AGENDA
Masterclasses | 16:00-19:20
The sessions allow you to attain a deeper understanding of change management, draft your roadmap to the C-suite, embrace and advance business sustainability and undertake diversity best practices. In them, you will think, network, and attain further knowledge!
Ticket owners receive sign-up application form to select 2 masterclass sessions. Masterclass sessions are organised in two blocks by four parallel sessions in each.
SETTING YOUR LEADERSHIP AMBITION LEVEL
What got you here, wouldn’t get you higher – 7 keys to enhance your leadership impact and achieve your career goals
Inga Ezera, Principal, C-level Executive Search Focus at Pedersen & Partners, Latvia
Eva Alberte, Country Manager and Financial Services Baltics Head at Pedersen & Partners, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Together Inga Ezera and Eva Alberte have assessed thousands of C-level executives and aspiring to be. Both have also mentored senior and emerging leadership talents to develop their careers impactfully. In the workshop they will share the learnings from their experience of local Baltic and international companies and executive roles. You will discover practical tips and valuable insights that will equip you with tools you need to develop your leadership career successfully. Expect active participation, shifting your mindset and building a practical next steps plan. You will discover insights from successful female leaders on what helps to succeed to leadership and board level roles. You will get practical tips and tricks to fast track your leadership impact and career development, you will benefit from experience sharing with like-minded and will develop your practical next steps for your leadership impact plan. SHORT BIO – INGA EZERA Inga is a corporate and executive leadership development expert with a career spanning over 25 years. She has held local and multi-national level board positions, enhancing her impact and developing boards in complex matrix and multicultural settings spanning several continents. Additionally, she has built an expansive network of HR & C-level leaders encompassing Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. And She is the founder of a Personal Brand, Leadership & Business Performance Development consultancy that integrates leadership and high-performance business culture to drive organizational change. Inga previously served in roles including Global Head of People and Performance with an international FinTech company, Global HR Director, Partner and Board Member with a regional EMEA & UK insurer, Regional Corporate HR Director covering Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Latvia with a software and tech development business, and Regional HR Leader for a Big Four management consultancy. SHORT BIO – EVA ALBERTE Eva has vast executive search experience for mandates spanning general management, marketing, communications, finance, sales, human resources, manufacturing, and supply chain functions in the finance, FMCG, telecoms, automotive, logistics, production and energy industries. Through this experience, she brings insights into assessing C-level executives and driving organizational change. Eva previously gained over ten years of experience working as HR Director for EY Baltics, Head of HR at Parex Banka, and HR and Administration Director at Aldaris, Carlsberg Group.
Managing ambitious change
Hede Luik, Change Management Coach, Estonia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will gain insights into the essential aspects of ambitious change management initiatives. For example, what are the keys to a successful team and self-management? How to build trust and increase ambition? How to excel at execution? SHORT BIO Hede is a Change Management Coach. Presently, she is an advisor to @KWOTA, a material reuse-based carbon savings startup, and Head of Communications at North Estonia Medical Centre. She will lead a Masterclass on recognizing and increasing ambition and managing change.
I am remarkable
Anna Andersone, Founder at be-with, Chief Empowerment Officer at Riga TechGirls, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Many of us struggle when it comes to talking about our own accomplishments. Cultural and gender modesty norms as well as impostor syndrome can prevent anyone from acknowledging their remarkable attributes and expressing their achievements. During the workshop, you will learn the importance of self-promotion in your personal and professional life and be equipped with tools to develop this skill. Participants will be invited to challenge the social perception around self-promotion. SHORT BIO Anna is one of the startup ecosystem leaders in Latvia and Chief Empowerment Officer of the Riga TechGirls movement. Her background and experience lie within building design and tech companies like FROONT, berta.me and HungryLab and supporting the start-up ecosystem in Latvia by founding designer and developer co-working space THE MILL, being on the board of TechHub Riga and actively being outspoken about gender equality in tech. She has grown the Riga TechGirls community supporting women in IT at a start-up acceleration rate, training more than 4000 women in 2020 and more than 6000 in 2021. Currently she is developing her brand and special clothing that promotes hugs and touches for warmer relationships: bewithclothing.com.
RAISE YOUR VOICE
Five steps to financial freedom for women. How to move from saving to investing for non-finance professionals in 5 easy steps
Karīna Kulberga, Head of Private banking, Swedbank Latvia; Council Member, Swedbank Atklātais Pensiju fonds; Founder, SheOwns (Social Movement), Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Women have progressed significantly in gaining seats on higher levels of organizations where they have increased their earning power but remain self-conscious about making money work for them through investing. Longer term, an immense difference in achieved wealth can be realized, even through passive investments and allowing money to work while you sleep. This workshop looks into best practices to create long-term habits. We will address five stages to move from regular savings into investing and establishing a portfolio of investments bringing you passive income. The session targets women who do not want to spend hours undertaking hardcore financial analysis. It speaks to creating easily applicable rules for regular investing accessible to all. You get an overview of the principles of saving and investing while not being a Ph.D. in Finance. You will: - learn how to bridge the gap between letting your money accumulate in savings and starting to invest, so it works for you; - get the top three must-read book list to guide you. SHORT BIO Having over 15 years of financial industry experience, Karīna is convinced that financial security and well-being are fundamental tools for the advancement of women in their professional and personal lives. After graduating from Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, she spent ten years in corporate finance – arranging mergers & acquisitions, working on restructurings and raising capital for CEE and Nordic companies. She has spent the last five years managing the largest Private banking department in Swedbank Latvia – advancing the topics of investing and wealth building. Karīna also has created the social movement SheOwns (see @sheowns_by_k in Instagram), speaking to women about saving, investing and realizing their financial freedom.
Expanding your impact network
Agnese Strazda, Marketing Communications Director at Riga Business School, Latvia
Dagnija Lejiņa, reputation & PR expert, Co-Founder of Novatore, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will understand how successful networking brings your professional carrier to the next level. This includes how to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones and tips & tricks.
ABC's
Roadmap to ESG opportunities
Eva Berlaus, Managing Partner at Sorainen Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: A condensed brief on what is ESG, why every Latvian company should know this acronym and where to start in order to successfully use the opportunities deriving from ESG. SHORT BIO Eva is one of Latvia's leading mergers & acquisitions and private capital operations law experts. She is additionally highly experienced in corporate governance consulting, including compliance. She is a Latvian and International Bar Association member and a Latvian Private Capital and Venture Capital Association legal advisor.
10 misconceptions about diversity management
Agnese Cimdiņa, Ph.D., Diversity Management Expert, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: "In both the public and private sectors, diversity often is associated with some employees having different skin colour or gender. While they preferably should have the same culture as the majority, they should look different! Is this diversity?" In this Master Class, you will: - get an overview about diversity management and its common misconceptions as observed through work with different Latvian and Nordic organizations; - learn how your organization can become more diverse and common mistakes made while pursuing it. SHORT BIO Agnese is a Social Anthropologist, certified Diversity Manager and Senior Advisor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riga. In addition to bilateral relations between Latvia and Norway, her expertise areas are diversity management and corporate anthropology. Agnese holds a Masters' and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen (Norway), where she has done extensive research on internationalization of Norwegian companies. She was among the first candidates to get certified as a diversity manager by Norsk Sertifisering (Norwegian Certification Authority) and the International Personnel Certification Association. Agnese teaches business anthropology, development anthropology, international marketing and intercultural understanding in Norway and Latvia.
Managing the agile way
Darja Koņina, Lead Delivery Manager, Tietoevry, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will receive an overview of agile principles and their use in daily work and management. Agile is not about IT, it is about realising productive performance. The session includes: - using agile rituals and artifacts to your professional and personal advantage, - tips & tricks for effective hybrid work, - what an agile leader is and how they collaborate with their team and stakeholders, - why agile is a "way of thinking," not merely a set of tools. SHORT BIO Darja has over twelve years of experience in the IT sector, the last seven of which implementing agile principles into clients' and her organization's work to address specific company needs and exploit broader benefits. She is convinced that agile makes every company more result-oriented and inclusive, too.
19:20-21:20
Reception: Wine & dine, networking
AGENDA
Masterclasses | 16:00-19:20
The sessions provide you the opportunity to attain a deeper understanding of change management, draft your roadmap to the C-suite, embrace and advance business sustainability and undertake diversity best practices. In them, you will think, network, attain further knowledge!
Day 2 Masterclass sessions take place in yet another stimulating venue, the National Library of Latvia’s Conference Centre located at Mūkusalas iela 3, Rīga, Latvia on September 23, from 9.00-13.00.
Ticket owners receive sign-up application form to select 2 masterclass sessions. Masterclass sessions are organised in two blocks by four parallel sessions in each.
SETTING YOUR LEADERSHIP AMBITION LEVEL
What got you here, wouldn’t get you higher – 7 keys to enhance your leadership impact and achieve your career goals
Inga Ezera, Principal, C-level Executive Search Focus at Pedersen & Partners, Latvia
Eva Alberte, Country Manager and Financial Services Baltics Head at Pedersen & Partners, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Together Inga Ezera and Eva Alberte have assessed thousands of C-level executives and aspiring to be. Both have also mentored senior and emerging leadership talents to develop their careers impactfully. In the workshop they will share the learnings from their experience of local Baltic and international companies and executive roles. You will discover practical tips and valuable insights that will equip you with tools you need to develop your leadership career successfully. Expect active participation, shifting your mindset and building a practical next steps plan. You will discover insights from successful female leaders on what helps to succeed to leadership and board level roles. You will get practical tips and tricks to fast track your leadership impact and career development, you will benefit from experience sharing with like-minded and will develop your practical next steps for your leadership impact plan. SHORT BIO – INGA EZERA Inga is a corporate and executive leadership development expert with a career spanning over 25 years. She has held local and multi-national level board positions, enhancing her impact and developing boards in complex matrix and multicultural settings spanning several continents. Additionally, she has built an expansive network of HR & C-level leaders encompassing Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. And She is the founder of a Personal Brand, Leadership & Business Performance Development consultancy that integrates leadership and high-performance business culture to drive organizational change. Inga previously served in roles including Global Head of People and Performance with an international FinTech company, Global HR Director, Partner and Board Member with a regional EMEA & UK insurer, Regional Corporate HR Director covering Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Latvia with a software and tech development business, and Regional HR Leader for a Big Four management consultancy. SHORT BIO – EVA ALBERTE Eva has vast executive search experience for mandates spanning general management, marketing, communications, finance, sales, human resources, manufacturing, and supply chain functions in the finance, FMCG, telecoms, automotive, logistics, production and energy industries. Through this experience, she brings insights into assessing C-level executives and driving organizational change. Eva previously gained over ten years of experience working as HR Director for EY Baltics, Head of HR at Parex Banka, and HR and Administration Director at Aldaris, Carlsberg Group.
Managing ambitious change
Hede Luik, Change Management Coach, Estonia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will gain insights into the essential aspects of ambitious change management initiatives. For example, what are the keys to a successful team and self-management? How to build trust and increase ambition? How to excel at execution? SHORT BIO Hede is a Change Management Coach. Presently, she is an advisor to @KWOTA, a material reuse-based carbon savings startup, and Head of Communications at North Estonia Medical Centre. She will lead a Masterclass on recognizing and increasing ambition and managing change.
I am remarkable
Anna Andersone, Founder at be-with, Chief Empowerment Officer at Riga TechGirls, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Many of us struggle when it comes to talking about our own accomplishments. Cultural and gender modesty norms as well as impostor syndrome can prevent anyone from acknowledging their remarkable attributes and expressing their achievements. During the workshop, you will learn the importance of self-promotion in your personal and professional life and be equipped with tools to develop this skill. Participants will be invited to challenge the social perception around self-promotion. SHORT BIO Anna is one of the startup ecosystem leaders in Latvia and Chief Empowerment Officer of the Riga TechGirls movement. Her background and experience lie within building design and tech companies like FROONT, berta.me and HungryLab and supporting the start-up ecosystem in Latvia by founding designer and developer co-working space THE MILL, being on the board of TechHub Riga and actively being outspoken about gender equality in tech. She has grown the Riga TechGirls community supporting women in IT at a start-up acceleration rate, training more than 4000 women in 2020 and more than 6000 in 2021. Currently she is developing her brand and special clothing that promotes hugs and touches for warmer relationships: bewithclothing.com.
RAISE YOUR VOICE
Five steps to financial freedom for women. How to move from saving to investing for non-finance professionals in 5 easy steps
Karīna Kulberga, Head of Private banking, Swedbank Latvia; Council Member, Swedbank Atklātais Pensiju fonds; Founder, SheOwns (Social Movement), Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Women have progressed significantly in gaining seats on higher levels of organizations where they have increased their earning power but remain self-conscious about making money work for them through investing. Longer term, an immense difference in achieved wealth can be realized, even through passive investments and allowing money to work while you sleep. This workshop looks into best practices to create long-term habits. We will address five stages to move from regular savings into investing and establishing a portfolio of investments bringing you passive income. The session targets women who do not want to spend hours undertaking hardcore financial analysis. It speaks to creating easily applicable rules for regular investing accessible to all. You get an overview of the principles of saving and investing while not being a Ph.D. in Finance. You will: - learn how to bridge the gap between letting your money accumulate in savings and starting to invest, so it works for you; - get the top three must-read book list to guide you. SHORT BIO Having over 15 years of financial industry experience, Karīna is convinced that financial security and well-being are fundamental tools for the advancement of women in their professional and personal lives. After graduating from Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, she spent ten years in corporate finance – arranging mergers & acquisitions, working on restructurings and raising capital for CEE and Nordic companies. She has spent the last five years managing the largest Private banking department in Swedbank Latvia – advancing the topics of investing and wealth building. Karīna also has created the social movement SheOwns (see @sheowns_by_k in Instagram), speaking to women about saving, investing and realizing their financial freedom.
Expanding your impact network
Agnese Strazda, Marketing Communications Director at Riga Business School, Latvia
Dagnija Lejiņa, reputation & PR expert, Co-Founder of Novatore, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will understand how successful networking brings your professional carrier to the next level. This includes how to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones and tips & tricks.
ABC's
Roadmap to ESG opportunities
Eva Berlaus, Managing Partner at Sorainen Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: A condensed brief on what is ESG, why every Latvian company should know this acronym and where to start in order to successfully use the opportunities deriving from ESG. SHORT BIO Eva is one of Latvia's leading mergers & acquisitions and private capital operations law experts. She is additionally highly experienced in corporate governance consulting, including compliance. She is a Latvian and International Bar Association member and a Latvian Private Capital and Venture Capital Association legal advisor.
10 misconceptions about diversity management
Agnese Cimdiņa, Ph.D., Diversity Management Expert, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: "In both the public and private sectors, diversity often is associated with some employees having different skin colour or gender. While they preferably should have the same culture as the majority, they should look different! Is this diversity?" In this Master Class, you will: - get an overview about diversity management and its common misconceptions as observed through work with different Latvian and Nordic organizations; - learn how your organization can become more diverse and common mistakes made while pursuing it. SHORT BIO Agnese is a Social Anthropologist, certified Diversity Manager and Senior Advisor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riga. In addition to bilateral relations between Latvia and Norway, her expertise areas are diversity management and corporate anthropology. Agnese holds a Masters' and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen (Norway), where she has done extensive research on internationalization of Norwegian companies. She was among the first candidates to get certified as a diversity manager by Norsk Sertifisering (Norwegian Certification Authority) and the International Personnel Certification Association. Agnese teaches business anthropology, development anthropology, international marketing and intercultural understanding in Norway and Latvia.
Managing the agile way
Darja Koņina, Lead Delivery Manager, Tietoevry, Latvia
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: You will receive an overview of agile principles and their use in daily work and management. Agile is not about IT, it is about realising productive performance. The session includes: - using agile rituals and artifacts to your professional and personal advantage, - tips & tricks for effective hybrid work, - what an agile leader is and how they collaborate with their team and stakeholders, - why agile is a "way of thinking," not merely a set of tools. SHORT BIO Darja has over twelve years of experience in the IT sector, the last seven of which implementing agile principles into clients' and her organization's work to address specific company needs and exploit broader benefits. She is convinced that agile makes every company more result-oriented and inclusive, too.
19:20-21:20
Reception: Wine & dine, Networking
WHY ATTEND?
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World-class speakers from 18 countries for your growth
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Choose 2 of 8 Master-classes for your professional development
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Learn, develop and grow together with your team
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Network with 400 like-minded professionals from the Baltics and beyond
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Empower each other to make an impact
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Organised by Novatore, volunteer community and partners
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All content in English language
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Have fun and enjoy the event!
Day 1 | Sep 22 Conference
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Conference
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Round table discussions
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Case-studies
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Networking events
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Reception
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Streamed globally
Day 2 | Sep 23 Masterclasses
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Champagne breakfast
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2 Masterclases for your choosing from 8 sessions
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Networking activities
SPEAKERS
PROGRAMMA
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MISSION: EXECUTIVE 3 starts ir 13. septembrī plkst. 17.00 un finišs – 13. oktobrī.
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10 sarunas ar veiksmīgām vadītājām un aizrautīgām profesionālēm Instagram platformā (55 min.).
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Sarunas klausies katru otrdienu un ceturtdienu plkst. 17.00 vai sev ērtā laikā un vietā visu sarunu cikla laiku.*
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Sniedz un saņem savstarpēju atbalstu un uzmundrinājumu, kā arī tīklojies neformālās diskusijās Zoom platformā (40 min.), ja Tev ir "Set." vai "Go!" biļete.
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Papildus intervijām būs praktiski uzdevumi un mājas darbi, kuriem nepieciešams laiks domāšanai un refleksijai. Iesakām katrai intervijai ieplānot 2 līdz 3 stundas sava laika.
*Pēc 21. oktobra Tu varēsi iegādāties neierobežotu pieeju MISSION: EXECUTIVE 3 sarunu arhīvam Instagram platformā.
TICKETS
Team price applies, when three or more tickets are purchased at the same time.
All prices are shown in euros per person and excluding 21% VAT.
BIĻETES
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Pieejami 3 dalības līmeņi.
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Visas saņems Digitālu Sertifikātu par kursa noklausīšanos.
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Sarunu ieraksti pieejami Instagram platformā līdz 15. maijam (par nelielu papildu samaksu termiņu varēs pagarināt) un tos var klausīties sev ērtā laikā un vietā.
Vairuma atlaides "Ready?" un "Set" biļetēm:
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3+ biļetes – 10% atlaide
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6+ biļetes – 15% atlaide
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9+ biļetes – 30% atlaide
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Women’s voice in the region
We motivate knowledge exchange and driving purposeful changes in economy and environment we live and work in. First Nordic bound Pan-Baltic platform that stands for economic topics raised by women.
NORDIC
& BALTIC
We motivate knowledge exchange and driving purposeful changes in economy and environment we live and work in. First Pan-Baltic platform that stands for economic topics raised by women.
IMPACT & POLICY CHANGE
We aim to encourage discussions, collaboration worldwide to drive positive change in economy. A must-attend event for all executives that stand for diversity and gender equality in particular.
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
Improve equality indicators on company boards, councils and for top executives, particularly to close the gender gap.