A seminar to strengthen the Finnish-Italian bilateral relations in the Arctic
Italian-Finnish Cooperation in the Arctic: A Great Opportunity
The seminar is organized by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Helsinki, under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in collaboration with the Arctic Centre, e-GEOS and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013Arctic Centre – Pohjoisranta 4, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland – Polarium Theatre
The overall objective of the seminar is to strengthen the Finnish-Italian bilateral relations in the Arctic allowing new opportunities of joint participation based on partnership in research, entrepreneurship, social and cultural projects as well as initiatives at bilateral, EU, international and multilateral level.The seminar’s specific goal is twofold:
1. a firsthand update of Finland’s policy and strategies in the Arctic, underscoring the industrial and technological development projects and the development of the economic, natural, environmental, socio-cultural resources;
2. to assess new opportunities for investment, business, research projects and partnership development as well as highlight Italian and Finnish know-how and expertise.
The direct participation to the Seminar and connected meetings of stakeholders and business should ensure the underlying dynamics and potential for development, while the contribution of research will suggest ways to make this development sustainable.The seminar is open for interested parties but a pre-registration is obligatory. We kindly ask you to register before Thursday, 7th March 2013.More information
Giampaolo Cianci, Embassy of Italy commerciale.helsinki@esteri.it+358 45 2777751
Markku Heikkilä, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Markku.heikkila@ulapland.fi+358 40 4844300
Programme (Subject to changes)9.00-9.30 Registration and Coffee9.30-9.45 Welcome and Opening Remarks – Paula Kankaanpää, Director of the Arctic Centre- Giorgio Visetti, Ambassador of Italy to Finland- Esko Lotvonen, Mayor of Rovaniemi
Morning Session: Sustainable Development
(Moderator, Martti Ruokolainen, MFA Finland) 9.45-10.15 Visions and Development Strategies in the Arctic Region- Hannu Halinen, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland- Alessandro Pignatti, Deputy Director-General EU, Responsible for the Arctic, Min. Foreign Affairs, Italy10.15-10.45 Satellite, Earth and Meteorological Observation Technologies – Nazzareno Mandolesi, President e-GEOS and Member of Board of Italian Space Agency – Yrjö Viisanen, Research Director of the Finnish Meteorological Institute – Marcello Maranesi, CEO of E-GEOS10.45-11.00 Coffee break11.00-11.30 Sustainable Development in the Arctic Intoduced by Mikael Anzén, Chairman, Sustainable Development WG, Arctic Council- The Indigenous Perspectives – Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi – President of the Sami Parliament of Finland / Liisa Holmberg, Rector, Sami Education Institute (tbc)- Nuccio Mazzullo, Arctic Centre – Mauro Mazza, University of Bergamo (tbc)- Tanja Joona, Arctic Centre11.30-12.15 Environmental Protection, Sustainable Use of Resources, Arctic Navigation,- Ruggero Casacchia, Head of the Polar Unit, Italian Research Council (CNR)- Gianfranco Tamburelli, Italian Research Council (CNR) – Fiammetta Borgia, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”- Andrea Scassola, Aarhus University- Finnish experts (tbc)12.15 12.45 Round Table Discussion, Q&A (Moderator, Mikael Anzén)12.45-13.45 Working Lunch at the Arktikum Restaurant
Afternoon Session: Seizing Opportunities. Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(Moderator, Timo Rautajoki – Managing Director, Lapland Chamber of Commerce)13.45-14.05 Investment and business in the Arctic- Timo Rautajoki – Managing Director, Lapland Chamber of Commerce – Riccardo Bernard, President, Italchamber Finland14.05-14.35 The Energy Sector, oil spill protection, SAR- ENI, FORTUM, GASUM, LAMOR (tbc), AGUSTA WESTLAND14.35-14.55 Northern Sea Route: Navigation Services and Shipbuilding – Mikko Niini – President of AKER ARCTIC Technology – Finnish Shipowners’ Association, ARKTIA Shipping, ARKTEK Shipyards (tbc)- CONFITARMA, FINCANTIERI (tbc)14.55-15.15 Building Infrastructure -Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (tbc)- ANCE, Association of Italian Construction Companies (tbc)15.15-15.30 Coffee break 15.30-15.50 Tourism- Seppo Aho, University of Lapland, Department of Tourism and Business- Francesco Gabrieli, Manager Scandinavia, Finland &Baltic Region ENIT, Italian Tourist Board15.50-16.15 – Joint Participation in EU-funded Projects and Academic Mobility- Markku Heikkila, Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland- Pierre-André Forest, University of Lapland- Regis Rouge-Oikarinen, Salla Gate (tbc)16.15-16.45 Q&A – Discussion and Concluding Remarks (Moderator Timo Rautajoki – Managing Director, Lapland Chamber of Commerce)