Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

 

Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

    Jubilee sessions

    Jubilee sessions 5 March 2014

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    PART I – PROGRAMME
    Venue:     Scandic Marina Congress Center (MCC), meeting hall Europaea, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland

    Mrs. Helle Pilsgaard, HELCOM Chair, will chair the Jubilee Session

    ​Exhibition on HELCOM work since 1974 
    Displayed in the lobby area in front of the Europaea meeting hall (MCC ground floor)

     9:00-10:00
    		​Registration and breakfast buffetLobby area by the meeting hall Europaea
    ​10:00-11:00​Celebrating 40 years of HELCOM cooperation
    ​​Music performance by the improvisational ensemble Huima Laulu (Wild Song)Opening address by President Tarja Halonen 

    Solutions for improving the quality of the environment for all

    Keynote speech by Minister of Environment of Finland, Mr. Ville Niinistö

    40th Anniversary of Regional Seas Programme and HELCOM contribution to global agenda 

    Speech by Ms. Jacqueline Alder, Head, Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems Branch, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation of UNEPLiving up to our commitments for a healthy Baltic SeaKey messages by HELCOM Chair Mrs. Helle Pilsgaard
    ​11:00-11:50​The Baltic Sea: ecosystem and prosperity
    ​​Health check for the Baltic Sea 

    Presentation by Prof. Erik Bonsdorff, Åbo Akademi UniversityEutrophication – reflections on the Baltic Sea Action Plan revision process and future challenges

    Presentation by Mr. Bo Gustafsson, Director of Baltic Nest Institute SwedenEcosystems services under magnifying glass 

    Presentation by Mrs. Marianne Kettunen, Senior Policy Analyst, Institute of European Environmental Policy
     
    ​11:50-12:20​Working together for common goals
    ​​A future-orientated dialogue between HELCOM, OSPAR, ICES, BONUS and EC moderated by Mrs. Pauli Merriman, WWF Baltic Programme

    Mrs. Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of HELCOM

    Mr. Darius Campbell, Executive Secretary of OSPAR

    Mrs. Anne Christine Brusendorff, General Secretary of ICES

    Mrs. Kaisa Kononen, Executive Director of BONUSMrs. Astrid Schomaker, Environment DG, European CommissionMr. Nuritdin Inamov, Director of Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
      A jubilee movie about HELCOM
    ​ ​Photo session and a glass of sparkling wine
    ​ ​12:30-13:30           Buffet lunchServed in the lobby area by the meeting hall
    PART II – EVENING PROGRAMME
    18:00 – 20:30       Joint celebration at the Evening ReceptionVenue:     The premises of the HELCOM Secretariat, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, HelsinkiAll participants of the Jubilee Session are invited to the evening reception featuring special guest speeches and stories about memorable moments from the past and much more.