Nord Stream Participated in the Baltic Development Forum Summit 2008
Key decision makers as well as practitioners from business, politics and academia from all Baltic Sea countries attended the international event. Numerous sessions and a “Networking Village” provided an excellent opportunity for discussions around this year’s motto “Energizing the Climate for Business”.
Dec. 8, 2008 | Copenhagen | After three days of fruitful discussions and intensive information exchange, Nord Stream concluded its participation in the Baltic Development Forum Summit with an open seminar on ‘The future of Europe’s energy needs’ on 2 December. Throughout the event, visitors had the chance to get to know Nord Stream – the natural gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea – at the Nord Stream booth in the Networking Village area.
The Baltic Development Forum Summit celebrated its 10th anniversary under the motto ‘Energizing the Climate for Business’ in Malmö and Copenhagen from 30 November to 2 December. Among the speakers were Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as well as Estonian Prime Minister Ansip Andrus and the Swedish and Danish Ministers of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and Per Stig Møller,
On Monday, Nord Stream’s Permitting Director Dirk von Ameln spoke at a plenary session titled “Energize the future! – Northern Europe’s energy map of tomorrow”. Key topic was the future security of energy supply which is crucial for the prosperity of the European economy. In the following panel discussion with Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard, Håkan Buskhe, CEO E.ON Nordic and Sandor Liive, CEO Eesti Energia both the necessity of natural gas imports from Russia as well as ways to maximise energy efficiency were discussed.
Nord Stream also hosted a seminar focusing on ‘The future of Europe’s energy needs’, addressing the increasingly important role of natural gas. Simon Blakey, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Annette Berkhahn, Arthur D. Little, Neel Strøbæk, Rambøll, and Dirk von Ameln talked in a panel moderated by Swedish writer Susanna Popova. With an audience including government representatives as well as NGOs from all around the Baltic Sea a lively conversation developed – touching on topics from global climate change and the EU’s 20-20-20 by 2020 targets to environmental concerns around large infrastructure projects.
Nord Stream appreciated the opportunity to engage in the summit and enjoyed the positive atmosphere allowing for fruitful debates. “We are glad to have seen such an interest in our project. Especially the seminar was a success providing an open forum for questions around our project”, summarises Dirk von Ameln.
