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PRELIMINARY Conference Programme – 7th Strategy Forum of the EUSBSR

Venue: The Brewery Conference Centre, Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2,

For the latest updates, see strategyforum2016.eu

Tuesday 8 November 2016

08.00 Registration opens

09:00-12.00 18th Baltic Development Forum Summit (separate event)

Early Arrivals Myth - Busting Trafficking in Human beings “This is what we need to do for a cleaner Parallel sea.” Sectors speak it out Seminars & Organiser: Nordic Council of Ministers, Council Workshops of the States and County Organiser: HELCOM Administrative Board of Stockholm 09:30 - 10:30 Why Gender Matters Financing Climate Action

Organiser: Winnet Organiser: Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat

Early Arrivals Cultural gaming as an innovative and How to embed inland navigation in Parallel interactive tool for modelling smart and transport chains? Seminars & sustainable regions Workshops Organiser: Interreg Baltic Sea Region Organiser: Nordic Council of Ministers project EMMA 10:40-11:50 office in

How to engage farmers and communities in Fisheries as part of integrated Baltic Sea water management marine management – what are the challenges and opportunities? Organisers: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and WWF Organiser: FISHSEC

12:00-13:00 Networking Lunch Draft version 2016-10-07

Inspiration Conference moderator Session I Monika Zamachowska, Polish journalist and moderator specialized in European affairs and EU integration with extensive experience from Baltic Sea Region events. 13:15-14:50

Vision 2030 for Vision 2030 for the Baltic Sea Region the Baltic Sea Region Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of , Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Strategic Foresight Report: Challenges and Opportunities for the Region in a Global Perspective Kai Böhme, Director Spatial Foresight Gmbh Janne Antikainen, Design Director and partner of MDI

Panel discussion Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype, Atomico and Race for the Baltic Carola Veit, President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference Panelists (tbc) Venue: Mässhallen

Parallel Main Session 1: How do Cultural Creative Sectors Seminars & Connecting for a Digital Market in the encourage cooperation, innovation and Workshops Baltic Sea Region inclusion in a culturally diverse Baltic Sea Region? 15:00-16:20 Organiser: Baltic Development Forum et. al Venue: Mässhallen Organiser: PAC Culture

Saving and using the Sea? - Connecting Nothing about us without us” - youth's decision makers and actors through contribution to the Baltic Sea Region Vision Maritime Spatial Planning 2030 Organiser: VASAB Organiser: The Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC), Union of Baltic Cities (UBC), EuroRegion Saving the Baltic Sea in 20 years – Fostering innovation and growth in the innovative methods to extract nutrients bioeconomy through smart specialization surplus from sea water Organiser: Nordic Council of Ministers Organiser: PAC Bioeconomy Fishery/Aquaculture

Parallel Main Session 2: Internationalisation models for digital Seminars & Fashionable bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea start-ups in the Baltic Sea Region Workshops Region Organiser: Baltic Development Forum, 16:30-17:30 Organiser: Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Council of Ministers, Swedish Agency Venue: Mässhallen for Economic and Regional Growth

Where are we heading – wealthier and Hazardous substances from cities – a healthier in the decades to come, or just bigger threat to Baltic Sea health than the opposite? eutrophication? Organiser: Interreg Baltic Sea Region flagship Organiser: The Northern Dimension project "NonHazCity" Partnership in Public Health and Social Well- being (NDPHS)

How to harness flexible mechanisms for Tourism. Sustainable. 2030 saving the Sea? - The potential and challenges for using flexible mechanisms Organiser: PAC Tourism in the Baltic Sea context

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Wednesday 9 November 2016

08.00 Registration opens

Inspiration UN Agenda 2030 and the Global Sustainability Goals from a Baltic Sea Region Session II perspective. Alan Atkisson, Author, Senior Advisor in Sustainability and Adviser to the United Nations 09:00-10:30 Secretariat

EU and Global EU perspective for 2030 policies for 2030 Paweł Świeboda, Deputy Head of the European Political Strategy Centre

Panel discussion Michael Smyth, Vice President European Economic and Social Committee Tiina Perho, Board member South West Finland Regional Council & Chair CPMR BSR Working Group on Maritime issues Panelists (tbc) Venue: Mässhallen

Main Session 3: How to ensure that Agenda 2030 goals for Parallel Seminars & Walk the Talk - Implementing the the Baltic Sea Region are reached in the light Workshops Sustainable Development Goals in the of a changing climate? Baltic Sea Region 10:40-12:00 Organiser: Swedish Meteorological and Organiser: Council of the Baltic Sea States Hydrological Institute (SMHI) (CBSS)/Baltic2030 Venue: Mässhallen Is there so much phosphorous leaching A new vision for ecosystem-based from the Baltic Sea sediments that management (EBM) in the Baltic Sea taking action on land is useless? region

Organiser: Baltic Eye, Stockholm Organiser: Stockholm Resilience Centre, University Stockholm University

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t How to boost youth social entrepreneurship manage it?” Tools for monitoring the potential in the region? Baltic Sea Region development

Organiser: VASAB, Nordregio, Swedish Organiser: BYSED Interreg Seed Money project Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and BS NGO Network

Blue Growth - Added value of cooperating Do we need youth in the rural areas? in project clusters

Organiser: Interreg Baltic Sea Region Organiser: Young Ambassadors of programme Democracy/ Coompanion Kalmar

N.B this session is prolonged until 13.00

12:00-13:45 Networking Lunch Draft version 2016-10-07 Parallel Seminars & Main Session 4: Achieving knowledge-driven innovation Workshops Sustainability of the Shipping Industry. and growth in the Baltic Sea Region Reaching a new normal Organiser: Baltic Development Forum, 14:00-14:50 Organiser: Zero Vision Tool, ZVT Skåne region, GEMS Venue: Mässhallen Cities and Regions: Drivers or Bystanders Thinking outside the box. Finding in the Baltic Sea cooperation innovative ways to fight the eutrophication in the Baltic Sea Organiser: Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), Land Brandenburg Organiser: Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco)

Perspectives for EU- cooperation Energy Union solution for sustainable in the Baltic Sea Region energy market development

Organiser: HAC Neighbours Organiser: PAC Energy

Parallel Seminars & Main Session 5: Closed loops: Innovative solutions in Workshops Cooperation on the TEN-t Corridors of sludge management for a toxin free the Baltic Sea Region environment 15:00-15:50 Organiser: PAC Transport Organiser: PAC Hazards, PAC Bioeconomy, Venue: Mässhallen PAC Nutri, HELCOM Do we need a macro regional dimension Accelerating strategic cooperation for in higher education, science & research sustainable Blue Growth in the Baltic policy in the Baltic Sea Region? Sea Region Organiser: Conference of Peripheral Organiser: Baltic Science Network Maritime Regions (CPMR), European Commission, DG MARE International SME support increases Bioenergy can replace more fossil energy – prosperity – how to benefit from the how to release potentials for sustainable expertise of the Enterprise Europe bioenergy Network Organiser: Swedish Forest Agency et.al. Organiser: European Commission, DG GROW

Concluding Summing up and key messages from the conference Session Karolina Skog, Minister for the Environment, Sweden

16:00-16:50 Panel discussion Panelists (tbc)

8th Strategy Forum of the EUSBSR in Berlin, June 2017 Martin Kotthaus, Director General for European Affairs, Venue: Mässhallen

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PRELIMINARY Program – CREATIVE LOUNGE

8–9 November 2016

All day: Nobelterassen’s set-up is exclusively for Networking. Baltic Sea Region-Barista Brian 10:00 Creative Lounge opens for networking and coffee Jones will serve organic coffee and share entrepreneurial ideas from his experience as a young Baltic Sea Region advocate.

Tuesday 8 November Wednesday 9 November Venue: Mälarsalen Venue: Mälarsalen

08:00 - 10:00 11:15 - 11:45 Exhibition build up Macro-regional Matchmaking presented by Let's Communicate. 12:10 Meet PACs and HACs, topic: Increase Prosperity Welcome speech from the Creative Lounge Stage 13:10 - 13:50 12:30 To save the world - Let's start with the Baltic Sea. Bioeconomy and innovative solutions for a Folke Rydén, prize winning reporter, director and sustainable Baltic fashion industry in 2030 producer. (fashion show). Presented by Nordic Council of Ministers 14:00 - 14:30 Macro-regional Matchmaking 15:10 presented by Let's Communicate. Hot Seat: The political state of the Baltic Sea Meet PACs and HACs, topic: Save the Sea Region – challenges and opportunities for regional cooperation 15:00-15:50 Organiser: Baltic Development Forum(BDF) Hot Seat: Which way is up? Young scientists take on key regional actors about desired future options for the Baltic Sea 16:00 - 16:30 Organiser: BONUS, HELCOM, VASAB, Baltic Earth Macro-regional Matchmaking presented by Let's Communicate. Meet Policy Area Coordinators (PACs) and Horizontal Action Coordinators (HACs), topic: Connect the Region + Horizontal actions

16:40-17:30 Financial opportunities in the Baltic Sea Region. presented by HA Capacity