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conference:
THE NEW EUROPEAN MARITIME POLICY

Challenges and Opportunities
 

 17 November 2005, Brussels

Renaissance Hotel
 

     
   

Thursday 17  November 2005

     
08.00   Registration
 
09:00  

Welcome
Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman
Chairman Dutch Maritime Network

 

09:05
José Manuel Barroso
Keynote address:

José Manuel Barroso (speech)
President of the European Commission
The challenges of the European maritime and marine sectors and the need for an integral policy
 

session 1
 

MEMBER STATES PERSPECTIVE


 

09:20 Stephen Ladyman (speech)
Minister of Transport, United Kingdom
The British vision on a future European maritime policy

 
09:35 Ioannis Tzoannos (speech)
Secretary General
Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine

Global opportunities, Greek realities and European priorities
 
09:50 Ralf Nagel
State secretary, Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, Germany
Maritime policy and the competitive position of the German maritime cluster

 
10:05 Karin Yrvin (speech)
State Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Norway
European maritime policy - the Norwegian perspective
 
10:20 Discussion between speakers and Forum participants
on the following theme:
 
The New European Maritime Policy: An Opportunity for Member States?
 
11:00   break

session 2
 

Maritime Industry Perspective

( 1 )
 

11:20 Session Chairman
Julian Bray
Editor in chief, Lloyd's List
 
11:25 

Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman

B
ird
's eye view of the policy papers of the European industry organisations:

ECSA European Community Shipowners’ Association; CESA Community of European Shipyards’Associations;
EMEC European Marine Equipment Council;
EUROGIF
European Oil & Gas Innovation Forum;
EUDA
European Dredging Association;
FEPORT Federation of European Private Port Operators;
ESPO
European Sea Ports Association;
EURACS
European Association of Classification Societies;
IACS
International Association of Classification Societies;
ESC
European Shippers Council;
ECASBA
European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents

Each industry organisation is invited to submit a policy paper concerning the European Maritime Policy initiative. The highlights of these policy papers will be presented at the start of this session.

Have a look:


 

11:45  

Corrado Antonini (speech)
Chairman Fincantieri, Italy

The need for a European maritime policy in the shipbuilding industry
 

12:00  

Forum discussion between speakers, discussion-members and audience participants on the following theme:
 

Maximizing Economic Benefits through a New European Maritime Policy.
 

panel members:

Lennart Simmonsson ECSA
Patrick Boissier CESA
Govert Hamers EMEC
Marco Cercato EUROGIF
M. Stordiau EUDA
Diego Teurelincx Feport
Patrick Verhoeven ESPO
Ugo Salerno EURACS
Robert Somerville IACS
Nicolette van der Jagt ESC
Gunnar Heinonen ECASBA
Corrado Antonini, FINCANTIERI

other panel members to be confirmed
 

13:00-14:00 Lunch
 

session 3
 

Maritime Industry Perspective

( 2 )
 

14:00 Session Chairman:
Henri de Richemont
Senator, France
 
14:05 Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman

Bird
's eye view of the policy papers from the marine, scientific, environmental and social perspectives:

EURMIG EU Recreational Marine Industry Group;
EBU European Barge Union;
EUROPECHE
Association of national organizations of fishing enterprises in the E.U,
FEAP
The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers,
ECMAR
European Cooperation in Maritime Research,
ESF European Science Foundation; Marine Board
CEMT Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies,
WEGEMT
European Association of Universities in Marine Technology,
EMF
European Metalworkers Federation,
ETF
European Transportworkers Federation, Greenpeace European Unit
IUCN The World Conservation Union

Each organisation is invited to submit a policy paper concerning the New European Maritime Policy initiative. The highlights of these policy papers will be presented at the start of this session.

Have a look:

 

14:25  Forum discussion between speakers, discussion-members and audience participants on the following theme:
 
  What we expect from a New European Maritime Policy.

panel members:

André Vink EURMIG
Ton Roos EBU
Niels Wichmann EUROPECHE
John Stefanis FEAP
Harri Soininen ECMAR
Trevor Blakeley CEMT
Apostolos Papanikolaou WEGEMT
François Billet EMF
Saskia Richartz Greenpeace
Francois Simard IUCN
other panel members to be fonfirmed
 

15:35 break

session 4
 

Maritime Policy Roadmap


 

16:00-16:15
Joe Borg
Joe Borg (speech)
EU Commissioner Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
European maritime competitiveness and the need for a strong European maritime policy: A Roadmap
16.15-16:30 Andris Piebalgs (speech)
EU Commissioner for Energy
European maritime policy and the energy agenda
16:30-17:10 Forum discussion:
 
A focussed agenda for action

Commissioner Joe Borg and the stakeholders
 
17:10-17:15 Concluding remarks
Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman
Chairman Dutch Maritime Network

 
17:15-19:00 Reception
"Meet the Commissioners and Taskforce members"
Networking event with the European Commissioners and members of the Green Paper Taskforce
 

 

We look forward to welcoming you in Brussels,

 

Niko Wijnolst
Conference Chairman
Chairman Dutch Maritime Network

 

 

Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director

Mare Forum

 

 

INFORMATION
For further information on the conference please contact:

Mare Forum
Beurs – World Trade Center
P.O. Box 30027
3001 DA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
T: +31 10 281 0655
F: +31 10 270 9870
E:
info@mareforum.com