TransBaltica 2015

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XVIII International conference " TransBaltica 2015"

Radisson Blu Daugava hotel, Riga, Latvia
June 4^th, 2015

PROGRAM*

9.00 – 10.00                 Registration (hall Daugava on the 1^st floor) Morning Coffe
10.00 – 12.00                I Plenary session (hall Daugava on the 1^stfloor)
10.00 - 10.15                Opening Adress
                                          Kaspars Ozoliņš - Ministtry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia, State Secretary

	Moderator: Igors Graurs - Rector, Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Latvia
	A macroeconomic view of the transportation sector in Latvia *Līva Zorgenfreija* – Senior Economist Latvian Bank
	North-West direction flows of cargo: risks and opportunities Ludmila Simonova – Chief analyst of consulting department RBC (Russia)
	Sanctions, devaluation and crisis in Russia – have EU manufacturers got any chances? *Sergey Agibalov* – Head of Sector Institute for Energy and Finance* (Russia)*
	Infrastructure projects of the port of Hamburg *Natalija Kapkajeva* - – Port of Hamburg Head of Representation office in Russia (Russia)

12.00 – 12.30 COFFEE BREAK

12.30 – 14.00 II Plenary session (hall Daugava on the 1^stfloor)

	Moderator: Igors Graurs - Rector, Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Latvia

	Trans-Siberian traffic route: development of transcontinental shipping operations through Baltic region countries Ilya Petuhov - International Association "Coordinating Council on Transsiberian Transportation" (CCTT), Project Officer (Russia)
	“RAIL BALTICA” project prospect for future development Maris Riekstins – Deputy Director of Railway Department Ministry of Transport Republic of Latvia
	Future development connecting 1435 and 1520 railway network *Alberto Grisone* - Director Network Development of Hupac Intermodal Ltd (Switzerland)
	Research on possible sanctions influence over railway cargo transportation sector Deniss Zlotnikovs - Transaction Advisory services Senior Manager Ernst & Young Baltic
	Development Trends: the Comparison of Business Climate in Lithuania and Estonia Roberts Juodka-Partner VARUL (Lithuania )

14.00 – 15.00 LUNCH

15.00 – 17.00 III Plenary session (hall Daugava on the 1^stfloor)

	Moderator: Igor Kabashkin - Dr.hab.sc., Professor President of Latvian Transport Development and Education Association (Latvia)

	Dry Port - recipe for economic growth *Normunds Krūmiņš* - Chairman of the Board Latvian Logistics association
	Transit attractiveness of the Republic of Belarus. Cooperation with the countries of the Baltic region Andrei Shashkov - Head of the Customs Control The State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belarus)
	Transport and Logistics: Interaction Between Business and Education Igor Kabashkin - Dr.hab.sc., Professor President of Latvian Transport Development and Education Association (Latvia)
	Transit potential of the Belarusian railways and experience of the state company "Belintertrans” – transportation & logistics center *Yauheni Malashkevich* – Director „BELINTERTRANS Lietuva” (Lithuania )
	New container demurrage regulation Patriks Markēvičs -Senior Associate VARUL (Latvia)

17.00 – 19.00 Cocktail

June 5^th, 2015 8.00 a.m. – 18.00 p.m.
Visiting session in the port of Liepaja and Liepaja Special Economic Zone

* There may be changes or amendments in the program

All conference materials will be available in electronic format in the ARCHIVE of our home page

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