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Agenda & Parallel Sessions

Agenda & Parallel Sessions

Join the 5th Baltic MSP Forum!

The 5th Baltic MSP Forum Navigate Planning Through Changes will take place on 11–12 November 2025 in Riga, Latvia. This year, the Forum is organized in close connection with the Baltic Sea2Land project, serving as its final conference, and broadens the scope to strengthen linkages between maritime spatial planning (MSP) and coastal zone planning.

Registration for the 5th Baltic MSP Forum is open by 27 October 2025. Register HERE.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

All times shown in EET (Riga time).

Venue: VEF Culture Palace, Riga, Ropažu iela 2, Latvia

EVENT MODERATORS: Natalia Zając and Artis Ozoliņš

11 November 2025			12 November 2025
9:00 -10:00 EET	Registration Welcome coffee		8:30 – 9:00 EET	Welcome coffee
10:00 – 11:30	OPENING Welcoming remarks Raimonds Čudars Minister of the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of Republic of Latvia Emilia Malak-Pętlicka Chair of the VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the BSR Kai Trümpler Co-chair of the HELCOM-VASAB Maritime Spatial Planning Working Group Setting the scene – Planners in Changing World. Keynote speakers: Diāna Rasuma Director of Spatial Planning and Land Management Department, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia, Lead partner of Baltic Sea2Land project Kira Gee Researcher, Human Dimensions of Coastal Areas Panel discussion: Current Challenges in Maritime Spatial Planning Felix Leinemann Head of Unit for Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and MSP, DG MARE, European Commission Kai Trümpler Co-chair of the HELCOM-VASAB Maritime Spatial Planning Working Group Mari Pohja-Mykrä VASAB CSPD/BSR representative of Finland Kamil Rybka Chair of the BSR MSP Data Expert Sub-Group Helen Erik Project Manager at Saaremaa Municipality, Estonia		9:00 – 10:30	Recap of Day 1 Introduction to Day 2 Keynote: The beginners guide to ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning – the why, what and how from the HELCOM-VASAB MSP working group’s EBA-taskforce Jan Schmidtbauer Crona Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management Panel discussion: What Do We Mean as EBA Planning&Management? Speakers to be confirmed
11:30 – 12:00	Coffee break and snacks Exhibition		10:30 – 10:45	Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00	Country presentations on MSP and coastal planning Introduction to exhibition		10:45 – 12:00	Parallel sessions #3 7. Advancing Transboundary Governance: Baltic and North Sea Challenges and Prospects 8. Safety and Security of Supply at the Baltic Sea 9.Effective Use of Space for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Baltic Approaches to Multi-Use in Marine and Coastal Areas
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Exhibition		12:10 – 13:00	Closing session
14:00 – 15:15	Parallel sessions #1 1. Resilient and Liveable Coastal Communities 2. Integrating Ecosystem Services into MSP 3. Sea2Land Navigator: Your Compass to Unlock Planning Insights		13:00 – 14:00	Light lunch
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee break Exhibition		14:00 – 16:00 12- 13 November lunch-to-lunch	Back-to back events 7th MSP Planners’ Forum (invitation only) Workshop to enhance uptake of ecosystem services information in management and policy organised by the BESTmarine project. Read more.
15:45 – 17:00	Parallel sessions #2 4. Tackling Consequences of Climate Change in Coastal Municipalities 5. Integrating Blue-Green Infrastructure in Maritime Spatial Planning 6. Coastal Accessibility: a Multi-Level Perspective on Challenges and Solutions in the Baltic Sea Region
17:00 – 18:00	Exhibition Video screening on previous MSP Forums
18:00 – 21:00	Evening reception