Kurzeme Business Forum: Challenges of the IT Sector in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
May 20
Ventspils Science Center “Vizium”
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:30 Registration and coffee
Opening remarks
10:00 - 10:30
Moderator: Laura Čodere
Jānis Vītoliņš, Chair of the Ventspils City Council
Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
Andris Vaivads, Rector of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Part 1
Strengthening the IT sector in the region
10:30 - 11:30
Strengthening the IT sector in the region
10:30 - 11:30
Moderator: Signe Bāliņa
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
Coffee break
Part 2
AI risks and opportunities
11:45 - 12:45
AI risks and opportunities
11:45 - 12:45
Moderator: Oksana Sivokobiļska
Oksana Sivokobiļska, Member of the Board of the Artificial Intelligence Latvia Association
Guntis Čoders, Theo Growth Ltd
Renāte Strazdiņa, Head of Microsoft Technologies in Central Europe and Central Asia
Part 3
Human resources challenge in the IT era
12:45 - 13:45
Human resources challenge in the IT era
12:45 - 13:45
Moderator: Maksims Jegorovs
Maksims Jegorovs
Ģirts Lediņš, Telzy
Lunch break*
*Event participants will be provided with free lunch by the organizers.
Pitch session
14:30 - 17:00
Moderator: Guntis Čoders
Forum language – Latvian. Interpretation at the forum will be provided by SIA TILDE MI (please bring your own headphones).
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