World Latvian Economics & Innovations Forum on July 10, 2015

When:

10/07/2015 @ 09:00 – 16:00

2015-07-10T09:00:00+03:00

2015-07-10T16:00:00+03:00

Where:

Radisson BLU Hotel Latvija
Elizabetes iela 55
Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010
Latvia

8:00 – 9:00	Welcome and registration
9:00 – 9:15	Opening
	Session I: Latvia’s New Opportunities: Rethinking Strategies for Export Diversification and Attracting Foreign Investment Artis Pabriks, Member of European Parliament (EP) and the EP International Trade Committee, Chief Rapporteur on CETA Kārlis Šmits, Senior Economist in China, World Bank Andris Piebalgs, Former EU Commissioner for Energy and for Development, European and Economic Affairs Adviser to the President of the Republic of Latvia Moderator: Pauls Raudseps, weekly news magazine “Ir” journalist and commentator
	Coffee break
	Session II – A: Opportunities and Challenges in Strengthening Entrepreneurial Culture in Latvia Imants Lauks, Founder of Epocal Corporation (Canada) Ģirts Cimermans, Executive Director, HOYA Corporation and COO of Life Care segment (Netherlands) Jānis Krūms, Founder and CEO “Opprtunity” (USA) Moderator: Andris K. Bērziņš, Global technology entrepreneur, Co-Founder of TechHub Riga
	Lunch
	Session III – A: Are we ready for CETA and TTIP? – Trade tools for doing business with North America Uldis Sīpols, VP Sonoco (USA) Imants Purvs, Latvian Honorary Consul, Lettonia Trading Group (Canada) Matīss Kukainis, SKA (Latvia) Moderator: Arnis Kākulis, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia Session III – B: How to charm the Asian Dragon? – Tools for succeeding in China Kārlis Šmits, Senior Economist in China, World Bank Maija Kurte, Linearis IBC Moderator: Ieva Jākobsone – Bellomi, Counsellor of Economic and Commercial Affairs, Head of the Representative Office in China, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00	Networking hour

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