On Friday, October 31 from 08:30 to 12:00 the international chambers of commerce will come together to discuss the transatlantic trade and investment partnership's (T-TIP) impact on the local businesses and the region in general. Do our companies actually benefit from the agreement to be enforced? Let's discuss that.
PROGRAM
8:30-9:00 Registration: morning coffee and light breakfast
9:00 - 9:05 Welcome remarks & introduction of the topic by event moderator, Søren Hejnfelt, CEO and Founder of Cloutex
9:05- 9:25 Keynote Address: TTIP & Its Impact in Today’s Economy by U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Hon. Jeff Levine
9:25- 9:45 Update from Brussels: The Current Status and What’s Next? by Martti Kalaus, Secretariat of the Committee on International Trade (INTA), European Parliament
9:45 - 10:15 IT & Service Industry
• Yrjo Ojasaar, Estonian Service Industry Association
• Tõnis Tamme, TRINITY
• Ainar Nurk, Helmes
10:15-10:45 HealthCare & Manufacturing
• Vaggelis Papadimitriu, Coca-Cola Hellenic
• Dan Millard, GSK (TBC)
• Indrek Laul, Estonian Piano
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Transport & Logistics
• Claudio Richardson, DHL
• Aleksander Volohonski, BCT/DBT AS
• Erik Laidvee, Transiidikeskus AS
11:30-11:55 T-TIP & SME’s
• Carl Pucci, DATEL
• Andrus Oks, SmartCAP
11:55-12:00 closing remarks by event moderator
EVENT DETAILS
Registration:
Please register with your respective chamber directly by October 28 COB. Upon your registration, your chamber manager will send you a confirmation and the participation invoice. Please note, that all registrations are binding, cancellations are accepted until October 28 COB. All no-shows will be invoiced.
Fees:
Participation Fee for Members of the Organizing Chambers - €15/person. Non-members - €25/person. *The fee includes participation in the conference, light breakfast and a coffee break.
Event sponsors & special thank you's:
We would like to express our gratitude to all speakers, panelists and our event, sponsors and supporters Danske Bank and Triniti law firm and our Nordic Hotel Forum for their cooperation!
Looking forward to seeing you at the Investors' Summit 2014!
Merli Lindberg
Manager of DECC