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Programme

17:00 - 18:00

Event participants arrive at LITEXPO

18:00 - 18:30

Arrival of Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, President of the European Commission

18:30 - 19:30

Cultural programme on the story of disconnection and synchronisation. Official speeches by the President of Lithuania, President of the European Commission, President of Poland, President of Latvia, Minister of Climate of Estonia. Musical performance, historic connection activation ceremony

19:30 - 20:15

High-level discussion on infrastructure security and challenges in the region

Participants:
• Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing
• Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space
• Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
• Yoko Alender, Minister of Climate of the Republic of Estonia
• Kaspars Melnis, Minister of Climate and Energy of the Republic of Latvia
• Paulina Hennig Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment of the Republic of Poland
• Dominique Ristori, former Director General of European Commission Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER)
• Paloma Aba Garrote, Director of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
• Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Vice-President of the Assembly at ENTSO-E, CEO at Fingrid

20:30
Networking