The 17th Baltic Sea Region Forum
Safe and Secure Baltic Sea
University of Turku, Finland
Monday, May 12th, 2025
| All times EEST |
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Registration |
| 11:30-11:50 | Opening |
| Kari Liuhto, Director, Centrum Balticum Foundation, Finland | |
| Marjo Kaartinen, Rector, University of Turku, Finland | |
| 11:50-12.05 | Greetings |
| Olga Dibrova, Ambassador of Ukraine to Finland | |
| 12:05-12:35 | Keynote |
| Pauli Aalto-Setälä, Professor of Practice, University of Turku & Member of Parliament, Finland | |
| 12:35-13:20 | Coffee and Networking |
| 13:20-14:45 | Security of Maritime Transport in the Baltic Sea |
| Chair: | |
| Lauri Ojala, Professor, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland | |
| Panelists: | |
| Leendert Bal, Head of Department Digital Services, European Maritime Safety Agency | |
| Artis Pabriks, Chairman, Northern Europe Policy Centre, Latvia | |
| Marko Petkovic, Captain (N), Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Swedish Naval Staff, Sweden | |
| Mikko Simola, Captain Navy (CG), Commander of Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District, The Finnish Border Guard, Finland | |
| Sanna Sonninen, Maritime Director, Traficom Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Finland | |
| Tomasz Szubrycht, Rector-Commandant, Polish Naval Academy, Poland | |
| Tiina Tuurnala, CEO, Finnish Shipowners' Association, Finland | |
| 14:45-15:30 | Coffee and Networking |
| 15:30-16:55 | Sustainable Maritime Industry |
| Chair: | |
| Veijo Hyvönen, Editorial Editor, Turun Sanomat, Finland | |
| Panelists: | |
| Eini Haaja, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pan-European Institute at Turku School of Economics and Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku, Finland | |
| Kiki Larsen, Business Development & Funding Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Denmark | |
| Simone Maraschi, Managing Director, Cruise Gate Hamburg GmbH, Germany | |
| Tim Meyer, Vice Chair of the Board, Meyer Turku, Finland | |
| Niels Rytter, Head of Section and Associate Professor, Department of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark | |
| Andrius Sutnikas, Business Development Manager, Western Baltic Engineering, Lithuania | |
| Teppo Säkkinen, Senior Advisor, Finland Chamber of Commerce, Finland | |
| 16:55-17:25 | Coffee and Networking |
| 17:25-18:50 | Nutrient Recycling in the Baltic Sea Region |
| Chair: | |
| Jussi Orell, Editor-in-Chief, Turun Sanomat, Finland | |
| Panelists: |
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| Eija Hagelberg, Senior Specialist, Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Finland | |
| Ludwig Hermann, Senior Business Advisor, Proman Management GmbH, Austria | |
| Mats Johansson, Programme Manager, WWF Baltic Sea Programme, WWF, Sweden |
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| Elsi Kauppinen, EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Policy Area Nutri Coordinator, ELY Centre for Southwest Finland, Finland | |
| Teija Paavola, Sustainability Manager, Atria Finland Ltd, Finland | |
| Erik Sindhöj, Senior Researcher, RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden | |
| Kari Ylivainio, Principal Scientist, PhD (Agric.), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) | |
| 18:50-19:10 | Concluding remarks |
| Merja Kyllönen, Member of the European Parliament | |
| 19:45-21:00 |
Reception hosted by the City of Turku |
| Restaurant Grädda, Piispankatu 15, 20500 Turku |
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