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Surnames First Name Delegation (State/ Institution) Aaberg Torben Baltic Development Forum Abghay Hicham Steinbeis-Europa-Zentru Surnames First name Delegation (state/ institution) Aaberg Torben Baltic Development Forum Abghay Hicham Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum, Germany Abika Elīna Lattelecom, Latvia Abraham Ashley Digital City Limited Adijane Anita Jūrmala City Council Agnevik Ann Sofi Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Ahlman Kirsi Centrum Balticum Foundation, Finland Aile Ieva Jūrmala City Council Aizvakara Galina Embassy of Sweden Akhutina Daria Association for Cooperation with BS Countries NORDEN, BS NGO Forum Akkanen Mika City of Turku, Finland Alisch Mattias rm2rm, Sweden Alksne Agnese CSR Latvia Allerstrand Hampus SALAR Alm Anders Ministry of Environment and Energy, Sweden Alvarez Gabriel INTERACT Ambsdorf Jens The Danish Cultural Institute Andersen Jørgen Abild OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy Andersone Liene Ministry of Defence, Latvia Andersson Bo Norden Association Andersson Felix Embassy of Sweden in Riga Andersson Lina Winnet Sweden/Winnet BSR, Sweden Anderssson Pench Lena European Commission Anderzon Gunnar Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Andrae Cecilia Swedish Institute Andrusaitis Andris BONUS Anjevall Tommy Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth Anttila Leena Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland Apine Baiba PricewaterhouseCoopers, Latvia Apsalone Madara Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia Arpaci Kevin Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Germany Artemjevs Jānis Jūrmala City Council Atstāja Dzintra BA School of Business And Finance, Latvia Auers Daunis University of Latvia Augule Egija Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia Autero Ville Finnish Transport Safety Agency Avenina Zanda Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia Avots Krists Infogr.am, Latvia Avvakumova Karina Kaliningrad Institute of Retraining Specialists Agribusiness Ābelītis Arnis Jūrmala City Council Babiča Aļona Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia Backer-Meurke Tony Tillväxtverket, Sweden Balandiņa Agnese Ķemeru National Park, Latvija Balgalis Neils SIA Grupa93, Latvia Ballu Matthieu European Commission Balode Ance Telemedica, Latvia Balode Monika Latvia-Lithuania Programme/State Regional Development Agency of Latvia Balodis Ivars APEIRONS, Latvia Latvian Information Technology And Telecommunications Association Bāliņa Signe (LIKTA) Behmane Dana PricewaterhouseCoopers, Latvia Behmane Daiga Rīga Stradiņš University Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business Beifert Anatoli and Design, Germany Beinoraviciene Liongina Ministry of Social Security and Labour, Lithuania Belenguer Laura INTERACT Berge Gundega Baltic Foundation for Innovation, Latvia Bergström Anders Norden Association Berlin Karin Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden Berninger Kati Tyrsky Consulting Ltd., Finland Bethers Uldis University of Latvia Bērziņš Tālis APEIRONS, Latvia Biedrzycki Karol Ministry of Sport and Tourism, Poland Bielawski Krzysztof University of Gdańsk, Poland Birze Anita Jūrmala City Council Birzniece Baiba Jūrmala City Council Biveson Paula Baltic Sea Action Group, Sweden Bjering Åsa CPMR/Baltic Sea Commission Blaua Iveta Jūrmala City Council Bogdanova Olga Ministry of Economics, Latvia Boguceviciene Violeta National Association of Creative and Cultural Industries, Lithuania Bohland Patricia EUSBSR Seed Money Facility / Interreg Baltic Sea Region Bohlin Sinikka Association Norden Borisovas Eduardas Ambassador, CBSS Secretariat Born Wolf State Chancellery Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Borucińska-Dereszkiewicz Izabela Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland Bøtcher Bjarke Wiehe Danish Maritime Authority Bratteby Kurt Swedish Institute Bremer Thomas HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, Germany Brence Ieva RISEBA, Latvia Brēmere Ingrīda Baltic Environmental Forum-Latvia Brēmere Līva The Red Jackets, Latvia Brice Ieva Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Briede Agnese LKA Student, Latvia Broman Kenneth Nordic Council of Ministers Broström Ligia The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Broström Isabella The Council of the Baltic Sea States Bryńska Weronika Antonina CBSS Budbergyte-Zabielaite Skaiste Governmental innovation funding agency MITA, Lithuania Bukovskis Karlis Latvian Institute of International Affairs Bula Renāte Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Bulvičienė Jurgita European Social Fund Agency Burada Valentin Civil Society Development Foundation, Romania Burström Susann Council of the Baltic Sea States Bushmovich Alina IPO "Ecopartnership" Butkevičius Algirdas Government of the Republic of Lithuania Butkute-Lazdauskiene Evelina Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania Caban Magda University of Gdansk, Poland Carlsen Per Royal Danish Embassy in Latvia Celmiņa Maija European Commission Cepure Kārlis ATEA, Latvia Ceynowa Anna Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland Choińska-Jackiewicz Justyna Ministry of Economy, Poland Ciesielska Marta Westpomeranian Region, Poland Ciganska Ilze EUSBSR Seed Money Facility/Interreg BSR Cildermane Dace Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Crawley Peter European Commission Černevičiūtė Jūratė Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania Dafni Dimitra Embassy of Greece, Latvia Dahlström Magnus Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Dahlström Sjögren Mia SP Technical Research Institute, Sweden Dalman Lena SALAR Dambrauskiene Vilma Embassy of Lithuania in Latvia Damm Reinhard Hamburger Institut für Berufliche Bildung - HIBB, Germany Danieliene Renata ECDL Lithuania Danielsson Katarina SALAR, Sweden Däumer Michael Federal Foreign Office, Germany De Maeseneer Jan EFPC, Belgium De Michelis Nicola European Commission de Nooij Gerard CEO, Ongehinderd BV, Netherlands de Paulis Susanne Swedish Institute Debska Ewa Ambassador of Poland to Latvia Degutis Ričardas Embassy of Lithuania in Latvia Deitons Marks Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Dembowska Adriana National Water Management Authority, Poland Dimante Dzineta Univesrity of Latvia Dombrovskis Valdis Vice-President, European Commission Dompalma-Linuža Evija Ministry of Health, Latvia Doņņikovs Boriss Jūrmala City Council Dorn Rüdiger Director of Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Germany Dufeil Michel-Eric European Commission Dunajs Pāvels Jūrmala City Council Durkin Mikhail Eco Balt Bureau, Russia Dzirnekle Liga Jūrmala City Council Egerup Johanna Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management Eglīte Egija Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Ek David Ministry of Culture, Sweden Ekstrand Torun Think Tank Transbaltic, Sweden Elksnītis Uldis Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Elliott Mike IECS, University of Hull, United Kingdom Emersone Annija Ministry of Culture of Latvia Englin Birgitta Norden Englund Ellinor SALAR Eppeneder Ralf Projekt Werkstatt Worpswede, Germany Ericson Gunvor G State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Sweden Erlandson Thomas Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden Ermakov Ilya CBSS Secretariat Eronen Miitta Centrum Balticum Foundation, Finland Fammler Heidrun Baltic Environmental Forum, Latvia Fellman Tomas Government of Åland, Finland Fernandez Franc Ķemeru National Park, Latvija Fokienė Vitalija Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania Forsman Nora Keep the Archipelago Tidy, Finland Forsmark Hampus Norden Association Frank Peter ScanBalt, Denmark Fredriksson Julia Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB Freimanis Gints European Commission Fritz Sebastian Florian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Gąciarz Janusz The Permanent International Secretariat of the CBSS Gaenzle Stefan Universitetet i Agder, Germany Gailite Holmberg Ilze Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture Gailitis Peteris GIWK Gdansk Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Poland Gajewski Ryszard GIWK Gdansk Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Ltd. Gatavins Martins LIKTA, Latvia Gedgauda Alise Riga City Council Housing and Environment Department Gedviliene Genute Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania Gedzuna Ieva Foundation for Environmental Education Latvia Genys Mindaugas Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gercane Laila Vidzeme Planning Region, Latvia Gercken Jens Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbH Gerke Ojārs Latvian Coast Guard Gerlach-Hansen Olaf Danish Cultural Institute Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business Gerlitz Laima and Design, Germany Gilek Michael Södertörn University, Sweden Ginters Livija Baltic Eye, Stockholm University, Sweden Gintowt-Dziewaltowska Agnieszka Ministry of Infrastructure and Development of Poland Gjaldbaek Kirsten Association Denmark-Latvia / BS-NGO-Network, Denmark Glāzītis Andris Telemedica, Latvia Glāzītis Didzis Telemedica, Latvia Gløersen Erik Spatial Foresight GmbH, Luxembourg Godal Odd European Commission Golikov Vassili Sillamäe Society for Child Welfare, Estonia Golovko Margarita Ministry of the Interior, Estonia Görner Jana Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg - Senate Chancellery, Germany Gottwald Julia Hamburg Ministry of Science and Research, Germany Grabane Sintija Ministry of Culture, Latvia Granholm Kaj Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Granta Dace Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvia Grants Arturs Jūrmala City Council Grav Jens William Baltic Sea NGO Network Griefahn Monika AIDA Cruises, Germany Griekere Vineta Interreg Baltic Sea Region Joint Secretariat Grodzki Michal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Gröndahl Arto Embassy of Finland Grönfeld Wille Gitte Region Skåne, Sweden Grönholm Björn Union of the Baltic Cities, Sustainable Cities
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