Schedule
The Baltic Peat Producers Forum 2022
September 14th – 15th Rīga, Latvia
Peat through the ages
September 14th
18.00 – 22.00 Ice-breaking event.
Latvian Railway History Museum in Rīga, Uzvaras bulvāris 2A (10 min walk from the Forum Conference venue).
18.00 – 19.00 the museum exposition will be available.
Dressing style – casual.
September 15th
09.00 – 17.00 Conference. Bellevue Park Hotel, Slokas Street 1, Rīga
Translation into Latvian, English and Russian will be provided
| 08.15 – 09.00 | Registration, Coffee |
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Introductory words – Latvian Peat Association, Member of the Board Ingrīda Krīgere |
| 09.10 – 09.20 | Welcoming speech – Artūrs Toms Plešs, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia |
| 09.20 – 09.30 | Welcoming speech – Jānis Eglīts, Head of the Office of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia |
| 09.30 – 9.50 | “The progress of the regulatory framework affecting the peat industry in the European Union” – Sami Tulonen, consultancy company Aula Europe |
| 9.50 – 10.10 | “GME current affairs and expected regulation and situation in the European Union” – Geoffrey Bennet, Public Affairs Advisor of Growing Media Europe |
| 10.10 – 10.20 | “Valtra on a Peat land” – Juris Narubins, owner of company Valtek |
| 10.20 – 10.40 | “Results of habitat mapping in Latvia” – Gita Strode, Nature Conservation Agency, Director of Department of Nature Conservation |
| 10.40 – 10.50 | “Suokone equipment are over 50 years on peat fields around the world” – Tuomo Meriläinen, General Manager of Suokone |
| 10.50 – 11.20 Coffee break | |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | “Wetland GHG emissions inventory and research” – Dr.silv. Andis Lazdiņš, Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, Senior researcher |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | “Effect of peat properties on production quality” – Dr. phil. Laimdota Kalniņa, Senior researcher, University of Latvia |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | “Opportunities for new peat products” – PhD student Kristīne Irtiševa,Riga Technical University, |
| 12.20 – 12.30 | “Experts in transportation of peat moss” – Oksana Poznyakova, Export Commercial Manager, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| 12.30 -12.50 | “RPP updates in practice, position RPP, outlook to future” – Director Hein Boon, Executive Officer Maureen Kuenen |
| 12.50 – 13.10 | “Current in RHP”, Operational director Marco Zevenhoven |
| 13.10 – 13.15 | “JSC Soltera a new season begins with the most modern agroperlite line in Europe” – director Dainius Spirikavičius |
| 13.15 – 14.30 Lunch | |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | “Current in the peat sector in Sweden” – Swedish Peat Association president Pia Holmberg |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | “Peat extraction in Germany” – Chair of IPS Commission “Peatlands and Environment” Bernd Hofer |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | “Current in the peat industry in Finland” – Bioenergy Association of Finland, Manager/Peat & Growing Media Hannu Salu |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | “Current in the peat industry in Ireland” – Growing Media Ireland Chairman John Neenan |
| 15.50 – 16.20 | “Peat production industry in Estonia in 2022. The role of the peat industry in the economy and climate change” – Estonian Peat Association, Managing Director, board member of engineering office Steiger Erki Niitlaan |
| 16.20 – 16.40 | “Peat production industry in Lithuania 2022” – Lithuanian Peat Producers Association, President Giedrius Kavaliauskas |
| 16.40 – 17.00 | “Peat production industry in Latvia 2022” – Latvian Peat Association, Member of the Board Ingrīda Krīgere |
| 17.00 – 17.20 | Discussion |
| 17.20 – 17.25 | Closing speech |
18.20 – 18.30 Departure for the Gala dinner, buses at the Bellevue Park Hotel, Slokas Str. 1,
19.00 – 23.00 Gala dinner at Secret Spot, Sporta Str. 2 (entrance from Hanzas Str.), Riga.
Dressing style – smart casual.