TransBaltica 2017
XX International conference "TransBaltica 2017" May 25-26
Riga Municipality, Meeting Room (Rātslaukums 1), Riga, Latvia
May 25, 2017
PROGRAM*
9.00 – 10.00 | Registration (Riga Municipality, Meeting Room) Morning Coffe |
10.00 - 10.15 | Opening Conference |
Uldis Augulis - Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia | |
10.15 - 11.30 |
I Plenary session |
Moderator: Vaira Gromule - Dr.sc.ing , AS „Rīgas starptautiskā autoosta” valdes priekšsēdētāja (Latvija)
New factors affecting the transport industry in the Baltic Sea Region Igor Kabashkin – Dr.hab.sc.ing., Professor of Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Member of OECD Transport Research Center, Latvia |
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Future of the Russia's foreign trade: Challenges for the Baltic countries Aleksandrs Golyashevs - Deputy Head, Department for Research Works, Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation |
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Perspectives of attraction of Baltic ports and logistics companies to attract new prospects Silk way Аleksei Bezborodov - Research Agency “InfraNews” Managing Partner, Russia |
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"UTLC" a regular of the container train services between China - Europe - China Erzhan Zhakishev – United Transport and Logistics Company (ОТЛК), First Vice-President, Russia |
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Challenges for the future. Baltic transit development prospects. View from Tallinn. Denis Borodich - MP of Estonia, head of the Transport And Logistics Support Committee of the Economics Committee of the Parliament of ESTONIA |
12.00 – 12.30 COFFEE BREAK | |
12.30 – 14.00 II Plenary session |
Moderator: Igor Kabashkin - Dr.hab.sc.ing., Professor of Transport and Telecommunication
Institute, Member of OECD Transport Research Center, Latvia
Alternative transport corridors and their impact on the development of the Trans-Siberian route Alexander Averin - Project coordinator , Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation , CCTT Representative office in RF |
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Niche opportunities for logistics and transit services to Russia/CIS market Aivars Taurins - CEO of DB Schenker in Russia |
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Development of the industrial park "Veliky Kamenj” (Great Stone) and its role in the concept of the Economic belt of the “Silk Road” Sergey Vaitekhovsky - SZAO "Industrial park development company", deputy director general, Minsk, Belarus |
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Connection between port, airport and manufacturing Uldis Hmielevskis - Deputy CEO of Liepaja Special Economic Zone |
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Oil transit perspectives for Belarus - millions of tons or a political game? Sergey Agibalov - Head of Sector GIS Institute for Energy and Finance (Russia) |
14.00 – 15.00 Lounch | |
15.00 - 17.30 III Plenary session |
Moderator: Aivars Taurins - CEO of DB Schenker in Russia
Development of the Russia's Far East region: transport, port and transit in the Asia-Pacific region and the impact of these processes on the Baltic transit. Shcherbanin Yuri, prof. - Doctor of economic sciences, head of oil and gas trading and logistics department of the Gubkin Russian State University, head of the Oil and Gas Laboratory of the Institute of the Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Transport. |
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Perspectives of the "ГУАМ" transport corridor development Sabuhi Tamirov - "ГУАМ" Secretariat Economic Program, Coordinator (Ukraine) |
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VAT application labyrinths in transactions of export and import of goods Dainis Vodolagins - Rödl & Partner, senior tax consultant |
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The liability of an employee for damages caused to the employer in the transport industry Ivo Maskalāns - COBALT, sworn attorney |
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Education – knowledge – innovations. Challenges and solutions for the transport industry (ALLIANCE EU Project) Dr.Sc.Eng., Prof.Irina Yatskiva (Jackiva) - Member of ECTRI Board; Alliance Project Coordinator; Vice-Rector for Science and Development Affairs; Transport and Telecommunication Institute |
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«Air Cargo Transportation: Baltic Countries –Kazakhstan - China” Jeļena Rīgere - A/S RAF-AVIA, Commercial Director |
17.30 - 19.30 Cocktail Riga Fashion Museum (Grēcinieku 24–1, Rīga) |
26 May, 2017 Riga Municipality, room 508, Ratslaukums 1
9.30 – 12.00 Training: Trade China-Europe through the Baltic countries: prospects for transit growth, filling and containerisation Аleksei Bezborodov - Research Agency “InfraNews” Managing Partner, Russia |
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12.30 -15.00 Visit to the Freeport of Riga |
*There may be changes or amendments in the program
Conference materials will be available in electronic format in the ARCHIVE of our home page