Event
Programme
09:00 – 09:05 Opening remarks
09:05 – 10:00 Keynote session: The Future of European Mobility
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break and networking
10:15 – 11:30 Panel 1: Security, Infrastructure and European Mobility Policy
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break and networking
11:45 – 13:00 Panel 2: Electrification and Alternative Fuels – Powering the Mobility Transition
13:00 – 14:15 Networking Lunch
14:15 – 15:30 Panel 3: Decarbonising Logistics and Freight Transport
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break and networking
16.00 – 17:15 Panel 4: Smarter Mobility: Urban Sustainable Mobility Vision
17:15 – 17:30 Closing discussion: Key takeaways for the Baltic Region
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Speakers
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Hosted in Riga in September 2026, the Forum will serve as a strategic dialogue space to assess progress, share best practices, and define practical pathways for sustainable and military mobility capabilities across Europe.
Roberts ZĪLE
Vice-President of European Parliament
Andris KUŽNIEKS
Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia
Rihards KOZLOVSKIS
Latvian Minister of Transport
Florent MORETTI
Policy Officer, Unit on Transport Networks and Military Mobility, DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Marcin Nowacki
President of the “Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and Information Society” Section of the European Economic and Social Committee
Giuseppe DELLO STRITTO
European Defence Agency, Head of Unit - Land and Logistics,
Viesturs KLEINBERGS
Mayor of Riga
Jonas ERRAIA
Partner of Menon Economics, specialising in the green transition of businesses and international trade
Armands GŪTMANIS
Chairman, the Latvian Association "Sustainability Cluster
Sara SEKUND
Communications Strategist, Swedish 2030-Secretariat
Armīns MAČIŅŠ
Director of the Crisis Management and Resilience Department, Latvian Ministry of Defence
Mateusz SZYMAŃSKI
Member of European Economic and Social Committee
Baiba MILTOVIČA
Vice - President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society of the EESC
Lucie MATTERA
Secretary General of ChargeUp Europe
Egidijus SKRODENIS
Member of the Board of Transporto inovacijų asociacija and Partner at MC Mobility Consultants
Sami MOISIO
Professor of Spatial Planning and Policy, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki
Aleksandrs BUCENS
Defence Enablement and Logistics Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO
Kristaps MUZIKANTS
CEO, Ignitis Latvija
Erik KANERVA
Sales Director, Northern Europe Kempower
Gunta ANČA
President at European Disability Forum
Kristaps KAULIŅŠ
Director of the Outdoor Space and Mobility Department
Elīna SALAVA
Head of Department Large Corporate, Swedbank AS
Willem-Frederik METZELAAR
Regional Director West & North UKI, Benelux, Nordics & Baltics, IS, EIT Urban Mobility
Airis RIKVEILIS
State Secretary, Latvian Ministry of Defence
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Raivo BALE
Head of Sub-Department Leasing Vendor Management, Swedbank Baltics AS
Tomas Arvidsson
Member of European Economic and Social Committee
Janno KARU
Managing Director Scania Baltics
President at European Disability Forum
Organizers
Latvian Association Sustainability Cluster
A non-governmental organization that supports businesses and society by promoting sustainable development as a competitive advantage. Our mission is to promote Latvia's successful transition to a sustainable future by providing the government, society and companies with comprehensive information and guidance on the opportunities, risks and consequences of their decisions, policies and processes.
Our goal is to give decision-makers and stakeholders the knowledge and tools they need to align their actions with the European Union's climate goals and build a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Committed to European integration, the EESC contributes to strengthening the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of the European Union by enabling civil society organisations from the Member States to express their views at European level.
This Committee fulfils three key missions:
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helping to ensure that European policies and legislation tie in better with economic, social and civic circumstances on the ground, by assisting the European Parliament, Council and European Commission, making use of EESC members' experience and representativeness, dialogue and efforts to secure consensus serving the general interest;
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promoting the development of a more participatory European Union, which is more in touch with popular opinion, by acting as an institutional forum representing, informing, expressing the views of and securing dialogue with organised civil society;
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promoting the values on which European integration is founded and advancing, in Europe and across the world, the cause of democracy and participatory democracy, as well as the role of civil society organisations.