List of Participants

D I G I T A L 2 4 A U G U S T 2 0 2 023.08.2020, 23.20List of ParticipantsRepublic of LithuaniaOn behalf of H. E. Mr. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania,Mr. Sigitas Mitkus, Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy IssuesSpeaker of the SeimasH.E. Mr. Viktoras PranckietisMember Parliaments and Parliamentary OrganizationsÅland ParliamentWille Valve, Member of the Åland ParliamentJessy Eckerman, Member of the Åland ParliamentLiz Mattsson, Member of the Åland ParliamentSimon Påvals, Member of the Åland ParliamentJesper Josefsson, Member of the Åland ParliamentJörgen Pettersson, Member of the Åland ParliamentEmma Dahlén, Secretary of the Delegation of the Åland ParliamentBaltic AssemblyProf Aadu Must, President of the Baltic AssemblyProf Jānis Vucāns, Vice President of the Baltic AssemblyInese Voika, Member of the Presidium of the Baltic AssemblyAtis Lejiņš, Vice Chair of the BA Economics, Energy and Innovation CommitteeDr Marika Laizane-Jurkane, Secretary General of the Baltic AssemblyAgnija Antanoviča, Senior Consultant, Baltic Assembly SecretariatBremenSülmez Dogan, Vice President of the State Parliament of BremenAntje Grotheer, Vice President of the State Parliament of BremenDenmarkChristian Juhl, Member of the Danish ParliamentJoan Ólavsdóttir, Secretary of the Delegation of the Danish ParliamentEstoniaErki Savisaar, Member of the Estonian ParliamentUrve Tiidus, Member of the Estonian ParliamentRegina Sepp, Secretary of the Delegation of the Estonian ParliamentEuropean ParliamentAušra Rakštelytė, Secretary of the Delegation of the European ParliamentFinlandSakari Puisto, Member of the Parliament of FinlandMika Laaksonen, Secretary of the Delegation of the Parliament of FinlandGermanyJohannes Schraps, Member of the German BundestagGyde Jensen, Member of the German BundestagEnrico Komning, Member of the German BundestagPetra Nicolaisen, Member of the German BundestagPeter Stein, Member of the German BundestagKatalin Zádor, Secretary of the Delegation of the German BundestagPia-Sophie Brandenburg, Secretary of the Delegation of the German BundestagLynda Lawrence, Secretary of the Delegation of the German BundestagWiebke Jafra, Secretary of the Delegation of the German BundestagHamburgCarola Veit, President of the State Parliament of HamburgDavid Erkalp, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgDanial Ilkhanipour, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgLisa-Maria Otte, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgDr Miriam Putz, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgSören Schumacher, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgUlrike Sparr, Member of the State Parliament of HamburgJohannes Düwel, Director of the Parliament of HamburgFriederike Lünzmann, Secretary of the Delegation of the Parliament of HamburgIcelandKolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé, Member of the Parliament of IcelandHelgi Thorsteinsson, Secretary of the Delegation of Parliament of IcelandIris Dager, International Secretariat of the Parliament of IcelandKaliningradEvgeny Mishin, Member of the Parliament of the Kaliningrad Regional DumaMarina Prozorova, Secretary of the Delegation of the Kaliningrad Regional DumaLatviaArvils Ašeradens, Member of the Parliament of LatviaIveta Benhena-Bēkena, Member of the Parliament of LatviaJānis Butāns, Member of the Parliament of LatviaEdgars Kucins, Member of the Parliament of LatviaIngrida Sticenko, Secretary of the Delegation of the Parliament of LatviaLeningradSergei Bebenin, Chairman of the Leningrad Region Legislative AssemblyNikolay Pustotin, Vice-Chairman of the Leningrad Region Legislative AssemblyIurii Terentev, Member of the Leningrad Region Legislative AssemblyMaxim Gindin, Secretary of the Delegation of the Parliament of LatviaLithuaniaValerijus Simulik, President of the BSPC, Member of the Parliament of LithuaniaRenata Godfrey, Secretary of the Delegation of the Parliament of LithuaniaMecklenburg-VorpommernBirgit Hesse, President of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernBeate Schlupp, Vice President of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernDirk Friedriszik, Member of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernKarsten Kolbe, Member of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernNikolaus Kramer, Member of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernJochen Schulte, Member of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernGeorg Strätker, Secretary to the delegation of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernEvgeniya Bakalova, Secretary to the delegation of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernNordic CouncilSilja Dögg Gunnarsdottir, President of the Nordic Council, Member of the Parliament of IcelandOddný G. Harðardóttir, Vice President of the Nordic Council, Member of the Parliament of IcelandMichael Tetzschner, Member of the Parliament of Norway and the Nordic CouncilBritt Bohlin, Secretary General of the delegation of the Nordic CouncilArne Fogt Bergby, Secretary of the delegation of the Nordic CouncilNorwayJorodd Asphjell, Vice President of the BSPC, Member of the Norwegian ParliamentUlf Leirstein, Member of the Norwegian ParliamentOve Trellevik, Member of the Norwegian ParliamentTorhild Bransdal, Member of the Norwegian ParliamentThomas Fraser, Secretary of the delegation of the Norwegian ParliamentPolandJarosław Wałęsa, Member of the Sejm Parliament of PolandKacper Płażyński, Member of the Sejm Parliament of PolandJerzy Materna, Member of the Sejm of the Republic of PolandGrzegorz Matusiak, Member of the Sejm of the Republic of PolandArtur Łącki , Member of the Sejm of the Republic of PolandPiotr Koperski, Secretary of the Delegation for International and European Union AffairsRussian FederationCouncil of the FederationAnna Zhiltsova, Councilor of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Council of the FederationState DumaValentina Pivnenko, Member of the State DumaVladimir Bortko, Member of the State DumaVadim Dengin, Member of the State DumaAlexander Kozlovskiy, Member of the State DumaOleg Nilov, Member of the State DumaAlexey Veller, Member of the State DumaSergey Karseka, Deputy Head of the Department on International Relations at the State Duma StaffYulia Guskova, Secretary of the Delegation of International Relations at the State DumaSaint PetersburgDmitry Tugov, Member of the Saint Petersburg Legislative AssemblyNargis Akhadova, Secretary of the Delegation of Saint Petersburg Legislative AssemblySchleswig-HolsteinHartmut Hamerich, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinRegina Poersch, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinBernd Voß, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinStephan Holowaty, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinVolker Schnurrbusch, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinJette Waldinger-Thiering, Member of the State Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinJutta Schmidt-Holländer, Secretary of the Delegation for International Affairs of theState Parliament of Schleswig-HolsteinSwedenPyry Niemi, Vice President of the BSPC, Member of the Swedish ParliamentCecilie Tenfjord Toftby, Member of the Swedish ParliamentAron Emilsson, Member of the Swedish ParliamentPernilla Stålhammar, Member of the Swedish ParliamentHans Wallmark, Member of the Swedish ParliamentJohanna Ingvarsson, Secretary of the Delegation of the Swedish ParliamentDan Alvarsson, Secretary of the Degation of the Swedish ParliamentBSPC and ObserversBaltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceBodo Bahr, Secretary General of the BSPCBaltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC)Mieczysław Struk, Chairman of the BSSSCKrystyna Wróblewska, Secretary General of the BSSSCMałgorzata Maria Klawiter-Piwowarska, Secretariat of the BSSSCMarta Czarnecka-Gallas, Secretariat of the BSSSCAnna Drążek, Secretariat of the BSSSCCouncil of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)Bernd Hemingway, Deputy Director General of the CBSSMaria Nadybska, Core Team Intern of the CBSSCPMR Baltic Sea CommissionLucille Ehrhart, Executive SecretaryNorthern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)Ülla-Karin Nurm, DirectorSilvija Geistarte, Senior AdviserParliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)Prof. Asaf Hajiyev, Secretary General of the PABSECSkåne Regional County CouncilAnnika Annerby Jansson, President, Region SkåneLennart Pettersson, Vice President, Region SkåneEwa Pihl Krabbe, Vice President, Region SkåneMaria Lindbom, Senior Advisor, Region SkåneMaria Korner-Westin, Head of unit EU and International Relations, Region SkåneExecutiveEuropean CommissionH.E. Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans andFisheriesMinistry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, GermanyH.E. Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister, HELCOM Chair, European Council Presidency,Video messageMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of LithuaniaNeris Germanas, Vice-MinisterMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of DenmarkOve Ullerup, AmbassadorMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of NorwayDag Wernø Holter, Senior Adviser, Nordic-Baltic SectionMinistry of Foreign Affairs of RussiaAlexey Ivanov, Head of SectionTimofey Kunitskiy, 1st SecretaryExpertsDmitry Demidenko, Deputy Head of the Main Migration Department of the Ministry ofInternal Affairs of RussiaMayya Rusakova, Founder, Regional Public Organization «STELLIT»Vladlena Avdeeva, Manager of Social Projects, Regional Public Organization «STELLIT»Victoria Ledeneva, PhD, member of the Commission on migration issues of the Councilon Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian FederationMarina Kazmina, Acting Head, Neva and Ladoga Basin and Water Management.Department, Federal Agency of Water Resourses of RussiaEkaterina Zakharova, Consultant, Water Use Regulation Section, Neva and LadogaBasin and Water Management Department, Federal Agency of Water Resourses ofRussiaOther ParticipantsInterpretersCatherine JohnsonMatthias JansenMartina WürzburgGyda ThurowAlexei RepinMargarita HöcknerElena AlmasStein LarsenPiotr KrasnowolskiAleksander JakiemovicBSPC Secretariat SupportMalgorzata LudwiczekGildo KwetonRoman KwetonTechnical Support - Professional Conference Systems (PCS)Christoph Körner, technical moderatorSebastian Meyer, technical moderatorSpeakersSigitas Mitkus, Adviser to the President on Foreign Policy Issues, on behalf of the President H.E. Mr. Gitanas NausėdaViktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of LithuaniaVirginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and FisheriesValerijus Simulik, MP, President of the BSPCNeris Germanas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of LithuaniaOve Ullerup, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of DenmarkDag Wernø Holter, Senior Adviser, Nordic-Baltic Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of NorwaySvenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany, HELCOM Chair, European Council Presidency, Video MessageOleg Nilov, Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian FederationHans Wallmark, MP, Chairman of the BSPC Working Group on Migration & Integration, SwedenDmitry Demidenko, Deputy Head of the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RussiaVladlena Avdeeva, Representative of the NGO «Stellit», St.-PetersburgJörgen Pettersson, former BSPC President, andJochen Schulte, MP, BSPC Rapporteurs on Integrated PolicyBeate Schlupp, BSPC Observer in HELCOM, First Vice-President of the State Parliament of Mecklenburg-VorpommernPeter Stein, BSPC Rapporteur on Sea-Dumped Munitions German BundestagMieczysław Struk, President of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation, BSSSC, Marshal of the Pomorskie VoivodeshipPyry Niemi, MP, Incoming President of the BSPC