Nearly two years ago, the Latvian American Chamber of Commerce entered partnered with the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) and the Latvian Exporters’ Association, ‘The Red Jackets’, to launch a webinar series called “Mini Spotlight”.
These webinars aim to highlight the latest business developments and export opportunities in Latvia while sharing the success stories of innovative exporters entering the U.S. market. Additionally, we seek to connect with U.S. import/export-focused businesses exploring opportunities in the European market.
Our webinar topics have covered a wide range of subjects, from venture capital and the food and beverage industry to doing business with the U.S. government and beyond. We’ve featured inspiring stories from companies such as MikroTik, Azeron, Printful, Riga Wood, Catchbox, Brain Games, PLŪKT, and many more!
All past Mini Spotlight webinars are featured on our YouTube channel – tune in to explore these valuable insights!
Mini Spotlight – March 18, 2025 – Startups and Venture Capital in the Baltics
Opening remarks by Beau Jackson Husch Blackwell, Partner – Update on US trade and first weeks of new administration policies.
Discussion lead by Girts Graudins LACC Regional Co-Director Southern California; Founder,
Baltic Way LLC featuring Ben Leblois with BADideas.fund; Marija Rucevska with Outlast fund; Serhat Pala with Cross Ocean Ventures; and Janis Skriveris with Plug and Play Ventures.
COMING SOON! Mini Spotlight – April 29, 2025
Mini Spotlight – December 10, 2024 – Strategies for Engaging with Defense Sectors in the USA and Latvia
Insights from the Recent Latvia-US Drone Symposium Held in Washington DC.
Opening remarks by Mr. Aivars Puriņš State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Republic of Latvia. Brief Doing business with US Department of Defense ‘how-to’ by Geroge Straubs, LACC Defense Advisor.
Business stories by Rihards Bercis with Origin Robotics; Kaspars Pollaks Head of Business Area Defence and Public Safety at LMT; Normunds Bergs, President at LIAK (Confederation of Latvian Industry Development) and CEO at SAF Tehnika.
Mini Spotlight – October 29, 2024 – Reflections of the Latvian Economics Minister
and Delegation: what made for a successful US trade visit, with a special look at the Latvenergo-American business deal.
Opening remarks by Mr. Viktors Valainis Minister of Economics
of the Republic of Latvia.
Business stories by Mārtiņš Čakste
Chairman of the Board,
Latvenergo and Pauls Stradiņš
Principle scientist and a project leader of the Si PV, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Mini Spotlight – September 10, 2024 – Doing Business with the United States Federal Government
Discussion Renārs Bundzis, LACC Regional Director in Michigan.
Panelists – Sandis Kondrāts, CEO of Exonicus; Gloria Larkin, President and CEO at TargetGov; Kathie Fuce Hobohm, CEO of SPACE Inc., and John Dulany, Sales Manager of SAF North America.
Mini Spotlight – May 21, 2024 – Architectural and construction
business in the US and
Latvians in it.
Opening remarks by Kaspars Rožkalns, Chairman of the Board, The Red Jackets; Chairman of UPB Nams and Anna Bates,
Co-Founder of Make Make;
Regional Director of LACC
in New York.
Business stories by Juris Mucenieks, Primekss CCO and Ģirts Draugs, Founder and CEO of MyCabin.
Mini Spotlight – March 21, 2024 – Latvian food exports to the USA:
What to know in order to earn money in this competitive market
Opening remarks by Amalia Ghukasyan, President of Rosewalk Global, Inc. on “Tips and tricks to think about when entering the US food and beverage industry.”
Business stories by Māra Lieplapa,
CEO and Co-Founder – PLUUKT and Sanita Legajeva,
Sales Director of KARAVELA.
Mini Spotlight – January 23, 2024 – Startups in Latvia & the other Baltic states: Why this region is unique in Europe
How Israel is the best example to compare against Latvia and what are the opportunities to invest or get involved in the ecosystem.
Discussion lead by Jānis Bergs, Co-President of LACC; President of SAF North America; former CEO of Microlink – first truly Pan-Baltic IT Company with Andris K. Berzins, Partner at Change Ventures; Co-Founder & Board Member of TechHub Riga, TechChill and
the Latvian Startup Association; and Dean Ramos, Board Member of LLACC; Economist, Global Macro Analysis; Corporate Strategy at Applied Materials.
Mini Spotlight – December 6, 2023 – Your Gateway to Latvian Business
Opening remarks by American Latvian Association President Mr. Mārtiņš Andersons “What is ALA doing to build economic and business bridges between Latvia and the U.S.?”
Business stories by Supliful Co-founder & CEO, Mārtiņš Lasmanis and Brain Games by CEO,
Egils Grasmanis.
Mini Spotlight – November 1, 2023 – Your Gateway to Latvian Business
Opening remarks by Lauris Lambergs, Co-President of LACC and Co-Founder at Renaissance Wealth Advisors “Recapping successful Spotlight Latvia 2023 Business Conference”
Business stories by Riga Wood North America President, Edgars Kerijs and Catchox CEO,
Miķelis Studers.
Mini Spotlight – August 21, 2023 – Your Gateway to Latvian Business
Opening remarks by United States Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia Mr. Christopher Robinson and Director of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency Kaspars Rozkalns. “Latvia – a country on
a mission”
Business stories by Raitis Purins, Head of Marketing at Printful and Ervins Grinfelds, Co-Founder of TestDevLab.
Mini Spotlight – May 30, 2023 – Roundtable Discussion
Opening remarks by Latvian Ambassador to United States Mr. Māris Selga.
Lead by Toms Zvidriņš, Head of the Representative Office in the US for LIAA with Normunds Bergs, CEO of SAF Tehnika, John Tully, Chairman of the Board of MikroTik, Jānis Kūlbārdis, Board Member of Azeron.
