10.09 Draft programme Day 0
The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdansk
09.-10.09.2018: BSSSC Youth Conference, European Solidarity Centre, Gdansk
10.09.2018: BSSSC Board Meeting
10.09.2018
13:00 BSSSC Board Meeting – Oak Room, at The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdansk
18:00 National Meetings at The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdansk (Oak Room and Jazz Room)
19:00 – 21:00 Get together reception – Ołowianka Restaurant (Ołowianka 3A, Gdańsk)



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11.09 Draft programme Day 1
Conference venue: The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdansk
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
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
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
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.
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.
This workshop aims to discuss the current achievements in building transnational cooperation partnerships and projects in the blue growth sector.
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:
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
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.
Moderator:
Youth Team
Speakers:
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
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



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Moderator: Christin Skiera
09:00 - 10:30 Session 5: Projects predict future: Our region in 20 years - Green Hall
Moderator: Darijus Valiucko, atene KOM
Projects from the BSR, covering issues vital for the long-term development of the Baltic Sea Region (e.g. smart growth, energy, infrastructure, district heating, digitalisation, cultural heritage, mobility etc.), are invited to make predictions 20 years ahead, in their field of expertise, based on their results and outlooks. Join and learn how the Baltic Sea Region might look like in 2038 through the eyes of BSR project actors.
Project RDI2CluB: Anna Aalto, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Project BalticRIM: Susanne Altvater, s.Pro sustainable-projects, Germany
Project MAMBA: Jakob Marcks, REM Consult, Germany
Project LowTEMP: Britta Schmigotzki, atene KOM, Germany
Project Smart-up BSR: Taina Tukiainen, Aalto University, Finland
Project Smart Blue Regions: Joanna Przedrzymirska, Maritime Institute in Gdansk, Poland
Summing up: Ann Irene Sæternes, BSSSC Secretary General & Darijus Valiucko, atene KOM
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break – visiting project exhibition
11:00-12:00 Session 6: Communicating Baltic Sea Region cooperation as simple as possible – but not simpler - Green Hall
Moderator: Marcin Nowicki, Centre of Strategic Thought
Effective communications is targeted and simple. Regional and local actors are in key positions to communicate Baltic Sea region cooperation and the benefits it brings about to the civil society. Also in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) the importance of actors at different levels of governance is recognised. In this panel the involvement of regional and local actors in communicating Baltic Sea region cooperation will be discussed, emphasising their role in strategic communication process.
Intro to the workshop by Miitta Eronen, Centrum Balticum, Let’s Communicate
Keynote speech: Marcin Nowicki, Centre of Strategic Thought
Panel discussion:
(focused on why the EUSBSR communication strategy shall be revised and how; how the regions can contribute to the revision of communication strategy of the EUSBSR; which best communication practices from the regions can be used in EUSBSR communication)
Raul Mälk, EUSBSR National Coordination Group member, Estonia
Krista Taipale, Head of European Affairs in Helsinki-Uusimaa Region and head of Helsinki EU Office in Brussels, Finland
Darijus Valiucko, project manager in atene KOM and former information officer in the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
Laura Melne, VASAB Secretariat, Latvia
12:00 – 12:30 Session 7: Closing session - Green Hall
Moderator: Christin Skiera
Presentation of conference resolution by BSSSC Secretary General, Ann Irene Sæternes
Presentation of the “BSSSC Youth Declaration” - Martin Rümmelein, BSSSC Youth
Closing speech by Wiesław Byczkowski, Deputy Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship
Welcome to the next annual conference 2019 in Klaipeda, Lithuania
12:30 Lunch
14:00 End of conference.
12.09 Draft programme Day 2
Conference venue: The Fryderyk Chopin Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Gdansk



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