Program

PROGRAM

“CHALLENGING INNOVATION – CREATING SYNERGY BETWEEN EDUCATION AND BUSINESS”
22 September, 2009

9:30 Registration
10:00 Opening of the Conference, Dr.Antons Kiščenko, Rector of the School of Business Administration Turiba

10:10 Let’s challenge Innovation! Do you think you know what it is?

● A.Ābeltiņa, Dr. oec. Assoc. Prof., School of Business Administration Turiba
“What is innovation and what we can teach to students about innovation”
● L.Tuomi, Programme Director, Posintra Oy
“Developing Innovative Business”
● H.Lappalainen, Chairman of the Board, Porvoo International Services
   “Business Innovations, Competence and Quality”
● Dr. J.Stabulnieks, Managing Director of Latvian Technological Center
“The Basic Principles for Innovation Policy and Their Reflection in Latvia’s business environment”

11:30 Coffee break
 

11:45 New trends and new solutions

● A.Čeksters, Leader of the development of Latvian youth vision "Latvia 2030"
“Challenges for education: new generation trends”
● M.Ozoliņš, Riga Technical University, MBA „ Innovation and entrepreneurship”
"Innovation in MBA program"
● Kristine Kleinberga, Member of the board, Labdruka ltd., www.uzvelckreklu.lv
 „www.uzvelckreklu.lv - more then just a T-shirt”

12:45 Lunch
 

13:30 Brilliant ideas become Reality

● V.Zeps, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Head of Project Development Division
“The National Competition “Cup of Ideas””
● A.Egle, Aerodium holding
„Aerodium business”
● P.Jurjāns, SIA “Brain games” Director, chairman of the board
“Why brain and games matter: the story of SIA "Brain Games" about building board games' culture in Baltic States
● Lauris Liberts, draugiem.lv –co-founder
“A story of draugiem.lv”

15:00 Closing the conference