Introduction: Peep Mühls, Laine Randjärv
Opening speech: Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia

Mr. ANDERS ASLUND
Senior fellow at the Peterson Institute

Taped at the Peterson Institute
Washington, DC 31.10.2011

Baltic Ways of Human Development: Twenty Years On

Prof Marju Lauristin, Editor-in-Chief of Estonian Human Development Report (Tartu University)
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Baltic Panel: Main challenges for the development of the Baltic societies in the globalising world.

Mrs Ene Ergma, Speaker of Riigikogu (MP, EE); Mrs Solvita Aboltina, Speaker of Saeima (MP, LV);
Mrs Irena Degutien , Speaker of Seimas (MP, LT), Prof Marju Lauristin (Tartu University), Prof Zenonas Norkus (Vilnius University), Mr Michal Czyz; Ambassador (PL)
Moderator: Prof Andres Kasekamp (Tartu University)

Closing the gaps in the Baltic Sea region: would, should and could the Baltic countries follow the ‘Nordic model’ of the welfare society?

Key-note speech by Prof Joakim Palme (Director, Swedish Institute for the Future Studies)

Panel discussion: How to close the welfare gaps in the Baltic Sea region?

Prof Mati Heidmets (Tallinn University), Prof Joakim Palme (Uppsala University), Prof Urmas Varblane (Tartu University), Dr Jolanta Aidukaite (Lithuanian Social Research Centre; Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius), Mr Eiki Nestor (MP, EE), Mrs Kadri Uustal (EC, DG Regio) Moderator: Mr Indrek Treufeldt (Estonian Broadcasting Company)

Nation-liberalism in the Baltic politics

Video presentation Prof Henri Vogt (University of Turku)
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Panel discussion: Language and democracy in the Baltic multi-ethnic societies.

Prof Vello Pettai (Tartu University), Prof Triin Vihalemm (Tartu University), Prof Gabrielle Hogan-Brun (Bristol University, UK), Dr Daunis Auers (Latvian University), Mr Rait Maruste (MP, EE), Mrs Mailis Reps (MP, EE) Moderator: Mr Ahto Lobjakas (Estonian Institute of Foreign Affairs)

Scenarios of Baltic Regional Integration

Key note speech by Prof Erik Terk (Tallinn University))
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Panel discussion:
EU 2020 and beyond. Regional Integration around the Baltic Sea.

Prof Erik Terk (Tallinn University), Mr Veiko Spolitis (LV), Mr Marko Mihkelson (MP, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, EE), Mr Tunne Kelam (MEP, EE) et al Moderator: Mr Raivo Vare (Estonian Cooperation Assembly; Estonian Development Fund)

Closing remarks and summary