HELCOM Baltic Cities Summit

“Reaching Good Environmental Status of the Baltic through local actions”

 Moscow, 18 May 2010 - in connection with the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting 2010 

Programme 

13.00-13.10     Official Opening

Welcoming words

by Mr. Yury Trutnev, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation

13.10-14.10     Panel Discussion A: Sustainable Baltic Cities

A1. Environmental policy of Saint-Petersburg

by Ms. Valentina Matvienko, Governor of Saint-Petersburg

A2. Baltic Sea Challenge – call for voluntary actions in reducing the nutrient loading

by Mr. Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki

A3. Elbląg as a City of knowledge - between economy and culture

by Prof. Dariusz Waldziński, City of Elblag, Poland

Questions / discussion

14.10-15.10     Panel Discussion B: Sharing experience in sewage treatment – from capital cities to municipalities

B1. Advanced chemical treatment – reaching new Baltic Sea standards

by Mr. Felix Karmazinov, General Director, SUE Vodokanal Saint-Petersburg

B2. Achievements of the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company of the City of Warsaw (MPWiK) in sewage treatment

by Mr. Krzysztof Sirko, Deputy CEO, MPWiK and Mr. Adam Pietrasik, Member of Supervisory Board, MPWiK

B3. Reduction of eutrophication in Latvia and Riga - how to reach EU regulations and HELCOM recommendations?

by Maris Zviedris, Director, Rigas Udens (Riga Water Utilities)

B4. Upgrading treatment plant to the modern needs and requirements

by Mikhail Sats, Director, Vodokanal Brest (Brest Water Utilities)

Questions / discussion 

15.10-15.40     Coffee-break

15.40-16.40     Panel Discussion C: Safe environmental havens for “floating municipalities” – sewage from ships 

C1. Reaching Good Environmental Status of the Baltic through Partnerships

by Mr. Tom Strang, Chairman, Environmental Sub-committee of the European Cruise Council

C2. Environmental challenges for cleaner Baltic Sea shipping

by Ms. Luulea Lääne, Communications Manager, Tallink-Silja Line

C3. The gateway to the Baltic for cruise liners

by Mr. Arnt Møller Pedersen, General Manager Cruise & Ferries, Port of Copenhagen-Malmö

Questions / discussion

16.40-17.40     Panel Discussion D: Implementing of infrastructure projects in environmental field in Baltic Sea Region 

D1. Using several financial sources to solve problem of a metropolis city: Programme of sewage treatment improvement in St. Petersburg (NDEP)

by Mr. Jaakko Henttonen, Manager, Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership

D2. The BSAP Fund - resources and use

by Mr. Johnny Åkerholm, President and CEO, Nordic Investment Bank

D3. The role of private-public partnerships

by Mr. Juha Nurminen, Chairman of the board, John Nurminen Foundation

D4. The role of private commitments to the Baltic Sea:  Environmental Research & Impact Mitigation for the Nord Stream Project

by Mr. Dirk von Ameln, Permitting Director, Nord Stream AG

Questions / discussion 

17.40-18.00     Conclusions of the Conference: from awareness raising to actions – formulation of input to the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting

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Last updated 2 June 2010