FRAME PROGRAMME. Norwegian Business Delegation. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

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1 Last updated 23/03/ :13 FRAME PROGRAMME Norwegian Business Delegation to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on the occasion of the visit of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway April 2018 Organised by In cooperation with Latvia: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riga, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia Lithuania: Norwegian Embassy in, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (URM), Norwegian - Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Lithuania, Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists Estonia: Norwegian Embassy in Tallinn, Norwegian - Estonian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Estonia, Virke, Norwegian and Estonian Defence Industry Associations

2 2 GENERAL INFORMATION April 2018 Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will visit the three Baltic countries. The official visit will go to Latvia April, Lithuania April and Estonia April. Their Royal Highnesses will be accompanied by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence and State Secretary of Ministry Trade, Industry and Fisheries. During the visit there will be specific business seminar programmes in each of Baltic countries, see programme that follows. Who should participate from Norway? Companies with already established business in the Baltics countries Companies considering taking advantage of business opportunities in the Baltic countries Companies with interest in developing knowledge and contacts in sectors in the Baltic region Business Participation Fees The fee for each member of the business delegation is NOK 2500 for participating in each of the Baltic countries. An invoice will be issued after the registration deadline. Participants must plan and pay for their own travel and accommodation. The participation fee covers all official meals, seminar facilities and events. Registration: Participants who represents NORWEGIAN companies need to sign up at this link: Please register online as soon as possible. Going to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia For practical reasons, Innovation Norway will not make collective travel arrangements, as many members of a delegation often wish to add individual meetings and visits both before and after the official programme. For companies that want to participate in the business programmes in all the three Baltic countries it will be possible to book seats on the airplane that is chartered for Their Royal Highnesse and their official delegation. Visa Norwegian citizens do NOT need visa to visit any of the Baltic countries. Hotel Accommodation There are made preliminary and optional group bookings at the following hotel. For bookings, please get in touch directly with the hotels and refer to group booking by Innovation Norway. Please book your room as soon as possible. Riga, Latvia: Radisson Blu Latvija, Elizabetes 55, Riga, Tel: , latvia.sales@radissonblu.com, Lithuania: Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square, Universiteto 14,, Tel: , reception.vilnius@kempinski.com Tallinn, Estonia: Hilton Tallinn Park, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 23, Tallinn, Tel: , tallinn.info@hilton.com General information We recommend that you visit the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) website at (in Norwegian only). We also recommend the MFA-registration service for Norwegians going abroad; (in Norwegian only). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE CONTACTS IN INNOVATION NORWAY ON PAGE 10.

3 3 BUSINESS PROGRAMME MAIN CONTENT LATVIA, Riga TIME Programme Venue Page Sunday 22. April, :00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija Monday 23. April, :30-15:30 Latvian Norwegian Business Forum Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija LITHUANIA, TIME Programme Venue Page Tuesday 24. April, :30 13:00 Norwegian Lithuanian B2B-meetings 2018 Holiday Inn Hotel, 6 13:30 15:00 Round-table discussion with governmental Holiday Inn Hotel, 6 authorities at the Government s office 15:00 18:00 On-site visits to Lithuanian companies 6 19:00 21:00 Business networking dinner Holiday Inn Hotel, 6 Wednesday 25. April, :00 16:00 Norwegian Technology inspiring Growth Kempinski Hotel, 7-8 ESTONIA, Tallinn TIME Programme Venue Page Wednesday 25. April, :00 23:00 Norwegian Business Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 9 Thursday 26. April, :00-16:00 Business Programme Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 9

4 4 BUSINESS PROGRAMME LATVIA Sunday, 22 April 2018 Time Afternoon/ evening Programme Check in at the hotel in Riga Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija 19:00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija Monday, 23. April 2018 Norwegian-Latvian Business Forum; Lesson learned future scenarios Organised by Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riga, Innovation Norway, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia Time Programme Venue: Hall Omega, Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Riga 08:30 09:00 Registration, information stands and coffee Moderator: Cathrine Pia Lund, Vice President Brand Norway, Innovation Norway 09:00 09:15 Opening speeches - Mr. Roy Angelvik, State secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway - Mr. Arvils Ašeradens, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Latvia 09:15 09:30 Magnetic Latvia by Andris Ozols, General Director of Investment and Development Agency of Latvia 09:30 09:45 Pioneering a sustainable future by Cathrine Pia Lund, Vice President Brand Norway, Innovation Norway 09:45 10:05 Keynote Ms. Baiba Rubesa CEO of Rail Baltica s joint venture and former Vice President of CSR Statoil ASA 10:05 10:25 Norwegian Keynote -tbd 10:25 10:50 Networking break

5 10:50 11:50 Discussion Norwegian Latvian business cooperation: Lessons learned and future scenarios Panelists: - Orkla Latvia Chairman Toms Didrihsons - Linstow Chairman Frode Grønvold - Food Union CFO Normunds Stanevics - Tilde International Business Development Director Kaspars Kaulins - Norwegian Chambers of Commerce Latvia Executive Director Lene Grønvold - Latvian Investment and Development Agency Director of Department Valters Jekabsons Moderator: Agnese Cimdiņa, PhD, Researcher 5 11:50 12:15 Business opportunities with EEA Norway Grants by Innovation Norway and Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) 13:00 14:30 Luncheon hosted by H.E. Steinar Egil Hagen, Ambassador of Norway to Latvia. Honorary guests Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway 14:30 15:30 Networking, business to business, information stands and coffee End of the business programme LATVIA

6 6 BUSINESS PROGRAMME LITHUANIA Monday 23. April 2018 Time Afternoon/ evening Programme Check in at the hotel 19:00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Venue: Kempinski Hotel, Tuesday, 24. April 2018 Norwegian Lithuanian B2B-meetings 2018 Organised by Norwegian Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Lithuania and Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists. Venue: Holiday Inn Hotel, Time Programme 08:30 09:00 09:00 10:00 Welcome coffee Presentation Norwegian market: opportunities for Lithuanian exporters Norwegian-Lithuanian B2B meetings 12: Business Lunch 13:30 15:00 Round-table discussion with governmental authorities at the Government s office: - Minister of Economy / Vice-Minister (Investment promotion strategy, innovation policy) - Minister of Finance / Vice-Minister (Strategy of Fintech Industry and development) (tbc) - Invest Lithuania Managing Director (Investment climate in Lithuania, financial initiatives) - Enterprise Lithuania Managing Director (Cooperation with Norway in export areas) 15:00 18:00 On-site visits to Lithuanian companies: - Blockchain centre (Women Go Tech; E-Lithuania cluster; Fintech initiatives) - LINPRA (Association of metal, machinery and equipment, electro mechanics and electronics, plastics and rubber industries companies) - BOD group (renewable energy; optics) - Universities, agencies (e.g. Agency of Science, Education and Technology; Antanas Gustaitis Aviation Institute in Gediminas Technical University) 19:00 21:00 Business networking dinner Holiday Inn Hotel,

7 7 Wednesday, 25. April 2018 Norwegian Lithuanian Business Forum 2018: Technologies inspiring growt Organised by Norwegian Embassy and Norwegian Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (URM), Enterprise Lithuania and Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists. Time Programme Venue: Kempinski Hotel, 08:15 Registration & welcome coffee 09:00 Welcome remarks HE Karsten Klepsvik, Ambassador of Norway to Lithuania 09:10 Opening address HE Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway SESSION 1: SOURCES OF COUNTRY UNIQUENESS AND BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS 09:30 Unique sources of Norwegian business competitiveness in global markets Torger Reve, Chairman of Industrial Competitiveness, BI Norwegian Business School 10:00 Lithuanian breakthrough formula Marius Jurgilas, Member of the Board, Bank of Lithuania 10:30 Awakening inspiration ; finding strength and inspiration for Lithuania and Lithuanians Jurgis Didžiulis, artist, musician, leader of To be LT project team 11:00 Coffee break SESSION 2: BIG SCIENCE AS A MARKET 11:30 Kongsberg Group development from silver mining to international technology group Geir Håøy, President and CEO, Kongsberg Group 12:00 Brolis semiconductors story: cutting-edge infrared photonics technology Dominykas Vizbaras, Co-founder, Brolis Semiconductors 12:30 Kitron s knowledge driven technology as driver behind international growth Peter Nilsson, President and CEO, Kitron Group 13:00 Lunch break

8 8 SESSION 3: PROVEN NORWEGIAN AND LITHUANIAN TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 14:00 Building green competitive and inclusive Europe through the EEA and Norway grants Inga Rudzinskaitė, EEA/Norway Grants and Political Adviser, Royal Norwegian Embassy 14:15 Lithuanian-Norwegian business synergies in building strong and sustainable digital economies Rimantas Žylius, Director, NRD AS 14:45 The Norwegian Salmon story Arne Hjeltnes, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Creuna AS 15:15 PANEL DISCUSSION: Norwegian and Lithuanian cooperation boosting competitiveness 15:45 Kloster Lasse Award ceremony 16:00 Closing remarks End of the business programme LITHUANIA

9 9 BUSINESS PROGRAMME ESTONIA Wednesday, 25. April, 2018 Time Afternoon Programme Check in at the hotel in Tallinn 18:00 23:00 Norwegian Business Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Venue: Hilton Hotel, Tallin Thursday, 26. April 2018 Partnership for Digital Transformation Time Programme Venue: Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 08:30 09:30 Registration 10:00 Introduction by Cathrine Pia Lund, Senior Vice President Brand Norway, Innovation Norway 10:05 10:10 Welcome by His/Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince/Princess of Norway 10:10 10:20 Key-note Norway: State Secretary Roy Angelvik, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries 10:20 10:30 Key-note Estonia: Siim Sikkut, Dep. Sec. Gen. for Communications and State Information Systems, Ministry of Economy.) 10:35 10:40 Signing of Green ICT Programme Agreement (TBD.) 10:40 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 13:00 Parallel sessions: SESSION 1: Business opportunities within Green ICT Organised by Innovation Norway (Muth) and Enterprise Estonia (Lilleoja) SESSION 2: Defence industry seminar Organised by Norwegian and Estonian Defence Industry Associations 13:00 14:00 Lunch, buffet with mingling 14:00 16:00 B2B meetings End of the business programme for ESTONIA

10 10 For further information re The Norwegian Business Delegation to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, please contact: Ms Hedvig Marie Braarud Poulsen Director Delegations Mobile Mr Bernt Ellingsen Special Advisor Delegations Mob