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Baltic Sea Future – Stockholm 6-7 March 2017

DAY ONE

 

INTRODUCTION

 

08.30-10.00

 10.00-10.35

                     

Registration & coffee

Inauguration with representatives from the founding organizations

 Confirmed Speakers:

Karin Wanngård Mayor of Stockholm

Astrid Söderberg Widding, Vice Chancellor Stockholm University

Lena Ek, Senior Advisor Sustainable Seas Foundation

 

PART ONE

A common vision and understanding of the challenges faced in the Baltic Sea region

3 Sessions, 10.35–11.25

Session 1



Session 2


Session 3

 

 

 



The vision of a sustainable Baltic Sea region – achieving Agenda2030 and the SDGs in a Baltic Sea context. How is SDG14 coupled to the other SDGs, making achieving them all a prerequisite for a sustainable Baltic Sea region?

For a fact based worldview - UN Millennium Development Goals & UN Sustainable Development Goal

The Baltic Sea – loved, needed & polluted

 Confirmed Speakers:

Prof. Johan Rockström (Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University)

Gapminder Foundation

BREAK, 11.25-12.30

Lunch, exhibition, mingle

PART TWO

 Connecting the dots between local to regional and global

2 sessions, 1 panel, 12.30–13.50

Session 4


Session 5

Panel

 

 

 

Panel & presentations


How can municipalities contribute to global and regional commitments such as e.g. Agenda2030, the EUSBSR, and HELCOM BSAP?

What does Agenda2030 mean for municipalities in the Baltic Sea Region? How can the Baltic Sea region become a pilot area and integrate the work into the global Agenda2030?

 
Confirmed Speakers:

Monica Stankiewicz (HELCOM),

Krista Kampus (CBSS)

BREAK, 13.50-14.20

Coffee, exhibition, mingle

PART 2 (CONTINUES)

 

 

 

 


Vision of a sustainable BS – Actionable first steps           
Examples from around the BSR from municipalities and the business sector. For each session, the moderator gives a smorgasbord with examples representing the Baltic Sea region, followed by in depth discussions and on some concrete examples. What is the leadership and innovations leading to their success?

Eutrophication - innovations and measures for counteracting the negative effects of excessive nutrients leaching to the Baltic Sea

Innovation and leadership to reduce the impact of hazardous substances and litter, incl. microplastics

Marine habitats, protected areas and biodiversity. How can municipalities, regional authorities and the business sector sustainable manage these key resources?

From source to sea - measures and innovations to safeguard access to clean water and safe drinking water

Food strategies at different levels in the Baltic Sea Region. How are they coupled to each other and how can we produce healthy and sustainable food while achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?

Confirmed Speakers:

Tonie Wickman (City of Stockholm Environmental Administration, Coordinator of EUSBSR flagship project NonHazCity
Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University

The Nordic Association

CBSS – Council of the Baltic Sea States

UBC – Union of the Baltic Cities

Swedish Institute

Baltic Sea 2020 Foundation

Swedish Environment Institute

Municipality of Västervik

Svealands Kustvattenvårdsförbund

World Wildlife Fund

Sessions and panel discussions

Municipalities: key actors for implementing international and EU law for the Baltic Sea environment

Confirmed Speakers:

Prof. Jonas Ebbesson (Faculty of Law, Stockholm University)

BREAK 18.30-20.30

Dinner and mingle


END OF DAY ONE

 

 


START DAY TWO

 

BREAK, 08.00-08.30

Good morning & coffee

Session 08.30-09.30


Environmental psychology and nudging – we know enough to act, why don’t we?

BREAK, 09.30-10.00

Coffee, exhibition, mingle

Session, 10.00 - 10.45

The importance of innovative and visionary leadership

Confirmed Speakers:

Swedish Institute

Union of the Baltic Cities

Nordic Association

Session 10.45-11.30

 

Sustainable growth and sustainable financing - how can municipalities and companies find financing for sustainable projects within the planetary boundaries?

Confirmed Speakers:

Klas Eklund (Senior Economist Sustainability SEB)

Nordic Investment Bank

BREAK, 11.30-12.30

Lunch exhibition, mingle

Session 10, 12.30-13.30

 Technology and Methodology

 Confirmed Speakers:

Östen Ekengren (IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute)

 

 

 

 

Vision of a sustainable BS – Actionable first steps
Examples from around the BSR from municipalities and the business sector.
For each session, the moderator gives a smorgasbord with examples representing the Baltic Sea region, followed by in depth discussions and on some concrete examples. What is the leadership and innovations leading to their success?

Sustainable urban planning - how can urban planning contribute to Agenda2030? Urbanization, climate change, digitization, etc. - Threats and opportunities for sustainable and resilient urban development with ecosystem services and natural base.

Fishing & aquaculture - sustainable and innovative use and production of aquatic resources for consumption

Shipping - How does the shipping industry contribute to a sustainable Baltic Sea region?

Innovation - Innovations of thoughts, leadership, techniques and products - examples on how different sectors in the Baltic Sea region contribute

Tourism industry - How is the tourism industry contributing to sustainable tourism - a prerequisite for its own future?

Governance – How can multi-level governance connect initiatives at different levels within a region to those at an international scale?

Confirmed Speakers:

Bengt Larsson (FiskOnline)

Swedish Algae Factory

Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University

Municipalities across the region

Union of the Baltic Cities

Stockholm Business Region Development

Municipality of Västerås

 

END OF DAY TWO AND BALTIC SEA FUTURE  2017