III Annual International Conference "TRILOGY" (transport, investments, logistics)
III Annual International Conference
21-22 September 2010, St.Petersburg, «Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya» Hotel
(Korablestroiteley str., 14)
Will be held within the VI Annual International Conference «Cross-border cooperation: Russian Federation, the European Union and Norway».
21 September,Tuesday.
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08.30-09.00 Registration.
09.00-09.30 Opening. Welcoming speeches.
Moderator - Slava KHODKO, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association of economical interaction of the subjects of the Russian Federation North-West region (The North-West Association)
Speakers:
- Viktor BASARGIN, Minister for Regional Development of the Russian Federation
- Ilya KLEBANOV, Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District
- Koos RICHELLE, Director General of EuropeAid, European Commission
09.30-09.45 Exchange of the documents on accomplishment of internal procedures of the Russian Federation and the European Union, which required for agreements about financing and implementation of the programs of cross-border cooperation of European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument to come into force
09.45-11.15 Session №1. Cross-Border cooperation in Northern Europe. Common challenges and creation of the shared strategy for the territories` development.
Moderator - Halldor ASGRIMSSON, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
Key topics:
1.Role of the cross-border cooperation in social-economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation
2.Experience of the European Union in implementation of the regional policy and neighbourhood policy
3.Priorities of the cross-border cooperation. Unity and/or differences of the interests. Towards to coordination
4.Development of the economic and technological cooperation. Supporting cross-border flows of the innovations and natural recourses
Speakers:
- Maksim TRAVNIKOV, Deputy Minister for Regional Development of the Russian Federation
- Evgeny LUKYANOV, Deputy Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District
- Mauri PEKKARINEN, Minister of Economааic Affairs of the Republic of Finland
- Liv Signe NAVARSETE, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development of the Kingdom of Norway
- Martin GUILLERMO, Secretary General, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)
11.15-11.45 Coffee-break. Briefing.
11.45-13.00 Session №2. Baltic Sea Region - new opportunities for multilateral cooperation.
Moderator - Martin GUILLERMO, Secretary General, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)
Key topics:
1.Economic situation in border regions and new sources of the post-crisis recovery
2.Environmental risks in the Baltic Sea. Shared responsibility and joint actions aimed at environmental protection
3.Facilitation to the people-to-people contacts and tourism in cross-border cooperation
Speakers:
- Siim-Valmar KIISLER, Minister for Regional Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
- Dagnia STAKE, Minister for Regional Development and Local-governments of Latvia
- Esko HAMILO, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- Sigitas ŠIUPŠINSKAS, Vice-Minister of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
13.00-14.00 Lunch.
14.30-16.30 Guided tour to the St. Petersburg port of «Marine Facade».
19.00-22.00 Evening Reception (by invitations).
22 September, Wednesday.
08.30-09.00 Registration.
09.00-09.15 Welcoming speeche:
Sergey ARISTOV, State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
09.00-11.00 Plenary session «New instruments of cooperation in transport and logistics in the North-West Europe».
Moderator Svetlana VORONTSOVA, Senior Deputy Director, Research and Design Institute of Regional Development and Transportation.
Key topics:
1.Analysis of cargo flows. Features of the cargo structure.
2.Transport and Logistics in cross-border cooperation. The role of the industry in the development of border regions.
3.Connection of Russian and the trans-European transport network. Russian-European cooperation in the transport sector.
4.Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics. Working Group on Transport and Logistics of the Northern Dimension Business Council. The mechanism of interaction between Partnership and the Working Group.
Speakers:
- Nikolay ASAUL, Chairman of the Committee on transport and transit policy of Saint-Petersburg
- Grigory DVAS, Vice-Governor of Leningrad Region - Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment
- Stefán Jón FRIDRIKSSON, senior manager, Lending Department, Nordic Investment Bank
- Larissa IVOLGINA, Representative of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia in the Russian Federation - Transport attaché
- Slava KHODKO, Vice-president, Chairman of the Executive committee of the Association «North-West»
- Sergey SHIDLOVSKY, President, Group of companies « Transsphere»
- Igor TITOV, General director, Exterior transport Agency
11.00-11.30 Coffee-break
11.00-12.30 Meeting of Coordination Council on cross-border and interregional cooperation under the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District. Development of the transport and logistics (by invitations)
11.30-14.00 Session «Logistics of international transportations»
Moderator - Mikhail PIMONENKO, Director General of the North-West Information and Analytic Centre of transport logistic «AILOT»
Key topics:
1.Features and future of logistics in the North-West Russia.
2.Creation a transport & logistics centers.
3.Development of contract logistics.
4.Development of road infrastructure (platforms, recreation areas).
5.Investment projects of «Russian Railways» in the North West.
6.Simplification of customs procedures and improvement of border crossing points.
7.Prospects for a single transport document for the different states and modes of transport.
Speakers:
- Simon ALDRICH, Director of the department of ecology and environment, AECOM, Great Britain
- Vyacheslav BALEZIN, Chief of the commercial department, SoftLand, Ltd
- Henrik FALCK, Project Manager of Eastern Europe Tschudi Shipping Company AS
- Alexander KUZNETSOV, Professor, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA)
- Stanislav SHKLENSKY, Head of the department of implementation of perspective customs technologies, the North-West Customs.
- Ludmila SIMONOVA, Senior analyst of the consulting department, «RBC»
- Sergey SKORIK, Member of the board, Association of the Transport and Logistic Complexes of North-West
- Mikhail SMOLKIN, Head of the department, North-West department of Rosgranitsa
- Viktor STEPOV, Head of the Oktyabrskaya railway - branch of «Russian Railways»
12.30-14.00 Meeting of the Committee on Transport of Association of economic interaction of subjects of the North-West Russia (Association «North-West»)
(by invitations)
14.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30 Session « Transport perspectives in Baltic and Barents Euro-Arctic Region regions».
Moderator - Vladimir KHARLOV, Coordinator of the «Northern Maritime Corridor»
Key topics:
1.Development of port systems in the Baltic region.
2.Competitiveness of maritime transport in the Baltic region. Measures aimed at protecting the interests of the Baltic ports.
3.Prospects of development of Sea Commercial Port «Ust-Luga».
4.Arctic: cargos, transport, investments.
5.Exploitation of the Northern Sea Route.
6.Logistic Hubs in the High North - Cooperation between the Norwegian Barents Secretariat and Northern Maritime Corridor Project.
7.Environmental security and shipping in the region.
Speakers:
Alexander GOLOVIZNIN, Deputy Director General for port business, JSC «Ust-Luga Company»
Mikhail GRIGORYEV, Director, Geological Consulting Center «Gekon»
Elman HUDAZAROV, General Director, Interregional company «Belkomur»
Alexander PIVOVAROV, Professor, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy
Andrey SHAPOVALYANTS, General Director of «Murmansk Transport Hub»
Harald SORENSEN, Adviser, The Norwegian Barents Secretariat
Serik ZHUSUPOV, Executive Director, Association of Sea Commercial Ports
16.30-17.00 Coffee-break
17.00-18.30 Session «Transport and Logistics. New investment opportunities in the industry».
Moderator - Viktor DOSENKO, Vice President, International Academy of Transport
Key topics:
1.Presentation of investment projects.
2.Development and improvement of legislative base.
3.Directions of Public Private Partnership development.
4.Opportunities of the Northern Dimension Business Council for financial support for projects.
Speakers:
- Viktor DOSENKO, Vice President, International Academy of Transport
- Roman ISAYENKO, Business development manager, AECOM
- Mikhail KIRILIN, Director General, CJSC «Morptest»
- Mikhail PIMONENKO, Director, North-West Information and Analytic Center of transport logistic «AILOT»
- Svetlana VORONTSOVA, Senior Deputy Director, Research and Design Institute of Regional Development and Transportation
- Yulia ZVORYKINA, Assistant of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
18.00-19.00 Fourchette
Attention!
On the 23rd of September within the master class "Mechanisms of organization of project financing and principles of creation of a public private partnership" presentations of investment projects in a sphere of transport and logistics are planned.
Additional information in the Organizing committee of the conference, tel. (812) 622 14 87.
