyakova
Tatiana Maleva
Professor, Leading Researcher Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration The Russian Federation Director Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration The Russian Federation
E-commerce in Russia: Trends and constraints
4/2018 Hanna Mäkinen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute University of Turku Finland
Kaliningrad – Russia’s western exclave
4/2018 Anna Berlina Research Fellow Nordregio Sweden
Bioeconomy – a driver for rural development in the Akrhangelsk region in Russia?
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4/2018 Michael Loader Dr., Postdoctor Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
Resisting Russification in Soviet Latvia
3/2018 Elsi Katainen Member of the European Parliament Member of the International Trade Committee Finland
The Baltic Sea Region - US relationship in the current trade turbulence
3/2018 Saara-Sofia Sirén Member of Finnish Parliament (National Coalition Party) Vice-chair of the Finnish delegation of Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) Finland
Futures approach to saving the Baltic Sea
3/2018 Jaakko Ossa Professor of Tax Law University of Turku Finland
Corporate income tax in Finland
3/2018 Eitvydas Bajarunas Ambassador-at-Large for Hybrid Threats Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lithuania Member of the Steering Board European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats Helsinki, Finland
Hybrid threats: Lithuania‘s response
3/2018 Cees Bansema Ambassador of the Netherlands to Finland
Dutch-Finnish economic relations
3/2018 Imants Lieģis Latvia’s Ambassador to France, former Defence Minister Latvia
Russia’s impact on regional security
3/2018 Aleksandr Jefimov Chairman of Narva City Council during April 2011- July 2018 Estonia
Narva is running for the title of European Capital of Culture in 2024!
3/2018 Turo Mattila Deputy Representative of Finland Political and Security Committee of the EU
Our cybersecurity requires European deterrence
3/2018 Marius Laurinavičius
Senior Analyst Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis Lithuania
Russian meddling in Western politics has been simplified
3/2018 Wolfgang Schareck Professor, Dr., Rector University of Rostock Germany
On the way to becoming a beacon of excellence in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2018 Piotr Stepnowski Professor, Vice-Rector for Research and Foreign Cooperation University of Gdansk Poland
University of Gdansk in Baltic Sea region
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3/2018 Arto Räty Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications Fortum Corporation Finland
The Baltic Rim countries can lead the change for a cleaner world
3/2018 Keith Martin Chief Commercial Officer Uniper SE Germany
Nord Stream 2: A European project in the Baltic Region
3/2018 Tadas Jakštas Dr., Subject Matter Expert NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence Lithuania
Maritime threats to energy security in the Baltic Sea region
3/2018 Miriam Holstein Dr., CEO Nordic Region Bayer Nordic SE Finland
Open innovation is the key to success also in the Nordic region
3/2018 Evgeny Lebedev Third Secretary Department of Foreign Economic Activity Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Belarus Belarus
Belarus-Finland investment cooperation
3/2018 Galina Gribanova Professor, Head of International Political Processes Department Saint Petersburg State University Russia
Russia-NATO confrontation on the Baltic Sea
3/2018 Ivan Kurilla Professor of History and International Relations European University at St. Petersburg Russia
US – Russian relations as international manifestation of domestic culture wars
3/2018 Marcin Kaczmarski Senior Research Fellow Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Russia and China: fellow travellers
3/2018 Mark D. Steinberg Professor University of Illinois U.S.A.
The Russian revolution in prison: When history matters
3/2018 Olavi Arens Professor of History Georgia Southern University U.S.A.
Brest-Litovsk in retrospect: A hundred year
3/2018 Pavel Trunin Ph.D., Leading Research Fellow RANEPA Russia
Russia’s external debt
3/2018 Alexander Bulatov Professor MGIMO University Russia
Offshore orientation of Russian FDI
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3/2018
Maria Zotova
Alexander Sebentsov
Senior Research Associate Centre for Geopolitical Studies Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Russia Senior Research Associate Centre for Geopolitical Studies Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
New challenges to the cross-border cooperation in the Kaliningrad region
3/2018 Heli Simola Senior Economist Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Finland
Finnish-Russian trade recovering gradually
3/2018 Svetlana Stepanova Ph.D. in Economics, Research Fellow Institute of Economics Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Cross-border tourist routes in the Finnish-Russian borderland
3/2018 Adam A. Ambroziak Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jean Monnet European Chair Collegium of World Economy SGH - Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Russia’s embargo on the Polish apple exports
3/2018
Merit Tatar
Member of the Board Institute of Baltic Studies Tartu, Estonia Replication coordinator in the H2020 SmartEnCity project Partner in Interreg Baltic Sea Region BSR electric and Cities.multimodal projects
Developing smart and sustainable urban transport systems
3/2018 Maximo Q. Mejia Jr.
Professor, Director of the Ph.D. Program, Head of the Maritime Law and Policy Specialization World Maritime University Malmö, Sweden
Developing a regulatory framework for autonomous shipping
3/2018 Milla Harju Project Manager/ ECOPRODIGI Pan-European Institute University of Turku Finland
Global challenges call for local response through common goals
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3/2018 Leonard Rozenberg
Dariusz Zarzecki
Professor West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin Poland Professor University of Szczecin Poland
Shipbuilding – reality and challenges for Poland
3/2018 Tomasz Abramowski
Director General Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) Poland Associate Professor Maritime University of Szczecin Poland
Deep sea mining – raw materials new perspective
3/2018 Zaiga Krišjāne Professor, Dean Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences University of Latvia Latvia
Seeing potential of young return migrants to Latvia
3/2018 Evija Klave Senior Researcher Baltic Institute of Social Science Latvia
Third country nationals’ integration in Latvia
3/2018 Nico Groenendijk Senior Research Fellow OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet Norway Visiting Professor of European Studies Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies University of Tartu Estonia
The Baltic States: Affluent societies?
3/2018 Gediminas Vitkus Professor of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
The Euroscepticism in the Baltic States: Manifested and latent
3/2018 Kārlis Krēsliņš Rector, Associate Professor Ventspils University of Applied Sciences Latvia
Role of education in regional development: A case of Ventspils
3/2018 Franka Marie Herfurth
M. A., Researcher Chair of Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship Education University of Rostock Germany
Cross-border vocational education and training
3/2018 Sigitas Brazinskas Expert, projects funded by the European Union Lithuania
Digital industrial platforms as enablers of a closer Nordic integration
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3/2018 Aleksandr Izgorodin Expert Lithuanian Innovation Centre Lithuania
Lithuanian manufacturing: Rapid growth accompanied by challenges
3/2018
Alexandra Middleton
Andrey Mineev
Assistant Professor Oulu Business School University of Oulu Finland Researcher High North Center Nord University Business School Norway
What are the business opportunities and development challenges in the Arctic?
3/2018 Aki Pulli Chair Suomi – Ukraina -silta r.y (Friendship Association between Finland and Ukraine) Finland
Ukraine’s increasing presence in Baltic region
3/2018 Tiina Ritvala D.Sc. (Econ.), Assistant Professor of International Business Head of MSc Studies in International Business Aalto University Finland
Grand challenges and the small wins strategy
3/2018 Aleksandra Wąsowska
Dr, Assistant Professor in Strategy and International Business Faculty of Management University of Warsaw Poland
Political and social strategies of multinationals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on Polish firms
3/2018 Matti Ponkala Chairman of the Board, Partner Bokira Group Ltd Finland
Cuba attracts more than ever – Bokira´s view
3/2018 Kari Liuhto Director, Professor Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The future of Cuba: Reform or revolution
2/2018 Anne Berner Minister responsible for Nordic cooperation Government of Finland Finland
New opportunities and trends in Nordic cooperation
2/2018 Aleksi Randell Director General, Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT Chairman, Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
Core Network Corridors will gain importance as drivers of the competitiveness of the Baltic region
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2/2018 Alexey Vedev Director Center of Structural Research Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Russia
Economic development of Russia in 2017-2018: a recovery-driven unstable growth
2/2018 Ville Skinnari Member of Parliament Finland
Are we ready to head North?
2/2018 Timo Hirvonen Commodore Chief of Staff Navy Command Finland
Cooperation between the Finnish and Swedish navies
2/2018 Peter Stolt Defense Attaché Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki, Finland
Sweden’s and Finland’s deepened defense cooperation
2/2018 Jari Sainio Fire and Rescue Director Southwest Finland Emergency Services Finland
The international cooperation of Southwest Finland Emergency Services in the Baltic Sea
2/2018 Jyri Raitasalo Military Professor of War Studies Finnish National Defence University Finland
The clash of security perspectives
2/2018 Galina Gavrilko Ph.D. Belarusian State University Minsk, Belarus
Militarization of the Baltic Sea Region: economic consequences and scenarios for the development of military and political confrontation
2/2018 Heidi Fransila Director Blic Finland
Shared situational awareness is a deterrent in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2018 Jaakko Mikkola Regional Mayor Kymenlaakso Finland
Kymenlaakso – a region by the sea and the EU external border
2/2018 Marita Toikka Mayor City of Kouvola Finland
Kouvola – perfect for growing logistics operations
2/2018 Jarosław Suchoples Ambassador Embassy of Poland in Helsinki, Finland
Exploring potential of bilateral contacts: relations between Poland and Finland nowadays
2/2018 Jarno Syrjälä Ambassador Embassy of Finland Beijing, China
New trends in the Finnish-Chinese economic relations
2/2018 Alexander Gremitskikh
Consul General of the Russian Federation in Turku, Finland
St. Petersburg and Turku: A time-tested friendship
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2/2018 Tomi Taipale Honorary Consul of Lithuania Member, Board of the Finnish-Lithuanian Trade Association Managing Director, Mamec Oy Finland
Could Lithuanian companies help Finland achieve greater success?
2/2018 Iaroslav Chornogor PhD, Senior Research Fellow, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Deputy Chairman of the Board Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian regional partnership
2/2018 Marc Lemaître Director-General Regional and Urban Policy DG European Commission
EU supporting cooperation across borders in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2018 Dagfinn Høybråten Secretary General Nordic Council of Ministers
Trust defines the Nordic countries and brings them together
2/2018 Tobias Etzold
Christian Opitz
Associate, Research Center Norden German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Berlin, Germany Research Assistant, Research Center Norden German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Berlin, Germany
More political relevance for Nordic cooperation
2/2018
Kari Ruohonen
Malla Paajanen
Project Director FinEst Link Project Finland Chief Adviser Helsinki Uusimaa Regional Council Finland
Helsinki Tallinn railway tunnel: Results of the FinEst Link feasibility study
2/2018 Allan Selirand Head Estonian Investment Agency Estonia
You know Estonia as an IT-country: Wait till you find out what else we can offer
2/2018 Paavo Virkkunen Executive Vice President, Business Finland Head of Visit Finland Finland
Travel boom from China to Finland: Coincidence or not?
2/2018 Kyösti Karvonen Editor-in-Chief Kaleva daily Finland
Finland chooses continuity
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2/2018 Mika Hentunen US Correspondent for the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle, based in Washington D.C.
Draining the swamp in Washington means fewer diplomatic channels to Baltic Rim countries
2/2018 Manabu Senkogu Professor and Director Slavic-Eurasian Research Center Hokkaido University Japan
The Baltic States and Japan: What, if any, are the possibilities of further cooperation?
2/2018 Madeleine Granvik Director, Ph.D., Associate Professor The Baltic University Programme Uppsala University Sweden
27 years of regional work: The Baltic University Programme
2/2018 Helene Carlbäck Associate Professor in History Södertörn University Sweden
Swedes in Russia: Narratives in change
2/2018 John Christmas Former Head of International Relationships Group Parex Bank in Latvia
Latvian narratives and the EBRD
2/2018 Sergey Kalendzhyan Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Dean GSCM RANEPA Russia
Business education in Russia: New trends and perspectives
2/2018 David Szakonyi PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science George Washington University United States of America
The effects of state capitalism on Russia’s business environment
2/2018
Csaba Weiner
Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow Institute of World Economics Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary
Outward foreign direct investment by Russian MNEs: Focus on home-country push factors, Europe and five CEE countries
2/2018 Sergei F. Sutyrin
Serafima Khatkevich
Professor, World Economy Department Head WTO Chair Holder St. Petersburg State University Russia Master’s Student St. Petersburg State University Russia
Wind of change: New opportunities for Finnish-Russian energy cooperation
2/2018 Katariina Valli Managing Director ZYFRA Europe Helsinki
The future of machine learning and advanced analytics: Finland and Russia perspective
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2/2018 Ekaterina Tarasova Dr., Previously Lecturer in Political Science Södertörn University Sweden
On recent anti-nuclear movements in Russia
2/2018 Laura Klemetti Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku, Finland
From Putin to people: Perspectives on the Russian hydrocarbon age
2/2018 Azat Rakhmanov Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor Faculty of Sociology Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
Business elites of the Baltic Sea region
2/2018 Irina Dezhina D.Sc., Department Head Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and Gaidar Institute of Economic Policy Russia
Russian innovation system in the digital era
2/2018 Meelis Kitsing Head of Research Foresight Centre Associate Professor Estonian Business School Estonia
Regulation of digital platforms in Europe: A stumbling block or a building block?
2/2018 Irene Malgina PhD, Associate Professor Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of President of the Republic of Belarus Belarus
Digital economy: The case of Belarus
2/2018 Kari Perälä
Jukka Partinen
CIO, Doctor of business Econ. City of Imatra Project Manager of the Cross-Border City of Imatra
Project of fluency cross-border car traffic on South-East of Finland
2/2018 Minna Säpyskä-Aalto
Senior Specialist, International Projects and Financing The Baltic Institute of Finland Finland
The hunt for cross-border startups
2/2018 Martin Korpi PhD, Researcher The Ratio Institute and Södertörn University Stockholm, Sweden
Immigration and the Swedish labor market
2/2018 Jari Hänninen Station Manager Archipelago Research Institute Biodiversity Unit University of Turku Finland
Changing environment of the Baltic Sea should be recognized in the future resource management activities
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2/2018 Lauri Paltemaa Professor, Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies University of Turku, Finland
Finnish economic relations with China: Trends and risks
2/2018 Sun Yan Ph.D, Assistant Professor Institute of European Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China
China-CEE cooperation and China-EU relationship: Background, progress and outcomes
2/2018 Jukka Aukia Post-doctoral Researcher Centre for East Asian Studies University of Turku Finland
China’s 16+1 platform and the Baltic States
1/2018 Sampo Terho Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport Finland
Direction of the Finnish humanitarian immigration policy
1/2018 Othmar Karas Member of European Parliament Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
The straight path forward
1/2018 Sirpa Pietikäinen Member of European Parliament
China is ahead in the game – where is Europe?
1/2018 Elina Lepomäki Member of Parliament (National Coalition Party) Parliament of Finland Finland
European perspectives on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
1/2018 Hannu Muhonen Mayor Town of Hamina Finland
Towns need a well-functioning Baltic Sea
1/2018 Marjukka Vihavainen-Pitkänen
Senior Adviser Networks Department Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland
Many potential benefits to improving connectivity in the Arctic
1/2018 Allan Rosas Judge European Court of Justice Chairman Advisory Board BALEX (Baltic Area Legal Studies), a cooperation framework between the University of Turku and the Åbo Akademi University Finland
CBSS: small, unknown but beautiful?
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1/2018
Joakim Berndtsson
Karl Ydén
Associate Professor University of Gothenburg Sweden Senior Lecturer Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
Back to the future? Swedish public opinion on - Russia, defence spending and NATO membership
1/2018 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
Russia’s economic interaction with the NATO member states
1/2018 Margarita Šešelgytė Dr., Studies Director Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Security challenges for the Baltic Sea region
1/2018 Henri Vanhanen Master of Social Sciences, Editor The Ulkopolitist Finland
Maintaining stability at the Baltic Sea region
1/2018 Mykhailo Gonchar President Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” Ukraine Member National Committee for Industrial Development Ukraine
Future of natural gas transit from Russia via Ukraine to the EU
1/2018 Juha-Antero Puistola
Senior Adviser, CDR Secretariat of the Security Committee Finland
Nord Stream 2 – divide et impera
1/2018 Ruslan Mustakimovich Shafiev
Doctor of Economics, Professor The International University in Moscow Academician Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
The main directions of Russia’s energy diplomacy
1/2018 Matti Saarelainen Director The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats – Hybrid CoE Finland
A need for clarity in the era of hybrid threats
1/2018 Jorma Turunen CEO Finnish Technology Industries Finland
Digitalization as the key success factor of the Finnish manufacturing industry
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1/2018
Eini Haaja
Milla Harju
Project Manager Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland Project Manager Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
ECOPRODIGI – bringing ecoefficiency to maritime sector in the Baltic Sea region through digitalisation
1/2018 Tommi Inkinen Professor Brahea Centre Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Digitalization is strongly present in the current Maritime Studies of the Baltic Sea at the University of Turku
1/2018 Michael Emerson Associate Senior Research Fellow Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Brussels, Belgium Former EU Ambassador to Moscow
Prospects for Lisbon to Vladivostok
1/2018 Claus-Friedrich Laaser
Klaus Schrader
Senior Researcher, Area Special Topics Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Germany Head, Area Special Topics Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Germany
A German view on the Baltic Sea region
1/2018 Kaisa Leiwo Acting Managing Director Turku Chamber of Commerce Finland
Turku region enjoying positive structural shift
1/2018 Toni Sulameri Managing Director (M.Sc. Engineering) Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy Finland
Future of wind power is offshore
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1/2018 Emin Akcaoglu
Harald J. Bolsinger
Rainer Wehner
Guest Professor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Germany Professor, Dean Faculty of Economics and Business Administration University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Germany Senior Lecturer and Director International Relations Faculty of Economics and Business Administration University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Germany
Recent developments exposing further political risks: what about multinational corporations’ reaction?
1/2018 Elmira K. Zilber
Andrey S. Mikhaylov
MD, D. Sc., Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia PhD, Deputy Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
Limited territorial capital and the development of a university
1/2018
Sergey Kadochnikov
Anna Fedyunina
Director, Professor HSE University in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Russia Director of Analytical Centre, PhD HSE University in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Russia
The shifting structure of Russia’s export 2014-2016
1/2018 Andrey Vinogradov Ph.D., Deputy Head for International Relations, Associate Professor School of Logistics National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Logistics of internet retailing in Russia faces new challenges
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1/2018 Rajib Sanyal Dean Willumstad School of Business Adelphi University-New York USA
Bribery in international business in post-USSR countries
1/2018 Andres Metspalu Professor and Director The Institute of Genomics Estonian Genome Center University of Tartu Estonia
Biobanking and precision medicine
1/2018 Ramūnas Povilanskas
Professor Recreation and Tourism Department University of Klaipeda Lithuania
Health tourism in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
1/2018 Ellu Saar Professor Institute of International Social Studies Tallinn University Estonia
Youth unemployment in the Baltic States
1/2018 Göran Larsson Professor of Religious Studies University of Gothenburg Sweden
Global conflicts with local consequences – some examples from Sweden
1/2018 Luule Sakkeus Head and Senior Researcher Estonian Institute for Population Studies School of Governance, Law and Society Tallinn University Estonia
Population development of Estonia
1/2018
Anne Kovalainen
Seppo Poutanen
Jatta Jännäri
Professor School of Economics University of Turku Finland Senior Research Fellow School of Economics University of Turku Finland Doctoral Student School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Gender equality in the Baltic Sea region – similarities and differences
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1/2018 Emil Edenborg SFP Researcher Swedish Institute of International Affairs Sweden Postdoctoral Researcher Södertörn University Sweden
Has the Baltic Sea become a frontier in a global conflict over sexuality?
1/2018 Alexander Kondakov
PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison USA Assistant Professor European University at St. Petersburg Russia Researcher Centre for Independent Social Research Russia Deputy-Editor-in-Chief Journal of Social Policy Studies Russia
Hate crime against LGBT individuals in Russia
1/2018 Xue Fuqi Professor Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing, China
An interpretation of deficiency of development in Russia
1/2018
Nis Høyrup Christensen
Ari Kokko
Assistant Professor Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Denmark Professor, Director Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Denmark
Chinese FDI in the Nordic and Baltic countries
1/2018 Galina Gavrilko Professor, PhD Department of International Relations Belarusian State University Belarus
Chinese version of the Marshall Plan
1/2018 Konstantinas Andrijauskas
Associate Professor Asian Studies and International Politics Vilnius University Lithuania
The Baltic States and China’s infrastructure push: appreciation of insecurities
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1/2018 Enn Listra Professor, Dean School of Business and Governance Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Slowing leaptigers contested by skilled elephants
1/2018 Vello Pettai Professor of Comparative Politics Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies University of Tartu Estonia
Taking stock of Estonia’s political left turn
1/2018
Henning Sten Hansen
Lise Schrøder
Michael Kull
Coordinator, BONUS BASMATI Professor Department of Planning Aalborg University Copenhagen Denmark Co-coordinator, BONUS BASMATI Associate Professor Department of Planning Aalborg University Copenhagen Denmark WP Leader, BONUS BASMATI Senior Research Fellow Nordregio Sweden Adjunct Professor University of Helsinki Finland
BONUS BASMATI
1/2018 Thomas Backhaus Professor Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg Sweden
Chemical pollution of the Baltic Sea – a brief overview and assessment
1/2018 Vladislava Vladimirova
Associate Professor Uppsala University Sweden
The green economy in Russia
1/2018 Jørgen Jørgensen Acting Rector European Humanities University Lithuania
European Humanities University – bridging Belarus to Lithuania and the West
1/2018 Vladimir Chaplygin Dr. Hab. Econ, Professor WSB University in Gdańsk Poland
Russian and Belarus monetary union: experience, problems and perspectives
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1/2018 Vitaly Zinovchuk Dr., Professor, Chairman Department of Marketing Zhytomyr National University of Agriculture and Ecology Ukraine
Ukrainian agriculture is on the threshold of a cooperative boom
4/2017 Andrus Ansip Vice-President Digital Single Market European Commission
Going digital in the Baltic Sea Region
4/2017 Jari Leppä Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Finland
Food production in Finland
4/2017 Jörgen Pettersson Member Åland Parliament Finland
From crisis to success, how Åland became the Islands of Peace
4/2017 Ville Itälä Member The European Court of Auditors
Spending EU taxpayers´ money must bring better results
4/2017 Kari Häkämies Region Mayor Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Doing great and enjoying it – sea, internationality and other success factors of Southwest Finland
4/2017 Kalev Kallo Chairman (2015-02.11.2017) Tallinn City Council Estonia
Tallinn’s public transport is part of a greater plan
4/2017
Jarkko Virtanen
Deputy Mayor City of Turku Finland Chairman The Tall Ships Races Port Committee Turku Finland
Major events are an opportunity for the city to profile itself
4/2017 Katharina Fegebank Second Mayor and Minister for Science, Research and Equalities Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Germany
Hamburg´s Baltic Sea Region strategy for science and research turns into practical cooperation through Baltic Science Network
4/2017 Erja Tikka Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Finland´s new strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
4/2017 Dmitry Chuikov First Secretary Embassy of Belarus in Finland
Belarusian NPP – safe opportunity to increase energy security
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4/2017 Maria Blässar Deputy Head of Representation European Commission Representation in Finland
European defence cooperation and its relevance for Finland, Sweden and Estonia
4/2017 Ilkka Korkiamäki Rector, Major General National Defence University Finland
Russia research at the national defence university
4/2017 Matti Sarasmaa Commander Kainuu Border Guard District Finland
Border – a barrier between Kainuu region and the Republic of Karelia?
4/2017 Alexander Dynkin President, Professor Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations Moscow, Russia
Russia in a future world order
4/2017 Arūnas Augustinaitis
Rector, Professor, Dr. Kazimiero Simonavičiaus Universitetas Lithuania
Lithuania on the road to a shifting economic identity
4/2017 Dovilė Budrytė Professor of Political Science Georgia Gwinnett College USA
War memories and insecurities: the politics of memory in Lithuania
4/2017 Nadia Alexandrova-Arbatova
Head Department on European Political Studies Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
The Russia-EU crisis: lessons from the recent past
4/2017
Māris Andžāns
Uģis Romanovs
Dr., Senior Research Fellow Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia Assistant Professor Rīga Stradiņš University Latvia Ltc. (ret.), Lecturer Baltic Defence College Latvia Research Fellow Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia – a historical moment but not yet the end of history
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4/2017 Marko Lehti University Researcher Academic Director of Master’s Programme in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research (PEACE) Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI) University of Tampere Finland
Struggle over history: resilience as tolerance towards one’s own past
4/2017 Vadim Volovoj PhD in Political Science Docent in Mykolas Romeris University Lithuania
Security of Lithuania in the context of its relations with Russia
4/2017 Irina Batorshina Dr., Independent Expert Russia
Is it possible to reduce tension in the Baltic region?
4/2017 Boris Mints Dr., Founder The Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges Tel Aviv University Israel
Business trouble in Europe
4/2017 Ilkka Salonen CEO East Office of Finnish Industries Finland
Contacts and contracts
4/2017 Anastasia Nevskaya Research Associate Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Moscow, Russia
TNC’s from the Baltic Rim Economies lobbying in Russia under sanctions
4/2017 Marcin Kuzel PhD, Assistant Professor Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Poland
Business internationalisation: foreign direct investment by Polish companies
4/2017 Harri Kulmala Dr., CEO DIMECC Ltd. Finland Member of the EC HLG for maximizing the impact of R&I (“Lamy Group”)
One Sea – glimpse of the European Future that we want
4/2017 Boris Frumkin Associate Professor, Head of the Department Institute of Economics Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Agri-food complex of Russia: present and future
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4/2017 Björn Fägersten Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Europe Programme Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) Sweden
After Brexit we need a new security and solidarity pact
4/2017 Lars Fredrik Stöcker PhD, Researcher Institute for Eastern European History, University of Vienna Austria
Perceived economic exploitation and separatist regionalism in the EU: lessons from the Soviet collapse
4/2017 Olav S. Melin Community and Media Relations Officer Magma Think Tank Helsinki, Finland
Harder times for minorities
4/2017 Ronja Marjamaa Member of the Board Young European Federalist in Finland Student University of Turku Finland
European Turku
4/2017 Mikko Ylikangas Programme Manager, PhD Academy of Finland Finland
The cooperation between the Academy of Finland and Russia
4/2017 Anna Grebenyuk Deputy Head Department for Strategic Foresight Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Evolution of STI priorities in Russia
4/2017 Tuomas Koivula Managing Editor University Communications University of Turku Finland
Top research in the Baltic Sea Region – spread the news!
4/2017 Kazimierz Musiał PhD Programme Director Norden Centrum Scientific Foundation in Warsaw Poland Associate Professor in Scandinavian Studies University of Gdańsk Poland
Identifying potentials for scientific excellence in the Baltic Sea Region with reference to regional science and research collaboration
4/2017 Massimo Moraglio Senior Researcher Technische Universität Berlin Germany
The future of the Baltic region is water
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4/2017 Larissa Riabova Head of Department of Social Policy in the North Luzin Institute for Economic Studies Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences Apatity Russia
Monotowns in the Russian Arctic: time to change the track
4/2017 Pavel Druzhinin Leading Research Associate, Head, Dr. of Economics, Assistant Professor Institute of Economics Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Karelia – realities and outlooks
4/2017
Toman Barsbai
Sebastian Braun
Senior Researcher Kiel Institute for the World Economy Germany Associate Professor in Economics University of St Andrews United Kingdom
The EU needs to fundamentally reform its asylum system
4/2017 Aija Lulle Dr, Post Doctoral Researcher University of Eastern Finland Finland
Evolving migrant identities: on Russian-speaking migrants from Latvia in Europe
4/2017 Egidijus Barcevičius Research Director PPMI Research & Advice Associate Professor Vilnius University Lithuania
Migration and the Lithuanian economy
4/2017
Rimantas Stašys
Gintautas Virketis
Professor, Head of Management Department Klaipeda University Lithuania Deputy Director The Klaipeda University Hospital Lithuania
Making Lithuanian emergency medical service (EMS) system more urgent
4/2017 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at University of Turku Finland
Ten mysteries related to the contemporary Russian economy
3/2017 Karin Enström Deputy Chair Foreign Affairs Committee Swedish Parliament Former Minister for Defence Sweden
Increased regional tensions in the Baltic Sea
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3/2017 Iveta Grigule-Pēterse
Member of the European Parliament
Social tension and national security interests
3/2017 Hanna Kosonen Member of the Parliament Finland Member of the Finnish Delegation to the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
Baltic Sea is a complex hotspot
3/2017 Oudekki Loone Member of Estonian Parliament Riigikogu Member of National Defence and European Affairs Committees Estonia
Is Germany aiming at French Force de frappe
3/2017 Vladimir Chizhov Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the EU
The promise of a Russia-EU continental fulcrum
3/2017 Mykola Tochytskyi Ambassador Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU
Ukraine-EU relations: what’s next?
3/2017 Elena Tihonova Minister of Economic Development The Murmansk Region Russia
Heading to the Arctic: the Murmansk region today and tomorrow
3/2017 Urmas Sukles Mayor Town of Haapsalu Estonia
Haapsalu – the Nordic Venice
3/2017 Vygantas Vareikis Professor of History, Head History Department University of Klaipeda Lithuania Member Klaipeda City Council Lithuania
The Baltics and Europe
3/2017
Gregory Olevsky
Timurs Safiulins
Professor University of Latvia Latvia Director Riga Municipal Agency «Riga Energy Agency» Latvia
Riga’s stakeholder identification and prioritization in the planning process of sustainable energy development of the city
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3/2017 Łukasz Bielewski Director International Cooperation Department Office of the Marshal of the Warmińsko- Mazurskie Voivodeship Poland
Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Kaliningrad – neighbours, partners
3/2017 Katarzyna Maciejewska-Mieszkowska
PhD, Assistant Professor Institute of Political Science University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Poland
Neighbors – Poles on Polish-Russian relations and Russians
3/2017 Zane Šime Communication & Research Coordinator CBSS Secretariat
Delivering Vilnius Vision for the Baltic Sea Region by 2020
3/2017 Martin Russell Policy Analyst European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) European Parliament Belgium
Media freedom in Putin’s Russia – back in the USSR?
3/2017 Mikko (Mikhail) Nesvitski
Editor in Chief Newspaper Karjalan Sanomat Petrozavodsk, Karelian Republic Russia
Present and future of minority language media in the Republic of Karelia
3/2017
Epp Lauk
Andres Jõesaar
Professor Department of Language and Communication Studies University of Jyväskylä Finland
Associate Professor Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School Tallinn University Estonia
Are the two different information spaces in Estonia getting closer to each other?
3/2017 James W. Scott Professor Karelian Institute University of Eastern Finland Finland Coordinator
Multilayered Borders of Global Security project (GLASE) funded by the Academy of Finland - Interdependence – an obsolete concept?
3/2017 Maria Domańska Senior Fellow Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Russia 2018: no changes on the horizon
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3/2017 Lili Di Puppo Dr., Assistant Professor of Sociology National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia
Do we see better in an age of transparency?
3/2017 Juha Palokangas Manager, Russian Affairs, M.Sc. (For.) Finnish Forest Industries Federation Finland
About the significance of free trade to the vitality of the forest sector in northwest Russia
3/2017 David J. Smith Professor - Alec Nove Chair in Russian and East European Studies School of Social and Political Sciences University of Glasgow The United Kingdom
Russia and ‘Russian-speakers’ in the Baltic
3/2017 Kristian Behrens
Sergey Kichko
Professor Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Academic advisor Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia Research fellow CEPR The United Kingdom
Director Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Cluster policy in Russia: do statesupported clusters leverage selforganized clusters?
3/2017
Tatjana Nikitina
Maria Galper
Professor, Dr., Director Russian-German Centre International Centre for Financial Market Research St. Petersburg State University of economics Russia
PhD student Department of Banking, Financial Markets and Insurance Leading Economist Russian-German Centre St. Petersburg State University of economics Russia
Trends in the development of banking business in Russia
39
3/2017 Zuzana Fungáčová
Laura Solanko
Senior Adviser Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Bank of Finland Finland
Senior Adviser Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Bank of Finland Finland
Russian banking sector – where to now?
3/2017 Nikita Lisitsyn CEO Seismo-Shelf Ltd. Russia
Import substitution and effective protectionism in Russia
3/2017 Anatoly Zhuplev Professor Loyola Marymount University The U.S.A.
Russia: trends in inward foreign direct investments
3/2017 Maria Melnikova M.Sc. (Econ.& Bus.) International Affairs Specialist BusinessOulu Finland
Craziest pitching competition in the world attracts Russian startups
3/2017 Björn P. Jacobsen
Anastasia Buyzhina
Professor, Dr. Stralsund University of Applied Sciences Germany
Student Baltic Management Studies Program Stralsund University of Applied Sciences Germany
Russian FDI in Germany: a firm-level analysis
3/2017 Anatolii Kostiuk Dr., Associate Professor, Head Department of Sociocultural Service and Tourism Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Kaliningrad, Russia
Prospects of development of domestic and foreign tourism in Kaliningrad Region of Russia
3/2017 Irina Takala
Ilya Solomeshch
Associate Professor Petrozavodsk State University Senior Researcher Institute of Language, Literature, and History Karelian Research Center The Rus
Associate Professor Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Nordic Studies in Karelia: results and prospects
40
3/2017 Svetlana Shabaeva Doctor of Economics, Professor, Director Institute of Economics and Law Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Applying best Finnish practices in Russian regions: Occupational Barometer
3/2017 Susanna Rabow-Edling
Associate Professor of Political Science Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
The 150th anniversary of the sale of Russian Alaska
3/2017 Jan Fałkowski Assistant Professor University of Warsaw Poland
Poland: how to sustain good economic performance?
3/2017 Kim Wikström Professor Industrial management at Faculty of Science and Engineering Åbo Akademi University Turku Finland
Transparency improves sustainability in Baltic short-sea logistics
3/2017 Ain Kiisler
Eero Naaber
Lecturer Estonian Maritime Academy Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Head Development and Innovation Estonian Maritime Administration Estonia
Estonia plans to bring more ships under Estonian flag
3/2017 Karsten Staehr Professor of International and Public Finance Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Economic growth and convergence in the Baltic States
3/2017 Magnus Feldmann Senior Lecturer in Politics SPAIS University of Bristol The United Kingdom
The Baltic States and the euro crisis: learning the right lessons
3/2017 Petri Ekholm Senior Research Scientist Finnish Environment Institute SYKE Finland
Current care guidelines for the Baltic Sea
41
3/2017 Hanna Hagmark-Cooper
Ph.D., Director Åland Maritime Museum Trust Åland Islands Finland
Maritime museums: the custodians of our common Baltic heritage
3/2017 Irene Malgina PhD, Associate Professor Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of President of the Republic of Belarus Belarus
Entrepreneurial ecosystem: the case of Belarus
3/2017 Galina Gavrilko Associate Professor Faculty of International Relations Belarusian State University Belarus
Conceptual directions for the development of cooperation between the EAEU countries and Germany
3/2017 Jeff Schubert Visiting Professor Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia
Putin’s unrealistic dreams about Russia in Eurasia
3/2017 Ulla Keino
Eyden Samunderu
MSc.Tech., MBA, CEO, Chairman of the Board SeaFocus Finland
PhD, Professor, Program Director International School of Management Dortmund Germany
CSCO – an important C-suite to the executive committees
3/2017 Otso Pohjalainen Freelance Journalist Finland
The healthy and ecofriendly roach
3/2017 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
Future technology
2/2017 Andrei Kobyakov Prime Minister The Republic of Belarus
Belarus – EU: reliable neighbourhood turning stable partnership
2/2017 Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland
The future path of Scotland
2/2017 Micael Bydén General, Supreme Commander Swedish Armed Forces Sweden
Swedish defence in a changing security environment
42
2/2017 Liisa Ketomäki Managing Director Turku Music Festival 9.-19.8.2017 Turku, Finland
On the importance of cultural exchange
2/2017 Petri Sarvamaa Member of the European Parliament
The future of defence in Europe
2/2017 Jasenko Selimovic Member of the European Parliament Swedish Liberal Party (ALDE)
A too slow Energy Union
2/2017 Henrik Lax MEP 2004 – 2009 Finland
The EU is facing the moment of truth
2/2017 Shawn Waddoups Chief Political and Economic Section U.S. Embassy in Helsinki
U.S. engagement in the Baltic Region
2/2017 Mikko Saikku McDonnell Douglas Professor of American Studies University of Helsinki Finland
Nothing new under the sun: Trump’s environmental policy
2/2017 Satu Kahkonen Country Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine The World Bank
An opportunity and challenges facing Belarus
2/2017 Vineta Polatside Senior Adviser and Head of Unit Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings Council of the Baltic Sea States
Human trafficking: a crime that is all of our responsibility - We need to do more
2/2017 Andrey Ryabov Editor-in-Chief “Mirovaya economica i mezhdunarodnye otnoshenia” Journal, also known as World Economy and International Relations Journal Russia
Post-Soviet space: current state and prospects
2/2017 Ari Korhonen Mayor City of Raisio Finland
Why would Tesla come to Finland?
2/2017 Madis Kallas Mayor of Kuressaare Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Saaremaa Estonia
Saaremaa – one island, one municipality
2/2017 Ritva Viljanen Deputy Mayor for Education and Cultural Affairs City of Helsinki Finland
Helsinki and Tallinn – happy siblings of the Baltic Sea
43
2/2017 Jussi Kekkonen Senior Partner Miltton Finland
New trends in strategic communications in the Baltic Sea region
2/2017 Vesa Taatila Dr. Prof. (adj), Rector-President Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
A healthy Baltic Sea
2/2017
Nikolaj Mezhevich
Nadezhda Chukalova
Grand PhD in Economic sciences, Professor Department of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Master’s Degree student Department of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Contemporary challenges to security in the eastern Baltic
2/2017 Wilhelm Agrell Professor in Intelligence Analysis Department of Political Science Lund University Sweden
Sweden’s Nato dilemma
2/2017 Grzegorz Jeleński COL, Defence, Military, Naval & Air Attaché Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Helsinki
Polish – Finnish military cooperation
2/2017 Heikki Pöntynen CEO Rauma Marine Constructions Oy Finland
Modern shipbuilding relies on a regional ecosystem
2/2017 Christian Weckman Country Manager Business Sweden Helsinki, Finland
Future of Swedish-Finnish trade relations
2/2017 Pekka Sutela Professor of Practice Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
The future of Finnish – Russian economic relations
2/2017 Greg Simons Associate Professor Uppsala University and Swedish Defence University Sweden
Vladimir Putin’s political image: an inside and outside perspective
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2/2017
Eduard Ponarin
Michael Komin
Professor and Director Laboratory for Comparative Social Research NRU Higher School of Economics Russia
Expert Centre for Strategic Development Russia
Imperial vs. ethnic identity: the choice of the Russian elite
2/2017 Anatoly Anokhin Professor Institute of Earth Sciences St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Tendencies and prospects of development of St. Petersburg agglomeration transport complex
2/2017 Iwona Wiśniewska Senior Fellow Russian Department Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Poland
Kaliningrad in the Kremlin’s policy
2/2017 Marina Kolosnitsyna
Professor Faculty of Economic Sciences National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Alcohol policy in Russia: recent experience and trends
2/2017 Tatiana G. Dolgopyatova
Doctor habil., Tenured Professor National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Corporate governance in Russian big business: trends of 2000s
2/2017 Natalia Tanshina Doctor of Historical Sciences Professor of the Department of General History Department of History of the Institute of Social Sciences Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow, Russia
Autocratic Russia and liberal France: experience of cooperation and compromise
2/2017 Kim Talus Professor of European Energy Law UEF Law School Finland
Professor of Energy Law University of Helsinki Finland
Nord Stream 2 pipeline project under EU energy law
45
2/2017 Vassilen Iotzov
Olena Nedozhogina
JakobMarcks
Clarissa Hirst
Communication and Capitalisation Officer Interreg South Baltic Programme Poland
Communication and Capitalisation Intern Interreg South Baltic Programme Poland
Communication and Capitalisation Intern Interreg South Baltic Programme Poland
Communication and Capitalisation Intern Interreg South Baltic Programme Poland
Cross-border supply chains in the South Baltic LNG industry
2/2017 Alo Kelder Head New Energy Department Enefit Estonia
Estonia in pursuit of new data center parks
2/2017 Iwona Chojnowska-Haponik
Director Foreign Investment Department Polish Investment & Trade Agency Poland
What’s new in FDI?
2/2017 Sven Ratnik Investor consultant, East Estonia Estonian Investment Agency Rakvere, Estonia
East-Estonia – a good living environment and attractive for entrepreneurship
2/2017 Ingvar Svanberg
Sabira Ståhlberg
Senior Researcher Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
PhD, Independent Researcher Helsinki, Finland
Tatars in the Baltic Sea region
2/2017 Csaba Jansik Principal Research Scientist Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Finland
Are the Baltic Sea region’s food chains competitive?
2/2017 Ryhor Nizhnikau Senior Research Fellow Finnish Institute of International Affairs Helsinki, Finland
The political backlash against anticorruption reforms in Ukraine
2/2017 Outi Luova Adjunct Professor Centre for East Asian Studies University of Turku Finland
Japan Sea economic rim: from visions to action
46
2/2017 Mira Tuominen Research Assistant Pan-European Institute Finland
The Arctic – where are we going?
2/2017 Kari Liuhto Director, Professor Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
Centrum Balticum Foundation 2007-2017: “Making the most of the Baltic Sea region”
1/2017 Olavi Ala-Nissilä Member of Finnish Parliament
Member of Grand Committee Finland
Former Member of the European Court of Auditors
Baltic Sea countries can offer lessons and boost to Finnish economy
1/2017 Solvita Āboltiņa Chairperson National Security Committee Latvia
The evolution of cyber security threats
1/2017 Mats Löfström Member of Parliament Finland
The need for longer perspectives in a fast moving world
1/2017 Laimdota Straujuma
Dr. oec., Chairperson of the Sustainable Development Committee
Parliament of Latvia
Former Prime Minister of Latvia Latvia
Sustainable development of Latvia
1/2017 Joakim Strand Member of Parliament Chairman Vaasa City Council Finland
Vaasa - the Nordic energy capital
1/2017 Valdemaras Sarapinas
Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Finland
Lithuania and Finland: shoulder to shoulder in ensuring security for themselves and the whole region
1/2017 Edward Hunter Christie
Defence Economist North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Russia’s challenge to the security of NATO allies and partners in Northeast Europe
1/2017 Hannes Möllits Lecturer in International Relations Department of Political and Strategic Studies, Baltic Defence College Estonia
Russia: reaping the whirlwind in 2017?
47
1/2017 Uģis Romanovs Lecturer, Department of Military Studies Baltic Defence College, Estonia Researcher, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Latvia
Defending Baltic States: overlooked importance of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa islands
1/2017 Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark
Associate Professor in International Law
Head of Research, Research project leader of the project “Demilitarisation in an increasingly militarised world. International perspectives in a multilevel regulatory framework – The case of the Åland Islands”
The Åland Islands Peace Institute Mariehamn, Finland
Thucydides, Melos and the Åland Islands
1/2017 Agnieszka Blokus-Roszkowska
Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, Gdynia Maritime University Gdynia, Poland
Opportunities and challenges of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) electricity network
1/2017 Anke Schmidt-Felzmann
Research Fellow Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden
Russia’s military aggression and the security threats posed by “purely commercial” projects in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2017 Danila Bochkarev Senior Fellow EastWest Institute Brussels, Belgium
Additional routes will increase competition in European energy market
1/2017 Tor Morten Osmundsen
CEO Skangas (Norway) – a Gasum (Finland) subsidiary
The clean fuel opportunity in the Baltic Sea
1/2017 Esa Härmälä Frostia Oy, Founder Finland
The Baltic Sea Rim –Biomass base of Europe
1/2017 Edwin Bacon Reader in Comparative Politics Department of Politics Birkbeck, University of London UK
Russia’s parliament and the potential for political evolution
1/2017 Joscha Schwarzwälder
Project Manager Program Shaping Sustainable Economies, Bertelsmann Stiftung Germany
More and better investment in the labour market integration of refugees
48
1/2017 Holger Mölder Associate Professor in International Relations School of Business and Governance, Department of Law, Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Information warfare – a Hobbesian concept of war in the post-truth era
1/2017 Heidi Zidan Producer Novosti Yle, Finland
Novosti Yle – Finnish news in Russian
1/2017 Olga Davydova-Minguet
Ph.D., University Researcher Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland Finland
Finland’s Russian speakers as media users
1/2017 Teemu Oivo Researcher Karelian Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland
Finland
The use of quantity as a competitive edge in Russian TV
1/2017 Irene Pendolin Communications Manager Union of the Baltic Cities Poland
Union of the Baltic Cities – communicating for a sustainable, smart and safe Baltic Sea Region
1/2017 Ivan Timofeev Director of Programs Russian International Affairs Council Russia
Security developments in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2017 Konstantin K. Khudoley
Professor, Head of Department of European Studies
School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg, Russia
Highlights of the current state of international relations in Baltic Sea Region
1/2017 Anna Karlsdóttir Senior Research Fellow Nordregio Sweden
Securing Nordic Arctic sustainable development – Arctic cooperation in the Nordic realm
1/2017 Judyth L. Twigg Virginia Commonwealth University USA
Continued collaboration and vigilance against tuberculosis in Russia
49
1/2017 Peter W. Schulze Prof. h.c., Dr. Institute of Political Science Georg August University of Goettingen Germany
Geopolitical repercussions of a changing world order on Russian-EU relations
1/2017 Ilya Tarasov Professor, Dr. Baltic Federal Immanuel Kant University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Coherence between the interests of Russia and Germany in the Baltic States
1/2017 Jeremy Smith Professor of Russian History and Politics University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Where are Russia’s national minorities?
1/2017 Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus
Post-Doctoral Researcher EUROHERIT project, ERC Grant 636177 Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä Finland
Heritage in flux: Europeanization as identity politics
1/2017 Adelia Fatikhova Junior Researcher Centre for Competition and Economic Regulation Studies Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia
PhD Student Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Company towns in Russian Federation
1/2017 Gisela Grieger Policy Analyst European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), European Parliament Belgium
China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative: a win-win situation for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR)?
1/2017
Dirk Linowski
Andrew Johansson
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c., Director Institute of International Business Studies Chair of Asset Management, Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany
Economic Development Specialist, PhD Researcher, Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany
Gauging the impact of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative on the Baltic Rim
1/2017
Tamas Matura
Dr., Assistant Professor of International Relations Corvinus University
Founder, Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies Budapest, Hungary
China and Central and Eastern Europe: threat or opportunity?
50
1/2017 Micael Blomster Managing Director/ Business Consultant, M. Blomster Consulting Oy
Member, Finnish - Swedish Chamber of Commerce
Member, Finncham Helsinki
Member, Yrittäjät Promoting Entrepreneurship
Finland
New Scandinavian rail hub for China traffic over North Finland
1/2017
Kari Reinikainen
Partner, Odo Maritime Research LLP Hastings and Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
Chinese yards to challenge Europe in passenger ship building
1/2017 Ott Koppel PhD, Extraordinary Professor Research Centre of Logistics and Transport
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Some side notes about Rail Baltic
1/2017 Hiltgunt Fanning Professor University of Applied Sciences Stralsund, Germany
The economic development of the Baltic Sea Region - what major indicators tell us
1/2017 Birgitta Berg-Andersson
Researcher The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Finland
The impact of EU’s sanctions on Russia and Russia’s counter-sanctions on Finland’s exports to Russia
1/2017 Nikolai Kolesnikov Senior Researcher Institute of Economics Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Sanctions: no pain, no gain
1/2017
Tiiu Paas
Maryna Tverdostup
Professor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia
Junior Research Fellow, PhD Student Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia
Human capital in Nordic Countries and Estonia: PIAAC-based assessment
1/2017 Jeff Schubert Head / Director, International Center for Eurasian Research Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) Moscow, Russia
Russia’s technology push: What is it? Who believes what?
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1/2017 Džineta Dimante Associate Professor University of Latvia, Latvia
Towards circular economy in Latvia
6/2016 Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission
Standing by Ukraine
6/2016 Tarja Halonen President of Finland 2000–2012
Chair International Advisory Board Centrum Balticum Foundation Turku, Finland
The future we want for the Baltic Sea region
6/2016 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
Turkey’s humanitarian foreign policy
6/2016 Peter Stenlund Secretary of State Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
The security situation in the Baltic Sea region
6/2016 Emily O’Reilly European Ombudsman
Regulating the revolving door between industry and politicians
6/2016 Antti Riivari Director (Director General as of 1 March 2017) Finnish Patent and Registration Office Finland
Businesses need knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights
6/2016 Saara Ilvessalo
Henrik Ringbom
LL.M., Coordinator of BALEX Turku, Finland
Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea Department of Law Åbo Akademi University Turku, Finland
BALEX – a new legal network for the world’s most regulated sea
6/2016 Jānis Vucāns
Bodo Bahr
Vice-President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) Former President of the BSPC (2015-2016)
Member of the Saeima, The Republic of Latvia
Professor in Business Management and Leading Researcher Ventspils University College, Latvia
Secretary General Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC)
The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
6/2016 Johanna Ojala-Niemelä
Member of Parliament Finland Finland´s Arctic cooperation has a long tradition
52
6/2016 Vygaudas Ušackas EU Ambassador to the Russian Federation
EU-Russia relations: from strategic partnership to strategic challenge
6/2016 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Ambassador and Chair of the CBSS Committee of Senior Officials
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland
25 years of cooperation
6/2016 René Nyberg Former Finnish Ambassador to Moscow and Berlin
On the complexities of this world
6/2016 Aleksi Randell Mayor City of Turku
Chairman Executive Board Centrum Balticum Foundation Turku, Finland
Thinking and acting internationally is in the DNA of Turku
6/2016 Kalev Härk Mayor, City of Valga Estonia
One city, two states – obstacle or opportunity?
6/2016 Denis Strandell Mayor, City of Hanko Finland
Hanko, a small city by the sea, living off the sea
6/2016 Andrey Ermak Acting Minister of Culture and Tourism The Kaliningrad region, Russia
Development of tourism in the Kaliningrad region
6/2016 Malgorzata A. Wozniak
Head of Joint Technical Secretariat Lithuania-Poland-Russia Center of European Projects Warsaw, Poland
“Lithuania-Poland-Russia 2007-2014”: successful practice of a tripartite Cross-border Cooperation Programme
6/2016 Agnès Monfret Head European Cross-Border Cooperation Unit DG Regional & Urban Policy European Commission
Interreg Cross-Border Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2016 Eugene Eteris International Editor Baltic Course (www.baltic-course.com)
Professor European Studies Faculty Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), Latvia
Diplomacy in the Baltics: assisting growth and BSR’s development
53
6/2016
Volker Perthes
Oliver Meier
Director Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) the German Institute for International and Security Affairs Berlin, Germany
Deputy Head International Security Research Division Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) the German Institute for International and Security Affairs Berlin, Germany
The Baltic Sea Region: a geopolitical test bed for European Security
6/2016 Juha Pyykönen Chief Analyst, Security Analysis Co. Lic. Sos. Sc, Brigadier General (ret.) Finland
Military balance in the Baltic Sea Region is vital
6/2016 Vladimir Sazonov Lecturer Eastern European and Russian Studies Baltic Defence College Tartu, Estonia
Russian information aggression in Ukraine
6/2016 Henrik Breitenbauch
Director, Centre for Military Studies, Copenhagen University Denmark
Russia creates a greater Nordic region
6/2016 James Mashiri Major Finnish Defence Forces Finland
The icy logic of the Baltic Sea freeze
6/2016 Bettina Renz Associate Professor University of Nottingham The United Kingdom
What ‘hybrid warfare’ can and cannot tell us about Russian military strategy
6/2016 Henri Vanhanen BSocSc, University of Turku
The Ulkopolitist contributor, Finland
The Baltic Sea Region – seeking stability in a flux
6/2016 Antti Kaski PhD, Director for Policy Planning and Research
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
The importance of knowledge-based decision-making in a state of flux
6/2016 Mark Urnov Professor, Academic Supervisor of the School of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
827 words about Russia’s future
54
6/2016 Grigorii V. Golosov Professor European University at St. Petersburg Russia
The state of Russia’s party system
6/2016 Esko Pihkala Journalist Turun Sanomat Turku, Finland
GOP forgot its proud history
6/2016 Magnus Rystedt Managing Director, NEFCO
Innovation and green growth as guiding principles
6/2016 Pilvi Hämäläinen Investment Advisor and Country Representative Estonian Investment Agency Enterprise Estonia Helsinki, Finland
Finnish-Estonian economic cooperation boosted by new e-services
6/2016 Anastasia Sologub Specialist, International Cooperation Department North-West Development and Investment Promotion Agency, Russia
International projects as a basis for restoring relationship between Russia and the European Union
6/2016 Elina Björklund CEO Reima Oy Finland
Digitalizing a traditional product driven company
6/2016 Francesca Spigarelli
Lv Ping
Director, Assistant Professor of Applied Economics The China Center University of Macerata Italy Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Chinese investments in Europe and the case of the renewable energy sector
6/2016 Inga Černiuk Chancellor, Ministry of Energy The Republic of Lithuania
GIPL project: interconnector to the European market
6/2016 Margot A. Loudon Deputy Secretary General, The European Association EUROGAS Belgium
Introducing the internal gas market
55
6/2016
Antto Vihma
Mikael Wigell
Senior Research Fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland Senior Research Fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
The strategic case against Nord Stream II
6/2016 Ulrich Lissek Head of Communications and Governmental Relations, Nord Stream 2 AG, Zug, Switzerland
Nord Stream 2: Energy security and cooperation for decades to come
6/2016 Andrei Sannikov Amb., Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus (1995-1996)
Chairman of the European Belarus Foundation (Poland/Belarus) Presidential candidate in Belarus in 2010
Former political prisoner
Lessons from Belarus
6/2016 Anaïs Marin Assistant professor and Marie Curie Fellow, Collegium Civitas Warsaw, Poland
Belarus after the lifting of EU sanctions: a reset on Minsk’s terms
6/2016 Jouni Saarni Development Manager Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Maritime sector’s latest vision: Autonomous shipping – the Baltic Sea aimed to be the first testing area
6/2016
Jukka Teräs
Mads Randbøll Wolff
Senior Research Fellow Nordregio Stockholm, Sweden Director Bæredygtighed 2030 Copenhagen, Denmark
Green transition and regional branding in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2016 Toni Laaksonen University lecturer Department of Biology University of Turku Finland
White-tailed eagle is an indicator for the health of the Baltic Sea ecosystem
6/2016 Ann-Mari Sätre Associate Professor of Economics Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies (UCRS) Uppsala University Sweden
Social policy in Russia
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6/2016 Sebastian Magier Head, International Permanent Secretariat Euroregion Baltic (eurobalt.org) Poland
Developing strategic youth policies in Baltic Sea Region
6/2016 Elisa Aro Doctoral Candidate Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Russian knowledge-driven investments in Finland
6/2016 Kari Liuhto Professor Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Finland’s nearly 100-year-old economic relations with Russia
5/2016 Roel Nieuwenkamp Chair OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
Responsible business is key for the Baltic Rim Economies
5/2016 Anne Lammila Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s issues and Gender Equality Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Women are the biggest emerging market
5/2016 Marja Innanen Deputy Secretary General National Commission on Sustainable Development Prime Minister’s Office Finland
The Finnish way to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
5/2016 Juha Väätänen Professor, MNEmerge Project Director Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
How multinational enterprises can contribute to global development challenges – MNEmerge project is searching for the answers
5/2016 Helena Kekki Manager FIBS Finland
Sustainable Development Goals – a shopping list of a wealthy customer?
5/2016 Magdalena Popowska
PhD, Vice-Dean for International and Public Affairs Assistant Professor Faculty of Management and Economics Gdansk University of Technology Poland
The main developments of the CSR initiatives in Poland
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5/2016 Yury E. Blagov Director PricewaterhouseCoopers Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg University Russia
Support for local communities development in the corporate social performance “portfolio”: the case of leading Russian companies
5/2016 Leonardo Bremermann
Mauro Rosa
Valerie Monteiro
Ph.D. INESC P&D Brasil Brazil
Ph.D. INESC P&D Brasil Brazil
Eng. INESC P&D Brasil Brazil
Social commitment of the MNEs in the Brazilian electric sector
5/2016 Godfred Frembong Chief Research Scientist CSIR - Science and Technology Policy Research Institute Ghana
Contributions of multinational enterprises to economic development in Ghana
5/2016 Aashna Mehta
Habib Hasan Farooqui
Sakthivel Selvaraj
Research Associate Public Health Foundation of India India
Associate Professor Public Health Foundation of India India
Senior Health Economist Public Health Foundation of India India
How can MNEs contribute towards access to medicine in India?
5/2016 Michael Roe Professor Plymouth University The United Kingdom
Corporate Social Responsibility and the governance of international shipping
5/2016 Neil Bellefontaine
Patrick Donner
George Theocharidis
Tafsir Johansson
Vice President (Academic), Professor World Maritime University
Associate Academic Dean, Associate Professor World Maritime University
Dr., Associate Professor World Maritime University
Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate World Maritime University
EU stakeholder participation in the management of abandoned vessels: through the lens of Corporate Social Responsibility
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5/2016 Adrian Braun Doctoral Candidate (Environmental Policy) Institute for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (LYY) University of Eastern Finland
Researcher Member of the Northern Political Economy team Arctic Centre – University of Lapland Finland
CSR in the European Arctic metal mining sector: dependencies and conflicts
5/2016 Linda Piirto Senior Advisor in CSR Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
Mapping stakeholder views on Finnish responsible business conduct
5/2016 Matti Kalervo Vice President, Corporate Responsibility Kesko Corporation Finland
Kesko is a pioneering company in responsibility
5/2016 Jenni Neste PhD Student University of Oulu
Environmental Expert Pöyry Finland Oy Finland
Corporate Social Responsibility requires active public engagement
5/2016 Suraksha Gupta Senior Lecturer in Marketing Kent Business School University of Kent The United Kingdom
Image of socially responsible organizations
5/2016 Sonja Vartiala Executive Director Finnwatch ry Finland
Future of CSR: increasing transparency and strategic cooperation between companies and NGOs
5/2016 Jaana Hirsikangas Women’s Bank Coordinator Finn Church Aid Finland
Women’s Bank gives women a chance
5/2016 Maria Joutsenvirta PhD, Researcher and changemaker Aalto University Sustainability-in-Business research group (sub.aalto.fi) Finland
We need a new economic story
5/2016 Mira Tuominen Research Assistant Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Changing the role of MNEs in building a better world
59
5/2016 Hanna Mäkinen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Concluding remarks on the Special Issue on Corporate Social Responsibility
4/2016 Robert Fico Prime Minister Slovakia
Priorities of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union
4/2016 Kęstutis Trečiokas Minister of Environment Lithuania
Trends in the enhancement of energy performance of buildings in Lithuania
4/2016 Peter Christensen Minister of Defence Denmark
Nordic defence cooperation – and beyond
4/2016 Yu Qingtai Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Finland Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Finland
What does G20 Hangzhou Summit mean for Sino-Finnish cooperation
4/2016 Antti Rinne Leader The Social Democratic Party Finland
Time for a new direction
4/2016 Jukka-Pekka Ujula Mayor City of Porvoo Finland
Attractive coastal and archipelago regions at the threshold of a new era
4/2016 Elina Rantanen City counsellor II Vice-chairperson of the City Board City of Turku Finland
Southwest Finland aims to be a pioneer in climate politics
4/2016 Jaak Aaviksoo Rector, Professor Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Baltic Rim universities: excellence, economic growth and future challenges
4/2016 Lars Rydén Professor The Baltic University Programme Centre for Sustainable Development Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden
University cooperation in the Baltic Sea region – after 25 years
4/2016 Henrik Hololei Director-General for Mobility and Transport European Commission
Making transport deliver for the Baltic Rim
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4/2016 Anne Christine Brusendorff
General Secretary International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Copenhagen, Denmark
The Arctic – a strategic priority for ICES
4/2016 Brita Saxton Director General Transport Analysis Sweden
Maritime policy at a global arena
4/2016 Sakari Kuikka Professor in Fisheries Biology Kotka Maritime Research Centre University of Helsinki Finland
Oily risks of Gulf of Finland
4/2016
Otto Sormunen
Pentti Kujala
PhD student Aalto University School of Engineering Research Group on Maritime Risk and Safety Finland Professor Aalto University School of Engineering Research Group on Maritime Risk and Safety Finland
Tanker spill risk in the Gulf of Finland: dire consequences, high uncertainty
4/2016 Juha Naukkarinen L.L.M., MBA, former Managing Director Finnish Energy Finland
Confidence in the emissions trading scheme and in the functioning of the electricity market must be restored
4/2016 Johan Dennelind President and CEO Telia Company Sweden
Digitalization provides the Nordic and Baltic States with an opportunity to build on its leadership
4/2016 Arkadiusz Michał Kowalski
Professor World Economy Research Institute Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) Poland
Poland, an emerging European ICT hub?
4/2016 Zane Šime Communication & Research Coordinator Permanent International Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Stockholm, Sweden
CBSS science, innovation and research agenda: a promising start for accelerated cooperation
4/2016 Ruslan M. Shafiev Doctor of Economics, Professor of World Economy Plekhanov Russian University of Economics The Russian Federation
The transformational points of post-crisis development (innovations)
61
4/2016 Ilvija Bruge Researcher Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia
Ukraine and the not-so-successful reform process
4/2016 Tadeusz Iwański Senior Research Fellow The Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Ukraine, Russia & the energy sector: from one dependency to another
4/2016 Yuval Weber Visiting Assistant Professor Government Department Harvard University USA
Kathryn W. and Shelby Davis Fellow Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University USA
Assistant Professor Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs National Research University – Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Growth or war: familiar challenges in Russian governance
4/2016 Artur Usanov Strategic Analyst The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies The Hague, the Netherlands
Energy security challenges in Kaliningrad
4/2016 Stanislav Tkachenko
Dr., Professor of Political Economy Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Debates in Russia on closing of underperformed Special Economic ones
4/2016 Marcel H. Van Herpen
The Cicero Foundation The Netherlands
Putin’s propaganda machine
4/2016
Arild Moe
Lars Rowe
Senior Research Fellow Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway Senior Research Fellow Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway
The Arctic Route: a Russian ploy?
4/2016 Thomas F. Remington
Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA
Inequality and the broken social contract in Russia
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4/2016 Anna Lukiyanova Senior Researcher Centre for Labour Market Studies Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia
Reforming the minimum wage in Russia
4/2016 Irina Denisova Assistant Professor New Economic School Moscow, Russia
Fighting inequality: back to Policy Agenda in Russia
4/2016 Karen Grigoryan Head of Invest in Finland operations in Russia Finpro Finland
Finland offers business opportunities for Russian companies
4/2016 Niko Helle Graduate student of International Business Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Development of e-commerce in Russia: from crisis to bright future?
4/2016 Katri Pynnöniemi
Charly Salonius-Pasternak
Senior research fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland Senior research fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Security in the Baltic Sea Region: activation of risk potential
4/2016 Tomi Pajarinen H.B.A., Ph.D. Candidate Centre d’Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques Paris, France
The case for increasing defence expenditures in the democratic Baltic Rim countries
4/2016 Jari Haapala Research Professor, Head of Marine Research Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
Blue Growth – a facelift or a new model to utilize marine resources?
4/2016 Outi Setälä Senior Research Scientist Finnish Environment Institute Marine Research Centre Finland
Marine litter challenges stakeholders
4/2016
Roberts Jūrmalietis
Lilita Ābele
Assistant professor, Ph.D Environmental Research Center Liepāja University Latvia Lecturer, PhD candidate Environmental Research Center Liepāja University Latvia
Ecotechnology as an approach for sustainability studies
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4/2016 Marie C. Nordström PhD, Senior Researcher Environmental and Marine Biology Åbo Akademi University Finland
Networks for networks, or the changing Baltic Sea
4/2016 Mark Bassin Baltic Sea Professor of the History of Ideas Center for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörn University Stockholm, Sweden
The enigma of Eurasianism
4/2016 Ionut Purica Professor Hyperion University
Director Advisory Center for Energy and Environment Romania
Europe reloaded
4/2016 Hanna Sofia Rehnberg
Senior lecturer School of Culture and Education Södertörn University Sweden
Strategic storytelling in the public sector – not the same old story
4/2016 Kari Liuhto Professor of International Business Turku School of Economics Finland
Foreigners at the heart of Russian economic power
3/2016 Ola Elvestuen Member of the Norwegian Parliament Norway
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative for Arctic Issues
20 years of peaceful cooperation in the Arctic
3/2016 Aleksi Härkönen Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Finland
The role of Finland in Arctic cooperation
3/2016 Hannele Pokka Permanent Secretary Ministry of the Environment Finland
Clean technology brings new prospects in the north
3/2016 Marja-Leena Vuorenpää
Senior Adviser Former chair of the BEAC CSO Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Finland
The role of Barents cooperation in the development of the European Arctic
3/2016 Fujio Ohnishi Assistant Professor, Ph.D College of International Relations Nihon University Japan
The Arctic concert system and its challenges
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3/2016 Liu Xu
Research Fellow National Academy of Development and Strategy
Assistant Professor School of International Studies Renmin University of China China
China-Russian Arctic cooperation: black gold and beyond
3/2016 Timo Laukkanen Senior Adviser Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Action to enable more sustainable business in the Arctic
3/2016 Gunn-Britt Retter Head of Arctic and Environmental Unit Saami Council
Challenges and opportunities in the development of the Arctic region from the perspective of the Saami
3/2016 Satu Miettinen Professor University of Lapland Finland
Arctic design: creating innovation and competitive edge in the north
3/2016 Rauno Posio Visit Arctic Europe, Project Leader Arctic Economic Council, Representative for Finland
Visit Arctic Europe: making cross-border cooperation
3/2016 Susan Chatwood
Greg Poelzer
Executive and Scientific Director Institute for Circumpolar Health Research Assistant Professor Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto Canada Professor School of Environment and Sustainability University of Saskatchewan Canada
Social determinants of health in Arctic regions
3/2016 Ilona Mettiäinen Researcher Arctic Centre University of Lapland Finland
There is no “one-size-fits-all” in Arctic climate change adaptation
3/2016 Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
Professor of Russian energy policy University of Helsinki Finland
Russia’s Arctic paradoxes
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3/2016 Daria Gritsenko PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the project “Russia’s final energy frontier – Sustainability challenges of the Russian Far North” Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
What does the case of Sabetta tell us about the relationship between energy and regional development?
3/2016 Andrey Shadurskiy Senior lecturer School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s LNG projects in the Arctic: still on track?
3/2016 Tomoko Tabata PhD Economics, Associate Researcher Hokkaido University Japan
Demographic trend in the Russian High North
3/2016 Masahiro Tokunaga PhD, Vice Dean and Professor Faculty of Business and Commerce Kansai University Japan
The Russian Arctic and environmental discourse
3/2016 Shinichiro Tabata Director and Professor Slavic-Eurasian Research Center Hokkaido University Japan
Research on the socio-economic development of the Russian Far North
3/2016
Eini Haaja
Hanna Mäkinen
University Teacher Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland Project Researcher Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Need for international research on international business in the Russian Far North
2/2016 Olli Rehn Minister of Economic Affairs Finland
The energy security of the supply to Finland and the Balticconnector project
2/2016 Liisa Oviir Minister of Entrepreneurship Estonia
Recent development trends in e-Estonia
2/2016 Vladimir Zinovskiy Minister of Economy The Republic of Belarus
Belarus sails from turbulence of past challenges to quiet haven of advantages
2/2016 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Member of European Parliament Steps towards an integrated Energy Union
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2/2016 Ann-Marie Nyroos Ambassador of Finland to Denmark
Denmark and Finland: Nordics together
2/2016 Sergey Kizima Head Department of International Relations Academy of Public Administration under the aegies of the President of Republic of Belarus
Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration (2014-2017) Belarus
The role of economic diplomacy in the foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus
2/2016
Vatanyar Yagya
Sergey Kustov
Professor School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia Postgraduate student School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
25 years of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
2/2016 Wojciech Szczurek Mayor of Gdynia Poland
Gdynia’s international cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2016 Jørgen H. Kristiansen
Deputy Mayor City of Kristiansand Norway
Member of the UBC Executive Board
Cooperation and exchange
2/2016 Risto E. J. Penttilä President and CEO Finland Chamber of Commerce Finland
Why we need a new Nordic treaty
2/2016 Markku Kakriainen CEO, President South Savo Chamber of Commerce Finland
Finland: wedged in between superpowers
2/2016 Michael Miatlikov Chairman Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Belarus
Role of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in promoting bilateral trade and economic relations drawing on the example of Belarus and Finland
2/2016 Alise Barvika Head of the Representative Office in Finland Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Finnish-Latvian cooperation and the growth potential in the region
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2/2016 Antti Vasara President & CEO, Dr. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd Finland
Innovations boosting prosperity
2/2016 Annaleena Mäkilä Managing Director Finnish Port Association Finland
Intelligent investments in Finnish ports?
2/2016 Ari-Jussi Knaapila
Jukka-Pekka Joensuu
CEO Cinia Group Ltd Finland Executive VP Cinia Group Ltd Finland
A maritime cable from Finland to Central Europe: Baltic Sea area becoming a new data hub and connecting European Single Market
2/2016 Juha Vauhkonen Commodore Chief of Staff Navy Command Finland
The Finnish navy safeguards merchant shipping connections
2/2016 Reijo Karhinen President and Executive Chairman OP Financial Group Finland
Job creation in Finland rests on small and mid-size enterprises
2/2016 Sergei Roumas Chairman of the Management Board JSC “Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus” Belarus
Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus: evolution of success
2/2016 Pekka Vauramo CEO Finnair Finland
Connecting the Baltic rim to Asia: Finnair's mission
2/2016 Mika Anttonen Chairman of the Board St1 Nordic Oy Finland
Blending mandate for advanced biofuels
2/2016 Vyacheslav Demidkov
Deputy Director for Foreign Economic Activity Energopro Group Minsk, Belarus
The world best experience of energy – to Belarus: the development of dialogue with Scandinavian countries and Finland
2/2016 Susanna Juusti Key Account Manager, VP, Partner ID BBN Finland
Modern marketing uses digitalization to demonstrate standout ROI
2/2016 Karlis Bukovskis Deputy Director Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia
A glimpse of today’s history: technology, reactionary politics and Europeanization
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2/2016 Marco Siddi Dr, Senior Research Fellow Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
The EU’s Energy Union: reconciling climate goals with energy security?
2/2016 Sam Perlo-Freeman Head of the Military expenditure project Arms and military expenditure programme SIPRI Sweden
Military expenditure in the Baltic region
2/2016 Kenneth Rosenqvist Major, Commanding Officer Flight Operations Unit Finnish Border Guard Air Patrol Squadron Finland
The Finnish Border Guard's Air Patrol Squadron
2/2016 Tomas Jermalavičius Head of Studies International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) Estonia
‘Hybrid war’, societal resilience and deterrence
2/2016 Påhl Ruin Freelance writer Vilnius, Lithuania
Information war in Lithuania
2/2016 Piret Pernik Research Fellow International Centre for Security and Defence Estonia
Cyber security concerns bear the intensifying of Nordic-Baltic cooperation
2/2016 Birgit Hansl
Andras Horvai
Program Leader and Lead Economist World Bank Country Director World Bank
The Russian economy: a difficult year behind and further adjustments ahead
2/2016 Mark N. Katz Professor of Government and Politics George Mason University USA
Putin’s foreign policy and Russia’s long-term interests
2/2016 Peter Rutland Visiting Leverhulme Professor University of Manchester The United Kingdom
Threats to stability in Putin’s Russia
2/2016 Katja Lehtisaari Post-Doctoral Researcher Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Position of commercial media in Russia
2/2016 Jussi Lassila Post-Doctoral Researcher Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Nationalism in Russia and its reflections in the Baltic Sea region
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2/2016 Nataliya S. Karpova
Associate Professor Department of World Economy and International Politics National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) Russia
International business in Russia, 2014-2016: stress-test for sales and investments
2/2016 Tapio Lautsi CEO, Partner Oy RegIT Ab Finland
The impact of EU sanctions and the Russian counter sanctions to the economies in Baltic Sea area
2/2016 Anna Pivovarchuk Deputy Managing and Culture Editor Fair Observer USA
Russia’s ever-evolving drug problem
2/2016 Svetlana Stepanova Ph. D. in Economics, Research Fellow Institute of Economics Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Tourism development in border regions of Northwest Russia
2/2016 Krzysztof Żęgota Ph.D., Assistant Professor Institute of Political Science University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Poland
Mechanism of local border traffic on Polish-Russian border
2/2016 Ilja Viktorov PhD, Researcher Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
What happened to the Russian economy after 2012?
2/2016 Mark-Oliver Teuber Freelance author and scientist Economic Trends Research (ETR) Hamburg, Germany
Trade patterns and economic structure in the Baltic Sea region
2/2016 Yoji Koyama Professor Emeritus Niigata University Japan
Euro and the Baltic States
2/2016 Jean-Paul Larçon Emeritus Professor HEC Paris France
Co-Chairman Baltic Management Institute (BMI) Lithuania
China's “Belt and Road” initiative and the Baltic Sea region
2/2016 Ossi Westilä
Manager of Simulator Training Senior Lecturer, Captain Aboa Mare Finland
Aboa Mare Maritime Academy and Training Center: Arctic Waypoint Finland
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2/2016 Juha Flinkman
Dr., Development Manager Research Vessels/Marine Scientist Marine Research Center Finnish Environment Institute Finland
The Baltic Sea: from a clear subarctic pearl to a murky backwater – and back?
2/2016 Haik Thomas Porada
Dr., Senior Researcher Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography Leipzig, Germany
Economic, political and cultural contacts have constituted the Baltic region for centuries
2/2016 Ted Wallin CEO Gallery ArtBank Finland
Do I have the right to someone else’s madness?
2/2016 Kari Liuhto Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Foreign investment inflow to Russia practically stopped in 2015
1/2016 Martin Schulz President The European Parliament
The refugee crisis is an opportunity for Europe's governments to get their act together
1/2016 Kimmo Tiilikainen Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Finland
Nutrient recycling: towards a cleaner Baltic Sea
1/2016 Bodil Valero Member of the European Parliament for the Swedish Greens
Coordinator for the Green group in the sub-committee on Security and Defence The European Parliament
Don't return to the (c)old security order
1/2016 Saara-Sofia Sirén
Member of Finnish Parliament and Environment Committee National Coalition Party Finland
Vice chair Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference delegation
Could Circular Economy save the Baltic Sea?
1/2016 Mika Kari Member of Parliament Social Democratic Parliamentary Group
Vice chair Defence committee Parliament of Finland Finland
Towards active cooperation in defence
1/2016 Charles C. Adams, Jr.
Ambassador to the Republic of Finland The United States of America
T-TIP: a historic opportunity to jump start the Finnish economy
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1/2016 Hanna Lehtinen Ambassador Embassy of Finland, Warsaw
Finland and Poland: neighbours united by the Baltic Sea
1/2016 Przemysław Grudziński
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Finland
Polish CBSS presidency: building block for today and future Baltic Sea cooperation
1/2016 Andris Teikmanis Ambassador of Latvia in the United Kingdom
Latvian-British relations
1/2016 Kenji Shinoda Ambassador Embassy of Japan in Helsinki
Arctic collaboration: Japan as catalyst for Barents Region cooperation
1/2016 Tero Vauraste CEO Arctia Shipping Ltd Finland
Vice-Chair Arctic Economic Council
Polar bridging of East and West through North
1/2016 Päivi Nerg Permanent Secretary Ministry of the Interior Finland
Refugee issue and Finland
1/2016 Alexander Khudilainen
Head The Republic of Karelia Russia
Federal Target Programme of the Republic of Karelia: new perspectives for the region and investors
1/2016 Madis Tilga Adviser Nordic Council of Ministers’ office Estonia
Beyond green growth: bioregions
1/2016
Rauli Svento
Matti Sarén
Jouko Niinimäki
Professor University of Oulu Finland Vice-Rector University of Oulu Finland Rector University of Oulu Finland
The University of Oulu: new solutions in the middle of hard structural changes
1/2016 Andrey Shapenko Project Leader SKOLKOVO Institute for Emerging Market Studies Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO Russia
Responding to challenges: how business schools can stay competitive in the 21st century
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1/2016 Barry D. Mowell Senior Professor of International Studies Broward College The USA
Defenses bolstered in Baltic States and Eastern Europe amid mounting security concerns
1/2016 Christoph Berlich M.A., Project Assistant The German Institute for International and Security Policy, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) Berlin Germany
Cyber-security cooperation in the Baltic States: an example for European cyber-security integration
1/2016 Gene Zolotarev Publisher The Baltic Times Latvia
The Baltic Times and media development in the Baltic States
1/2016 Esa Hämäläinen Professor, Director Brahea Centre University of Turku Finland
Forecasting the costs of maritime logistics: challenges continue
1/2016 Paul Gregory Professor of Economics University of Houston
Research Associate Hoover Institution Stanford The USA
The Putin regime jousts with international law
1/2016 Hans van Koningsbrugge
Professor in Russian History and Politics University of Groningen Netherlands
Russia and the Netherlands: just good friends?
1/2016 Igor Gurkov Distinguished University Professor National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia
Foolishness, obstinacy or wisdom? Recently opened Russian factories of Western MNC
1/2016 Andrey Terekhov
Stanislav Tkachenko
Professor of Software Engineering Saint-Petersburg State University Russia Professor of Economics Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Political economy of Russia’s IT sector
1/2016 Rolf Fredheim Research Associate Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities University of Cambridge The United Kingdom
What kind of control does Putin have over Russian media?
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1/2016 Petr M. Mozias Associate Professor of International Economics and Chinese Studies The National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia
Russia: this time is different
1/2016 Dmitry Zimin Research Fellow Karelian Institute University of Eastern Finland Finland
The Solovetsky Islands: challenges of economic development
1/2016 Veera Laine Research Fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Shifting dynamics in the Russian civil society
1/2016 Maija Penttilä Senior Lecturer, Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Church and Social Studies Faculty of Theology University of Helsinki Finland
Russian-speaking Evangelical communities in the Helsinki metropolitan area
1/2016 Claes G. Alvstam Professor of International Economic Geography School of Business, Economics and Law University of Gothenburg Sweden
The external trade relations between the EU and the Russian Federation: no energy outside energy
1/2016 Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
Research Fellow on European Energy Policy Jacques Delors Institute France
Ensuring the EU energy security vis-a-vis Russia
1/2016 Mykhailo Gonchar President The Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI
Head The Kyiv International Energy Q-Club Ukraine
Natural gas transit through Ukraine under the conditions of hybrid warfare
1/2016 Kristi Raik Senior Research Fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Ukraine has brought threat perceptions of the Baltic Sea states closer to each other
1/2016 Sergiy Kurbatov Affiliated researcher Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies University of Uppsala Sweden
Broken “brotherhood”? The dramatic changes in mutual attitudes among Ukrainian and Russian population in 2013-2015
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1/2016 Hanni Hyvärinen Initiator and coordinator of the project “Apua Ukrainan pakolaisille”
Press and Cultural Attaché Embassy of Finland in Kyiv from 2004 to 2007 Finland
Helping Ukrainian IDPs
1/2016 Nina Tynkkynen Senior lecturer Baltic Sea Region Studies University of Turku Finland
Russia and international environmental politics: lessons to learn from the Baltic Sea cooperation
1/2016 Hanna Lankinen Head of Business Development Invest in Finland Finland
Finland offers broad palette of investment opportunities
1/2016 Jānis Ikstens Professor in Comparative Politics University of Latvia Latvia
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1/2016 Risto Hiekka Chairman Castor Construction Sia
Chairman Finnish Latvian Trade Association Finland
Latvian economy as a business environment for a Nordic SME company
1/2016 Sigitas Brazinskas Lecturer Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Lithuania
Role of regional integration in market selection: the case of SMEs
1/2016 Lidia Danik
Izabela Kowalik
PhD, Assistant Professor Institute of International Management and Marketing Warsaw School of Economics Poland PhD, Associate Professor Institute of International Management and Marketing Warsaw School of Economics Poland
The Polish international new ventures: strategies and success factors
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1/2016 Marian Gorynia
Jan Nowak
Piotr Trąpczyński
Radosław Wolniak
PhD, Professor Poznań University of Economics Poland PhD, Professor IBD Business School Poland PhD, Assistant Professor, supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) Poznań University of Economics Poland PhD, Senior Lecturer University of Warsaw Poland
FDI from Central and Eastern Europe: the Polish perspective
1/2016 Tiia Vissak Senior Researcher University of Tartu Estonia
Estonian evidence on exporters’ nonlinear internationalization
1/2016 Irina Rannak Lecturer Institute of Economics, Tallinn Estonia
Socio-cultural identification of Russian-speaking population of Estonia in the evolution of tourism activity
1/2016 Liudmila Voronova PhD in Media and Communication Studies, Senior Lecturer University of Gävle Sweden
The mediated “Russian world”: gender perspective
5/2015 Valdis Dombrovskis Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Euro and Social Dialogue
Ukraine – defending our values
5/2015 Marju Lauristin Vice-President of the S&D Group in European Parliament
Member of the EP Delegation for Ukraine
Reforms in Ukraine pave the road to Europe
5/2015 Jens Nilsson MEP for the Swedish Social Democratic Party (S&D)
Co–president of Social Economy Intergroup European Parliament
Social economy – a key role in renewing the Nordic welfare model
5/2015 Alexander Rumyantsev
Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Finland
Russo-Finnish relations about to turn 95
5/2015 Hanna Westerén County of Gotland Member of Swedish Parliament Sweden
The opportunity of a lifetime for coastal and island communities to make a difference
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5/2015 Henrik Lax Member of the European Parliament 2004 – 2009
The Åland regime after Crimea
5/2015 Elisabeth Nauclér Director General to the Åland Government (1999-2006) MP (2007-2015)
The neutralization of the Åland Islands
5/2015 Lars Strannegård Professor, President Stockholm School of Economics Sweden
The power of education
5/2015 Laila Kildesgaard Executive Director Regional Municipality of Bornholm Denmark
Bright Green Island – from vision to realisation in 10 years A vision for Bornholm, the Danish Baltic Sea island of around 40 000 inhabitants
5/2015 Anastasiya Kuznetsova
Minister of Economics The Kaliningrad Region The Russian Federation
Economic development of the Kaliningrad region
5/2015 Tarja Nuotio Regional Development Director Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Southwest Finland – at the heart of the Baltic Sea?
5/2015 Adolf Wysocki Ph.D., Honorary Consul of Finland with jurisdiction over the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
”All change, please?” – the need for innovation and a new perspective
5/2015 Anu Fredrikson Advisor Political Affairs and Arctic Policy Embassy of Finland in Oslo
The Arctic – a possibility for future sustainable growth
5/2015 Hans Jørgen Koch Executive Director Nordic Energy Research under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Bridging the Baltic with electricity
5/2015 Tapio Pekkola Communications Manager EU and Nordic Policies Nord Stream AG Switzerland
Nord Stream 2 – building upon experience and securing Europe’s energy supplies
5/2015 Nataliya S. Karpova
Associate Professor Department of World Economy and International Politics National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) Russia
International gas projects of Russia in the context of changing economic paradigm
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5/2015 Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney
Professor, Dr., Head Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul Yildiz Technical University Turkey
The future of EU’s energy supply security?
5/2015 András Rácz Senior Research Fellow Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Belarus – sovereignty decreasing?
5/2015 Roger Roffey Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI Sweden
Russian policies not adapted to the effects of climate changes in northern Russia
5/2015 Matthew Kott Researcher Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
Becoming more “European” – in the wrong way
5/2015 Mikhail Denisenko Deputy Director Institute of Demography National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Recent development in emigration from Russia
5/2015
Sergey N. Lavrov
Nina V. Ershova
Professor, Head International Business Division National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia Ph.D., Research Fellow Institute for Industrial and Market Studies National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Japanese investment in Russia
5/2015 Ruslan Shafiev Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Russian Economic University of G. V. Plekhanov Russia
Integration processes in the former Soviet Union
5/2015 Maria Kazakova Ph.D., Deputy Head International Department for Fiscal Sustainability Studies Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
Resource curse and Russian economy – current situation and challenges for the future
5/2015 Soile Tirri Executive Director Finland-Russia Society in Turku Finland
The future of Finnish-Russian cooperation – to be or not to be?
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5/2015 Alexey Golubev Ph.D. Candidate in History The University of British Columbia Canada
Docent The Institute of History, Political and Social Sciences Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Republic of Karelia – an after-life of socialist nation-building
5/2015 Yuliya Zabyelina Assistant Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York The USA
Drug trafficking trends in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2015 Mikhail Durkin Executive Secretary Coalition Clean Baltic Sweden
Battle of the Baltic1 – deeds that count
5/2015 Sari Oksanen
Mervi Kunnasranta
Markus Ahola
Ph.D. Candidate University of Eastern Finland Finland Senior Researcher, Ph.D. University of Eastern Finland Finland Research Scientist, Ph.D. Natural Resources Institute Finland Finland
Seals without borders – Baltic Rim countries share the same seals
5/2015 Gregory Kantorovich
Anatoliy Tsirkunov
Professor National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia BSc in Economics LSE, The UK HSE, Russia
Total negative effect on environment and economic growth
5/2015 Wiktor Patena Ph.D., MBA Program Chair Higher Colleges of Technology United Arab Emirates
Former Rector WSB-National Louis University Nowy Sacz Poland
Privatization in Poland – phasing out or reversal?
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5/2015
Piotr Mielus
Tomasz Mironczuk
Assistant professor, Ph.D. Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa), Projet Manager Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics (Instytut Badań nad Gospodarką Rynkową) Poland Director Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics (Instytut Badań nad Gospodarką Rynkową) Poland
Benchmarks reform – time for change
5/2015 Katarzyna Byrka-Kita
Ph.D., Associate Professor Faculty of Economics and Management University of Szczecin Poland
The Warsaw Stock Exchange at a crossroads
5/2015 Barbara Czerniachowicz
Ph.D., Assistant Professor University of Szczecin Poland
Polish regional approach to innovation system
5/2015 Dominika V. Polanska
PhD in Sociology Institute of Housing and Urban Research (IBF) Uppsala University Centre for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörn University Sweden
Polish civil society in bloom
5/2015 Liisi Esse Assistant Curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies Stanford University Libraries The USA
The Baltic Studies Program of Stanford University Libraries
4/2015 Corina Crețu Commissioner European Commission
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
4/2015 Urmas Paet Member European Parliament Foreign Minister of Estonia 2005-2014 Estonia
Kazakhstan's economic limbo between the EU and Russia
4/2015 Ashok Kumar Sharma
Ambassador of India, Helsinki Opportunities for Finnish companies in ‘Make in India’ Programme
4/2015 Taneli Lahti Head Cabinet of Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue European Commission
Economic reforms — are they worth it?
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4/2015 Arto Räty Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence of Finland
Chairman Security Committee of Finland Finland
The Baltic Sea — a geostrategic playing field?
4/2015 Tomas Janeliūnas Professor Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Cyber and information security challenges — in search for a joint concept
4/2015 Magdalena Kotnis PhD, President West Pomerania Agency for Regional Development Poland
The right time to use the potential of the West Pomerania Region to develop the Baltic Sea Region
4/2015 Kimmo Jarva Mayor City of Lappeenranta Finland
Lappeenranta is building a future at the gate between East and West
4/2015 Kristina Pingoud Senior Adviser Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Council of the Baltic Sea States, more coherence to the regional cooperation
4/2015 Olga Pavuk Dr., Founder, Editor-in-Chief The Baltic Course Latvia
The Baltic States and social integration
4/2015 Antti Kuronen Reporter Foreign News Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE Finland
Increased pressure on journalists in Eastern Ukraine
4/2015 Joakim Ekman Professor of Political Science Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) Södertörn University Sweden
Popular support for democracy in the Baltic states
4/2015 Erkka Railo Senior Research Fellow The Department of Political Science and Contemporary History University of Turku Finland
Divided by history — the reactions of the Baltic Sea countries to the refugee crisis
4/2015 Vesa Vihriälä Managing Director Research Institute of the Finnish Economy Finland
Four countries – four stories: how macroeconomic outcomes vary
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4/2015 Kari Kauniskangas President and CEO YIT Finland
YIT in Russia and the Baltic Sea Region
4/2015 Maaret Heiskari Experienced leader in Russian business Finland
Perspectives of building industry in Russia
4/2015 Pasi Vänttinen Founder, Managing Partner, Entrepreneur Vana Capital & Ventures Finland
We need more leadership and less management in organizations for new innovations, productivity rise and economic growth in the future
4/2015 Hannu Pirilä Investment Director Folmer Management Oy Finland
Finnish SMEs are still seeking growth – who is willing to carry the risk?
4/2015 Andis Kudors Executive Director The Centre for East European Policy Studies Latvia
‘Multipolar world’ as perceived by Russia
4/2015 Emmanuel Karagiannis
Dr., Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Department of Defence Studies King’s College London The United Kingdom
The new Greek-Russian relationship — rhetoric or reality?
4/2015 Christer Pursiainen Dr., Professor of Societal Safety and Environment Arctic University of Norway Norway
Regional councils and the EU-Russian crisis
4/2015 Andrey Olshtynsky Ph.D. (Economics), Lecturer, Business Consultant in Corporate Finance Moscow Financial - Judicial Academy Russia
Reversed the vector of 30th years reforms in Russia is the one way ticket
4/2015 Kalle Kniivilä Journalist Sydsvenska Dagbladet Sweden
Less bread means more circuses
4/2015
Vatanyar Yagya
Julia Drozdovskaya
Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia Post-Graduate Student St. Petersburg State University Russia
The role of St. Petersburg in the development of Russian-Finnish relations in the 21st century
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4/2015 Panu Ståhlberg CEO St. Petersburg foundation governing the House of Finland
Lawyer Russian desk Ylikraka attorneys-at-law Finland
The House of Finland concept – the key asset to maintain Finland´s position in St. Petersburg area
4/2015 Viacheslav Shironin Professor St. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia
Russia — a holographic culture
4/2015 Pasi Nurkka CEO Research and Analysis Centre TAK Finland
Overview of the Russian tourism in the summer of 2015
4/2015 Juulia Räikkönen
Antti Honkanen
Post-Doctoral Researcher Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland Professor, Director Centre for Tourism Studies University of Eastern Finland Finland
The Helsinki–Tallinn tunnel – possibilities for Finnish and Estonian tourism
4/2015 Anne Paasi Communications Director University of Turku Finland
University Communications full of opportunities
4/2015 Ulla Nygrén Library Director University of Turku Finland
Less is more — how a university library turned rationalizing process into a new service concept
4/2015 Ville Laamanen Post-Doctoral Researcher in Contemporary History University of Turku
Former Academic Director of Baltic Sea Region Studies Finland
Integrating academic analysis with topical issues of the Baltic Sea region
4/2015 Bo Österlund Commodore (ret) Finland
Does Finland have enough sea transport capacity?
4/2015 Miiko Peris Estonian Project Manager Rail Baltic Estonia
Rail Baltic will influence the development of the entire Baltic Sea region
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4/2015 Jarmo Koskinen Director Cargo Traffic Port of Turku Ltd Finland
Requirements for the port’s competitiveness are changing
4/2015 Gunnar Prause Professor Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Industry 4.0 – new perspectives for smart production and logistics in the Baltic Sea Region
4/2015 Joseph Dutton
Associate Research Fellow Energy Policy Group University of Exeter The United Kingdom
The Energy Union and gas (in)security in the EU
3/2015 Maroš Šefčovič Vice President European Commission
From energy islands to an Energy Union – the case of the Baltic region
3/2015 Andrej Plenković Member of the European Parliament, EPP Croatia
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairman of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Association Committee EU-Ukraine
EU-Ukraine relations – parliamentary co-operation perspective
3/2015 Yana Toom Member of the European Parliament Estonia
EU-Russia relations – a view from Estonia
3/2015 Dorothee Janetzke-Wenzel
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Finland
The Arctic Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany
3/2015 Andrii Olefirov Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland
Affinity in historical ties and destinies is driving pragmatic co-operation between Ukraine and Finland
3/2015 Jarmo Viinanen Ambassador of Finland to Sweden since August 2014
Towards an ever closer partnership – enhanced security policy cooperation between Finland and Sweden
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3/2015 Kimmo Kääriäinen Executive Director Department for International Relations National Church Council
Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and its international cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
3/2015 Elisabeth Braw Correspondent Newsweek
Russian activities in Europe – the real and phantom kind
3/2015 Sergey Kulik Director for International Studies
Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR) Moscow, Russia
Ukrainian crisis – economic challenges for EU and Russia
3/2015 Christopher J. Weafer
Senior Partner Macro-Advisory Limited Russia
Sanctions and weak oil add urgency to already overdue Russia reforms
3/2015 Konstantin Khudoley
Head Department of European Studies School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russia and European Union – what can be expected in the future?
3/2015 Jussi Kurunmäki Associate Professor Södertörn University Sweden
Member Project “Spaces of Expectation: Mental Mapping and Historical Imagination in the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Region”
The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference and the Ukraine crisis
3/2015 Andrei V. Belyi Senior Researcher Centre for the EU Russia Studies University of Tartu Estonia
Russia-Baltic energy relations
3/2015 Natalia Zaslavskaya
Associate Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia
The EU and Russia – searching to overcome the crisis
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3/2015 Eoin Micheál McNamara
Ph.D. Researcher Institute of Government and Politics University of Tartu Estonia
Associate Fellow Latvian Institute of International Affairs in Riga Latvia
The Baltic States and EU-Russia relations – questions of security after the Ukraine crisis
3/2015 Kirsi Ahlman Deputy Director Centrum Balticum Finland
Making the most of the Baltic Sea Region by promoting co-operation
3/2015 Yuliy A. Nisnevich Professor, Doctor of Political Science National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia
Corruption in Russia – the heritage of the Communist regime
3/2015 Ari Aaltonen Chief strategist Front Capital Ltd Finland
Dim outlook for the Russian economy
3/2015 Nadezda Volovik Head Foreign Trade Department Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
U.S.-Russia trade development after the onset of a sanctions era
3/2015 Veera Laine Research fellow Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Minority marginalization as an internal threat
3/2015 Robert Person Ph.D., Assistant Professor of International Relations United States Military Academy West Point, New York The USA
Ukraine 2015 – the challenges of governing from the center
3/2015 Nicolai N. Petro Professor of Politics University of Rhode Island The USA
The heart of the conflict in Ukraine
3/2015 Ihor O. Lishchynskyy
Ph.D., Senior Lecturer Department of International Economics
Head International Relations Office
Ternopil National Economic University Ukraine
Monotowns in Baltic Rim countries and Ukraine
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3/2015
Ilan Alon
Tom Lairson
Cornell Professor of International Business Coordinator of Asian Studies
Gelbman Professor of International Business Professor of Political Science Rollins College The USA
Will China form a new Anti-Western alliance with Russia?
3/2015 Jouko Rautava Adviser BOFIT Bank of Finland Finland
Russia and China – different players playing different games
3/2015 Björn Hasselgren
Ph.D., Research Fellow Department of Urban Planning and Environment KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden
Successful co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region has to be based on institutional underpinnings
3/2015 Vatanyar Yagya
Sergey Kustov
Professor School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Postgraduate student School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Turku and St. Petersburg – interregional co-operation as a basis of international relations
3/2015 Jaana Mäkikalli
Director World Trade Center Turku Finland
World Trade Centers enhancing the global economies
3/2015 Andrzej Rzońca
Leszek Balcerowicz
Member Poland’s Monetary Policy Committee
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Former Governor of Poland’s Central Bank Poland
There are no reasons to fear deflation in Poland
3/2015 Jerzy Kaźmierczyk
Ph.D., Assistant Professor Poznan University of Economics
Member of the Board Polish Economic Association
Member Presidium Zielona Gora Poland
Human capital development in Polish banks
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3/2015 Vladimir Olenchenko
Ph.D. in Law, Senior Researcher Center for European Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Science Russia
Baltic States – the stages of investment activity
3/2015 Raivo Vare Chairman Board of Directors Estonian Railways Ltd. Estonia
Estonian perspective – Russian transit
3/2015 Timo Seppälä Post-Doctoral Researcher at Etlatieto Oy, a subsidiary of ETLA, and Aalto University Finland
Gross domestic product and exports versus domestic value added – Ericsson Eesti As in the Estonian economy
3/2015 Alexander Pakhomov
D.Sc. (Econ.), Leading Scientific Researcher The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Russia
Russian outward investments – lost chance or а new stage
3/2015 Daniel Göler Full Professor, Ph.D. Germany Institute of Geography, Geographic Research on Migration and Transition Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg Germany
A country on the move – migration and demographic crisis in Latvia
3/2015 Nikita Mkrtchyan Leading Research Fellow Center for Demographical Studies Institute of Demography Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Main directions of internal migration flows in Russia
3/2015 Tomasz Michalski Professor Department of Regional Development Geography University of Gdańsk Poland
Demographic situation in the southern and south-western part of Baltic Europe
3/2015 Hannu Niemi Professor (emeritus) Chairman The Donelaitis Society Finland
The Donelaitis Society and its role in building bridges between Finland and Lithuania
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3/2015 Vasilii Martynov
Irina Sazonova
Professor, Dr. Hab. Department of Economic Geography Russian State Pedagogical University A. I. Herzen Russia
Associate Professor, Dr. Department of Economic Geography Russian State Pedagogical University A. I. Herzen Russia
Åland Islands from a Russian perspective
3/2015 Vladimir Kuzin Assistant Professor Kaliningrad State Technical University Russia
Kaliningrad region development and corruption perception
3/2015 Alexander Barinov Director IKBFU Institute of Economics and Management Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
The exclave of Kaliningrad and the problem of its economic development
3/2015 Elena Zimovina Ph.D., Senior Researcher Sociological laboratory for the risk analysis, modeling and prognostication Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Kaliningrad Russia
Population of the Kaliningrad region – development stages and characteristics of the ethnic structure
3/2015 Elena Romanova Ph.D., Associate Professor Institute of Environmental Management, Territory Development and Urban Planning Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
Recent development of economic well-being of rural areas of the Kaliningrad region
3/2015 Alexander Sebentsov
Maria Zotova
Ph.D., Researcher Centre for Geopolitical Studies Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Russia Ph.D., Researcher Centre for Geopolitical Studies Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Kaliningrad region on the EU borderland – from the “unsinkable aerocarrier” to the “laboratory of collaboration”
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3/2015 Tatyana Kuznetsova
Dr., Executive secretary “Baltic region” journal Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
The “Baltic Region” research journal
3/2015 Dejan Romih Assistant of International Economics and Business
Deputy Chairman Academic Assembly Faculty of Economics and Business University of Maribor Slovenia
How to increase the value of Slovenia’s exports of goods and services to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?
3/2015 Maija Sirola Communications Manager BONUS Finland
The times they are a-changing – Baltic Sea research and funding in support of sustainability action
3/2015 Marianne Lehtimäki
Tiina Mertanen
Coordinator Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage in the Baltic Sea States
Director The Maritime Museum of Finland
Senior chair Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage in the Baltic Sea States Finland
To make BSR maritime cultural heritage count
3/2015 Kaapo M. Seppälä Project Manager Technology Research Centre University of Turku Finland
Augmented reality ahoy! There is more than cleantech innovations coming up for the Baltic Sea seafaring!
3/2015 Jaana Kerttula Acting Executive Manager Protection Fund for the Archipelago Sea Centrum Balticum Finland
Protection Fund for the Archipelago Sea – funding practical work towards achieving a healthier sea
3/2015
Xénia Szanyi-Gyenes
György Mudri
Ph.D. Candidate Doctoral School of Management and Business Administration Corvinus University of Budapest Hungary
Accredited Parliamentary Assistant European Parliament Belgium
Regulation of food taxes in the light of market disturbances
90
3/2015 Delaney Michael Skerrett
Dr., Research Fellow Griffith University Australia
Integration and inclusion and the continued promotion of the Estonian language
3/2015 Artiom Zheltov Chief Strategist Future Designing Research Group Russia
The “Inevitable future” scenario-building methodology
3/2015 Anssi Klemetti Project Coordinator Centrum Balticum Finland
Germany’s economic presence in the Baltic Sea region
2/2015 Guy Ryder Director General International Labour Organization
Corporate Social Responsibility and decent work
2/2015 Juha Väätänen Professor, MNEmerge project director Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
How to make the world a better place?
2/2015 François Passant Executive Director EUROSIF - European Sustainable Investment Forum
Which role for capital markets in promoting sustainability?
2/2015 Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez
Dr, Manager of the University Social Responsibility Office University of Extremadura (UEx) Spain
Does Corporate Social Responsibility motivate competitive success of firms?
2/2015 Liisa Rohweder Chief Executive Officer WWF Finland Finland
The next wave of innovation is clean, big and profitable
2/2015 Janne Sivonen Executive Director Fairtrade Finland Finland
Fairtrade’s growth strengthens the corporate social responsibility trend
2/2015 Xiaolan Fu
Jun Hou
Professor of Technology and International Development, Director
Dr, Research Officer Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD) University of Oxford The United Kingdom
China’s direct investment in Africa and its impact
2/2015 Shyama V. Ramani Professorial Fellow United Nations University at Maastricht (UNU-MERIT) The Netherlands
Sanitation – providing safe toilets through public-private partnerships
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2/2015 Vidhi A. Chaudhri Assistant Professor Department of Media and Communication Erasmus School of History, Culture, and Communication Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands
The promise and challenge of collaboration for CSR – corporate-NGO engagement
2/2015 Valerie Nattrodt
Leonardo E.Bremermann
Mauro Rosa
Electrical Engineering Student INESC P&D Brasil Hosted by the Power Systems Planning Group Dept. of Electrical Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil
Research Fellow & Project Manager INESC P&D Brasil Hosted by the Power Systems Planning Group Dept. of Electrical Engineering Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil
PhD, Director of Science and Technology INESC P&D Brasil Professor Federal University of Santa Catarina Brazil
The Light for All Programme – the Brazilian case of the MNEmerge project
2/2015 Matthias S. Fifka Professor for Business Administration and Business Ethics Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Germany
Visiting Professor for Business and Society University of Dallas The USA Deputy Director German-American Institute Germany
Corporate Social Responsibility in Russia – the long and winding road in between western influence and Russian tradition
2/2015 Maxim A. Storchevoy
Senior Lecturer, PhD Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University Russia
Business ethics and CSR in Russia – an outlook of 2015
2/2015 Marzena Strzelczak General Director Responsible Business Forum Poland
Polish CSR in brief
92
2/2015 Linda Piirto Senior Adviser in CSR Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
The Finnish CSR policy – aiming to be forerunners
2/2015 Mikko Routti Executive Director FIBS CR Network Finland
How is Finnish business creating sustainable and inclusive growth?
2/2015
Vappu Kunnaala-Hyrkki
Olli-Pekka Brunila
Research Specialist Brahea Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Project Manager Brahea Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Corporate Social Responsibility trends in maritime logistics
2/2015
Neil Bellefontaine
Tafsir Johansson
Acting president, Professor World Maritime University Sweden
Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate World Maritime University Sweden
Ocean governance and the EU “macro-regional” strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
2/2015 Hanna Mäkinen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Concluding remarks on the Special Issue on Corporate Social Responsibility
1/2015 Karmenu Vella European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Now is the time to deliver sustainable Blue Growth in the Baltic
1/2015 Sirpa Paatero Minister for International Development Finland
The Finnish icebreakers in the Arctic region
1/2015 Bogdan Zdrojewski Member of the European Parliament Poland
Cultural diplomacy a tool to promote EU values in its Eastern neighbourhood in view of new geopolitical situation
1/2015 Johannes Koskinen Member of the Finnish Parliament Chair of the Constitutional Law Committee
Member of the Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Finland
Ukraine stresses the need to reform and enhance the OSCE
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1/2015 Bodo Bahr Head of the BSPC Secretariat Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Germany
Parliamentary cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2015 Anders Lidén Ambassador of Sweden to Finland Strong links across the Baltic – the Swedish-Finnish relationship
1/2015 Sarah Price HM Ambassador to Finland British-Finnish relations in 2015
1/2015 Alexander Ostrovsky
Ambassador of Belarus to Finland Transit potential of Belarus
1/2015 Aleksi Randell Mayor City of Turku
Chairman of the Board Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
Baltic Sea Region Forum – a region on the move?
1/2015 Bo Andersson Secretary General Norden Association Sweden
The Nordic way might also be a way for the Baltic Sea Region
1/2015 Talis Linkaits Head of Secretariat Baltic Sea Region Spatial Planning Initiative VASAB Latvia
Towards coherent spatial planning and territorial development of the Baltic Sea Region
1/2015 Jens Stenbæk Chairman of the Regional Council Region Zealand Denmark
Seizing the potentials for a strong, sustainable regional growth
1/2015 Stanislav Usachev Head of International Relations Yegor Gaidar Foundation Russia
Yegor Gaidar Foundation – changing the future
1/2015 Toni Vanhala Head of International Affairs Regional Council of Kymenlaakso Finland
Kymenlaakso region and its international co-operation in the Baltic Sea area
1/2015 Marketta Mäkinen Director of International Relations City of Jyväskylä Finland
The City of Jyväskylä and its future cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
1/2015 Monika Cholewczyńska-Dmitruk
Head of ETC/ENI Unit Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Region Poland
Pomorskie at the start of new financial perspective 2014-2020
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1/2015 Merja Salmi-Lindgren
Secretary General Finnish Marine Industries Finland
The Finnish marine industry – the forerunner of smart maritime technology solutions
1/2015 Saara Malila Director of Communications and Marketing City of Turku Finland
A logo doesn’t make a city, but a uniform look can build it
1/2015 Joakim Lundblad PhD Student CIRCLE, Lund University
Senior Policy Analyst The Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Southern Sweden Sweden
Time for the cities to step up
1/2015 Andris Jaunsleinis Chairman Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments (LALRG) Latvia
Experience of consultations among central and local governments, social partners and scientists in Latvia
1/2015 Anja Nystén Senior Adviser Environment, Energy and Climate NEFCO Finland
Reduction of nutrient load in the Baltic Sea
1/2015 Lotta Nummelin Managing Director The Baltic Sea Fund Finland
25 years for the Baltic Sea
1/2015 Åsa Stenmarck Head of waste group IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Former project manager RECO Baltic 21 Tech Sweden
RECO Baltic 21 Tech – a project facilitating climbing in the waste hierarchy
1/2015 Susanne Scherrer Director Interreg Baltic Sea Region Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Funding cooperation – Interreg Baltic Sea Region ready for a new start
1/2015 Kalman Kalotay Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The impact of the new ruble crisis on Russian FDI
1/2015 Kurt Bratteby Director Department for International Relations Swedish Institute Sweden
The Swedish Institute – fostering territorial cooperation
95
1/2015 Olaf Osica Executive Director Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Poland
Flying over the landslide
1/2015 Tomas Ries Dr., Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor National Defence College Sweden
Baltic insecurity in a new Europe
1/2015 Olli-Matti Mikkola PhD University of Turku Finland
The military reform in Russian newspapers
1/2015 Christian Opitz Project Assistant Research Center Norden Project German Institute for International and Security Affairs Germany
(How to) Put the Baltic into the Nordic Defence Cooperation?
1/2015 Yuri Piskulov Doctor of Economics, Professor Russian Foreign Trade Academy Russia
How to restore trust?
1/2015 Tatiana Romanova Dr., Associate Professor Department of European Studies St. Petersburg State University Russia
Institutional aspects of EU-Russian energy relations – from diversification to primitivisation?
1/2015
Iwona M. Batyk
Lyudmila W. Semenova
Dr. eng., Assistant Professor Faculty of Food Science University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Poland
PhD, Assistant Professor Faculty of Service Immanuel Kant Federal University of Kaliningrad Russia
The importance of local border traffic between Poland and Russia in the era of sanctions on Polish food products
1/2015 Piia Moilanen Programme Manager Tekes Arctic Seas Programme TEKES Finland
Arctic growth requires risk management
1/2015 Dimitrijus Kucevicius
Director of the Innovation Department Ministry of Economy Lithuania
Science and technology parks – a promising part of the Lithuanian innovation ecosystem
1/2015 Heli Salminen Docent, Head Auria Biobank Finland
Biobanks – driver for innovations in Europe
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1/2015 Anthony Jay Olsson
Mirjam Külm
Head of Media and Communications Balticlab
Programme Manager Balticlab Council of the Baltic Sea States International Secretariat Sweden
The future as now – when innovation is not enough
1/2015 Max Hogeforster
Dr., Chairman of the Hanse-Parlament Germany
Dual systems of vocational training to overcome skills mismatch and increase innovation in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2015
Genutė Gedvilienė
Vidmantas Tūtlys
Professor in Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas Member of Lithuanian Association of Adult Education Lithuania
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Head of the Centre for Vocational Education and Research Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas Lithuania Member of European Network of the Research of Vocational Education VETNET
Development of key competences of adults in Lithuania – challenges and solutions
1/2015 Mark Galeotti Professor of Global Affairs SPS Center for Global Affairs New York University USA
Transnational crime in the Baltic states
1/2015 Vladimir Gelman Professor European University at St. Petersburg Russia
Finland Distinguished Professor University of Helsinki Finland
Electoral authoritarianism in Russia – what’s next?
1/2015 Rein Taagepera Professor Emeritus University of Tartu Estonia
University of California, Irvine USA
Johan Skytte Prize 2008 in Political Science
When decaying empires strike back
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1/2015 Roman Ryabkov Head of International Operations Jokerit Hockey Club Oy Finland
Jokerit and KHL – an essential new trade bridge to the East
1/2015 Thorsten Kohlisch Head Joint Technical Secretariat South Baltic Cross-border Co-operation Programme Center of European Projects, Gdańsk Poland
Towards tangible results for blue and green growth – the South Baltic Programme 2014-2020
1/2015 Stefan Gänzle Associate Professor University of Agder, Kristiansand Norway
The EU’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region – a Baltic model for Europe
1/2015 Merike Niitepõld Head of Managing Authority Central Baltic Programme 2014-2020 Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
25 years of Interreg cooperation – going for concrete results
1/2015 Evgenia Sergeeva International Projects Coordinator OPORA ROSSII, St. Petersburg Russia
Cooperation with Finland – OPORA ROSSII St. Petersburg branch
1/2015 Elena Leontyeva Partner Consulting Company Success Russia
Cooperation of young leaders and entrepreneurs of twin-cities Turku and St. Petersburg
1/2015 Satu Paiho Dr. VTT Technical Research Centre Finland
Huge market for energy-efficiency in Russian (and Eastern European) residential districts
1/2015 Matilda Dahl PhD in Business Administration Assistant Professor Uppsala University Campus Gotland Sweden
Organizing the Baltic Sea Region – a failing management project?
1/2015 Merle Haruoja Member of the Council BSNGONW Estonian Foundation Estonia
Human Rights Education is a human right
1/2015 Urszula Kowalczyk Head of Economics and Law Department Maritime Institute in Gdansk (MIG) Poland
The Maritime Institute in Gdansk activity in BSR Interreg projects
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1/2015 Kari Liuhto Director Centrum Balticum Foundation
Professor Turku School of Economics Finland
China’s economic presence in the Baltic Sea region
6/2014 Lenita Toivakka Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Finland
The benefits and doubts of TTIP
6/2014 Linas Linkevičius Minister of Foreign Affairs Lithuania
Road from Vilnius to Riga – mounting challenges for the EU Eastern Partnership
6/2014 Sirpa Pietikäinen Member of the European Parliament Finland
Baltic Sea area as the key player in blue growth
6/2014 Inese Vaidere Professor Member of the European Parliament Latvia
EU sanctions against Russia – the high price of indecisiveness
6/2014 Tibor Szanyi Member of the European Parliament Hungary
Possible effects of the Russian embargo on food taxes
6/2014 Christofer Fjellner Swedish Moderate Party Member of the European Parliament Member of the delegation for relations with Belarus Sweden
EU’s perpetual dance with Belarus
6/2014 Heikki Autto National Coalition Party Member of Parliament Rovaniemi, Finland
The European bio-economy grows from the North
6/2014 Esko Lotvonen Mayor City of Rovaniemi Finland
Rovaniemi – the Arctic capital of Finland
6/2014 Felix H. Tschudi Chairman Tschudi Shipping Company
Chairman Centre for High North Logistics Norway
The Arctic Corridor – Arctic infrastructure as catalyst for Nordic resource development
6/2014 Erja Tikka Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, more commitment and focus for better results
99
6/2014 Helena Lindberg Director General Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Sweden
Meeting the challenges of trans-boundary flows through macroregional cooperation
6/2014 Asta Mackeviciute Policy Officer Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection European Commission
Solidarity – a burden, privilege or natural state?
6/2014 Bo Harald Tillberg Director Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania
Belarusian language and national identity – old challenges, new paradox
6/2014 Kjell Nilsson
Stefanie Lange Scherbenske
Aslı Tepecik Diş
Linus Rispling
Director Nordregio
Research Fellow Nordregio
Research Fellow Nordregio
GIS Analyst Nordregio
Nordregio in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2014 Kåre Storvik Partner Storvik & Co AS Norway
Nordic branding
6/2014 Annamari Arrakoski-Engardt
Secretary General John Nurminen Foundation Finland
Summer 2014 – a tale of two seas
6/2014 Vincent F. Valentine
Dr., Officer-in-Charge Transport Section, Trade Logistics Branch Division on Technology and Logistics UNCTAD
Maritime transport in the Baltic Sea from a global perspective
6/2014 Sanna Sonninen Director Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi Finland
Baltic Sea – the sea of information?
6/2014 Kimmo Mäki Managing Director Port of Helsinki Finland
Port of Helsinki on the move
6/2014 Johanna Boijer-Svahnström
Head of Communications Corporate Communications Viking Line Abp Finland
Viking Line’s commitment to environmental work
100
6/2014 Marek Grzybowski Professor, Head Economics and Management Department Gdynia Maritime University
President Polish Maritime Cluster
Editor-in-Chief The Internet Manager Poland
Knowledge transfer and international cooperation –Polish Maritime Cluster and Gdynia Maritime University experience
6/2014 Johanna Karhu Project Coordinator of the Baltic Sea Pilot Project BALSAM Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) Finland
Cooperation in marine environmental monitoring in the Baltic to support future policy needs
6/2014 Desislava Dikova Professor in International Business with CEE focus WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Austria
Entry mode choices of MNCs in the Baltic Sea region
6/2014 Igor Gurkov Distinguished University Professor National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow Russia
New conditions, new motives, and new modes of operations of Western MNCs in Russia
6/2014 Esa Österberg Chief Specialist National Institute for Health and Welfare Finland
Consequences of travelers’ alcohol traffic between Finland and Estonia
6/2014 Juhana Aunesluoma Research Director Network for European Studies University of Helsinki Finland
The Baltic World – 25 years from the revolutions of 1989
6/2014 Venelin Tsachevsky Professor, Leading expert Bulgarian Republican Institute Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Finland (2003-2006)
Author of the book “Casimir Ehrnrooth: The Finn who made history” (2014)
Casimir Ehrnrooth – the Finn who made history
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6/2014 Wielisława Warzywoda-Kruszyńska
Professor, dr hab.
Head Department of Applied Sociology and Social Work
Director Institute of Sociology Faculty of Economics and Sociology University of Łódź Poland
“Investing in children” – a political slogan or a serious challenge for European societies?
6/2014 Vladimir Miklashevsky
Economist, Trading Desk Strategist Danske Bank Finland
Ukraine crisis accelerates rouble’s move into free float
6/2014 Janis Berzins Managing Director Center for Security and Strategic Research National Defence Academy of Latvia Latvia
Russia and European security
6/2014 Liudas Zdanavicius Lecturer The General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania Lithuania
Impact of the Russian economic sanctions on Lithuania
6/2014 Erik Jones Director European and Eurasian Studies The Johns Hopkins University SAIS USA
Russian sanctions and Russian confidence
6/2014 Toms Rostoks Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Latvia
Researcher Centre for Security and Strategic Research National Defence Academy of Latvia Latvia
Baltic security and NATO membership after Ukraine
6/2014 Justyna Gotkowska Project Coordinator ‘Security and Defence in Northern Europe’ Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Russian military activity against Sweden – short and long term perspective
6/2014 Viljar Veebel Associate Professor Estonian National Defence College Estonia
Will economic sanctions fulfil Baltic expectations in terms of Ukraine and Russia?
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6/2014 Dmitry A. Lanko Associate Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia
Regional approach in Russian policy towards Estonia in the times of sanctions
6/2014 Susanne Oxenstierna
Dr., Deputy Research Director Swedish Defence Research Agency Sweden
Future growth of the Russian economy?
6/2014 Jeff Schubert Research Consultant Shanghai Institute of International Financial Centre (SIIFC) Shanghai University of Finance and Economics China
Moscow as an International Financial Center (IFC)
6/2014 Yulia Vymyatnina BP Professor of Economics European University at St. Petersburg Russia
Eurasian Economic Union – a union of conflicting political interests
6/2014 Dmitry Gudimenko CEO Capital Development Group Ltd Finland/Russia
Russian double-headed eagle – what will it bring to its Western partners and neighbors
6/2014 Alexander Sokolov
Oleg Karasev
Konstantin Vishnevskiy
Deputy Director HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and the Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK)
Director HSE Foresight Centre National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Head of the Chair of Statistics Faculty of Economics Moscow State University
Head of Department for Private-Public Partnership in Innovation Sector (ISSEK) National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) Russia
Foresight in Russia
6/2014 Heidi Saario Business Development Officer International Affairs Turku Region Development Centre Finland
Economic cooperation of Turku region and St. Petersburg
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6/2014 Denis Mustonen Senior Advisor Economic Development/ City Competitiveness City of Helsinki Finland
Russian cooperation of the City of Helsinki
6/2014 Juhani Wihanto Head of Real Estate and Investments Wihanto Group Finland
Office real estate market in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2014
6/2014 Elizaveta Ageeva L.L.M, M. Sc. (Tech.) Specialist in International Operations NCC Rakennus Oy Finland
Foreign investments in commercial real estate in St. Petersburg – trick or treat?
6/2014 Viktorija Cohen PhD, Researcher, Lecturer Faculty of Economics Vilnius University Lithuania
Development of Kaliningrad region – modification scenario
6/2014 Petri Vuorio Senior Adviser East Consulting Ltd. Finland
Finland’s future position as a hub of Russian tourism
6/2014
Iwona M. Batyk
Lyudmila W. Semenova
Dr. eng., Assistant Professor Faculty of Food Science University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Poland
PhD, Assistant Professor Faculty of Service Immanuel Kant Federal University of Kaliningrad Russia
Tourism development between border regions: Kaliningrad (Russia) and Warmia–Mazury (Poland)
6/2014
Olga Petrova
Alexandra Petrova
Journalist, Development Director Art-Media agency “Main Stream” Russia
General Director Art-Media agency “Main Stream” Russia
“Main Stream” agency
6/2014 Olga Hannonen Researcher Centre for Tourism Studies Department for Geographical and Historical Studies University of Eastern Finland Finland
Russian second home owner – friend or foe?
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6/2014 Jury Ponomarev PhD, Professor Karelian Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Russia
On the socio-economic situation in the Republic of Karelia
6/2014 Ilya Shegelman Rector’s Adviser Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Clusters in the economy of a cross-border region and Finnish experience
6/2014
Aleksei Vasilev
Pavel Shchukin
Assistant Professor Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Head of Innovative Section Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Development of high-technology manufacture of stamp-welded slide and wedge gate valves for atomic, heat-power and gas-and-oil industries
5/2014 Else Berit Eikeland Arctic Ambassador and Senior Arctic Official Ministry for Foreign Affairs Norway
Norway’s priority on economic development in the Arctic
5/2014 Maimo Henriksson Finnish Ambassador to Norway (2010–2014)
Director (2014-) Unit for Northern Europe Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
The inevitable choice – Finnish companies go North
5/2014 Timo Rautajoki President and CEO Lapland Chamber of Commerce Finland
Financial and political crises are delaying projects in European High North
5/2014 Tero Vauraste President and CEO Arctia Group
Vice Chair Arctic Economic Council Finland
Knowledge and data exchange between industry and academia in the Arctic context
5/2014 Kari Synberg Více-President Finnish Geographical Society Finland
Finnish-Russian co-operation opportunities in the Arctic region
5/2014 Andrey Kletrov Advisor Finpro Trade Center in Murmansk Russia
To become a supplier to Russian Arctic mines – a worthy choice
105
5/2014 Mikhail Belokon Doctoral student Saint Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s monotowns in the Arctic region as centers of country’s mining industry
5/2014 Hanna Mäkinen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The development of the Russian maritime sector – boosted by the growing interest to the Arctic
5/2014
Harri Mikkola
Juha Käpylä
Senior research fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Research fellow The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
The uncertain future of the global Arctic
5/2014 Lassi Heininen Professor University of Lapland Finland
The achieved high Arctic stability as an asset for the storms of international politics
5/2014 Jussi Huotari PhD candidate The Faculty of Social Sciences Northern Cultures and Resource Politics Doctoral Programme University of Lapland Finland
Arctic Roulette – will economic sanctions open the door for Sino-Russian offshore operations in the High North
5/2014 Kai Sun Associate Professor School of Law and Politics Ocean University of China China
After getting in – what comes next after China got the Observer Status?
5/2014 Young Kil Park Director Maritime Territory Research Center Korea Maritime Institute South Korea
The Arctic – South Korea’s interests and challenges ahead
5/2014 Adrian Braun PhD student (Environmental Policy) Institute for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (LYY) University of Eastern Finland
Visiting Researcher Arctic Centre University of Lapland Finland
The relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports in the framework of Arctic business operations
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5/2014 Jaakko Henttonen Chair Arctic Contaminants Action Program A Working Group of the Arctic Council
Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) – practical projects to reduce contamination in the Arctic
5/2014 Jutta Wark International Chair Sustainable Development Working Group Arctic Council
The human face of the Arctic – the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Arctic Council
5/2014 Aileen A. Espíritu Researcher, Associate Professor The Barents Institute Campus Kirkenes Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Futuring the Arctic
5/2014 Shinichiro Tabata Professor Slavic-Eurasian Research Center
Director Helsinki Office Hokkaido University Japan
Japan-Finland bilateral project on the socio-economic development of the Russian Far North
5/2014 Lars Elenius
Mats-Olov Olsson
Professor, Chief Editor of the Barents history textbook Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies Umeå University Sweden
PhD, Chief Editor of the Encyclopedia of the Barents Region Centre for Regional Science (Cerum) Umeå University Sweden
A History Textbook and an Encyclopedia of the Barents Region
5/2014 Eini Laaksonen University Teacher Pan European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Concluding remarks on the Special Issue on the future of the Arctic – from researcher’s perspective
4/2014 Carl Haglund Minister of Defence Finland
The Baltic Sea as an example of regional maritime security cooperation
4/2014 Rokas Masiulis Minister of Energy Lithuania
Klaipeda LNG terminal – the game changer in the Baltic region
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4/2014 Martin Lidegaard Foreign Minister Denmark
The rising importance of the Baltic Sea region
4/2014 Hans-Peter Bartels Dr., Member Chairman of the Defence Committee German Bundestag Germany
Cooperation in European security policy with the prospect of a European army, and the topical relevance of this debate for the Baltic Sea region
4/2014 Jette Nordam Ambassador of Denmark in Finland The importance of cooperation across the Baltic Sea region
4/2014 Riitta Hemmi Consul, Environment Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg Russia
Hazardous waste landfill near the Baltic Sea
4/2014 Katariina Kiviluoto Project Coordinator The ARCHOIL-project Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
Cooperation vital in insular oil spill response
4/2014 Ksenia Yudaeva First Deputy Governor Bank of Russia Russia
Introduction of inflation targeting in Russia
4/2014 Lene Espersen Chairman Baltic Development Forum
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark
Bridging the Baltic Sea
4/2014 Hanna Ekman Development Director Centrum Balticum Finland
Centrum Balticum – making the most of the Baltic Sea region
4/2014 Marie-Louise Rönnmark
Mayor City of Umeå
Chairperson Capital of Culture committee Sweden
Aiming for growth in the far north – Umeå’s goal as Capital of Culture 2014
4/2014 Paweł Adamowicz Mayor City of Gdańsk Poland
A strong brand is fundamental
108
4/2014 Johanna Reiman Executive Director Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association - WHO Collaboration Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Health in the Baltic Region Finland
Health in All Policies needs a boost in the Baltic Sea region
4/2014 Jaakko Lehtonen Director General Finnish Tourist Board Finland
The appealing Maiden of Finland
4/2014 Anu Valtonen Professor of Cultural Economy University of Lapland Finland
Tourism insights from the Arctic Circle
4/2014 Teija Raninen Film Commissioner West Finland Film Commission Finland
Turku – a European film city
4/2014 Juha Aaltonen Airport Manager Turku Airport Finland
Turku Airport
4/2014 Frøystein Gjesdal Rector NHH Norwegian School of Economics Norway
Baltic Management Institute – a success story in executive education
4/2014 Per Holten-Andersen
President Copenhagen Business School Denmark
Copenhagen Business School in the Baltics – where university means business
4/2014 Kalman Kalotay Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Switzerland
The Crimean crisis and the future of Russian outward foreign direct investment
4/2014 Andrii Chubyk Energy Analyst Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI Ukraine
European gas rebus
4/2014 Hannu Arkonsuo Managing Director Arewcon-Development Oy Finland
EU-Russian energy relations and Ukraine crisis
4/2014 Edward Hunter Christie
Research Partner Pan-European Institute University of Turku Finland
Russia sanctions – the need for new EU solidarity mechanisms
109
4/2014 Ole Gunnar Austvik Professor BI Norwegian Business School
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Norway
Will economic sanctions work?
4/2014 Stanislav L. Tkachenko
Professor of Economics School of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s innovation economy and impact of Western sanctions
4/2014 Klaus Wittmann Dr., Brigadier General (retired) Security Policy Expert
Senior Fellow Aspen Institute
Lecturer of Contemporary History Potsdam University Germany
Thinking beyond Putin
4/2014 Louis Clerc Senior Lecturer Department of Political Science and Contemporary History University of Turku Finland
Atlantism versus gaullism? The sale of French Mistral-class ships to Russia in the context of French foreign policy
4/2014 Henrik Ringbom Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea Department of Law Åbo Akademi Finland
Professor II Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law University of Oslo Norway
Regulating the Baltic Sea
4/2014 Üllas Ehrlich Professor of Environmental Economics Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Current challenges of environmental economics in Estonia
4/2014 Thomas Schneider Head EU-Russia Dialogue
Representative to Estonia Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Germany
Russian minority in Estonia – social co-existence, educational transformation and the labour market
110
4/2014 Evgeny Gontmakher Dr., Prof., Deputy Director Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Science Russia
The Russian labor market – European tendencies and national features
4/2014 Jadwiga Rogoża Senior Fellow Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Poland
Kaliningrad’s paradoxes
4/2014 Yuri Babkin Development Director Kaliningrad Region Development Corporation Russia
Kaliningrad region establishes favourable conditions for international business
4/2014 Kristiina Tõnnisson Dr., Director of European College University of Tartu Estonia
Where did we lose the students while teaching EU?
4/2014 Lyudmila Kulikovskaya
Anastasia Kuznetsova
Director Institute of International Programmes
Director Barents EU Centre Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Director European Union Information Centre
Coordinator Barents EU Centre Petrozavodsk State University Russia
The EU Centre in the Barents Euro-Arctic region
4/2014 Toomas Varrak PhD, DSc, Senior Researcher Tallinn University of Technology
Professor, Head of the Chair of Political Science and International Relations Euroacademy Estonia
Considering the stake of science in politics
4/2014
Tālis J. Putniņš
Arnis Sauka
Assistant Professor Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Technology in Sydney Australia
Assistant Professor Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Shadow economies in the Baltic countries – recent trends
111
4/2014 Victor Voronov Dr. hab., Leading Researcher Institute for Social Research Daugavpils University
Expert in Sociology and Economics Science Council Latvian Academy of Sciences Latvia
Systemic difficulties in Latvia – causes and possible solutions
4/2014
Theresa Weiss
Vassilen Iotzov
Joint Technical Secretariat South Baltic Programme Poland
Live and let die?! Corporate social responsibility as a sustainable business concept
3/2014 Kari Mäkinen The Most Revd Dr The Archbishop of Turku and Finland The Evangelical Lutheran Church Finland
The Baltic Sea – a meeting point for ecclesial traditions
3/2014 Petteri Orpo Member of Parliament Chairman of Executive Board Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Turku and Southwest Finland – active in business and cross-border cooperation
3/2014 Juho Savo Region Mayor Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
The Baltic Sea – on my mind
3/2014 Aleksi Randell Mayor City of Turku
Chairman Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
Turku Pro Baltic – long term commitment for Baltic Sea cooperation
3/2014 Kari Häkämies Director-General Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland Former Minister of the Interior Finland
Work before everyday security is rewarding
3/2014 Kalervo Väänänen Rector University of Turku Finland
The future lies in the hands of the youth
3/2014 Mikko Ketonen Chairman of the Board TS-Yhtymä Oy Finland
Economic growth is the best guarantee for the protection of the Baltic Sea
3/2014 Kari Takanen Rear Admiral Commander of the Finnish Navy Finland
Maritime security at the Baltic Sea
112
3/2014 Jukka Savolainen Captain (N) Commander of West Finland Coast Guard District Finland
Coast guards – cooperating internationally for the security of the Baltic Sea area
3/2014 Tapio Huttunen Police Chief Southwestern Finland Police Department Finland
The Baltic Sea – a sea of cooperation
3/2014 Arto Honka Director Turku Customs Finland
Customs as a facilitator of trade from the early days of history to the present and the future – with a Turku twist
3/2014 Pekka Sundman Director City Development Group Central Administration City of Turku Finland
The role of Finnish marine industry in Baltic Sea area
3/2014 Kari Vainio Senior Editor-in-Chief Turun Sanomat Finland
Turku lies at the heart of the Baltic Sea
3/2014 Rikumatti Levomäki
CEO Turku Science Park Ltd Finland
Life science city Turku ‒ real triple helix
3/2014 Hanna Halme Vice President, General Manager PerkinElmer Diagnostics EMEA Finland
Global human and environmental health company
in Turku ‒ making a difference, every day
3/2014 Jaakko Saari Director Igence Oy Ab Finland
Growing opportunities in eCommerce all around the Baltic region
3/2014 Vesa Marttinen Managing Director Turku Repair Yard Ltd, part of BLRT Grupp
Chairman of the Board Finnish Marine Industries Finland
Regional marine industry
3/2014 Bo Österlund Commodore (one star admiral) ret. Finland
Our national economy relies on our maritime traffic – true or not?
113
3/2014 Hannu Kottonen President, CEO HKScan Group Finland
HKScan – from Turku to the Baltic Rim markets
3/2014
Sam Hansén Ilpo Mantere
MD
COB Lahtinen Mantere Saatchi & Saatchi Finland
Surfing on the waves of emotion across the Baltic
3/2014 Anne-Marget Hellén Director of Tourism Turku Touring Southwest Finland Tourist and Convention Bureau City of Turku Finland
The Baltic Sea – a top travel destination of the future
3/2014 Sari Ruusumo Convention Manager Turku Touring Southwest Finland Tourist and Convention Bureau City of Turku
Chair Congress Network Finland Finland
Destination for friendship
3/2014 Janne Tienpää Senior Sales Manager Sokotel Ltd, part of S-Group Hotels Finland
Focus on tourism – case Finland
3/2014 Mikko Lohikoski Director External Affairs City of Turku
Secretary General Centrum Balticum Foundation
Coordinator Turku Process Finland
Cities as key actors in regional cooperation – the Turku Process as example
3/2014 Kauko Jämsén Director, Ambassador Turku Centre in Saint-Petersburg
Small is beautiful in the Baltic Sea region
3/2014 Krista Taipale Head Turku-Southwest Finland European Office in Brussels
Smart development of Baltic Sea region at the core of EU funding programmes 2014–2020
3/2014 Tapio Reponen Vice-Rector University of Turku Finland
University of Turku has an active participation in Baltic Sea region development
114
3/2014 Juha Kettunen Rector Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
A glimpse at the migration flows in the Baltic Sea region
3/2014 Markus Granlund Dean, Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Looking at research and education in business and economics from local and global perspectives
3/2014 Urpo Kivikari Professor (emeritus) of International Economics University of Turku Finland
Turku – “Baltic city”
3/2014 Niklas Österlund CEO HC TPS Turku Oy Finland
Sports – a bridge across the seas
3/2014 Juha Järvinen Principal Turku Conservatory of Music and Dance
Choir conductor Male Choir LY in Turku 2013 Luvia Male Choir 2001–2012 Finland
Communities, individuals and cultural history among Baltic and Nordic male choirs
3/2014 Kari Immonen Museum Director Turku Art Museum Finland
Monuments for men or monuments men? (Best) possible scenarios for visual arts
3/2014 Maija Palonheimo Managing Director Linnateatteri Finland
Film city Turku
3/2014 Raija-Liisa Seilo Artistic advisor
Director (2008–2013) Turku City Theatre
Member Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi Finland
Turku and changing cultural climate in the Baltic Sea region
3/2014 Riitta Ahdan Coordinator Head of INTERACT Point Turku Project Director INTERACT ENPI Finland
Cooperation challenges in the regional context
3/2014 Björn Grönholm Head of Secretariat Union of the Baltic Cities Commission on Environment Finland
Increasing role of cooperation – again
115
3/2014 Salla-Maria Lauttamäki
Coordinator Baltic Sea Challenge
Executive Manager Protection Fund for the Archipelago Sea Centrum Balticum Finland
A clean, productive and shared Baltic Sea
3/2014 Kari Liuhto Director Centrum Balticum Foundation
Director Pan-European Institute
Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Build common strategies to avoid common tragedies
2/2014 Siim Kallas Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Transport
Rail Baltic – a vital transport link to connect East and West
2/2014 Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Prime Minister Iceland
Together we stand stronger – the importance of regional co-operation
2/2014 Joachim Zeller Member European Parliament
Giving up Russia?
2/2014 Kristiina Ojuland Member ALDE group European Parliament
EU-Russia relations – on the verge of breaking
2/2014 Carl Schlyter Member Swedish Green Party
Member Vice President Committee of Environment European Parliament
Time to focus on human growth instead of economic growth
2/2014 Henrik Normann President and CEO Nordic Investment Bank
NIB – supporting sustainable growth in the Baltic Sea region
2/2014 Ari Korhonen Mayor City of Raisio Finland
Member Council of European Municipalities and Regions
A crucial time for Europe
116
2/2014 Anita Lehikoinen Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Culture Finland
Strong internationalization safeguards quality of higher education
2/2014 Ilpo Kokkila Chairman of the Board Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Paving the way for more business with Russia
2/2014 Alexander Y. Panychev
Rector Petersburg State Transport University Russia
High speed rail lines as a factor of development of science, innovative technologies and education
2/2014 Mika Joukio CEO Metsä Tissue Finland
Metsä Tissue seeking for strong growth in Poland
2/2014 Mikko Söderlund Managing Director SRV St. Petersburg
Finnish real estate investment vehicles in St. Petersburg
2/2014 Aleksei Novitsky Director Gasum Oy Energy Trading Unit Finland
GEK Insights – Natural Gas Outlook 2014
2/2014 Alexander Starchenko
Chairman Supervisory Board Non-commercial partnership Energy Consumers Association Russia
Distributed generation in Russia – menace or opportunity?
2/2014 Elisa Markula Senior Vice President Paulig Group
Managing Director Gustav Paulig Ltd Finland
Paulig – promoting the role of coffee in the Baltic Sea region
2/2014 Pekka Heikonen CEO, President Pemamek Oy Ltd Finland
Baltic welding companies to reach competitiveness through automation
2/2014 Pekka Mattila Group Managing Director, Associate Dean Aalto University Executive Education
Professor of Practice Aalto University School of Business Finland
Building a Nordic hub for leadership and organizational development
117
2/2014 Igor Kogut Director Ukrainian School of Political Studies Ukraine
Political prospects of Ukraine in the context of “Revolution of Dignity”
2/2014 Arseniy Svynarenko Lecturer in Ukrainian Studies University of Helsinki Finland
Ukraine after Euromaidan – country on the path of reforms in the conditions of deep economic and political crisis
2/2014 Niklas I.M. Nováky Ph.D. Candidate Department of Politics & International Relations University of Aberdeen The United Kingdom
EU military crisis management – the need for common funding
2/2014 Minna Jokela Dr. (Soc.Sc.), Researcher The Finnish Border and Coast Guard Academy Finland
Border security as a field of practice between Finland and Russia
2/2014 Jukka Manner Professor, Ph.D. Department of Communications and Networking Aalto University Finland
From IT security to cyber security – bits destroying our physical world
2/2014
Jacek Bełdowski
Jan Fidler
Dr., Scientific Project Coordinator Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN) Poland
Project Coordinator, Managing Director Biuro Projektów Fidler Germany
Danger remains from World War II in our shared waters
2/2014 Helena Kyster-Hansen
Senior Advisor Tetraplan A/S
Project Manager BTO2030 study Denmark
Baltic Transport Outlook 2030
2/2014 Karlis Bukovskis Deputy Director Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia
The lost and found for Latvia – 10 years of European Union membership
2/2014 Ivars Ijabs Associate Professor of Political Science University of Latvia Latvia
Geopolitics of a minority – Latvian Russian-speakers in the shadow of Crimea
118
2/2014 Daina Ruduša Rīga2014 International Media Coordinator The Latvian Institute Latvia
A positive force majeure of culture in Rīga 2014
2/2014
Pavel Cheshev
Virpi Herranen
Ph.D., Advisor Tekes Russia, Moscow Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
Head Tekes Russia, St. Petersburg Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
Finnish-Russian innovation cooperation – growing on
2/2014 Tomi M. Virtanen Assistant Manager Turku Chamber of Commerce Finland
Finnish technology startups and traditional manufacturing industry
2/2014 Aleksandr Loktev Director RVC Infrafund Russia
Soft infrastructure for the innovative companies
2/2014 Alexander Galitsky Co-Founder and Managing Partner Almaz Capital Partners Russia
Public-private partnerships – fostering innovations in Russia
2/2014 Alexander Khasi Co-founder MedStart Russia
MedStart – helping biomedical start-ups succeed
2/2014 Alexey Kostrov Executive Director Moscow Seed Fund Russia
Moscow Seed Fund – increasing start-up investments in the region
2/2014 Anastasia Tyurina Head of Innovation Department National Research University - Higher School of Economics Russia
Sustainable development of Russian technology parks – next step in the way
2/2014 Andrew Vvedenskiy Director of Infrastructure and Regional Development RVC Russia
Innovation infrastructure as the key element of sustainable venture ecosystem in Russia
2/2014 Artour Baganov CEO Global TechInnovations Russia
Surviving the “Valley of Death” – start-up acceleration programs
119
2/2014 Denis Sosnovtsev Channel Solution Manager IBM Russia
Towards a smarter planet
2/2014 Dmitry Chikhachev Managing Partner Runa Capital Russia
Developing Russian venture industry
2/2014 Elena Kasimova Business Development Director Bioprocess Capital Partners Russia
Biotech funds – achieving the maximum results
2/2014 Evgeny Kuznetsov Director Strategic Communications Department RVC Russia
Innovation ecosystem in Russia – entering the global competition
2/2014 Gulnara Bikkulova Director Technology Capital and Markets Access Department RVC Russia
Business of Innovative Technologies (BIT) – the largest innovation contest in Russia
2/2014 Igor Rozhdesvenskiy
CEO Ingria Business Incubator Russia
Business incubators and technoparks – connecting the elements of the innovative ecosystem
2/2014 Konstantin Fokin CEO Centre for Innovation Development City of Moscow
CEO/President National Business-Angels Association Russia
Flying with the wings of business angels
2/2014 Maria Podlesnova CEO & Cofounder RusBase Russia
RusBase – single point of entry to the Russian technological media space
2/2014 Michael Kharuzin Investment Director RVC Seed Fund Russia
RVC Seed Fund – sawing into success
2/2014 Natalia Polyakova Head of Institutional Department RVC Russia
Intellectual property in technology development in Russia
120
2/2014 Renat Garipov GreenfieldProject Co-founder Russia
Russian Startup Rating – ranking the success stories
2/2014 Victor Sidnev General Director TECHNOSPARK Nanotech Center in Troitsk Russia
Regional innovative cluster – Troitsk Innovation Center
2/2014
Stanislav Babich
Dmitry Vasilenko
Associate Professor Department of Regional Economics St. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia
Associate Professor Department of International Economic Relations Vice-Rector on International RelationsSt. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia
The perspectives of the Russian-EU cooperation in the field of use of the LNG as motor fuel in the Baltic Sea region
2/2014 Alexey Kuznetsov Deputy Director Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)
Corresponding Member Russian Academy of Sciences
Professor MGIMO University Russia
The Russian FDI in the Baltic Sea region
2/2014 Anna Beitāne Associate Fellow Latvian Institute of International Affairs Latvia
The soft power dimension of Russia’s foreign policy towards the Baltic States
2/2014
Andrey Makarychev
Alexander Sergunin
Professor of International Relations University of Tartu Estonia
Professor of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s Baltic policies – what kind of soft power?
2/2014
Juhana Lounela
Tapio Riihinen
Senior Lecturer Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
Managing Partner, Senior Consultant ManagEast Oy Finland
Western companies promoting transformation of leadership culture in Russia
121
2/2014 Yury Zverev Dr., Associate Professor Head Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Development Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
The Kaliningrad region – a search for a new model of economic development
2/2014 Kaja Tampere Ph.D., Professor of Communication Management Tallinn University Estonia
Strategic Communication Management (CM) in the post-communist Baltic Sea region
2/2014 Jari Kaivo-oja Research Director Finland Futures Research Centre Turku School of Economics University of Turku
Adjunct Professor Faculty of Science University of Helsinki Finland
Cross external debt position analysis in the Nordic and in the Baltic Sea countries – quartiles 2011Q4-2013Q3
2/2014 Joanna Żukowska Ph.D., Assistant Professor Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Modern marketing communication on the Polish market
2/2014 Małgorzata Ludwiczek
Director of the Secretariat Youth of the Westpomeranian Region Poland
Coordinator Working Group on Youth Policy Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation
The future of youth cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
2/2014
Marcin Chełminiak
Wojciech Kotowicz
Dr., Adjunct Professor Institute of Political Science
Dr., Adjunct Professor Institute of Political Science
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Poland
Local border traffic between Poland and the Kaliningrad region – international and cross-border determinants
122
2/2014 Walter Leal Filho Professor, Chair Regional Centre of Exprertise in Hamburg
Head Research and Transfer Centre Applications of Life Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Germany
Fostering sustainability and university networking – a case study from the RCE Hamburg and Region
2/2014 Piotr Masiukiewicz Ph.D., Professor Warsaw School of Economics Institute of Value Management
Former President of Polish banks Poland
Crisis taxes – threats and opportunities
2/2014 Alexander Fehér Professor BUP National Centre
Department of Sustainable Development Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Slovakia
A BUP motivated system of education for sustainable development in Slovakia
2/2014 Visvaldas Varžinskas
Associate Professor Kaunas University of Technology Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI) Lithuania
Kaunas University of Technology – steps towards sustainable university
2/2014
Remigijus Čiegis
Linas Kliučininkas
Professor Department of Business Economics and Management Kaunas Faculty of Humanities Vilnius University Lithuania
Professor Department of Environmental Engineering Faculty of Chemical Technology Kaunas University of Technology Lithuania
Assessment of sustainable university development
123
2/2014 Thomas S. Grindsted
Kaisu Sammalisto
Tove Holm
Ph.D. student Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change Roskilde University Denmark
Ph.D., MBA, Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development University of Gävle Sweden
M.Sc., Environmental Coordinator Novia University of Applied Sciences Finland
ESDAN – with quality management systems towards sustainability
2/2014
Murat Zh. Nurushev
Dana Aikio
Professor, Doctor of Biology Eurasian National University Member Academy of Sciences RAEN Kazakhstan
Ph.D. of Economics LST Group Finland
Development prospects for trade and economic relations between Kazakhstan and Finland in a short run
2/2014 Irina Lyutomskaya Senior Lecturer, Teacher of English and Russian Foreign Languages Department Petersburg State Transport University Russia
Durham and St. Petersburg – university partners
2/2014 Kari Liuhto Professor of the Russian economy Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Despite the NATO membership of the Baltic States their exports to Russia grown faster than those of Finland between 2004 and 2013
1/2014 Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
EU-Belarus –
relations conditioned on respect for values and based on contacts with people
1/2014 Vladimir Makei Minister of Foreign Affairs The Republic of Belarus
Belarus and Finland – forging a brighter future
1/2014 Filip Kaczmarek Chairman EP Delegation for Relations with Belarus European Parliament
EU-Belarus relations
124
1/2014 Evgeni Kirilov Co-President Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Member European Parliament since 2007 from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Member EP Committees on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence, Regional Development
Member EP Delegations for relations with the countries from the South Caucasus and with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Honourable Member Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The EU’s Eastern Partnership and Belarus
1/2014 Qimiao Fan Country Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine The World Bank
Belarus needs bold and comprehensive reforms to achieve sustainable growth
1/2014 Maira Mora Ambassador Head of Delegation Delegation of the European Union to Belarus
EU-Belarus – necessary partnership
1/2014 Francis Delaey Head Minsk Resident Office EBRD
Unleashing Belarus’ potential
1/2014 Alexander Ostrovsky
Ambassador of Belarus to Finland Eurasian integration – benefits for European businesses
1/2014 Sergey V. Ablameyko
Rector Belarusian State University
Doctor of Science
Academician National Academy of Science Belarus
Belarusian-Finnish cooperation in education and science – case of BSU
1/2014 Juha Hämäläinen
Juuso Viitikko
Chairman
Director
Finnish Belarusian Chamber of Commerce Finland
Belarus – developing economy
125
1/2014 Antti O.K. Nieminen
Ph.D., Adjunct Professor Managing Director Kiilto Oy Finland
Kiilto Oy – first steps in the adhesives business in Belarus
1/2014
Topi Paananen
Andrei Naumovich
CEO Peikko Group Corporation Finland
Managing Director Peikko BelRus FLLC Belarus
Peikko Group and Belarus
1/2014 Pavel Laschenko Country Managing Partner for Belarus Ernst & Young Belarus
Business environment in Belarus today
1/2014 Halina Shmarlouskaya
Doctor of Economics Professor of Economics
Dean School of International Economic Relations Belarus State Economic University Belarus
External economic potential of the Republic of Belarus – economic outlook
1/2014 Irina Yeremeyeva Dr., Associate Professor Belarusian State Economic University Belarus
EU-Belarus relations – threats and political opportunities
1/2014
Sierž Naūrodski
Uladzimir Valetka
President
CASE Fellow
CASE Belarus Belarus
Securities market in Belarus – still undisclosed potential
1/2014
Aleksei Bykov
Anna Zezulkina
Dr. in Economics, Professor
Belarus State Economic University Belarus
Measuring risks of regional development – case of Belarus
1/2014 Elena A. Dostanko Director Center for International Studies Belarusian State University Belarus
Belarusian-Finnish relations
1/2014 Hanna Smith Researcher Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Eurasian integration as a defining factor in Belarusian foreign policy
126
1/2014 Uladzimir Rouda Ph.D. in Political Science Professor European Humanities University Lithuania
The crisis of the Belarusian economic model
1/2014 Dzmitry Kruk Researcher Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Centre Belarus
Belarus – a chance to convert past mistakes into new advantages
1/2014 Galina Gavrilko Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Department of International Economic Relations Belarusian State University Belarus
Integration on the territory of the former Soviet Union – a search for an optimum model
1/2014 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
How the Finnish firms view the Belarus business environment?
7/2013 Lauri Ihalainen Minister of Labour Finland
The Finnish marine industry in the midst of structural change
7/2013 Ari Puheloinen General Commander Finnish Defence Forces Finland
Security in the Baltic Sea area
7/2013 Eeva-Johanna Eloranta MA, MSSc Member of Parliament of Finland Member of the City Council of Turku Member of the Nordic Council Finland
The Baltic connection
7/2013 Jukka Kopra Member of Parliament National Coalition Party Chairman of the Board Regional Council of South-Carelia Finland
Economic growth in South-Eastern Finland
7/2013 Ritva Koukku-Ronde
Ambassador of Finland to the United States of America
The Baltic Sea region has a role in transatlantic relations
7/2013 Elisabeth Kerher Austrian ambassador in Finland Austria and Finland – a partnership with room for improvement
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7/2013 Björn Carlson Valery Gergiev Juha Nurminen Esa-Pekka Salonen
Michael Tydén
Founder and Chairman of the Board Baltic Sea2020 Foundation Counductor Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre and co-founder of the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm Founder and Chairman of the Board John Nurminen Foundation Composer and conductor Co-founder of the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm General Manager of Berwaldhallen
Co-founder of the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm
The Baltic Sea orchestra is playing out of tune
7/2013 Alex Prilutskii Dr., Rev., General Secretary The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Ingria Russia
Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Ingria
7/2013 Ilya Ermakov Senior Adviser: Economic Cooperation, Maritime Policy, Energy Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
CBSS Expert Group on maritime policy – towards better coherence among actors in the Baltic Sea region
7/2013 Janne Laine Mayor Savonlinna Finland
Cooperation with Russia benefits Eastern Finland
7/2013 Maksim Meyksin Chairman Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovations City of St. Petersburg Russia
Innovation development of St. Petersburg
7/2013 Irina Gladysheva Minister of Economic Development and Competition Policy The Arkhangelsk region Russia
Territory available for investors
7/2013 José Valanta Business Development Director City of Vantaa Finland
Vantaa – Finland's link with the world
7/2013 Juhani Pekkala Managing Director Finnish Commerce Federation Finland
The Baltic is a challenge to trade
128
7/2013 Kari Häyrinen CEO & President Finpro Finland
Finland welcomes foreign investors
7/2013 Timo Pietiläinen Head of Representative Office Finnvera Plc, St. Petersburg Russia
Finnvera promotes the internationalisation of SMEs in Russia
7/2013 Yuri Piskulov Dr. (Econ.), Professor Russian Foreign Trade Academy and Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property Rights
Editor Journal “Mezhdunarodnaya ekonomika” Russia
The joint global competitiveness – an ambitious goal of trade policy between Russia and Finland
7/2013 Petri Lahesmaa Director, EU Affairs The Beneficiaries of Finnish Lottery Belgium
Responsible gaming system – the most efficient way to prevent money laundering
7/2013 Markku Kivikoski President Tampere University of Technology Finland
Technology for the benefit of people and the environment
7/2013 Leonids Ribickis
Arturs Zeps
Rector
Advisor to the Rector
Riga Technical University Latvia
Role of advisory council in developing competitive technological universities
7/2013 Matti Manninen Rector University of Jyväskylä Finland
University of Jyväskylä – ahead of its time for 150 years
7/2013 Anatoly Voronin Rector Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Petrozavodsk State University cooperation with the Finnish universities and organizations
7/2013 Kalle-Antti Suominen
Professor in Physics Vice-rector for Research University of Turku Finland
University of Turku – with research to better future
7/2013 Hannu Salmela Vice Dean Turku School of Economics Finland
The future of business education in the Baltic Sea region
129
7/2013 Matti Lievonen President & CEO Neste Oil Finland
An oil company’s perspective on operating in the Baltic Rim
7/2013
Klaus Töpfer
Carolin Sperk
Professor, Executive Director
Research Assistant
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam Germany
Germany’s energy policy – responsibility and chance for sustainable development
7/2013 Frank Apel Senior Vice President Sales Central Europe and Nordic Countries AREVA GmbH
AREVA in a key position to support Baltic Rim countries in their future energy strategy
7/2013 Jukka Ruusunen President and CEO Fingrid Oyj Finland
Towards a Northern Dimension electricity market?
7/2013 Denis Kolchin Associate Professor Investment and Innovation Chair Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation Russia
Risks and opportunities analysis in the oil and gas industry of Russia
7/2013
Artur Usanov
Alexander Kharin
Strategic Analyst The Hague Centre of Strategic Studies The Netherlands
Lecturer Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad Russia
Oil production in Kaliningrad
7/2013 Jānis Bērziņš Director National Defence Academy of Latvia Center for Security and Strategic Research Latvia
Financial markets and the threat for European security
7/2013 Sakari Martimo Capt (N) Commandant Finnish Naval Academy Finland
The Finnish Naval Academy – international cooperation
7/2013 Tomasz Szatkowski President National Centre for Strategic Studies Foundation Poland
Asmus Fellow German Marshall Fund of the United States
Poland and prospects for defence cooperation with Nordic countries
130
7/2013 Kari Huhta Diplomatic Editor Helsingin Sanomat Finland
Debating NATO in Finland and Sweden – some wind, less motion
7/2013 Lauri Kontro Editor-in-Chief Maaseudun Tulevaisuus Finland
Northern Europe as a model region for agriculture
7/2013 Anna Scherbakova St. Petersburg bureau chief Vedomosti Russian business daily
Guest lecturer School of Journalism and Mass Communications of St.Petersburg State University Russia
Investment climate of St. Petersburg in the mirror of media
7/2013 Jürgen Sorgenfrei Dr., Director Consulting IHS Global Germany
German Baltic ports – forecast 2030
7/2013 Sturla Henriksen CEO Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Norway
High North – high stakes: maritime activities in the Arctic
7/2013 Stephen Blank Senior Fellow American Foreign Policy Council The United States of America
The Arctic as a manifestation of international transformation
7/2013 Ulrika Larpes Attorney-at-law Representative for the Shipowners´ Foundation Finland
Shipping as a strategic enabler for Finnish industry
7/2013 Beata Madejska Lawyer BSR InnoShip project Poland
Lower emissions from ships in the light of provisions of “sulphur directive” adopted by the European Union
7/2013 Jaakko Mäkikalli Marketing Manager Turku Fair & Congress Center Finland
The power of personal and genuine encounters – the key to the success of fairs
7/2013 Shinichiro Tabata Professor Slavic Research Center Hokkaido University Japan
Will the boom in Japan-Russia economic relations continue?
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7/2013 Henrikki Tikkanen D.Sc., Professor Aalto University School of Business Finland
Professor Stockholm University School of Business Sweden
Visiting Professor Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
Large Finnish companies’ international business strategies – an outlook
7/2013 Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen
Professor of Finnish history University of Turku Finland
Maternity health – political issue in 18th century Finland and Sweden
7/2013 Jukka Korpela PhD, Professor of History Head of the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies University of Eastern Finland Finland
Positive and negative market forces in university life
7/2013 Yuri Mazurov Professor Moscow State Lomonosov University Russia
Sport in modern society – reflections on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi
7/2013 Petri Minkkinen Dr., Researcher and Chair Science and Art Association KAKTUS Finland
Karelia in the Finnish-Russian relations
7/2013 Kirsti Virtanen International Relations Manager Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
Russian cooperation in Finnish universities of applied sciences
7/2013 Dmitry Gudimenko CEO, Capital Development Group Ltd. Member of the board, Construction Company SUART Helsinki – St. Petersburg
Urban development cooperation in the Baltic region
7/2013 Tomas Janeliūnas Associate Professor Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Third party in the EU EaP Programme
7/2013 Ihor Lishchynskyy Head of International Relations Department Ternopil National Economic University Ukraine
International relations of Ternopil National Economic University and Baltic Rim universities
132
7/2013 Matthew Broad Dr., Associate Lecturer Department of History University of Reading UK
Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Political History University of Turku Finland
Anglo-Nordic relations – past, present, future
6/2013 Jochen Schulte
Roger Jansson
Member of Parliament Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rapporteur of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference BSPC on Integrated Maritime Policy Former Chairman of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy
Vice President of the Åland Parliament Rapporteur of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference BSPC on Integrated Maritime Policy Former Vice Chairman of the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy
The maritime agenda of the Rapporteurs of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on Integrated Maritime Policy
6/2013 Janne Tamminen Executive Secretary CPMR Baltic Sea Commission
The future of maritime regions around the Baltic Sea
6/2013 Gun Rudeberg
Chris Wooldridge
Legal Counsel and Head of Environmental Affairs at Ports of Stockholm Chairman of the European Sea Port Organization’s Sustainable Development Committee
Dr., Honorary Senior Research Fellow Cardiff University, UK Science Coordinator & Senior Trainer
Eco-SLC
Clean Baltic Sea – the role of ports
6/2013 Emil Arolski Project Manager LNG in Baltic Sea Ports & Baltic Ports Organization Baltic Ports Organization c/o Actia Forum Ltd
LNG in Baltic Sea Ports Project
133
6/2013 Stefan Jankowski Maritime University Szczecin Poland
Possibilities for the use of LNG as a fuel on the Baltic Sea
6/2013 Gonçalo Carneiro Programme Manager / Consultant NIRAS International Consulting Stockholm Sweden
Maritime spatial planning – a new layer in integrated marine management
6/2013 Michael Baldauf Dr.-Ing, Associate Professor Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration, Chief Instructor Maritime Simulation MaRiSa – Research group 'Maritime Risk and System Safety' World Maritime University Malmö Sweden
e-Navigation – a key for safe, efficient and sustainable shipping
6/2013 Proshanto K. Mukherjee
Professor Lund University Sweden
The international legal framework of MONALISA
6/2013 Mikko Varjanne M.Sc. Economics Chief Operative Officer SHIPSU.com
Using modern web-based solutions in connecting marine industry professionals
6/2013 Raphaël Baumler Dr., Associate Professor World Maritime University
Containership gigantism – reaching the limits of uncertainty
6/2013 Neil Bellefontaine
Ilias Visvikis
Professor, Vice President (Academics)
Associate Professor Director of Executive and Professional Development
World Maritime University
The current and future needs of postgraduate maritime education
6/2013 Urszula Kowalczyk Head of Economics and Law Department
Maritime Institute Gdansk Poland
Current trends in the Polish maritime industry
6/2013 Alari Purju
Eva Branten
Director Department of Logistics, Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Research Assistant Department of Logistics, Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Maritime sector stakeholders and new regulations
134
6/2013 Sari Nyroos Training Manager Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
SmartComp – Finnish perspective through national consultation days
6/2013
Esta Kaal
Kaja Tampere
SmartComp project partner
Professor of communication management SmartComp project consultant
Tallinn University Institute of Communication Estonia
Does the Central Baltic region maritime cluster need a brand?
6/2013 Tony Munoz Publisher & Editor-in-Chief The Maritime Executive The USA
Surging U.S. energy production revives maritime sector
6/2013 Arto Kuuluvainen PhD, Research Manager Centre for Collaborative Research Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Finnish marine SMEs in Brazil
6/2013
Makiko Kubo
Takuma Matsuda
Researcher Japan Maritime Center Japan Researcher Japan Maritime Center Japan
Seafarer demand forecast based on economic conditions
6/2013 Ari Virtanen Head of Finland Trade Center Finpro South Korea
Korean marine industry and opportunities for Baltic region
6/2013
Jari Makkonen
Sari Arho Havrén
Head of Trade Center Finpro China PhD, Consul (Innovation) Consulate General of Finland Shanghai TEKES China
Common value chains in East Asia – case shipbuilding
6/2013 Minghui Gao Research Assistant
Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Skyrocketing Chinese maritime cluster and its future development with international partners
135
6/2013
Eini Laaksonen
Hanna Mäkinen
Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The booming maritime sector in the Far East – what’s in it for Finnish companies?
5/2013 Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
President of Latvia (1999-2007) Latvia
What kind of Latvia in what kind of Europe?
5/2013 Algirdas Butkevičius
Prime Minister Lithuania
Lithuanian success – from crisis towards credible European Union
5/2013 Arvydas Pocius Lieutenant General Chief of Defense Lithuania
Back to the family – two decades of military-to-military U.S.-Baltic relationship
5/2013 Andris Vilks Minister of Finance Latvia
The euro – the key driving force in competition to promote sustainable growth
5/2013 Päivi Räsänen Minister of the Interior Finland
Finland prepares for increased eastern mobility and possible visa-free travel between EU and Russia
5/2013 Rein Lang Minister of Culture Estonia
Like minded Baltic cultures
5/2013 Hannes Swoboda President Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament
A new transatlantic alliance must be based on shared values and shared objectives
5/2013 Jouni Backman Member of Parliament Chairman of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Group Finland
The Silicon Sea?
5/2013 Anu Urpalainen Member of Parliament of Finland Member of City Council of Imatra Finland
The Russian border – yesterday´s curse, today´s possibility
5/2013 Ine Eriksen Søreide MP for the Norwegian Conservative Party (Høyre) Norway
The “non-race to the Arctic” – some observations from Norway
5/2013 Olli-Pekka Heinonen
State Secretary Prime Minister’s Office Finland
The change of the Arctic geography
136
5/2013 Petteri Taalas Professor Director-General Finnish Meteorological Institute Finland
Baltic maritime safety and research know-how is applicable in the Arctic
5/2013 Alexander Sergunin Professor of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Is Russia a revisionist or status quo power in the Arctic?
5/2013 Jørg Willy Bronebakk
Ambassador Royal Norwegian Embassy in Finland
Managing the Arctic – challenges and opportunities
5/2013 Urban Rusnák Secretary General Energy Charter Secretariat
Shifting the parameters of the debate on global energy challenges – investment needs to become the buzzword
5/2013 Galymzhan Koishybayev
Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Finland
New opportunities for cooperation with Kazakhstan
5/2013 Monika Sztajerowska
Trade Policy Analyst OECD
Russia’s first year in the WTO – hip, hip hooray?
5/2013 Yaroslav Kuzminov
Isak Froumin
Rector National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Academic Supervisor HSE Graduate School of Education National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Russia
Universal higher education and its social and economic impact – case of Russia
5/2013 Jyri Häkämies Director General Confederation of Finnish Industries, EK Finland
Baltic Sea market – new era, new challenges
5/2013 Antti Sippola CEO (acting) SOK Finland
S Group seeks growth from its neighbouring countries
5/2013 Markku Andersson Mayor City of Jyväskylä Finland
Jyväskylä and the Union of the Baltic Cities
5/2013 Jukka Savolainen Capt (CG) Commander of West Finland Coast Guard District Finland
West Finland coast guard district – slimming down with help of synergies and technical applications
5/2013 Jarkko Saksa Deputy DG Finnish Customs Finland
Maritime traffic at the threshold of the new customs regime
137
5/2013 Juha Mutru Managing Director Finnish Port Operators Association Mutru Finland
Finnish harbours in Russia's transit traffic
5/2013 Katri Pynnöniemi Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
A new matrix for Russia’s shipbuilding industry? Civilian-military and public-private partnerships
5/2013 Veijo Hyvönen Managing Editor, Economic and Business News Turun Sanomat (the third largest daily newspaper in Finland) Finland
Eurozone's model student Finland fell into a debt trap
5/2013 Jānis Ikstens Director Advanced Social and Political Research Institute University of Latvia Latvia
Latvia and euro – a window of opportunity
5/2013 Kim Talus Professor of European Law University of Eastern Finland Finland
Regulatory exemption for the Finnish–Baltic gas markets – the impact of an LNG terminal
5/2013 Joseph Dutton Global Gas Security Project University of Leicester The UK
The global gas revolution – why European shale might not matter
5/2013 Mikhail I. Levinbuk
Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Professor Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Moscow Russia
Professor Åbo Akademi University, Turku Finland
Oil refining in Russia – time for a change
5/2013 Rafal Bajczuk Expert Department for Germany and Northern Europe Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), Warsaw Poland
Germany’s energy transformation and the coal ‘renaissance’
5/2013 Ionut Purica Dr., Senior Researcher Institute for Economic Forecasting The Romanian Academy Romania
From the Varangians to the Greeks – critical infrastructures interconnector
5/2013 Päivi Ilves Programme Director South-East Finland – Russia ENPI CBC 2007-2013 Finland
Development of regional cooperation between South-East Finland and St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
138
5/2013 Heikki Aalto CEO Bothnian Arc Finland
Bothnian Arc – vital cross-border area in northernmost part of the Baltic Sea
5/2013
Roland Trill
Anna-Lena Pohl
Dr., Professor for Business Studies, Hospital Management and eHealth Management Secretariat of the eHealth for Regions Network Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
MA, Management Secretariat of the eHealth for Regions Network Flensburg University of Applied Sciences Germany
Cross-border cooperation in eHealth issues in the Baltic Sea Region – the eHealth for regions network as facilitator and booster
5/2013 Aniela Tejchman Head of International Relations Office Gdansk University of Technology Poland
Gdansk University of Technology and its cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2013 Michael Alexeev and Robert Conrad
Professor of Economics Indiana University/Bloomington
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics Duke University
The USA
Russia’s small business tax regimes
5/2013
Johanna Aaltonen
Graham Appleby
María Fernanda Bocángel
Taina Laiho
Subproject Manager University of Turku Finland
Industrial Liaison Officer DESY Germany
Communication Manager Invest in Skåne Sweden
Project Researcher University of Turku Finland
Science Link adds value to BSR's industry and SMEs
5/2013 Eero Aro Senior Scientist Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute Finland
Sustainable exploitation of the Baltic Sea fish resources require integration of thinking
5/2013 Henrik Meinander Dr., Professor of History University of Helsinki Finland
Context matters
139
5/2013 Veikko Saksi MA (Econ.), Editor-in-Chief Karjalan Kuvalehti Finland
Finnophobia replaces finlandization
5/2013 Helene Carlbäck Associate Professor in History former Director of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörn University Sweden
Gender equality the Nordic way – an asset in soft diplomacy towards the Baltic Sea Region?
5/2013 Li Bennich-Björkman
Johan Skytte Professor in Eloquentia and Political Science Research Director Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies (UCRS) Uppsala University Sweden
Baltic States – choices on citizenship and Western integration
5/2013 Oleg Bukhovets Doctor of History Science, Professor Head of the Department of Political Sciences Belarus State Economic University Belarus
How can the post-Soviet countries use the Belarusian subsurface regulations?
5/2013 Valentina Simkhovich
Doctor of sociology, Professor Dean of the Faculty of Management Belarus State Economic University Belarus
Belarus is pregnant with charity
5/2013 Kari Liuhto Professor at the University of Turku Director of the Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
NATO occupies a half of Russia’s foreign economic relations
4/2013 Merja Kyllönen Minister for Transport Finland
Developing the competitiveness of Finnish maritime cluster
4/2013 Michael Prehn Deputy Director Danish Maritime Denmark
Maritime industry in the North
4/2013 Elena G. Efimova Professor of World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russian shipbuilding industry – inside the WTO
4/2013 Heikki Liimatainen Researcher Transport Research Centre Verne Tampere University of Technology Finland
Baltic Sea 2030 – trends and scenarios
140
4/2013 Vesa Marttinen Managing Director Turku Repair Yard Ltd. part of BLRT Grupp Finland
North-European marine industries – lifecycle business with local shipping, infrastructure and natural resource operators
4/2013 Kimmo Iljin CEO Turku Stevedoring Oy Finland
Port of Turku as part of the development of the maritime cluster in the Baltic Sea region
4/2013 Kimmo Mäki Managing Director Port of Helsinki Finland
Port of Helsinki foresees growth in traffic to Tallinn
4/2013 Annemari Andrésen Manager PBI Research Institute Finland
Finnish logistics cluster
4/2013 Jussi Mälkiä President Meriaura Group Finland
Baltic short sea shipping – a strategy for survival
4/2013 Eija Kanto Executive Adviser Finnish Shipowners’ Association Finland
Shipping is the greenest transportation mode but is faced to be even greener
4/2013 Teemu Makkonen Postdoctoral Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Innovation and competitiveness – the future of the maritime companies
4/2013 Kari Laine Dr., Principal Lecturer Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Finland
Open innovation between firms and universities
4/2013 Maria Mustonen Project Manager TFK Transport Research Institute Sweden
The dilemma of vessel noise
4/2013 Jouni Saarni Project Researcher Centre for Collaborative Research Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Dynamic capabilities in Finnish maritime industry during the years of weak demand and uncertainty from 2009 to 2012
4/2013 Teijo Niemelä Editor and Publisher Cruise Business Review The USA and Finland
Shipbuilding industry needs a sustainable orderbook to survive
4/2013 Kimmo Juurmaa Managing Director Offshore Technology Center Oy Finland
Finnish maritime industry – observations from the IFCO project
141
4/2013 Eini Laaksonen
Hanna Mäkinen
Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
How to support the competitiveness and networking of the maritime clusters in the Central Baltic region?
3/2013 Joaquín Almunia Vice President responsible for Competition Policy European Commission
Government subsidies and the internal market – another evolutionary step for Europe’s State aid policy
3/2013 Jari Koskinen Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Finland
Finland will meet the renewable targets with forest energy
3/2013 Urmas Paet Minister of Foreign Affairs Estonia
NATO and the Baltic Sea Region – an Estonian perspective
3/2013 Viktor Mayko Deputy Minister Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ukraine
Ukraine – in search of success in the modern world
3/2013 Romana Jordan Slovenian Member European Parliament
The role of nuclear energy in European sustainable energy mix
3/2013 Sampo Terho Member European Parliament
The Baltic Sea: stable and safe – for now
3/2013 Vilja Savisaar-Toomast
Member Committee on Transport and Tourism European Parliament
Rail Baltica and Baltic-Adriatic Growth corridor influence to the regional cohesion policy
3/2013 Nils Torvalds Member European Parliament
In a sea of challenges
3/2013 Tom Packalén Member of Parliament Finland
Security policy in the north
3/2013 Arto Satonen Member of Parliament, Vice-Chairman National Coalition Party’s Parliamentary Group Finland
Tuition fees in Finland for foreign students outside of EU/EEA -area
3/2013
Janusz Niesyto
Jari Vilén
Ambassador of Poland in Finland
Ambassador of Finland in Poland
Baltic Sea region at the heart of Poland's and Finland’s foreign policy
142
3/2013 Arthur König Dr., Mayor City of Greifswald Germany
Greifswald and its international activities within the Baltic Sea Region
3/2013 Sverker Göranson General, Supreme Commander Swedish Armed Forces Sweden
Security in the Baltic Sea region
3/2013 Jaakko Kaukanen Chief of the Finnish Border Guard Lieutenant General Finland
The Baltic Sea countries are fore-runners in cooperation in coast guard functions
3/2013
Arunas Molis
Florinda Giacomelli
Dr., Chief Strategic Analysis and Research Division NATO ENSEC COE Lithuania
MIREES Master student University of Bologna Italy Intern NATO ENSEC COE Lithuania
Operational energy security in NATO context – looking to the future
3/2013 Claes Levinsson Director Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies (UCRS) Uppsala University Sweden
Baltic security – a word of caution
3/2013 Slava Khodko Scientific Adviser Center on Cross-Border and Interregional Cooperation Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg branch Russia
The Baltic Sea Region – strategies, projects and cooperation
3/2013 Kai Paananen CEO SET Group Oy Finland
Opportunities for Finland – the Arctic and Russia
3/2013 Esko Mustamäki Managing Director Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. Finland
The Arctic shipbuilding market – a real opportunity or a distant dream?
3/2013 Kari Liuhto Member of Board of Directors Helsinki Sustainability Center
Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The Nordic Countries on the top of the world in snow-how
143
3/2013 Carsten Ørts Hansen
Associate Professor CBS Maritime Copenhagen Business School Denmark
Shipping in the Baltic Sea – stormy waters ahead?
3/2013
Olli-Pekka Brunila
Anni Anttila
Researcher University of Turku Centre for Maritime Studies Maritime Logistics Research Unit in Kotka Finland
Project manager Kymenlaakso University of Applied Science Finland
Green co-operation in the eastern Gulf of Finland
3/2013 Juha Kalli Project engineer Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Baltic maritime transport on rough sea
3/2013 Marc Auboin Counsellor Economic Research and Statistics Division WTO
The WTO Academic Programme and Saint-Petersburg State University
3/2013 Fredrik Erixon Director, Co-founder European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) (a world-economy think tank based in Brussels) Belgium
Russia in the World Trade Organisation – improving the chances of success
3/2013
Sergey F. Sutyrin
Olga Y. Trofimenko
Professor, Head, WTO Chair holder
Associate Professor
World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Does Russian accession to the WTO matter for the competitiveness of domestic companies?
3/2013 Vladimir Salamatov Vladimir Salamatov Director General World Trade Center Moscow Russia
Evolution of regulatory measures – from tariff to non-tariff
3/2013 Ihar Hancharonak
Tatyana Prannik
Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs
PhD, Associate Professor Director of the Centre for International Cooperation and Educational Programmes
Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Educational integration for sustainable economic development
144
3/2013 Sergey Kizima Head Department of International Relations Academy of Public Administration under the aegies of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Chinese vector of Eurasian integration
3/2013 Olga S. Shimova Dr. hab. (Economics), Professor Belarus State Economic University Belarus
Environmental economics for sustainable development
3/2013 Eduard Simchanka Professor Institute for Parliamentary and Entrepreneurship Minsk Belarus
Small and medium enterprises in Belarus – status and problems
3/2013
Elena Dadzerkina
Maria Usik
PhD, Doctoral Candidate The Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Belarus
Student The 5th course of The Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Status and prospects for development of rail transport in Belarus
3/2013
Daria Lipatova
Pekka Viljakainen
Evgenia Mayer
Sergey Blintsov
Partner Projects Manager, RVC
Advisor to the President Skolkovo Foundation
Head of Partner Department, RVC
Head of Zvorykinsky Project
Russia
Russian startup tour – bringing international experience to Russian regions
3/2013 Ilkka Linnakko and Tomas Rosin
Partner
CEO, Partner
TRIDARA
The TRIPADA concept – a road map for concretely turning Russian innovations to local and global benefits!
3/2013 Tero Piispanen Program Director Finnish HealthBIO cluster VP ScanBalt Finland
Early stage growth financing is needed in the growing Life Sciences sector
3/2013 Sari Autio-Sarasmo PhD, Research Coordinator Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Technology transfer between East and West and Russia’s economic modernisation
3/2013 Nikolay M. Megevich
Simon J. Chernyak
Doctor of Economics, Professor
Master of European Studies
St. Petersburg State University Russia
Cross-border innovation strategies – Russian-Finnish experience
145
3/2013 Arkady Ryabichenko
Junior Research Fellow Social and economic Studies centre Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
Russian innovative ambitions as positive factor for country image in Nordic
3/2013 Vlad Ivanenko Senior energy economist Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources Canada
Is the price of Russian natural gas inflated for the Baltic Rim?
3/2013 Venelin Tsachevsky PhD, Professor, Director Contemporary Foreign Policy Studies Centre Former Bulgarian Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Bulgaria
Energy development in South-East Europe and the Baltic Sea region – similar problems, similar prospects
3/2013 Gennady Kretinin Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director REC Baltic region Manager Baltic Research and Information Center Russian Institute of Strategic Research Russia
On the perspectives of building nuclear power plant in Lithuania
3/2013 Elena Paltseva Research Fellow SITE Stockholm School of Economics Sweden
Visiting Professor New Economic School Russia
Supply diversification and allocation of bargaining power in the EU-Russia gas relationship
3/2013 Vladimir Feygin President Institute for Energy and Finance Russia
On interactions between energy markets
3/2013 Pekka Hakanen Editor on Financial Affairs Turun Sanomat Finland
Russian roulette with gas
3/2013 Simonas Klimanskis Deputy Director Lithuanian Institute of Development of Social Market Economy Lithuania
The Baltic Sea Region – the positive steps towards ensuring energy security
3/2013 Romas Švedas Independent Expert, Lecturer Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Energy in Baltics – the last phase of Eurointegration
146
3/2013 Mihails Rodins, Aleksandr Gaponenko
Inna Dovladbekova
Professor Institute of European Studies
Dr.oec., Director Institute of European Studies
Faculty of European Studies Rigas Stradins University
Latvia
Lithuania's energy sector – trends and problems of development
3/2013 David Dusseault Senior Market Analyst Gasum OY Finland
Global energy markets – the view from Espoo
3/2013 Nikolay Dobronravin
Professor School of International Relations St.Petersburg University Russia
Energy politics in the Baltic Sea Region – new Russian perspectives?
3/2013 Jack Sharples PhD Candidate University of Glasgow The UK
Gazprom and the development of spot-pricing on the EU gas market
3/2013 Juho Rahkonen PhD, Research Manager Taloustutkimus Oy Finland
Visa-free travel between EU and Russia might be true in the near future
3/2013 Andrei Yakovlev Director Institute for Industrial and Market Studies National Research University – Higher School of Economics
Vice President Association of Russian Economic Think Tanks (ARETT) Russia
In search of new mechanisms for state-business interaction
3/2013 Kalman Kalotay Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The 2013 Cyprus bailout and the Russian foreign direct investment platform
3/2013 Wladimir Andreff Professor Emeritus University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne Honorary Member of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies France
Russian multinational companies and state capitalism
3/2013 Morten Hansen Head of Economics Department Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Joining the Eurozone – Latvia’s destiny?
147
3/2013 Timo Hellenberg CEO Hellenberg International Limited Finland
From enlargement to enhancement – towards a civil security financial instrument of the Baltic Sea Region?
3/2013 Marek Dabrowski Fellow CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research Warsaw Poland
Inflation and monetary policy in CIS countries
3/2013 Erkki Laukkanen DSc (Econ), Chairman Transparency Finland Finland
Corruption line in Baltics – the key differences between key countries
3/2013 Lars Johannsen PhD, Associate Professor Department of Political Science and Government Business and Social Science Aarhus University Denmark
Bumps ahead
3/2013 Stanisław Bieleń Professor Institute of International Relations University of Warsaw Editor of the Journal Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations Poland
The chances for reconciliation between Poland and Russia
3/2013 Johanna Reiman Executive Director Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association – WHO Collaboration Centre of Urban Health and Healthy Cities in the Baltic Region Finland
15 years of support for cities’ urban health planning in the Baltic Region
3/2013 Helmut Klüter Dr., Professor Institut für Geographie und Geologie Germany
Rural areas of Eastern Germany
3/2013 Ivan Gumeniuk Dr., Research Associate The Institute of Environmental Management, Territorial Development and Urban Construction Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
The Interreg IIIB BSR programme as a tool for developing a unified transport system in the Baltic macroregion
148
3/2013
Anatoly Anishenko
Aigars Rostovskis
Deputy General Director Nizhny Novgorod Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry Russia
PhD, Chairman Development Council Turiba University Latvia
Promoting business education in the Baltic Sea Region – the case of the Latvian-Russian cooperation
3/2013 Gennady Fedorov Professor, Director Institute of Environmental Management, Spatial Development and Urban Planning Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia
New opportunities for Kaliningrad in the development of Russia-EU relations
3/2013 Vladimir Balobaev Researcher Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Kaliningrad Russia
Possible strategies for the Kaliningrad region 2013
2/2013 Klavs A. Holm Under-Secretary for Arctic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark
The Arctic – regional challenges with global consequences
2/2013 Hannu Halinen Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Finland
Arctic cooperation and business
2/2013 Martti Hahl President Barents Center Finland Oy Finland
What’s next in the Arctic?
2/2013 Kirsi-Maarit Poljatschenko
Head of Trade Center Finpro ry, Operations and Network Finland Trade Center in St. Petersburg Russia
Arctic of Russia – freezing hot business topic
2/2013 Kari Synberg Ph.D in Geography University on Eastern Finland Committee member of Geographical Society of Finland
Russia and the Arctic
2/2013 Katri Pynnöniemi Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Russia’s new Arctic strategy identifies vulnerabilities but targets modernization
2/2013 Timo Koivurova Research professor, Director The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Finland
Resource exploitation in the Arctic: incorrect diagnoses, misinterpretations and wrong solutions – how to avoid these?
149
2/2013 Vladimir Didyk and Larissa Riabova
Research Director of the IES KSC RAS
Head of department of social policy in the North
Luzin Institute for Economic Studies The Kola Science Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Socio-economic development of the Murmansk region – trends and prospects
2/2013 Vesa Rautio Academy Research Fellow Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The Russian North going global
2/2013 Morten Anker Principal Pöyry Management Consulting AS Norway
The Norwegian Barents Sea adventure
2/2013 Geir Hønneland Research Director Fridtjof Nansen Institute and University of Tromsø Norway
The Barents Sea – successful fisheries management
2/2013 Lawson W. Brigham
PhD, Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy University of Alaska Fairbanks The USA
Arctic marine transport driven by natural resource development
2/2013 Yrjö Myllylä
Jon McEwan
Senior Research Scientist, Ph.D. RD Aluekehitys Oy
Independent researcher, Master’s student International Program of Human Geography at the Department of Geographical and Historical Studies University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu
Finland
Finland’s world class Arctic marine technology know-how
2/2013 Eini Laaksonen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Business prospects for the Finnish maritime industry in the Arctic
2/2013 Adam Grydehøj Director of Island Dynamics Copenhagen Denmark
Opportunities for local development in a nationally contested Arctic – when Nordic communities engage with Asian economies
2/2013 Masahiro Tokunaga Ph.D., Associate Professor Kansai University Japan
Japanese-Russian business on a brink – how to go with Gazprom?
150
2/2013 Timothy Heleniak The American Geographical Society Associate Research Professor The Department of Geography The University of Maryland The USA
The migration of people in the Arctic
1/2013 Per Westerberg Speaker Swedish Parliament Sweden
The Baltic Sea Region – a Swedish perspective
1/2013 Zoran Milanovic Prime Minister The Republic of Croatia
Croatia – becoming the 28th member state of the European Union
1/2013 Maria Lohela Member (The Finns Party) Parliament of Finland Finland
Mutual trust and reciprocity – a key to success in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2013 Katja Taimela Member Parliament of Finland Finland
Towards a more responsible Baltic Fisheries Policy
1/2013 Xing Huang Ambassador Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Finland
Maintaining a sound all-win relationship between China-Finland in the future
1/2013 Veiko Spolitis Parliamentary secretary The Latvian Ministry of Defence Latvia
Latvian defence planning in transforming security environment – political perspective 2011–2013
1/2013 Hannu Miettunen Head News Department Turun Sanomat Finland
Finland and Sweden – military allies? Never and yet for all times
1/2013 Erwin Sellering Prime Minister Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and its relations with the countries of the Baltic Sea Region
1/2013 Alexander Khudilainen
Head The Republic of Karelia Russia
Cooperation of the Republic of Karelia with Finland at the present stage of development
1/2013 Janne Virtanen Acting Director Regional Promotion Regional Council of Southwest Finland
Northern growth corridor – an opportunity for Southwest Finland
1/2013 Sergei Guriev Professor of Economics and Rector New Economic School Russia
Is Russian economy overheated?
1/2013 Piia-Noora Kauppi Managing Director Federation of Finnish Financial Services Finland
Nordic-Baltic financial zone needs a well-functioning banking union
151
1/2013 Leszek Balcerowicz
Aleksander Łaszek
Professor of Economics, Head International Comparative Studies Department
Ph.D. Candidate
Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Internal devaluation can work
1/2013 Vlasta Macku Chief UNCTAD Virtual Institute United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Academic capacity building on trade for development in Belarus and Russia –contribution of the UNCTAD Virtual Institute
1/2013 Jan Lundin Director General CBSS International Secretariat
The Council of the Baltic Sea States in the era of regional strategies, networks and projects
1/2013 Kari Liuhto Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku
Director Pan-European Institute, Centrum Balticum Finland
The Baltic Sea region and the Pan-European Institute
1/2013 Hans Brask Director Baltic Development Forum Denmark
Energy efficiency in Russia – experiences from Kaliningrad region
1/2013 Eero Toivainen Senior Consultant Finpro, Life Sciences Finland
FinlandCare – health from Finland
1/2013 Alan Riley Professor City Law School City University The United Kingdom
Gazprom on the antitrust ropes
1/2013 Taavi Veskimägi CEO Elering AS Estonia
Liberalisation of the Estonian gas market
1/2013 Irina V. Zeleneva Professor Department of World Politics School of International Relations Saint Petersburg State University Russia
Russian geostrategy in the energy sphere in the Baltic Sea region
152
1/2013 Agnia Grigas PhD, CEO OneGo Inc. Author of “The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia” The USA
Gas – the last frontier in the bilateral relations between the Baltic States and Russia
1/2013 Reinis Āboltiņš Researcher Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS Latvia
A game of power – the Baltic States and energy security
1/2013 Mikhail Krutikhin Partner, Analyst RusEnergy independent consultancy Russia
Gas and oil reserves in Russian Arctic seas remain out of reach to all but two state-run giants
1/2013 Maria L. Lagutina PhD, Senior Lecturer World Politics Department School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Nord Stream pipeline – an energy dialogue or deadlock?
1/2013 Tomas Malmlöf Scientist Department for Security Policy & Strategic Studies Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) Sweden
Interpretations of energy security in the Baltic Sea region
1/2013 Satu Viljainen
Olga Gore
Mari Makkonen
Professor (Electricity markets)
M.Sc., Researcher
M.Sc., Researcher
Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
Russian electricity market reform – deregulation or re-regulation?
1/2013 Eero Vanaale Consultant Drewry Shipping Consultants The UK
The Baltic Sea ports – resonance of trends in the container shipping
1/2013 Tuomas Kiiski Doctoral student Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The Northern Sea Route – a viable alternative to Suez Canal Route as a liner shipping route?
1/2013 Viacheslav M. Shavshukov
Doctor of Economics, Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia
Immediate tasks for G20, regional associations and international economic organizations
1/2013 Ilmari Larjavaara Dr.Soc.Sc, BBA Adviser EUROFACTS Ltd. Finland
“Clash of civilizations” in the Finnish-Russian relations?
153
1/2013 Vladimir G. Sherov-Ignatyev
Associate Professor World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Eurasian integration – a positive view
1/2013 Elina Kahla PhD, Director The Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg
Finnish window in St.Petersburg – beyond its size?
1/2013 Inari Helle
Sakari Kuikka
Researcher
Professor
Fisheries and Environmental Management Group (FEM) Department of Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Finland
The challenge of keeping the Gulf of Finland clean from oil – what should we do?
1/2013 Kari Hyytiäinen Principal Research Scientist MTT Agrifood Research Finland
Does it pay to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea?
1/2013 Vanessa Ryan Marine Conservation Officer WWF Finland Finland
Oil transportation in the Baltic Sea – environmental impacts and future challenges for maritime transport
1/2013 Markku Kotilainen Dr., Research Director Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) Finland
What explains foreign direct investment in the Baltic Sea Region?
1/2013 Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen
Professor of Sociology Stockholm Centre on Health of Societies in Transition (SCOHOST) School of Social Sciences Södertörn University Sweden
The East is – empty
1/2013 Ruslanas Iržikevičius
Editor-in-Chief The Lithuania Tribune
Director BaltoScandia Media Lithuania
Lithuania's Berlusconi – the Viktor Uspaskich phenomenon in Lithuania
1/2013 Jordan Gans-Morse Assistant Professor Political Science Northwestern University The USA
Evolving threats to property rights in Russia
1/2013 Sergey Balandin President FRUCT Oy Finland
FRUCT – Academia-to-industry cooperation engine and incubator of new competences and businesses
154
1/2013 Julija Bendikienė Deputy Director Marine Science and Technology Centre Klaipėda University Lithuania
The marine valley in Klaipėda – for development of Lithuanian maritime sector
1/2013 Irina Ledchenkova Head of Project Office International Cooperation Centre Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (YKSUG) Belarus
The Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (YKSUG) and its international projects in the Baltic Sea region (BSR)
1/2013 Karri Kiiskinen PhD student European ethnology University of Turku Finland
Borders to define a Baltic Sea region
6/2012 Mikhail V. Myasnikovich
Prime Minister The Republic of Belarus Professor, Doctor in Economics and Associate Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus – joining Europe and Eurasia together (Integration of Integrations concept)
6/2012 Pekka Salminen and Hannamaria Yliruusi
Project Manager
Project Manager
Union of the Baltic Cities Commission on Environment Finland
Direct investments in city-to-city cooperation between Belarus and EU
6/2012 Artis Pabriks Dr., Minister of Defence The Republic of Latvia
Security issues in the Baltic Sea region
6/2012 Petri Sarvamaa Member The European Parliament
Rail Baltica as a stimulant to Baltic economies
6/2012 Jessica Polfjärd Member of Parliament Moderate Party Chair Committee on industry and trade Sweden
Nordic competitiveness in trade and commerce – a strong and secure future established by growth
6/2012 Franz Thönnes MP, former Parliamentary State Secretary Deutscher Bundestag Member of the BSLF Steering Committee Germany
The Baltic Sea Labour Forum (BSLF) is working
6/2012 Ann-Kristine Johansson
Member of Parliament Chair of the Nordic Council Environment Committee Sweden
A cleaner Baltic Sea – a task for parliamentarians across borders
6/2012 Hannu Himanen Ambassador of Finland to the Russian Federation
The reluctant partner – Russia in WTO
155
6/2012 Maimo Henriksson Ambassador of Finland to Norway
The dynamic corner of Europe – the High North as a strategic survival strategy for Finland
6/2012 Riho Terras Brigadier General Commander The Estonian Defence Forces Estonia
Security and defense in the Baltic Sea region – what to expect?
6/2012 Stephen Blank Professor Strategic Studies Institute The USA
European and Asian rivalries over the Arctic
6/2012 Timo Rautajoki CEO Lapland Chamber of Commerce Finland
The great future of Murmansk is still based on visions
6/2012 Anneli Ahonen Finnish journalist based in St. Petersburg Times are changing for the Northern Russian town of Pechenga
6/2012 Martti Hahl President Barents Center Finland Finland
The bridge over troubled waters of North West Russia
6/2012 Philip Lowe Director-General DG ENERGY European Comission
Baltic energy infrastructure – from isolation towards integration
6/2012 Torstein Indrebø Secretary General International Gas Union, IGU
Natural Gas, LNG and the Baltic Sea
6/2012 Esa Härmälä Director General Energy Department Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
Europe needs energy investments
6/2012 Rokas Masiulis CEO Klaipėdos Nafta AB Lithuania
LNG terminal in Lithuania – a small solution to a very large problem
6/2012 Monika Rozmarynowska
Assistant Department of Transport and Logistics Gdynia Maritime University Poland
LNG import terminals in Baltic Sea Region – review of current projects
6/2012 Juha Kettunen Rector Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland
Environment projects in the Central Baltic Programme
6/2012 Markus Granlund Director, Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Responsible university education of business and economics in the BRE
156
6/2012 Janis Stonis Administrative Director University of Latvia Latvia
Link in the Baltic Sea region chain
6/2012 Ari Niemi Editorial Writer Turun Sanomat, Daily Newspaper Finland
Child welfare with a double-headed eagle as a partner
6/2012 Hannele Pokka Permanent Secretary Ministry of the Environment Finland
Why Gulf of Finland Year 2014?
6/2012 Kari Häkämies Director-General Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland Finland
Integration of the Baltic Sea labour market
6/2012 Stefan Herms Director General Department International and European Affairs
Senate Chancellery Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Germany
Cooperation between Hamburg and other partners in the Baltic Sea region
6/2012 Heikki Pälve CEO Finnish Medical Association Finland
Patient mobility in the Baltic region
6/2012 Jussi Järventaus Managing Director Federation of Finnish Enterprises Finland
Entrepreneurship as a source of growth and competitiveness in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2012 Hans Skov Christensen
Chairman Baltic Development Forum Denmark
The almost forgotten digital single market
6/2012 Thomas Steger University of Regensburg Editor-in-chief Journal for East European Management Studies Germany
Management research on Central and Eastern Europe
6/2012 Pauls Raudseps Commentator Weekly magazine Ir Latvia
Latvia and the euro – a date with destiny
6/2012 Hiski Haukkala Professor of International Relations University of Tampere Finland
The Baltic Sea region needs more mutual trust
6/2012 Christian Ramberg Managing Director Port of Turku Finland
Port of Turku takes strongly part in LNG projects
157
6/2012 Ulrich Bauermeister Dr., Managing Director Rostock Port Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH Germany
Port of Rosrock – serving the Baltic Sea
6/2012 Jaakko Tikka CEO Forum Marinum Foundation Finland
Maritime memories, history and experiences at the same place
6/2012 Julian Cooper Professor of Russian Economic Studies Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham The United Kingdom
Eurasian Economic Integration – different this time?
6/2012 Irina V. Starodubrovskaya
Department Director Political economy and regional development Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
Do Russian innovators need creative cities?
6/2012 Marko Torkkeli Professor of Technology and Business Innovations Faculty of Technology Management LappeenrantaUniversity of Technology
Director of Publications at International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) Finland
Innovation in and for Russian markets
6/2012 Anni Kangas Academy of Finland Post-Doctoral Research Fellow School of Management (International Relations) University of Tampere Finland
Neoliberalism meets economic nationalism – the Skolkovo innograd
6/2012 Teemu Makkonen Postdoctoral Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The geography of innovation in the Baltic Sea region
6/2012 Alexander Dynkin Professor, Director IMEMO, Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russia
Russia and WTO – challenges after accession
6/2012 Grigory Dudarev Partner Evli Bank Plc Finland
Russia as an investment destination – the recent accession of Russia to WTO and its impact on the investment in Russia
158
6/2012 Lilia Shevtsova Senior Associate Moscow Carnegie Centre Russia
Associate Fellow Russia and Eurasia Program The Chatham House The United Kingdom
Russia – is there a way out of the dead end?
6/2012 Tommi Lappalainen Major, Lecturer Department of Strategic and Defence Studies National Defence University Finland
Russia increasing its military expenditure
6/2012 Irina Novikova Professor, Dean School of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s WTO entry – consequences for higher education
6/2012 Jari Jumpponen Head of rep. office East Office of Finnish Industries Advisor to Co-Chairman of the NDBC
How to get more boost to the Northern Dimension?
6/2012 Katja Novikova
Maija Kuiri
Director for Russian Affairs
Project Manager
Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
Russian higher education reform – designed to approach world top universities
6/2012 Sean P. Roberts Dr, Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Party-system reform in Russia
6/2012 Roger Roffey Senior Scientist Division of Defence Analysis The Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI Sweden
Russia and migration in the light of the demographic crises
6/2012 Roland Gustbée President Euroregion Baltic
Euroregion Baltic – tool to tackle common challenges in the South Baltic area
6/2012 Torben Dall Schmidt
Professor in Regional Economics Department of Border Region Studies University of Southern Denmark Denmark
Borders and foreign labor – the importance of foreign labor at the Danish-German land border
6/2012 Robert Hall Head of Baltic Sea Unit Swedish Institute Sweden
The Swedish Institute’s role in Baltic Sea cooperation
6/2012 Kristi Raik Researcher Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Estonia and Finland diverge over Europe, but cherish Nordic-Baltic ties
159
6/2012 Anna Zasova Research Fellow Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies Latvia
Slow recovery of Latvian labour market – shaped by lack of demand, not by labour market institutions
6/2012 Jessica Ålgars-Åkerholm
Communications Manager Regional Council of Southwest Finland
What is the WOW of your region?
6/2012 Sari Ruusumo Convention Director City of Turku Turku Touring Southwest Finland Tourist and Convention Bureau Finland
Important meetings and passion since 1229
6/2012 Mika Kallioinen Lecturer of Finnish History University of Turku Finland
The Hanseatic League – past and present
6/2012 Anna Karhu Doctoral Student Department of Marketing and International Business Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Pharmaceutical retail as a part of healthcare provision in the future
5/2012 Eini Laaksonen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Introduction to SmartComp – Smart Competitiveness for the Central Baltic region
5/2012 René Sirol Capt., Deputy Director General, Head of Maritime Safety Division Estonian Maritime Administration
Factors for safer shipping in the Baltic Sea
5/2012 Karl-Heinz Breitzmann
Prof., Dr Managing Director Baltic Institute of Marketing, Transport and Tourism at the University of Rostock Germany
Baltic maritime transport – tense relationship between logistics and environmental regulations
5/2012 Pentti Kujala Professor Department of Applied Mechanics School of Engineering Aalto University Finland
Increasing marine traffic challenges the Baltic Sea
5/2012 Monika Stankiewicz
Executive Secretary HELCOM (Baltic Sea Marine Environment Protection Commission)
Marine nature does not have an owner – reflections on the future of the Baltic maritime sector
160
5/2012 Jerzy Hajduk PhD, Master Mariner, Professor Dean of Navigation Faculty Maritime University of Szczecin Poland
The future of vessel traffic safety in the Baltic Sea
5/2012 Robert Aps Dr, Head of Marine Systems Department Estonian Marine Institute University of Tartu Estonia
Sea transportation of oil in the Baltic Sea – enhancing safety and security
5/2012 Juhani Talvela Lic.tech, Research Director Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences Finland
Enhancing logistics competitiveness on a regional scale
5/2012 Rima Mickeviciene Dr, Assoc. Professor in Marine Engineering, Dean Faculty of Marine Engineering Klaipeda University Lithuania
Maritime technology industry – to fit for the green future
5/2012 Elisa Holma Researcher Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Baltic Sea cargo volumes at their highest in 2011
5/2012 Eva Branten and Alari Purju
Research Associate
Professor of Public Economics
Department of Public Economics Tallinn University of TechnologY Estonia
Recent developments in the Estonian maritime cluster
5/2012 Hanna Mäkinen Project Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The current state and future of the Finnish maritime cluster
5/2012 Ulla Tapaninen Ph.D., Expert in International Logistics City of Helsinki Finland
Finnish foreign trade will find new transport routes
5/2012 Mervi Pitkänen
Juha Valtanen
Programme Director
Programme Manager
Machine Technology Center Maritime Cluster Programme Finland
Finnish maritime industry – innovating the future
5/2012 Jukka Seppänen
Mirva Salokorpi
Project Manager of CAFE project
Research Manager of maritime and logistics
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Science Finland
EU-project develops skills and increases safety capital of maritime domain
161
5/2012 Lan Le
Nina Luostarinen
Timo Parkkola
Project Producer Kaleidoskooppi
Project Planner TKI-HUMAK Meri
RDI Manager TKI-HUMAK Meri
Finland
Uncharted waters
4/2012 László Andor Commissioner European Commission
Employment and social development in the EU and in particular in the Baltic Sea region
4/2012 Edgars Rinkēvičs Minister of Foreign Affairs Latvia
Why Eastern Partnership still matters?
4/2012 Edit Herczog Member of the European Parliament East-West pipelines – integrating Europe
4/2012
Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
DI, eMBA, Member of Parliament Parliament of Finland
Chairperson Finnish Karelian League Finland
Controversial real estate ownership
4/2012 Christel Happach-Kasan
Dr. MP Chairwoman of the German-Baltic Friendship Group The German Bundestag
A view on the German Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States
4/2012 Mikaela Nylander Member of Parliament Parliament of Finland
Minorities around the Baltic Sea
4/2012 Kimmo Tiilikainen Chairman The Finnish Centre Party Parliamentary Group
Member of Parliament Parliament of Finland
Building sustainable growth in the Baltic Sea region
4/2012 Walter Deffaa Director-General Regional Policy DG European Commission
The EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region – the next phase of the strategy
4/2012 Pauliina Haijanen Member of the Committee of The Regions Member of the Board of The Regional Council of Southwest Finland
Updated European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea region
4/2012 Jukka-Pekka Ujula Mayor City of Porvoo Finland
The City of Porvoo in Baltic area cooperation
162
4/2012 Ricardo Carvalho Bruno Ferreira
Policy Officer European Commission – DG Education and Culture
University business cooperation in education
4/2012 Philipp Schwartz Dr., Head of the Joint Technical Secretariat Central Baltic INTERREG IV A Programme 2007-2013
Use the “today” to shape the “tomorrow” or the impact of 2007– 2013 on 2014 – 2020
4/2012 Gabriel Alvarez Communication Officer INTERACT Point Turku Finland
Territorial cooperation in the Baltic Sea region and the supportive role of INTERACT Point Turku
4/2012 Kai Paananen CEO SET Petrochemicals Oy / SET Group Finland
Oil spill risks can be reduced through concrete cooperation
4/2012 Olli-Pekka Brunila Researcher University of Turku Centre for Maritime Studies Maritime Logistics Research Unit in Kotka Finland
Development of oil transportation in the Gulf of Finland
4/2012 Anders Åslund Senior Fellow The Peterson Institute for International Economics The USA Author of the book “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution”
Russia’s future reforms
4/2012 Kari Liuhto Professor on the Russian economy Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
Russia after Putin?
4/2012 Mikhail Dmitriev
Svetlana Misikhina
President Center for Strategic Research Russia
Director Center of Social Policy of the Institute of the Applied Economic Research The Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service Russia
Good-bye, poverty – Russia’s quiet social revolution
4/2012 Vesa Korhonen Senior economist Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Finland
Russia’s budget priorities shaped by the leadership, and the outcome by an uneven inflation landscape
4/2012 Tom Colbjørnsen President BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School and its activities in the Baltic Sea region
163
4/2012 Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga
Expert Russian Department Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
The limits of Eurasian integration
4/2012 Filip Hamro-Drotz Senior Advisor Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
The Baltic Sea region and business – a model for European macro regions?
4/2012 Jorma Alanne Executive Vice President Baltic Banking Pohjola Bank plc Finland
Pohjola’s growing interest in the Baltic markets
4/2012 Keijo Koskinen Key Account Manager AEL Finland
Why some companies succeed
4/2012 Janne Tienpää MSc in Geography and Economics Senior Sales Manager S-Group Hotels Finland
Event sourcing: a new approach to destination marketing – case City of Turku, Finland
4/2012 Janne Hirvonen Analyst East Office of Finnish Industries, Helsinki Finland
State-financed investment – the Achilles’ heel of Russia’s rents-addicted economy?
4/2012 Markku Sippola Postdoctoral Researcher Karelian Institute University of Eastern Finland
The impact of investment climate on the ease of investment: a comparison between Russia and the Baltic States
4/2012 Martin Hurt Member of the Executive Board International Centre for Defence Studies Estonia
Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation: opportunities and challenges
4/2012 Jonas Grätz M.A., Researcher Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich Switzerland
Unconventional resources and energy security in the Baltic Sea region
164
4/2012 Mikhail Grigoryev Co-owner and Director Consultation Centre GECON
Expert Scientific Council of Security Council of the Russian Federation
Member Coordination Council on Cross-Border and Interregional Cooperation under the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation to the Northwest Federal District
Chairman Expert Group concerning Development of Mineral Resources and Development of Transport System in Arctic Regions The Russian Federation
Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation for development of the Russian Arctic offshore oil & gas reserves
4/2012 Eva Hjälmered Head of Secretariat UBC Energy Commission Union of Baltic Cities
The ”small” actors are the major actors
4/2012 Eugenijus Uspuras
Vaclovas Miskinis
Director
Head
Laboratory of Energy Systems Research Lithuanian Energy Institute
Energy infrastructure projects in Lithuania
4/2012 Frederic Hauge President The Bellona Foundation Norway
Plans for Baltic nuclear power plant financially unviable and ecologically hazardous
4/2012 Marijuš Antonovič MA in International Relations and Diplomacy Vilnius University Lithuania
The political project of the Baltic nuclear power plant
4/2012 Bo Österlund Commodore (One Star Admiral, retired) Finland
A drastic change to be expected in the energy map of the Baltic region
4/2012 Vitaliy V. Yermakov
Director, Russian and Caspian Energy IHS CERA Russia
Cold February of 2012 – European gas system passes test, but questions remain
4/2012 Kari Liuhto Professor Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku
Director Centrum Balticum Finland
The revolution of gas logistics in the Baltic Sea region?
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4/2012
Olli-Pekka Hilmola
Eugene Korovyakovsky
Professor Department of Industrial Management, Kouvola Unit Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
Head of Department Department of Logistics and Commercial Operations St. Petersburg State Transport University Russia
Russian railway sector transformation – opportunity for larger Europe
4/2012 Vladas Sturys Consultant, Researcher in transport and logistics
Director Baltic R&D Centre Lithuania
Baltic transport research agenda – a strong demand
4/2012 Ilya Shegelman
Pavel Shchukin
Administration Counselor, PhD, Professor
Head of Innovation Projects and Innovative Infrastructure Developing Department, PhD
Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Environmentally safe transportation and packaging unit for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel
4/2012 Egon G. Nordström PhD, Docent Åbo Akademi University Senior Officer Ministry of Environment Finland
Sustainable water management in the Baltic Sea region and the Kingisepp phosphorus case
4/2012 Anna Korppoo Postdoctoral Researcher of the Academy of Finland Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
Senior Research Fellow Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway
What next in Russia’s climate policy?
4/2012 Tuomas Räsänen PhD Student Department of General History University of Turku Finland
Environmental lessons from the past
4/2012 Vera Barinova Head of Innovation Economy Department Center for Real Sector Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
Fostering innovation in Russia – time to set priorities
166
4/2012 Virpi Herranen Director FinNode Russia
Finland and Russia – how good partners may contribute in developing innovations
4/2012 Liliana Proskuryakova
Researcher Laboratory for S&T Studies National Research University “Higher School of Economics” Russia
Science and innovation policy of the new Russian cabinet
4/2012 Natalya Volchkova Professor New Economic School Russia
Russia – an unattainable goal of diversification
4/2012 Triin Kask CEO BluNavi Estonia
The real challenges of start-ups who want to make people’s lives better
4/2012 Dovile Jakniunaite Associated Professor Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Baltic States – three states, but no region
4/2012 Ralph Tuchtenhagen Professor, Dr. Chair of Cultural Studies Deputy Head Department of North European Studies Humboldt University, Berlin German
The Baltic Sea Dimension at the Department of North European Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
4/2012
Tatjana Muravska
Roswitha King
Jean Monnet Professor Director Centre for European and Transition Studies University of Latvia
Associate Professor of Economics University of Latvia Ostfold University College Norway
Peripheral regional universities – what role within the Baltic Regional Forum?
4/2012
Markku Jokisipilä
Tarja Hyppönen
Academic Director University of Turku
Coordinator University of Turku
BSRS – making sense of regional realities for 15 years
4/2012 Elżbieta Fonberg-Stokłuska
Head of International Centre Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) Poland
The Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and its collaboration within the Baltic Sea region (BSR)
4/2012 Tiina Tervaniemi Project Manager Best practices in the Baltic Sea Area Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo Finland
Knowledge, networks and regional growth through best practices within the Baltic Sea region
167
4/2012 Regina Karvelienė Director The Department of International Programmes and Relations Šiauliai University Lithuania
Internationalisation process in high education – a practise of Šiauliai University
4/2012 Alyson JK Bailes Adjunct Professor Faculty of Political Science University of Iceland Visiting Professor at the College of Europe
Iceland facing the Artic – Baltic lessons?
4/2012 Aleksandra Kuźmińska-Haberla
Marcin Haberla
Ph.D., Lecturer Department of International Economic Relations
Ph.D., Lecturer Department of Marketing Research Wroclaw University of Economics Poland
EURO 2012 in Poland – was it worth it?
4/2012 Pauli Heikkilä Research Fellow University of Tartu Estonia
Paneuropean and Baltic Estonian Diplomat
3/2012 Ilkka Räisänen Lic.Sc.(Econ) Minister Counsellor Head of Liaison Office of the Embassy of Finland
How Belarus could gain of the Eurasian economic integration and of the WTO membership?*
3/2012 David R. Marples Distinguished University Professor University of Alberta Canada
Belarus – back to mother Russia?
3/2012 Alexander Brakel Country Representative Belarus Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
The “ambassador war” – lessons learned from a recent episode in European–Belarusian relations
3/2012 Sergey A. Kizima Head of Department of International Relations Academy of Public Administration Belarus
Lost chances of the EU for cooperation with Belarus
3/2012 Kataryna Wolczuk PhD Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham UK
The EU strategy on Belarus – in need of ‘smart pragmatism’
3/2012 Anaïs Marin Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (Helsinki) Finland
EU–Belarus relations – which way out of the vicious circle?
168
3/2012 Torbjörn Becker Director Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) Stockholm School of Economics Sweden
Belarus – expect no free lunches
3/2012 Alexander Chubrik Director of the IPM Research Centre CASE Fellow Belarus
Belarusian economy after the balance of payments crisis – time to change the model
3/2012 Kateryna Bornukova
Research fellow Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC) Ukraine
Currency crisis in Belarus – social impact and redistributive effects
3/2012 Irina Yeremeyeva PhD, Associate Professor Belarusian State Economic University Belarus
Budget deficit in Belarus, ways of reducing
3/2012 Olga Malashenkova PhD, Associate Professor Department of International Economic Relations of the Belarusian State University Belarus
The consolidated budget of the Republic of Belarus
3/2012 Andrei Rusakovich Chairman of the Board Public Association «Foreign Policy and Security Research Center» Belarus
Investment advantages of the Republic of Belarus in connection with its participation in the Eurasian integration
3/2012 Helen Semak PhD, Associate Professor Department of International Economic Relations of the Belarusian State University Belarus
Russian investments in the economy of the Republic of Belarus
3/2012 Pavel Shvedko Senior researcher Institute of Economics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarusian–Chinese trade and economic cooperation
3/2012 Aleksandra Hiachai PhD, Associate Professor Department of International Economic Relations of the Belarusian State University
Energy sector of the Republic of Belarus
3/2012 Hanna Smith Researcher Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Belarus at a crossroads
3/2012 Kamil Klysinski Specialist in Belarusian Affairs Department for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)Poland
The paradoxes of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s foreign policy
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3/2012 Matthew Frear Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham UK
Opposition strategies for the 2012 elections in Belarus
3/2012 Anna Maria Dyner Specialist in Eastern European affairs Polish Institute of International Affairs Poland
The future of Belarus
3/2012 Grigory Ioffe Professor Department of Geospatial Science Radford University The United States
Belarusian identity
3/2012 Jovita Neliupšienė Lecturer Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Lithuania
Belarus – stuck between the nation and state building processes
3/2012 Per A. Rudling Postdoctoral research fellow Department of History Lund University Sweden
Nationalism in modern Belarus
3/2012 Jussi Seppälä Chairman Finland-Belarus Society Finland
Belarus in our minds – a point of view from the level of the civil society
2/2012 Pascal Lamy Director-General World Trade Organization
WTO membership will change Russia
2/2012 Tunne Kelam Member The European Parliament The Chairman of the Baltic Europe Intergroup The European Parliament
Challenges for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
2/2012 Gunnar Hökmark Member The European Parliament
The Baltics can move Europe ahead
2/2012 Morten Løkkegaard Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Vice-chair of the Education and Culture Committee (Denmark, the ALDE group)
The Baltic Pioneer
2/2012 Joanna Mucha Dr., Minister of Sport and Tourism Ministry of Sport and Tourism The Republic of Poland
What can Poland gain from hosting Euro 2012?
2/2012 Egemen Bagis Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator Turkey
Turkey as a key to Europe's energy diversification
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2/2012 Pirkko Mattila Member of Parliament Muhos, Finland
Turning global into local – distributed bio-based energy production
2/2012 Vladimir Drazhin Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus in Lithuania and Finland
Development of economic ties of Belarus and EU in the light of relations with Lithuania and Finland
2/2012 Andres Lipstok Governor of Eesti Pank Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank Estonia
Changeover to the Euro – the Estonian experience
2/2012 Minna Arve Chairman City Board of Turku Finland
Turku – connecting Baltic Cities
2/2012 Monika Stankiewicz
Executive Secretary Helsinki Commission Finland
Setting the goals, measuring the progress – HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
2/2012 Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala
Director, Business Infrastructure Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
The Baltic Sea transport corridor – changes ahead?
2/2012 Kari Liuhto Editor-in-Chief Baltic Rim Economies review Director Pan-European Institute Director Centrum Balticum Professor on the Russian Economy Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
One thousand and one articles on the Baltic Rim Economies
2/2012 Leszek Jesień Dr., Lecturer Collegium Civitas University Warsaw, Poland
Change the Euro pattern and strategy
2/2012 Leonid Grigoryev
Anna Chaplygina
Professor, Chair of World economy HSE, Moscow Russia
Ph.D (Econ.), Consultant to the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Russia
Russia – at the door of WTO
2/2012 Sergei F. Sutyrin Professor, Head World Economy Department St.Petersburg State University The WTO Chair Holder Russia
Russian way to the World Trade Organization (WTO) – why did it take so long?
171
2/2012 Karina Pētersone Director Latvian Institute Latvia
Where to look for the Baltic Sea region identity?
2/2012 Richard Connolly Dr., Lecturer in Political Economy Centre for Russian and East European Studies School of Government and Society University of Birmingham The United Kingdom
The development of the nanotechnology industry in Russia
2/2012 Mikko Kaarela
Pekka Koponen
Senior Consultant Spinverse Ltd. Finland
CEO Spinverse Ltd. Finland
Commercialization as the bridge from Russian science to prosperity
2/2012 Olga Garanina Ph. D., Associate Prof. Head of the Center for Energy Policy Research and Training St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russia
Energy security, oil prices and modernization in Russia
2/2012 Alexander Ghaleb Energy security Ph.D. student Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy Central European University Hungary
Bribe Europe’s center, divide the Euro-Atlantic Alliance, and rule the periphery – Putin’s grand strategy for a strong Russia
2/2012
Marek Maciejowski
Silvija Juscenko
Head of the NDPHS Secretariat
Senior Adviser NDPHS Secretariat
NDPHS urges for more health on the regional agenda
2/2012 Meelis Mandel Editor-in-Chief The Estonian business daily Äripäev Estonia
Feared loan – unused opportunity for Estonia
2/2012 Epp Lauk Professor of Journalism Department of Communication University of Jyväskylä Finland
What is happening to (foreign) ownership in the Baltic media markets?
2/2012 Konstantin von Eggert
MBE, Commentator and Host Kommersant FM radio in Moscow Russia
For Putin and Russia the moment of truth approaching fast
2/2012 Konstantin Sonin SUEK Professor of Economics and Vice Rector New Economic School Russia
Russia 2012 – is the glass half full or half empty?
172
2/2012 Gabriele Kötschau Dr., Deputy Managing Director Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Head of the representation in St. Petersburg Germany / Russia
Hamburg and St. Petersburg – two metropolises in the Baltic Sea region
2/2012 Niko Kyynäräinen Business Development Director City of Turku Finland
Turku Region – for future success
2/2012 Stephan Stein Dr., Head of the representative office of the Chamber of Commerce of Hamburg in Kaliningrad Head of the board of the Association of Foreign Investors in Kaliningrad Member of the board of the Baltic Sea Forum, Pro Baltica Germany / Russia
Rise, fall and resurgence of the Special Economic Zone of Kaliningrad/Russia
2/2012 Marko Joas Professor in Public Administration Prefekt (Dean) Department of Political Sciences Åbo Akademi University Finland
Baltic Sea region networking – the road ahead?
2/2012 Anu Keltaniemi Project Manager c/o Union of the Baltic Cities Environmental and City Planning Department Environmental Protection Office Turku, Finland
New opportunities for the Central Baltic maritime cluster through SmartComp project
2/2012 Alexander Sergunin Professor of International Relations St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s Baltic policy – new horizons?
2/2012 Lidia Puka Researcher The Polish Institute of International Affairs Poland
Energy policy of Norway and its implications for the Baltic Sea region
2/2012 Maritta Hiltunen
Ain Hinsberg
Project Manager Turku Touring Finland
Member of Innovative Marketing WP and Follow-up Task Force Head of R&D Unit Estonian School of Hotel and Tourism Management EHTE Estonia
Cultural tourism 2011 – reaching beyond capitals of culture and cultural tourism in the Baltic Sea region
2/2012 Christian Krötzl Professor of History School of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Tampere Finland
Networks across the Baltic – back to history?
173
2/2012 Jens E. Olesen Professor, Dr. Chair of Scandinavian and Finnish History University of Greifswald Germany
History of the Baltic Sea region
2/2012 Kari Alenius Associate Professor University of Oulu Finland
The Second World War as a problem between the Baltic countries and Russia
2/2012 Kristian Gerner Professor of History (Emeritus) Lund University Sweden
The Baltic States – an imagined community turned real
2/2012 Ainars Lerhis Dr. (Hist.), Chairman of the Board Centre for East European Policy Studies Latvia
Latvia and the U.S. – potential for strengthening energy security
2/2012 Christer K. Lindholm
Researcher in Economics The Åbo Akademi School of Business and Economics Finland
Does austerity work? Lessons from the Latvian crisis in 2008–2010
2/2012 Tiina Ritvala Dr., Researcher, Program Director Department of Management and International Business School of Economics Aalto University Finland
The Baltic Sea and the quest for authentic leadership
2/2012 Petri Kahila Dr., Docent Senior Research Fellow Nordregio
Quality of life in urban-rural interference
2/2012 Panu Kalmi
Andro Roos
Professor of Economics University of Vaasa Finland
Chairman of Management Board Tartu Credit Union Researcher University of Tartu Estonia
The development and potential of financial co-operatives in Estonia
2/2012 Luis Felipe Mohando
Toomas Prangli
Associate Regional Knowledge Management Lawyer SORAINEN Estonia
Partner Regional Head of the M&A and Private Equity Team SORAINEN Estonia
Baltic M&A studies suggest trends for the future
174
2/2012 Mekhail Mustak Doctoral Researcher Turku School of Economics Finland
When the focus is on international students, Finland can do better!
1/2012 Günther Oettinger EU Energy Commissioner European Commission
Europe's energy future is in gas and in Central Asia
1/2012 Gediminas Kazlauskas
Minister Ministry of Environment Lithuania
The Baltic Sea protection – a challenge for Lithuania and for the whole Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Lambert van Nistelrooij
Member of the European Parliament Joint efforts in the Baltic Sea Strategy
1/2012 Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
German Liberal Party Member of the European Parliament Vice President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
EU-Ukraine relations – a decisive year ahead
1/2012 Vladimir Chizhov Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union
The Russia-EU Partnership for Modernisation
1/2012 Juris Bone Ambassador of Latvia to Finland From Baltic Tiger to Baltic Phoenix
1/2012 Jussi Huttunen Region Mayor Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo Finland
Mobilising the regional assets through joint efforts – Pohjois-Savo looks at the Baltic Sea region in cooperation
1/2012 Nikolay Tsukanov Governor The Kaliningrad region The Russian Federation
Energy deficit of Kaliningrad region is passing
1/2012 Jan Owe-Larsson President East Sweden Region Sweden
Territorial cooperation – an asset for East Sweden and the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Pekka Myllymäki 2nd Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board The Regional Council of Southwest Finland Chairman of the Municipal Council of Mynämäki Finland
Rural Mynämäki community on the way to competitiveness, employment and safe energy supply
1/2012 Akko Karlsson Vice chairman Kalmar Regional Council Member of ERB Sweden
Territorial review and regional development in the Baltic area
1/2012 Slava Khodko Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee Association North-West Russia
Cooperation development in the Baltic Sea region
175
1/2012 Boedker Andersen President Union of the Baltic Cities, UBC
Union of the Baltic Cities 20 years – inspired by the past, heading for the future
1/2012 Jyrki Myllyvirta Mayor The City of Lahti Finland
The power of two metropoles
1/2012 Mikael Pentikäinen Editor-in-Chief The Helsingin Sanomat Finland
Water flows down from Russia’s mountains
1/2012 Börje Svanborg Vice President, Regional Cooperation Invest Sweden Sweden
Cooperation within Baltic Sea region (BSR)
1/2012 Kaisa Kononen Dr., Executive Director BONUS Finland
Towards the Rio+20 in the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Allan Alaküla Head Tallinn European Union Office Estonia
BSR deserves a communication strategy
1/2012 Anna Saarentaus Senior Consultant Pöyry Management Consulting Oy Finland
Communication is the key – towards a successful network
1/2012 Alain Roggeri Former Head of Unit Estonia, Finland and Latvia D.G. REGIO European Commission
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region – from good intentions to effective implementation and results
1/2012 Ellinor Ivarsson
Tommy Holm
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Expert - cohesion policy
Expert - cohesion policy
Expert - cohesion policy
Growth and Community Development Division Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Sweden
The municipal authorities and the Baltic Sea Strategy – conditions for greater local involvement
1/2012 Colin Wolfe
Malgorzata Pekala
Head of Unit
Programme Assistant
DG Regional Policy European Commission
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region – "business as usual" in the EU?
1/2012 Janne Jõesaar-Ruusalu
National Contact Point of the Baltic Sea Strategy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia
The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region – where do we stand today?
176
1/2012 Rikard Bengtsson Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Deputy Director, Centre for European Studies Lund University Sweden
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in 2012 – implementation challenges
1/2012 Eeva Rantama PhD, Project Team Leader Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 Joint Technical Secretariat Germany
The EU Baltic Sea Region Programme as major start-up support to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
1/2012 Gunnel Gustafsson Professor and Director NordForsk
Research collaboration – a way to turn grand challenges into opportunities
1/2012 Levan Mindeli Professor Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science Director of Institute for the Study of Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
The role of science in Russia's modernisation
1/2012 Jan Widberg Head of Secretariat Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, BSPC
Multi-dimensional challenges and governance in the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Janne Tamminen Executive Secretary CPMR Baltic Sea Commission
CPMR Baltic Sea Commission as a developer of the Baltic Sea Area
1/2012 Jaakko Henttonen NDEP Manager EBRD Regional Office St Petersburg Russia
NDEP – a partnership delivering concrete results for the Baltic and Barents Seas
1/2012 Bernd Henningsen Professor, Dr. Nordeuropa-Institut Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany
Germany and the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Gunnar Lassinantti Member of the board The Swedish OSCE-network Sweden
Baltic Sea region cooperation at a crossroad
1/2012 Bjarke W. Bøtcher Chief Adviser Danish Maritime Authority Priority Area Coordinator for maritime safety in the EUSBSR Denmark
Growth in vessel transport necessitates regional cooperation on maritime safety and security
1/2012 Mervi Pitkänen Programme Director The Finnish Maritime Cluster Programme (OSKE) Finland
Baltic Sea region clusters as platforms for a global maritime growth potential
177
1/2012 Julian Skelnik M.Com., Marketing Director Port of Gdansk Authority SA BPO President, ESPO Vice Chairman Poland
Regional and European determinants in favour of the development of the port of Gdansk
1/2012 Gunnar Prause Professor Wismar Business School / Tallinn University of Technology Germany / Estonia
Air cargo in the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Jussi Rautsi Counsellor, Spatial Planning Ministry of the Environment Finland
The new EU Territorial Agenda – a Baltic Sea region perspective
1/2012 Tobias Etzold Dr., Researcher Baltic Sea and Northern Europe Studies Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Germany
Nordic cooperation – the adaptation process continues
1/2012 Johanna Reiman M.Sc. (Agriculture) and M.Sc. (Economics), Executive Director The Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association - WHO Collaboration Centre of Urban Health and Healthy Cities in the Baltic Region Finland
WHO Healthy Cities promote cross-sectoral work to tackle unhealthy lifestyles
1/2012 Jacob Carstensen Professor Department of Biosciences Aarhus University Denmark
The Baltic Sea below the surface
1/2012 Grazyna Sapota Assistant Professor Maritime Institute in Gdansk Poland
Sustainable Development Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
1/2012 Andrzej Jagusiewicz
Ph.D., Chief Inspector Environmental Protection Poland
“Three in one”– the recipe to save the Baltic waters and its ecosystems
1/2012 Lotta Nummelin Coordinator for the Baltic Sea Challenge City of Helsinki Environment Centre Finland
The Baltic Sea and cities – the flow goes both ways
178
1/2012
Andrzej Tubielewicz
Marcin Forkiewicz
Professor Gdansk University of Technology Faculty of Management and Economic Poland
Professor Assistant Gdansk University of Technology Faculty of Management and Economic Best Agers – GUT team leader Poland
How an age friendly environment can be promoted in the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Agata Mężyńska Director Economic Information Department Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency Poland
What is there in between competition and competition? – investment promotion in Policy Action Plan for the Marketing of the Baltic Sea Region
1/2012 Daniel de Graaf PhD , SPIN Project Manager Federal Environment Agency Germany
Boosting sustainable production in SMEs in the Baltic Sea region – challenges and solutions identified by the SPIN project
1/2012 Agnieszka Kowalcze
Director Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce Poland
Why stay in the Baltic Sea region?
1/2012 Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
Professor in Russian energy policy Aleksanteri Institute / Department of Social Research University of Helsinki Finland
Russia as an environmentally responsible energy superpower?
1/2012 Leonid Karabeshkin PhD, Associate Professor, Acting Dean Faculty of International Relations Euroacademy Estonia
Energy nationalism and cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
1/2012 Jörg Hackmann DAAD Alfred Döblin Professor of East European History Dept. of History and International Relations University of Szczecin Poland
Does history pose an obstacle to Baltic identity?
6/2011 Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy European Commission
A renewed approach to the Eastern Partnership
6/2011 Konrad Niklewicz Spokesman for the Polish Presidency of the EU Council Poland
Six months of the Polish Presidency
179
6/2011 Andrii Deshchytsia Ambassador Embassy of Ukraine to Finland
Ukraine-EU relations – overview of the recent developments and perspectives for the nearest future
6/2011 Stanisław Koziej Head National Security Bureau Republic of Poland
Towards a new European Security Strategy
6/2011 Beata Wojna PhD, Head of Research Polish Institute of International Affairs Poland
The Polish Presidency and the Eastern Partnership
6/2011 Agnieszka Łada PhD, Head of the European Programme Institute of Public Affairs in Warsaw Poland
Polish EU Council Presidency – efficient presidency in the difficult times
6/2011 Adam Eberhardt Dr., Deputy Director OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies) Poland
Eastern Partnership and Poland’s EU presidency
6/2011 Alex Nice Coordinator Russia and Eurasia Programme Chatham House, London UK
Belarus and the Eastern Partnership in 2011
6/2011 Agnieszka Wójcicka Doctor of Political Science Until 2010 Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland
Guest researcher and scholar of European Economic Area (EEA) & Norway Grants within the Scholarship and Training Fund (STF) at the University of Akureyri in Iceland (Háskólinn á Akureyri) in 2010/2011
The Polish Presidency in the European Union in 2011
6/2011 Rafał Sadowski Senior Analyst The Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Poland
The Polish EU Presidency and the Eastern Partnership
6/2011 Janusz Wróbel Mayor of Pruszcz Gdański City of Pruszcz Gdański Poland
Together faster and more efficiently
6/2011 Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Energy Policy Analyst OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies) Poland
The European Union’s external energy policy and its relations with its neighbours to the East
6/2011 Adam Łukaszewicz Professor Institute of Archaeology University of Warsaw Poland
Between the Baltic and the Mediterranean
180
6/2011 Ewa Dziedzic Ph. D., Associate Professor, Chair of Tourism Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Poland as a tourism destination – looking for a place in the market
6/2011 Elzbieta Kawecka-Wyrzykowska
Prof. Dr, Vice Rector for International Co-operation Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Warsaw School of Economics and its international co-operation with Belarus and Ukraine
6/2011 Michael Gonchar President Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI Ukraine
Ukrainian mainstream and dream stream of Russian energy policy
6/2011 Andriy Chubyk Executive Director Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI Ukraine
South Stream – behind rhetoric
6/2011 Anaïs Marin Researcher Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Belarus – the thwarted partnership
6/2011 Anton Lobach MBA, Researcher National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Belarus
Belarus's energy security
6/2011 Eduard Simchanka Candidate of Economy Independent researcher Belarus
Currency crisis 2011 in Belarus
6/2011 Murman Margvelashvili
George Mukhigulishvili
Director of Energy Studies World Experience for Georgia Georgia
Researcher in Energy Studies World Experience for Georgia Georgia
Georgia and its role in energy transit towards the West
5/2011 Jose Manuel Barroso
President of the European Commission Bringing EU-Russian relations to a new level
5/2011 Jyrki Katainen Prime Minister Finland
The great potential of the Baltic Sea cooperation
5/2011 Mart Laar Defence Minister Estonian Ministry of Defence Estonia
The new threats to Northern-Europe
5/2011 Diana Wallis Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire & the Humber Vice President of the European Parliament responsible for the Northern Dimension including the Arctic and the High North
The stalemate in Spitsbergen could be used to Norway's advantage
181
5/2011 Olavi Ala-Nissilä Member of the European Court of Auditors, Dean European Court of Auditors
Challanges for the EU from the perspective of external audit and accountability
5/2011 Petteri Orpo Parliamentary representative National Coalition Party Finland
Our common bond – ties that bind us
5/2011 Matthew Lodge Ambassador British Embassy Finland
A shared vision for promoting sustainable growth
5/2011 Aleksi Randell Mayor, City of Turku Chairman, Centrum Balticum Foundation Finland
The Turku process – promoting concrete cooperation with Russian partners
5/2011 Henry Lindelöf Mayor City of Kotka Finland
The City of Kotka looks to the East
5/2011 Veli-Jukka Pennala Rear Admiral, Commander Finnish Navy Finland
Maritime situational awareness across borders
5/2011 Detlef Müller Member of Parliament of the Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Chairman of the Committee on European and Legal Affairs Member of the Committee of the Regions Germany
“Friction generates heat” – tourism, cooperation and the Baltic Sea identification factor
5/2011 Jorma Korhonen Director-General Department of External Economic Relations Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
The Baltic Sea and the Arctic will increase their importance in the energy security for the European Union
5/2011 Suvi Innilä Programme director Turku 2011 Foundation Finland
Positioning Turku on the world map – the city’s year as the European Capital of Culture
5/2011 Arne Grove Director Nordic Council of Ministers Information office Kaliningrad Russia
Role and achievements of the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) on environment and energy in North-West (NW) Russia, as a part of the Baltic Sea Region
5/2011 Bo Österlund Commodore (retired) Finland
Piracy is a menace to international sea traffic
5/2011 Nina Vaskunlahti Director General Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Russia and the European Union – a multilayered relationship
182
5/2011 Sergey Dubinin Chairman of the Supervisory Council JSC VTB Bank Russia
Russian finance system on the waves of global finance crisis
5/2011 Mika Kaukonen CEO VMP Group Finland
Finland needs a strategy for immigration
5/2011 Irinja Paakkanen Head of International Affairs University of Turku Finland
Current trends of internationalisation within the University of Turku
5/2011 Mathias Bergman Ph.D., Doc Secretary General Baltic Sea Action Group/Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea Finland
Not why?, not when? – but how! – innovative solutions for the Baltic Sea
5/2011
Vicente Carabias
Karel Haegeman
Alexander Sokolov
Manfred Spiesberger
Klaus Schuch
Irina R. Kuklina
Scientific Officer JRC-IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies European Commission
Scientific Officer JRC-IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies European Commission
Deputy Institute Director HSE Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia
Project Manager & Researcher ZSI Centre for Social Innovation Austria
Managing Director ZSI ZSI Centre for Social Innovation Austria
Executive Director ICISTE International Centre for Innovations in Science, Technology and Education Russia
Foresight for EU-Russia S&T and innovation cooperation
5/2011 Marina Bouianov Lis.Sc. (Tech.) Development Co-ordinator Business Development, CSC – IT Centre for Science Finland
Some observations on today’s European and Russian innovation process
5/2011 Charles Wessner Director Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship The U.S. National Academies USA
R&D procurement and the role of the SBIR program
183
5/2011 Ivan Bortnik Professor Chairman FASIE Russia
Innovative entrepreneurships in Russia
5/2011
Nikolai Puntikov
Stanislav Tkachenko
President MIT Enterprise Forum of Russia
Dr. Director of Diplomatic Studies Programme Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Does the Russian economic system support technological entrepreneurship?
5/2011 Fredrik Westerlund Senior scientist at the Department for Security Policy & Strategic Studies Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) Sweden
Russian intelligence services can help domestic nanotechnology – by keeping at arm’s length
5/2011 Andrei G. Zabrodskii
Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Director of the Ioffe Institute Russia
Ioffe Institute and its contribution in the development of nanotechnology in Russia
5/2011 Ruslan Shafiev Doctor of Economics, Professor Moscow (VNIKI) Russia
On innovation activity in Russia
5/2011 Kalman Kalotay Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Internationalization of high-tech industries – lessons for the Russian government
5/2011 Adugna Lemi Associate Professor Department of Economics University of Massachusetts Boston USA
Internationalization of R&D – implications for Russia
5/2011 Kari Liuhto Member The Working Group “Transition to Innovation-based Growth” contributing to the 2020 Strategy for the Russian Government
Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Some policy proposals based on the Finnish-Russian innovation collaboration
5/2011 Irina Sarno Kandidat Nauk Russia-team leader project manager The Baltic Institute of Finland Finland
Learning economy in the Baltic Sea region – an experience of the Finnish-Russian cooperation
184
5/2011 Sergey Tsybukov General Manager LLC SPA on plastic processing named after ‘Komsomolskaya Pravda’ Russia
The "Triple Helix" of the Polymer Cluster
5/2011 Alasdair Reid Director Technopolis Group (Brussels & Tallinn) Belgium & Estonia
Integrating national innovation strategies to leverage the potential of the Baltic Sea region
5/2011 Eero Vuorio Professor, Director Biocenter Finland Finland
Biocenter Finland – a novel way to restructure national research infrastructures
5/2011 Pekka Ihalmo Ph.D. Project Manager HealthBIO Centre of Expertise Culminatum Innovation Ltd Finland
Culminatum works to develop an attractive innovation environment for biotechnology in the BSR
5/2011 Sergey Shishkin Dr. Sc., Professor The National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia
Modernization of public health care system in Russia
5/2011 Simo Mannila Dr, Senior Expert International Affairs, National Institute for Health & Welfare Finland
Future perspectives of Finnish-Russian cooperation in neighbouring areas in the field of social affairs and health
5/2011 Maarit Valo Professor, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä Chair of the Finnish Union of University Professors Finland
Technologically-mediated communication in working life – a rich area for both basic and applied research
5/2011 Jorma Nieminen PhD student Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
The emergence in the 1970s of the Nordic mobile phone services and industry – learnings for today
5/2011 Anna Wziątek-Kubiak
Professor Head of Department Institute of Economics Polish Academy of Science Poland
Heterogeneity of innovation strategies of Poland’s firms
5/2011 Marjukka Mäyry Chairperson of the Union of the Finnish-Polish Associations in Finland Finland
Friendship between Finland and Poland
185
5/2011 Hans Langh Maritime Counsellor, Honorary Honorary Doctorate in Economic Sciences Founder and Managing Director Oy Langh Ship Ab Finland
Maritime transport in winter is necessary for Baltic Sea states
5/2011 Elisa Holma Researcher Centre for Maritime Studies at the University of Turku Finland
Strong recovery in maritime transport volumes stalled with economic uncertainty
5/2011 Vladimir Miklashevsky
Analyst East Office of Finnish Industries Ltd. Helsinki Finland
Real investment in Northwest Russia – Ground Zero for reindustrialization?
5/2011
Kim Wikström
Elena Ganskau
Professor at Åbo Akademi University Founder of PBI Research Institute Finland
Dr. and Managing Director PBI Research Institute St. Petersburg Russia
Adaptation of business models to local conditions in Russia – five Nordic companies' experience
5/2011 Esa Rautalinko President and CEO Honkarakenne Oyj Finland
Implementing a luxury strategy in Russia
5/2011 Pekka Kuusniemi President and CEO Oras Group Finland
Sanitary ware market differences in the Baltic Sea region
5/2011 Nodari Simoniya Full member of Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Russia – facing new challenges on the world gas markets
5/2011 Viesturs Ozolins Export Director Gebwell Ltd Finland
Russia towards energy saving and renewable energy
5/2011
Svetlana Avdasheva
Guzel Yusupova
Vice-Director Institute of Industrial and Market Studies National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Researcher Institute of Industrial and Market Studies National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia
Antitrust cases against Russian oil companies – battle for cheap petrol is under way
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5/2011
Stanislav Tkachenko
Dmitry Tkachenko
Dr., Director of Diplomatic Studies Programme Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
School of Economics Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Special Economic Zones in Russia – new trends
5/2011 Lena Jonson PhD, Head of Russia Research Program Swedish Institute of International Affairs Sweden
Six more years with Vladimir Putin
5/2011 Kirill Rodionov Research Associate Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
The outline of political reforms in future Russia
5/2011 Anaïs Marin Researcher Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Belarus – no economic miracle for free
5/2011 Barbro Widing Chief Counsellor Ministry of Employment&Economy Finland
Economic cooperation around the Baltic Sea – in search of efficiency and good governance
5/2011 Dmitri Lanko Associate Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia
Russia’s 2012/2013 CBSS Presidency
5/2011 Ismo Söderling Director Institute of Migration Finland
Finland, and migration in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2011
Malla Paajanen
Riitta Kosonen
Project Manager Aalto University School of Economics Center for Markets in Transition, Helsinki Finland
Professor, Director Aalto University School of Economics Center for Markets in Transition, Helsinki Finland
Joint promotion of the Baltic Sea Region – triple helix cooperation in practice
5/2011 Liisa Rohweder CEO, PhD (Econ.) WWF Finland Finland
Words cannot save the Baltic Sea
5/2011 Mikko Nikinmaa Professor Department of Biology University of Turku Finland
Dioxin in Baltic salmon and herring – is it a toxicological problem?
5/2011 Kim Jordas Managing Director Finnish Fishermen´s Association Finland
The challenges of professional fishery in the Baltic Sea – a Finnish point of view
187
5/2011 Irina Sennikova Dr.oec., Asoc. Prof. Rector RISEBA (Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration) Latvia
Intellectual entrepreneurship as a way to innovation economy
5/2011
Erik Terk
Jüri Sakkeus
Professor, Director Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Futures Studies
H-T Transplan Research Coordinator Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Futures Studies Estonia
Future of North-South connections – about transportation, but not only transportation
5/2011 Esa Sallinen Independent researcher Turku School of Economics Finland
How to select international distribution channels for business software products?
4/2011 Martti Ruokokoski Consul Murmansk Office of the Consulate General of Finland in St Petersburg
Tourism in the Arctic region and the Kola Peninsula
4/2011 Clive Archer Emeritus Professor in Politics Manchester Metropolitan University UK
The United Kingdom and the Arctic
4/2011 Lev Voronkov Doctor of History Professor of the Chair of European Integration at the MGIMO – University Russia
Russia as the partner in the Arctic
4/2011 Gleb Yarovoy Member of the Thematic Network on Arctic Geopolitics and Security PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of the International Relations Petrozavodsk State University Russia
Russia’s Arctic – a call for the new Arctic thinking
4/2011 Marlène Laruelle Research Professor Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) The Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University
Russia’s narrative on the Arctic – from patriotic rhetoric to the Arctic ‘brand’
4/2011 Lassi Heininen Chairman of the Northern Research Forum University Lecturer and Adjunct Professor (Docent) Faculty of Social Sciences University of Lapland Finland
Globalization and Arctic Strategies indicators of a new significant geopolitical change in the Arctic region
188
4/2011 Charles Emmerson Senior Research Fellow Chatham House (the Royal Institute for International Affairs) UK
Inside out – the emerging geopolitics of a changing Arctic
4/2011 Alyson JK Bailes Adjunct Professor Faculty of Political Science University of Iceland
Why does the Arctic matter for the Baltic (and the Baltic States)?
4/2011 Alf Håkon Hoel Regional Director Institute of Marine Research Norway
International cooperation in the Arctic – 20 year anniversary
4/2011 Regis Rouge-Oikarinen
Research Director ThinkBarents-project University of Lapland
What future for Barents cooperation?
4/2011 Kristine Offerdal Dr., Associate Professor Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies Norwegian Defence University College
New optimism in the Barents Sea
4/2011
Tatiana Petrovna Skufina
Sergey Vladimirovich Baranov
Professor (of economy) The Luzin Institute for Economic Studies (Kola Science Centre of RAS)
Ph.D. (Physics-Mathematics) Senior Researcher The Luzin Institute for Economic Studies (Kola Science Centre of RAS) Russia
Complex estimation of socio-economic development of municipalities of Murmansk Region
4/2011 Frank Sejersen Ph.D., Associate Professor Waterworlds, funded by ERC Center for Anthropological Climate Research Department of Anthropology University of Copenhagen Denmark
Climate change and the emergence of a new Arctic region
4/2011 Erik Gant Executive Secretary Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat (IPS)
Arctic strategies – from an indigenous perspective
4/2011 Liisa Holmberg Rector Sámi Education Institute Inari, Finland
Arctic indigenous peoples and innovations
4/2011 Tamara Semenova Senior Researcher Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after Dmitry Likhachev Moscow, Russia
What future awaits indigenous peoples in Russia?
4/2011 Stefan Walter PhD, Researcher Arctic Centre University of Lapland
Resource management in the North
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4/2011 Frédéric Lasserre Project Director ArcticNet Laval University Canada
Arctic shipping – the ships will come, but not for transit
4/2011 Tero Vauraste CEO Arctia Shipping Finland
Strong Arctic marine expertise from Finland
4/2011 Eini Laaksonen University Teacher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Identifying challenges of Finnish companies in entering the Murmansk region
4/2011 Jingchao Peng Research Assistant China and Global Security Programme Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
What is China doing in the Arctic?
4/2011 Sanna Kopra PhD Candidate University of Tampere Finland
The rise of China and international politics on climate change
4/2011 Mia Bennett Arctic Blogger Foreign Policy Association USA
Canadian and American perspectives on the Arctic
3/2011 Eero Heinäluoma Speaker of the Parliament Finland
The Nordic-Baltic cooperation
3/2011 Guido Westerwelle Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Germany
The importance of the Baltic Sea region for Germany – priorities of the German presidency of the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 2011/2012
3/2011 Ingrid Nestle Member of the German Bundestag Spokeswoman on energy industries of the Green Parliamentary Group Germany
Germany’s future energy policy
3/2011 Mikko Pukkinen Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) Finland
Finnish business and the Baltic Sea region
3/2011 Timo Rajakangas Ambassador for Baltic Sea Issues Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Instead of three no’s it is four aye’s that apply to the EUSBSR
3/2011 Sten Nordin Mayor City of Stockholm Sweden
Stockholm calls for greater commitment to the well-being of the Baltic Sea
190
3/2011 Vladimir Kuzin PhD in Economics Head of the Economic Development Department Kaliningrad City Administration Russia
Post crisis economic growth in Kaliningrad region
3/2011 Andrey Klemeshev Dr of Political Science, Professor Rector of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad) Russia
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University as an example of EU-Russia cooperation
3/2011 Bernard Lammek Professor, Rector University of Gdańsk Poland
The University of Gdańsk – the largest institution of higher education in Northern Poland
3/2011 Edgar Öhberg Director The Baltic Sea Fund
The importance of fishery
3/2011 Mika Vehviläinen President and CEO Finnair
The Baltic Boutique and the future of air travel
3/2011 Anneli Pauli Deputy Director-General Innovation and ERA Directorate General for Research & Innovation European Commission
EU-Russia cooperation in promoting innovation
3/2011 Riitta Mustonen Vice President for Research Academy of Finland Finland
Significance of international activities to the research system
3/2011
Michael Schlicht
Marion Mienert
Director Division 213: Cooperation with Russia, CIS Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Head of Unit: Cooperation with Russia and CIS countries International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
German-Russian collaboration in research and innovation
3/2011 Vladimir V. Okrepilov
Corresponding Member of RAS Deputy Chairman of St. Petersburg Scientific Center of RAS Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the “Skolkovo” Foundation General Director of FGI “Center for Testing and Certification - St. Petersburg” Russia
Economic development based on the economics for quality
3/2011 Frank Schauff CEO Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation
Russia-EU partnership for modernisation – words and reality
191
3/2011 Oleg Luksha Senior consultant, Chairman of the board Russian Technology Transfer Network Russia
Russian Technology Transfer Network – gate to Russia’s innovations
3/2011 Igor Kuprienko CEO, European-Russian InnoPartnership Head, Lappeenranta Representative Office in St.Petersburg Director, Finnish-RussianInnovation Centre St.Petersburg Russia
Finnish-Russian Innovation Centre – main results of activities
3/2011 Turo Uskali Senior research Scholar Department of Communication University of Jyväskylä Finland
Innovation and journalism – convergence
3/2011 Hanna Mäkinen Doctoral Student Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
Innovations – a key to the future competitiveness of the Baltic Sea region
3/2011 Richard Connolly Lecturer in Political Economy Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham United Kingdom
Financial constraints on the modernization of the Russian economy
3/2011 Alexander Chulok Head of Division Interdepartmental Analytical Center
Using Foresight as an instrument for constructing future vision for key sectors of Russian economy – results and lessons
3/2011 Anders Björnsson Editor-in-Chief Baltic Worlds
Science as an engine of integration – academic environments as common public spheres
3/2011 Klaus Schuch
George Bonas
Jörn Sonnenburg
ZSI – Centre for Social Innovation
International Center for Black Sea Studies and National Hellenic Research Foundation Greece
International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at the Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)
International science and technology cooperation in Eastern European countries
192
3/2011 Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Professor, Department of History, University of Tennessee, USA Director, Center for the Study of War and Society President, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies
War and conflict in the Baltic Sea region – a historical perspective
3/2011 Artur Usanov Strategic Analyst The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant – economics and geopolitics
3/2011 Pekka Salomaa Director, Electricity Supply and Trading Finnish Energy Industries Finland
The electricity market around the Baltic Sea – still political
3/2011 Bo Petersson Professor of International Migration and Ethnic Relations Malmö University Sweden
Master of the house – Putin, the presidency and political myth in Russia
3/2011 Konrad Popławski Analyst – German Desk Centre for Eastern Studies
Is Russia still a bric country – exports to Russia during the global crisis from German perspective
3/2011 Urban Wråkberg PhD, MScMetE, Senior Researcher The Barents Institute of the University of Tromsø Norway
The challenges of forecasting Arctic energy projects
3/2011 Mai-Brith Schartau Associate professor in political science Södertörn University, Stockholm Sweden
The work of German environmental organization in the Baltic Sea region
3/2011 Timo Korpela Director, Joint Biotechnology Laboratory University of Turku Finland
Joint Biotechnology Laboratory, twenty-two years Finnish-Russian successful collaboration in biotechnology
3/2011 Erik Bonsdorff Department of Biosciences, Environmental and Marine Biology Åbo Akademi University, Turku Finland
Some ecological and political challenges for the Baltic Sea
3/2011 Mia Crawford Senior Adviser & Head Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat
Baltic Sea region rides on the green economic wave
3/2011 Eero Yrjö-Koskinen Executive director Finnish Association for Nature Conservation Finland
From voluntary to legally binding measures in the Baltic Sea
3/2011 Níels Einarsson Director of the Stefansson Arctic Institute Akureyri Iceland
Fisheries governance, equity, and externalities in post-crisis Iceland
193
3/2011 Wolf Born Coordinator of Priority Area Tourism, EUSBSR Head of Unit in the State Chancellery, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
After two years of implementation – The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region at a crossroads?
3/2011 Juha Aaltonen Airport Manager Turku Airport Finland
Turku Airport
3/2011 Arto Asikainen Area manager Finnish Tourist Board (Visit Finland) Finland
Russian tourists in Finland – national success story of Finland
3/2011 Juhana Tuomola Information Officer Europe Information Finland
EU information services in the Baltic Sea region
3/2011 Petteri Siika-aho Planning Officer University Planning and Development University of Turku Finland
Multidisciplinary university and societal interaction
3/2011 Timo Koivumäki Managing Director Business Park Vyborg Ltd
Industrial business parks – SMSE employment platform in Russia
3/2011 Tero Vauraste President and CEO Arctia Shipping Ltd.
Efficiency gains through combination of oil spill recovery, icebreaking and cross-border cooperation
3/2011 Tero Hemmilä CEO Yara Suomi Oy
Towards environmental friendly and productive agriculture – Yara’s solutions for a cleaner Baltic Sea
3/2011 Pasi Lähdetie Vice President, Green Economy Raisio Group
Enough food to feed the world?
3/2011 Elisabeth Lind Elisabeth Lind Communication and Marketing Manager AB Bostaden in Umeå
Affect peoples energy consumption by design?
3/2011 Katri Savijärvi Marketing Manager Molok Oy
A better solution for waste management
2/2011 Karel De Gucht Trade Commissioner European Commission
Overview of current EU-Russia trade and investment relations
2/2011 Artis Pabriks Dr., Minister of Defence Latvia
Challenges and solutions to the regional security
194
2/2011 Dirk Ahner Director-General Directorate General for Regional Policy European Commission
Completing the Circle – Russia and the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
2/2011 Björn Grönholm Head of Secretariat Union of the Baltic Cities – Commission on Environment
Cooperation in change in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2011 Marko Pomerants Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia 2009-2011 Member of the Riigikogu 2011- Head of the Legal Affairs Comittee Pro Patria and Res Publica Union faction Estonia
About the underlying documents that have shaped Estonia’s policy of internal security
2/2011 Aino-Maija Luukkonen
Mayor City of Pori Finland
Pori–Riga – cooperation in the future
2/2011
Fred Karlsson
Henrik Lax
Henrik Meinander
Professor of General Linguistics University of Helsinki Finland
Member of the European Parliament 2004-2009 and the Parliament of Finland 1987-2004 Finland
Vice Dean and Professor of History University of Helsinki Finland
Finland in need of a strategy for promoting language skills
2/2011 Andrea Goldstein Head Global Relations OECD Investment Division
Big business in the BRICs
2/2011 Kai Mykkänen Economist East Office of Finnish Industries Oy Finland
Russia’s WTO accession might be a game-changer
2/2011 Vladimir Baranovsky
Deputy Director Institute of World economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
What is bringing the United States, Europe and Russia together
2/2011 Mikko Ruohonen and Lea Ahoniemi
Professor
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.
Center for Research on Information, Customer and Innovation Management University of Tampere Finland
China is ruling rare earth elements and oxide production
195
2/2011 Anders Blom
Ossi Tuusvuori
Chairman Supervising Board
Advisor
Europe Foundation Finland
The Europe Foundation focuses its future action on the Baltic Sea Region – Baltic Sea strategy and protection is a priority area in Europe
2/2011 Silke Lorenz
Katariina Röbbelen-Voigt
Project Coordination Education and Training Service for Hamburg Businesses (BWH)
Project Manager BSLN Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research
Germany
Forum for social dialogue in the Baltic Sea Region – a model for Europe
2/2011 Marko Lönnqvist Journalist Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE Finland
Shale gas can shake up the European gas market
2/2011 Lars Petter Lunden Researcher Econ Pöyry Norway
Russian gas price reform and its impact on exports to Europe
2/2011 Markku Kivinen Professor, Director The Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Energy superpower of business as usual?
2/2011 Pentti-Oskari Kangas
Steamship Captain s/s Ukkopekka Old Master of the archipelago estate Herrankukkaro Extra hand and part-time pensioner (only 12 hours/day of work) THE HAPPY MAN Finland
I am a happy man
2/2011 Seppo Knuuttila Senior Research Scientist SYKE Finnish Environment Institute Marine Research Centre / State of the Marine Environment Finland
Can the Baltic Sea recover from eutrophication?
2/2011 Juha Salonen Managing Director Salonen Bakery (Leipomo Salonen Oy) Finland
Eating bread to clean up the Archipelago Sea
2/2011 Irina A. Shmeleva PhD, Associate Professor School of International Relations Saint Petersburg State University Russia
Sustainable development of Saint Petersburg – goals, problems, strategies
196
2/2011 Ilppo Vuorinen Professor Environmental Research Centre University of Turku Finland
Climate change in the Baltic Sea marine environment
2/2011 Stanislav E. Shmelev
Ph.D., Research Associate Oxford Department of International Development Queen Elizabeth House Oxford University UK
Dynamic sustainability assessment – the case of Russia in the period of transition (1985-2007)
2/2011
Martti Komulainen
Katariina Kiviluoto
Project Manager BalticSeaNow.info project Finland
Project Coordinator BalticSeaNow.info project Finland
Baltic Sea needs public involvement
2/2011 Aleksandr Nikitin Chairman ERC (Environmental Rights Centre) «Bellona» (St.Petersburg) Russia
Nuclear problems of the North-West of Russia (from Fukushima perspective)
2/2011
Anne Gry Rønningen
Ksenia Vakhrusheva
Project manager The Bellona Foundation, Oslo Norway
Project Manager The Environmental Rights Center Bellona, St. Petersburg Russia
Renewable future in the Russian Barents Region
2/2011 Ingmar Oldberg Associate Researcher Swedish Institute of International Affairs Sweden
Security challenges in the Baltic Sea region – a Swedish perspective
2/2011 Mikhail Belkin Assistant to Director General ROSATOMFLOT Russia
Northern Sea Route enters international shipping business
2/2011 Yrjö Myllylä Doctor of Social Sciences Senior Researcher Finland Futures Research Centre University of Turku Finland
The North-East Passage is already a fact
197
2/2011 Valery Mitko President Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Arctic Public Academy of Sciences
Chairman of Saint-Petersburg Branch of Geo-Policy and Safety Section Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Russia
Evolution of geopolitical factors, determining innovative directions of the Arctic regions sustainable development
2/2011 Julian Cooper Professor Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham UK
Russia’s human capital and the task of modernisation
2/2011 Valdar Liive Director Enterprise Estonia Helsinki
Estonian-Finnish cooperation in the fields of innovation, and R&D as a start-up company
2/2011
Jukka Viitanen
Martti Launonen
Dr., CEO Hubconcepts Inc. Finland
Dr., Chairman Hubconcepts Inc. Finland
Transferring innovation system knowledge to every-day best practices
2/2011 Henri Vogt Professor of International Politics University of Turku Finland
Estonia – ever more firmly in the nation-liberal course?
2/2011 Laura Kauhanen
Pekka Koponen
Consultant, Dr.
CEO
Spinverse Oy Finland
Materials technologies transform Estonian economy
2/2011
Irina Busygina
Mikhail Filippov
Director Center for Regional Political Studies Professor Moscow State Institute of International Relations Russia
Professor Department of Political Science Binghamton University (SUNY) USA
Modernization and innovative development in Russia – what lacks?
2/2011 Päivi Karhunen
Riitta Kosonen
Dr., Head of Research
Prof. , Director
Center for Markets in Transition Aalto University School of Economics Finland
Russia’s modernization program as opportunity for Baltic Rim economic cooperation
198
2/2011 Sinikukka Saari Dr., Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
The boom and crash of modernisation zeal in EU–Russia relations
2/2011 Sergey Filippov Dr., Assistant Professor of Innovation Management Delft University of Technology The Netherlands
Innovation strategies of emerging Russian multinational companies
2/2011 Katja Weckström University Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law Faculty of Law University of Turku Finland
Law in the information society – a platform for cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2011 Csaba Makó
Péter Csizmadia
Miklós Illéssy
Ichiro Iwaskai
Miklós Szanyi
Péter Csizmadia
Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences Debrecen University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Hungary
Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary
Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary
Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubahsi University (Tokyo) Japan
Institute for World Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences Debrecen University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Hungary
Institute for World Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences Debrecen University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Hungary
Innovation and knowledge development in the knowledge intensive business service sector (cross-country comparison – Hungary versus Slovakia)
2/2011 Leena Lehtinen D.Sc.(Business Adm.), LL.Lic. Docent, University of Turku Legal Expert Law Firm Lex Leena Lehtinen Tampere Finland
Are there any landowners in Russia?
199
2/2011 Jukka Pietiläinen Postdoctoral researcher Aleksanteri-Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Is a new glasnost era beginning?
2/2011 Galina Shmarlouskaya
Doctor of Economics, Professor of Economics Dean of School of International Economic Relations Belarus State Economic University Belarus
Benefits and challenges in developing regional integration (the case of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan)
2/2011 Matthew Frear Dr. Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham UK
The EU and Belarus after the 2010 presidential election
1/2011 Solvita Āboltiņa Speaker The Saeima The Republic of Latvia
Stability, partnership, responsibility – Latvia’s way out of the global financial crisis
1/2011 Olli Rehn Member of the European Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs
Working for revival of the European economy
1/2011 Riikka Manner Member of European Parliament (Centre Party) Member of European Parliament Committee on Regional Development
Regional policy ensures an intact future for the European Union
1/2011 Ulla-Maj Wideroos Member of Parliament Finland
Nordic cooperation – as important as ever
1/2011 Arja Karhuvaara Member of Parliament (National Coalition Party) Member of the Employment Committee Finland
The many faces of natural gas
1/2011 Krista Kiuru and Vera Lindman
Member of Parliament STETE’s Chair
Secretary General STETE Finland
Arctic – the world’s new playground
1/2011 James Zhan and Astrit Sulstarova
Director
Economic Affairs Officer
Investment and Enterprise Division, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Foreign direct investments in Baltic States – lessons learned and prospects for the future
1/2011 Maria Gaidar Deputy Governor The Kirov Region Russia
Health care reform in the Russian Federation
200
1/2011 Volker Schlotmann Minister for Transport Building and Regional Development of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as logistics hub for Baltic Sea transport
1/2011 Knud Andersen Member of the BSSSC Board Member of the Board of Danish Regions Denmark
Baltic Sea organisations put budgetary pressure on EU decision-makers
1/2011 Hannu Halinen Arctic Ambassador Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
Arctic challenges – a Finnish view
1/2011 Valery Shlyamin Doctor of Economics Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Finland Russia
Modernisation of Russian economy in collaboration with Finnish partners
1/2011 Olli Perheentupa Consul General of Finland in St. Petersburg Finnish presence in St. Petersburg
1/2011 Ramune Zabuliene Deputy Chairperson Bank of Lithuania Lithuania
Lithuania – the adjustment process towards the euro
1/2011 Maria Kaisa Aula The Ombudsman for Children in Finland The Office of the Ombudsman for Children in Finland
It pays to invest in the welfare of children and families
1/2011 Tuula Teeri President Aalto University Finland
Aalto University – think again
1/2011 Tapio Reponen Vice-rector University of Turku Finland
The University of Turku has its roots far behind and a look into the future
1/2011 Marja Makarow Chief Executive European Science Foundation France
Professor of Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Helsinki Finland
The European Research Area needs to go global
1/2011 Joseph Nye Professor Harvard University USA
Russia and reform
1/2011 Fyodor Lukyanov Editor Russia in Global Affairs Russia
Russia at another cross-road
201
1/2011 Seija Lainela Senior Economist Bank of Finland – BOFIT Finland
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on way to closer economic co-operation
1/2011 Sergei F. Sutyrin Professor, Head World Economy Department St.Petersburg State University The WTO Chair Holder Russia
Russia and World Trade Organization (WTO) – end of journey or endless one?
1/2011 Jukka Ruusunen President and CEO Fingrid Oyj Finland
Baltic Sea electricity market needs a functioning grid infrastructure – EstLink 2 will be one of the main electricity highways in the region
1/2011 Aloyzas Koryzna Director General LIETUVOS ENERGIJA Lithuania
Lithuanian Energy after the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant
1/2011 Sergei Pereslegin
Artiom Zheltov
Director
Senior Analyst
Non-profit public think-tank Encyclopaedia Russia
A new nuclear race
1/2011 Alan Riley Professor City Law School, City University, London The United Kingdom
Whither Gazprom – can Gazprom survive in a shale gas world?
1/2011 Jaanus Mutli Member of the board Foundation Tallinn 2011 Estonia
Tallinn 2011 invites the world to hear its sea and its people
1/2011 Anne-Marget Niemi Director of Tourism Turku Touring – Southwest Finland tourist and convention bureau Finland
Through great commitment a new tourist destination in the Baltic Sea is created!
1/2011 Wolfgang Blank
Leonas Grinius
Peter Frank
BioCon Valley and Chairman of ScanBalt
Lithuanian Biotechnology Association
ScanBalt
Creation of a healthy and wealthy Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
1/2011 Pirjo Karhu
Manfred Janoschka
Chairman of the Board Konsu ACCOUNTOR GROUP Finland-Russia-Ukraine
CEO/Managing Partner Konsu ACCOUNTOR GROUP
New trends in business in Moscow–St. Petersburg
1/2011 Markku Mylly Managing Director Finnish Port Association Finland
Port development in the Baltic Sea Area
202
1/2011 Karl-Heinz Breitzmann
Prof., Dr., Managing Director Baltic Institute of Marketing, Transport and Tourism University of Rostock Germany
Impact of the recession on Baltic maritime transport
1/2011 Natalia Ivanova First Deputy Director Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Russia’s innovation policy and modernization agenda
1/2011 Marja-Liisa Tenhunen
Irja Leppisaari
Rector, PhD (Econ)
Principal Lecturer, PhD (Ed)
Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences Finland
The National Innovation Strategy’s impact on university of applied sciences learning environments
1/2011 Leonid Polishchuk Professor Higher School of Economics Russia
“Modernization from above” in historical perspective
1/2011 Markku Kangaspuro
Dr, Director of Research Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Russia's search for modernizaton
1/2011 Karri Hautanen Head of Services Technopolis
Founder The Finnish Mobile Association Finland
Baltic Region will be the Silicon Valley of Europe
1/2011 Manfred Spiesberger Researcher & project manager Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) Austria
R&D and innovation – a window of opportunity for enhanced cooperation with Russia?
1/2011 Jukka Pietiläinen Postdoctoral researcher Aleksanteri-Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Russian modernisation – technological or socio-cultural one?
1/2011 Félix Krawatzek MSc Candidate Russian and East European Studies University of Oxford United Kingdom
Modernisation of Russia – moving beyond rhetoric?
203
1/2011 Thorsten Posselt
Mathias Rauch
Dr., Director Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Leipzig Professor for Innovation: Management and Economics University of Leipzig
Deputy Director Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe Leipzig Germany
Internationalization activities of German cluster initiatives – the role of CEE
1/2011 Sam Inkinen Media Scholar, Futures Researcher, Senior Consultant Finland
Innovation and “innoflation” – challenges of creative processes, systemic innovations, and ubiquitous technologies
1/2011 Alexey Ignatiev Program and Development Director Kaliningrad Regional Economic Development Agency Russia
The Kaliningrad Region as a modernization model of modern Russia
1/2011 Jouko Grönholm Free lance editor Finland
How to make the challenges of Kaliningrad to become true?
1/2011 Tatiana Chekalina Doctoral Student European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR) Mid-Sweden University Sweden
Kaliningrad as an international tourism destination – still a challenge
1/2011
Ivan Samson
Marina Krasilnikova
Professor of Economics UPMF, University Grenoble France
Sociologist, Research Director Levada Centre Moscow Russia
The middle class in Russia – emerging reality or old myth?
1/2011 Andrey Pavlov Ph.D., Associate Professor Chair of the Master Program “Strategic Studies” School of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Russian military reform – what’s next?
1/2011 Joachim Diec Adjunct Professor, dr hab. Chair of Russian History and Political Thought Institute of Russia and Eastern Europe Department of International and Political Studies Jagiellonian University Cracow, Poland
The perspectives of Russian radical nationalism
204
1/2011 Markku Jokisipilä Academic Director Baltic Sea Region Studies Master’s Programme University of Turku Finland
Kremlin takes its sport seriously
1/2011 Thomas Lundén Professor of Human Geography (em.) Center for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörn University Sweden
Szczecin – center of a truncated border region with geopolitical dilemmas
1/2011 Markku Ollikainen Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics Department of Economics and Management University of Helsinki Finland
Protecting the Baltic Sea – a challenge to the international environmental policy
1/2011 Håkan Knutsson Managing Director Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB Sweden
Baltic Rim countries in pole position in the eco-efficiency race?
1/2011 Juha Ruokonen Manager, Market Analysis and Policy Design GreenStream Finland
Carbon markets in transition – opportunities and challenges
1/2011 Sigitas Brazinskas Commercial attaché Embassy of Lithuania in Sweden
Through the integration in the Nordic Europe to the global value chains
1/2011 Andres Kasekamp Professor of Baltic Politics University of Tartu
Director Estonian Foreign Policy Institute Estonia
The Baltic States – moving together or apart?
1/2011 Päivi Toivanen Publishing Editor Europe Information Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
‘Focus on the Baltic’ book sums up the facts
1/2011 Alexander Kulakov Independent Analyst Ukraine
Political and social stability in Ukraine after the first year of Yanukovych’s presidency
1/2011 Markku Tuomola Lecturer Department of Management / Information Systems Science Turku School of Economics, University of Turku Finland
From industrial structures to agile global service networks – a disruptive revolution or led transformation?
205
6/2010 Egemen Bağış Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Republic of Turkey
The future of Europe and Turkey on the basis of the report of the EU reflection group
6/2010 Dainius Kreivys Minister Ministry of Economy Lithuania
Post-crisis Lithuania lessons and recovery
6/2010
Hannu Takkula
Vesa Kangaslahti
MEd., Member of the European Parliament
Ph.D., Special Advisor at the European Parliament
Education in times of recession and at the age of innovation
6/2010 Igor Yurgens Chairman of the Management Board The Institute of Contemporary Development Russia
Russia’s modernization a progress report
6/2010 Jaakko Iloniemi Chairman, M. Pol. Sc., Dr. Pol. Sc. h.c. Advisory Board Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Modernization of Russia
6/2010 Alexander V. Khoroshilov
Professor, Ph.D. Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia
ICT competence and HRD in public administration sector of Russian Federation
6/2010 Seppo Honkapohja Member of the Board Bank of Finland Finland
Economic prospects for Russia and its implications for the Baltic Rim region after the global crisis
6/2010 Gennady G. Melikiyan
First Deputy Chairman The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) Russia
Russian banking sector after global financial crisis
6/2010 Stefan Widomski Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Espoo/Finland
Chairman Forum Polonia Association
Former Senior Vice President / International Business Affairs Nokia Corporation
Finland
How to develop civic society in Eastern Europe? From an academic institute to a civic think tank. The example of activity of the Polish Gdańsk Institute for Market Economics.
6/2010 Niklas Mannfolk University of Turku Student Union Council President
Finland
Quo vadis, Evropa? A look at the future of European energy production
206
6/2010 Cay Sevón Dr. Soc.Sc., CEO Turku 2011 Foundation
Finland
Turku 2011 European Capital of Culture in local and regional development
6/2010 F.V. Karmazinov Director General SUE “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”
Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Russia
Best practices to improve water quality in the Gulf of Finland as exemplified by Vodokanal of St. Petersburg
6/2010 Maija Saijonmaa
Karl-Johan Lehtinen
Project Manager Carbon Finance and Funds
Senior Manager, Environmental Affairs
NEFCO Finland
NEFCO’s role in improving the environmental status of the Baltic Sea
6/2010 Juhani Tervala Director General The Finnish Transport Agency Finland
Minimising close calls with intelligent transport systems
6/2010 Matti Aaltonen Director Maritime Department / Traffic Management Finnish Transport Agency Finland
Safe shipping – the result of conserted effort
6/2010 Pekka Laaksonen Director, Tanker Safety project John Nurminen Foundation Finland
The biggest threat for the Gulf of Finland oil catastrophe
6/2010 Tommi Kivilaakso Head of Eastern Customs District Finnish Customs Finland
Changes in the Finnish-Russian border traffic and customs cooperation
6/2010 Katri Pynnöniemi Researcher, Ph.D. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
What makes modernization a political project?
6/2010 Einari Kisel Deputy Secretary General of Energy Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Estonia
Decisive years in creation of the Baltic power market
6/2010 Antero Jännes CEO Gasum OY Finland
Gas around the Baltic Sea
207
6/2010 Matti Hilli Managing Director Vapo Oy Finland
Renewable energy markets in Baltic Sea region from a perspective of a bioenergy company
6/2010 Pami Aalto Jean Monnet Professor, Director The Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence University of Tampere Finland
How will Russia cope in the emerging new energy agenda?
6/2010 Joseph Dutton Energy Analyst Douglas-Westwood Ltd The United Kingdom
The Shale Gale – perfect storm or flitting breeze?
6/2010 Kalervo Väänänen MD, Ph.D., Academic Rector University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland
University of Eastern Finland, an example of Finnish university reform
6/2010 Antti Valle and Pirjo Kutinlahti
Head of Division
Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
Baltic Sea Region – a globally recognised innovation hub
6/2010 Ilya Romanovich Shegelman
Vice-rector for Innovations Professor, Doctor of Technical Engineering Petrozavodsk State University Russia
University in innovative space region
6/2010 Kai Savolainen Research Professor Nanosafety Research Centre Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Finland
Assuring safe use of engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnologies a challenge for the future or today?
6/2010 Alexey Prazdnichnykh
Kari Liuhto
Partner Strategy Partners Group Russia
Professor, Director Pan-European Institute, University of Turku Finland
The Russian CEOs analyse the innovation activity of their company
6/2010 Jarosław Ćwiek-Karpowicz
Research Fellow, Ph.D. The Polish Institute of International Affairs Poland
Partnership for modernisation – incentive to revise the EU-Russia relations
6/2010 Pasi Malinen Prof., D.Sc. (Econ.&Bus. Admn.) BID Business Innovation and Development University of Turku Finland
Universities’ innovation and entrepreneurship activities at cross-roads in Baltic Sea Region – case Pskov
208
6/2010 Jari Lähteenmäki
Jarkko Heinonen
CEO
Assistant Manager
Turku Chamber of Commerce Finland
Finland should dare to take initiative the strategy for the Baltic Sea region needs to be concretized
6/2010 Juha Stenholm Area Director Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce, Representative office in Moscow
Way out of the crisis privatization of Russian federal property
6/2010 Sergey Stefanishin
Alexey Skvortsov
Yulia Tsykalo
Partner, Tax and Legal
Senior Manager, Tax and Legal
Senior, Tax and Legal
Ernst & Young (Moscow office) Russia
Game rules for foreign investments in strategic companies in Russia
6/2010 Heli Pellikka Senior Manager, Russia – Nordic Desk Ernst & Young Oy Finland
Combining the requirements of Russian Accounting Principles and IFRS – challenge for many international companies
6/2010 Krista Taipale Head of Office Turku-Southwest Finland European office Belgium
It has been a year since the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region started – how is the situation today?
6/2010 Aku Alanen Senior Statistician, Researcher Statistics Finland Finland
Large towns dominant in the economy of culture in Finland
6/2010 Marcus Svedberg Marcus Svedberg Chief Economist East Capital AB France
Herd mentality
6/2010 Irina Novikova Professor Center for Gender Studies University of Latvia Latvia
Gender equality in Latvia – achievements and challenges
6/2010 Keir Giles Director Conflict Studies Research Centre The United Kingdom
Russian military transformation – work in progress
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6/2010
Dominik P. Jankowski
Barbara Kirejczyk
Expert-Analyst The National Security Bureau of Poland The Editor-in-Chief of the Pulaski Policy Papers Poland
Project Manager for Scandinavia and the Baltic States The Eastern Institute in Warsaw Research Fellow Casimir Pulaski Foundation Poland
Baltic Sea sustained stability vs. Black Sea geopolitical struggle myth or reality?
6/2010 Marat Terterov Director and Principal Founder, Dr. European Geopolitical Forum Belgium
Bringing Russia into NATO a Trojan horse in the making
6/2010 Bo Österlund Former Navy Commodore Finland
On security management and precautions on municipal level
5/2010 Mykola Azarov Prime Minister of Ukraine Ukraine – Finland: European rapprochement
5/2010 Johannes Hahn Commissioner for Regional Development The European Commission
A look at the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea
5/2010 Norbert Röttgen Dr., Federal Environment Minister Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Germany
Germany – an important player in international Baltic Sea protection
5/2010 Knut Fleckenstein Member of the European Parliament Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
The EU-Russia modernisation partnership – what's in it?
5/2010 Bruce J. Oreck Ambassador Embassy of the United States of America Helsinki, Finland
New energy development in the Baltic
5/2010 Christer Michelsson Ambassador of Finland to Ukraine The relations between Finland and Ukraine in 2010
5/2010 Mikko Paatero National Police Commissioner, Chief of the National Police Board Finland
Baltic Sea Region Task Force on organised crime
5/2010 Jacqueline McGlade Professor, Executive Director European Environment Agency Denmark
The main environmental challenges of the 2010's in the Baltic Sea region
210
5/2010 Zygmunt Berdychowski
Chairman Economic Forum Programme Council
Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland – 20 years of rethinking the world and boosting the region
5/2010 Hans Brask Director Baltic Development Forum Denmark
The EU Strategy – keep focus on green and smart growth in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2010 Jaakko Kiander Managing Director The Labour Institute for Economic Research Finland
European imbalances and Baltic region growth potential
5/2010 Klaus Wittmann Brigadier General (ret.), Dr.
Germany
Towards NATO’s new Strategic Concept
5/2010 Derek Averre Dr., Director Centre for Russian and East European Studies University of Birmingham UK
Russia-NATO relations time for a change?
5/2010 Riina Kaljurand Deputy Director of the International Centre for Defence Studies
Baltic Sea security issue or non-issue?
5/2010 Risto Sulkava Ph.D., President of the Board Finnish Association for Nature Conservation Finland
What is the right price for nature?
5/2010 Anne Berner Managing Director Vallila Interior Chairman of the Board Finnish Family Firms Association Finland
Family business does ownership matter?
5/2010 Harri Kerminen President & CEO Kemira Oyj Finland
Baltic Sea – Kemira at your service
5/2010 Aimo Eloholma Chairman of the Board of Directors “OJSC” MegaFon (Russia) Finland
Russia affordable Internet access across the country
5/2010 Mikael Aro President and CEO VR Group Finland
Rail services connecting Finland and Russia
5/2010 Matti Miettunen M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.) Managing Director Delta Freight Ltd. Finland
Take the A Train
211
5/2010 Darius Brekys The Board Member Lithuanian National Freight Association LINEKA Lithuania
Lithuania a narrow corridor for heavy transit freight
5/2010 Miroslawa Ponczek Marketing Specialist C. Hartwig Gdynia S.A. Poland
Simplified customs procedures on EU territory in international transport of goods by sea
5/2010 Nikolay Shavrov Station manager Innovation Norway - St.Petersburg office Russia
Russian Maritime sector in 2010
5/2010 Nikolay Dobronravin
Professor School of International Relations St.Petersburg University Russia
Maritime issues in Russia’s energy politics in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2010 Claus Lassen Managing Director DHL Express Denmark Denmark
DHL Express Denmark – competing for a great future
5/2010 Kai Mykkänen Economist East Office of Finnish Industries Oy Finland
What do Finnish investment in Russia tell us?
5/2010 Kalle Euro Business Development Director City of Turku Director of Turku Region Development Centre Finland
Russia – not such a mystery after all
5/2010 Alexander Karlik
Olga Garanina
Dr., Prof., Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs
Dr., Head of Center for Energy Policy Research and Training
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russia
Unconventional gas and Russia
5/2010 Matthew Hulbert Senior Fellow, Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich Switzerland
Europe’s lethargy Russia’s opening
5/2010 Eric Brunat Vice-president in charge of European and international relations
Faculty of Law and Economics IREGE Research Center University of Savoie France
Successful scientific and technological ‘Modernizatsia’ in Russia requires institutional and economic changes
212
5/2010 Viatcheslav Morozov
Associate Professor of International Relations University of Tartu Estonia
Dmitry Medvedev’s modernisation from above
5/2010 Stefan Hedlund Professor Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala University Sweden
Economies in transition and transition economics
5/2010 Riitta Pyykkö Chair of the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council FINHEEC Professor of Russian Language and Culture
University of Turku Finland
Common understanding of quality as a basis for the development of cooperation in higher education between Finland and Russia
5/2010 Louis Clerc Ph.D., University Lecturer Department of Political Studies University of Turku Finland
Trade, trade, trade Russia from a French perspective in 2010
5/2010 Ilmari Larjavaara Dr. (Soc.Sc), Researcher Tampere University of Technology (TUT) Finland
Do we need better "institutional marketing" in Russian trade?
5/2010 Alexander Gogolevskiy
Professor, Doctor of History Rector Pskov State Pedagogical University Russia
Pskov State Pedagogical University on the way to the European higher education area
5/2010 Jesper Roine Associate Professor of Economics and Deputy Director Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) Sweden
The Russia-Belarus energy relationship – a reluctantly continuing affair
5/2010 Gabriele Kötschau Lawyer in Flensburg
Germany
Belarus a Baltic Sea country?
5/2010 Juhani Salokannel Executive Manager Tuglas Society Finland
Two neighbours
5/2010 Pekka Räsänen Professor of Economic Sociology University of Turku Finland
ICT use and ageing populations in Baltic area
213
5/2010 Marko Lehti Senior research fellow, Tampere Peace Research Institute, University of Tampere Academic Director of Baltic Sea Region Studies, University of Turku Finland
Baltic success story – but what next?
5/2010 Xiaotian Zhang Ph.D. exp, Doctoral Researcher, Co-lecturer Faculty of Economics and Business Administration University of Tartu
Chairman & Founder Raatuse International Trade Estonia
“To Be or Not To Be” business relations between the Baltic States and China, example of Estonia
5/2010 Venelin Tsachevsky Ph.D., Professor, Director Contemporary Foreign Policy Studies Centre Bulgaria
Black Sea economic cooperation – how good example it is for the Baltic Region?
5/2010 Zeki Kütük Docent, researcher Tampere Peace Research Institute University of Tampere Finland
Turkey as an energy import corridor
5/2010 Andriy Chubyk Executive Director Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” Ukraine
Ukraine and its future role in the EU-Russia gas transit
5/2010 Petteri Hannonen CEO Ampparit Oy Finland
Entering Russian markets – a point of view of a Finnish SME
5/2010 Timo Painilainen Master of Social Sciences Researcher Environmental Sociology University of Turku Finland
Finnish press presents an image of a nauseous Baltic Sea
4/2010 Vlad Filat Prime Minister The Republic of Moldova
Bringing Moldova closer to the European Union
4/2010 Libor Rouček Vice-President, S&D European Parliament
Endangered European security?
4/2010 Maud Olofsson Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister Sweden
Energy co-operation in the Baltic Sea region
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4/2010 Carl Haglund Member European Parliament
Vice Chair of the Parliament Intergroup for the Baltic Sea
EU and Russia – why they matter for the Baltic Sea
4/2010 Jenni Kuronen Researcher Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Fundamental changes are needed in the governance of maritime safety
4/2010 Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University
Former Chief Economic and Social policy Advisor to the President of Lithuania
Lithuania and euro – a second opportunity not to be missed
4/2010 Jukka Gustafsson Project Director Sales & Marketing STX Finland Oy Turku, Finland
Current challenges of Finnish and Russian shipbuilding – collaboration in R&D and building of ice class special tonnage
4/2010 Bo Österlund Navy Commodore (ret) Finland
The Arctic region is warming up as a result of climatic change, and the repositioning of security policy
4/2010 M. de Haas Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Senior Research Fellow The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael The Netherlands
Russia’s future security stance versus friends and foes
4/2010 Seppo Ruohonen Lieutenant Colonel GS (ret) Finland
Changing Baltic Sea military threats
4/2010 Nikita Lomagin Professor World Economy Department, St.Petersburg State University Russia
Medvedev’s fourteen points – any added value for global security?
4/2010 Peter F. Johnston Strategic Analyst Defence Research and Development Canada – Centre for Operational Research and Analysis Canada
Arctic energy resources and security
4/2010 Timo Hellenberg Dr., Executive Director Hellenberg International Finland
How to secure the Arctic – more joint exercises, less high level declarations
215
4/2010 Katarzyna Zysk Dr., Senior Fellow Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies Norway
Visiting Research Scholar The U.S. Naval War College, Center for Naval Warfare Studies USA
Russian perspectives on Arctic security
4/2010 Teemu Palosaari Research Fellow Tampere Peace Research Institute University of Tampere Finland
Ice melts, peace prevails. The race for resources in the Arctic?
4/2010 Joan Nymand Larsen
Senior Scientist Stefansson Arctic Institute Iceland
Northern economies in a time of change
4/2010 Timo Koivurova LL.D., Research professor, director Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre University of Lapland Finland
Who should be governing the Arctic?
4/2010 Tatiana Romanova Dr, Associate Professor School of International Relations St. Petersburg State University School of International Politics and International Economics Higher School of Economics Russia
Russia in the Arctic area more issues than it seems?
4/2010 Roderick Kefferpütz Associate Research Fellow Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Belgium
Putting Russia’s Arctic policy into perspective
4/2010 Yrjö Myllylä Managing Director, Doctor of Social Sciences RD Aluekehitys Oy Finland
Russia's geopolitical focus has moved to the North the development of Murmansk region in the light of three scenarios
4/2010 Amelia Hadfield Professor of European Affairs Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Senior Research Fellow Institute for European Studies Belgium
Arctic adventures cold shoulder or hot prospects?
4/2010 Anna Sirina Senior Researcher Department for Siberian and Northern Studies Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Indigenous peoples of the North in Russian politics today
216
4/2010 Eini Laaksonen Research Associate Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
The uncertain future of the Shtokman gas field project in the Barents Sea
4/2010 Sami Andoura Research Fellow Notre Europe France
Towards a European Energy Community an opportunity for the Baltic
4/2010 Dmitry V. Vasilenko
Dr., Vice-Rector on International Relations St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
Head of Organizing committee of the International scientific conference “Energetika XXI: economy, policy, ecology” Russia
The EU gas market doomed to Kalakh game
4/2010 Susanne Oxenstierna
Doctor of Economics Senior Researcher Swedish Defence Research Agency Stockholm
The Russian nuclear renaissance
4/2010 Peter Lund Professor Aalto University School of Science and Technology Finland
It is time to think more with brain than muscles in the Baltic Sea Region energy debate
4/2010 Asta Salmi Professor of International Business, Aalto University School of Economics
Programme Manager for the Research Programme on Business Know-how, Academy of Finland Finland
Innovations and Finnish–Russian research co-operation
4/2010 Juha Väätänen Professor, International business & transitional economies Academic Director, Global Management of Innovation and Technology - Master’s Degree Programme
Faculty of Technology Management Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) Finland
How do Russian companies innovate?
4/2010 Kristiina Helenius Managing Director AmCham Finland
It’s time to step up FDI efforts
4/2010 Ralph Hirdina
Thomas Jost
Professor of Law
Professor of Economics
University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg
Germany
German investment in the Baltic States
217
4/2010 Tauno Taajamaa Managing Director FINTRA Finland
We should know how to do business with Russia – but do we really?
4/2010 Andrei A. Tatarinov Dr. Economics, Professor Department of Finance and Credit Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation
Head of Laboratory of Regional Economics Sochi Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation
Olympic winter games in Sochi – costs and expected benefits
4/2010 Kimmo Rentola Professor of Contemporary History University of Turku Finland
Post-Cold War politics of history
3/2010 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
The European Commission's Europe 2020 vision for research and innovation
3/2010 Tõnis Lukas Minister of Education and Research Estonia
R&D in Estonia – capacity building in progress
3/2010 Mitro Repo MEP European Parliament
The Baltic Sea – at the cross roads of politics and religion
3/2010 Mart Laar Member of the Estonian Parliament Estonia
Estonia joins Euro zone
3/2010 Susanna Huovinen Representative (Social Democrat) Chair of the Environment Committee Parliament of Finland
The Baltic needs intensive measures
3/2010 Christina Gestrin MP Finland
Broad parliamentary support for Baltic Sea Region initiatives
3/2010 Alexander Prokhorenko
Chairman of the Committee for External Relations Saint Petersburg Russia
We are linked not only by pragmatics
3/2010 Armas Lahoniitty The Finnish St.Petersburg Foundation acting councel Former Lord Mayor of Turku Finland
Turku and St. Petersburg
3/2010 Dmitriy Lisenkov Managing Director RUSNANO Russia
Natural cooperation takes a substantial effort to start
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3/2010 Markku Mattila
Laura Raaska
Professor, President
Adjunct Professor, Director
Academy of Finland
Science to the rescue of the Baltic Sea
3/2010 Veli-Pekka Saarnivaara
Director General, CEO Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Finland
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and innovation policy
3/2010 Keith Silverang CEO Technopolis Plc Finland
Creating the world’s first global innovation hub chain: Technopolis is now operating in Finland, Russia and Estonia – and just getting warmed up
3/2010 N Tapani Saarinen Vice President, Business Development Turku Science Park Ltd Finland
Is there a new Finnish Innovation System?
3/2010 Simo Karetie Chief Policy Adviser Trade Policy and International Relations Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Chinese innovation and it’s significance for Finland
3/2010 Tuomo Airaksinen CEO Invest in Finland Finland
International companies can boost Finland's innovation system
3/2010 Lauri Lajunen Rector The University of Oulu Finland
The University-Business Partnerships
3/2010 Leonid Gokhberg First Vice-Rector, State University Higher School of Economics, and
Director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge Russia
Principles for a new-generation innovation policy
3/2010 Gennady Korolyonok
Vice-Rector, Research and Development Belarus State Economic University Republic of Belarus
Trade relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Finland in progress
219
3/2010
Timur Gareev
Igor Denisov
Vice-rector for Innovation Immanuel Kant State University of Russia (IKSUR) Russia
Deputy director Kaliningrad Center of Technology Transfer (KCTT) Russia
Development of innovations in Kaliningrad Region general characterization and overview of the perspectives
3/2010 Pirjo Vuokko Adjunct Professor Director for Corporate Links and Adult Education Turku School of Economics at University of Turku Finland
Branding the university why and how?
3/2010 Jaak Treiman
Liisa Välikangas
Honorary Consul of Estonia for California
Professor Aalto University Finland
Estonia and the EU – political innovation and the quest for independence
3/2010 Kari Liuhto Leader of the project “Russia’s Innovation System” (Grant No. 118338) funded by the Academy of Finland
Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Finland
Rosnano and Skolkovo are Russia’s best innovation promoting measures, but they are not enough to modernise Russia as a whole
3/2010 Fraser Cameron Director The EU Russia Centre Belgium
The EU-Russia modernisation partnership
3/2010
Oleg N. Misko
Sergei F. Sutyrin
Chancellor City Agency for Industrial Investments Government of St. Petersburg
Professor, Head World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Can Saint-Petersburg meet the challenge of innovation age?
3/2010 Hiski Haukkala Special Adviser The Unit for Policy Planning and Research The Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
The EU and Russia already have what it takes to succeed
3/2010 Igor Torbakov Senior Researcher Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Assessing the prospects of Russia’s modernization
220
3/2010 Stanislav Tkachenko
Dmitry Tkachenko
Dr., Professor of European Studies School of International Relations
School of Economics St. Petersburg State University Russia
Progress of the Special Economic Zones in North-West Russia
3/2010
Valtteri Kaartemo
Kari Liuhto
Lecturer of International Business Turku School of Economics Finland
Professor Turku School of Economics Finland
The bumps in Russia’s innovation chase
3/2010 Irina Dezhina Head of Economics of Science and Innovations Division, Ph.D.
Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Russia
Big projects as a stimulus for innovation development in Russia
3/2010 Kaisa-Kerttu Peltola
Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
Developing the Russian innovation system – potential for increased cooperation with Finland
3/2010 Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
Birgitta Sandberg
M.Sc. (Econ.), M. Sc. (Hum.) University Teacher, Marketing
D.Sc. (Econ.) Assistant Professor, International Business Coordinator of the Global Innovation Management Master’s Degree Programme Turku School of Economics, University of Turku
Commercialisation of innovations requires co-operation and networks
3/2010 Jari Kaivo-oja PhD, Research Director Finland Futures Research Centre University of Turku Finland
Systemic innovation thinking as a tool for breakthrough innovations
3/2010 Tuomas Mylly Acting Professor of European Law Faculty of Law, University of Turku Finland
Does the European Union overprotect intellectual property?
3/2010 Igor Nevzorov Manager Ernst & Young, Legal Services Russia
Main peculiarities of the Russian intellectual property legislation
221
3/2010 Mika Aaltonen
Michael Loescher
CEO
CIO Research and Analysis Corporation (RAC) of Finland
The perfect storm
3/2010 Christopher S. Chivvis
Political Scientist RAND & Adjunct Professor Johns Hopkins, SAIS”v USA
NATO, Russia, and the future of the European security system
3/2010 Tatu Laurila CEO Greater Helsinki Promotion Ltd Finland
EU? Baltic Sea Region? Finland? Helsinki? There are many to choose from, but which one will succeed?
3/2010 Iikka Korhonen Director Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition, BOFIT Finland
Russia’s medium-term growth prospects still uncertain
3/2010 Ivan Korolev Deputy Director Institute of World Economy and International Relations
Russia two years after the crisis
3/2010 Andreas Klein
Catja Gaebel
M.A., Director
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s regional office for the Baltic States based in Riga and in charge for the Baltic Sea Cooperation of the Foundation
Nordic Researcher
The London office of the Kondrad Adenauer Foundation
Raising Germany’s awareness of the Baltic Sea region
3/2010 Maria-Elena Cowell Consultant, entrepreneur Vice Group Secretary, Nordic Council Conservative Group
Nordic co-operation fading to oblivion or resurrection through regionalism?
3/2010 Anne Erkkilä Director Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Comprehensive coordination of environmental monitoring is necessary for ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine areas
3/2010 Hardo Pajula Economist SEB Estonia
In search of a narrative
3/2010 Harri Melin Professor of Sociology Department of Social Research University of Tampere Finland
Enterprise´s social responsibility
222
3/2010 Jarkko Heinonen Assistant Manager, Economist Turku Chamber of Commerce BCCA Office Representative Finland
Business in the Baltic Sea Region future perspective
3/2010 Saara-Sofia Sutela
Antti Koskinen
Independent researcher
Independent researcher Turku School of Economics Finland
Increasing tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2010 Andrey Shadurskiy Senior lecturer School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University Russia
Unconventional gas is there a quite revolution and what does it mean for the Russian energy policy?
3/2010 Bo Österlund Commodore (ret) Finland
On energy dependence and service security
2/2010 Maria Damanaki Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Making the sea a safer place
2/2010 Sirkka-Liisa Anttila Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Finland
Measures of Finnish farmers to prevent the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea
2/2010 Jürgen Ligi Minister of Finance Estonia
Estonia and Euro continuation of long-term policy of fiscal prudence
2/2010 Arvydas Sekmokas Minister of Energy Lithuania
Changing energy security environment in Lithuania old challenges and new responses
2/2010 Sergei Martynov Minister for Foreign Affairs Belarus
Hopes and concerns over the Eastern Partnership the Belarus’ view
2/2010 Jutta Urpilainen Chairman SDP Finland
The success of the Baltic Sea region is anchored to communality
2/2010 Anneli Jäätteenmäki
MEP European Parliament
The EEAS is coming do not expect a big bang
2/2010 Sergey L. Katanandov
Head of the Republic of Karelia Russia
Main vectors of cooperation
2/2010 Heikki Aurasmaa Undersecretary of State Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
The Baltic Sea example for the whole Europe
223
2/2010 Oleg V. Fomichev
Director Department of Strategic Management and Budgeting Ministry of Economic Development The Russian Federation
Innovation policy in Russia new trends
2/2010 Vesa Häkkinen Deputy Director Passport and Visa Unit Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
No shortcut to visa-free travel
2/2010 Vilius Navickas Mayor Vilnius Lithuania
Vilnius city for the admirers of modern life and unique traditions
2/2010 Arto Mustajoki Professor of Russian University of Helsinki Chair of the Board of the Finnish St Petersburg Foundation Finland
”Finnish House” in the heart of St Petersburg
2/2010 Lasse Paitsola President and CEO Nurminen Logistics Plc Finland
Those who adapt survive
2/2010 Katri Pynnöniemi Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Ten-year anniversary of the Russian international transport corridors what lies ahead?
2/2010 Sigitas Brazinskas Commercial attaché Embassy of Lithuania in Sweden
Growing role of sustained transport links and contribution to region’s competitiveness news from Lithuania
2/2010 Timo Laukkanen Senior Advisor Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
The Baltic Sea Strategy and economic growth in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2010 Hans-Joachim Spanger
Dr, Member of the Executive and Head of Research Area Peace Research Institute Frankfurt Germany
De-securitize the Russia policy of the West
2/2010 Sven G. Holtsmark Dean of the Norwegian Defence University College Senior Fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies Norway
Arctic security – beating the alarm for the wrong reasons
224
2/2010 Philip Hanson Professor, Associate Fellow Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme The Royal Institute of International Affairs The United Kingdom
Russia’s modernization campaign towards a high-tech Potemkin village?
2/2010 Martin Vermeer Professor of Geodesy Aalto University Finland
Sea level rise in the Baltic Sea
2/2010 Philipp Schwartz Dr, Head of the Joint Technical Secretariat Central Baltic INTERREG IV A Programme 2007-2013 Finland
The beginning of the end of European integration?
2/2010 Nils Muiznieks PhD., Director Advanced Social and Political Research Institute (ASPRI) University of Latvia Latvia
Latvian-Russian relations a new thaw?
2/2010 David J. Galbreath Senior Lecturer University of Aberdeen United Kingdom
Minority rights in the Baltic States
2/2010 Vilana Pilinkaite-Sotirovic
Dr. Center for Equality Advancement Lithuania
Limits of Europeanization policy discourses on minority rights in Lithuania
2/2010 Marek Tiits Chairman of the Board The Institute of Baltic Studies Estonia
The Baltic economies after a perfect storm
2/2010 Kirsi Stjernberg Special Planner Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
EU Baltic Sea strategy: regions taking the chance – are they?
2/2010 Heiko Pääbo Head Centre for Baltic Studies University of Tartu Estonia
Baltic Studies a changing research agenda
2/2010 Pellervo Erkkilä Chairman Finnish- Estonian Trade Association Finland
Finnish investments in Estonia
2/2010 Kimmo Elo Adjunct professor, lecturer of political science Department of Political Science and Contemporary History University of Turku Finland
The Baltic Sea our common mare politicum
225
2/2010 Nina I. Bohdan Professor Belarus State Economic University Belarus
National innovative system in Belarus glance at the regions
2/2010 Laurynas Kasciunas Expert Eastern Europe Studies Centre Lithuania
Interactions between a post-modern (the EU) and modern (Russia) players of international relations setbacks for mutual integration
2/2010 Kirsi Kostia New business competence through executive MBA programmes
New business competence through executive MBA programmes
1/2010 Jerzy Buzek President The European Parliament
EU-Russia relations getting it right
1/2010 Valdis Dombrovskis
Prime Minister Latvia
Latvia’s lesson – from crisis to sustainable growth
1/2010 Mari Kiviniemi Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Finland
Baltic Sea region offers great potential
1/2010 Søren Gade Minister of Defence Denmark
Security in a modern world the example of the Baltic States
1/2010 Sten Tolgfors Minister for Defence Sweden
Common and improved maritime surveillance
1/2010 Krišjānis Kariņš MEP Latvia
The Baltic energy sector
1/2010 Anne-Mari Virolainen
Member of Parliament Finland
Save the Baltic Sea and boost the economy
1/2010 Ilkka Pöyhönen and Minna Martikainen
Rector,
Vice Rector for International Affairs
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Finland
Promising challenges for Finnish economy Russian market and Northern Dimension
1/2010 Oleg V. Kharkhordin
Professor Rector of the European University at St. Petersburg Russia
Baltic Sea as Res Publica limits and prospects
1/2010 Maija Palonheimo Director University Communications University of Turku Finland
Education must be marketed
226
1/2010 Gerhard Sabathil Dr., Director for Strategy, Coordination and Analysis Directorate General RELEX - L EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Baltic interconnections and beyond how the European Commissions works towards energy security in Europe
1/2010 Leonid Grigoriev President of Institute for Energy & Finance Moscow Russia
Happy end of pipeline conflicts?
1/2010 Boyan Kavalov and Hrvoje Petric
European Commission – JRC Institute for Energy Petten The Netherlands
The future role of LNG in EU’s gas supply – issues for consideration
1/2010 Pekka Sutela Principal Adviser, Monetary Policy and Research Bank of Finland Finland
Eurasian oil and gas are perceptions changing too fast?
1/2010 Rafael Fernández Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Economics Complutense Institute of International Studies Spain
Russia’s future gas export capability
1/2010 Roderick Kefferpütz Brussels-based Political Advisor specializing in Eurasian energy and foreign policy Belgium
Gazprom’s uncertain future within the gas market’s ‘quiet revolution’
1/2010 Indra Øverland Acting Head of Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies, NUPI Associate Professor II, University of Tromsø Norway
The surge in unconventional gas implications for Russian export strategies
1/2010 Andreas Heinrich
Heiko Pleines
Dr., Researcher
Dr., Head of the Department Politics and Economics Research Centre for East European Studies [Forschungsstelle Osteuropa] University Bremen Germany
Factors explaining the smooth co-operation between German and Russian gas companies
1/2010 David Dusseault Acting Professor for Russian Energy Policy Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Russia’s Wild East problematising Russia’s gas industry in Sakha
1/2010 Mikhail Korchemkin
Managing Director East European Gas Analysis Malvern, Pennsylvania USA
Russian gas exports in 2010s
227
1/2010 Laura Solanko Senior Economist Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Finland
Increasing energy efficiency is vitally important for the Russian economy
1/2010 Vadim Kononenko Researcher Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Russia energy efficiency initiatives a window of opportunity for the EU?
1/2010 Andres Mäe Researcher Estonian Foreign Policy Institute Estonia
Vulnerability in interdependent energy relations
1/2010 Simon Pirani Senior Research Fellow Oxford Institute for Energy Studies UK
Russian natural gas production and exports the outlook to 2020
1/2010 Danila Bochkarev Associate EastWest Institute Belgium
Energy diversification towards the East strategic imperative and operational response to the uncertainty of energy demand
1/2010 Maija Hyypiä Research Assistant The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Nord Stream project – as seen from the Swedish point of view
1/2010 Joanna Hyndle Department for Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Consequences of the decommissioning of Lithuanian nuclear power plant
1/2010 Hanna Mäkinen Researcher on Jenny & Antti Wihuri Foundation’s grant Pan-European Institute, Turku School of Economics Finland
Shale gas – a game changer in the global energy play?
1/2010 Anna Kotsalo-Mustonen
Ph.D.(Econ.), Co-founder of the foundation and responsible of the commitment acquiring Elävä Itämeri säätiö, known as ‘BSAG foundation’
‘The BSAG way’ new ideas to rescue the Baltic Sea
1/2010 Pertti Joenniemi Senior Research Fellow DIIS Denmark
The EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region a first step
1/2010 Timo Kuusakoski President and CEO Kuusakoski Oy Finland
Baltic Sea Region, environment and recycling
228
1/2010 Risto Nieminen Distinguished Professor COMP/Department of Applied Physics Aalto University School of Science and Technology Espoo Finland
Nanotechnology on the northern shores
1/2010 Boris Porfiriev Dr., Prof., Head of Laboratory Institute for Economic Forecasting Russian Academy of Sciences Russia
Economic crisis in Russia specificity of management policy and lessons for economic policy making
1/2010 Jon Hellevig Managing Partner Moscow-based Hellevig, Klein and Usov, attorneys at law, and Avenir Group accounting and consulting firm Russia
Russia’s social model of bureaucracy
1/2010 Aleksei Bykov
Svetlana Vertai
Professor
Doctorate student Belarus State Economic University Republic of Belarus
Challenges and prospects in economic use of local natural resources in Belarus
1/2010 Lassi Heininen Dr., University Lecturer Faculty of Social Sciences University of Lapland Chairman of the NRF Steering Committee Finland
Thematic network on geopolitics and security
6/2009 Sergei Sidorski Prime Minister Belarus
Belarus is open for co-operation
6/2009 Imants Lieģis Minister of Defence Latvia
A Latvian view on regional security challenges
6/2009 Päivi Lipponen Ph.D., Member of Parliament Finland
Us and them
6/2009 Valery Shlyamin Doctor of Economics Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Finland Russia
Place and role of the Russian-Finnish economic cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2009 Merja Hannus Secretary-general Finland-Russia-Society Finland
Participation of NGOs in the Baltic Sea area cooperation
6/2009 Nils Ušakovs Chairman Riga City Council Latvia
Riga nowadays
6/2009 Edgar Savisaar Mayor of Tallinn Estonia
Not the western or eastern, but the Baltic Sea
229
6/2009 Seppo Miettinen Mayor of Lappeenranta Finland
From Saimaa to continental Europe
6/2009 Eva Nypelius Mayor of Gotland Sweden
Gotland – pearl of the Baltic!
6/2009 Mikhail Oseevskiy Vice Governor, St. Petersburg Russia
St. Petersburg – the centre of innovative development of Russian Federation
6/2009 Peeter Kross PhD, Rector Estonian Business School Estonia
Challenges for Estonian higher education 1991–2020
6/2009 Olga Shumylo
Jakub Parusinski
Director International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv Ukraine
Expert International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv Ukraine
The Eastern Partnership and Ukraine – plus or minus?
6/2009 Bo Österlund Commodore (ret) Finland
Russian oil on the Baltic Sea
6/2009 Jakub M. Godzimirski
Senior Research Fellow Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies NUPI Norway
The role of the Arctic in Russian energy strategy in Europe
6/2009 Bartosz Cichocki Analyst National Security Bureau of Poland Poland
Prospects and consequences of START follow-on treaty
6/2009 Andres Hunt Vice Chairman of the Management Board AS Tallink Grupp Estonia
Travelling by sea has a bright future
6/2009 Pekko Kohonen Development Director, International Business Development Lassila & Tikanoja plc Finland
Russia takes action towards ecological future
6/2009 Ralf Wiegert Dr., Senior Economist IHS Global Insight Germany
The Baltic recovery – anything else but a long hard slog?
6/2009 Peter Zashev Dr. Emerging Markets Research Group Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences Finland
Building innovation economy in Russia – big ambitions are build by small steps
6/2009 Irina Yeremeyeva Dr., Associate Professor Belarusian State Economic University Belarus
Belarus and its economic relations with the countries in the Baltic Sea Region
230
6/2009 Georgy Dykhanov General Director Kaliningrad Consulting Centre Business-Expert Russia
Kaliningrad – unsustainable economy (was growing better and now is decreasing faster)
6/2009 Volkmar Wulf Europa Consultant Langeneslbold / Kaliningrad Germany / Russia
Current economy of Kaliningrad and the situation of energy demand
5/2009 Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister Finland
Baltic Sea cooperation – from strategies to results
5/2009 Laine Jänes Minister of Culture Estonia
The Baltic Sea region at the crossroads of culture and economy
5/2009 Sinikka Hurskainen Chair of the Sub-Committee on Belarus of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Member of the Parliament of Finland Chair of the Council of Europe Finnish delegation
Belarus on the road towards the Council of Europe
5/2009 Mikhail Dmitriev President The Center for Strategic Research Russia
Russia’s challenges in the global crisis
5/2009 Kimmo Lundén Journalist Fellow 2008-2009 Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford Economic journalist, M.Sc. Kauppalehti, Finnish Business Daily Finland
The death of print? The challenges and opportunities facing the print media on the web
5/2009 Ulla Tapaninen Professor Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Kotka Maritime Research Centre Finland
Environmental regulations are a challenge for the shipping industry
5/2009 Stepan Sulakshin Professor, Director Governance and Problem Analysis Center (GAPAC), Moscow Russia
A view on the world economic crisis
5/2009 Ionut Purica Dr., Senior Researcher Institute for Economic Forecasting Romanian Academy Romania
Expectations on energy and climate change
5/2009 René Nyberg CEO, Ambassador (ret) East Office of Finnish Industries Finland
Transport of oil and gas – safety and security of the Baltic Sea
231
5/2009 Łukasz Antas Analyst German Department Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Nord Stream – how feasible is the project?
5/2009 Edward Hunter Christie
Economist The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
The battle of Nord Stream
5/2009 Jukka Nurminen Underwater photographer Managing director Abyss Art Oy Finland
The Baltic Sea – a vibrant ecosystem in peril
5/2009 Nils Wang Rear Admiral Admiral Danish Fleet Denmark
Climate change and Arctic security
5/2009 Clive Archer Emeritus Professor Manchester European Research Institute Manchester Metropolitan University England
Arctic security – zero sum or working together?
5/2009 Lotta Numminen Lotta Numminen Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Renewed governance is the key for the future of the Arctic
5/2009 Olga Kryshtanovskaya
Stephen White
Director The Elites Department of the Institute of Sociology The Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia
James Bryce Professor of Politics University of Glasgow The United Kingdom
After Pikalevo
5/2009 Alexander Gaponenko
Michael Rodin
Dr. Institute of European Studies Latvia
Ph.D. Institute of European Studies Latvia
Latvia’s fiscal system – the need for new approaches
5/2009 Stephen Fortescue Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences & International Studies University of New South Wales Australia
The crisis in Russia and the oligarchs
5/2009 Irina Kobrinskaya Leading research fellow IMEMO Russian Academy of Science Russia
BMD-Day for global security – new opportunities – old uncertainties
232
5/2009 Jukka-Pekka Bergman
Director, Professor Northern Dimension Research Centre Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
Do we have enough university collaboration?
5/2009 Måns Nilsson Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow Stockholm Environment Institute Sweden
Towards a European eco-efficient economy
5/2009 Miina Mäki Project Manager / Marine Biologist Clean Baltic Sea Project John Nurminen Foundation Finland
Innovative thinking on environmental issues – the Baltic Sea is in urgent need for protection
5/2009 Toni Ahlqvist Senior Research Scientist, PhD VTT Technical Research Centre Finland
Towards understanding of spatial and temporal differentiation of innovation activities in Baltic Sea region
5/2009 Irina Dezhina Head of Division Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences. Russia
Innovation policy in Russia during the economic crisis
5/2009 Tuomo Uotila D.Sc. (Tech.), Senior Researcher Lappeenranta University of Technology Lahti School of Innovation Finland
Challenges and new directions for Finnish innovation policy
5/2009 Anatoly Zhuplev Professor Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
Small business in Russia – trends and outlook
5/2009 Maksim Salahub Partner Sorainen Belarus
Recent trends in M&A and privatization in Belarus
4/2009 Mariann Fischer Boel
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission
The future challenges of agriculture in the Baltic Sea region
4/2009 Henna Virkkunen Minister of Education and Science Finland
Aspects of sustainable development in education in the Baltic Sea region
4/2009 Rasa Juknevičienė Minister of National Defence Lithuania
Baltic Sea region security – a view from Lithuania
4/2009 Markku Laukkanen Member of the Finnish Parliament Chairman of the Karelian League Finland
Regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea area – the potential of Karelia
233
4/2009 Mats Hellström Former Governor of the Province of Stockholm Former Ambassador to Germany Former Minister of Nordic and European Affairs of Sweden Sweden
Storm over the Baltic Sea – is innovation a safe haven?
4/2009 Raimo Valo CEO OAO Swedbank Russia
Global financial crisis and the Russian banking system
4/2009 Ingrida Lace Director Communication and International Affairs Latvenergo AS Latvia
Future international challenges of Latvenergo Group
4/2009 Igor Maksimtsev
Sofia Rekord
Ph.D, Professor Rector of Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russian Federation
Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Chair of International Economic Relations Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russian Federation
Industrial-innovative networks as an opportunity to raise productivity of the Russian North-west
4/2009 Kari Kaunismaa Doctor of Social Sciences, Headmaster Vista School, Paimio Finland
From the red star to the double-headed eagle
4/2009 Vladimir Shimov Rector Belarus State Economic University Republic of Belarus
Republic of Belarus – ways of economic stabilization in the context of the world financial and economic crisis
4/2009 Kiryl Apanasevich Partner at Sorainen Law Firm Belarus
Belarusian anticrisis program – pragmatic conservatism or market reforms
4/2009 Terhi Suominen Secretary General Atlantic Council of Finland Finland
NATO in Finland – Finland in NATO?
4/2009 Marcel de Haas Marcel de Haas Lieutenant Colonel Senior Research Fellow Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael The Netherlands
Russia’s Arctic strategy – challenge to Western energy security
4/2009 Margarete Klein Researcher The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Germany
A new pan-European security regime?
234
4/2009
Timo Koivurova
Ismo Pölönen
Research Professor Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law Arctic Centre University of Lapland Finland
Senior Researcher Environmental Law University of Joensuu Finland
The Baltic Sea gas pipeline – can we manage it sustainably?
4/2009
Hans-Robert Metelmann
Peter Frank
Chairman ScanBalt
General Secretary ScanBalt
EU kicks the ball to ScanBalt BioRegion – The green valley, the health region
4/2009
Conrad Stralka
Katarina Veem
Executive Director Baltic Sea 2020
Programme Director Baltic Sea 2020
Sustainable management of the Baltic Sea
4/2009 Anna Korppoo Senior Researcher The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
Russia and climate – on the road to Copenhagen
4/2009 Sigitas Brazinskas Commercial Attaché of Lithuania in Sweden Lithuania
Lithuania – demanded synergy between economic promotion and development
4/2009 Petri Leino Team Leader Arctic Oil and Gas Project Finpro, Murmansk Finland
Opportunities for foreign companies in Kola Peninsula
4/2009 Thomas Johansson Team Director The Sida Baltic Sea Unit Sweden
Time for the next level of cooperation around the Baltic Sea
4/2009 Timo Koponen Director Finnode Russia The Finnish Innovation Center in Russia
Opportunities of Finland in Russian innovation environment
4/2009
Kalman Kalotay
Sergey Filippov
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Switzerland
United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) The Netherlands
The global crisis and FDI in new Europe
4/2009 Risto Venermo Leader, Partner Russia - Nordic Desk Ernst & Young Oy Finland
Acquisition opportunities in adversity – but don't be late
235
4/2009 Ville Korpela Managing Director Voskhod Consulting
Reliable intelligence and due diligence are keys to success in turbulent M&A market in Russia
4/2009 Joanna Grudzińska Polish Candidate for the European Parliament 2009 Poland
Role of young people from Baltic Sea Region in rising its potential
4/2009 Silvia Magnoni Project Manager for International Affairs Baltic Sea Solutions (DK), Lolland CTF concept developer and strategic partner to Lolland Municipality Denmark
So far (away), so good – when peripheral communities lead the way
4/2009 Arno Tanner Dr., Adjunct Professor Population Studies University of Helsinki and Political Science University of Tampere Finland
Human migration to and in the Baltic Rim – past, present and future
4/2009 Anna B. Kisiel-Łowczyc
Professor University of Gdańsk Poland
Poland's trade in the BSR after the EU enlargement
4/2009 Ulla Nygrén Director Library and Information Services Turku School of Economics Finland
The benefit of library and information services to the competitiveness of a university
3/2009 Jan Fischer Prime Minister The Czech Republic
A strategic partnership with Russia remains our goal
3/2009 Astrid Thors Minister of Migration and European Affairs Finland
The Baltic Sea is to remain a safe and attractive place
3/2009 Henrik Lax Member of the European Parliament Finland
The Baltic Sea Region – A bridge between EU and Russia? – EU energy strategy and the Nord Stream gas pipeline
3/2009 Janina Andersson Member of the Finnish Parliament (the Greens) Finland
The Baltic Sea needs reform of European Union agricultural subsidies
3/2009 Juhani Kaskeala Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces Finland
International sea surveillance co-operation in the Baltic Sea region
3/2009 Stephen Blank Professor Strategic Studies Institute US Army War College USA
The future of Russia-US relations
236
3/2009 Ilkka Laitinen Executive Director Frontex
The Baltic Sea – model for well functioning cooperation and simultaneously a challenge from the Frontex’ point of view
3/2009 Vladimir Mau Rector Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation Russia
Crisis modernisation ― lessons of the past and tasks for the future
3/2009 Erkki Hämäläinen Detective Chief Superintendent Licentiate of Laws National Criminal Police International branch Finland
Security as a competitiveness booster in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2009 Timo P. Nieminen Mayor The City of Tampere Finland
Involvement of the City of Tampere in the Baltic Sea cooperation
3/2009 Vasily Osipov The Head of Vyborg City Administration Vyborg Russia
Vyborg Industrial Park
3/2009 Arno Miettinen Mayor Rauma Finland
Rauma - Unesco world heritage town
3/2009 Solomon Ginzburg Deputy Head of the Committee for International and lnterregional Relations and Regulations Kaliningrad Regional Duma, Director of the Fund socio-economic and political studies "Regional Strategy" Russia
Five years in the European Union
3/2009 Maxim Shirokov General Director Ust-Luga Company, JSC Russia
Ust-Luga Sea Merchant port – a strategic port of Russia
3/2009 Alexei Moisseev Head of Fixed Income Research Chief Economist for Renaissance Capital Russia
Russia: the loss of reserves and inflationary consequences of devaluation – the myth and the reality
3/2009 Natalia Orlova Chief Economist Alfa Bank Russia
The second wave of the banking crisis – to be or not to be?
3/2009 Timo Vihavainen Professor Renvall Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Russia on the Baltic
237
3/2009 Andrei P. Tsygankov
Professor at Departments of International Relations and Political Science San Francisco State University USA
The post-western world – implications for Russia and the West
3/2009 Hans Brask Director Baltic Development Forum Denmark
Green valley on top of Europe – new and strong initiative can boost energy co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2009 Lars-Christer Lundin
Professor of hydrology Chair Baltic University Programme Uppsala University Sweden
The Baltic University – a network for sustainable development
3/2009 Jouko Rautava Economist Bank of Finland Finland
Times are also hard for Russia forecasters
3/2009 Philip Hanson Associate Fellow, Chatham House London The United Kingdom
Russia’s crisis budget
3/2009 Anu Mai Kõll Professor of Baltic History Centre for Baltic and East European Studies Södertörns högskola Sweden
The history of the Baltic States – a minefield
3/2009 Aarno Kotilainen Dr., Research Professor Geological Survey of Finland Coordinator of the BONUS INFLOW -project Finland
Look back – and learn
3/2009 Pami Aalto Jean Monnet Professor Director Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence University of Tampere Finland
Policy platforms for regionalizing EU-Russia energy relations
3/2009 Aki Koponen Dr., Director Institute for Competition Policy Studies Turku School of Economics Finland
State enterprises are still a problem for common markets
2/2009 Andrius Kubilius Prime Minister Lithuania
Lithuania in the Baltic Sea region – a common destiny and shared responsibility
2/2009 Antonio Tajani Vice-President, Commissioner for Transport European Commission
Future challenges of transport in the Baltic Sea region
238
2/2009 Paavo Väyrynen Dr, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Finland
Neighbouring area cooperation and Baltic Sea Strategy of the EU – complementary instruments to support cooperation (and sustainable development) in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2009 Jānis Sārts State Secretary of Ministry of Defence Latvia
The Arctic region – shift in geopolitics?
2/2009 Martin Erdmann Ambassador Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
A vital alliance turns 60
2/2009 Bo Österlund Commodore (ret) Finland
Baltic Sea gas pipeline in Finland's economic zone – project raises many questions
2/2009 Jaakko Smolander Vice Admiral (ret) Finnish Border Guard: Assistant Chief 1998-2004 and Chief 2004-2008 Finland
Finland is developing the European Union's border security
2/2009 Hanna Foltyn – Kubicka
Member of the European Parliament Poland
Do we really need Nord Stream?
2/2009 Reino Paasilinna Dr, Member of the European Parliament Vice-Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC) Finland
The EU and Russia
2/2009 Aloyzas Sakalas Member of the European Parliament Lithuania
The EU's relations with Belarus – how to get things moving?
2/2009 Ville Niinistö MP, Finnish Parliament Vice-Chair of the Green Parliamentary Group Chair of the Committee for Citizen and Consumer Rights in the Nordic Council
Towards a sustainable and secure energy policy in the Baltic Sea region
2/2009 Bernhard Vogel Dr, Chairman The Konrad Adenauer Foundation Germany
The Baltic Sea region is crucial to the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
2/2009 Michael Butler Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy Helsinki
Climate crisis requires regional collaboration
2/2009 Andres Lipstok Governor of Eesti Pank Estonia
Estonian economy in anticipation of the euro
2/2009 Thomas Wilhelmsson
Rector University of Helsinki Finland
The University of Helsinki as an engine of Baltic sea research
239
2/2009 Konstantin Khudoley
Professor and Dean School of International Relations St.Petersburg University Russia
Russia-EU relations
2/2009 Arne Grove Nordic Council of Ministers, Director of the NCM Information office in Kaliningrad Honorary consul of Denmark in Kaliningrad
Energy cooperation within the Baltic Sea Region. A Kaliningrad perspective.
2/2009 Lúcio Vinhas de Souza
Official Responsible for Russia Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG-ECFIN) European Commission
Effects of financial and economic instability in Russia
2/2009 Erik W Helin CEO Specta / VolgaStrap Group Russia Member of the Executive Board Association of European Business, Moscow, Russia
Managing Business in today’s crises environment in Russia vs 1998 – a view from the field
2/2009 Miklos Losoncz Jean Monnet Professor at Széchenyi István University Győr, Hungary Research Director at GKI Economic Research Co., Budapest
Some institutional factors of securing Europe’s supply of natural gas
2/2009 Alexey Ignatiev
Stephen Dewar
Program and Development Director Kaliningrad Regional Economic Development Agency Russia
Independent economic consultant Ireland
The South-Eastern Baltic Region as a model for European integration and true partnership
2/2009 Hanna Ojanen Dr, Programme Director Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland
What role for the EU in Finnish security policy?
2/2009 Erika Sumilo
Madara Apsalone
Professor University of Latvia
Researcher University of Latvia
The impact of international financial crisis on capital migration into Latvia
2/2009 Lassi Heininen Doctor University of Lapland Finland
From periphery to world politics – the changing geo-politics of the North
2/2009 Chloé Le Coq Assistant professor Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics Stockholm School of Economics
Russian gas supply and common energy policy
240
2/2009 Johanna Särkijärvi Project Manager Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Growing volumes of containers and other unitised cargo go hand-in-hand with the concentration of maritime transport in major ports
2/2009 Sergey Volchenkov PhD of Economics Associate, Avanko Capital St. Petersburg, Russia
Specific features of inbound cross-border deals on the Russian M&A mid-market
2/2009 Alexander Gaponenko
Michael Rodin
Dr.E Institute of European Studies Latvia
Ph.D. International University Audentes Estonia
System crisis of the Latvian society – the reasons, scenarios of development, possibility of overcoming
2/2009 Jarna Heinonen Professor, Director TSE Entre Turku School of Economics
Entrepreneurship and the Baltic Rim
1/2009 Siim Kallas Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud European Commission
Fighting fraud and corruption – the EU experience
1/2009 Alexander Stubb Minister for Foreign Affairs Finland
Baltic Sea Cooperation towards 2020 – serious challenges but bright opportunities
1/2009 Ville Itälä Member European Parliament Finland
Baltic Sea maintenance and budgetary control
1/2009 Antti Kaikkonen Member of Parliament and vice chairman of the Grand Committee, Finland Member of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Rapporteur of the Council of Europe on the economic potential of the Baltic Sea
Baltic cooperation needs freshening
1/2009 Thomas Mirow President The European Bank forReconstruction and Development
European cooperation crucial as banking sector in the East has to weather global crisis
1/2009 Paul Vandoren Deputy Head Delegation of the European Commission to Russia
Regional cooperation that works – the EU's Northern Dimension Policy
1/2009 Ari Korhonen Secretary General The Finnish Social Democratic Party Finland
Against the financial recession with Baltic cooperation
241
1/2009 Wojciech Kwaśniak Advisor of the President The National Bank of Poland Poland
The impact of the international financial crisis on the stability of banking systems in Central and Eastern European countries
1/2009
Oleg N. Misko
Sergei F. Sutyrin
Business Development Director City Agency for Industrial Investments Government of St. Petersburg The Russian Federation
Professor, Head World Economy Department / International Banking Institute St. Petersburg State University The Russian Federation
St. Petersburg's commercial real estate market – some recent trends
1/2009 Perttu Vartiainen Rector and Professor of Human Geography University of Joensuu Finland
University of Joensuu as an active partner in cross-border cooperation in Northwest Russia
1/2009 Jonathan Stern Director of Gas Research Oxford Institute for Energy Studies The United Kingdom
The January 2009 Russia-Ukraine crisis and the imperative of bypass pipelines
1/2009 Leonid Grigoriev President Institute for Energy and Finance, Moscow Russia
Forum of gas exporters – design
1/2009 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Finland
Ukraine’s energy lesson to the EU
1/2009 Mia Crawford
Risto Veivo
Acting Head Baltic 21 Secretariat
Adviser to Deputy Mayor City of Turku Head of Baltic 21 Secretariat 2006-2008 Finland
Living up to our promises – fostering a sustainable Baltic Sea Region
1/2009 Chris Weafer Chief Strategist Bank Uralsib Russia
GAS-OPEC – cooperation or confrontation?
1/2009 Hanna Smith Researcher Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Russia and the European Union – partners in energy cooperation or rivals in “Great Game” confrontation?
1/2009 Raivo Vare Vice-Chairman of the Estonian Cooperation Assembly Former Minister of State and Minister of Transport and Communications Estonia
EU – Russia – the Baltic angle
242
1/2009 David Dusseault Project Coordinator Eurasia Energy Group Aleksanteri Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Plus ça Change – infrastructure & energy transit to Europe
1/2009 Laura J. Rantanen Journalist Vihreä Lanka, Green Weekly newspaper Finland
Russia is digging its own grave by disturbing gas supplies to Europe
1/2009 Richard Sakwa Professor of Russian and European Politics University of Kent at Canterbury The United Kingdom
The economic crisis and regime stability in Russia
1/2009 Peter Coachman Director of Russian Operations Technopolis Russia
High-tech response to modern challenges and new opportunities
1/2009 Jukka Mallinen Translator, writer Chairman Finnish PEN Finland
The economy crisis is the moment of truth for Russia
1/2009 Vesa Harmaakorpi Professor Lahti School of Innovation Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland
Sustainable innovation – what is it?
1/2009 Wladimir Andreff Professor Emeritus at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne Honorary President of the International Association of Sport Economists France
Is Russian sports economy performing well?
1/2009 Viktor Trasberg Associate Professor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Head of Centre for Baltic Studies University of Tartu Estonia
Baltic States competitive position in the New Century
1/2009 Vyacheslav Dombrovsky
PhD, Assistant Professor Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies Latvia
Can we revive a ‘Baltic Tiger’?
243
1/2009 Alexey Prazdnichnykh
Principal Bauman Innovation Associate Professor The Academy of National Economy under the Government of Russian Federation Russia
Business life in a perfect Storm – the first results of a monthly monitoring of the effect produced by the economic crisis on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Russia
1/2009 Peeter Vahtra
Stefan Ehrstedt
Research Fellow Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics
Senior Research Associate Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
Russia’s energy supplies and the Baltic Sea Region
6/2008 Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Science and Research
BONUS project – Baltic countries lead research for better use of the Baltic Sea
6/2008 Stefan Wallin Minister of Culture and Sport Finland
Mare nostrum – Sea of Culture
6/2008 Bogdan Klich Minister of National Defence Poland
Security challenges in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2008 Sven Mikser Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Riigikogu - The Parliament of Estonia Estonia
Return of the cold war – mis-shapes and mirror images
6/2008 Wilfried Grolig Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Finland
Germany and the Baltic Sea cooperation – current common challenges and the Baltic Sea Strategy of the European Union
6/2008 Igor Yurgens Chairman of the Management Board Institute of Contemporary Development Russia
Foreign investment in the strategic sector of the Russian economy – fundamentals and expectations
6/2008 Bo Österlund Commodore Finland
Significance of Russia’s Baltic fleet growing. Will nuclear weapons return to the Baltic Sea?
6/2008 Pekka Ruola Municipal Councillor Vice Chairman of the Turku 2011 Foundation Chairman of the Turku Cultural Board Finland
Turku and Tallinn – work together for a better Baltic Sea environment
244
6/2008 Torsten Wöllert Deputy Head of Unit at the Directorate-General of External Relations European Commission
Bridge over troubled waters? Managing EU-Russia energy relations
6/2008 Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Energy Policy Specialist Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich/Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
The Baltic Sea as the most important corridor for Russia’s oil exports
6/2008 Dan Steinbock Dr, Research Director of International Business India, China and America Institute
Eclipse of export-led growth?
6/2008 Sergey M. Drobyshevsky
Ph.D., Head Macroeconomics and Finance Division Institute for the Economy in Transition Russia
Rouble devaluation – pros et contras
6/2008 Lars Tranberg Rasmussen
Emerging Markets Analyst Danske Macro Research Danske Bank Denmark
How to restore confidence and allow the rouble to weaken
6/2008 Lassi Linnanen Dr., Professor of Environmental Management and Economics Lappeenranta University of Technology Member of Board Baltic Sea Action Group Finland
Double environmental dividend – combining actions against climate change and pollution of the Baltic Sea
6/2008 Martti Lariola Project Director Clean Baltic Sea Poland John Nurminen Foundation Finland
Reduction of nutrient discharges will turn the trend towards a cleaner Baltic Sea
6/2008 Antti Saurama Head of Research and Consulting Services Unit Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
Key figures on maritime transports and cargoes handled in the Baltic Sea ports in 2007, compiled by the Baltic Port List
6/2008 Kirsi-Maarit Poljatschenko
M.A. Finland
Containerized cargo market of the Baltic Sea and future of Mother Russia
245
6/2008 Wolfram Schrettl Professor of Economics Department of Economics Director of Economics Institute for East European Studies Free University Berlin Germany
EU and Russia – are there limits to “common values”?
6/2008 Urmas Varblane Professor of International Economy University of Tartu Estonia
Why are economies of Estonia and Iceland different?
6/2008 Filip Hamro-Drotz Communications Coordinator Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Priorities of business for the EU’s Baltic Sea Strategy
6/2008 Rünno Lumiste
Robert Pefferly
Alari Purju
Associate Professor Tallinn University of Technology Estonia
Associate Professor Estonian Business School Estonia
Professor Estonian Business School Estonia
Estonia’s economic development – trends, practices and sources
6/2008 Jacek Batóg Doctor Faculty of Economics and Management University of Szczecin Poland
Virtual Baltic Development Agency – a network for international links and investment spillovers in BSR
6/2008 Mika Widgrén Professor Turku School of Economics Vice-Director Public Choice Research Centre Finland
Paul Krugman and the Baltic Rim
5/2008 José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
5/2008 Paula Lehtomäki Minister of the Environment Finland
Cleaner, safer and brighter future of the Baltic Sea
5/2008 Jaak Aaviksoo Minister of Defence Estonia
Events in Georgia provoke discussions on security in good, old, peaceful Europe
5/2008 Siiri Oviir Member European Parliament Estonia
Gas pipeline to the Baltic Sea – should it come in a civilized way or under the dictate of the big and the powerful?
246
5/2008 Artis Pabriks Ex-foreign minister of Latvia (2004-2007) Professor Vidzeme University College Latvia
Baltic security reflections in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict
5/2008 Efthimios E. Mitropoulos
Secretary-General International Maritime Organization
Busy Baltic to benefit from global pollution measures
5/2008 Jari Luoto Ambassador for Baltic Sea Issues Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
EU focuses on the Baltic Sea
5/2008 André Mernier Secretary General Energy Charter Secretariat
A role for the Energy Charter in a new Russia-EU Partnership Agreement
5/2008 Timo Rajala President, CEO Pohjolan Voima Finland
Finland is facing major energy decisions
5/2008 Karlis Mikelsons President, CEO Latvenergo AS Latvia
Environmentally friendly for sustainable growth
5/2008 Reinier Zwitserloot Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Wintershall Holding AG Germany
Nord Stream – making more European energy solidarity possible
5/2008 Viktoras Valentukevicius
General Manager AB Lietuvos Dujos Lithuania
Current and future activities of Lietuvos Dujos AB
5/2008 Seppo Remes Member of Board, the Federal Grid Company, Russia Member of Board, RusHydro, Russia
Russian gas can unite Europe – if we allow it
5/2008 Aleksandra Mierzyńska – Krzysztof Parkoła
Financial Analyst PGNiG SA Poland
PGNiG – trying to be one step further
5/2008 Tapio Reponen Rector Turku School of Economics Finland
Profiling as a key success factor in modern university strategies
5/2008 Markus Ederer Head Policy Planning Ministry of Foreign Affairs Germany
Germany and the Baltic Sea Region – challenges and opportunities for cooperation on energy security
247
5/2008 Jyrki Terva Consul for Trade, Economy and Cooperation with Neighbouring Regions Consulate General of Finland in Saint-Petersburg
Russia’s ability to use its energy might
5/2008 Tomasz Zadroga President and CEO PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. Poland
Activities of the Polish Energy Group
5/2008 Yury S. Kadzhoyan Director General OOO LUKOIL-Kaliningradmorneft Russia
D-6 development – dialogue with the local communities and the government
5/2008 Janek Parkman Chairman of the Board Viru Keemia Grupp AS Estonia
Estonian oil shale sector undergoing changes
5/2008 Christian Lund Public Affairs Manager, Energy & Retail Europe StatoilHydro ASA Norway
Energizing opportunities
5/2008 Erkki Kotiranta Neste Shipping Oy Vice President Finland
The Russian Arctic is turning into an important energy supply route to Europe alongside the Baltic Sea
5/2008 Jyrki Vähätalo Senior Maritime Inspector Finnish Maritime Administration Finland
Safe and reliable global maritime transport of dangerous chemical cargo via the Baltic Sea
5/2008 Peter F. Johnston Strategic Analyst Defence Research and Development Canada – Centre for Operational Research and Analysis Canada
Al Qaeda’s threat to oil and gas assets in the Baltic Region
5/2008 Arild Moe – Lars Rowe
Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway
Russian shipbuilding – is a rapid turnaround possible?
5/2008 Urpo Kivikari Former Director and Professor Emeritus Pan-European Institute Finland
Institute’s turning points and highlights
5/2008 Simon-Erik Ollus Adviser and Economist The East Office of Finnish Industries Finland
The global financial turbulence and Russia
248
5/2008 Rainer Nõlvak Chairman of the Board Estonian Nature Fund Estonia
From Russia, with gas
5/2008 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Finland
EU's growing energy import dependency a major risk
4/2008 László Kovács EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union
EU-Russia customs cooperation − solving border congestion
4/2008 Kaspars Gerhards Minister of Economics Latvia
Economy of Latvia − on the path to stabilization
4/2008 Algirdas Butkevičius
Minister of Transport and Communications Lithuania
Lithuanian transport sector – perspectives for development
4/2008 Halldór Ásgrímsson Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Globalisation and the Baltic Sea Region
4/2008 Pekka Haavisto Member of the Finnish Parliament and former Minister of Environment Finland
Baltic Sea as an energy route
4/2008 Kimmo Kiljunen Doctor, Member of Parliament Finland
Russian politics
4/2008 Reijo Karhinen Executive Chairman OP-Pohjola Group Finland
OP-Pohjola Group – appraising expansion opportunities in the Baltic countries
4/2008 Anders Paalzow Rector Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Challenges facing the higher education in the Baltic countries
4/2008 Hanna Lehtinen Head of the Unit for the Northern Dimension Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
The EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and its links to the Northern Dimension
4/2008 Fraser Cameron – Aaron Matta
Director EU Russia Centre in Brussels Belgium – Researcher European University Institute in Florence Italy
Prospects for EU-Russia relations
4/2008 Kalle Euro Director of Business Development City of Turku Director Turku Region Development Centre Finland
Creative dissent will enhance Baltic business
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4/2008 Ole Damsgaard Director Nordregio Sweden
Disparities and potentials in the BSR
4/2008 Jarkko Heinonen Assistant Manager, Economist Turku Chamber of Commerce BCCA Office Representative Finland
Cluster approach as a tool of industrial policy in the Baltic Sea Region
4/2008 Harri Ekebom Representative Protection Fund for the Archipelago Sea Finland
Problems of the Archipelago Sea are self-created
4/2008 Hanna Mäkinen Project Planning Officer Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
Energy security and environment – energy challenges in the European Union
3/2008 Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Prime Minister Denmark
Energy challenges and opportunities in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2008 Vladimír Špidla EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Recent European Court of Justice rulings highlight potential complications for labour mobility, but overall a mobile work force will contribute to a more dynamic EU economy
3/2008 Jan-Erik Enestam Secretary General The Nordic Council Finland
Co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2008 Anu Vehviläinen Transport Minister The Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland
Logistics unites markets
3/2008 Andreas Carlgren Minister for the Environment Ministry of the Environment Sweden
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region as a tool for implementing the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
3/2008 Anita Mäkinen Head of Marine Programme, Dr. WWF Finland
More maritime safety for the Baltic Sea – what are the options?
3/2008 Ma Keqing Chinese Ambassador to Finland China
Economic and trade cooperation between China and Finland − mutually beneficial and win-win development
3/2008 Merle Pajula Ambassador of Estonia to Helsinki Estonia
Estonia – the country we are building together
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3/2008 Tapani Erling Director-General The Finnish National Board of Customs Finland
Customs administrations and economic crime
3/2008
Risto Ervelä
Hannu Elo
Chairman of the Assembly The Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Head of the International Affairs The Regional Council of Southwest Finland Finland
Need for a Baltic Sea Region strategy from the viewpoint of Southwest Finland
3/2008 Aimo Ahti Mayor City of Kouvola Finland
Innorail – facilitating the renaissance of railways in Northern Europe
3/2008 Nikolai M. Kropachev
Acting Rector, Professor Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
Saint-Petersburg State University performance in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2008 Olli Manner President, CEO Elomatic Finland
Baltic region strategy for the technical consulting business?
3/2008 Torbjörn Becker Director The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics Sweden
Baltic Sea neighbors – time to engage with Belarus
3/2008 Matti Aura Managing Director Finnish Port Association Finland
Is the heyday of the transit traffic via Finnish ports to Russia over?
3/2008 Alfred Hecht Associate Director, PhD, Dr. (h,c,) Viessmann European Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University Canada
The ‘Baltic Main Street’ highway proposal
3/2008 Elena G. Efimova Associate Professor St.Petersburg State University
Ports as gateways and hubs of Baltic Sea Region
3/2008 Hans Brask Director Baltic Development Forum Denmark
Visions for the future Baltic Sea Region cooperation – an EU avant-garde in promoting the fifth freedom of the internal market?
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3/2008 Kari Liuhto Director Pan-European Institute Finland
The many challenges of the Baltic Sea Region
2/2008 Ján Figel’ European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth
Why we need to modernise European universities
2/2008 Tarja Cronberg Minister of Labour Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
We need a Baltic Sea Stern Review
2/2008 Maciej Nowicki Minister of Environment Ministry of Environment Poland
Is Poland really the biggest polluter of the Baltic Sea?
2/2008 Saara Kankaanrinta Co-founder of the Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea /Baltic SeaAction Group (BSAG) Finland
Saving the Baltic Sea with public-private cooperation, result-orientated actions
2/2008 Aliaksandr Milinkevich
Chairman Movement for Freedom Belarus
Belarus and Baltic Sea Region — common interests and challenges
2/2008 Erkki Kotiranta Vice President Neste Shipping Ltd Finland
Shipping of oil products in the Baltic region
2/2008 Kari Raivio Chancellor University of Helsinki Finland
University reform — a global phenomenon
2/2008 Maria Tengroth Policy Manager Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden Sweden
Ranking of Swedish higher education institutions
2/2008 Niina Nummela Professor, International Business Turku School of Economics Finland
Finnish SMEs in the Baltic Sea Region — growth potential and challenges
2/2008 Žaneta Ozoliņa Professor University of Latvia Latvia
Searching for a new leadership in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2008 Tapio Välinoro Executive Director Regional Council of Kymenlaakso Finland
The third stage of regional economy — integration of the east and west
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2/2008 Alexei Prazdnichnykh
Principal Bauman Innovation Associate Professor Academy of National Economy under the Government (Moscow) Russia
Leningrad region — capitalizing geographical advantage
2/2008 Mika Akkanen Manager of International Affairs City of Turku Finland
Today’s possibilities for city twinning relationships in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2008 Vladimir Kuzin Head The strategic planning department of socio-economic development of the Kaliningrad region Russia
The role of the special economic zones in attracting foreign investment to the Kaliningrad region
2/2008 Arto Luukkanen Adjunct Professor of Russian Studies Renvall Institute University of Helsinki Finland
Medvedev´s new agenda for Russia — reforming a system that can not be reformed?
1/2008 Andrus Ansip Prime Minister Estonia
Estonia’s development perspectives
1/2008 Joe Borg European commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
A new European Policy: the Integrated Maritime Policy, an ocean of opportunity for Europe
1/2008 Yegor Gaidar Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition Former Prime Minister of Russia
Europe and Russia, new relations
1/2008 Jan Egeland Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs Former UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs
Affluent Baltic region must increase its assistance
1/2008 Matti Halmesmäki President and CEO, Kesko Kesko – a retail specialist
1/2008 Hans Brask Director, Baltic Development Forum, Denmark
The State of the Region Report
1/2008
Timo Karttinen
Pirja Heiskanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Fortum Corporation
Vice President Russian Generation Business, Fortum Power and Heat
Market-based investment into Russian power sector
1/2008 Tatiana Romanova Dr., Associate Professor at the Department of European Studies School of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University
Energy and transport into the Northern Dimension?: Russian perspectives
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1/2008 Aku Sorainen Managing Partner at Sorainen, Finland
Managing a modern business law firm through values in the Baltic States
1/2008 Iwona Wiśniewska Senior Researcher Center for Eastern Studies Poland
State corporations – state property in de facto private hands
1/2008 Urpo Kivikari Professor Emeritus Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics
EU and Russia as neighbours and partners – the specific role of the Baltic Sea Region
1/2008 Alari Purju Professor, Estonian Business School, Estonia
Transit trade through Estonia: problems and developments
1/2008 Tomasz Dolegowski Associate professor, World Economy Faculty, SGH - Warsaw School of Economics Poland
SGH – Warsaw School of Economics and the Baltic Region
1/2008 Samu Numminen Project manager, Southwest Finland Regional Environment Centre Pro Saaristomeri Coastal Forum
Coastal management and regional cooperation in saving the Baltic Sea
1/2008 Wojtek Dorabialski Adviser to the President Office of Competition and Consumer Protection Poland
Can competition protection in Poland become more effective?
1/2008 Kari Liuhto Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics
Future of the EU-Russia relations
6/2007 Ene Ergma President The Parliament of Estonia
The Baltic Sea Region: the region in global competition
6/2007 Gediminas Kirkilas Prime Minister Lithuania
Think neighbourly, create value added
6/2007 Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Member of the European Commission European Neighbourhood Policy
6/2007 Jyri Häkämies Minister of Defence, Finland Nordic-Baltic defence cooperation
6/2007 Christopher Beazley Member of the European Parliament A EU-Strategy for the Baltic Sea region: making a success of the 2004 enlargement
6/2007 Henrik Lax Member of the European Parliament Elections in Russia - what turn in the relations to the EU?
6/2007 Pertti Salolainen Minister, Member of the Parliament of Finland, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
The Baltic Sea – beauty in serious danger
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6/2007 Blanka Kalinova Senior Economist Investment Division, OECD
Investment climate in Russia: a Russian paradox?
6/2007 Seppo Remes UES, Member of the Board EOS Russia, Chairman of the Board Russia
Russia forerunning EU in power sector forum
6/2007 Kalman Kalotay United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Switzerland
A Baltic perspective on OMV’s bid for MOL
6/2007 Pertti Lintunen Mayor Town of Imatra
Imatra – a Finnish border town in the economic region of St. Petersburg
6/2007 Marek Menkiszak Head of the Russian Department Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Russia's policy towards Central – Eastern Europe after the EU enlargement
6/2007 Yrjö Myllylä An expert on regional foresight Oy Aluekehitys RD
Russia tries to control the transport routes of its own products itself
6/2007 Antoni Kukliński Professor, Poland Baltic Europe 2050 challenges of the future, heritage of the past
6/2007 Pirjo Vuokko Director, Adjunct Professor TSE exe, Turku School of Economics
Management challenges - what is in the air?
5/2007 Günter Verheugen Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
Baltic Sea region – at the head of the reform process
5/2007 Petras Vaitiekūnas Minister of Foreign Affairs Lithuania
European solidarity is the best investment into the future
5/2007 Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
Minister for Foreign Affairs Iceland
Iceland and her companies in the Baltic Sea region
5/2007 Jaanus Tamkivi Minister of the Environment Estonia
Estonia protects the Baltic Sea along with its neighbours
5/2007 Ojārs Kalniņš Director, The Latvian Institute A Baltic Sea Strategy – acting regionally, thinking globally
5/2007 Jerzy Samborski Executive Director, European Enterprise Institute, Belgium
What Europe has done for competition
5/2007 Urve Tiidus Mayor of Kuressaare Estonia
Islands are part of the main
5/2007 Eeva-Liisa Poutanen
Director General , Finnish Institute of Marine Research
The Baltic Sea – threats and expectations
5/2007 Pauliina Kainulainen
Doctor of Theology How can we find the motivation required to protect the Baltic Sea?
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5/2007 Eero O. Kasanen Rector, Helsinki School of Economics HSE expanding operations in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region
5/2007 Paula Lindroos Director, PhD, Centre for Continuing Education, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Senior Adviser to the Finnish Lead Party for Baltic21 Education
Connecting competitiveness and regional sustainable development
5/2007 Horst Brezinski Professor, Dr., TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
The new law on special economic zones (SEZ): A better catalyst for the region of Kaliningrad ?
5/2007 Matti Nojonen Post-doc researcher, Pan-European Institute
China’s ’Go-abroad’ strategy and the case of Baltic Sea region
5/2007 Matti Palo Doctor, Independent scientist High export duties for roundwood in Russia?
5/2007 Atso Uusiaho CEO Ice Advisors Ltd
Increasing traffic in the Gulf of Finland presents challenges for winter navigation
5/2007 Bo Österlund Commodore Finland
Safe seaway connections are our life blood
4/2007 Stavros Dimas European Commissioner for the Environment
The European Union's role in protecting the environment of the Black Sea region
4/2007 Ainārs Šlesers Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia
Latvia – transit land and destination
4/2007 Piia-Noora Kauppi Member of the European Parliament (EPP-ED Group)
May the Baltic way be the European way
4/2007 Antti Peltomäki Deputy Director-General, Information Society and Media DG European Commission
I regard myself as a son of the Baltic Sea
4/2007 Yury Savenko Head of the City of Kaliningrad, Mayor of the City
Kaliningrad is the city to invest in
4/2007 Raimo Väyrynen Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
The Baltic Sea in the new strategic context
4/2007 Paavo Okko Professor of Economics Turku School of Economics
The Baltic Sea Region as an arena for income level convergence
4/2007 Hans Dalborg Chairman, Nordea Nordea plans for growth in the Baltic Rim markets
4/2007 Hannu Penttilä CEO of Stockmann Group President of the International Association of Department Stores
Stockmann has succeeded in internationalisation of its department store operation
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4/2007 Paavo Wihuri Director of Maritime Safety and Security, Finnish Maritime Administration
Safety on the Baltic Sea and protection of the marine environment - risk anticipation
4/2007 Christian Ramberg Managing Director, Port of Turku Trends and challenges for ports in the Baltic Sea region
4/2007 Harry Piela Member of the Executive Committee, Finnish-Lithuanian Trade Association
The changing role of the trade association
4/2007 Veikko Kärnä M. Sc. (Economics) A new mesostructure for Russian mining industry
4/2007 John JA Burke Principal European Institute of Law and Finance
Corporate governance in Estonia: Intact despite 2007 amendment to Commercial Code
3/2007 Olli Rehn Member of the European Commission Patience is virtue in EU-Russia relations
3/2007 Juhan Parts Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
The future of Estonian economy and economic policy
3/2007 Andrei Yeudachenka Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
The role of Belarus in the Baltic Sea region
3/2007 Alexander Rumyantsev
Ambassador of Russia to Finland Russian-Finnish neighbouring area cooperation
3/2007 Satu Hassi Member of the European Parliament 4 times Chernobyl on the shorelines of the Baltic Sea
3/2007 Kurt Bodewig Member of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the Baltic Sea Forum
Metropolitan centres of the Baltic region
3/2007 Jussi Pajunen Lord Mayor of Helsinki Helsinki and regional challenges in the Baltic Sea region
3/2007 Valery Serdyukov Governor of the Leningrad Region The Leningrad region – is an investment magnet
3/2007 Juhani Korpela Former Secretary General of Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, operates within the context of TEDIM
Progress in logistics cooperation between the European Union and Russia
3/2007 Nina Oding Leontif Centre, St Petersburg Updating St. Petersburg economy: new heights, old problems
3/2007 Tuomas Mikkola Liaison Manager of Pilot Turku Ltd The Turku region is a junction point for Scandinavian and Baltic transport – a bridgehead between east and west
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3/2007 Juha Kaskinen Director, Dr. Soc. Sc. Finland Futures Research Centre Turku School of Economics
Climate change and futures of Baltic Sea
3/2007 Magnus Ericsson Chairman and founder Raw Materials Group
Towards a Baltic mining cluster
3/2007 Christer Pursiainen Senior Research Fellow Nordregio – Nordic centre for Spatial Development Stockholm
How to improve the EU’s economic and trade strategies towards Russia?
3/2007 Valtteri Kaartemo Research Associate, Pan-European Institute
Beware: dragons out of cage
2/2007 Danuta Hübner Member of the European Commission in Charge of Regional Policy
The Baltic Sea cooperation
2/2007 German Gref Minister of Economic Development and Trade, The Russian Federation
Russia’s role in the Baltic region
2/2007 Michal Sewerynski Minister of Science and Higher Education, Poland
Structural funds and perspectives for Polish science
2/2007 Eija-Riitta Korhola Member of the European Parliament The Baltic Sea needs to be politicized
2/2007 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Chairman, Baltic Development Forum Branding the Baltic Sea Region: “Just do it”
2/2007 Antti Herlin Chairman, the Confederation of Finnish Industries, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto
The Baltic Economic Area represents a major opportunity for Finnish industry
2/2007 Teija Tiilikainen Director, The University of Helsinki Network for European Studies
The challenges of the EU’s Baltic Sea strategy
2/2007 Amelia Hadfield Lecturer in European International Relations, University of Kent
Nuclear energy in the Baltic-3: Dilemmas and determination
2/2007 Tadeusz Palmowski Professor, University of Gdańsk TriCity – Kaliningrad – Baltic Europol?
2/2007 Alvydas Medalinskas
Director, International Policy Centre, Vilnius
Challenges to the efficient EU border with Russia at the Kaliningrad enclave: A view from Lithuania
2/2007 Antti Saurama Head of Research and Consulting Services Unit, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku
Maritime transports and their future prospects in the Baltic Sea Region
2/2007 Kristian Nygaard Senior Consultant, International Tourist Consultants, ITC
Kaliningrad and the benefits of gambling
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2/2007 Nikita Lomagin Professor, Department of World Economy, St. Petersburg State University
Quiet Russia: St. Petersburg as a mirror of Putin’s political stabilisation
2/2007 Kari Liuhto Director, Pan-European Institute (PEI), Turku School of Economics
St. Petersburg: The most important foreign city for the Finnish economy
1/2007 Andris Piebalgs Member of the European Commission in Charge of Energy
Energy policy for Europe: current energy issues in the Baltic States
1/2007 Mauri Pekkarinen Minister of Trade and Industry, Finland
Lessons from the Finnish presidency of the autumn 2006
1/2007 Heidi Hautala The chairperson of the Green parliamentary group in the Finnish Parliament, the founding member of the EU-Russia Centre
The Baltic Sea gas pipeline - power or partnership?
1/2007 Valentina Matvienko
The Governor of the City of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg – the leader of Russian modernisation
1/2007 Aleksi Randell Chairman, City Executive Board of Turku, Vice-president, Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC)
Protection of the Baltic Sea urgent task: local actors have key role in EU maritime policy
1/2007 Jari Luukkonen Conservation Director, WWF Finland Let's save the Baltic Sea!
1/2007 Madis Habakuk Rector, Estonian Business School The effect of labour shortage on Estonian enterprises
1/2007 Stanislav Tkachenko
Dr., Vice-Rector, Saint-Petersburg State University
The economy of Saint-Petersburg – recent trends
1/2007 Carsten Schymik Dr., Department for Northern European Studies, Baltic Sea School, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
BalticStudyNet – promoting Baltic Sea region higher education worldwide
1/2007 Kari Liuhto Professor, Turku School of Economics Saving the Baltic Sea: small acts more crucial than grand speeches
6/2006 Antti Kalliomäki Minister of Education and Science, Finland
Education and research — Key factors in development in the Baltic Sea Region
6/2006 Carl Bildt Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden Sweden’s role in the Baltic Sea region
6/2006 Georgy Boos The Governor of the Kaliningrad region, the Russian Federation
Kaliningrad region – a new development strategy
6/2006 Sauli Niinistö Vice-President, European Investment Bank
European Investment Bank’s financing in the Baltic Rim Region
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6/2006 Tapio Reponen Rector, Turku School of Economics The role of scientific research and higher academic education in the Baltic Sea region
6/2006 Niels Mygind Professor, Director of Center for East European Studies, INT, Copenhagen Business School
The Euro-rule for inflation is too strict for the Baltic economies
6/2006 Timo Hellenberg Dr (Int.Rel), Chairman of the BSR Research Network on Civil Protection
Baltic Sea energy roulette: is a survival kit on civil protection needed?
6/2006 Elena Kropinova Associated Prof. of the Immanuel Kant State University of Russia, Kaliningrad
Will tourism become “pole of growth” of the Kaliningrad economy?
6/2006 Tapio Aho Chairman, Finnish-Latvian Trade Association
Finnish – Baltic Trade Associations Case: Finnish-Latvian Trade Association
6/2006 Raita Karnite Dr. (Econ), Director, Member of the Board, Institute of Economics, Latvian Academy of Sciences
Threats and opportunities regarding Latvia’s economy
5/2006 Erkki Tuomioja Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finland The role of the Northern Dimension in the Baltic Sea cooperation
5/2006 Jonas Gahr Støre Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway Norway’s role in the development of the Baltic Sea Region
5/2006 Ilmārs Rimšēvičs Governor of the Bank of Latvia Latvia: new transformation challenges ahead
5/2006 Christian Ketels Doctor, Harvard Business School, Center for Strategy and Competitiveness, Stockholm School of Economics
The Baltic Tigers – An end in sight for the growth story?
5/2006
Ville Kaitila
Maarit Lindström
Researcher, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA, Finland
Project Manager, Prime Minister’s Office, Secretariat of the Economic Council, Finland
Experiences of Finnish firms in Poland
5/2006 Juha Beurling President of the Socialdemocratic Environmental League in Finland, Head of the Socialdemocratic group of the environmental committee in Helsinki
The Baltic Sea – The most polluted sea area in the world
5/2006 Lars Rydén The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University
The Baltic Sea region a forerunner towards sustainability!
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5/2006 Artur Usanov Doctoral Fellow, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Kaliningrad’s industry – a double-headed bird: will it fly?
5/2006 Filipp Kazin Baltic Research Center The city and the state foreign policy. St. Petersburg after G8
5/2006 Markku Sippola Researcher, Social and Public Policy Unit, University of Jyväskylä
Nordic manufacturing companies in the Baltic States – are they diffusing or evading the Nordic industrial relations practices?
4/2006 Günter Gloser Minister of State for Europe in the Federal Foreign Office, Federal Republic of Germany
Creating an innovative Europe
4/2006 Andrzej Szynka Ambassador, Embassy of Poland in Helsinki
Post accession developments in economic relations between Poland and Finland: Challenges ahead
4/2006 Gerhard Lohan Head, Unit Russia, European Commission
Kaliningrad Transit: Achievements and perspectives
4/2006 Mikko Pukkinen Mayor, City of Turku United by the Baltic Sea
4/2006 Keijo Virtanen Rector, University of Turku The shared longstanding history of Finland and Estonia provides the basis for EU cooperation
4/2006 Jarkko Heinonen Assistant Manager, Economist, Turku Chamber of Commerce, BCCA Office Representative
The promotion of mutual trade is an important way of developing the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region
4/2006 Katja Heiskanen Researcher, Pan-European Institute, Turku School of Economics
Baltic Sea region’s new EU member states increasingly important in the internationalisation of Finnish small and medium-sized companies
4/2006 Kari Liuhto Professor, Turku School of Economics Kaliningrad turns into an EU-flanked tax haven for Asian firms?
3/2006 Andres Lipstok Governor, Eesti Pank Estonia's Path to Euro Area
3/2006 Anne Christine Brusendorff
Executive Secretary, HELCOM HELCOM – creating a new environmental strategy for the Baltic Sea
3/2006 Eufemia Teichmann Professor, Head of Institute of Baltic States’ Economy, WSE, Warsaw, Former ambassador of Poland in Lithuania
European and Baltic dimension of strategic partnership between Poland and Lithuania
3/2006 Esko Antola Jean Monnet Professor University of Turku
Third Wave cooperation needed in the Baltic Sea Region
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3/2006 Esa Kokkonen Director The Baltic Institute of Finland
A New Wave of the Baltic Sea Cooperation on the Rise: Focus on St. Petersburg
3/2006 Gennadiy Fedorov Pro-Rector of Research, the Immanuel Kant State University of Russia
The Kaliningrad oblast and cooperation in the Baltic region
3/2006 Eric Brunat Managing Director, EuropeAid in Kaliningrad Faculty of Law and Economics University of Savoie
The importance of higher education to attract investment and contribute to sustain economic growth and competitiveness in Kaliningrad
2/2006 Per Stig Møller Minister of Foreign Affairs Denmark
A Good Foundation for the Future
2/2006 Alexander Stubb Member of the European Parliament Baltic Window of Opportunity
2/2006 Gabriele Kötschau Director of the CBSS Secretariat Perspectives of Baltic Sea Co-operation and the Role of the Council of the Baltic States (CBSS)
2/2006 Felix Lapin Minister of Economic Development, The Government of the Kaliningrad region
Development of the Kaliningrad Region – New Perspectives
2/2006 Elina Pelto Senior Researcher Pan-European Institute
Prospects and Challenges of the New Law on Kaliningrad Special Economic Zone
2/2006 Juha Nurminen Chairman John Nurminen Foundation
Co-operation and New Thinking Required for Protecting the Baltic Sea
2/2006 Thomas Mielke Baltic Sea Tourism Commission (BTC) Tourism Development in the Baltic Sea Region in 2005
1/2006 Aivars Aksenoks Chairman of the Riga City Council Riga - the Capital City of Latvia
1/2006 Alexei Ignatiev Founder and President of the Association of International Experts on the Development of the Kaliningrad Region
Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea Region
1/2006 Urpo Kivikari Professor Emeritus Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
Baltic Rim Integration - Opportunity and Necessity
1/2006 Marcus Svedberg Chief Analyst Stockholm Institute of Transition Economies Stockholm School of Economics
The Baltic Rim Model
1/2006 Erik Terk Director Estonian Institute for Futures Studies
Futures Scenarios for the Baltic Sea Economic Space
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6/2005 Stefan Meller Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Poland and Baltic Sea Regional Cooperation
6/2005 Stephan Müchler President of Baltic Sea Chambers of Commerce Association
Triple Trade in Ten Years – a Vision for the Baltic Sea Region
6/2005 Kari Jalas The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
European Integration is Bearing Fruit
6/2005 Ralf Wiegert Country Intelligence Group – Europe Global Insight (Germany)
Poland after the Elections: Addressing the Nexus between Fiscal and Labor Market Reform
6/2005 Kari Liuhto Professor Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
The China Phenomena in the Baltic Sea Region
5/2005 Urmas Paet Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Estonia
More Than a Decade of Purposeful Economic Policy
5/2005 Ville Itälä Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
New Impetus for the Baltic Sea Co-operation
5/2005 Johnny Åkerholm President and CEO, The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
Why a Baltic Sea Economic Region?
5/2005 Tomas Hanell Research Fellow, Nordregio – Nordic Centre for Spatial Development
Spatial Polarisation of the Baltic Sea Region
4/2005 Kęstutis Daukšys Minister of Economy, Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania – Ambitious Plans in the New Space
4/2005 Mart Sörg Chairman of the Board of Eesti Pank, Professor of Money and Banking of the University of Tartu, Head of Institute of Finance and Accounting
Baltic Banking is Modern and Concentrated
4/2005 Juha Savo – Hannu Elo
Executive Director – Senior Adviser, Regional Council of Southwest Finland
The Position of Southwest Finland as a Baltic Growth Centre
3/2005 Artis Pabriks Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs The New Latvian Role in the Baltic Sea Region
3/2005 Jari Hyvärinen Senior Adviser, Economist, PhD, Tekes, the National Technology Agency of Finland
The Baltic Countries and Integration into the EU Innovation Environment
2/2005 Kari Liuhto Professor, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
A Common Baltic Sea Investment Agency Could Attract New Capital into the Region
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2/2005
Riitta Kosonen
Piia Heliste
Director, HSE / CEMAT, Professor, University of Joensuu
Project Manager, HSE / CEMAT
Finnish Firms Expanding their Operations in the Baltic Sea Region
1/2005 Paula Lehtomäki Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Finland
The Baltic Sea – A New Dimension?
1/2005 Jorma Rytkönen Group Manager, VTT Industrial Systems, Maritime Operations and Environment
On the Marine Oil Transportation and Terminal Development in the Gulf of Finland
6/2004 Thomas Laursen – Roger Grawe
Lead Economist for Central Europe and the Baltic States – Country Director for Central Europe and the Baltic States, the World Bank
Doing Business in the Baltics – a World Bank Perspective
6/2004 Hannu Halinen Ambassador Director of the Secretariat Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
CBSS and the Economic Cooperation in BSR
5/2004 Audrius Brūzga Ambassador Embassy of Lithuania Helsinki
Lithuania in the Baltic Sea Rim after EU Enlargement
5/2004 Alari Purju Professor of Public Economics at Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Internationalisation of Estonian Economy through Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
4/2004 Valdis Krastins Ambassador Embassy of Latvia Helsinki
Latvia on the European Ship
4/2004 Lauri Ojala Professor of Logistics Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
Key Trade and Transport Facilitation Issues in the Baltic States
3/2004 Stanislaw Stebelski Ambassador of Poland to Finland Poland in the Baltic Sea Rim – Challenges Ahead
3/2004 Kazimiera Wójcik Head of the Press Center Information Department Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ)
Foreign Direct Investments in Poland
2/2004 Matti Maasikas Ambassador of Estonia Estonian Embassy in Helsinki
The Challenge Ahead – Estonia’s Vision
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2/2004 Kari Alho
Ville Kaitila
Markku Kotilainen
Research Director
Research Fellow
Head of Unit
ETLA The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Finnish Firms Look Forward to Growth Prospects in the New EU Countries
1/2004 Kari Liuhto Director, Pan-European Institute, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
The EU Accession of the Baltic States and Poland Creates an Integrating Bridge between the East and the West