STATE VISIT OF HE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MR TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES AND MS EVELIN ILVES 2-4 SEPTEMBER 2014 BUSINESS DELEGATION PROGRAMME TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 08:20 Arrival at Gardermoen Airport by flight OV 133 Received at plane by: HE Simmu Tiik, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Kingdom of Norway Ms Merete F. Brattested, Chief of Protocol Accommodation in Hotel Continental Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo 08:45 Departure from the airport to the Royal Palace 10:00 Official welcoming ceremony in front of the Royal Palace HE President Ilves and Ms Evelin Ilves are received by Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and are escorted to the pavilion of honour The national anthems are played HE President Ilves inspects the Guard of Honour of HM The Kings s Guard, accompanied by HM The King HE President Ilves and HM The King rejoin the pavilion of honour HM The King presents representatives of the official Norway HE President Ilves and Ms Evelin Ilves, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja, HRH Crown Prince Haakon and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit greet Norwegian school children 1
10:15 Departure to the welcoming briefing 10:45 Welcoming briefing Location: Hotel Continental Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo Presentations: Overview about current business and economic situation in Norway Representative from Innovation Norway (TBC) Differences and similarities in business between Estonia and Norway Ms. Margit Ihlebakke, Enterprise Estonia Export Advisor in Norway Company study case. Practical tips doing business in Norway. Ms. Katrin Berntsen, Head of Communications, Wilhelmsen Ships Service 12:00 Departure to the lunch 12:30 Lunch in the Lofoten Fish restaurant Location: Stranden 75, Oslo http://www.lofoten-fiskerestaurant.no/ 14:00 Guided city tour (volunteer), options Nobel Peace Prize Museum http://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en or Astrup Fearnley (modern art museum) http://afmuseet.no/en/hjem 15:30 Departure to the hotel.. Check-in. Time at own disposal. 17:00 Departure to the welcoming reception 17:30 Welcoming reception in Cafe de Concert with pianist-composer-comedian Aksel Kolstad Location: Tjuvholmen alle 25, Oslo http://akselkolstad.com/category/cafe-de-concert/ http://akselkolstad.com/ 20:00 End of the event. Departure to the hotel 2
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 09:00 09:15 10:00 10:10 10:15 Departure from the hotel to the DNB Bank Dronning Eufemias Street 30, 0191, Oslo Registration and welcome coffee Doors to the seminar venue will be closed Participants will be kindly asked to be seated Arrival of the HE President Ilves and Their Majesty The King at DNB Bank Estonia-Norway Business Seminar Location: Auditorium on the 0 floor Opening words by Mr. Rune Bjerke, CEO of DNB Moderator: Mr. Finn Kristian Aamodt, CEO of Innovation Norway Speeches H.E. President of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 7 min Minster of EEA and EU affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Mr Vidar Helgesen, 7 min Panel discussion Doing successful business between Estonia and Norway Panelist: Energy & Environment: Mr. Johannes Rauboti, CEO of Vardar/ Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nelja Energia OÜ Maritime: Mr. Kjell Stamnes, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Glamox AS Wooden Houses: Mr. Argo Saul, Member of the Board of Estonian Woodhouse Association/CEO of Nordic Houses KT OÜ Information Communication Technology: Mr. Christian Testman, CEO of ICD Industries AS Closing remarks Language of the seminar is English 3
11.00 Departure of HE President Ilves and Their Majesty The King from DNB Bank Coffee break outside the auditorium 11:20-12:20 Roundtable events Green IT Location: Room Bergen on the 0 floor Participants: Estonian and Norwegian companies within Green Industry Innovation program, relevant Norwegian ICT organisations, IT participants from Estonian Business Delegation Presenting Estonian and Norwegian companies partnership cases and experiences within Green IT program Development of Estonia-Norway ICT cooperation, Mrs. Tiina Link, Director the Baltics, Innovation Norway Green Building Location: Room New York on the 9 floor Participants: Construction and construction materials participants from Estonian Business Delegation and from Norway Doing Business in Norway Location: Auditorium on the 0 floor Participants: Members of the Estonian Business Delegation 12:30-14:00 14:00 Business networking lunch Location: Sofa area on the 0 floor B2B meetings for those companies who have made the request Location: Sofa area on the 0 floor Estonian companies could also invite their partners themselves. Please inform the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry about your partner s participation on the B2B meetings. 14.00 Departure to the hotel for the rest of the delegation Time at own disposal 4
18:30 Departure from the hotel to the Oslo City Hall 19:00-21:30 Reception hosted by HE President Ilves and Ms Evelin Ilves Venue: Oslo City Hall THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Departure from the hotel to the airport (TBC) 10:05 Departure of flight SK 338 for Trondheim 11:00 Arrival Trondheim Airport Værnes 11:15 Departure for Trondheim 12:00 Guided city tour 13:15 Departure for Archbishop s Palace 13:30-15:00 Luncheon hosted by the Mayor of Trondheim, Archbishop's Palace Host: Ms. Rita Ottervik, Mayor of Trondheim 15:15 Departure on foot to Nidaros Cathedral 15:20 Arrival at Nidaros Cathedral 15:20 Concert in Nidaros Cathedral 16:00 Departure for Trondheim airport Værnes for check-in procedures 17:40 18:35 19:45 Departure on flight SK 373 for Oslo Arrival at Oslo Airport Departure on flight OV 138 for Tallinn 22:10 Arrival to Tallinn 5