Thursday 11 June
12.30–12.35 Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb
Live stream on Yle Areena.
12.35–13.20 Session I: Opening of Kultaranta Talks
Live stream on Yle Areena.
- The President of the Republic of Finland
- H.E. Hon William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the
Republic of Kenya
- Moderator: Ms Zanny Minton Beddoes, journalist
14.20–15.20 Session II: New Indo Pacific Realities Reshaping Asian Geopolitics
Live stream on Yle Areena.
- Mr Takeo Akiba, Senior Advisor to the Cabinet of Japan, The
Prime Minister’s Office - The Hon Dr Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia
- Dr Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation ORF
- Moderator: Mr Gideon Rachman, journalist
15.50–16.50 Session III: Europe, Transatlantic Relations and Global Competition
Live stream on Yle Areena.
- Dr Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and
- Europe within the Foreign Policy program at Brookings
- Prof Dr h.c. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security
Conference MSC - Mr Mark Leonard, Director, European Council on Foreign
Relations
- Moderator: Mr Gideon Rachman, journalist
17.30–18.30 Session IV: Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition
Live stream on Yle Areena.
- H.E. Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of
the Republic of India - H.E. Ms Lana bint Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State at the
United Arab Emirates - Ms Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland
- Moderator: Ms Zanny Minton Beddoes, journalist
Friday 12 June
09.15–10.15 Session I: Europe – Succeeding Together/Yhteinen Eurooppa
Live stream on Yle Areena (in Finnish).
- Ms Merja Kyllönen, Member of the European Parliament
- Mr Ville Niinistö, Member of the European Parliament
- Ms Aura Salla, Member of the European Parliament
- Moderator: Mr Olli Seuri, journalist
10.45–11.45 Session II: Russia – Where Do We Go from Here/ Venäjä – miten tästä
eteenpäin?
Live stream on Yle Areena (in Finnish).
- Dr Hiski Haukkala, Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs FIIA
- Maj. Gen. (ret.) Harri Ohra-aho
- Ms Laura Solanko, Senior Adviser, The Bank of Finland
- Moderator: Mr Olli Seuri, journalist
12.45–13.45 Session III: Finland and the Geoeconomic and Technological Competition/Suomi geotaloudellisessa ja teknologisessa kilpailussa
Live stream on Yle Areena (in Finnish).
- Mr Marko Ahtisaari, Chief Marketing Officer, ICEYE, Chair of the Board, CMI
- Ms Minna Kuusisto, Chief Economist, Danske Bank
- Dr Peter Sarlin, Chairman, PostScriptum and Professor of Practice, Aalto University
- Moderator: Mr Olli Seuri, journalist
13.45–14.00 Closing address by the President of the Republic Alexander Stubb
Live stream on Yle Areena (in Finnish).
