Energy, finance & banking and transport & logistics…
Riga to be the centre of the Baltic Sea Region on June 3rd and 4th as it will host two major regional events gathering the Heads of Governments and business leaders of the Region.
We are pleased to invite media representatives to attend the Baltic Sea Region Business Forum, which will take place on June 3rd and 4th in Riga, the capital of Latvia and will attract business leaders and experts from 11 countries – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Sweden.
Acknowledging the importance of promoting the region’s competitiveness and the need to strengthen collaboration and dialogue among business leaders and government representatives, Latvia will host The Baltic Sea Region Business Forum (BSRBF) on the 3rd and 4th of June in Riga. The forum, organized back to back with the 7th Baltic Sea States Summit concluding Latvia‘s presidency of The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), will discuss such important topics as energy, finance & banking and transport & logistics.
On the morning of the 4th of June, all the visiting Heads of Governments will join the business leaders at the Business Forum and will share their vision of the region’s development. European Commissioners on EU energy and transport issues have also been invited to participate in the session. The discussion will be complemented by remarks and questions from business leaders and investors.
Topics to be discussed:
Energy in the Baltic Sea Region - with the presence of the EU Energy Commissioner, Mr. Andris Piebalgs, and leading regional politicians and business community representatives, a wide range of core topics will be discussed including, security of energy supply, demand and infrastructure, future perspectives and potentials for renewable energy and diversification of primary resources.
Future Challenges and Perspectives for the Baltic Sea Region in the Global Finance Market - a plenary session, moderated by the Governor of the Bank of Latvia Mr. Ilmars Rimsevics, will be devoted to exchanging views among leading professionals in this field
The Competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region in global Eurasia transport corridors - plenary session of the business forum on June 4th, moderated by the Minister of Transport of Latvia, Mr. Ainars Slesers, will be devoted to the exchange of views between leading regional politicians and the business community about a wide range of core topics. This will include prospects for development of competitive multimodal services, maritime cargo transport and new inland transport corridors, future cargo flows and their distribution, trends in the container cargo market, development projects for the region’s sea-ports, airports and cargo terminals, logistic centres and value added services.
For additional information and media accreditation form to the Baltic Sea Region Business Forum, please visit www.bsrbf.com
Source: the Baltic Sea Region Business Forum
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Mr. Marcis Skadmanis
