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Moderators: Vaido Mikheim (Tartu Science Park) and Martin Kikas (Tartu Regional Energy Agency)
09:30-10:00 – Registration and welcome coffee
10:00-10:45 – Introductory speeches
Welcome addresses:
- Professor Andres Annuk, Estonian University of Life Science, Head of the Department of Energetics
- Toomas Noorem, Tartu Science Park, director
Opening words:
- Margus Hanson, Member of Parliament of Estonia
- H.E. Lise Nicoline Kleven Grevstad, Ambassador of Norway, the Presiding Country of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2012
- Urmas Kruuse, Tartu City Mayor
- Berth Sundström, Director of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia
10:45-11:25 – Green Economy
- The Perspectives of Green Economy in Estonia – Lauri Tammiste, Environmental Investment Centre (Estonia)
- Green jobs in Estonia – How to Define? – Prof. Rando Värnik, Estonian University of Life Science, director of the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences
11:25-11:50 – Coffee break
11:50-13:10 – Green Economy, continues
- Green Economy in Practice – the Example of Stockholm Royal Seaport – Göran Hult, Fortum (Sweden)
- Cleantech in Finland – Lauri Hietaniemi, GreenNet Finland (Finland)
- The Role of Science and Technology Parks in Fostering Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region – Toomas Noorem, Tartu Science Park (Estonia)
- Smart materials and technologies – cooperation in the Baltic Sea region– Marco Kirm, University of Tartu (Estonia)
13:10-14:00 – Lunch
14:00-15:40 – Smart Energy Solutions
- Concepts of a Smart House on the Example of Estonia – Jüri Reitsakas, The Smart House Competence Centre (Estonia)
- Electric Cars in Tartu – Experiences of the first year – Jaanus Tamm, Tartu City Government (Estonia)
- Waste as a resource in industrial symbiosis – Samar Nath, Cleantech Östergötland (Sweden)
- The Start of Using Biogas in Tartu – Toomas Kapp, Tartu Waterworks Ltd (Estonia)
15:40-16:00 – Coffee break
15:40-17:20 – Green Building
- Zero Emission Buildings vs Zero Energy Buildings – Julien S. Bourrelle, Research fellow of The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU
- Latvian Experiences in Green Building – Zane Sauka, Latvian Green Building Council
- Tartu Regional Energy Agency Supporting Green Growth – Kalle Virkus, Tartu Regional Energy Agency (Estonia)
17:15-17:30 – Conclusions