Programme Baltic Sea Parliamentary Youth Forum 11 June 2022

13YEARSBaltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceSTOCKHOLM, 12 – 14 J une 2022BSPCBaltic Sea ParliamentaryY outh Forum 2022– Decision-makers of today meet regionbuilders of tomorrowBridging the generational divide to ensure a peaceful andsustainable future for the Baltic Sea RegionPROGRAMMESATURDAY 11 JUNEMeeting Chair Mr Pyry Niemi, President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary ConferenceSESSION 1 A ST ABLE REGION IN TROUBLED TIMES:12.30–14.00 HO W CAN WE STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND PEACEFULREGIONAL COOPERA TION IN TIMES OF CRISIS?12.30–12.35 O peningW elcoming words by Mr Pyry Niemi, President of the Baltic SeaParliamentary Conference (BSPC) 2020–2022 and Chair of the Swedishdelegation to the BSPC12.35–12.45 K eynote speech by Chair of the governing board of SIPRI and formerSwedish Prime Minister, Mr Stefan Löfven12.45–13.00 Q&A w ith Mr Stefan Löfven13.00 –13.10 K eynote speech by Swedish Y outh Representative to the UN Forumon Climate 2021–2022, Ms Amanda Björksell13.10–13.15 C oncluding remarks by Mr Pyry Niemi13.15–14.00 N etworking sessionP articipants are divided into smaller groups with a parliamentarian ineach group and given the opportunity to mingle.Meeting Chair Ms Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby, Chair of the BSPC Working Group onClimate Change and BiodiversitySESSION 2 A RESILIENT REGION – MITIGA TING, ADAPTING, AND14.00–15.00 BUILDING OUR W AY TO A GREENER, STRONGERAND MORE BIODIVERSE B ALTIC SEA14.00–14.05 O peningStatement by Ms Cecilie Tenfjord-Toftby, Chair of the BSPC workinggroup on Climate Change and Biodiversity (WG CCB) and Deputy Chair of the Swedish delegation to the BSPC14.05–14.35 P anel discussionMs Gun Rudquist, Head of Policy at the Baltic Sea Centre at StockholmUniversityMs Heidi Tuhkanen, Senior Expert at the Stockholm EnvironmentalInstitute in TallinnMr Johannes Schraps, Member o f Parliament, G erman y, Vice P residentof the BSPCMs Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Member of Parliament, Iceland, Memberof The Nordic Couincil Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Regio n14.35–15.00 Q&A wi th panel and youth participants15.15–15.30 Br eak, division into roundtable discussion groupsSESSION 3 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF15.30–17.00 THE BSPC WORKING GR OUP ON CLIMATE CHANGEAND BIODIVERSITYPo ssibility for youth participants to give direct input to the work of theBSPC Working Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity (WG CCB).The objective for each group is to produce two recommendations to the BSPC, which later will be shared with the WG CCB.15.30–16.35 Ro undtable group discussionsInnovationLed by Ms Cecili e Tenfjord- Toftb y, Member of Parliament, Sweden,Chair WG CCBSea and coastline resilienceLed by Ms Jessy Eckerman, Member of Parliament, ÅlandResilient citiesLed by Mr Jāni s Vucāns, Member of Parliament, LatviaForest, wetlands and biodiversityLed by Mr Johannes Schraps, Member of Parliament, German y, VicePresident of the BSPC16.35–16.55 Pr esentation of discussions in full group16.55–17.00 Co ncluding remarks by Ms Cecilie Tenfjord-ToftbySveriges riksdagen, 100 12 Stockholm • tfn: 08-786 40 00 • www.riksdagen.seForm och produktion: Riksdagsförvaltningen, kommunikationsavdelningen. Omslagsfoto: Mostphotos. Tryck: Riksdagsförvaltningen, enheten riksdagstryck, Stockholm 2022.