XXII International conference "TransBaltica 2019", Riga-Ventspils, Latvia

09.00 - 10.00          Registration (Riga Municipality ) 5th florr  508 Hall
10.00 – 10.15           Opening Conference

10.00 –12.00             I Plenary session

	Transport sector in Latvia and its development prospects Uldis Reimanis - Deputy State secretary of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia
	Future of mobility Aivars Tauriņš - CEO of DB Schenker in Russia
	Railnet Europe, Supporting international Infrastructure processes Guus de Mol - Vice President RailNetEurope, Netherlands
	Present and future of container traffic from Russia through the Baltic ports Аleksejs  Bezborodovs - Research Agency “InfraNews” Managing Partner, Russia
	Competitiveness of east cost ports of the Baltic Sea Andzs Ubelis - Head of Public Sector Advisory Services, KPMG

 

12.00 –12.30	COFFEE BREAK
12.30 –14.00	II Plenary session

 

	Latvian prospects for the expansion of the railway cargo corridor from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea Justīna Hudenko - dr.oec., LatRailNet Chairman of the Board, Managing Director, Latvia
	International Cargo transportation based on electronic trade platforms Danila Solozobov - Digital logistics LLC, Director of Business Development, Russia
	News on rail freight in the Baltic States Ivars Sormulis – ”BALTIJAS TRANZĪTA SERVISS” Chairman of the Board, Latvia
	Development of Intermodal transport between the 1520 and 1435 Networks Alberto Grisone - Director Development Russia, CIS Countries and Middle East of Hupac Intermodal Ltd. Managing Director of the Hupac Group, Italy
	Actual problems of development of Latvian Railways Patriks Markēvičs - LR Ministry of Transport, Rail Way Department, Director of Department, Latvia
	Transsib in the system of Eurasian transportation Natalia Stepanova - CCTT Deputy Secretary General, Deputy  Head of the CCTT Rep. office in RF(Russia)

 

14.00– 15.00	Lunch
15.00 –17.00	III Plenary session

 

	Industrial park "Velikij Kamen" - production and logistic point between West and East Arthur Detkov - Manager of investor services department for countries of Europe and America, Industrial Park Development Company, Belarus
	LNG supply chain for the Baltic Dear region Vitautas Paulauskas - Habil. Dr., professor, deep Sea captain, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
	Structural and Geographical Volatility of Russian Petroleum Products Export to EU and North Eastern Countries Yury A. SHCHERBANIN - Head of Laboratory Analyses and Forecasting of Transport-Logistics Systems, Institute of Economy Forecasting Russian Academy of Sciences ,Head of Department Oil and Gas Trading and Logistics Gubkin Russian State Oil and Gas University Moscow (Russia)
	Probable consequences of IMO 2020 limitations on sulfur in fuel - tsunami or сatspaw? Sergey Agibalov - Senior Analyst, Argus Consulting Service, Russia
	ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) planned amendments to INCOTERMS 2020 Līga Fjodorova - Attorney at law at Attorneys at Law COBALT, Latvia
	Alternatives for Financing Infrastructure Projects and PPP (Public Private Partnership) Matīss Paegle - BaltCap investīciju direktors (Latvija)

 

17.00 – 19.00- Cocktail, Riga Fashion Museum (Grēcinieku 24–1, Rīga) http://www.fashionmuseumriga.lv/

 

May 31, 2019 (Friday)     
8.30 - 18.30  Session- visit to Ventspils Free Ports
08:30  Departure from Riga
11.00   Conference Registration: (Place: Livonian Order Castle)
11.30   Discussion ( Livonijas ordeņa pils)
Speech by representatives of Ventspils Free Port
Ventspils video presentation
Status of Latvia as a transit country: an outlook from Russia
Moderator : Аleksei  Bezborodov,  Research Agency “InfraNews” Managing Partner (Russia)
12.30   Lunch (Livonijas ordeņa pils)
14:00   Survey of the port water area from the excursion boat “Hercogs Jēkabs” (~ 45 min)
15:00   Visiting the terminal “Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals”
15.50   Visit to Ventspils High Technology Park
16:20   Departure to Riga

* There may be changes or amendments in the program