As geopolitical tensions rise around the Baltic Sea, countries struggle to balance competing interests like national defence, offshore energy and nature conservation. There is an urgent need for more cross-border cooperation and for coastal states to learn from each other. 

This high-level session taking place on 26 June, 15.30 – 16.15 at #Almedalen2025, will explore how regional actors can balance security, sustainability and cooperation.

Keynotes:

• Mr. Linas Linkevičius, Ambassador of Lithuania to Sweden
• Dr. Torsten Linders, Program Director Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue, University of Gothenburg

Panellists:

• Ms. Karolina Ostrzyniewska, Ambassador of Poland to Sweden
• Professor Hans Liwång, Professor Swedish Defence University
• Mr. Sulev Alajoe, Managing Director Estonian Islands Energy Agency
• Ms. Karen Marie Sandgren, Founder, Nordic Energy Connection

Moderator:

• Dr. Karina Barquet, Senior Researcher and Team Lead Water Coasts & Ocean, Stockholm Environment Institute & Mistra Geopolitics

Live webcast and program

Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby

Organizers: SEI and Mistra Geopolitics, Uppsala University, Blått Centrum Gotland, Gothenburg University, Embassy of Lithuania, Embassy of Poland, Swedish Defence University, Estonian Islands Energy Agency, Nordic Energy Connection.