Swedish - Latvian Business Community will meet at the business forum "Long Term Partners Through Sustainable Growth"

On the occasion of the Swedish State Visit by Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden accompanied by a distinguished Business delegation, The Swedish-Latvian Business Forum “Long-term Partners Through Sustainable Growth” will take place in Riga on March, 26, at the "Radisson Blu Hotel" followed by networking with the members of the Swedish business delegation.
The business forum will be opened in the presence of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and the President of the Republic of Latvia Mr. Andris Berzins.
Hosts:
The Swedish-Latvian Business Forum is jointly hosted by the Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden - the Swedish Trade & Invest Council and The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA).
PROGRAMME
14:00 Registration
14:30 Opening speeches by Mr. Anrijs Matiss, Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia and Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
14:40 Panel nr 1:
Creating a solid business infrastructure for long-term business relations
Moderated by Mr. Daniels Pavluts, Lecturer at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, former Minister of Economics
15:50 Panel nr 2:
Strengthening Baltic competitiveness through enhanced Swedish - Latvian cooperation
Moderated by Mr. Andris Ozols, Head of LIAA
17:00 Closing speach by State secretary Marita Ljung, Ministry for Enterprise, Energy and Communications
17:10 Refreshments and networking with the Swedish business delegation
17:45 End of Forum
Companies represented in the Swedish business delegation: Bergvik skog | Bockasjö Skogar | Business Sweden | Confederation of Swedish Enterprise | The Swedish Export Credit Board | Ericsson | Eze System Europe | Grimaldi Industri Group | Investment AB Kinnevik | IVL-Swedish Environmental Research Institute | Modern Times Group | Nasdaq OMX | Rottneros | SAAB | Stena | Sveaskog | Tele2 | Telia Sonera