On 8 February 2023 from 9.00 to 16.00, the Latvian Capital Market Forum 2023 "Growth Loves Those Who Dare" organised by Latvijas Banka will take place. The forum aims to promote expert discussions and institutional cooperation in order to develop Latvia's capital market and maximise its potential.
Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, and Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka, will open the forum. The on-site forum will bring together around 150 participants, while more than 20 sector experts and opinion leaders will participate in four panel discussions to look at the opportunities of private investors and businesses offered by the Latvian and Baltic capital markets, as well as the characteristics and development opportunities of these markets on a European scale.
On-site: event space "Fantadroms", Gustava Zemgala gatve 74A, Riga
Online: www.macroeconomics.lv
Registration and welcome coffee from 8.30 9.00 Forum opening Opening address Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor, Latvijas Banka Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia Arvils Ašeradens, Minister of Finance Keynote speech Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority "Challenges and Opportunities of the European Capital Markets" (in English) 9.40–10.55 Part I Opportunities of Private Investors in the European Union 9.40 Panel discussion: Investment in the European Union – Capital Markets Union from Intention to Action (in English) Panellists: Moderator: Ivars Bergmanis, Investment banker specialising in Baltic capital markets 10.55 Coffee break 11.25 Sari Lounasmeri, CEO, Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion Presentation "Why are Finns successful investors? Development of investment culture in Finland" (in English) Panel discussion: Behaviour of Private Investors in the Baltic Capital Markets (in English) Panellists: Moderator: Kaspars Peisenieks, Executive Manager, Investoru Klubs 12.30 Lunch break 13.30–14.30 Part II Capital Market Opportunities for Companies 13.30 "The J. Molner Company" case study, Jason Grenfell-Gardner, founder (in English) 13.45 Panel discussion: Capital Market – More Than a Source of Funding? Panellists: Moderator: Māris Vainovskis, Senior Partner, ZAB "Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns" 14.30 Coffee break 14.45 Uldis Rutkaste, Head of the Monetary Policy Department, Latvijas Banka Presentation "How to Finance the Development of a Company during the Period of the High Interest Rates?" 15.00 Panel discussion: Role of the Capital Market in the Funding of Sustainable Economy Panellists: Moderator: Daiga Auziņa-Melalksne, Chair of the Board, AS Nasdaq Riga 15.50 Concluding remarks Santa Purgaile, Deputy Governor, Latvijas Banka 16:00–18:00 Informal discussions, networkingProgramme