International hybrid conference “In sight of the green and digital future!”
We invite you to participate in the International Hybrid Conference of the Employers' Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) "In Sight of the Green and Digital Future!" on April 18, 10.00 -15.00 at the AC Hotel by Mariott, Riga, Latvia, or online on Youtube!
At the conference, we will look at the latest developments in digitalisation and the green transition.
Representatives of Latvian and international organisations and companies will share their experiences on the impact of digitalisation on the working environment and technological innovation in the context of the green transition.
To confirm your participation, please fill in the application form by 17.04: https://forms.office.com/e/sjas0MdeD6.
AGENDA
09.30-10:00 | Registration, welcome coffee and networking
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10.00-10.30
| Opening of the conference: moderator Māra Sleja
Introductory speech: Andris Bite, LDDK president Introductory speech: Kaspars Melnis, Minister of Climate and energy Introductory speech: Zane Petre, Head of the European Commission representation in Latvia
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Part 1
10.30-10.50 | DEVELOPMENTS IN DIGITALISATION AND GREEN TRANSITION IN EUROPE
“From green and digital thinking to action for policy implementation” Kaspars Gorkšs, LDDK Director General
“Navigating the twin transitions: going green and digital” Kumi Kitamori, OECD Deputy Environment Director (France)
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Part 2 | DIGITALISATION. IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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10.50-11.40 | “Building a culture of security” Elviss Strazdiņš, Digital Security Center, Member of the board
“BusinessEurope’s views to advance the digital economy in the next policy cycle 2024-2029” Svetlana Stoilova, BusinessEurope, Adviser on internal market (Belgium)
“AI in the workplace – Challenges and opportunities” Kristian Bjørnskov Thormann, Confederation of Danish Employers, Adviser (Denmark) “Performance and our impact” Chris Thalinger , Former Software Engineer at Twitter, Oracle, Sun (Austria)
“Innovation and digitalisation. The story of Latvia's experience Ingmārs Pūķis, Latvian Mobile Telephone, Marketing and Business Development Vice President
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11.40-12.30 | Panel discussion
Gatis Ozols, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Deputy State Secretary on Digital Transformation issues Marina Volkova , airBaltic, Head of Talent Acquisition and Development Pauls Jansons, Tet, Director of AI development department Ēvalds Urtāns, Riga Technical University, Researcher, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering Ingmārs Pūķis, Latvian Mobile Telephone, Marketing and Business Development Vice President |
12.30-13:30
Part 3
| Lunch break
GREEN TRANSITION. ENERGY STRATEGY: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
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13.30-14.10 | “Green technology in Estonia: university cooperation with private business” Ragmar Saksing, Tallinn Science Park “Tehnopol”, Greentech Sector Manager (Estonia)
“Investments in sustainable solutions and digitalisation - benefits for business” Jevgenijs Ivanovs, Swedbank, Head of Corporate Division
“Innovation environment and attitude towards it” Guna Soloveja, Tet, New Business Development Manager
“Green transition: from slogans to actions” Arta Dimbiere, Employers` Confederation of Latvia, Expert on Climate and Energy
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14.10-14.50 | Panel discussion
Gunārs Valdmanis, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Head of department of Energy market Jevgenijs Ivanovs, Swedbank, Head of Corporate Division Guna Soloveja, Tet, New Business Development Manager Kaspars Gorkšs, LDDK Director General
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14.50-15.00 | Concluding remarks and closing of the conference |
