15:00 -15:30 Registration
15:30 -15:45 Welcome and Official Opening of the Conference
Welcome, Kjell Skoglund, CEO Finnish Swedish Chamber of Commerce and INTERTRAN, Ellen Eftestøl, Professor of Civil and Commercial Law, University of Helsinki
Official Opening, Ambassador Nicola Clase, Sweden´s Embassy to Finland
15:45-16:30 How do we reach the Net Zero Carbon goal? The EU Fit for 55 proposals relevant for shipping and logistics (Chair: Ellen Eftestøl)
Annika Kroon, Head of Unit, Maritime Transport and Logistics, European Commission DG Mobility and Transport
Claes Berglund, Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability, Stena AB. Former president of European Community Shipowners´ Association ECSA
Q&A
16:30 -17:15 How to make the fleet fit for 55? Technological challenges for the Nordic shipping industry. (Chair: Béatrice Schütte, University of Helsinki)
Sinikka Hartonen, Head of Environment and Technology Finnish Shipowners association
Jacob Norrby, Deputy Technical Director and Head of Newbuilds & Projects, Stena Teknik
Harald Rokke, Director, Nordic Investment Bank
Q&A
17:15 -17:45 COFFEE and TEA
17:45 -18:15 “Fit for 55” - Challenges and opportunities for maritime trade (Chair: Anu Bask, University of Turku)
Antti Kiilakoski, Head Of SCM, SSAB
Matti-Mikael Koskinen, CEO of ESL-Shipping
Q&A
18:15-18:45 Nordic logistical challenges (Chair: Inge Vierth, VTI Stockholm)
Håkan Enlund, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Rauma Marine Constructions, Finland
Stig Gustavson, Industrialist and Finnish representative on NextGen Icebreakers.
Q&A
18:45-19.00 Are the Nordics at the Helm? Closing of Day 1 Final remarks (Chair: Ellen Eftestøl)
Eero Hokkanen, Ministral Advisor, Climate and Environment Unit, Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications
Tiina Tuurnala CEO, Finnish Shipowners´ Association
19:15 -21.00 Conference drinks and walking dinner. Wines presented by Tom Blomqvist, Vinolentus.