AT THE CORE OF WOOD INDUSTRY
Project: CEforestry
Virtual Meeting
03. - 05. September 2025
10:00 - 16:00 (BST)
Building a Resilient Baltic Sea Region – Perspectives and Possibilities”
Follow-up to the 2024 Annual Forum | Visby, 17–18 June 2025
The 2025 follow-up meeting in Visby focused on enhancing resilience and preparedness across the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), as part of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). The event gathered stakeholders from government, academia, civil society, and business to foster cooperation and shared learning.
Opening remarks by Anna Hagström (EUSBSR National Coordinator) and Charlotte Petri Gornitzka (Governor of Gotland).
Panel discussion on the state of the BSR, addressing current challenges and the importance of strengthening resilience.
Introduction to workshops led by Policy Area Coordinators for Energy, Bioeconomy, and Security, alongside Region Gotland.
Parallel group sessions began, focusing on four themes:
Sustainable energy supply
Resilient food systems
Resilience of critical societal functions
Resilience at the individual level
These groups also explored ways to involve Ukraine in regional cooperation.
Panel on preparedness and crisis management, featuring civil society, youth, businesses, and public authorities, discussed collaboration, current readiness, and future needs.
Session on lessons from Ukraine, exploring how to maintain essential services during crises, with insights from Ukrainian and Swedish experts.
Concluded with a reception at the Governor’s Residence.
Panel on emergency preparedness, examining challenges of goal conflicts, priority-setting, and coordination in crisis scenarios. Speakers included policymakers and researchers from Denmark, Latvia, and Sweden.
Final group sessions to synthesize discussions and outline next steps for regional cooperation.
Closing remarks followed by lunch.
Key Themes:
Building regional resilience through multi-level cooperation
Learning from Ukraine’s experience under crisis
Securing energy, food, and critical services
Enhancing individual and community preparedness
Aligning priorities across sectors and borders for effective crisis response
Project: CEforestry
Virtual Meeting
03. - 05. September 2025
10:00 - 16:00 (BST)
Project: CEforestry
Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
03. - 04. June 2025
00:00 - 16:00 (BST)
Project: CEforestry
Virtual Meeting
24. May 2025
09:00 - 16:00 (BST)