The Rail Baltica webinar, scheduled for tomorrow, 9 May, aims to inform current and prospective suppliers and partners about procurement plans for 2024, project progress updates, and to address relevant questions from stakeholders.
Taking place from 13:00 to 17:00 (EEST) online, the “Rail Baltica Webinar: Supplier Engagement Opportunities in 2024” will feature experts from Rail Baltica project delivery organizations – the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, and the national implementing bodies Rail Baltic Estonia, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas and LTG Infra.
The agenda includes discussions on the global progress of the Rail Baltica Project in 2024, procurement plans for this year, preparation for large-scale construction collaboration with the market, and an update on the project’s role in sustainable development.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Opening of the Event
Signe Nīgale, Head of Communication and International Relations Department, RB Rail AS
1:05 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Update on the global progress of the Rail Baltica Project in 2024
Kristīne Malnača, Head of Strategy and Economics Department, RB Rail AS
1:25 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Cooperating with the market: getting ready for large-scale construction
Kristjan Piirsalu, Director of Contracting Strategy
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Rail Baltica procurements in 2024
Mārtiņš Blaus, Head of Procurement, RB Rail AS
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Rail Baltica Project: progress update, procurement, and priorities in 2024 across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Vaiko Eggert, Head of Operations at Rail Baltic Estonia
Ēriks Diļevs, Chairman of the Board of “Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas”
Mantas Jasikonis, Program Manager at LTG Infra Rail Baltica Management
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Keynote & Panel Discussion: Role of Rail Baltica in Sustainable Development
Camille Wu, Vice President, Europe & UK, CPCS
Stefano Manzo, Transport Economist, Team Leader at RB Rail AS
Iveta Jēgere, Spatial Planning and Environmental Team Leader at RB Rail AS
Kristīne Malnača, Head of Strategy and Economics Department, RB Rail AS
The event will be streamed live on various Rail Baltica global project channels, including the official website www.railbaltica.org, and social media platforms LinkedIn and Facebook. English will be the primary working language, with synchronized translations available in Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian.