02.06.2024 Report on the Riga Business Chamber’s seminar on “Doing business with Canada”
02.06.2024

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Report on the Riga Business Chamber’s seminar on “Doing business with Canada”

Working together!

The Riga Business Chamber headed by Gatis Silakaktins, in cooperation with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (CanCham Latvia) and Embassy of Canada in Latvia invited C-level managers and business owners among members of both chambers to explore new business opportunities and create meaningful connections .

The speakers: NICOLAS LEPAGE – Counsellor (Commercial Affairs – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) and Regional Senior Trade Commissioner (Baltics) – (see Embassy presentation) and ED KALVINS, the Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia – (see CanCham presentation).

Mission accomplished. Approximately 40 people were in attendance and valuable contacts were established. This was an excellent event.

 

You are invited to review the CanCham brochure which describes important information about the CanCham and our upcoming events, and please follow https://cancham.lv/ for the latest news and event updates.

Upcoming events include:

Monday, June 3rd, 2024 18.30 – “Defence, and Latvia’s Defense Strategy” panel discussion

with:

• Colonel R.M. (Rob) Foster, MSC, MSM, CD, Canadian Defence Attaché to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Embassy of Canada to Latvia
• Ainārs Latkovskis (JV), member of the Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee of the Latvian Parliament,
• Elīna Egle, Chairperson of the Board of the Federation of Security & Defence Industries of Latvia,
• Nicolas Lepage, Regional senior trade commissioner and Counsellor (Commercial affairs – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia), Embassy of Canada to Latvia
• Andris Ķesteris, President, Baltic Canadian Council
• Moderator – Ed Kalvins, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia

Friday, June 7th, 2024 at 8.30 - CanCham business networking breakfast with Melanie Raymond, Director of the Investment Analysis, Chief economist office, Global Affairs Canada