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Aleksandrs Parfinovičs

Aleksandrs Parfinovičs

Co-Founder & CEO @ Naco Technologies

Anda Asere

Anda Asere

Journalist @ Labs of Latvia

Dr. Anne Lidgard

Dr. Anne Lidgard

Director & Senior Advisor @ Vinnova

Arnaud Villers

Arnaud Villers

Mecawera

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Benno Tieke

Physicist and Innovations Leader at Philips & EIC Scaling Club Cardiovascular Therapies Group President

Birgit Thoben

Birgit Thoben

EIC Scaling Club Mentor

Christina Melkonian

Christina Melkonian

Managing Director @ 1551 Ventures & EIC Scaling Club Mentor

François Baudu

François Baudu

Senior Strategy Expert @ BNP ParibasCorporate & Institutional Banking

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François Gaudet

Head of Unit, Cleantech Equity & Growth Capital at European Investment Bank @ EIB

Guillermo Garcia Miguel

Guillermo Garcia Miguel

H2Site

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Gundars Bērziņš

Rector and Professor @ University of Latvia

Hugo Hubert

Hugo Hubert

Principal @ Omnes Capital

Ieva Jagere

Ieva Jāgere

Director General @ Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)

Ieva Treija

Ieva Treija

Science Communications Specialist

Ilze Švarcbaha

Ilze Švarcbaha

LinkedIn Comms Specialist

Ingeborg Gasser-Kriss

Ingeborg Gasser-Kriss

21st Century Innovation Agent

Jean-Michel Deligny

Jean-Michel Deligny

Chair @ Investment Committee of Family Office Triple B

Jennifer Schenker

Jennifer Schenker

Founder & Editor-in-Chief @ The Innovator & SC Council Member

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Marie Wall

Seconded National Expert @ DG RTD, European Commission &EIC STEP representative

Matīss Neimanis

Matīss Neimanis

Board Member @ LVCA

Merve Akgun_Partner at Diffusion Capital Partners

Merve Akgün

Partner @ Diffusion Capital Partners

MIKKO SUONENLAHTI

Mikko Suonenlahti

Partner @ Tyrion Partners

Nicolas Bozek

Nicolas Bozek

Basquevolt

Patrik Sobocki

Patrik Sobocki

Lead Deep Tech & Senior Investment Director @ Industrifonden

Raphaël Schoentgen

Raphaël Schoentgen

Chair @ Hydrogen Advisors

Roula Bachtalia

Roula Bachtalia

Head of Venture Banking Corporate & Investment Banking @ EUROBANK S.A.

Sara Jud

Sara Jud

Project Adivser @ EISMEA

Susanne K. Schorsch

Susanne K. Schorsch

Partner @ Amadeus Capital Partners

Stephan van Sint Fiet_CEO at Vivici

Stephan van Sint Fiet

CEO @ Vivici

Stéphane Ouaki

Stéphane Ouaki

Head of Department, EuropeanInnovation Council (EIC) Acting Director, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Stephen Nundy

Stephen Nundy

Partner & Chief Technology Officer @ Lakestar

Victoria HV

Victoria Hernandez-Valcarcel

Member of Several Boards of Directors

Viktors Valainis

Viktors Valainis

Minister of Economics @ Republic of Latvia

Digital Group Attendees

Andrii Degeler | Founder, journalist @ Unzip.Media
Antonio Arias | COO @ QuoIntelligence
António Grilo | President @ Agencia Nacional de Inovação (ANI)
Arthur Pathé | Finance Lead @ OQ Technology
Bill Barber | Innovation @ ISPIC
Brian Hotani | Analyst @ SPRIND
Carmen Font | President @ Font Corporation
Carmen Marcos | EIC Program Manager @ Ivace
Carson Bradbury | Co-founder @ Siemens Cre8Ventures
Daniela Dobreva-Nielsen | Company Owner @ Bogdan Orbit EOOD
De Clercq Olivier | Analyst @ World Fund
Endre Hunnyadi | CBO @ .lumen
Frédéric Montagard | CEO @ ALVEVM
Harshit Krishna | CorpDev, Growth and Funding Lead @ Multiverse Computing
Hermann Stockinger | CEO & Founder @ Easelink
Hugh Brown | Chief of Staff @ Axelera AI
Hugo Hubert | VC Principal @ Omnes
Inna Perepelytsya | Senior Advisor @ Luxinnovation
Iranmanesh Mohammad | Managing Director @ constellr Belgium
Jaroslav Bukovina | Innovation Policy Expert @ Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy
Jean-Michel Deligny | President, NextGen Computing Group @ EIC Scaling Club
Juan Gonzalez | Senior Advisor @ Armilar Venture Partners
Kaija Pöysti | CEO @ Aldanella
Kim De Nolf | CEO @ QustomDot
Kristine Tarvida | Business Development Manager @ NorSAF
Laura Mendera | Director Business Opereations @ CLEAR
Maria Zubeldia | Executive Director Entrepreneurship Centre @ University of Oxford
Nicolette Komitska | Senior Project & Event Manager @ Tech Tour
Omar Qaise | Founder & CEO @ OQ Technology
Philippe Moretto | MD @ A&M capital
Remo Kuldkepp | CFO @ Gscan OÜ
Roberto Pangallo | Programme Management Officer @ WOOPTIX S.L.
Sofia Bravo | Deep Tech Innovation Lead @ ANI
Sondre Graff | CFO @ sensiBel AS
Stephen Nundy | Partner & CTO @ Lakestar Advisors UK LLP
Steve Takhar | Head of Venture Banking @ Quside Techologies SL
Tanja Lukanović | Senior Advisor @ Croatian Science Foundation
Tero Vauraste | President Tech Tour Missions @ Tech Tour
Turpaud Francois | CEO @ Prompt Agency
Willem-Jeroen Stevens | Managing Partner @ CLEAR

Climate Group Attendees

Aikaterini Liakopoulou | Mentor @ EIC Scaling Club
Aina Hegrestad | CFO @ Nordic Electrofuel AS
Aivars Starikovs | Member of the Board @ Latvian Hydrogen Association
Andris Krasovskis | CFO @ Naco Technologies
Anti Kodar | Venture Partner @ Butterfly Ventures
Arnaud Villers-d'Arbouet | CEO @ Mecaware
Audra Shallal | Vice President @ CORENVEST
Christian Weinberger | Senior Adviser Green Hydrogen @ Hydrogen-Advisers.eu
Christina Melkonian | Managing Director @ 1551 Ventures
Cláudia Varandas | Open Innovation Lead @ Galp
Constantinos Peonides | CEO and Co-founder @ MEGGITT
Daria Batukhtina | Sr. Manager Strategic Business Development @ Kubota Holdings Europe
Dweep Chanana | Managing Partner @ Anchor Group
Emils Krauze | CEO @ SIA Hygo X
Graeme Taylor | Founder @ Endure Consulting
Guillermo Garcia-Miguel | Director of Strategy @ H2SITE
Ivar Kruusenberg | Founder & CEO @ PowerUP Energy Technologies
Kaido Saar | Open Innovation Senior Analyst @ Mifundo
Kärt Klein | Investor Consultant @ Invest Estonia
Katarzyna Gil | Principal @ ICOS Capital
Kris Czaplicki | Board Member @ Fresh Inset
Leandro Santos | Senior Strategic Developer @ Kubota Holdings Europe
Lepareur Nicolas | Managing Partner @ TiLT Capital Partners
Maria Trinidad | Mentor Senior Advisor @ EIC
Mattijs Slee | CEO @ Battolyser Systems
Miguel Jordao | Founder & Managing Partner @ Newland Syndicate
Miquel Albareda | Manager Corporate Development @Kubota Holdings Europe BV 
Nicolas Bozek | Head of Partnerships @ BASQUEVOLT
Nicolas van de Kerkhof | Business Creation Manager @ EIT Health
Nicoletta Zappatini | Managing Director @ Olea Capital Ltd
Nikolaos Kanopoulos  | CEO @ BRITE HELLAS S.A.
Paula Sanz  | International Business Development @ Repsol
Pawel Maj | Fundraising Expert @ Next Pawel Maj
Petri Laine | Partner @ Innovestor
Pol Hortal | Managing Director @ Zubi Labs
Roula Bachtalia | Head of Open Innovation @ Eurobank
Rutger Tulleken | CEO @ AMT Medical
Saimon Satyanathan | Investment Manager @ EIT Manufacturing
Schoentgen Raphael | CEO @ Hydrogen Advisors
Sveva Ruggiero | CRO @ ART-ER
Virginia Sánchez | CEO @ Repsol
Wacker Bernd | CTO @ Digitalisation TEC Consulting GmbH

Health Group Attendees

Anamaria Zianveni | Project Manager & CEO @ Encevo
Attila Uderszky
| CEO @ PLUR Ltd.
Cédric Latessa | Project manager @ C.E.L. Conseil
Dmitrijs Kononovs
| Founder @ Median+
Eduardo Camina | Innovation and Business Scaling Manager @ Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d
Emmanuel Kahembwe
| CEO (UK) @ VDE
Jan Goesaert
| Co-Founder & Executive Committee @ Silk Road Partners BV
Josh Liste
r | Director @ TFN - Transition Finance Network
Kaja Vidic
| Chief Business Development Officer @ Check Point Care
Le Melinaire Pascal | President @ SWEETCH ENERGY
Linus Rieder
| Principal @ 415 Capital
Maija Krauze | CEO & Founder @ SIA Hygo X
Ozden Merve Akgun | Partner @ Diffusion Capital Partners
Paavo Pilv | CEO @ GeneCode
Taryn Andersen | President coFounder @ Impulse4Women
Vassil Karaivanov | Managing Director @ EuPA EOOD
Zivile Einikyte | Founder @ Perception Paradox

The list keeps growing — don’t miss out on who’s joining us in Riga!
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