BALTIC WATER WORKS CONFERENCE 2014
May 22, 2014
Liepaja, Latvia
PROGRAM
9.00-17.30 Conference plenary sessions at Liepaja Olympic Centre
9.00-18.30 Exhibitions of Sponsors
Agenda:
9.00-10.00 Registration and welcome coffee
10.00-10.10 Opening ceremony – Baltic Water Works associations’ welcomes (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania)
10.10-10.20 Welcome from Liepaja City Council
Plenary:
10.20-10.55 EU co-financing in water sector 2007-2014 – lessons learned, benefits, future needs-Ms. Zanda Krukle, The Ministry of Environment and regional development of Latvia
10.55-11.15 Sponsor presentation:”Pipelife Eesti“(Estonia) – innovations and challenges
11.15-11.45 Lithuanian water law, legal act system in all levels-Mr.Linas Vilys, Lithuanian water suppliers association, lawyer
11.45-12.15 Public water supply and sewerage act as basic law for water management in Estonia – Mrs Andra Pärnamäe, Järve Biopuhastus OÜ unit manager, the deputy chairman of the EVEL Board
12.15-13.30 Lunch
13.30-13:55 Sponsor presentation: “EvoPipes” (Latvia)
13.55-14.30 Economic growth in the water sector of Latvia, impact of EU financing.Mr. Jurijs Spiridonovs, deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Economics’ of Latvia
14.30-14.50EU financing in water sector of Estonia: results and future activities for 2014-2020-Ms.Reeda Kaal, Project Bureau, Water Department, Ministry of the Environment of Estonia
14.55-15.15 EU financing in water sector of Lithuania: results and future activities for 2014-2020-Mr.Bronius Miežutavičius, Lithuanian water suppliers association, president
15.15-15.30 Discussion, questions – EU legal acts and financing
15.30-15.50 Coffee
15.50-16.10 Sponsor presentation: “Wavin Baltic” (Lithuania)
16.10-16.30 Baltic benchmarking co-operation as idea to strengthen the sustainability of the water companies in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania- Ms. Evelyn Hekk, head of the EVEL benchmarking working group of Estonia
16.30-16.50 Future in sludge to energy plans – lessons learned. Mr.Vidmantas Puodžiūnas, Lithuania, Vilnius water company
16.50-17.10 Education, base for future water companies needs and suistanability. LWWWWA, Mr. Sandis Dejus
17.15-17.30 Discussion, questions
17.30-17.35 Closure ceremony
20.00- 24.00 Official dinner at Europa City Amrita hotel
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