Thursday 22 October - ARRIVAL
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20.00
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Welcome and reception
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Buffet in the Hotel Koli Scenic Restaurant
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Friday 23 October - WORKING SESSIONS
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9.00-11.00
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Plenary I
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Chairman: Pekka Hallberg, President,
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland
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Opening address
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Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland,
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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Keynote I: Economic impacts of climate change
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Karl-Göran Mäler, Professor Emeritus, |
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The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, |
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
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Keynote II: Promotion of sustainable development
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and the competitiveness of Europe |
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Antonis Constantinou,
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Director for Rural Development Programmes II, |
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EC DG Agriculture and Rural Development |
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11.00-11.30
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Coffee break |
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11.30-13.00
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Theme I: Availability of raw materials and energy in Europe
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Chairman Kit Prins, Former Chief,
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ECE/FAO Timber Section
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Keynote address: Future trends in raw materials
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and energy sources in Europe |
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Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Board,
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Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia |
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Case study: Wood for energy and industry in Europe
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Audience survey
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Draft resolutions
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Lunch |
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Theme II: Top priorities in policy making |
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Chairman Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Assistant Director, |
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European Forest Institute |
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Panel discussion with short interventions by key players,
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addressing three aspects: |
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1) common issues/priorities |
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2) challenges for policy co-ordination/co-operation on |
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aspects of policy and between markets |
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3) next steps, recommendations |
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Confirmed panellists: |
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Antonis Constantinou, Director for Rural Development Programmes II, EC DG Agriculture and Rural Development
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Philipp Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Member of the Board, Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
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Satu Helynen, Technology Director,
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT
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Tamás Marghescu, former Regional Director for Europe,
IUCN
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Jan McAlpine, Director, United Nations Forum on Forests
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Martin Siecker, Member, European Economic and Social Committee
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Arne Ivar Sletnes, Head, Liaison Unit Oslo,
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe
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Debate
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Audience survey |
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Draft resolutions |
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Coffee break |
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| 16.30-18.00 |
Theme III: Promotion of the competitiveness of the European economy through the use of natural resources |
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Chairman Jeremy Wall, Expert, |
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EU institution |
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Keynote address: Natural resources - an Achilles' heel |
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or a competitive resource in Europe? |
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Stefan Bringezu, Director, Material Flows and Resource |
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Management, Wuppertal Institute |
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Modern forest-based sector - Potential to sustain |
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European competitiveness |
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Lars Gädda, Research Director, Forest Cluster Ltd |
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Europe as an investment territory for global |
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forest industries |
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Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Fine Paper Europe |
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Europe - Russia: Vast markets, extensive resources |
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and growing opportunities |
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Audience survey |
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Draft resolutions |
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Dinner and entertainment in the Tulikivi Restaurant at the Finnish Stone Centre
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Saturday 24 October - CLOSING SESSION AND DEPARTURE
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| 9.00-11.00 |
Plenary II
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Chairman: Pentti Hyttinen, Region Mayor,
Regional Council of North-Karelia
Chairman of the Koli Forum Steering Group |
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Conclusions drawn from each theme |
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Concluding debate and audience survey |
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Resolutions |
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Keynote address: |
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Strategies for utilisation of natural resources |
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Göran Persson, Former Prime Minister of Sweden, |
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Chairman of the Board, Sveaskog |
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| 11.00-13.00 |
Farewell lunch with entertainment |
