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09:30 – 10:30 Session 1: Welcome - Green Hall (ground floor)

Moderator: Christin Skiera

 

Wiesław Byczkowski, Deputy Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship

Roger Ryberg, Chairman of BSSSC

Michał Czyż, Ambassador, Polish representative CSO CBSS

Juris Bone, CBSS – Latvian Chairmanship 2018/2019

Audrone Perkauskiene, European External Action Services (EEAS), Head of Division, Eastern Partnership, Regional cooperation and OSCE

Bodo Bahr Secretary General, The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference

 

10:30 – 11:00 coffee break – visiting project exhibition

 

11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Solidarity and participation - cities and regions as enablers

- Green Hall

 

Keynote I: Simone Baglioni, Professor of Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, Principal investigator and coordinator of the EU Horizon 2020 Project SIRIUS (www.sirius-project.eu)

             

Panel debate:

Keynote II:: Markku Markkula, Vice-President, Committee of the Regions

 

Roger Ryberg, Chairman of BSSSC

Vytautas Grubliauskas, Vice-president of Euroregion Baltic

Marie Louise Rönnmark, Vice-president of UBC

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12:30 – 14:00 networking lunch – foyer ( first floor)

 

 

14:00 – 16:00 Session 3: Parallel thematic workshops

 

W1.  The value of culture for getting young people inspired for Baltic Sea cooperation – Jazz Hall (ground floor)

BSSSC will together with its partners Euroregion Baltic (ERB), Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) and the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdansk (BSCC), with strong support from EUSBSR PA Culture, arrange a big youth event in June 2019 alongside the EUSBSR Annual Forum. The Baltic Sea Region Youth Camp 2019 (BSRYC 2019) - An initiative for increasing youth participation in the Baltic Sea Region aims to bring together youth from the BSR to build cultural understanding and a feeling of togetherness in the BSR. The project has been awarded support from the CBSS project support facility. This workshop aims to give input and recommendations to the preparations of the BSR Youth Camp 2019.

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Moderator:

Stefan Musiolik, Ministry of Justice, European Affairs, Consumer Protection and Equality of Land Schleswig-Holstein / Coordinator EUSBSR PA Culture

 

Speakers:
Larry Okey Ugwu, Director Baltic Sea Cultural Centre Gdansk

​Martin Rümmelein, BSSSC Youth

Magdalena Fryze, European Solidarity Centre

Ingrid Galadriel Aune Nilsen, Project Manager Hands on History, Norway

Vaida Venckuté-Nagé, Youth program curator European Capital of Culture Kaunas 2022

  

 

W2.  Smart societies – blue growth regions – Pressroom (first floor)

Smart specialisation is still a relatively new concept. It is an essential tool for avoiding dissipation of the EU research funds and for focusing the research, innovation, human and financial resources on those innovative sectors which are high performing, strategic from a socio-economical perspective and – what is exceptionally essential - also eco-friendly. Around the Baltic Sea, many regions have identified 'Blue Growth' as a priority in their RIS3, as they recognise the blue economy as one of the sectors with the most significant potential.

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This workshop aims to discuss the current achievements in building transnational cooperation partnerships and projects in the blue growth sector.

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Moderator:

Christin Skiera

 

Speakers:

Karolina Lipińska, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Development, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodship

Magda Leszczyna-Rzucidło, SBR project “Pomorskie in the EU” Association

Karsten Aunst, South Norway European Office, Periscope project

Erik Bunis - Senior Project Manager at RISE & Process Manager – OffshoreVäst

Esa Kokkonen - Director, The Baltic Institute of Finland

 

 

W3. Smart societies – Circular Bioeconomy is the Key for Green and Sustainable Regions – Green Hall (ground floor)

In order to reach the full potential in circular bioeconomy, regions need to build functional ecosystem by unifying rural and urban regions. Bioeconomy development creates business opportunities both to urban and rural areas with circular management of material flows and energy and effective innovation ecosystems. In this workshop we get to hear examples and concrete experiments from development projects and innovation to business.

 

Moderator:

Mona-Anitta Riihimäki, Ph.D., Dean, School of Bioeconomy, HAMK University of Applied Sciences

 

Speakers:

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Olli Lehtonen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland; Rural Urban Collaboration in Smart Specialization

Anna Aalto, Project Manager, JAMK University of Applied Sciences,  Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart bioeconomy clusters and innovation ecosystems,

​Mika Laine, Chairman of the Board, Envor Group, From waste to business in Forssa, Finland

Mona-Anitta Riihimäki, Ph.D., Dean, School of Bioeconomy, HAMK University of Applied Sciences

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W4. Together for a sustainable future- solidarity among generations – Oak Hall (ground floor)

Solidarity is one of main European principles together with equal opportunities, respect for individuals and tolerance. However, the last years developments (economy crisis, increasing immigration from outside Europe, political disturbances) have changed the living and working conditions of European citizens and challenged inter- and intra- European solidarity. To a certain extent, all regions are confronted with youth unemployment, school dropouts and a growing social isolation among the immigrant population. On the other hand, ageing of the society and the knowledge gap due to growing senior professionals urges policy makers to bind generations in the process of knowledge transfer. Baltic Sea region is in need of extra stimulus, strong empowering action and involving the youth.In this workshop we will to discuss how all these changes/challenges impact the European values and solidarity between generations.

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Moderator:

Youth Team

 

Speakers:

Tim Van-Rie, the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European: ” Intergenerational fairness and solidarity in Europe".

Piotr Wołkowiński,  Lead Expert Boosting Social Innovation

Zuzanna Staszelis and  Roksana Skóra,  Coordinators of the project Senior ON- Polish Red Cross 

Artur Ryszkiewicz,  BSSSC youth representative of ReGenerate2030

Sylwia Bruna, Solidarity Everyday in the European Solidarity Centre – project presentation 

The Youth Team,  the BSSSC youth event presentation.

 

16:00 – 16:30 coffee break – visiting project exhibition

 

 

16:30 – 17:30 Session 4: Smart actions for a better future - Green Hall

Moderator: Christin Skiera

 

​ Moderated discussions with rapporteurs from the parallel thematic workshops

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Report and messages from the BSSSC Youth event

 

Key note: Eduard Batanov, Deputy Governor of the Kaliningrad Oblast, Value added of cooperation cross borders in the BSR

 

  

19:00 Dinner with entertainment (walking distance)

Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre https://teatrszekspirowski.pl/en , Wojciecha Bogusławskiego 1, Gdańsk