Agenda
9.30 | Registration. Coffee/tea | ||
10.00 | Opening addresses | ||
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PRESENTATIONS
10.30 | Blue economy and blue growth in the European Union and Baltic Sea Region. Mr Johan Magnusson, European Commission, DG MARE |
Questions and answers with audience through interactive polls (Ms Imbi Henno, Tallinn University) | |
11.10 | Challenges of the status and use of the Baltic Sea environment. Mr Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky, HELCOM |
Questions and answers with audience through interactive polls | |
11.45 | Changes in the Baltic Sea fishing sector, its future and impacts on businesses. Mr Mart Undrest, Estonian Fishing Association |
12.00 | Environmental impacts of ports, solutions to new environmental requirements and future trends. Ms Ellen Kaasik, Port of Tallinn |
Lunch | |
13.15 | Overview of the Baltic Sea energy sector and its future perspectives. Ms Tuuliki Kasonen, Estonian Wind Power Association |
13.30 | Use and protection of the Baltic Sea from the perspective of marine nature tourism enterprise. Mr Bert Rähni, OÜ 360 kraadi |
Questions and answers with audience through interactive polls | |
13.55 | Values, attitudes and willingness to pay of local people in marine spatial planning. Ms Tea Nõmmann, SEI Tallinn |
Questions and answers with audience through interactive polls | |
Coffee/tea break | |
14.45 | Welcome speech by Estonian Minister of the Environment, Ms Keit Pentus-Rosimannus |
14.50 | Award ceremony “Friend of the Baltic Sea 2014” |
15.15 | Presentations by the award winners |
15.45 | Panel discussion on cooperation needs: What needs to be done in order to maintain the sustainability and healthy ecosystems of the Baltic Sea and promote blue economy? |
16.20 | Cooperation on the protection and sustainable use of the Baltic Sea: Swedish and Estonian experiences. Victoria, the Crown Princess of Sweden and Prince Daniel will attend the session. Speech of HRH Crown Princess Victoria. |
16.35 | Estonian perspectives of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and Baltic 21. Ambassador Raul Mälk, Special Diplomatic Representative for Baltic Sea Co-operation |
16.45 | Marine economy for sustainable development: The Swedish perspective. Dr Lisa Emelia Svensson, Sweden's Ambassador for Oceans, Seas and Fresh Water |
16.55 | The opportunities in sensor networks and big data for the Baltic Sea. Mr André Karpištšenko, PLanet OS |
17.05 | The Baltic Sea Initiative, Save the Burgsviken Bay and an invitation to cooperation. Mr Allan Larsson, former Swedish Minister of Finance |
17.20 | Panel discussion: Blue growth in the vulnerable Baltic Sea environment. Participants: Estonian Minister of the Environment, Ms Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and speakers |
17.50 | End of the Forum |
The Forum moderators are Dr Kaja Peterson, Vice-Chairman of Estonian Commission for Sustainable Development, Programme Director of Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre and Ms Tea Nõmmann, Director of Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre.
The Forum is supported by the Environmental Investment Centre and Government Office.