20 BSPC Programme FINAL

The 20th Baltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceHelsinki, Finland, 28-30 August 2011“GREEN GROWTH FOR A BLUER BALTIC SEA”Venue: the Annex of the Parliament Building in Helsinki, AuditoriumSunday, 28th August11.00 The registration office opens at the annex of the Parliament Building13.00 BSPC Standing Committee meetingMeeting room of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Floor P15.00 Other optional meetings16.30 Departure by bus from the annex of the Parliament building toHelsinki South Harbour, Market Square16.50 Sea excursion with m/s Natalia19.00 Buffet DinnerRestaurant Johannes, The Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo30. Bus transport back to the city centreMonday, 29th August07.45 The registration office opens at the annex of the Parliament Building.Floor 108.00 Enlarged Standing Committee, as Drafting Committee.The meeting room of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Floor P09.00 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCEAuditorium, Floor PMusical prelude performed by Mr Janne Ovaskainen, Mr Miika Jämsä and Mr Tommi HyytinenChair: Ms Christina Gestrin, MP, Finland, Chair of the BSPCVice Chair: Ms Valentina Pivnenko, MP, Russian State Duma, Vice Chair of the BSPC• Ms Christina Gestrin, MP, Finland, Chair of the BSPC• Welcome by Mr Eero Heinäluoma, MP, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament• Welcome by Ms Susanna Huovinen, MP, Chair of the BSPC delegation of theFinnish ParliamentHistorical review: BSPC 20th anniversary – achievements and challenges• Dr Jürgen Schöning, former Minister of State and European Issues, Land Thüringen and former Director of the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein• Dr Pertti Joenniemi, Senior Research Fellow, Danish Institute for International Studies09.50 FIRST SESSIONChair: Ms Christina Gestrin, MP, Finland, Chair of the BSPCVice Chair: Ms Valentina Pivnenko, MP, Russian State Duma, Vice Chair of the BSPCCooperation in the Baltic Sea Region• Report from the BSPC: Ms Christina Gestrin, MP, Chair of the BSPC• Report from CBSS: Dr Werner Hoyer, MP, State Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, GermanyEU Baltic Sea Strategy and the Northern Dimension• Ms Diana Wallis, MEP, Vice President, European Parliament• Ms Kadri Uustal, Adviser to Director-General Ahner, European CommissionDebate11.30 Coffee break11.50 SECOND SESSIONChair: Mr Ryszard Górecki, MP, PolandVice Chair: Mr Bernd Voss, MP, Schleswig-HolsteinMaritime issuesHELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan, Present State of Implementation:• HE Gabriella Lindholm, Chair of HELCOMFinal Report from the BSPC Working Group on Integrated Maritime Policy:• Dr Jochen Schulte, MP, Chair of the Working Group• International regulations to improve maritime safety to avoid oil spill catastrophes: Dr Anita Mäkinen, Finnish Maritime Agency;• Maritime Surveillance, GOFREP (Gulf of Finland Reporting System): Mr Are Piel, Head of Vessel Traffic Management Department, Estonian Maritime AdministrationDebate13.30 Lunch14.30 THIRD SESSIONChair: Ms Valentina Pivnenko, MP, Russian State Duma, Vice Chair of the BSPCVice Chair: Ms Gabi Dobusch, MP, HamburgCivil Safety and SecurityFinal Report from BSPC Working Group on Civil Security/TraffickingTrailer of the Movie Not My Life – A Documentary about Human Trafficking• Mr André Oktay Dahl, MP, Vice Chair of the Working Group• Comment to the report: Ms Eva Biaudet, Minority Ombudsman, Finland• Organized Crime: Mr Vladimir Nikitin, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation• Civil Safety and Security: Mrs Silva Bendrāte, Vice Chair of the Social Affairs Committee of the Baltic Assembly, Deputy Chair of the Social and Employment Matters Committee of the Parliament of LatviaPublic Health and Social Well-Being• Mr Marek Maciejowski, Head of NDPHS Secretariat, on behalf of Dr Oleg Chestnov, Chair of the NDPHS Committee of Senior Representatives• Dr Bernt Bull, Chair of the NDPHS Expert Group on Alcohol and Substance AbuseDebate17.00 Enlarged Standing Committee, as Drafting CommitteeMeeting room of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Floor P19.30 Buffet DinnerState Hall, Finnish Parliament BuildingMusical performance by a Finnish a cappella group ViisiTuesday, 30th August09.00 FOURTH SESSIONChair: Mr Franz Thönnes, MP, GermanyVice Chair: Mr Torfinn Opheim, MP, NorwayGreen Growth, Energy, Climate, Financing• Green Growth and Energy Efficiency: Mr Bernd Voss, Chair of the Committee on European Affairs, Schleswig-Holstein Parliament• Regional Cooperation Opportunities: Mr Hans Brask, Director, Baltic Development Forum• Financial aspects on Green Growth, Mr Magnus Rystedt, CEO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation• Bornholm Bright Green Island - Laboratory for a Sustainable Society: Ms Lene Grønning, Business Ambassador, Business Center Bornholm• The Projects of Use of Biofuel in Northern Karelia: Mr Ivan Skrynikov, Expert, Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia• Development of EU-Russia Cooperation in the Electricity Sector: Mr Alexey Ivannikov, Chief of Management & Development Department, Geographical Unit “Europe”, INTER RAO UESDebate11.00 CONCLUDING SESSIONThe Future of Parliamentary Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Area• Introduction: HE Sven Hirdman, Former Swedish Ambassador to Russia• Panel debate moderated by HE Sven Hirdman:- Mr Paulius Saudargas, MP, Lithuania, Vice President of the Baltic Assembly, Chair of the Lithuanian Delegation to the Baltic Assembly;- Mr Franz Thönnes, MP, Germany, former Parliamentary State Secretary;- Mr Henrik Dam Kristensen, MP, Denmark, President of the Nordic Council;- Mr Ryszard Górecki, Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland, Chair of the Polish Delegation to BSPC- Mr Vatanyar Yagya, MP, Parliament of the City of St Petersburg12.30 CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCEChair: Ms Christina Gestrin, MP, Finland, Chair of the BSPCVice Chair: Ms Valentina Pivnenko, MP, Russian State Duma, Vice Chair of the BSPC• Administrative matters• Adoption of Resolution• Presentation of Next Year’s Host Country - Russia13.00 LunchRestaurant of the Annex building, Floor P---------------14.30 SIDE EVENT"Nordic and Baltic Countries – The Next Twenty Years”Panel discussion and seminar. Representatives of BSPC and of the NB8 (Nordic and Baltic countries) foreign ministers and of the business and trade in the region.Open for all parliamentarians participating in the BSPC-conference.Auditorium, Floor P.Participation by invitation only.Programme distributed separately.