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BALTIC MEETING POINT
September 24-26 2019, Karlskrona Sweden
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Baltic Meeting Point is a conference and a forum for cities and regions around the South Baltic Sea, dedicated to strengthening cooperation and best practice exchange. The participants at Baltic Meeting Point are key leaders from the public sector of cities and municipalities in the
South Baltic Sea region - Sweden, Germany, Poland, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Key Note Speaker
Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt, former Prime Minister of Sweden:
The need for International Cooperation in the Baltic Sea region
September 25, 13:00
Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt has spent several decades in national and international politics, not least as
Prime Minister of Sweden for eight years. A true friend of international cooperation, he will speak about the importance of cooperation and good leadership.
“After several years of isolationism and nationalism we are getting closer to when this will change. We need
each other and are connected, especially in our region. The Baltic Sea is a common sea. We need to solve environmental challenges, encourage mobility and promote trade. It is better for all.”
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New at Baltic Meeting Point:
Exhibition Area for participants
Take the opportunity to take part in our exhibition area at Baltic Meeting
Point 2019! Here you can display information about your city or area,
and share information with the other participants. You can for example bring
a roll-up and brochures to hand out.
September 24-26 at the conference venue
At Baltic Meeting Point we want you to be able to share information about your home city or region, and also to learn about the cities and regions of the other participants. Therefore we will now offer you the opportunity to take part in the BMP Exhibition Area in the same building as the conference itself. In the same area the coffee and refreshments will be served, so it is a great place to reach out. You will be offered a space of approximately 1x2 meters, where you for example can set up one or two rollups and hand out brochures. Please indicate in the sign-up form if you wish to take part in the exhibition area. If you have already signed up for the conference and want to take part in the exhibition, please contact [email protected]
Key Note Speaker: YOU?
We in Karlskrona strongly believe that a conference with leaders will be better if all participants can take part in shaping the agenda. We therefore offer you the opportunity to use one hour of
the agenda to lead a workshop, discussion or creative action where you can share your successes or challenges and get great input from the other participants.
What successes or challenges have you seen in your city? What creative solutions can you share from your home city or municipality? What challenges would you like to discuss with other leaders, who might give you new ideas about solutions? Let us know, and we will do our best to give you up
to one hour!
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Key Note Speaker
UNESCO: Risk Management and Disaster Prevention in Cultural Heritages
Ms. Burcu Özdemir, associate programme specialist
Europe and North America Unit UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris
September 25, 11:00
photo by Wandrille de Préville - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
On April 15 disaster struck the world famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. All of us have cultural and natural heritages that need to be protected. Ms Burcu Özdemir from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris presents their work in Strengthening management Systems and Risk management in World Heritage properties. In view of the significant role of heritage in contributing to social cohesion and sustainable development, the progressive loss of these properties as a result of floods, mudslides, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest and other hazards
has become a major concern. Due to a number of misconceptions, the number of World Heritage properties having developed a proper disaster risk reduction plan in defense of these challenges is low. Firstly, there is a widespread belief that disasters are events beyond human control, against which little can be done. Secondly, heritage managers and policy-makers tend to concentrate their attention and resources on what they perceive to be the real priorities for their properties, including the pressure from development and the gradual weathering of sites as a result of slow, cumulative processes that can be ‘seen’. Finally, the vulnerability of heritage properties to disasters is often only recognized after a catastrophic event has taken place when it is often too late. In reality, however, disasters are the combined product of hazards and vulnerabilities resulting from the complex interaction of numerous interlocking factors, many of which are very much within human control. It is therefore often possible to prevent them, and if not at the very least to considerably reduce their impact, by strengthening the resilience of the assets to be safeguarded. The consequences of a single disaster on cultural and natural properties far outweighs the deterioration caused by long-term, progressive decay and may sometimes lead to their complete obliteration. Thus disaster risks often constitute the most urgent priority that heritage managers should address.
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Banquet and food at Baltic Meeting Point At Baltic Meeting Point all food during the
conference is included at no cost. We will offer high-quality food with a local touch.
The crescendo will be the splendid banquet at the Swedish Naval Museum!
In Karlskrona hospitality and high quality is of great importance, and this is also true when it comes to food. Therefore we are happy to invite all participants in BMP take part in the coffee breaks, lunches and dinners that are included at no cost. On the evening of day one, September 24, we will dine in the restaurant of the new sports arena built in central Karlskrona “Brinova Arena”. Here we will enjoy a three course dinner based on local cuisine. The crescendo of the conferences culinary and social experience is the Banquet that we will host at the Naval Museum of Sweden (pictured above). Here you will take part in a splendid evening with music and great food. Those who wish can also take part in a free short tour of the museum. The conference will also have a fitting ending at lunchtime on September 26, where all participants are invited to the Residence of the Governor of Blekinge for some mingle and drinks.
Key Note Speakers FREDRIK REINFELDT, former prime minister of Sweden | MATILDA JARBIN, sustainability expert and entrepreneur | Burcu
Özdemir, UNESCO World Heritage Center | CARL-MARTIN LANÉR, chief executive at Karlskrona municipality | YNGVE
BERGQVIST, founder of Icehotel | ÅSA TRULSSON, historian and entrepreneur | YOU?
With support from: JAN ELIASSON, former deputy secretary-general of The United Nations | HYPER ISLAND | MINECRAFT
experts | PARAPLY PRODUKTION
Questions? Please contact project manager Niklas Carlsson, [email protected] or deputy project
manager Sofie Dahl, [email protected]
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