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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.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Registration for the 5th Baltic MSP Forum is open. Register HERE.

All times shown in EET (Riga time).

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

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 speeches and welcoming remarks Setting the scene – keynote speaker Panel discussion		9:00 – 10:30	Recap of Day 1 Introduction to Day 2 Panel discussion
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		12:00 – 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	Back-to back event 7th MSP Planners’ Forum (invitation only)
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