Last updated 09/04/2018 10:42 DRAFT (06.April 2018) 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 22. 26. 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 Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (URM), Norwegian - Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Lithuania, Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, NHO Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Estonia: Norwegian Embassy in Tallinn, Norwegian - Estonian Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Estonia, Virke, Norwegian and Estonian Defence Industry Associations, ICT Norway
2 GENERAL INFORMATION 23.- 26. 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 23. - 24. April, Lithuania 24. - 25. April and Estonia 25. - 26. April. Their Royal Highnesses will be accompanied by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defence and the State Secretary from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. During the visit there will be specific business seminar programmes in each of the 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: www.etouches.com/baltics 2018 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: +371 6777 2345, Email: latvia.sales@radissonblu.com Vilnius, Lithuania: Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square, Universiteto 14, Vilnius, Tel: +37052201100, Email: reception.vilnius@kempinski.com Tallinn, Estonia: Hilton Tallinn Park, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 23, Tallinn, Tel: +372-630-5333, Email: tallinn.info@hilton.com General information We recommend that you visit the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) website at https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/utenrikssaker/reiseinformasjon/id2413163/ (in Norwegian only). We also recommend the MFA-registration service for Norwegians going abroad; https://www.reiseregistrering.no/ (in Norwegian only). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE CONTACTS IN INNOVATION NORWAY ON PAGE 11.
3 BUSINESS PROGRAMME MAIN CONTENT LATVIA, Riga TIME Programme Venue Page Sunday 22. April, 2018 19:00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija Monday 23. April, 2018 08:30 15:30 Latvian Norwegian Business Forum Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Hall Omega 08:30 14.00 Latvian Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Hall Lambda 4 4-5 6 LITHUANIA, Vilnius TIME Programme Venue Page Tuesday 24. April, 2018 08:30 13:00 Norwegian Lithuanian B2B-meetings 2018 Holiday Inn Hotel, Vilnius 7 13:30 15:00 Round-table discussion with governmental Holiday Inn Hotel, 7 authorities at the Government s office Vilnius 15:00 18:00 On-site visits to Lithuanian companies 7 19:00 21:00 Business networking dinner Holiday Inn Hotel, Vilnius 7 Wednesday 25. April, 2018 09:00 16:00 Norwegian Technology inspiring Growth Kempinski Hotel, Vilnius 8-9 ESTONIA, Tallinn TIME Programme Venue Page Wednesday 25. April, 2018 18:00 23:00 Norwegian Business Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 10 Thursday 26. April, 2018 09:00-16:00 Business Programme Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 10-12
4 Sunday, 22 April 2018 BUSINESS PROGRAMME LATVIA Time Afternoon/ evening Programme Check in at the hotel in Riga Venue: Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga 19:00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Venue: Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga Monday, 23. April 2018 Norwegian-Latvian Business Forum; Lessons learned and 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: Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Hall Omega, Riga 08:30 09:00 Registration, information stands and coffee Moderator: Mona Skaret, Director of Private and Public Sector Innovation, Innovation Norway 09:00 09:15 Opening speeches - Arvils Ašeradens, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economics, Latvia - Roy Angelvik, State secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Norway 09:15 09:30 Magnetic Latvia by Andris Ozols, General Director, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia 09:30 09:45 Pioneering a sustainable future by Mona Skaret, Director of Private and Public Sector Innovation, Innovation Norway 09:45 10:05 A drop of Statoil in Rail Baltica by Baiba Rubesa, CEO of Rail Baltica, former Vice President CSR of Statoil ASA 10:05 10:25 Norwegian Keynote -tbd 10:25 10:50 Networking break
5 10:50 11:50 Round table discussion Lessons learned and future scenarios - Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Latvija, Chairman Toms Didrihsons - Linstow Center Management, Chairman Frode Grønvold - Food Union, CFO Europe Normunds Stanevics - Tilde, International Business Development Director Kaspars Kaulins - Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Latvia, Executive Director Lene Grønvold - Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Director of Investment Promotion Department Valters Jekabsons Moderator: Agnese Cimdiņa, PhD, Researcher 11:50 12:15 Business opportunities with EEA Norway Grants - Frauke Muth, Bilateral Coordinator for EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway, and - Jānis Ločmelis, Head of European Funds Post-implementation Supervisory and Norwegian Financial Mechanism Department, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) 12:25 13:00 Networking break before lunch 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 The Crown Princess of Norway 14:30 15:30 Networking, business to business, information stands and coffee
6 Latvian Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar Organised by Innovation Norway in cooperation with the Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association (FSi) and the Federation of Security and Defence Industries of Latvia Time Programme Venue: Hall Lambda, Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga 08:30 09:00 Registration & Coffee 09:00 09:10 Opening Remarks & Introduction Mr Torbjørn Svensgård, President & CEO, FSi TBC, FSDI Latvia 09:10 09:30 Key Note Addresses TBC, Norwegian Ministry of Defence TBC, MoD Latvia 09:30 10.00 Latvian Armed Forces procurement plans and industrial policy MOD Latvia 10:00 10:30 Norwegian Armed Forces - procurement plans and industrial policy Mr. Morten Tiller, National Armaments Director MOD Norway 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 11:20 Norwegian Defence Industry Overview FSi 11:20 11:40 Latvian Defence Industry Overview FSDI Latvia 11:40 12:00 Ground Based Air Defence driving defence cooperation in the Baltic Region TBC, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS 12:00 12:15 Case presentation NFM Group 12:15 12:30 Case presentation TBC, Latvian Industry 12:30 12:45 World leader in mobile storage Norwegian and Baltics success story Mr. Eirik Skeid, Sharkcage AS 12:45 13:00 Adjourn 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 The Crown Princess of Norway 14:30 Additional presentations and/or B-to-B meetings (Optional) End of the business programme LATVIA
7 Monday 23. April 2018 BUSINESS PROGRAMME LITHUANIA Time Afternoon/ evening Programme Check in at the hotel 19:00 21:00 Get Together for the Norwegian Business Delegation Venue: Kempinski Hotel, Vilnius 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 Vilnius 08:30 09:00 09:00 10:00 Welcome coffee Presentation Norwegian market: opportunities for Lithuanian exporters 10.00-12.00 Norwegian-Lithuanian B2B meetings 12:00 13.00 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, agencie s (e.g. Agency of Science, Education and Technology; Antanas Gustaitis Aviation Institute in Vilnius Gediminas Technical University) 19:00 21:00 Business networking dinner Holiday Inn Hotel, Vilnius
8 Wednesday, 25. April 2018 Norwegian Lithuanian Business Forum 2018: Technologies inspiring growth 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, Vilnius 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
9 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
10 BUSINESS PROGRAMME ESTONIA Wednesday, 25. April, 2018 Norwegian Business Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Time Programme Venue: Hilton Hotel, Tallin Moderator Christian Testman (Member of the board of NECC) 18:05 18:10 Opening words by NECC representative (Chairman of the board Helena Almqvist, TBC) 18:10 18:20 Greetings by Roy Angelvik, State secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Norway 18:20 18:30 Keynote by Mona Skaret, Director of Private and Public Sector Innovation, Innovation Norway 18:30 18:40 Keynote by Alo Ivask, Chairman of the Board, Enterprise Estonia/Invest in Estonia (tbc) 18:40 19:00 Norwegian Business Awards Ceremony 19:00 23:00 Dinner Thursday, 26. April 2018 Partnership for Digital Transformation Time Programme Venue: Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 08:30 10:00 Registration 10:00 10:05 Introduction Mona Skaret, Director of Private and Public Sector Innovation, 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 Roy Angelvik, State Secretary Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Norway 10:20 10:30 Key-note Estonia Siim Sikkut, Dep. Sec. Gen. for Communications and State Information Systems, Ministry of Economy, Estonia 10:35 10:40 Signing of Green ICT Programme Agreement (TBD) 10:40 11:00 Coffee break
11 11:00 13:00 Parallel sessions: SESSION 1: Business opportunities within Green ICT Organised by Innovation Norway and Enterprise Estonia SESSION 2: Defence industry seminar. Organised by Norwegian and Estonian Defence Industry Associations SESSION 3: e-governance roundtable finding the best option for this format Organised by ICT Norway 13:00 14:00 Lunch, buffet with mingling 14:00 16:00 B2B meetings Thursday, 26. April 2018 Estonian Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar Organised by Innovation Norway in cooperation with the Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association (FSi) and the Estonian Defence Industry Association Time Programme Venue: Hilton Hotel, Tallinn 08:30 10:00 Registration & Coffee Plenary opening 10:00 11:05 Introduction Mona Skaret, Director of Private and Public Sector Innovation, Innovation Norway 10:05 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Norway 10:10 Key-note Norway State Secretary Roy Angelvik, Ministry of Industry and Fish 10:20 Key-note Estonia (TBD) 10:35 Signing of Green ICT Programme Agreement (TBD.) 10:40 Coffee Break Estonian Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar 11:00 Opening Remarks & Introduction Mr Torbjørn Svensgård, President & CEO, FSi Mr Ingvar Pärnamäe, CEO, EDIA 11:05 11.15 Key Note Addresses 11:05 Mr. Audun Halvorsen, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
12 11:10 General Riho Terras, CHOD Presentations 11:15 Estonian Acquisition Programs and Capability Development Aspects Estonian Centre for Defence Investment 11:35 Norwegian Armed Forces - procurement plans and industrial policy Mr. Morten Tiller, National Armaments Director, Norwegian Ministry of Defence 11:55 Estonian Cyber Range from closed to open Mr. Kusti Salm, National Armaments Director, Estonian Ministry of Defence 12:15 12:30 Ground Based Air Defence driving defence cooperation in the Baltic Region TBC, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS 12:30 Defence industrial cooperation in practice Mr. Kuldar Väärsi, CEO, Milrem 12:45 World leader in mobile storage Norwegian and Baltics success story Mr. Eirik Skeid, Sharkcage AS 13:00 Lunch 14:00 B-to-B Meetings (Optional) End of the business programme for ESTONIA
13 For further information re The Norwegian Business Delegation to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, please contact: Ms Hedvig Marie Braarud Poulsen Director Delegations Mobile +47 400 08 012 hepou@innovasjonnorge.no Mr Bernt Ellingsen Special Advisor Delegations Mob. +47 905 77 277 beell@innovasjonnorge.no