Draft Programme
| 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | |
| 10:00 | Welcome Importance of local level solutions for the Baltic Sea region, Government of Finland Innovative solutions - a basis for sustainable cities, Mayor Ilmar Reepalu, Malmö, Sweden Nordic welfare model, climate change and sustainable development:
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| 12.00 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 | 4 parallel sessions: | |
| 1.1 Sustainable urban transport | 2.1 Water and recreation | |
| 3.1 Processes to tackle climate change | 4.1 Education and learning for sustainable development | |
| 15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 16-18.00 | 4 parallel sessions: | |
| 1.2 Creative urban planning | 2.2 State of the Baltic Sea | |
| 3.2 Eco- and energy- efficient technologies | 4.2 Rethinking working methods | |
| 19.30 | Dinner hosted by the city of Turku Speech by the Mayor of Turku, Aleksi Randell Speech by the Secretary General of Nordic Council of Ministers, Halldór Ásgrímsson | |
| 9.00 | Emerging solutions from the parallel sessions Sustainable Development - more about competent leadership than values, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, The Natural Step Green growth by breaking the food chain, Matti Rihko, CEO, Raisio Ltd EU 2020 goals and everyday life of citizens – How do these worlds meet?, Kevin Torbjörn, chief editor, Åbo Underrättelser | |
| 10.30 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | Best of Tuesday praxis (video clip) Our Solutions and commitments, Jarkko Virtanen, Vice-mayor, Turku and Mikko Jokinen, Head of Environment, Turku, Finland Signing of the Aalborg Commitments, Covenant of Mayors, Baltic Sea Challenge Future municipality – solutions as perspective, Leena Karessuo, Finnish Association for Local and Regional Authorities Host of the next Nordic conference Summary Closing remarks | |
| 12.30 | Farewell lunch | |





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