Agenda – May 20

STRENGTHENING THE IT SECTOR IN THE REGION
Part 1

9:30
Registration and coffee

10:00 - 10:30
Opening
Moderator: Laura Čodere

Jānis Vītoliņš, Chairman of the Ventspils City Council
Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia

IT education challenges in higher education

Andris Vaivads, Rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

10:30 - 10:45
Strengthening the IT Sector in the Region
Signe Bāliņa, President of Information and Communications Technology Association

10:45 - 11:30
Discussion: Strengthening the IT Sector in the Region

Moderator: Signe Bāliņa

Participants:

Signe Bāliņa, President of Information and Communications Technology Association
Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
Andris Vaivads, Rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Egons Spalāns, Deputy Executive Director of the Ventspils City Municipality

Gatis Ozols, Deputy State Secretary for Digital Transformation of VARAM

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break

AI AND THE FUTURE OF IT: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS
Part 2

12:00 - 12:15
AI and the Future of IT: Opportunities and Risks

Oksana Sivokobiļska, Member of the Board of the Artificial Intelligence Latvia Association

12:15 - 13:00

Discussion: AI and the Future of IT: Opportunities and Risks

Moderator: Oksana Sivokobiļska


Participants:

Ēvalds Urtāns, Asya Ltd
Guntis Čoders, CEO at Theo Growth Ltd
Renāte Strazdiņa, Head of Microsoft Technologies in Central Europe and Central Asia

HUMAN RESOURCES CHALLENGE IN THE IT ERA
Part 3

13:00 - 13:15
TBD
Maksims Jegorovs, Nuoxera Ltd

13:15 - 14:00
Discussion: Human Resource Challenges in the IT Era

Moderator: Maksims Jegorovs

Participants:
Vairis Caune, Lecturer at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Raita Rollande, TestDevLab Ltd
Kristiāna Balode, Doctoral Student and Visiting Research Assistant at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Ģirts Lediņš, founder of Talzy Ltd

The agenda will be updated.   

Lunch break*

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

PITCH SESSION

Moderator: Guntis Čoders

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

Agenda – May 21

9:00 - 9:40
Workshop Introduction

9:40 - 12:00

Idea Exchange, Introduction of Entrepreneurs, Team Formation and Task Allocation

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00
Design Thinking Masterclass

14:00 - 15:45
Independent Teamwork  

15:45 - 16:00
Closing of the Day

Agenda – May 22

9:00 - 9:15
Introduction to the Day

9:15 - 10:30

Team Mentoring

10:30 - 12:30
Independent Teamwork

12:30 - 13:15
Lunch Break

13:15 - 15:15
Idea Presentations

15:15 - 16:00
Event Closing

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