10:00 - 11:45
Reverse Pitching

Kadi-Ingrid Lilles
Partner at Iron Wolf Capital

Arta Beitāne
Partner at Buildit VC

Hayata Okubo
Deep tech Manager at Plug and Play Japan

Jana Budkovskaja
CEO of Beamline Accelerator (Estonia)

Alberto Garcia Picazo
Senior International Project and Innovation Consultant at Hello Tomorrow

Linn Kretzschmar
CERN Venture Connect Entrepreneurship Development

Daren Wilson
Healthcare Innovator, Healthcare Ecosystem Builder, Start-up Mentor

Dr. Jirut Wattoom
Head of Innovation Strategy and Portfolio Management

Soufiane El Abdouni
Innovation & Technology Advisor for NBD @AGC

Carlo Germano Ravina
Co-founder and managing director of Novacapital
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
15:05 - 15:30
Networking Break
Networking
15:30 - 16:10
Biggest Mistakes Deep Tech Startups Make – Lessons from the Frontlines

Kristaps Cīrulis
Co-Founder of Terrawaste, Innovation Lead at Helve, and Acting CEO of the Baltic Sustainability Award

Daren Wilson
Healthcare Innovator, Healthcare Ecosystem Builder, Start-up Mentor

Ieva Treija
Editor of Labs of Latvia, co-founder of Finday.lv, communication practitioner, and enthusiast

Annija Mežgaile
CEO at TechChill
16:10 - 17:35
STARTUP COMPETITION FINALS & AWARDS
Pitch
17:35 - 19:00
Wrap-up & Reception
Dinner
DEFENCE
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
QUANTUM
12:15 - 13:00
Lunch
Lunch
15:55 - 16:25
Women in Defence & Cybersecurity
16:25 - 16:55
Tech in Education: How Tech Shapes Future STEM Leaders
17:20 - 19:00
NETWORKING BREAK
@ LMT HQ, Ropažu iela 6, Rīga
@ DTA
10:00 - 11:00
Industry Challenges for Science
@ DTA
11:00 - 12:30
Transformative Innovation: How Does It Happen for Real?
@ DTA
13:00 - 14:00
A Horizon Funding Lab: Tips, Tools & Success Stories
@ DTA
13:30 - 15:00
University spinoff Demo Day by UniLab

Voldemars Bredikis
Entrepreneur and business angel, advisor at UniLab

Dins Smits
Vice rector of academic affairs at Riga Stradins University

Martins Boroduskis
Innovation and technology transfer leading expert at Innovation and Acceleration Center at University of Latvia

Liene Briede
RTU Vice Rector for Innovations

Andris Baumanis
UniLab, Member of the Management Board
@ Deep Tech Cafe
14:00 - 15:00
How could the Deep Tech Finder help you?
@ DTA
15:00 - 16:00
Introduction to NATO DIANA Challenge Calls 2026
@ DTA
@ DTA
Location upon registration: https://lu.ma/51afyynp?tk=LqJfDZ
@ Riga Open Biospace