Program

PROGRAMMME FOR THE HELCOM MOSCOW MINISTERIAL EVENT, 18-20 MAY 2010

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
Meeting venue: «Atrium» conference hall, hotel «Baltschug Kempinski»

18 MAY 2010
11.30-13.00	Registration of participants
12.30-13.00	Opening ceremony of the Photo exhibition dedicated to the Baltic Sea
Official Opening
13.00-13.10	Welcome words: - Mr. Yury Trutnev, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
Plenary Session 13.10-18.00
Panel Discussion A: Sustainable Baltic Capitals
13.10-14.10	Environmental policy of Saint-Petersburg - Ms. Valentina Matvienko, Governor of Saint-Petersburg
	Baltic Sea Challenge – call for voluntary actions in reducing the nutrient loading - Mr. Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki
	European Green Capital of 2010: meeting the demands of growing tourism - Mr. Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm
	Willingness to pay for stricter level of waste water treatment - Ms. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Mayor of Warsaw
	Questions
Panel Discussion B: Sharing experience in sewage treatment – from capital cities to municipalities
14.10-15.10	Advanced chemical treatment – reaching new Baltic Sea standards - Mr. Felix Karmazinov, General Director of SUE Vodokanal Saint-Petersburg
	Challenge with treatment of mixed municipal and industrial sewage - Ms. Dagnija Kalniņa, Chairman of the Board, Rigas Udens (Riga Water Utilities)
	Recycling of waste products into new resources (use of sludge, heat generation, etc.) - Mr. Darius Norkus, Director General, Vilnius Vandenys (Vilnius WaterUtilities)
	Upgrading treatment plant to the modern needs and requirements - Mr. Michail Sats, Director General, Vodokanal Brest (Brest Water Utilities)
	Questions
15.10-15.40	Coffee-break
Panel Discussion C: Safe environmental havens for «floating municipalities» – sewage from ships
15.40-16.40	The gateway to the Baltic for cruise liners - Mr. Johan Röstin, CEO, port of Copenhagen-Malmö
	Environmental challenges for cleaner Baltic Sea shipping - Ms. Luulea Lääne, Communications Manager, Tallink-Silja Line
	Greener ports and fair competition at the regional and European scale - Tom Strang, Vice President, Policy & Regulation, Carnival Corporation & plc, European Cruise Council
	Environmental studies conducted by Nord Stream - Mr. Dirk von Ameln, Permitting Director, Nord Stream AG
	Questions
Panel Discussion D: Implementing municipal infrastructure projects in Baltic Sea Region
16.40-17.40	Using several financial sources to solve problem of a metropolis city: Programme of sewage treatment improvement in St. Petersburg (NDEP) - Mr. Jaakko Henttonen, Manager, Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership
	The BSAP Fund - resources and use - Mr. J ohnny Akerholm, President&CEO, NIB - Fund Manager, NEFCO
	The role of private-public partnerships - Mr. Juha Nurminen, Chairman of the board, John Nurminen Foundation
	Elbląg as a City of knowledge - between economy and culture - Prof. Dariusz Waldziński, City of Elblag, Poland
	Questions
17.40-18.00	Conclusions of the Conference: from awareness raising to actions and formulation of input to the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting

Expected participants:

• Mayors of the HELCOM Member States’ capitals and major coastal cities
• Representatives of the HELCOM Member States’ Ministries of Environment and
• Transportation, including the representatives of the EU
• Mayors of Belarus and Ukrainian cities which are located in the Baltic catchment area
• Directors of municipal wastewater treatment utilities
• Managers of the major Baltic passenger ports and shipping companies
• Managers of international financing institutions
• Representatives of the major Baltic passenger ports and shipping companies, dealing with cruise and ferry traffic
• NGOs and other organizations from the Baltic region

18 MAY 2010
19.00	Official reception on behalf of the Governor of Saint-Petersburg

19 MAY 2010
	Programme and draft agenda for the HELCOM Moscow HoD’s Meeting
9:00 – 16:00	HODs Meeting Adoption of the Agenda Discussion on any open issues in the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan Discussion on the Ministerial Meeting Closure of the Meeting
19:00 – 22:00	Evening arrangement for the participants of the HELCOM Ministerial Meeting hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

20 MAY 2010
	Programme and draft agenda for the HELCOM Moscow Ministerial Meeting
8:00 – 9:00	Informal breakfast meeting for ministers and the EU Commissioner
9:00 – 13:00	Ministerial Meeting Opening of the Meeting by the Chairman of HELCOM, Welcoming statement by Mr. Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Welcoming statement by Mr. Yuri Trutnev, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, (This part of the Meeting will be open to press, photographers and TV-crew – to document the ministerial meeting) Adoption of the Agenda Presentation of the “Holistic Assessment of the Status of the Baltic Sea”, including socioeconomic aspects and projections on the impacts of climate change Presentation of the HELCOM Moscow Ministerial Declaration Official statements; including presentation of the National Implementation Programmes Potential open issues Adoption of the HELCOM Moscow Ministerial Declaration Private-Public Partnership in the Baltic Sea region Presentation on establishment of Inregmanladskiy state reserve Transference of HELCOM Chairmanship Closure of the Meeting
13:15 – 14:00	Press conference
14:00	Lunch