The recent financial and economic crisis reinstated and intensified the calls for responsibility in businesses and financial markets. Stakeholders demand foresighted and value orientated management in order to avoid risks and secure jobs. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) therefore has become a more and more popular management tool.
Thus this year's Dikli Forum "Social Market Economy" provides an opportunity for young experts from politics, sciences and business from the Baltic and Nordic States as well as from Germany to discuss their opinions and ideas on CSR.
The conference will emphasize the following three topics in particular:

Friday, April 15

16.00 - 18.00
Transfer to Dikļu Pils from Riga (Elizabetes iela 85a, Berga Bazars)

18.00 - 19.00
Arrival in Dikļu Pils

19.00
Welcoming address and introductory remarks
Andreas M. Klein
Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Baltic States

Dinner
Dinner Speech by Arjan Tupan
Co-chair of the CSR Committee at AmCham in Latvia, Owner at Who walks the dog

Saturday, April 16

09.30 - 12.00
Round Table I: “The success story of Social Market Economy and CSR – How Corporate Social Responsibility strengthens the competiveness of small and medium sized enterprises in the global market”

• Maija Kale
  Director of the Institute for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility; Coordinator of Sustainability Index 2011, Latvia

• Mari Kooskora
  Director of Ethics Centre, Estonian Business School

• René Schmidpeter
  Member of the Austrian Chapter of the Club of Rome; Lecturer for CSR at different universities, Germany

• Stefan Svanström
  Economic Advisor, Kristdemokraterna, Sweden

Moderation:
Matthias Schäfer
Head of Division Financial and Labor Market Policy, KAS Germany

12.00
Lunch break

13.30 - 16.00
Round Table II: “CSR in SMEs – Best Practice Examples”

• Alexander Welscher
  German Chamber of Commerce Network, Baltic States

• N.N.
  JSC Ruta, Lithuania (tbc)

• Lotte Tisenkopfa-Iltnere
  CEO Madara Cosmetics SIA, Latvia (tbc)

• Ainars Bundulis
  Board member of GRIFS AG International, Latvia

• Ralf Zastrau
  CEO Nanogate AG, Germany

Moderation:
René Schmidpeter
Member of the Austrian Chapter of the Club of Rome; Lecturer for CSR

16.00 - 19.00
Excursion to Valmiera
Visit of Valmieras stikla skiedra

19.00
Dinner

Sunday, April 17

09.30 - 12.00
Round Table III: “Lessons learned from the Global Economic and Financial Crisis – Do we need a European Economic Government?”

• Martin Heipertz
  Federal Ministry of Finances, Advisor to the Minister, Germany

• Fernando Navarrete
  Director of Economics and Public Policy, FAES, Spain

• Jānis Miķelsons
  Advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Latvia

Moderation:
Matthias Hübscher
CDU Germany

12.00
Conclusion & Follow up