Seminaari Pietarissa

Programme of the Russian-Finnish Seminar: Exchange of transport information in logistics between Finland and Russia on 3 June 2008

Venue: Consulate General of Finland, Preobrazhenskaja pl. 4, St. Petersburg

Topic: EXCHANGE OF TRANSPORT INFORMATION IN LOGISTICS BETWEEN FINLAND AND RUSSIA

Chairman - Mr Lassi Hilska, Ministry of Transport and Communication

9:30-10:30 Seminar opening

Welcome Mr Olli Perheentupa, Consul General, General Consulate of Finland in Russia  

Co-operation in the exchange of transport information in logistics between Finland and Russia, Mr Lassi Hilska, Ministry of Transport and Communication

Challenges of logistics in Russia, Mrs Olga Dobrosmyslova, ASMAP, Administration, Moscow

10:30-11:30 Session 1: e-Customs 

The implementation of the new EU Customs regulations, Practices and developments in Finnish customs, Mr Mika Poutiainen, Finnish Customs - Vaalimaa

Resources and Challenges of Road Carriers, Mr Konstantin Sharshakov, ASMAP, the North-West Federal Region of Russia

Discussion

Coffee break

12:00-13:00 Session 2: Road Transport 

Finnish operator case; Itella - current practices and procedures, documents, data transfer, future prospects, Mr Simo Päivinen, Commercial Director, Itella Corporation

Russian operator case; Future vision and demand for IT development, Mr Dmitry Marmurok, InterTransport Ltd

Solutions from Finrus2 project, Mr Jarkko Lehtinen, VTT Finnish Technical Research Centre

Discussion

Lunch

14:00-15:00 Session 3: Rail Transport 

Case Stora-Enso; Timber reception by rail in forest industry, Mr Sami Karttunen, Logistics Superintendent, Stora-Enso

Co-operation in Rail border crossing at Finnish-Russian border, Ms Sirkka-Leena Holmberg, Project Co-ordinator, VR Ltd, Finnish Railways

Solutions from Finrus2 project, Mr Antti Permala, VTT Finnish Technical Research Centre

Discussion

Coffee break

15:30-16:15 Session 4: Mobile solutions 

Mobile challenges in Russia, Mr Elias Heikari, Prostar Logistics Oy

Solutions from Finrus2 project, Mr Renne Tergujeff, VTT Finnish Technical Research Centre

16:15-16:45 Summing up, Russian-Finnish representatives

17:00-18:00 Coctails,(Consulate General of Finland)

Jarkko Lehtinen
Projektipäällikkö
020 722 4561
jarkko.lehtinen@vtt.fi