the national consultation day on latvian maritime cluster ...

EU funded CBR “Smart Comp” project (http://www.cb-smartcomp.eu/)10 th of May, 2013, Riga, Hotel AvalonTHE NATIONAL CONSULTATION DAY ON LATVIANMARITIME CLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS ANDFUTURE PROSPECTSPROGRAMMEHosted and provided by Latvian Maritime Academy09.00 – 09.30 Registrations of quests and participants, coffeeChairman of <strong>the</strong> Day: Normunds Krūmiņš, Latvian logisctics Association CEOSESSION I:OPENING, PROJECT INTRO09.30 – 09.50 OPENING SPEECH- Latvian Maritime Academy, Rector, Professor,Janis Berzins09.50 – 10.10. COMMENTS AND FACTFINDINGS FROM CBR SMARTCOMPPROJECT POLICY DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE IN TALLIN, TallinUniversity of Technology, Alari Purju10.10- 10.30. LATVIAN MARITIME CLUSTER, FACTFINDINGS, ITSCOMPETITIVENESS PERSPECTIVES, Maris Katranži, SIA RigaContainer Terminal1

SESSION 2:LATVIAN MARITIME CLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS CASEANALYSIS EX PRISM OF TRIPPLE HELIX PRISM10.30- 10.50. LATVIA MARITIME CLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS TOOLS FORTRANSIT FLOW DEVELOPMENT, Andris Maldups, Transit policydepartment, Ministry of Transport10.50 - 11.10. LATVIAN MARITIME NONGOVERNMENTAL SECTORDEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND OPORTUNITIES, Kaspars Briškens11.10- 11.30. COFFEE11.30 -11.50 EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ISSUES OF LATVIANMARITIME INDUSTRY Sanita Japina, Latvijas Kuģniecība A/S11.50-12.10 LATVIAN SHIPPING COMPANY ENVIRONMENT WEAKNESSES ANDSTRENGHTS, Natalija Skorohoda, MSC Latvia SIA12.10- 12.30 RIGA PORT CASE EXAMPLE ON STRATEGIC PLANNING FOREFFICIENT LOGISTICS, Riga Port Authority, Edgars Suna12.30-12.50 SUCCESSFULL STEVEDORING PRACTICES, Janis Kasalis, RigasUnivesalais Termināls SIA12.50-13.10 LATVIAN SHIPBUILDING PROJECTIONS13.10 – 14.00 LUNCHSESSION 3:INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR LATVIAN MARITIMECLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS14.00- 14.20. SHORT SEA SHIPPING CENTRES IN EUROPE, SSN DEVELOPMENTTRENDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON COMPETITIVENESS OF EUROPEANMARITIME CLUSTER, Short Sea Shipping Centre Belgium14.20-14.40. “AMBER COAST LOGISTICS” PROJECT EXPERIENCE IN PROMOTIONOF MARITIME CLUSTER POLICY Mr. Stephan Piworus, Head of <strong>the</strong>Hamburg Office of <strong>the</strong> Maritime Cluster Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Germany14.40. -15.00 GREEN SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS ASPECTS INFLUENCINGCOMPETITIVENESS OF CBR REGION, Andris Spulis, Latvian LogisticsAssociation, Logistics Cluster15.00- 15.20 “RAIL BALTICA” CONNECTIVITY WITH SEAPORTS IN FINLAND,RUSSIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA, Arnis Kākulis, Director,AECOM Baltic Region2

15.20-15.40 LITHUANIAN MARITIME CLUSTER PROMOTION TOOLS, KlaipedaUniversity, Valdas Lukauskas15.40- 16.00 COFFEESESSION 3:PANNEL DISCUSSIONS ON LATVIAN MARITIME CLUSTERCOMPETITIVENESS16.00 – 17.30 Discussions leader Normunds Krūmiņš, Latvian logiscticsAssociation CEOPannelists:Janis Berzins, Alari Purju, Andris Maldups, Kaspars Briškens, NatalijaSkorohoda, Edgars Suna, Janis Kasalis, Short Sea Shipping Centre, ArnisKākulis, Andris Spulis3