EXPORT FORUM
⟶ April 20, 2022
ABOUT THE EXPORT FORUM
Latvian Investment and Development Agency, Helve and Latvian Exporters Association “The Red Jackets” invites exporting enterprises and other interested parties to participate in the Export Forum “Born Global 2022”. The main objective of the forum is to identify the key challenges that currently hinder faster development of exports, promote closer co-operation among Latvian exporters, as well as government and public institutions, and other influential stakeholders to address the most pressing current industry obstacles.
Export forum will take place on April 20 in “Grand Poet Hotel”, Riga. Forum will also be streamed live on Facebook and TVNET. All discussions will be held in Latvian, except for the last discussion on Infrastructure.
PROGRAMME
10:00-10:30
Forum Opening
KEY-NOTE SPEAKERS:
Līva Stūrmane
Managing Director of the Latvian Exporters Association "The Red Jackets"
Krišjānis Kariņš
Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
Jānis Vitenbergs
Minister for Economics of the Republic of Latvia
Mārtiņš Tiknuss
Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Exporters Association "The Red Jackets"
Export forum discussion panels will be based on five key thematic verticals further elaborated below. We see these topics holding the most influence over exporting enterprises' sustainable growth prospects and ability to increase their international competitiveness. Topics will be covered from diverse perspectives, not in definition limited to the descriptions below.
10:30-11:30
“Business environment”
Re-orientation for expansion in new markets and passive uptake of tech solutions for increasing operational efficiency are only a few of the challenges currently faced by exporting enterprises.
We will discuss ideas on how to support exporting enterprises in increasing their international competitiveness through advancing in solutions that can increase their operational efficiency.
MODERATED BY
Mārtiņš Tiknuss
Chairman of the Board at the Latvian Exporters Association “The Red Jackets”
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Kaspars Rožkalns
Director of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency
Toms Auškāps
Board Member at Balticovo
Daiga Kiopa
Member of the Board at Lursoft
Andžejs Stenclavs
Founder and director of Kinetics Nail Systems
Ingmārs Pūķis
Member of the Board at LMT
11:30-12:30
“Human Capital”
Investments in employees' digital skills uptake, retention and motivation have always been fundamental factors for securing sustainable growth capacity.
We will be discussing the potential ways how to tackle innovation challenges in attracting and retaining talent, management, and building thriving internal cultures.
MODERATED BY
Pārsla Baško
Partner at ERDA
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Anita Muižniece
Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
Jānis Palkavnieks
Draugiem Group Spokesman
Agrita Kiopa
Vice-Rector for Science at RSU
Jānis Hermanis
Finance and taxes expert at LDDK
Aleksandrs Hiļevojs
Chief Development Officer at Kronus
12:30-13:30
“Access to Finance”
Access to private and public financing, as well as financial support for new technology uptake and other development projects are predetermining factors for increasing exports and securing companies' growth capacity.
We will seek for answers that will help exporting enterprises in the process of easier access to financing and enable new growth opportunities.
MODERATED BY
Mārtiņš Āboliņš
Economist at Citadele bank
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Kārlis Vilerts
Head of Research Department at Latvijas Banka
Juris Grišins
Manager at Capitalia
Reinis Bērziņš
Chairman of the Management Board at ALTUM
Ivans Dokicans
Chairperson of the Board at Mogotel Development Holding
Raimonds Lapiņš
Deputy State Secretary on Economic Issues
14:00-15:00
“Innovation”
Innovation uptake and implementation of new technological solutions are inevitable for companies to compete globally and develop new competitive advantages.
We will be discussing how to redefine the way work is performed to deliver results with higher efficiency and optimised resource investment.
MODERATED BY
Līva Pērkone
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Helve
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Ilmārs Osmanis
Chairman of the Board at LightSpace Labs
Heino Lapiņš
Sales Director at HKSCAN Latvia
Laura Očagova
Deputy Director in charge of investment at LIAA
Normunds Bergs
CEO of SAF Tehnika
Lotte Tisenkopfa-Iltnere
Founder and co-owner of Madara
15:00-16:00
“Infrastructure” (in English)
In Today's situation securing new alternative supplies of raw materials, solving complex logistics challenges and overcoming other inevitable external factors have become as troublesome as ever.
We will discuss innovative solutions for tackling challenges related to sustainable supply chain management and other issues related to the physical business environment.
MODERATED BY
Jānis Ošlejs
Founder and owner of Primekss
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Ilze Lore
Head of Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department at Ministry of Economics
Andris Bite
Co-Owner and Board Member at Karavela
Viktors Grūtups
Owner of Rāmkalni Nordeco
Žygimantas Surintas
Board Member and CEO of Smartlynx Airlines
16:00-16:30
“Born Global Sustainability Hackathon”
KEY-NOTE SPEAKER
Līva Pērkone
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Helve