The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and the Danish Foreign Policy Society are pleased to announce a webinar in memory of Ambassador Per Carlsen, former Director of DIIS, who sadly passed away in December 2020. This webinar will bring together prominent voices from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania – and Denmark. The speakers all had a close, personal connection to Per Carlsen.

This webinar is the first in a series of two memorial webinars. The second webinar – “Voices from Russia: In memory of Per Carlsen” – will be held on Wednesday 20 January 2021.

SPEAKERS
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Marina Kaljurand, Member of the European Parliament (former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador), Estonia
Vygaudas Ušackas, Member of the Board of Directors, Avia Solutions Group (former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador), Lithuania
Žaneta Ozoliņa, Professor, University of Latvia, Latvia
Andris Sprūds, Director, Latvian Institute of International Affairs, Latvia
Flemming Splidsboel Hansen, Senior Researcher, DIIS, moderator

PROGRAMME
14.00-14.05    Welcome, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen
14.05-16.25    Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
                        Marina Kaljurand
                        Vygaudas Ušackas
                       Žaneta Ozoliņa
                       Andris Sprūds
16.25-16.30   Concluding remarks, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen

Practical information

The webinar will be held in English. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded as a video to this site afterwards.

 
>> Register here <<