09:00 – 09:45 VSpa Hotel & Conference Centre foyer and corridor

Registration

Gathering and registration for the Annual Conference on Russia 2025

09:45 – 10:00 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Administrative & Opening Remarks

Administrative remarks by Conference Director Dr Viljar Veebel, host of the event Mr Louis Wierenga. Opening remarks by the Commandant of the Baltic Defence College, Brigadier General Alvydas Šiuparis

10:00 – 10:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Political Address followed by Q&A

10:30 – 11:15 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Keynote Speech: Strategic Pathways to Ending the Russo-Ukrainian War

Prof. Keir Giles

11:15 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel I: Strategic Pathways to Ending the Russo-Ukrainian War

Prof. Keir Giles, Ambassador Pierre Levy, Dr Margarete Klein, and Dr Kristi Raik. Moderated by Diana Skaya

13:00 – 14:00

Buffet Lunch

13:00 – 14:00 Conference Hall Latvia

1st Online Session: Propaganda and Informational Warfare: Putin versus Zelensky

Ms Marie Paret, Ms Celine Bayou and Mr Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi

14:00 – 15:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel II: War Economies in Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

Dr Olesya Vinhas de Souza, Dr Jānis Bērziņš, Mr Peeter Luikmel and Dr Francesco Giumelli. Moderated by Dr Daivis Petraitis

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:00 Conference Hall Latvia

2nd Online Session: War Economies in Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

16:00 – 17:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel III: NATO Perspectives on Countering Russian Aggression

BG Ilmārs Lejiņš, Mr Rainer Saks. Moderated by Dr Mark Ozawa

20:30 – 22:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Gala Dinner and Charity Address for Ukraine

Welcome address from Tartu city

09:00 – 10:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel IV (Student Panel): Key Technological and Logistical Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War

Students of the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL). Moderated by LTC Kevin Ryan

10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:30 – 10:45 Conference Hall Latvia

3rd Online Session: Key Technological and Logistical Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War

Dr Illimar Ploom

10:45 – 12:00 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel V: Preparing for Russian aggression Enhancing Resilience in the Baltic States: Insights from Ukraine

Dr Ieva Gajauskaitė, Dr Anne Roelsgaard Obling, Dr Rasa Smaliukienė and Dr Toms Rostoks

12:00 – 12:15

Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:15 Conference Hall Latvia

4th Online session: Enhancing Resilience in the Baltic States: Insights from Ukraine

12:15 – 13:30 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Panel VI: Crafting a Peace Agreement: Strategies and Stakeholders

Mr Kaimo Kuusk and AMB Matti Maasikas. Moderated by Ms Vira Konstantynova

13:30 – 14:00 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Concluding Political Address

Ms Rasa Juknevičienė

14:00 – 14:15 Conference Hall Scandinavia

Closing Remarks: Annual Conference on Russia: A Retrospective and Vision for the Future

Dean of the Baltic Defence College, COL (ret) Dr (hab) Zdzisław Śliwa

14:15 – 15:00 VSpa Hotel and Conference Centre's Lobby and Restaurant Joyce

Buffet Lunch

14:15 – 15:00 Conference Hall Latvia

5th Online Session: The Dangers of AI in War Propaganda