Join us on the first day of Deep Tech Atelier

Deep Tech Atelier

Deep Tech Stage

Deep Frontier Stage

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Agenda in progress

10:00 - 10:05

Host opening

10:05 - 10:20

Deep Tech Atelier Opening

Edgars Rinkēvičs

President of Latvia

Viktors Valainis

Minister of Economics, Republic of Latvia

Director General of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)

10:20 - 10:35

Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech report key insights

10:35 - 10:50

Keynote (TBA)

10:50 - 11:25

Investors' current mood and expectations

Alcedo ventures, Managing Director

Leonardo Rocchetti

Early Stage Investor at Plug and Play Ventures

11:25 - 11:35

TBC

11:35 - 12:15

Building Trust and Collaboration for Human-Centered AI in Europe

Technology adoption expert, AI and sustainability enthusiast

Head of AI at Riga Stradiņš University

AI Engineering Manager, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

12:15 - 13:00

Lunch

Lunch

13:00 - 13:50

The Silicon Engine: Driving Through Disruptive Innovation

Ņikita Kazakevičs

LMT Ecosystem Partnerships Lead, Innovation Development Division

13:50 - 14:05

Brains in Motion: Unlocking the Power of Physical AI

Leonardo Rocchetti

Early Stage Investor at Plug and Play Ventures

14:05 - 15:05

Startup Pitch Competition (Deep Tech Stage)

Pitch

15:05 - 15:30

Networking Break

Networking

15:30 - 15:50

Scaling science into impact: the role of research platforms and public-private partnership

Professor of Computer Aided Drug Design

15:50 - 16:45

The future of innovation: industry collaboration and sustainable science funding

Latvian Radio and TV journalist

Osvalds Pugovičs

Manager of the BioPhoT Platform

Vitālijs Skrīvelis

Board Member and co-owner, PharmIdea SIA

PhD, Co-founder & Managing Director at Pikralida

16:45 - 16:52

BII – A Systematic Approach to Biotech Innovation

Markus Herrgard

CSO at BioInnovation Institute

16:52 - 17:20

The Power of Regional Collaboration in driving life science innovations

Markus Herrgard

CSO at BioInnovation Institute

President of PACTT

17:20 - 17:50

Driving Innovation: Corporate–Startup Synergy in Action

18:00 - 19:00

Dinner

Dinner

13:00 - 13:05

Opening and Introduction / Deep Frontier Stage

IneseSuijaMarkova

Inese Suija-Markova

Deep Frontier Stage Host

13:05 - 13:10

Minister of Education / Ministry of Economics Representative

SPACE

13:10 - 13:20

From Vision to Venture: Europe’s Space Sector Transformed

Head of Commercialisation Department at European Space Agency - ESA

13:20 - 13:30

The Global Space Economy

Sinéad O'Sullivan

Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as a Board Member of the European Space Policy Institute

13:30 - 13:55

From knowledge to commercialization: how to drive space business creation

13:55 - 14:05

Why Space is so Important in Maintaining the Alliance’s Technological Edge

14:15 - 14:25

Dual-Use Space Tech Innovations for Security and Sustainability

Accenture Space Innovation Go To Market lead

14:25 - 14:30

From the Stars to the Soil: Why Space Innovation Starts with Farmers, not Astronauts

Angelina Bekasova

Senior Expert for Space and Innovation Policy at the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia

14:30 - 14:35

ESA BIC Latvia: Opportunities for Latvian Startups

14:35 - 15:00

Lifting Off: Startup Success and Investment Trends in Space Tech

Member of the Board Latvian Space Industry Association

Zuzanna Filipecka

Business Development at Open Cosmos

Dr. Gianluigi Baldesi

Head of the Ventures and Financing Office at the European Space Agency

Jana Budkovskaja

CEO of Beamline Accelerator (Estonia)

15:15 - 15:30

Networking Break

Networking Break

15:30 - 15:40

How to Use Earth Industries and AI in a Modular Next-Gen Space Suit

15:40 - 16:25

Mind the Gap: Bridging lab-to-market Financing for Baltic startups

Acting director of the European Innovation Council and EISMEA

Baltic Deeptech startup

Mistery-guest for the audience

16:25 - 16:30

Wrap up

16:30 - 17:30

Startup Pitch Competition (Deep Frontier Stage)

Pitch

13:00 - 14:00

Startup Pitch Competition (Growth Stage)

Pitch

14:15 - 15:00

Why Does Society Need Scientists Who Talk Publicly? And How to Deal With What Happens Next?

Edvards Francis Kuks

Head of RIS3 Unit at Ministry of Science and Education

15:00 - 15:30

Debating, Engaging, or Ignoring? A Researcher’s Guide to Social Media

15:30 - 16:00

Why investor is not interested in your discovery?

16:00 - 16:30

How to Create Engaging Texts for Social Media?

Ilze Švarcbaha

CEO & founder of Not Scheduled

16:30 - 17:00

Easy video content creation about complex topic

Agnese Skrastīte

@agnesereels, Social media creator

17:00 - 17:30

How Do You Talk About Science — And With Scientists — In a Way That Interests More Than Just 10 People?

Edžus Miķelsons

Editor at “Delfi Campus”

Jānis Sildniks

Head of Social Media at “Delfi”

13:00 - 14:30

EIT “Deep Tech Talent Innitiative” & EIT Community. Your broad ecosystem navigation to find best opportunities that Europe can provide.

14:30 - 15:30

Poland in Space

Tomasz Szeratics

Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Polish Embassy in Riga

Leszek Roszkowski

Grzegorz Brona, PhD

Creotech Investments - President of the Management Board, CEO

Deputy Director, Department of Analyses and Strategies, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

Karolina Madrak

Coordinator in the International Cooperation Department, NCBR

Chief Expert in International Cooperation Department of NCBR

16:00 - 17:30

The Investor’s Guide to Latvian Deeptechs

FINEST SCALEUP project lead at Startin.LV