Riga Tech Cast

Expert vs. Generalist, Large Enterprises vs. Small Boutiques, B2C vs. B2B, and many other valuable insights. Our Guests: Marta Tobias - 10+ years of experience in business development and marketing. Experience includes collaboration with Netflix, Euroaptieka, GAP, political parties and governmental organisations. Adobe Commerce (ex Magento) certified solution specialist who has a Master in Law. Lo...

Latvija.lv jau pavisam drīz iegūst Mākslīgā Intelekta atbalstu! Par to un citiem jaunumiem klausies šajā intervijā. Mūsu viesi: Egita Rudzīte - Valsts digitālās attīstības aģentūras direktora vietniece - "Valsts pārvaldē ar digitālajiem jautājumiem es strādāju jau kopš savas pirmās darba dienas, kad uzsāku darba gaitas, mācoties RTU 2.kursā 2000.gadā. Man tuvas tēmas ir starpiestāžu datu apma...

If you talk anything besides work, is just motorcycle driving. No, it can not be that bad! Our Guests: Denis Chichmaryov - Starting my career from full-stack engineering, now I am leading 2 large EPAM offices in CEE where we build world-class solutions for Global and regional Clients. In addition to that I drive one of largest transformational efforts at EPAM related with AI-powered Knowledge Mana...

Imants found a few minutes before submitting for a tender, while Inga is enjoying her mid-life crisis. Our Guests: Inga Spriņģe, Re:Baltica co-founder, investigative journalist and disinformation expert. With over 20 years of experience in investigative journalism, I specialize in uncovering disinformation, Russian influence operations, and social inequality. As an award-winning journalist and co-...

When everything falls apart, Antra goes to opera or growing tomatos. Our Guest: Antra Zālīte - a dynamic IT executive who thrives on turning complex challenges into measurable business success. With a proven track record in leading multinational teams, driving service excellence, and opening new growth opportunities, she brings both vision and execution to the table. Antra is known for building st...

What's common to business-minded women and the black magic of media producers? Our Guests: Kristaps Petersons - Media Producer & Business Consultant, by working with big corporate names in more than 20 countries, Kristaps has shaped his own methods to help clients achieve their business goals. He's a part-time tutor at Stanford and Michigan State Universities teaching Modern Presentati...

In this episode, you'll hear about the harsh reality in the highly regulated low-caliber ammunition business, and the contradictory wild wild west of building naval war drones! Beāte Krauze-Čebotare - CEO of AMMUNITY, small caliber ammunition manufacturer in Latvia - is an experienced leader with a strong track record in the banking and logistics sectors. Currently focused on expanding her com...

In this episode, you'll hear basically a Change Management 101 for Digitalization projects! Eriks Eglitis - "I have gathered both technical IT skills and business acumen. I have been individual contributor, led teams and organisations. Industries background covers Construction, Finance, Professional Services (IT, Consulting), Public Administration (Economics, Defence, Support/Development...

In this conversation, you'll hear from experienced executives about tech opportunities in logistics, 5G networks, artificial intelligence and so much more! Kārlis Vilciņš - "I am leading a combined team of 5G private network business and IT development professionals, We deliver full-cycle IT project implementations, AI-powered systems, and 5G private network solutions. My main focus is on solving...

In this conversation, you'll hear from C-level executives of Latvian IT consultancy and product companies - what's common and how they differ. Has the Artifical Intelligence changed their business in any way? Mārtiņš Popelis is a seasoned entrepreneur and product leader in the audio software space. Over the past decade, he has been leading the product team at Sonarworks, developing industry-leadin...

Together we'll dig into the deep-tech world and options of all kinds of funding for small and niche businesses. Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema is based in Brussels. She is an advisor on Innovations, technologies, research, and startups from Latvia for the EU programmes and initiatives, trained in Circularity thinking and tools. Alise Pīka-Ozola serves as the Industry Liaison Officer for Latvia at CERN an...

Pasaule pēc 5 gadiem pēc Rolanda Legzdiņa domām. About Rolands Legzdiņš: Experienced senior executive with over 20 years in the regulated financial industry, specializing in corporate governance, stakeholder management, and business development. Known for driving results, reliability, and fostering supportive, collaborative work environments. Proven track record in transforming business models, en...

The world after 5 years by Sergejs Blaževičs. Write in the comments what you think! Sergejs is Transforming Your Business With the Power of AI. #agile #interview #podcast #future

The world after 5 years by Viktoriia Kovero. Write in the comments what you think! Victoria about herself: Except for building my personal career by taking an active part in the IT development process, I regularly consult businesses on new technologies and trends, help perform Agile transformations as an Independent contractor. #agile #interview #podcast #future

The world after 5 years by Vladimirs Ivanovs. Write in the comments what you think! Vladimirs Ivanovs, Optimus Prime of the agiletransformer.com team. He has three decades of experience working with different Scandinavian, European and Latvian companies. He also lived in Azerbaijan and Georgia for a few years, where he helped British Petroleum start the agile transformation by coaching and trainin...

The world after 5 years by Shyam Sreevalsan. Write in the comments what you think! Shyam Sreevalsan is a technical product manager with a special focus on machine learning, observability and all things open source. The practical and pragmatic applications of AI, ML and data analysis to solve real world problems is his core area of interest. He works at Netdata, democratizing observability - one me...

The world after 5 years by Filipe Berti. Write in the comments what you think! Filipe about himself: I’m a Team Coach, based in Helsinki, Finland, originally from São Paulo, Brasil. My backgrounds are in Computer Engineering and Agile. Through more than 15 years of career, I could work as software developer, project manager, network and cloud infrastructure engineer, scrum master and agile coach....

The world after 5 years by Pawel Piwosz. Write in the comments what you think! DevOps Institute Ambassador. CD.Foundation Ambassador. AWS Community Builder. Engineer, leader, mentor, speaker. My focus is on CALMS. I am building better understanding of DevOps as driver for the organization. I am devoted to Serverless and CI/CD. I authored the framework for design the CI/CD: https://www.cicd.run/ Ho...

I’ve trained over 8,000 cloud-native professionals and built a thriving global community dedicated to advancing skills in this space. My mission? To empower cloud-native enthusiasts to connect, grow, and succeed together. I help cloud-native professionals expand their expertise, connect with like-minded individuals, and take their skills to the next level through hands-on training, community suppo...

Madara and Roberts will tell you how to sell AI, what's new in EU regulations, and how do they keep the pace in this rapidly changing world of AI! ⭐ Madara Mančinska - as the Head of Sales at Tilde, I am dedicated to driving growth and exploring the transformative potential of Language Technologies and AI. With a robust background as a banking professional and extensive experience in FinTech,...

Episode #9 - Armands Liseks is a business person with a bit of technical experience, in particular Data Science. 10+ years in Fintech, leading Business Development in Open Banking SaaS companies Nordigen and Kontomatik, both successfully exited. Currently leading no-code SaaS loan management system company inGain. He will talk about his startup experience, how to handle the board, and what makes a...

Episode #8 - Marta is a Venture Capital Consultant with more than 10 years of experience; Gravity HUB (investor embassy) partner and Enter VC partner. In the episode, she will share her suggestions on how to be a smart founder, a good investor, and eventually a human being. #startup #venture #founder #interview #podcast

Episode #7 - Edgars will share his thoughts on how to be a great CTO and grow your tech business. Edgars Kohs is a tech aficionado, swiftly mastered programming and system architectures, catalyzing his journey to co-found a pioneering BNPL venture. As its CTO, he drives technological innovations with a sharp focus on optimization. Renowned for his analytical prowess and visionary problem-solving a...

Episode #6 - Andris will tell you what you didn't know about coaching. Andris Aispurs - with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, including 8 years as an IT project manager, Andris is a seasoned professional. Currently, he serves as an efficiency leader and internal coach at Tet company. Andris played a vital role in the core team for a Digital transformation project. His expertise...

Janis Koselevs is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience. He is passionate about business web solution development and has a strong focus on frontend, UX and business goals. Started his career as self taught freelancer, worked for local small and medium media agencies until joined international IT & consulting corporation, where he has spent more than 12 years in multiple roles, i...