10:50 - 11:25
Investors' current mood and expectations
11:35 - 12:15
Building Trust and Collaboration for Human-Centered AI in Europe
Arvils Kupris
Technology adoption expert, AI and sustainability enthusiast
Gatis Ozols
Deputy State Secretary on Digital Transformation, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development (VARAM)
Agate Ambulte
Head of AI at Riga Stradiņš University
Gaetan Brison
AI Engineering Manager, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Pablo Garcia Tello
Section Head of the Development of EU Projects & Initiatives, CERN
Vitnija Saldava
Regional Public Policy Lead, Meta
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
Andreas Muehlberger
Infineon Technologies, Strategic Partner Management
Linn Kretzschmar
CERN Venture Connect Entrepreneurship Development
Raivis Skadiņš
Director of Research and Development, Tilde
Andris Baumanis
UniLab, Member of the Management Board
14:05 - 15:05
Startup Pitch Competition (Deep Tech Stage)
Pitch
15:05 - 15:30
Networking Break
Networking
15:50 - 16:45
The future of innovation: industry collaboration and sustainable science funding
Sandra Kropa
Latvian Radio and TV journalist
Osvalds Pugovičs
Manager of the BioPhoT Platform
Vitālijs Skrīvelis
Board Member and co-owner, PharmIdea SIA
Joanna Lipner
PhD, Co-founder & Managing Director at Pikralida
Jurģis Miezainis
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
17:20 - 17:50
Driving Innovation: Corporate–Startup Synergy in Action
Dinner
SPACE
12:15 - 13:00
BREAK / LUNCH
13:40 - 14:10
From knowledge to commercialization: how to drive space business creation
Maud Moullec
Commercialisation Officer at ESA, ESA BIC Country Manager France, Latvia
Luca Del Monte
Head of Commercialisation Department at European Space Agency - ESA
Alessandro Caranci
Senior Vice President of Satellite Communication at Telespazio SpA.
Aleksejs Klokovs
Director, Aeronautics, Space Engineering and Transport Institute, Riga Technical University
Anton Adamovitch
MP at Commercialization Reactor, EIT Community Officer Latvia at EIT Community
14:45 - 15:15
Lifting Off: Startup Success and Investment Trends in Space Tech
Diana Lapkis
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)
Nikolai Adamovitch
Founder & CEO at "Commercialization Reactor", a seasoned entrepreneur, investor
Estelle Godard
Vice-president of OTB Venutres
15:15 - 15:30
Networking Break
Networking Break
15:40 - 16:25
Mind the Gap: Bridging lab-to-market Financing for Baltic startups
Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema
Head of Latvian Innovation and Technology office in Brussels, LIAA
Stephane Ouaki
Acting director of EIC and EISMEA
Baltic Deeptech startup
Mistery-guest for the audience
Gijsbert Wierink
DG DEFIS
Angelina Bekasova
Senior Expert for Space and Innovation Policy at the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
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?
Ieva Treija
Editor of Labs of Latvia, co-founder of Finday.lv, communication practitioner, and enthusiast
Edvards Francis Kuks
Head of RIS3 Unit at Ministry of Science and Education
Mārtiņš Kaprāns
Senior researcher at the University of Latvia’s Institute of Philosophy and Sociology
Dana Isarov
Practicing pediatrician at SIA "Rabarbers MED"
16:00 - 18:00
Female Founders Lunch
@ Startup House Riga
@ Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas 6A, "The Moon"
@ Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas 6a
@ “Intelligent Space”, 20th floor in Zunda Towers,
@DTA
15:00 - 16:00
Poland in Space
Tomasz Szeratics
Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Polish Embassy in Riga
Leszek Roszkowski
Astrocent +
Grzegorz Brona, PhD
Creotech Investments - President of the Management Board, CEO
Izabela Banaś
Deputy Director, Department of Analyses and Strategies, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)
Karolina Madrak
Coordinator in the International Cooperation Department, NCBR
Jan Osiński
Chief Expert in International Cooperation Department of NCBR
Robert Grabeł
Deputy Director of NCP Department at NCBR
Andrzej Guzowski
Director of the Department of Defence Industry at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
@DTA
16:00 - 17:30
The Investor’s Guide to Latvian Deeptechs
@DTA
@ Riga Open Biospace