LITERATURE: AIVARS KĻAVIS (Latvia): for his tetralogy "On the Other Side of the Gate" (Viņpus vārtiem, 1995-2012)
THE ARTS: VISIBLE SOLUTIONS LLC (Estonia): for the artistic achievements in integrating Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian art scenes into one arena of discussion
SCIENCE: ALGIS PETRAS PISKARSKAS (Lithuania): for his pioneering research in the field of laser physics and nonlinear optics, for development of innovative laser instruments and fruitful international collaboration in European area and world-wide