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Videos of presentations are available on the Solutions 2011 YouTube channel.

MONDAY 31.1.2011- TOGETHER
9:00	Registration and Coffee
	Conference is moderated by Gunvor Kronman, Director of Hanasaari-the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland and Alf Rehn, Chair of management and organization at Åbo Akademi University in Finland
10:00	Welcome Importance of local level solutions for the Baltic Sea region, Mari Kiviniemi, Prime minister of Finland Speech Innovative solutions - a basis for sustainable cities, Ilmar Reepalu, Lord Mayor, Malmö, Sweden Presentation in Swedish Nordic welfare model, climate change and sustainable development: Introduction to the panel, Marjatta Bardy, Research Professor, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland Presentation in Finnish Panel by the Ministers of the Nordic Cooperation: Jan Vapaavuori, Minister of Housing, Finland Veronica Thörnroos, Minister of Transport, Åland Ewa Björling, Minister for Trade, Sweden Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Iceland Palle Christiansen, Minister for Finance and Nordic cooperation, Greenland
12:15	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 at the Voluntary Fire Brigade House, Eskelinkatu 5 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

Local solutions supported by the European energy policies, Pirita Lindholm, Member of the Covenant of Mayors Office / Climate Alliance

Presentation in English

Sustainable energy future, Peter Lund, Professor, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland

Presentation in English

Cooperation is the solution for a sustainable Baltic Sea Region, Mart Jüssi, Member of Estonian Parliament, Estonia

Presentation in English

Award for Climate Change Solutions - competition, Johnny Åkerholm, President and CEO, Nordic Investment Bank

10:30

Coffee

11:15

4 parallel sessions:

1.3 Diversity of nature

2.3 Water and climate change

3.3 Renewable energy

4.3 Sustainable consumption and lifestyles

13:15

Lunch

14:30

Praxis (with coffee break) Flags indicate the choice of languages

1. Combined waste water treatment and heat production (Kakola WWT plant and thermal pump)	2. Biovakka biogas plant AND Turku Energy biofuel plant
14:30-16:00 16:00-17:30	14:30-17:00
3. History as a part of modern urban development	4. New life behind defunct walls – Kakolanmäki and Linnankaupunki
14:30-17:00	14:30-17:00
5. New tools in regional planning	6. Implementation of the climate and environment programme of the city of Turku by including SD issues into the city budget
14:30-17:00	15:00-17:00
7. Self evaluation of sustainability work in municipalities	8. Wellbeing with culture and exercise – Central Park of Culture and exercise
14:00-18:00	14:30-16:30
9. Sustainability paths to schoolchildren's lives	10. Quality and sustainable development in the public sector organizations
14:30-16:30	14:30-17:00
11. NordMaB “get-together” – for Biosphere Reserves in the Nordic Countries and Baltic Sea Region	12. To manage and measure emissions from motor vehicles
14:30-17:00	14:30-16:30
CANCELED (13. How to behave almost like original Turku citizen?)	14. European Capital of Culture Turku 2011
14:30-16:00	14:30-17:00
15. Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
14:30-17:30
Short films	Market of Solutions
15:00-18:00	12:00-18:00

17-18:00

Aalborg Commitments Get-together at Brewery Restaurant Koulu

18-19:00

Cocktail at the Market of Solutions at Brewery Restaurant Koulu

19:30

Local food dinner in chosen restaurants

WEDNESDAY 2.2.2011 – INSPIRE
9:00	Emerging solutions from the parallel sessions, Annika Lindblom, Senior Adviser, Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, Ministry of the Environment and Björn Grönholm, Head of Secretariat, Commission on Environment Secretariat, Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland Presentation Sustainable Development - more about competent leadership than values, Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, The Natural Step, Sweden Presentation in English Green growth by breaking the food chain, Matti Rihko, CEO, Raisio Ltd, Finland Presentation in English
10:30	Coffee
11:00	Best of Tuesday praxis (video clip) EU 2020 goals and everyday life of citizens – How do these worlds meet?, Torbjörn Kevin, chief-editor, Åbo Underrättelser, Finland Our Solutions and commitments, Jarkko Virtanen, Vice-mayor, Turku and Mikko Jokinen, Head of Environment, Turku, Finland Presentation Presentation videos 1, 2 Future municipality – solutions as perspective, Leena Karessuo, Director for Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Environment, Finnish Association for Local and Regional Authorities Presentation in Finnish Presentation videos 1, 2 Host of the next Nordic conference Umeå Summary Closing remarks
12:30	Farewell lunch