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DESCRIPTION:Latvian Office for Innovation and Technology in Geneva and Perm
 anent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations in collabora
 tion with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry and Services (CCIG)\, 
 are delighted to organise a Market Focus Latvia economic event for the Swi
 ss business community.  \n Over the years\, the Baltic country Latvia has 
 established itself as a dynamic gateway to the Nordic-Baltic region\, wher
 e innovation and entrepreneurship are thriving. The country’s fast-growing
  tech and startup ecosystem\, combined with strengths in biomedicine\, sma
 rt materials and ICT\, is attracting increasing attention from internation
 al investors. Major infrastructure projects such as « Rail Baltica »\, alo
 ng with EU-backed investments\, further create fertile ground for long-ter
 m growth. For Swiss companies\, Latvia offers both a bridge to the wider r
 egion and concrete opportunities to co-develop solutions in an agile\, inn
 ovation-driven environment.  \n Programme :  \n \n \n \n \n 11:45 \n \n \n
  Registration \n \n \n \n \n 12:00 \n \n \n Welcome addresses Vincent Subi
 lia\,  Director General\, CCIG \n H.E. Ivars Pundurs\,  Ambassador extraor
 dinary and plenipotentiary\, Permanent representative of Latvia to the UNO
 G  Alise Pīka-Ozola\,  Head of the Latvian Office for Innovation and Techn
 ology in Geneva \n \n \n \n \n 12:15 \n \n \n Latvia’s Business Landscape:
  Economic Developments\, Investment Climate & Opportunities for Swiss Comp
 anies Mr Māris Vainovskis \,  Senior Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (Latv
 ia) \n \n \n \n \n 12:30 \n \n \n Presentation of Swiss company with a pre
 sence in Latvia  Rauls Vēliņš \,  Manager at Roche (Latvia) \n \n \n \n \n
  13:00 \n \n \n Latvia tech company showcase with connection to Switzerlan
 d \n Gatis Mozolevskis \,  CEO & Co-Founder of CellBox Labs (Latvia) \n \n
  \n \n \n 13:15 \n \n \n Cocktail networking session \n \n \n \n \n 14:00 
 \n \n \n End of the event \n \n \n \n \n   \n This event will be held in E
 nglish.  \n ----- \n Thank you for choosing environmentally friendly trans
 port options. \n ----- \n N.B. Please note that photos and/or videos may b
 e taken during the event. By attending\, you consent to their use by the C
 CIG for promotional purposes
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DTSTART:20251203T114500
LOCATION:CCIG\, bd du Théâtre 4\, Genève
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SUMMARY:Market Focus Latvia – Gateway to European Innovation and Growth
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Latvian Office for Innovation and Technolog
 y in Geneva and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United 
 Nations in collaboration with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce\, Industry an
 d Services (CCIG)\, are delighted to organise a Market Focus Latvia econom
 ic event for the Swiss business community.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Over the years\,
  the Baltic country Latvia has established itself as a dynamic gateway to 
 the Nordic-Baltic region\, where innovation and entrepreneurship are thriv
 ing. The country&rsquo\;s fast-growing tech and startup ecosystem\, combin
 ed with strengths in biomedicine\, smart materials and ICT\, is attracting
  increasing attention from international investors. Major infrastructure p
 rojects such as &laquo\; Rail Baltica &raquo\;\, along with EU-backed inve
 stments\, further create fertile ground for long-term growth. For Swiss co
 mpanies\, Latvia offers both a bridge to the wider region and concrete opp
 ortunities to co-develop solutions in an agile\, innovation-driven environ
 ment.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="text-decor
 ation: underline\;">Programme</span>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<table class=" sp-table"
  style="height: 0px\; width: 743px\;">\n<tbody>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;
 ">\n<td style="width: 78.1771px\; height: 32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n
 <p>11:45</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; height: 32px\; text-alig
 n: justify\;">\n<p><strong>Registration</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr st
 yle="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.1771px\; height: 32px\; text-a
 lign: justify\;">\n<p>12:00</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; heigh
 t: 32px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><strong>W
 elcome addresses<br /></strong>Vincent Subilia\, <em>Director General\, CC
 IG</em><strong><br /></strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;">H.E. Iva
 rs Pundurs\, <em>Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary\, Permanent 
 representative of Latvia to the UNOG&nbsp\;</em><br />Alise Pīka-Ozola\, <
 em>Head of the Latvian Office&nbsp\;for&nbsp\;Innovation and Technology in
  Geneva<span data-teams="true"><br /></span></em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr s
 tyle="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.1771px\; text-align: justify\
 ; height: 32px\;">\n<p>12:15</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; text
 -align: justify\; height: 32px\;">\n<p><strong>Latvia&rsquo\;s Business La
 ndscape: Economic Developments\, Investment Climate &amp\; Opportunities f
 or Swiss Companies</strong><br /><a href="https://www.eversheds-sutherland
 .com/en/global/people/vainovskis-maris">Mr Māris Vainovskis</a>\, <em>Seni
 or Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (Latvia)</em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n
 <td style="width: 78.1771px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p>12:30</p>\n</td>
 \n<td style="width: 627.49px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p><strong>Present
 ation of Swiss company with a presence in Latvia&nbsp\;<br /></strong><a h
 ref="https://www.rochepro.lv/par-mums.html">Rauls Vēliņ&scaron\;</a>\, <em
 >Manager at Roche (Latvia)</em><strong><em><br /></em></strong></p>\n</td>
 \n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 78.1771px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p>1
 3:00</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p>
 <strong>Latvia tech company showcase with connection to Switzerland</stron
 g></p>\n<p><a href="https://www.cellboxlabs.com/team" target="_blank" rel=
 "noopener">Gatis Mozolevskis</a>\, <em>CEO &amp\; Co-Founder of CellBox La
 bs (Latvia)</em></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style
 ="width: 78.1771px\; height: 22px\; text-align: justify\;">\n<p>13:15</p>\
 n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; height: 22px\; text-align: justify\;"
 >\n<p><strong>Cocktail networking session</strong></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr 
 style="height: 32px\;">\n<td style="width: 78.1771px\; text-align: justify
 \; height: 32px\;">\n<p>14:00</p>\n</td>\n<td style="width: 627.49px\; tex
 t-align: justify\; height: 32px\;">\n<p><strong>End of the event</strong><
 /p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">&n
 bsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>This event will be held in
  English.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">-----</p>\n<p 
 style="text-align: justify\;"><em>Thank you for choosing environmentally f
 riendly transport options.</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>
 -----</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>N.B. Please note that
  photos and/or videos may be taken during the event. By attending\, you co
 nsent to their use by the CCIG for promotional purposes</em></p>
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