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
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 SouthEastern 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
Austrian ambassador in Finland
Austria and Finland – a partnership with room for improvement
7/2013 Elisabeth Kerher
Founder and Chairman of the Board Baltic Sea2020 Foundation Björn Carlson Valery Gergiev 7/2013 Juha Nurminen Esa-Pekka Salonen
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
Michael Tydén General Manager of Berwaldhallen Co-founder of the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm 1
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
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 2
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
Rector Leonids Ribickis and 7/2013 Arturs Zeps
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
7/2013 Matti Lievonen
President & CEO Neste Oil Finland
An oil company’s perspective on operating in the Baltic Rim
Professor, Executive Director Klaus Töpfer and 7/2013 Carolin Sperk
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?
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7/2013 Denis Kolchin
7/2013
Artur Usanov and Alexander Kharin
Associate Professor Investment and Innovation Chair Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation Russia Strategic Analyst The Hague Centre of Strategic Studies The Netherlands Lecturer Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad Russia
Risks and opportunities analysis in the oil and gas industry of 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
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
St. Petersburg bureau chief Vedomosti Russian business daily 7/2013 Anna Scherbakova
Guest lecturer School of Journalism and Mass Communications of St.Petersburg State University Russia
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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?
D.Sc., Professor Aalto University School of Business Finland 7/2013 Henrikki Tikkanen
Professor Stockholm University School of Business Sweden
Large Finnish companies’ international business strategies – an outlook
Visiting Professor Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
7/2013 Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen
Professor of Finnish history University of Turku Finland
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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
Dr., Associate Lecturer Department of History University of Reading UK 7/2013 Matthew Broad Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Political History University of Turku Finland
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Anglo-Nordic relations – past, present, future
Jochen Schulte and 6/2013 Roger Jansson
6/2013 Janne Tamminen
6/2013
Gun Rudeberg and Chris Wooldridge
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
Executive Secretary CPMR Baltic Sea Commission
The future of maritime regions around the Baltic Sea
Legal Counsel and Head of Environmental Affairs at Ports of Stockholm Chairman of the European Sea Port Organization’s Sustainable Development Committee
Clean Baltic Sea – the role of ports
Dr., Honorary Senior Research Fellow Cardiff University, UK Science Coordinator & Senior Trainer Eco-SLC
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
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
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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
Professor, Vice President (Academics) 6/2013
Neil Bellefontaine and Ilias Visvikis
Associate Professor Director of Executive and Professional Development
The current and future needs of postgraduate maritime education
World Maritime University
6/2013 Urszula Kowalczyk
Head of Economics and Law Department Maritime Institute Gdansk Poland
Current trends in the Polish maritime industry
Director 6/2013
Alari Purju and Eva Branten
6/2013 Sari Nyroos
Research Assistant Department of Logistics, Tallinn University of Technology Estonia Training Manager Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland
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Maritime sector stakeholders and new regulations
SmartComp – Finnish perspective through national consultation days
SmartComp project partner
6/2013
Esta Kaal and Kaja Tampere
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
Researcher 6/2013
Makiko Kubo and Takuma Matsuda
6/2013 Ari Virtanen
Researcher Japan Maritime Center Japan Head of Finland Trade Center Finpro South Korea
Seafarer demand forecast based on economic conditions
Korean marine industry and opportunities for Baltic region
Head of Trade Center Finpro China 6/2013
Jari Makkonen and Sari Arho Havrén
6/2013 Minghui Gao
PhD, Consul (Innovation) Consulate General of Finland Shanghai TEKES China Research Assistant Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
9
Common value chains in East Asia – case shipbuilding
Skyrocketing Chinese maritime cluster and its future development with international partners
Project Researcher Project Researcher Eini Laaksonen and 6/2013 Hanna Mäkinen
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
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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?
Rector National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow 5/2013
Yaroslav Kuzminov and Isak Froumin
Academic Supervisor HSE Graduate School of Education National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Universal higher education and its social and economic impact – case of Russia
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
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5/2013 Jarkko Saksa
Deputy DG Finnish Customs Finland
Maritime traffic at the threshold of the new customs regime
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? Civilianmilitary 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 and 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
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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
5/2013 Heikki Aalto
CEO Bothnian Arc Finland
Bothnian Arc – vital crossborder area in northernmost part of the Baltic Sea
5/2013
Roland Trill and AnnaLena 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
Cross-border cooperation in eHealth issues in the Baltic Sea Region – the eHealth for regions network as facilitator and booster
Germany 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
Professor of Economics Indiana University/Bloomington 5/2013
Michael Alexeev and Robert Conrad
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Russia’s small business tax Economics regimes Duke University The USA Subproject Manager University of Turku Finland
Johanna Aaltonen, Graham Appleby, María 5/2013 Fernanda Bocángel and Taina Laiho
Graham Appleby Industrial Liaison Officer DESY Germany María Fernanda Bocángel Communication Manager Invest in Skåne Sweden Taina Laiho Project Researcher University of Turku Finland
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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
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
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4/2013 Heikki Liimatainen
Researcher Transport Research Centre Verne Tampere University of Technology Finland
Baltic Sea 2030 – trends and scenarios
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
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4/2013 Kimmo Juurmaa
Managing Director Offshore Technology Center Oy Finland
Finnish maritime industry – observations from the IFCO project
Project Researcher Project Researcher Eini Laaksonen and 4/2013 Hanna Mäkinen
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 and Jari Vilén
Ambassador of Poland in Finland Ambassador of Finland in Poland
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Baltic Sea region at the heart of Poland's and Finland’s foreign policy
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
Arunas Molis and 3/2013 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?
Member of Board of Directors Helsinki Sustainability Center 3/2013 Kari Liuhto
Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland 17
The Nordic Countries on the top of the world in snow-how
3/2013 Carsten Ørts Hansen
3/2013
Olli-Pekka Brunila and Anni Anttila
Associate Professor CBS Maritime Copenhagen Business School Denmark Researcher University of Turku Centre for Maritime Studies Maritime Logistics Research Unit in Kotka Finland
Shipping in the Baltic Sea – stormy waters ahead?
Green co-operation in the eastern Gulf of Finland
Project manager Kymenlaakso University of Applied Science 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 worldeconomy think tank based in Brussels) Belgium
Russia in the World Trade Organisation – improving the chances of success
Professor, Head, WTO Chair holder 3/2013
Sergey F. Sutyrin and Olga Y. Trofimenko
3/2013 Vladimir Salamatov
Associate Professor World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia Vladimir Salamatov Director General World Trade Center Moscow Russia
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Does Russian accession to the WTO matter for the competitiveness of domestic companies?
Evolution of regulatory measures – from tariff to nontariff
Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Ihar Hancharonak and 3/2013 Tatyana Prannik
PhD, Associate Professor Director of the Centre for International Cooperation and Educational Programmes
Educational integration for sustainable economic development
Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
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
Elena Dadzerkina and 3/2013 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
Partner Projects Manager, RVC Daria Lipatova, Pekka Viljakainen, Evgenia 3/2013 Mayer and Sergey Blintsov
Advisor to the President Skolkovo Foundation Head of Partner Department, RVC
Russian startup tour – bringing international experience to Russian regions
Head of Zvorykinsky Project Russia The TRIPADA concept – a road map for concretely turning Russian innovations to local and global benefits!
Partner 3/2013
Ilkka Linnakko and Tomas Rosin
CEO, Partner TRIDARA
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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
Doctor of Economics, Professor Nikolay M. Megevich 3/2013 and Simon J. Chernyak
Master of European Studies St. Petersburg State University Russia
Cross-border innovation strategies – Russian-Finnish experience
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 SouthEast Europe and the Baltic Sea region – similar problems, similar prospects
3/2013 Gennady Kretinin
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director REC Baltic region On the perspectives of building Manager nuclear power plant in Baltic Research and Information Center Lithuania Russian Institute of Strategic Research Russia
3/2013 Elena Paltseva
Research Fellow SITE Stockholm School of Economics Sweden Visiting Professor New Economic School Russia
3/2013 Vladimir Feygin
President Institute for Energy and Finance Russia 20
Supply diversification and allocation of bargaining power in the EU-Russia gas relationship
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
Professor Institute of European Studies Mihails Rodins, 3/2013 Aleksandr Gaponenko and Inna Dovladbekova
Dr.oec., Director Institute of European Studies Faculty of European Studies Rigas Stradins University
Lithuania's energy sector – trends and problems of development
Latvia 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
3/2013 Kalman Kalotay
Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 21
In search of new mechanisms for state-business interaction
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?
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
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3/2013 Ivan Gumeniuk
Anatoly Anishenko and 3/2013 Aigars Rostovskis
Dr., Research Associate The Institute of Environmental Management, Territorial Development and Urban Construction Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Russia Deputy General Director Nizhny Novgorod Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry Russia PhD, Chairman Development Council Turiba University Latvia
The Interreg IIIB BSR programme as a tool for developing a unified transport system in the Baltic macroregion
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?
Head of Trade Center Finpro ry, Operations and Network Finland Trade Center in St. Petersburg Russia
Arctic of Russia – freezing hot business topic
Ph.D in Geography University on Eastern Finland Committee member of Geographical Society of Finland
Russia and the Arctic
2/2013
Kirsi-Maarit Poljatschenko
2/2013 Kari Synberg
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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?
Research Director of the IES KSC RAS Vladimir Didyk and 2/2013 Larissa Riabova
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
Senior Research Scientist, Ph.D. RD Aluekehitys Oy
2/2013
Yrjö Myllylä and Jon McEwan
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
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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?
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 ChinaFinland 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
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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
1/2013
Leszek Balcerowicz and Aleksander Łaszek
Professor of Economics, Head International Comparative Studies Department Internal devaluation can work
Ph.D. Candidate Warsaw School of Economics Poland
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
Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku 1/2013 Kari Liuhto
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
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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
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
Professor (Electricity markets) Satu Viljainen, Olga 1/2013 Gore and Mari Makkonen
1/2013 Eero Vanaale
M.Sc., Researcher M.Sc., Researcher Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland Consultant Drewry Shipping Consultants The UK
Russian electricity market reform – deregulation or reregulation?
The Baltic Sea ports – resonance of trends in the container shipping
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1/2013 Tuomas Kiiski
1/2013
Viacheslav M. Shavshukov
1/2013 Ilmari Larjavaara
1/2013
Vladimir G. SherovIgnatyev
1/2013 Elina Kahla
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?
Doctor of Economics, Professor St. Petersburg State University Russia
Immediate tasks for G20, regional associations and international economic organizations
Dr.Soc.Sc, BBA Adviser EUROFACTS Ltd. Finland
“Clash of civilizations” in the Finnish-Russian relations?
Associate Professor World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Eurasian integration – a positive view
PhD, Director The Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg
Finnish window in St.Petersburg – beyond its size?
Researcher Professor 1/2013
Inari Helle and Sakari Kuikka
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
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Editor-in-Chief The Lithuania Tribune 1/2013 Ruslanas Iržikevičius
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
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
Mikhail V. 6/2012 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)
Project Manager 6/2012
Pekka Salminen and Hannamaria Yliruusi
Project Manager Union of the Baltic Cities Commission on Environment Finland
Direct investments in city-tocity 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
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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
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
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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
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 doubleheaded 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
6/2012 Heikki Pälve
Director General Department International and European Affairs Senate Chancellery Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Germany CEO Finnish Medical Association Finland
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Cooperation between Hamburg and other partners in the Baltic Sea region
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
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?
Department Director Political economy and regional development Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Russia
Do Russian innovators need creative cities?
6/2012
Irina V. Starodubrovskaya
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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
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
6/2012 Grigory Dudarev
Senior Associate Moscow Carnegie Centre Russia 6/2012 Lilia Shevtsova
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
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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?
Director for Russian Affairs Katja Novikova and 6/2012 Maija Kuiri
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 NordicBaltic ties
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
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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
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
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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
Research Associate 5/2012
Eva Branten and Alari Purju
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
Programme Director Mervi Pitkänen and 5/2012 Juha Valtanen
Programme Manager Machine Technology Center Maritime Cluster Programme Finland
Finnish maritime industry – innovating the future
Project Manager of CAFE project Jukka Seppänen and 5/2012 Mirva Salokorpi
Research Manager of maritime and logistics Kymenlaakso University of Applied Science Finland
EU-project develops skills and increases safety capital of maritime domain
Project Producer Kaleidoskooppi Lan Le, Nina 5/2012 Luostarinen and Timo Parkkola
Project Planner TKI-HUMAK Meri RDI Manager TKI-HUMAK Meri Finland
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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
DI, eMBA, Member of Parliament Parliament of Finland 4/2012 Marjo MatikainenKallström
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
Ricardo Carvalho Bruno 4/2012 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
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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 Russia’s future reforms The USA Author of the book “Russia’s Capitalist Revolution”
4/2012 Kari Liuhto
Professor on the Russian economy Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku Finland
Russia after Putin?
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
Agata Wierzbowska4/2012 Miazga
Expert Russian Department Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
The limits of Eurasian integration
4/2012
Mikhail Dmitriev and Svetlana Misikhina
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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 rentsaddicted 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
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Co-owner and Director Consultation Centre GECON Expert Scientific Council of Security Council of the Russian Federation
4/2012 Mikhail Grigoryev
Member Coordination Council on Cross-Border and Interregional Cooperation under the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation to the Northwest Federal District
Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation for development of the Russian Arctic offshore oil & gas reserves
Chairman Expert Group concerning Development of Mineral Resources and Development of Transport System in Arctic Regions The Russian Federation 4/2012 Eva Hjälmered
Head of Secretariat UBC Energy Commission Union of Baltic Cities
The ”small” actors are the major actors
Director Eugenijus Uspuras and 4/2012 Vaclovas Miskinis
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
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Cold February of 2012 – European gas system passes test, but questions remain
Professor Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku 4/2012 Kari Liuhto
Director Centrum Balticum Finland
The revolution of gas logistics in the Baltic Sea region?
Professor Department of Industrial Management, Kouvola Unit Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland 4/2012
Olli-Pekka Hilmola and Eugene Korovyakovsky
Head of Department Department of Logistics and Commercial Operations St. Petersburg State Transport University Russia
Russian railway sector transformation – opportunity for larger Europe
Consultant, Researcher in transport and logistics 4/2012 Vladas Sturys
Director Baltic R&D Centre Lithuania
Baltic transport research agenda – a strong demand
Administration Counselor, PhD, Professor Ilya Shegelman and 4/2012 Pavel Shchukin
Head of Innovation Projects and Innovative Infrastructure Developing Department, PhD
Environmentally safe transportation and packaging unit for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel
Petrozavodsk State University Russia
4/2012 Egon G. Nordström
PhD, Docent Åbo Akademi University Senior Officer Ministry of Environment Finland
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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
What next in Russia’s climate policy?
Senior Research Fellow Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway
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
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
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4/2012
Tatjana Muravska and Roswitha King
Markku Jokisipilä and 4/2012 Tarja Hyppönen
Jean Monnet Professor Director Centre for European and Transition Studies University of Latvia Associate Professor of Economics University of Latvia Ostfold University College Norway Academic Director Coordinator University of Turku
Peripheral regional universities – what role within the Baltic Regional Forum?
BSRS – making sense of regional realities for 15 years
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
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
Elżbieta FonbergStokłuska
Aleksandra Kuźmińska4/2012 Haberla and 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?*
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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?
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
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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
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
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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
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 Changeover to the Euro – the European Central Bank Estonian experience Estonia
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
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Tellervo Kylä-Harakka2/2012 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 and 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?
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
Mikko Kaarela and 2/2012 Pekka Koponen
Senior Consultant Spinverse Ltd. Finland CEO Spinverse Ltd. Finland
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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
Marek Maciejowski and 2/2012 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?
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
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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
Project Manager Turku Touring Finland Maritta Hiltunen and 2/2012 Ain Hinsberg
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?
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
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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
Professor of Economics University of Vaasa Finland Panu Kalmi and Andro 2/2012 Roos
2/2012
Luis Felipe Mohando and Toomas Prangli
Chairman of Management Board Tartu Credit Union Researcher University of Tartu Estonia Associate Regional Knowledge Management Lawyer SORAINEN Estonia Partner Regional Head of the M&A and Private Equity Team SORAINEN Estonia
The development and potential of financial co-operatives in Estonia
Baltic M&A studies suggest trends for the future
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
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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 – PohjoisSavo 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
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
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
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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
Expert - cohesion policy Expert - cohesion policy Ellinor Ivarsson, Tommy 1/2012 Holm and Fredrik Gunnarsson
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
Head of Unit Colin Wolfe and 1/2012 Malgorzata Pekala
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?
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 20072013 Joint Technical Secretariat Germany
The EU Baltic Sea Region Programme as major start-up support to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
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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
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
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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
1/2012
Andrzej Tubielewicz and Marcin Forkiewicz
1/2012 Agata Mężyńska
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 Director Economic Information Department Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency Poland
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How an age friendly environment can be promoted in the Baltic Sea region
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 Does history pose an obstacle to Relations Baltic identity? University of Szczecin Poland
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
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 Polish EU Council Presidency – Institute of Public Affairs in Warsaw efficient presidency in the Poland difficult times 55
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
Doctor of Political Science Until 2010 Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Poland 6/2011 Agnieszka Wójcicka
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
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
Elzbieta Kawecka6/2011 Wyrzykowska
Prof. Dr, Vice Rector for International Co-operation Warsaw School of Economics Poland
Warsaw School of Economics and its international cooperation 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
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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
Murman Margvelashvili 6/2011 and George Mukhigulishvili
Director of Energy Studies 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 NorthernEurope
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
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
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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 Russia and the European Union and Central Asia – a multilayered relationship Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
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
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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
Scientific Officer JRC-IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies European Commission Scientific Officer JRC-IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies European Commission Vicente Carabias, Karel Haegeman, Alexander Sokolov, Manfred 5/2011 Spiesberger, Klaus Schuch, and Irina R. Kuklina
Deputy Institute Director HSE Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia Project Manager & Researcher ZSI Centre for Social Innovation Austria
Foresight for EU-Russia S&T and innovation cooperation
Managing Director ZSI ZSI Centre for Social Innovation Austria Executive Director ICISTE International Centre for Innovations in Science, Technology and Education Russia
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
5/2011 Ivan Bortnik
Professor Chairman FASIE Russia
Innovative entrepreneurships in Russia
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President MIT Enterprise Forum of Russia Nikolai Puntikov and 5/2011 Stanislav Tkachenko
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 hightech 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 Some policy proposals based on Government the Finnish-Russian innovation collaboration Professor Turku School of Economics University of Turku Finland
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
5/2011 Sergey Tsybukov
General Manager LLC SPA on plastic processing named after ‘Komsomolskaya Pravda’ Russia
The "Triple Helix" of the Polymer Cluster
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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 FinnishRussian 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
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
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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 and 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
5/2011
Svetlana Avdasheva and Guzel Yusupova
Russia towards energy saving and renewable energy
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
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Antitrust cases against Russian oil companies – battle for cheap petrol is under way
5/2011
Stanislav Tkachenko and 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
Project Manager Professor, Director 5/2011
Malla Paajanen and Riitta Kosonen
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
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5/2011 Irina Sennikova
Erik Terk and Jüri 5/2011 Sakkeus
Dr.oec., Asoc. Prof. Rector RISEBA (Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration) Latvia Professor, Director Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Futures Studies H-T Transplan Research Coordinator Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Futures Studies Estonia
Intellectual entrepreneurship as a way to innovation economy
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’
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4/2011 Lassi Heininen
Chairman of the Northern Research Forum University Lecturer and Adjunct Professor (Docent) Faculty of Social Sciences University of Lapland Finland
4/2011 Charles Emmerson
Senior Research Fellow Chatham House (the Royal Institute for Inside out – the emerging International Affairs) geopolitics of a changing Arctic UK
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
Professor (of economy) The Luzin Institute for Economic Studies (Kola Science Centre of RAS) Tatiana Petrovna 4/2011 Skufina and Sergey Vladimirovich Baranov
Ph.D. (Physics-Mathematics) Senior Researcher The Luzin Institute for Economic Studies (Kola Science Centre of RAS)
Globalization and Arctic Strategies indicators of a new significant geopolitical change in the Arctic region
Complex estimation of socioeconomic development of municipalities of Murmansk Region
Russia
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
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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
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
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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
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 and 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
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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
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
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3/2011 Anders Björnsson
Science as an engine of integration – academic environments as common public spheres
Editor-in-Chief Baltic Worlds ZSI – Centre for Social Innovation
Klaus Schuch, George 3/2011 Bonas and Jörn Sonnenburg
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
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 FinnishRussian successful collaboration in biotechnology
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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
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 70
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
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 2011Head 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
Professor of General Linguistics University of Helsinki Finland Fred Karlsson, Henrik 2/2011 Lax and Henrik Meinander
Member of the European Parliament 2004-2009 and the Parliament of Finland 1987-2004 Finland
Finland in need of a strategy for promoting language skills
Vice Dean and Professor of History University of Helsinki Finland 2/2011 Andrea Goldstein
Head Global Relations OECD Investment Division
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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
Professor Adjunct Professor, Ph.D. Mikko Ruohonen and 2/2011 Lea Ahoniemi
2/2011
Anders Blom and Ossi Tuusvuori
Center for Research on Information, Customer and Innovation Management University of Tampere Finland
China is ruling rare earth elements and oxide production
Chairman Supervising Board
The Europe Foundation focuses its future action on the Baltic Sea Region – Baltic Sea strategy and protection is a priority area in Europe
Advisor Europe Foundation Finland
Silke Lorenz and 2/2011 Katariina RöbbelenVoigt
Project Coordination Education and Training Service for Hamburg Businesses (BWH) Project Manager BSLN Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research
Forum for social dialogue in the Baltic Sea Region – a model for Europe
Germany 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?
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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
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 (19852007)
Project Manager 2/2011
Martti Komulainen and Katariina Kiviluoto
2/2011 Aleksandr Nikitin
2/2011
Anne Gry Rønningen and Ksenia Vakhrusheva
Project Coordinator BalticSeaNow.info project Finland Chairman ERC (Environmental Rights Centre) «Bellona» (St.Petersburg) Russia Project manager The Bellona Foundation, Oslo Norway Project Manager The Environmental Rights Center Bellona, St. Petersburg Russia 73
Baltic Sea needs public involvement
Nuclear problems of the NorthWest of Russia (from Fukushima perspective)
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
President Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Arctic Public Academy of Sciences 2/2011 Valery Mitko
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
Dr., CEO Jukka Viitanen and 2/2011 Martti Launonen
2/2011 Henri Vogt
Dr., Chairman Hubconcepts Inc. Finland Professor of International Politics University of Turku Finland
Transferring innovation system knowledge to every-day best practices
Estonia – ever more firmly in the nation-liberal course?
Consultant, Dr. 2/2011
Laura Kauhanen and Pekka Koponen
CEO
Materials technologies transform Estonian economy
Spinverse Oy Finland
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Irina Busygina and 2/2011 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?
Dr., Head of Research 2/2011
Päivi Karhunen and Riitta Kosonen
Prof. , Director Center for Markets in Transition Aalto University School of Economics Finland
Russia’s modernization program as opportunity for Baltic Rim economic cooperation
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
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Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences Debrecen University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Hungary Institute of Sociology Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary
Csaba Makó, Péter Csizmadia, Miklós 2/2011 Illéssy, Ichiro Iwaskai, Miklós Szanyi and Péter Csizmadia
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
Innovation and knowledge development in the knowledge intensive business service sector (cross-country comparison – Hungary versus Slovakia)
Institute for World Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences Debrecen University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Hungary
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?
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
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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
Director 1/2011
James Zhan and Astrit Sulstarova
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
1/2011 Volker Schlotmann
Minister for Transport Building and Regional Development of MecklenburgVorpommern 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
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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
Chief Executive European Science Foundation France 1/2011 Marja Makarow
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
1/2011 Seija Lainela
Senior Economist Bank of Finland – BOFIT Finland
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on way to closer economic cooperation
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?
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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
Director 1/2011
Sergei Pereslegin and Artiom Zheltov
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 and Peter Frank
BioCon Valley and Chairman of ScanBalt Lithuanian Biotechnology Association
Creation of a healthy and wealthy Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
ScanBalt
1/2011
Pirjo Karhu and 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
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
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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
Rector, PhD (Econ) Marja-Liisa Tenhunen 1/2011 and Irja Leppisaari
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
Head of Services Technopolis 1/2011 Karri Hautanen
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?
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1/2011
Thorsten Posselt and Mathias Rauch
Dr., Director Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Leipzig Professor for Innovation: Management and Economics University of Leipzig
Internationalization activities of German cluster initiatives – the role of CEE
Deputy Director Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe Leipzig Germany
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 and Marina Krasilnikova
1/2011 Andrey Pavlov
Professor of Economics UPMF, University Grenoble France Sociologist, Research Director Levada Centre Moscow Russia Ph.D., Associate Professor Chair of the Master Program “Strategic Studies” School of International Relations Saint-Petersburg State University Russia
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The middle class in Russia – emerging reality or old myth?
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
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
Professor of Baltic Politics University of Tartu 1/2011 Andres Kasekamp
1/2011 Päivi Toivanen
Director Estonian Foreign Policy Institute Estonia Publishing Editor Europe Information Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland
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The Baltic States – moving together or apart?
‘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?
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 and 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
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
Alexander V. Khoroshilov
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Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Espoo/Finland
6/2010 Stefan Widomski
Chairman Forum Polonia Association Former Senior Vice President / International Business Affairs Nokia Corporation
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.
Finland
6/2010 Niklas Mannfolk
University of Turku Student Union Council President Finland
6/2010 Cay Sevón
Dr. Soc.Sc., CEO Turku 2011 Foundation Finland Director General SUE “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”
6/2010 F.V. Karmazinov
Professor, Doctor of Engineering Russia
Quo vadis, Evropa? - A look at the future of European energy production Turku 2011 European Capital of Culture in local and regional development Best practices to improve water quality in the Gulf of Finland as exemplified by Vodokanal of St. Petersburg
Project Manager Carbon Finance and Funds 6/2010
Maija Saijonmaa and Karl-Johan Lehtinen
Senior Manager, Environmental Affairs
NEFCO’s role in improving the environmental status of the Baltic Sea
NEFCO Finland 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
84
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
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
Head of Division 6/2010
6/2010
Antti Valle and Pirjo Kutinlahti
Ilya Romanovich Shegelman
6/2010 Kai Savolainen
Ministerial Adviser Ministry of Employment and the Economy Finland
Baltic Sea Region – a globally recognised innovation hub
Vice-rector for Innovations Professor, Doctor of Technical Engineering Petrozavodsk State University Russia
University in innovative space region
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?
85
Partner Strategy Partners Group Russia 6/2010
Alexey Prazdnichnykh and Kari Liuhto
Professor, Director Pan-European Institute, University of Turku Finland
The Russian CEOs analyse the innovation activity of their company
Jarosław Ćwiek6/2010 Karpowicz
Research Fellow, Ph.D. The Polish Institute of International Affairs Poland
Partnership for modernisation – incentive to revise the EURussia 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
CEO Jari Lähteenmäki and 6/2010 Jarkko Heinonen
6/2010 Juha Stenholm
Turku Chamber of Commerce Finland
Finland should dare to take initiative - the strategy for the Baltic Sea region needs to be concretized
Area Director Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce, Representative office in Moscow
Way out of the crisis privatization of Russian federal property
Assistant Manager
Partner, Tax and Legal Sergey Stefanishin, 6/2010 Alexey Skvortsov and Yulia Tsykalo
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
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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
Expert-Analyst The National Security Bureau of Poland The Editor-in-Chief of the Pulaski Policy Papers Poland 6/2010
Dominik P. Jankowski and Barbara Kirejczyk 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?
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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
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?
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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
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
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Dr., Prof., Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs Alexander Karlik and 5/2010 Olga Garanina
Dr., Head of Center for Energy Policy Research and Training
Unconventional gas and Russia
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russia
5/2010 Matthew Hulbert
Senior Fellow, Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich Switzerland Vice-president in charge of European and international relations
5/2010 Eric Brunat
Faculty of Law and Economics IREGE Research Center University of Savoie France
Europe’s lethargy Russia’s opening
Successful scientific and technological ‘Modernizatsia’ in Russia requires institutional and economic changes
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?
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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
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
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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
4/2010 Carl Haglund
4/2010 Jenni Kuronen
4/2010 Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Member European Parliament
EU and Russia – why they Vice Chair of the Parliament Intergroup matter for the Baltic Sea for the Baltic Sea Researcher Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku Finland Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science Vilnius University Former Chief Economic and Social policy Advisor to the President of Lithuania
4/2010 Jukka Gustafsson
4/2010 Bo Österlund
4/2010 M. de Haas
Project Director Sales & Marketing STX Finland Oy Turku, Finland
Navy Commodore (ret) Finland Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Senior Research Fellow The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael The Netherlands 92
Fundamental changes are needed in the governance of maritime safety
Lithuania and euro – a second opportunity not to be missed
Current challenges of Finnish and Russian shipbuilding – collaboration in R&D and building of ice class special tonnage The Arctic region is warming up as a result of climatic change, and the repositioning of security policy
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
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?
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4/2010 Roderick Kefferpütz
4/2010 Yrjö Myllylä
Associate Research Fellow Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Belgium Managing Director, Doctor of Social Sciences RD Aluekehitys Oy Finland Professor of European Affairs Vrije Universiteit Brussels
4/2010 Amelia Hadfield
Senior Research Fellow Institute for European Studies Belgium
Putting Russia’s Arctic policy into perspective
Russia's geopolitical focus has moved to the North - the development of Murmansk region in the light of three scenarios
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
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
Dr., Vice-Rector on International Relations St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance 4/2010 Dmitry V. Vasilenko
4/2010 Susanne Oxenstierna
Head of Organizing committee of the International scientific conference “Energetika XXI: economy, policy, ecology” Russia Doctor of Economics Senior Researcher Swedish Defence Research Agency Stockholm
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The EU gas market - doomed to Kalakh game
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
Professor of International Business, Aalto University School of Economics 4/2010 Asta Salmi
4/2010 Juha Väätänen
Programme Manager for the Research Programme on Business Know-how, Academy of Finland Finland Professor, International business & transitional economies Academic Director, Global Management of Innovation and Technology - Master’s Degree Programme
Innovations and Finnish– Russian research co-operation
How do Russian companies innovate?
Faculty of Technology Management Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) Finland 4/2010 Kristiina Helenius
Managing Director AmCham Finland
It’s time to step up FDI efforts
Professor of Law Ralph Hirdina and 4/2010 Thomas Jost
Professor of Economics University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg
German investment in the Baltic States
Germany 4/2010 Tauno Taajamaa
Managing Director FINTRA Finland Dr. Economics, Professor Department of Finance and Credit Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation
4/2010 Andrei A. Tatarinov
4/2010 Kimmo Rentola
Head of Laboratory of Regional Economics Sochi Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation Professor of Contemporary History University of Turku Finland
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We should know how to do business with Russia – but do we really?
Olympic winter games in Sochi – costs and expected benefits
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
Professor, President 3/2010
Markku Mattila and Laura Raaska
Adjunct Professor, Director
Science to the rescue of the Baltic Sea
Academy of Finland
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
96
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
First Vice-Rector, State University Higher School of Economics, and 3/2010 Leonid Gokhberg
3/2010 Gennady Korolyonok
Timur Gareev and Igor 3/2010 Denisov
3/2010 Pirjo Vuokko
Director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge Russia Vice-Rector, Research and Development Belarus State Economic University Republic of Belarus Vice-rector for Innovation Immanuel Kant State University of Russia (IKSUR) Russia Deputy director Kaliningrad Center of Technology Transfer (KCTT) Russia Adjunct Professor Director for Corporate Links and Adult Education Turku School of Economics at University of Turku Finland
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Principles for a new-generation innovation policy
Trade relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Finland in progress
Development of innovations in Kaliningrad Region - general characterization and overview of the perspectives
Branding the university - why and how?
3/2010
Jaak Treiman and Liisa Välikangas
3/2010 Kari Liuhto
Honorary Consul of Estonia for California Professor Aalto University Finland Leader of the project “Russia’s Innovation System” (Grant No. 118338) funded by the Academy of Finland Professor, Director Pan-European Institute Finland
3/2010 Fraser Cameron
3/2010
Oleg N. Misko and Sergei F. Sutyrin
Director The EU Russia Centre Belgium Chancellor City Agency for Industrial Investments Government of St. Petersburg Professor, Head World Economy Department St. Petersburg State University Russia
Estonia and the EU – political innovation and the quest for independence
Rosnano and Skolkovo are Russia’s best innovation promoting measures, but they are not enough to modernise Russia as a whole
The EU-Russia modernisation partnership
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
3/2010
3/2010
Stanislav Tkachenko and Dmitry Tkachenko
Valtteri Kaartemo and Kari Liuhto
Dr., Professor of European Studies School of International Relations School of Economics St. Petersburg State University Russia Lecturer of International Business Professor Turku School of Economics Finland
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Progress of the Special Economic Zones in North-West Russia
The bumps in Russia’s innovation chase
3/2010 Irina Dezhina
3/2010 Kaisa-Kerttu Peltola
Head of Economics of Science and Innovations Division, Ph.D. Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Russia Researcher Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
Big projects as a stimulus for innovation development in Russia
Developing the Russian innovation system – potential for increased cooperation with Finland
M.Sc. (Econ.), M. Sc. (Hum.) University Teacher, Marketing
3/2010
Leena Aarikka-Stenroos and Birgitta Sandberg
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 cooperation 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
CEO 3/2010
Mika Aaltonen and Michael Loescher
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?
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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
M.A., Director
3/2010
Andreas Klein and Catja Gaebel
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
Raising Germany’s awareness of the Baltic Sea region
Nordic Researcher The London office of the Kondrad Adenauer Foundation 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
3/2010 Jarkko Heinonen
Assistant Manager, Economist Turku Chamber of Commerce BCCA Office Representative Finland
Business in the Baltic Sea Region- future perspective
Independent researcher 3/2010
Saara-Sofia Sutela and Antti Koskinen
3/2010 Andrey Shadurskiy
Independent researcher Turku School of Economics Finland
Increasing tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
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?
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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
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
101
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
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?
102
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
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
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 postmodern (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
2/2010
Vilana PilinkaiteSotirovic
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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
Rector, Ilkka Pöyhönen and 1/2010 Minna Martikainen
Vice Rector for International Affairs Lappeenranta University of Technology
Promising challenges for Finnish economy - Russian market and Northern Dimension
Finland
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
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?
Boyan Kavalov and 1/2010 Hrvoje Petric
European Commission – JRC Institute for Energy Petten The Netherlands
The future role of LNG in EU’s gas supply – issues for consideration
104
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
Dr., Researcher
1/2010
Andreas Heinrich and Heiko Pleines
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
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?
105
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
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
106
1/2010 Jon Hellevig
Managing Partner Moscow-based Hellevig, Klein and Usov, attorneys at law, and Avenir Group accounting and consulting firm Russia Professor
1/2010
Aleksei Bykov and Svetlana Vertai
Doctorate student Belarus State Economic University Republic of Belarus
Russia’s social model of bureaucracy
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 RussianFinnish 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
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
107
6/2009 Peeter Kross
6/2009
Olga Shumylo and Jakub Parusinski
PhD, Rector Estonian Business School Estonia Director International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv Ukraine Expert International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv Ukraine
Challenges for Estonian higher education 1991–2020
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
6/2009 Georgy Dykhanov
General Director Kaliningrad Consulting Centre Business-Expert Russia
Kaliningrad – unsustainable economy (was growing better and now is decreasing faster)
108
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
5/2009 Łukasz Antas
Analyst German Department Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
Nord Stream – how feasible is the project?
109
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 and Stephen White
Director The Elites Department of the Institute of Sociology The Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia
After Pikalevo
James Bryce Professor of Politics University of Glasgow The United Kingdom 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
5/2009
Alexander Gaponenko and Michael Rodin
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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 ecoefficient 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
111
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
Ph.D, Professor Rector of Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Russian Federation Igor Maksimtsev and 4/2009 Sofia Rekord
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 doubleheaded 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
112
4/2009 Margarete Klein
4/2009
Timo Koivurova and Ismo Pölönen
Researcher The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Germany Research Professor Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law Arctic Centre University of Lapland Finland
A new pan-European security regime?
The Baltic Sea gas pipeline – can we manage it sustainably?
Senior Researcher Environmental Law University of Joensuu Finland
4/2009
Hans-Robert Metelmann and Peter Frank
Chairman ScanBalt General Secretary ScanBalt
EU kicks the ball to ScanBalt BioRegion – The green valley, the health region
Executive Director Baltic Sea 2020 4/2009
Conrad Stralka and Katarina Veem
Sustainable management of the Baltic Sea Programme Director Baltic Sea 2020
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
113
4/2009
Kalman Kalotay and Sergey Filippov
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Switzerland United Nations University (UNUMERIT) 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
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
114
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
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
115
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
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
116
3/2009 Pami Aalto
Jean Monnet Professor Director Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence University of Tampere Finland
3/2009 Aki Koponen
Dr., Director Institute for Competition Policy Studies State enterprises are still a Turku School of Economics problem for common markets Finland
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
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 A vital alliance turns 60 Affairs and Security Policy
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
117
Policy platforms for regionalizing EU-Russia energy relations
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-AdenauerFoundation
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
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
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2/2009
Alexey Ignatiev and Stephen Dewar
Program and Development Director Kaliningrad Regional Economic Development Agency Russia Independent economic consultant Ireland
2/2009 Hanna Ojanen
2/2009
Erika Sumilo and Madara Apsalone
Dr, Programme Director Finnish Institute of International Affairs Finland Professor University of Latvia Researcher University of Latvia
The South-Eastern Baltic Region as a model for European integration and true partnership
What role for the EU in Finnish security policy?
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
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
Alexander Gaponenko 2/2009 and 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
119
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 Regional cooperation that works Delegation of the European Commission – the EU's Northern Dimension to Russia Policy
1/2009 Ari Korhonen
Secretary General The Finnish Social Democratic Party Finland
Against the financial recession with Baltic cooperation
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
Oleg N. Misko and 1/2009 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 RussiaUkraine crisis and the imperative of bypass pipelines
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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
Acting Head Baltic 21 Secretariat 1/2009
Mia Crawford and Risto Veivo
Adviser to Deputy Mayor City of Turku Head of Baltic 21 Secretariat 20062008 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
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
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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 Is Russian sports economy Honorary President of the International performing well? Association of Sport Economists France
1/2009 Viktor Trasberg
Associate Professor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Head of Centre for Baltic Studies University of Tartu Estonia
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Baltic States competitive position in the New Century
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’?
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
Research Fellow Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics
1/2009
Peeter Vahtra and Stefan Ehrstedt
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
Senior Research Associate Pan-European Institute Turku School of Economics Finland
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Russia’s energy supplies and the Baltic Sea Region
Bogdan Klich
Minister of National Defence Poland
Security challenges in the Baltic Sea Region
Sven Mikser
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Riigikogu - The Parliament of Estonia Estonia
Return of the cold war – mis-shapes and mirror images
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
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
Bo Österlund
Commodore Finland
Significance of Russia’s Baltic fleet growing. Will nuclear weapons return to the Baltic Sea?
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
Torsten Wöllert
Deputy Head of Unit at the Directorate-General of External Relations European Commission
Bridge over troubled waters? Managing EU-Russia energy relations
Agata ŁoskotStrachota
Energy Policy Specialist Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich/Centre for Eastern Studies Poland
The Baltic Sea as the most important corridor for Russia’s oil exports
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 Rouble devaluation – pros et contras Transition Russia
6/2008
Lars Tranberg Rasmussen
Emerging Markets Analyst Danske Macro Research Danske Bank Denmark
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How to restore confidence and allow the rouble to weaken
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
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
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?
Filip Hamro-Drotz
Communications Coordinator Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Priorities of business for the EU’s Baltic Sea Strategy
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Associate Professor Tallinn University of Technology Estonia 6/2008
Rünno Lumiste, Robert Pefferly and Alari Purju
Associate Professor Estonian Business School Estonia Professor Estonian Business School Estonia
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Estonia’s economic development – trends, practices and sources
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
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?
5/2008
Artis Pabriks
Ex-foreign minister of Latvia (2004-2007) Professor in 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
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Reinier Zwitserloot
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Wintershall Holding AG Germany
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
Markus Ederer
Head, Policy Planning Ministry of Foreign Affairs Germany
Germany and the Baltic Sea Region – challenges and opportunities for cooperation on energy security
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
Janek Parkman
Chairman of the Board Viru Keemia Grupp AS Estonia
Estonian oil shale sector undergoing changes
Christian Lund
Public Affairs Manager, Energy & Retail Europe StatoilHydro ASA Norway
Energizing opportunities
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Nord Stream – making more European energy solidarity possible
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?
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
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
Pekka Haavisto
Member of the Finnish Parliament and former Minister of Environment Finland
Baltic Sea as an energy route
5/2008
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Kimmo Kiljunen
Doctor, Member of Parliament Finland
Russian politics
Reijo Karhinen
Executive Chairman OP-Pohjola Group Finland
OP-Pohjola Group – appraising expansion opportunities in the Baltic countries
Anders Paalzow
Rector Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Latvia
Challenges facing the higher education in the Baltic countries
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
Fraser Cameron – Aaron Matta
Director EU Russia Centre in Brussels Belgium – Researcher European University Institute in Florence Italy
Prospects for EU-Russia relations
Kalle Euro
Director of Business Development City of Turku Director Turku Region Development Centre Finland
Creative dissent will enhance Baltic business
Ole Damsgaard
Director Nordregio Sweden
Disparities and potentials in the BSR
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
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
4/2008
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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
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?
Ma Keqing
Chinese Ambassador to Finland China
Economic and trade cooperation between China and Finland − mutually beneficial and win-win development
Merle Pajula
Ambassador of Estonia to Helsinki Estonia
Estonia – the country we are building together
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
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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?
Torbjörn Becker
Director The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics Sweden
Baltic Sea neighbors – time to engage with Belarus
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 avantgarde in promoting the fifth freedom of the internal market?
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?
Saara Kankaanrinta
Co-founder of the Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea /Baltic SeaAction Group (BSAG) Finland
Saving the Baltic Sea with publicprivate cooperation, resultorientated actions
3/2008
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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
Alexei Prazdnichnykh
Principal Bauman Innovation Associate Professor Academy of National Economy under the Government (Moscow) Russia
Leningrad region — capitalizing geographical advantage
Mika Akkanen
Manager of International Affairs City of Turku Finland
Today’s possibilities for city twinning relationships in the Baltic Sea Region
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
2/2008
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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 Affluent Baltic region must increase Former UN Under-Secretary General its assistance for Humanitarian Affairs
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
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
Tomasz Dolegowski
Associate professor, World Economy Faculty, SGH - Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
SGH – Warsaw School of Economics and the Baltic Region
Samu Numminen
Project manager, Southwest Finland Regional Environment Centre Pro Saaristomeri Coastal Forum
Coastal management and regional cooperation in saving the Baltic Sea
Wojtek Dorabialski
Adviser to the President Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland
Can competition protection in Poland become more effective?
1/2008
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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 FerreroWaldner
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 The Baltic Sea – beauty in serious Finland, Chairman of the Foreign danger Affairs Committee
6/2007
Blanka Kalinova
Senior Economist Investment Division, OECD
Investment climate in Russia: a Russian paradox?
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?
Günter Verheugen
Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
Baltic Sea region – at the head of the reform process
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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?
5/2007
Eero O. Kasanen
Rector, Helsinki School of Economics
HSE expanding operations in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region
Paula Lindroos
Director, PhD, Centre for Continuing Education, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
5/2007
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
Stavros Dimas
European Commissioner for the Environment
The European Union's role in protecting the environment of the Black Sea region
4/2007
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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
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
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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
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 EllemannJensen
Chairman, Baltic Development Forum
Branding the Baltic Sea Region: “Just do it”
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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
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
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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
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?
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
6/2006
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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?
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!
5/2006
Artur Usanov
Doctoral Fellow, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Kaliningrad’s industry – a doubleheaded bird: will it fly?
5/2006
Filipp Kazin
Baltic Research Center
The city and the state foreign policy. St. Petersburg after G8
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?
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
Keijo Virtanen
Rector, University of Turku
The shared longstanding history of Finland and Estonia provides the basis for EU cooperation
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
5/2006
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Baltic Sea region’s new EU member states increasingly important in the internationalisation of Finnish small and medium-sized companies
4/2006
Katja Heiskanen
Researcher, Pan-European Institute, Turku School of Economics
4/2006
Kari Liuhto
Professor, Turku School of Economics
Kaliningrad turns into an EUflanked 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
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 Cooperation 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
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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
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
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 Cooperation
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
1/2006
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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
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
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
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?
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
3/2005
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Baltic Banking is Modern and Concentrated
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
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
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
1/2004
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