You are kindly invited to join us on September 18, at 12:00 at Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & SPA Hotel (Elizabetes iela 55, Rīga) for a Joint Chamber Business Luncheon with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Mr. Krišjānis Kariņš, focusing on “rebuilding trust in Latvia as an attractive investment opportunity”.
Mr Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964) has been the Prime Minister of Latvia since January 23, 2019. Before becoming the Head of the Latvian government, Mr. Kariņš served as the Minister of Economics and a Member of the European Parliament. Mr. Kariņš has received a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D in linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. After relocating to Latvia in 1997, he established and ran frozen food business. In 2002, Mr. Kariņš helped to establish New Era Party, which in 2011 merged with others and formed the Unity Party, predecessor to the New Unity Party, now part of the Latvian government.
The luncheon is organized by Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with American, British, Norwegian and Swedish Chambers of Commerce in Latvia.
The Q&A session will be moderated by Mr Edijs Bošs, who has spent twenty years working for various Latvian news organizations: LNT television, newspaper Diena, public broadcaster LTV and, currently, TV3 Latvia.
Date & time: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 at 12:00 (arrival at 11:30)
Venue: Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & SPA Hotel, Elizabetes street 55, Rīga – Omega Room
Admission: 35 EUR for members, 55 EUR for non-members (to cover organizational expenses)
