Agenda

PEOPLE AND THE LABOUR MARKET IN 2035:
WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR LATVIA’S REGIONS?

9:30

10:00

Opening Session
Moderator: Pēteris Strautiņš

Registration and Coffee

Jānis Vītoliņš, Chairman of the Ventspils City Council

Igors Udodovs, Chairman of the Council of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Manager of the Ventspils Free Port

Danuta Pīlapa, Acting Director of the Investment Attraction and Business Development Department at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)

Roberts Idelsons, Chairman of the Management Board of Signet Bank

10:30

The Future of the Regions: How Many of Us Will There be, and What Will We Be Capable of?

Zane Vārpiņa, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

10:45
How Can Regions Avoid Demographic Collapse?

Pēteris Strautiņš, Luminor Chief Economist

11:00
 The year 2035 doesn't need to be predicted. It's already been calculated

Raimonds Lapiņš, Head of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

11:15

Where Will Labour Shortages Emerge by 2035, and What Should We Do Today?

Jānis Salmiņš, Deputy State Secretary for Human Capital Management and Macroeconomic Development at the Ministry of Economics

11:30
The Role of Workforce Forecasting in Effective Business Resource Management

Una Libkovska, Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Dr. sc. admi.
Rimants Jeļinsks, Doctoral Researcher at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

11:50

Expert Discussion: People and the Labour Market in 2035:
What Lies Ahead for Latvia’s Regions?

Moderator: Pēteris Strautiņš

Participants:
Zane Vārpiņa, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Raimonds Lapiņš, Head of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
Jānis Salmiņš, Deputy State Secretary for Human Capital Management and Macroeconomic Development at the Ministry of Economics

12:30 – 13:15
Networking and lunch*

*Event participants will be provided with free lunch by the organizers.


BUSINESS IN 2035:
TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY AND INVESTMENT

13:15

Discussion: The Workforce of 2035:
Local Talent, Foreign Workers or Robots?

Moderator: Pēteris Strautiņš

Panellists:
Mikus Brakanskis, Plant Manager at Bucher Municipal Ltd

Ilze Valdmane, Co-owner and Board Member of Aspired Ltd

Andris Bite, Member of the Management Board of Karavela Ltd

14:45
Human Capital and the Education Needed for 2035

Jānis Paiders, State Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science

15:00
How do Technology Companies Use the Capital market globally and in the Baltics?

Edmunds Antufjevs, Head of Investment Banking at Signet Bank

15:15
A Decade of Skills in 10 Minutes

Betija Deina Muižniece, Head of Product and AI at Animas Ltd

15:30
Robotics in Construction

Ēvalds Urtāns, Head of Asya Ltd and Chairman of the Latvian Artificial Intelligence Association (MILA)

15:45

Panel Discussion: 2035 Starts Today:
What Decisions Need to Be Made Now?

Moderator: Pēteris Strautiņš

Panellists:

Roberts Idelsons, Chairman of the Management Board of Signet Bank

Danuta Pīlapa, Acting Director of the Investment Attraction and Business Development Department at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Una Libkovska, Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Dr. sc. admi.
Gatis Romanovskis, Head of Animas Ltd

16:30

From forum discussions to real-world solutions –
CHALLENGE 2035


Forum language – Latvian. Interpretation at the forum will be provided by AI tool (please bring your own headphones).

Agenda – December 8

9:00
Introduction to the Day

9:15

Team Mentoring

10:30
Independent Teamwork

12:30
Lunch Break

13:15
Idea Presentations

15:15
Event Closing

Agenda – December 9

9:00
Workshop Introduction

9:40

Introduction of Entrepreneurs, Team Formation and Task Allocation

12:00
Lunch Break

13:00
Design Thinking Masterclass

14:00
Independent Teamwork  

15:45
Closing of the Day

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