Baltic Sea Strategy conference in Jurmala
The Swedish Institute, the Embassy of Sweden in Riga and FEE Keep Latvia Tidy are hosting this conference. The organizers are pleased to invite policy-makers, NGO representatives, journalists, researchers, students and academics from Baltic Sea region countries to this conference, which will take place at the Baltic Beach Hotel resort of Jūrmala.
More information, please contact: 
Tel.: +371 2653 8871.
The 3rd International Conference:
Baltic Sea Strategy: Regional Co-operation, Tourism and Cross-Sectoral Initiatives for Sustainable Development of the Baltic Region
Baltic Beach Hotel, Jūrmala, Latvia,
November 22 – 23, 2012
PROGRAM
Thursday, November 22
09.00 Registration
10.00 Opening of the Conference by Janis Matulis, President of Keep Latvia Tidy,
Welcoming by the representative of Swedish Institute
H.E. Mats Staffansson, Ambassador of Sweden to Latvia
Aleksandrs Antonovs, State Secretary for Ministry of Environment and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
Moderator of the conference – Edgars Ivanovs, Roja Municipality
10.30 Welcome speech by Christina Gestrin, Member of the Finnish Parliament, President of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference 2008-2011,
BSPC Observer to HELCOM
Panel 1 Regional co-operation for saving the Baltic Sea
Moderator: Edgars Ivanovs, Roja Municipality (Latvia)
11.00 Dr. Elmar Römpczyk, Consultant on sustainable development (Germany)
"The Baltic Sea Strategy - to whom it serves and what is it good for?"
Marina Poutanen, Baltic Sea Action Group (Finland)
“Public private partnership as international platform for saving the Baltic Sea”
Nina Ljungquist, Coalition Clean Baltic (Sweden)
“Coalition Clean Baltic – joined efforts to reduce Baltic Eutrophication”
12 10 Coffee break
12 30 World Café discussion
14 00 Lunch
Panel 2 Regional identity and traditions for promotion of Baltic Sea region; Development of cultural and historical tourism around the Baltic Sea
Moderator: Karina Pētersone, Latvian Institute (Latvia)
15 00 Hans Lepp, Swedish Institute (Sweden)
“To promote the Baltic Sea region with culture”
Antra Damberga, Lauku ceļotājs (Latvia),
“Military Heritage in Nature Conservation and Sustainable Tourism”
Riina Noodapera, Swedish Rural Economy and Agricultural Societies (Gotland)
„Presentation of Culinary Heritage European Network, Sweden the new Culinary nation and Gotland- culinary region of the year 2013”
16 00 World Café discussion
17 30 Coffee break / Presentation of film on Universal Design
19 00 Reception hosted by H.E. Mats Staffansson, the Ambassador of Sweden to Latvia
Friday, November 23
Panel 3: Availability of tourism infrastructure – Universal Design around the Baltic Sea
Moderator: Normunds Pīlips, Apeirons (Latvia)
10.00 Dieter Müller, Tourism for All (Sweden)
“Importance of information about accessibility”
Jurģis Briedis, Apeirons (Latvia)
„Accessible tourism: problems and challenges”
Oleksandr Voloshynsky, Green Gross Society (Ukraine)
“Active Tourism for Everybody”
11 10 Coffee break
11 30 World Café discussion
13 00 Lunch
Panel 4: Joint tourism projects for sustainable business development at the coast
Moderator: Dr. Elmar Römpczyk, Consultant on sustainable development (Germany)
14 00 Britt Marie Andrén, Kullaled (Sweden)
”Kullaleden – Experiences to develop nature tourism through cooperation”
Peo Jonsson, Expert on sustainable tourism (Sweden/Latvia)
"Advantages with tourism packets - suggestions and ideas"
Albert Caspari, Journalist (Germany)
"Unused, unknown and underestimated potentials for tourism in Kurzeme –
a cyclists view"
Eva Staltmane, Baltic Tourism Marketing Services (Latvia)
“Incorporation of the Local Heritage in the Rural Tourism. Latvian Experience”
15 10 Coffee break
15 30 World Café discussions
17 00 Closing remarks for the conference by the moderator of the conference
Edgars Ivanovs and Jānis Matulis, Keep Latvia Tidy
Refreshments