The programme of Kostomuksha Business Forum 2018 on the first day (Thursday the 17^thMay) begins at 13:00 local time with a seminar. From 15:30 on there is a chance to visit exhibition booths or participate round table discussions. On Friday the 18^th May, site visits to a local business and the visitor centre of Kostomuksha nature reserve  will take place.  

Thursday the 17^th May 2018

4:00 The transportation leaves from Oulu bus station

7:00 The transportation leaves from Kajaani (Kauppakatu 1)

• According to need the bus will stop at Neste service station in Kontiomäki and Raja-Kontti in Vartius.

12:00 Lunch, restaurant Richard

13:00 Opening of the event

• Maksim Vorobjev, Chief Executive Officer at AO Karelsky Okatysh and AO Olkon
• Anna Bendikova, Mayor,  Kostomuksha Urban District
• Tarvo Nieminen, Head of office, Petrozavodsk office of the Consulate General of Finland
• Pentti Malinen, Regional Mayor of Kainuu

Presentations

• Establishing the Biotechnology Cluster to the Republic of Karelia: Opportunities for Companies and Municipalities/ Yuri Saveljev, Adviser to the Head of the Republic
• Supporting the Finnish-Russian Trade/ Jaana Rekolainen, CEO, Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC)
• Kostomuksha in the Frontline of Green Technology/ Anna Bendikova, Mayor, Kostomuksha Urban District
• Developing Waste Management Development in Kainuu/ Tatu Turunen, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Kainuu 
• Neronov Valery Mikhailovich, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Committee for the UNESCO Program "Man and the Biosphere", the topic to be specified
• Managing the Nutrients and Contaminants of Urban Runoff Waters, Benefits and Business Opportunities/ Kaarina Prittinen, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

15:00–16:30 Coffee service at the lobby

15:00–17:30 Exhibition stands at 1st floor

15:30–17:30 Round table negoatiations in meeting rooms 

Theme 1: From energy efficiency to "Smart City"
Moderator Alexey Petrov, technical director of PK "Energosberezhenie" Ltd.
(for 25-30 people)

Theme 2: Green technologies - potential for attracting investments
Moderator Yuri Saveliev, Advisor to the Head of the Republic of Karelia
(for 25-30 people)

Theme 3: Experiences and new possibilities of environmental projects
Moderator Dmitri Bazegski, Karelia CBC Programme Branch Office in Petrozavodsk
(for 25-30 people)

Klo 17:30–18:00 Summary of the day

20:00 Dinner with cultural programme

Friday the 18^th May 2018

9:00 Business visits

According to the participant's own choice, either:

• The visitor centre of Kostomuksha nature reserve or
• a local business, Laplandia Trans Ltd. 

11:30 Lunch at participants' own cost

12:00 The return trip to Finland begins

Participation Fees 

Seminar package 1 from Finland, price 280 €

The price includes transportation, lunch, the seminar with coffee service, accommodation and dinner.

Seminar package 2 from Finland, price 260 €

The price includes the seminar with coffee service, accommodation and dinner. 

Seminar package 3 from Finland, price 180 €

The price includes the seminar with coffee service

Registrations

The party responsible for practical arrangements related to Kostomuksha Business Forum 2018 in Finland is Northern Finland District of Finland-Russia Society. Online registrations shall be done via an electronic booking system.

Russian participants shall registrate directly to the city administration.

Registrations before Monday the 16^th April 2018  

The registration link for travel packages 1 and 2

The registration link for travel package 3

ATT: you may also book your own exhibition booth free of charge! 

If interested in an exhibition booth, please contact:

Regional Development Manager Katja Sukuvaara
Regional Council of Kainuu
katja.sukuvaara@kainuu.fi or +358 44 410 0732