LACISE Project Featured at The Riga Conference 2025
LACISE light box at the Riga Conference 2025. Photo - Gints Kučinskis.
The LACISE project was showcased at The Riga Conference 2025, held from October 9–11 at the House of Science, University of Latvia. As the largest security and foreign policy forum in the Nordic-Baltic region, the conference brought together over 700 participants from approximately 45 countries, including policymakers, defence and security experts, diplomats, academics, journalists, and business leaders.
LACISE was represented in the exhibition area, where a dedicated project light box introduced attendees to this strategically important initiative for Latvia’s energy future. The display highlighted LACISE’s role in strengthening national energy resilience and advancing Latvian expertise in the energy sector. Dr. phys. Gints Kučinskis, the project coordinator, was also present, engaging with participants and emphasizing the project’s relevance in the broader context of European strategic investment and sustainability.
The conference featured high-level speakers such as Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, EU Commissioners Andrius Kubilius and Valdis Dombrovskis, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew J. Whitaker, and former NATO Military Committee Chair Admiral Rob Bauer, alongside experts from Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Discussions focused on key themes including NATO’s future, Ukraine’s long-term security, strategic investment in European defence, Baltic Sea regional security, hybrid warfare, geoeconomics, and business resilience.
The event was organized by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the University of Latvia, the European Commission Representation in Latvia, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. It was supported by the embassies of Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Israel, and Canada.
LACISE’s presence at this prestigious event underscores its growing visibility and importance in shaping Latvia’s energy landscape and contributing to regional resilience.
More about the event on the Riga Conference 2025 website.