Olena Zelenska is the first lady of Ukraine and a Ukrainian screenwriter. She has done invaluable work for Ukrainian culture, school nutrition reform and initiatives to spread the Ukrainian language around the world, while fighting for a barrier-free society.

Hede Kerstin Luik is a Change Management coach and head of communications at North Estonia Medical Centre. She will lead a Masterclass on how to set your leadership ambitions.

“More women in boardrooms!” Andris Grafs will bring together a splendid panel of impactful leaders to discuss diversity in top positions. He leads BICG (Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance) in Latvia that aims for better governed public & private companies.

Francesca Cavallo is an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and activist, her work has been translated into more than 50 languages. She co-created the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book series and podcast.

Inese Podgaiska represents more than 500,000 engineers in the Nordic Region, she has 22 years+ experience in international stakeholder management, negotiation, advocacy, and communication.

Svenia is a Global Learning Innovation entrepreneur and investor. She travelled 19 countries to find the most innovative teaching and learning practices. Author of ‘Exploring the Future of Education’. Is building Educare, a new VC fund to support European EdTech founders.

Viktorija Trimbel holds over 28 years of excellent track-record in strategic management, corporate governance, and M&A, leading and managing highly complex business and public projects. A strong believer that everything is possible and committed to empower more women and girls.

20+ years experience in the IT sector and last 7 she implements 

the Agile principles in her work to address specific company needs and exploit its benefits in everyday life. Darja is sure that the Agile way should help everyone to make the work of her company more results oriented and inclusive.

Country Manager at TietoEvry in Latvia, Board member of Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia. Knows IT business solution industry to the bone, more than 20 years experience from system developer to leading one of top IT companies in Latvia.

Alda has broken many stereotypes about women in IT. At first, she started to work in the travel industry in Canada but soon changed her career to IT. Her CV includes various positions from programmer to  Intelligent Operations lead.

A communication strategist, change management and leadership explorer with over 20 years of experience in banking and public sector; vice-Chairperson of Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia.

Anna is Riga TechGirls leader and loves building social movements. She has built tech companies like FROONT, berta.me and HungryLab, founded co-working space THE MILL, is on the board of TechHub Riga and promotes women's engagement in tech.

Leader with strong commercial acumen and execution skills. More than 15 years of experience in leadership roles across Norstat, KPMG, Capgemini Consulting and other companies. Expert in sales, marketing, communications, business development and strategy.

Baiba Rubesa is a founder of Novatore and a business executive with experience across multiple industries (oil, gas, retail, automotive, telecommunications, transport) spanning across Europe and North America.

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Baiba Braže rules international relations. After serving as Ambassador in UK & NL, she is in charge of NATO Public Diplomacy to raise the Alliance’s profile with audiences world-wide and to build support for Alliance operations and policies.

Elīna Pinto is a values-driven governance navigator, international public policy professional (OECD, EU) with a 15-year track record in public governance. Elīna will lead a panel discussion on economic growth, sustainability and women's role in it.

Gabriele is a social innovator. Has been working with many global organisations to solve social and environmental issues. Twice has been named as “one of the 50 most inspiring women in European technology”. ‘Elle’ included her in their HOT 100 List as one of “15 Power Women” in 2016.

Evita Lune knows the formula to global higher leadership positions, having completed over 800 successful executive search assignments and over 250 senior level FinTech assignments in 42+ countries. She is a passionate women’s career growth advocate.

Vladyslava Magaletska was a strong advocate for improving the investment and business climate in Ukraine. Opened over 35 export markets to Ukrainian exporters and improved transparency in such areas as food safety, digitaliSation, et al.

Kristīne Jarve oversees teams which provide a wide-variation of professional services starting from law firms, financial and tax advisers, auditors and ending with a team of data analysts and Artificial Intelligence specialists.

Eva Alberte holds vast Executive Search experience with senior level mandates spanning various domains – general management, marketing, communications, finance, sales, human resources, manufacturing.

Žaneta Ozoliņa is a professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and an author of more than 100 publications devoted to various aspects of security policy.

Professional with over 25 years of experience in banking and international investments: active in the financial sector since 1994 – from 2003 to 2015 she was a Board Member at Swedbank AS, an acting Deputy Chairwoman of Supervisory Council at Signet Bank since 2017.

Agnese holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and is certified Diversity Manager. Corporate anthropology is one of Agnese’s main expertise areas and she has been one of the first candidates to get certified as diversity manager in Norwegian Certification Authority.

Executive suite leader with over 25-years of diverse management experience in Swedish aviation industry. Deeply committed to ethical conduct, engaging stakeholders, treating employees with dignity and respect, and serving customers. Fully embraces the pursuit of sustainability.

She is President of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce, a board member of Economiesuisse and Baloise Group, VP of SV Group. She is committed to actions instead of words regarding sustainability and social responsibility in Swiss entrepreneurship.

Sandra is Investment Director at BaltCap, the largest private equity investor in the Baltics, with 15 years of experience in finance, deal execution and company development at supervisory board level. She is a CFA charterholder and a member of European Women in Venture Capital network.

Dagnija Lejiņa advocates women leadership, in particular via Novatore and Oratore.me platforms. She is passionate about start-ups and technologies. Dagnija has extensive experience as a strategic communications professional within both public and private sectors.

Culture and environmental journalist, working for Latvian Television. Editor for environmental TV broadcast “Greenhead” and project coordinator in Latvia for EU project "ACT: Art. Climate. Transition".

Dr. Eglinton is co-founder of Footage Foundation, a global, feminist, non-profit organization that elevates the lives of women. She will share her work on the frontlines of gender inequality including key projects in Ukraine, Compassionate Cash and FemSMS.

Chantal Yelu Mulop is Special Advisor to the President of DR Congo. She is a leading activist, a recognised humanist, feminist, an advocate for social and economic justice and the promotion of women's fundamental rights.

Karīna Kulberga will lead the Masterclass “Wealth management” and help to raise your impact. She is a financial expert and founder of the finance site SheOwns (7000+ followers) that helps women to get reach individual financial independence.

Dovile Grigiene's passionate engagement helped Swedbank Lithuania become the first company in the country which ensured equal pay and eliminated the gender salary gap.

Gender equality in the Baltics? Why is this a hot topic? Why do we need more women in boardrooms?

Linda Ezera will share findings from the newest research "Gender and Business Equality in Baltics''. Reliable data is the starting point to make meaningful changes.

More than 20 years of experience in the financial sector. One of the founders of INDEXO and has served as a member of the Management Board since INDEXO was founded in 2017.

Inga Ezera brings Board-level expertise in complex matrix and multicultural business settings. Her intercontinental experience covers Leadership Impact Development, Performance Management, Succession Planning, and High-Performance Teams Development.

The President of Latvia Egils Levits is a Latvian lawyer and political scientist, co-author of many significant draft laws and the author of the Preamble to the Constitution.

Head of Nasdaq Baltic Exchanges since 2012 and Board member of BICG for over 6 years. She is passionate about capital markets and believes in good corporate governance and accountability as drivers of growth and economic prosperity.

Board Member of the European Rotogravure Association. Included in Top 100 Business Ambassadors of Ukraine and Top 100 most influential women of Ukraine. President of Association of Flexible Packaging of Ukraine and Representative of the SAVE FOOD initiative UN in Ukraine.

Edurio is a leading Edtech startup based in the UK and Latvia. Edurio helps over 1500 schools gather and analyse stakeholder feedback to improve education quality.

Managing partner at Latvia Sornainen Law offices and one of Latvia’s leading mergers & acquisitions and private capital operations law experts. Highly experienced also in corporate governance consulting and also doing research in the field.

RTU lecturer in finance and PhD candidate researching the corporate sustainability topic in the Central and Eastern European countries. She is a corporate finance expert and inspires to think mindfully about personal finances and smartly about financial market developments.

Agnija Šmite is a strong professional with more than 20 years of profound experience working in top management positions in leading companies, an Integral coach and Team builder, who inspires and supports people in their personal and professional growth.