Date 25 March, 2021
Time12.00–13.30
Location Online, Zoom platform

Webinar is available at LIAA Youtube channel.

Modern technologies have radically transformed modern life and are now beginning to change the way cities and mobility operate. The Smart City movement is growing in strength all around the world and has opened up a new opportunity for forward-looking municipal planners. Experts in the field used 2020 to implement new ideas and solutions and to build on what they had previously created. It's time to learn from each other and share experiences!

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in cooperation with the Dutch Smart Mobility Embassy invites you to participate and gain inspiration in an online seminar, the central theme of which is the role of the community in the introduction of new technologies in the urban environment.

During the seminar, you will receive a practical insight into the development of cooperation between companies, residents, and local governments, implementing new innovations, as well as learn more about the pilot area of smart city solutions in Latvia and the Netherlands. You will also be able to hear about the experience of Dutch companies and the solutions used on the way to a safer and smarter urban environment.

Please note that the event will take place at 12.00-13.20 (GMT+2)

Speakers:

  • Gints Reinsons, Director at Jelgava municipality operative information centre;
  • Lāsma Ivaska, Innovation and project manager at VEFRESH;
  • Jānis Upmanis, CEO at getUgo;
  • Wieland Hendriksen, Director at The Urban Future;
  • Mieke Masselink, Smart Mobility Embassy;
  • Peyman Tavakoli, Business developer at Technolution.

Working language: English.
No registration fee.
Zoom link will be sent to all participants prior to the event.

Organized by Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)

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