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Draft Programme

MONDAY 31.1.2011- TOGETHER
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: Introduction to the panel, Marjatta Bardy, Research Professor, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland Panel by the Ministers of the Nordic Cooperation
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

TUESDAY 1.2.2011 - LOCAL
9:00	Nordic sustainable solutions – global trend-setters, European Commission Sustainable energy future, Peter Lund, Professor, Aalto University School of Science and Technology Åland – Sustainable Region/Island - How did we make it happen, Gunda Åbonde Wikström, project leader Agenda Kontoret Award for Climate Change Solutions
10.30	Coffee
11.00	4 parallel sessions:
	1.3 Diversity of nature	2.3 Water and climate change
	3.3 Renewable energy	4.3 Sustainable consumption and green lifestyles
13.00	Lunch
14.30	Praxis
	Combined waste water treatment and heat production (Kakola WWT plant and thermal pump)	Biovakka biogas plant AND Turku Energy biofuel plant
	14.30-16.00 15.30-16.30 15.00-16.30	14.30-16.00 15.00-16.30 15.30-17.00
	History as a part of modern urban development	New life behind defunct walls – Kakolanmäki ja Linnankaupunki
	14.30-16.30	14.30-16.30
	New tools in regional planning	Implementation of the climate and environment programme of the city of Turku by including SD issues into the city budget
	14.30-16.30	15.00 - 17.00
	Self evaluation of sustainability work in municipalities	Wellbeing with culture and exercise – Central Park of Culture and exercise
	14.00-18.00	14.30-16.30
	Sustainability paths to students life	Quality and sustainable development in the public sector organizations
	14.30-16.30	14.30-17.30
	NordMaB “get-together” – for Biosphere Reserves in the Nordic Countries and Baltic Sea Region	To manage and measure emissions from motor vehicles
	14.30-17.00	14.30-16.30
	How to behave almost like original Turku citizen - 50 minutes analysis of symptoms and brief therapy during the walk around the most important cultural site	Turku 2011
	14.30-16.00	14.30-16.30
	Short film festival	Market of Solutions
	15:00-18:00	12:00-18:00
15.30	Coffee break Praxis continues
18-19.00	Cocktail
19.30	Local food dinner in chosen restaurants

WEDNESDAY 2.2.2011 – INSPIRE
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