It’s never too late to network! Check out our first Networking Breakfast being held in the Season of 2017/2018.
Theme: ”Mass Media and Propaganda”
Panelists: Maris Cepuritis, Juris Ulmanis and Sanita Jemberga.
Our Networking Breakfasts are a perfect way to meet with new and fellow partners over a quality breakfast menu that features Latvian produce along with insights from special guests, Corporate and Executive members at each event in the series.
The upcoming event in this series will take place at the AVALON Hotel and Conferences with an excellent breakfast (see the Menu below), with tables of six – eight to give guests more quality time to connect each other and build those all important networks. We will wrap up before 11:00 to allow you to get off to work in good time with some new learning and a few contacts in the bag before you sit down at your desk.
Our Networking Breakfasts are a perfect way to introduce a new member to the Chamber in a more relaxed environment and we would invite you to book a guest, bring them along and share the benefits of one of our events with them.
Menu:
Omelet
Benedict eggs
Breakfast bacon
Sausages boiled
Selection of cheese
Selection of smoked meats, salami, chicken roulade, pork and beef
Fresh vegetables
Oat porridge
Romani salad served in a jar with homemade anchoes sauce, Grana Padano cheese and grilled chicken
3 types of marinated herring
Fresh season fruits
Yoghurts, muesli, jams
Homemade season cakes
Homemade breakfast bread, croissants
Butter, water, cranberry lemonade, orange and apple juice
Tea, coffee, milk
More info about the Panelists:
Sanita Jemberga is a Latvian author and investigative journalist who has worked in the press and television since 1996. After a burnout and general disillusionment with journalism and brief stint at European Commission, Sanita Jemberga returned to journalism in 2014 and now serves as executive director and editor at non-profit Baltic centre of investigative journalism Re:Baltica. She teaches media literacy in Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Sanita is Latvian government representative in UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication and in 2016 stepped down as Head of Latvian Journalists Union to spend more time with family and Re:Baltica. She was script writer to the first Baltic public broadcaster’s jointly commissioned documentary ‘Masterplan” about Russian influence methods abroad and is currently working on another film dealing with KGB legacy.
Māris Cepurītis
Māris Cepurītis has BA and MA degrees in International relations both done in Rīga Stradiņš University and currently he is working on his PhD thesis. He has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Latvian Transatlantic organisation specifically participating in organising “The Rīga Conference”. Currently Maris is working in Rīga Stradiņš University as the head of “International Relations – European Studies” programme and a lecturer. In addition, he is a researcher at the Centre for East European Policy Studies and member of the board at Latvian Transatlantic Organization. His primary research interests include: theory and practice of diplomacy; public diplomacy; foreign policy of small states; foreign policy of Russia, especially the “non conventional instruments”; information warfare; propaganda and strategic communication from the political perspective.
Juris Ulmanis
Juris Ulmanis is a founding partner of Experiential Simulations, a Latvian-Canadian start-up established to revolutionize education through the use of experiential learning and gamification. Dr. Ulmanis spent 18 years with Motorola in various leadership and business development positions in the US and Europe. He has spent the last 15 years teaching entrepreneurship, communications, marketing and international business in Bachelor, MBA, EMBA, and Doctoral programs at universities in Europe and regularly trains and consults regional businesses in intrapreneurship, cross-cultural communications, marketing, sales, trust-building, negotiations and leadership. Juris is a volunteer soldier in the Latvian National Guard, and is a sought-after speaker and media commentator on defense and security, as well as business, and management issues. Juris is also a mountaineer and polar explorer, having written two books on his experiences and insights. He is also on the Advisory Board of Latvian Foster Family Society, a Board member of the NATO support group, the Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO), was also Vice-Chairman of the European Scout Foundation, based in Geneva, and a founding Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia. Juris is a recipient of the Three-Star Order, the highest Latvian national civil award, presented by the President of the Republic of Latvia.
The Networking Breakfast is supported by AmCham in Latvia by inviting the members to join the Breakfast. AmCham members special admission fee.
