AGENDA KVARKENMOS 20 TH 22 ND APRIL 2016 MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA CONFERENCE ON NORTHERN TRANSPORT ROUTES AND THE POSITION OF REMOTE AREAS

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1 NORTHERN TRANSPORT ROUTES AND THE UMEÅ, SWEDEN - WASA EXPRESS - VAASA, FINLAND 20 TH APRIL PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE IN UMEÅ, SWEDEN DURING THE DAY A tour in Umeå for interested participants to GUITARS - THE MUSEUM, starting 16:00. For more information: kvarken.org/kvarkenmos/guitars WELCOME DINNER for KvarkenMoS participants, Hosted by Mr. Erik Bergkvist, President of Region Västerbotten DINNER VENUE: UMEÅ FOLKETS HUS, SKOLGATAN 59, UMEÅ 21 ST APRIL 08:30 REGISTRATION CONFERENCE VENUE: UMEÅ FOLKETS HUS, SKOLGATAN 59, UMEÅ OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Welcome to Umeå, Mr. Hans Lindberg, Chairman of the Executive Board, Municipality of Umeå Words of Welcome, EU and Maritime Transports from a National Level, Mr. Per Olov Lingwall, National Coordinator, Swedish CEF Transport Secretariat Welcome to the MoS event, Mr. Brian Simpson, Coordinator of the Motorways of Sea, DG Move The Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor in a broader perspective, Mr. Erik Bergkvist, President of Region Västerbotten

2 EU AND MARITIME TRANSPORT FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE - NORTHERN TRANSPORT ROUTES Northern transport routes, Mr. Paul Holthus, CEO of World Ocean Council Norwegian development on maritime transport Mr. Arne Langset, Head of Secretariat at Indre Helgeland Regionråd, Mo i Rana COFFEE Ms. Åsunn Lyngedal, Senior Adviser, Port of Narvik Industrial cases Komatsu, Mr. Krister Rosendahl, General Manager Logistics, Umeå Industrial cases Indexator, Rotator Systems, Mr. Lennart Eriksson, Area Sales Manager, Finland and East Europe Industrial cases SCA Logistics AB, Ms. Margaretha Gustafsson, Terminal Manager Q and A LUNCH REMOTE AND PERIPHERAL REGIONS Cases of island states Azores, Mr. Vitor Fraga, Minister responsible for Tourism and Transport Regional Government of Azores Cases of Madeira Strategies for remote and peripheral regions in maritime transport, video message from Ms. Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Member of the European Parliament Followed by presentation of case by Ms. Ana Filipa Da Costa Ferreira, Policy Adviser to member of the European parliament The constraints of maritime transport in a small scale island the case of Madeira, Mr. Nuno Jesus, Technical Advisor, Secretary of Economy, Tourism and Culture, Regional Government of Madeira

3 KVARKENMOS 20 TH 22 nd APRIL The regulatory adaptation of South European peripheral regions and remote areas: Greek Archipelago and Cyprus, Dr. Panayotis Zacharioudakis, Ocean Finance Q and A COFFEE BUS TRANSPORT TO THE PORT OF UMEÅ The bus departs sharp from Umeå Folkets Hus, Skolgatan 59, Umeå HARBOUR: WASALINE, SWEDEN BLÅ VÄGEN 4, HOLMSUND A CROSSBORDER TRANSPORT PROJECT - IMPROVING REGIONAL GROWTH BY INNOVATIVE THINKING Welcome drink on Wasa Express, auditorium Storhästen Departure of Wasa Express to Vaasa, Finland (Swedish time) On board, Presentation of the ferry concept, activities and future development, Mr. Peter Ståhlberg, Managing Director, Wasaline / NLC Ferry Project E12 Atlantica Transport and development of the transport concept, Mr. Mathias Lindström, Director, The Kvarken Council DINNER (FINNISH TIME) ARRIVAL TO VAASA, FINLAND AND TRANSPORT TO HOTELS The bus departs sharp (Finnish time) 22 ND APRIL BUS TRANSPORT FROM HOTELS The bus departs sharp (Finnish time) from Original Sokos Hotel Royal Vaasa, Hovioikeudenpuistikko 18, Vaasa REGISTRATION FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS CONFERENCE VENUE: BOCK S CORNER BREWERY, GERBYNTIE 18, VAASA OPENING OF SEMINAR Welcome to Vaasa, Mr. Tomas Häyry, Mayor, City of Vaasa Welcome to Finland, Mr. Lassi Hilska, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Transport and Communications

4 KVARKENMOS 20 TH 22 nd APRIL Ostrobothnia, a fast growing innovation driven region, Mr. Olav Jern, Executive officer, Regional Council of Ostrobothnia Northern Transport routes: Key to growth, Mr. Risto E. J. Penttilä, CEO, Chamber of Commerce, Finland Hybridization of ships a co-operation between the industry and the research institutes to reduce operational expenses and environmental footprint Mr. Olli Pyrhönen, Professor, School of Energy Systems, Lappeenranta University of Technology COFFEE Mr. Martti Tuomas Alatalo, Global Director, Marine & Offshore, Danfoss Drives Mr. Ingve Sørfonn, Chief Expert, Engineering, Wärtsilä Corporation ABB s new electric power system with energy storage to cut fuel consumption and emissions Mr. Jan-Erik Räsänen, Head of new technologies, passenger and cargo vessels, Marine and ports, ABB Digital transport, a showcase, Mr. Sture Udd, CEO, UpCode New Era of Raw Material Transport, Mr. Mikael Koskinen, CEO ESL Shipping FUTURE ACTIVITIES Finnish transport policy in relation to MoS, Mr. Juhani Tervala, TEN-T Manager, Finnish Transport Agency Future EU transport policies, Ms. Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of European Parliament MoS from now on, Mr. José Anselmo, Principal Administrator of TEN-T Policy Motorways of the Sea, DG Move CONCLUSION and LUNCH BUS TO VAASA AIRPORT The bus departs sharp from Bock s Corner Brewery, Gerbyntie 18, Vaasa

5 SUPPORTED BY E12 Atlantica Transport. A cooperation between partners in Finland, Sweden and Norway along the E12 corridor, focusing on a functional transport route for goods and passengers, joint strategies for cross-border planning and future cooperation structures. The Regional Council of Ostrobothnia is a joint municipal authority formed by fifteen municipalities. It has two main functions in supporting regional interests: regional development and spatial planning. Region Västerbotten is a co-operative body which is responsible of regional development in Västerbotten County. Västerbotten County Council and the county s 15 municipalities established Region Västerbotten 1 January Region Västerbotten is a political organisation which is responsible for regional development issues and regional growth. The Kvarken Council is a Nordic cross border cooperation association for the Ostrobothnian counties in Finland as well as Västerbotten and Örnsköldsvik in Sweden. Since 1979 The Kvarken Council is a part of the Nordic cross border cooperation. The Kvarken Council is one of eleven Nordic cross border bodies, which are funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The conference is arranged in co-operation with DG MOVE kvarken.org/kvarkenmos #kvarkenmos