Startup Ecosystem Forum #3

Ministry of Economics (Latvia)

STARTUP ECOSYSTEM FORUM #3
Within the framework of Startup Day on 12th September the third Startup Ecosystem Forum organized by the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia will take place, which is a platform for the development of a dialogue between startups and representatives of public, private and academic sector, as well as NGO focusing on cooperation opportunities and identifying current challenges. 
This year the Forum will consist of 3 parts: starting with the discussion, where both representatives of the ecosystem and of the sectors will be invited to participate, followed by Baltic Startup Brand ranking TOP10 presentation and the idea hackathon, during which various parties involved will jointly look for the solutions and recommendations on the promotion of mutual cooperation and ecosystem strengthening.  
AGENDA
PART 1
09:30 - 10:00  Registration & Coffee
10:00 - 10:10  Opening  
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<LI>Dagnija Lejina, Board member of Latvian Start-up Association, #StartupDay co-organizer</LI>
<LI>Kristaps Soms, Director of Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department at the Ministry of Economics</LI>
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10:10 - 10:40  Presentation of the Latvian Startup Ecosystem Research results
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<LI>Kristaps Soms, Director of Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department at the Ministry of Economics </LI>
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10:40 - 12:00  DISCUSSION “Strengthening the Startup Ecosystem and Cross-Sectoral Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities”
Experience stories: cross-sectoral cooperation:
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<LI>Academic sector: Liene Briede, Head of RTU Design Factory</LI>
<LI>Public capital companies: Ilga Bērzkalna, Latvian State Forests, Head of Development Department.            </LI>
<LI>Business (foreign capital): Reinis Onzuls, Senior Accountant, Deloitte Latvia </LI>
<LI>Business (local capital): Andris Trumars, Head of Business Development, Eco Baltia group</LI>
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Participants of Discussion:
<UL>
<LI>Liene Briede, Head of RTU Design Factory</LI>
<LI>Ilga Bērzkalna, Latvian State Forests, Head of Development Department</LI>
<LI>Reinis Onzuls, Reinis Onzuls, Senior Accountant, Deloitte Latvia </LI>
<LI>Andris Trumars, Head of Business Development, Eco Baltia group</LI>
<LI>Ēriks Eglītis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics </LI>
<LI>Norberts Erts,  Co-founder, Cake HR</LI>
<LI>Moderator: Voldemārs Brēdiķis, entrepreneur, business angel, managing partner of Commercialization Reactor Fund</LI>
</UL>
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
PART 2
13:00 - 15:00 The Baltic Startup Brand Top Final by DDB and Accenture Latvia
Moderator: Andris Rubīns, Managing Director DDB Latvia
PART 3
15:00 - 17:00 IDEA HACKATHON “Cross-Sectoral Cooperation Opportunities and Cooperation Models” 
Discussions in working Groups (academic, private and public sector) by using design thinking principles and idea sprint to look for the solutions and recommendations on the promotion of mutual cooperation and ecosystem strengthening. 
Moderator: Artis Cicens, Business innovation consultant. Design thinking evangelist
17:00 - 18:00 Networking
Partners: Ministry of Economics, Latvian Startup Association Startin.lv, Digital Freedom Festival, DDB, Accenture

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