22 BSPC Programme version 2013-08-16

The 22nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference25-27 August 2013 Pärnu, Estonia“Sustainable Innovationfor a Competitive Economy In the Region”PROGRAMMESaturday, 24 August| |Conference and accommodation || |Strand SPA & Conference Hotel, || |A.H.Tammsaare blv 35, 80010 Pärnu || |www.strand.ee || |Registration deadline: end of June |Sunday, 25 August|10.00 |Registration of participants ||13:00 – 15:00 |Meeting of the BSPC Standing Committee || | ||16:00 – 18:00 |Excursion and return to the hotel || | ||19:00 |Garden reception hosted by Mrs Laine Randjärv, Chair of the BSPC, at the garden of Ammende Villa, Mere blv || |7, www.ammende.ee |Monday, 26 August|08:15 |Registration of participants ||8:30 – 9:30 |Meeting of the BSPC Drafting Committee || | || | ||9:30 |Opening of the 22nd Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference || | || | || |Chairs – Mrs Laine Randjärv, Mr Ryszard Gorecki, Mr Raimonds Vējonis || | || |Musical introduction || | || |Estonia – the land of innovation - video clip || | || | || |Opening words by Mrs Laine Randjärv, Chair of the BSPC || | || |Welcoming address by H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the President of the Republic of Estonia || | || |Welcoming address by H.E. Mrs Ene Ergma, the President of Riigikogu || | || | || | ||10:00 – 12:30 |FIRST SESSION || |Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region || | || |Chairs – Mrs Laine Randjärv and Mr Franz Thönnes || | || | || |Report from the BSPC Chair Mrs Laine Randjärv || | || |Mr Sergey Petrovich, Deputy Director of the 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Committee of Senior || |Officials of the Council of Baltic Sea States, Russia, report on the the CBSS outgoing presidency of Russian Federation || | || |Ms Satu Mattila, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland, report from the CBSS incoming Finnish presidency || | || |Ms Darya Akhutina, General Director, Norden Association, St. Petersburg, || |report from the NGO Forum of the Baltic Sea || | || |Ms Monika Stankiewicz, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), status report on the progress in the implementation of|| |the Baltic Sea Action Plan || | || |Mr Pat the Cope Gallagher, Report from the European Parliament on the EU Baltic Sea Strategy and the Northern Dimension || | || |Mr Lars Kasha, Representative of the Baltic Sea Youth Forum || | || |Debates || |Coffee break || | ||12:30 – 14:00 |SECOND SESSION || |Economic growth, innovation and competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region “Vision 2050 – What innovation does the Region need to become || |sustainable?” || | || | || | || |Chairs: Mrs Valentina Pivnenko and Mrs Giedre Purvaneckiene || | || |Prof. Erik Terk, Director, Estonian Institute for Future Studies, Tallinn University || | || |Mr Heikki Uusi-Honko, Nordic Innovation, Administrative Manager || |Report from the Nordic Innovation on the Joint innovative initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region || | || |Dr. Silvia Stiller, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, || |“The Baltic Sea area of innovation – future potentials and challenges” || | || |Dr. Andris Andrusaitis, BONUS, Programme manager || |“Science for the better future of the Baltic Sea region” || | || |Mr Jari Kaivo-oja, Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku , Research Director, || |“Key trends of the Baltic Sea countries” || | || |Mr Björn Söderberg, AcceleraceLife, Swedish Partner and Ms Külle Tärnov, Science Park Tehnopol & AcceleraceLife, Estonian Partner || |„Innovating Health – Baltic Sea Region joins the forces“ || | || |Debates || | ||14:00-15:00 |Buffet lunch || | ||15:00 |THIRD SESSION ||17:30 |Green growth and energy efficiency || | || | || |Chairs – Mrs Christina Gestrin and Mr Torfinn Opheim || | || |Ms Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby, Chairman of the Working Group, Report from the BSPC Working group on Green Growth and Energy Efficiency || | || |Mr Timo Mäkelä, European Commission, Environment Directorate General, Director of the International Affairs, || |”Green Economy for growth, jobs and environment – from Rio+20 to Baltic Sea Region” || | || |Dr.-Ing. Sonja Deppish, University Hamburg, Head of Research Group Plan B:altic || |“Plan Baltic: Climate Change and Spatial Development - Adaptation strategies of urban and regional planning in urban regions of the || |Baltic Sea coast” || | || |Mr Florian Haug, CleanGas International "From Waste to Oil - Innovative solutions for a sustainable future" || | || |Ms Aire Olesk, European Space Agency (ESA), Estonia || |”Innovative use of space technologies in the energy, environment and environmental monitoring, meteorology, agriculture and forestry || |sectors” || | || |Mr Jõrg Neubauer, Swedish Energy Agency, Project manager || |“Conditions for accelerating the deployment of offshore wind power in the BSR” || | || |Ms Karin Nygård Skalman, Programme Director of VINNOVA, Sweden, || |”Innovation with a purpose - towards a good ecological status of the Baltic Sea Region” || | || |Debates ||17:30 – 18:30 |Meeting of the BSPC Drafting Committee ||19:30 |Cultural programme and gala-dinner hosted by Mrs Ene Ergma, President of Riigikogu, at Pärnu Concert Hall, Aida 4, || |www.concert.ee/parnu; |Tuesday, 27 August|08:00 – 09:30 |Meeting of the BSPC Drafting Committee (if necessary) || | ||09:30 – 11:00 |FOURTH SESSION || |Creative Baltic Sea Region - The economic and social conditions for creative entrepreneurship || | || | || |Chairs – Mr Ryszard Gorecki and Mrs Sylvia Bretschneider ||Speaking time: 10 | ||min |Ms Deborah Dawton, President of the BEDA (Bureau of European Design Associations) || |”The 21 policy recommendations of the European Design Leadership Board” ||Max. 7 speakers | || |Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck, World Summit Award in eContent & Creativity; United Nations' World Summit on Information Society,|| |Chairman of the Board of Directors, || |”E-content and creativity in Baltic Sea region” || | || |Mr. Priit Salumaa,Garage 48 Foundation, Co-founder || |”Creative entrepreneurship – how to turn an idea into a working service or prototype within just 48 hours” || | || |Mr Mikael Sjövall, Communications Manager, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) || | || | || |Debates || |BSPC WG Rapporteurs || |Report from the BSPC Rapporteur on Integrated Maritime Policy: Mr Jochen Schulte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and/or Mr Roger || |Jansson, Åland Islands || | || |Report from the BSPC Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings: Mr Johan Linander, Sweden || | ||11:45-12:00 |Coffee break || | ||12:00 |CLOSING OF THE 22nd BSPC || |Chairs – Mrs Laine Randjärv, Mr Richard Gorecki, Mr Raimonds Vējonis || | || | || | || | || |Closing remarks by Mrs Laine Randjärv, Chair of the BSPC || | || |Administrative matters || | || |Adoption of The Conference Resolution || | || |Address by the incoming Chairman of the BSPC 2013-2014 || | || |Presentation of Next Year’s Host Country || | ||13:00 |Lunch |