The Baltic Startup Policy Forum aims to raise awareness of EU‑level startup policy issues within the Baltic startup ecosystem, foster knowledge sharing on effective policy practices, and promote cross‑border learning among policymakers and ecosystem leaders. The forum also seeks to inform policymakers about the specific needs, life cycle dynamics, and priority areas of startups, supporting evidence‑based and startup‑friendly policymaking.
Venue: Riga Technical University Science and Innovation centre, Ķīpsalas iela 6A, Moon conference room.
A sneak peak into the agenda
10:30 – 11:15 Registration
11:15–11:30 Opening
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Opening Remarks by
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Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of Latvia
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The Host - Tālis Juhna, Rector of Riga Technical University
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11:30–12:10 Building the Hard Stuff: Why the Baltics Matter for Europe’s Strategic Autonomy
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Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
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Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and R&D
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Moderator: Zivile (Zivi) Einikyte
12:10–13:00 The Baltic’s Role in Leading Europe’s Startup & Scaleup Future and the Actions Ahead
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Edgars Šadris, Deputy State Secretary on Economic Issues, Ministry of Economics of Latvia
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Sigrid Rajalo, Deputy Secretary General for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
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Karolina Urbonaitė, Head of Startups Lithuania
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Moderator: Edmundas Balčikonis, founder and CEO at RFPX
13:00 –13:30 The Next Baltic Unicorn Wave
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Andris K. Bērziņš, Partner at Change Ventures
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Mikus Opelts, co-founder and CEO of Giraffe360
13:30 –14:30 Networking lunch Supported by EIT Community Hub Latvia
14:30–15:10 From Lab to Market: Scaling Baltic Deep Tech
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Liene Briede, Vice-Rector for Innovations at Riga Technical University
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Dr. Tõnu Esko, Vice-Rector of Development at Tartu University
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Gintaras Vilda, EIT Community Officer for Lithuania
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Roberts Rimša, CTO and Co-founder of Cellbox Labs
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Moderator: Aziza Zakhidovam, VC and Growth Investor at EBRD
15:10–15:50 Accelerating the Baltic Startup Engine: Lessons & Way Forwards
15:50–16:00 Closing
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Ernests Jenavs, Chairman of the Board at Startin.LV
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Ieva Jāgere, Director of Latvian Investment and Development Agency
The event is Co-organized by Techchill & Latvian Startup Association Startin.LV with support of The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, EIT Community Hub Latvia, ERAF and RTU Science and Innovation Centre.
Participation is free of charge.
Seats are limited and registration is subject to manual approval
RSVP by registering here in Luma
Photos will be taken at the event and may be used for social media communication afterwards.
TechChill is an international event focused on the startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship, which will take place March 25 - 27.
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