Agenda

WHAT EDUCATION REMAINS ESSENTIAL IN THE AGE OF AI?
Part 1

09:30 - 10:00
Registration and Coffee

10:00  - 10:10
Opening
Jānis Vītoliņš, Chairman of Ventspils City Council

10:25 - 10:40
Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics

10:40 - 10:55
The Development of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences in the Age of AI
Andris Vaivads, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

10:55 - 11:10
Can the Education System Adapt to New Demands? Which Professions Will Remain Relevant, and Which Will Change?Ēvalds Urtāns, Associate Professor at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

11:10 - 11:25  
The synergy of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity studies
Jānis Grabis, Director of the Institute of Information Technology at RTU

11:25 - 11:40  
TBD
Speaker: TBD

11:40 - 12:40 
Discussion: What Education Remains Essential in the Age of AI?

Moderator: 

Participants:
Vairis Caune, Dean of Ventspils the IT Faculty at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences 

Jānis Paiders, Deputy State Secretary for Human Capital, Science and Innovation Development, Ministry of Education and Science

Ēvalds Urtāns, Associate Professor at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
Signe Bāliņa, President of the Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association

12:40 - 13:45
Lunch Break

WHY IS AI IMPORTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

Part 2

13:45 - 13:55 
Opening of the Second Part

13:55 - 14:10 
The Legal Framework of Artificial Intelligence and Support for Innovation
Gatis Ozols, Deputy State Secretary for Digital Transformation, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

14:10 - 14:25 
Scale of AI Impact
Arvils Kupris, Artificial Intelligence Association of Latvia

14:25 - 14:40  
AI-Powered Automation at Hansab
Gatis Romanovskis, CEO at Hansab

14:40 -14:55 
AI in Business and Education: Opportunities for Growth
Artūrs Vasiļevskis, Tilde

14:55 - 15:10 
AI in the Latvian Economy: From Myths to Real Value. Forward IT Experience Stories

Dmitrijs Jemeljanovs, Machine Learning Expert, Head of Forward IT Consulting


15:10 - 15:25 
AI and Manufacturing Enterprises
Agnis Jakubovics, APPLY

15:25 - 15:40  
Port Development with AI: Digital Transformation and CO₂ Emission Reduction
Deniss Bičkovs, International Transport Development Association

15:40 - 16:40  
Discussion: Why Is AI Important for Your Business?

Moderator:

Participants:
Gatis Ozols, Deputy State Secretary for Digital Transformation, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
Gatis Romanovskis, Director of Hansab
Renārs Pūce, Chairman of the Board of VK Tranzīts
Arvils Kupris, Chairman of the Board of the Artificial Intelligence Association of Latvia
Agnis Jakubovičs, Board Member of Apply


The forum language is Latvian. Translation in the forum will be provided by the SIA TILDE MI tool.