AGENDA – Nordic Resilience Summit 2026
September 10, 2025
8:15 Registration & Coffee/Refreshments
8:55 Take your seats
9:00 Opening by Jānis Vanags, CIREN Board Member
9:05 Setting the Scene: Nordic Study on Resilience by Norstat
9:30 Panel I: Military and Civilian Synergies for Stronger Regions
Lead by Jānis Garisons (CEO of NEWT21)
Panellists:
Edward Lucas (Founder and Director, Baltic International Security Centre)
Kristiāns Brēdermanis (Advisor, Brasa Defence Systems)
Brigadier General Aivars Krjukovs (Commander of the National Guard (Zemessardze), Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS))
10:30 Cofee break
Express interviews with selected experts and delegates for live broadcast
10:45 Panel II: Leadership and Whole-of-Society Resilience
Lead by Meelis Kitsing (Rector of Estonian Business School)
Panellists:
Erling J.B.Eriksen (CEO of Norstat Group)
Helelyn Tammsaar (Anthropologist and Behavioural Scientist)
Elisabeth Braw (Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council)
Dana Ludviga (Cybersecurity Expert, CERT.LV)
11:45 Cofee break
Express interviews with selected experts and delegates for live broadcast
12:00 Panel III: Business for Better Preparedness
Lead by Ritvars Vulis (LMT Defence)
Panellists:
Rūta Ežerskienė (Chair of the Board and CEO, Citadele Bank)
Raimonds Arājs (Chairman of the Board, Jūrmalas ūdens)
Uldis Hmieļevskis (CEO, Liepāja Special Economic Zone Authority)
13:00 Workshop: Handbook for organisations across Europe.
