Program 2025
5th Peace Symposium
Thursday, August 14
Children and Youth Symposium
| Lectures for Upper Comprehensive School and High School Students at the Crusell Cultural Centre | |
| 11.00-12.00 | The Baltic Sea – the Most Polluted Sea in the World |
| 12.00-13.00 | Africa – A Continent of Conflicts and Opportunities Demba Ba, Former Regional Representative of the World Bank in Algeria and Lebanon |
| Primary School Pupils, Crusell Cultural Centre | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Ask Anything – The Professors Will Answer |
Friday, August 15
Sweden’s and Finland’s Relationship with Russia, Maritime Transport and Ports
Crusell Cultural Centre, moderated by journalist Jussi-Pekka Rantanen
| 10.00-10.30 | Morning coffee in the Lobby of the Crusell Cultural Centre |
| 10.30-11.00 | Opening Ceremony of the 5th Peace Symposium Atso Vainio, Mayor of Uusikaupunki Jan Sundberg, Chair of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters Wolfgang Lutz, Peace Symposium |
| 11.00-11.30 | Opening Remarks of the 5th Peace Symposium |
| 11.30-12.00 | Finland and Sweden, and Our Shared Neighbour Russia Peter Ericson, Ambassador of Sweden |
| 12.00-12.30 | What’s the Price Tag for Finland from the Collapse in Trade with Russia? Heli Simola, Senior Economist, Bank of Finland |
| 12.30-13.00 | Finland–Russia Relations After the War in Ukraine Markku Kangaspuro, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute |
| Lunch | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Ports – The Lungs of a Nation Piia Karjalainen, CEO of Finnish Ports Association Commentary Teemu Vaahtera, CEO of Port of Uusikaupunki Ltd |
| 14.45-15.15 | New Marine Fuels Require a Transformation of the Entire Energy System Janne Hukkinen, Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Helsinki |
| 15.15-15.45 | African Ports and World Peace Demba Ba, Former Regional Director, World Bank |
| 15.45-16.00 | Announcement of the Second Uusikaupunki Peace Prize |
Saturday, August 16
The Road to Peace
Crusell Cultural Centre, moderated by journalist Jussi-Pekka Rantanen
| 10.00-10.30 | Where Conflicts Begin – The Case of Sudan Allan Reed, Former Director of USAID |
| 10.30-12.00 | Opening speech of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters Hannu Koskinen, Professor Emeritus, President of The Finnish Society of Sciences And Letters |
| 10.30-12.00 | Did You Know the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis Is Unfolding in Sudan? Yasir Arman, Sudanese Politician and Activist in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Esther Sprague, American Peace Activist with longstanding work in Sudan Pekka Haavisto, Member of Parliament, Finland |
| Lunch | |
| 13.00-13.50 | Who Owns Knowledge? Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence? Anna-Mari Wallenberg, Docent, University of Helsinki |
| 13.50-14.30 | Seeking the Truth Helena Ranta, Professor and War Crimes Investigator |
| 14.30-14.45 | Closing Remarks of the Symposium Wolfgang Lutz, Peace Symposium Jan Sundberg, Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters |