Antarctica Day: „Polar Science, Environment and Politics“. December 1, 2025. Estonian Academy of Sciences, Kohtu str 6, Tallinn
| 12.00 | Registration, coffee |
| Master of Ceremony Aari Lemmik, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 12.30 | Opening remarks. Maarja Kruusmaa, Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| 12.40 | Keynote speech by Birgit Njåstad, Program leader, Antarctic Programme at the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway |
| 13.20 | Panel 1: Polar power games: geopolitics in the frozen frontiers |
| Moderator: ICDS (tbc) Panelists: - Samu Paukkunen, Deputy Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs FIIA, former Head of Climate and Energy Security, NATO - Urmas Paet, Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur for the Parliament’s resolution on an integrated EU policy for the Arctic - Marko Mihkelson, Member of Riigikogu, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, tbc Dr. Maria Grigoratou, Executive Secretary, European Polar Board | |
| 14.20 | Coffee break |
| 14.30 | Panel 2: Antarctic environmental protection, climate change and Europe |
| Moderator Ass. Prof. Kati Lindström Panelists: - Dr. Birgit Njåstad, Program leader, Antarctic Programme at the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway - Prof. Tarmo Soomere, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian Academy of Sciences - Prof. Jonne Kotta, professor in Marine Ecology, University of Tartu - Dr. Priit Tisler, Antarctic Operations, Finnish Antarctic Research Program FINNARP | |
| 15.30–16.00 | Awarding of scholarships (Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
| 16.15–18.00 | Reception |