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Preliminary programme

Programme 

23 September, Wednesday 

14-17
Field Trip
Lavassaare restoration
area
Buses from official
hotels
19-23
Ice-Breaking Reception
Endla Theatre 
 
Pärnu town centre, 15 min walk from official hotels

24 September, Thursday

9-10
10-10.15
10.20-11.50
11.50-12.20
12.20-12.50
12.50-13.30
13.30-15.00
15.00-15.30
15.30-16.30
16.30-17.30
19.00-00.00
Registration and morning coffee
Pärnu Concert Hall
 
Pärnu town centre, 15-20 min walk fro official hotels
Opening remarks
SESSION1: SCIENCE AND POLICY
Advances in Canadian Methods for GHG Inventory of Peat Extraction  - The Main Takeaways for the EU
Kelly Bona, Ph.D.
Research Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada
Economic perspectives and politics
Peeter Koppel
Chief Investment Officer, Redgate Wealth
Coffee break
Regulatory Frameworks and Policies Affecting Peat Production in Canada

Asha Hinogorani
President of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association
Panel discussion
Lunch break and exhibition
Peat in EU politics 

Sami Tulonen
Aula Europe
SESSION 2: ROADMAP
Finnish roadmap for peat

Niko Silvan Dr. (agr. & for.)
Senior researcher, Natural Resources Institute Finland
Estonian Roadmap for peat
Laura Remmelgas
Director General of Climate Department at Ministry of Climate
Latvian roadmap for peat
Ilze Ozola
Chairman of the board, Latvian National Peatland Society
SESSION 3: Regional updates
Speaker TBA;
Lithuanian Peat Producers Association

Speaker TBA,
Latvian Peat Association

Speaker TBA;
Estonian Peat Association

Rickard Axdorff,
Secretary General, Swedish Peat Industry Association
Forum dinner party

25 September, Friday

9.30-10
Morning coffee & exhibition
10-12
After-use concepts for peat extraction sites within the framework of Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP)
Jan Felix Köbbing 
Executive Board & Managing Director, Peatland Climate Foundation
Maureen Kuenen
Executive Officer at RHP for Responsibly Produced Peat
From Local Practice to International Policy - Climate Activities of the International Peatland Society 
Anna Helena Purre
Second Vice President, International Peatland Society
Solar power and other renewable energy projects on former peat extraction areas; ecological and land-use considerations
Lauri Alanen
Neova Group
10-12
Coffee break
12-14
TBA
Panel discussion
Peat  - a problem or a solution for the climate policy? 
14-15
Farewell lunch
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