Forum programme

BALTIC IT&T 2010 FORUM: eBaltics

Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, Kuģu Str. 24 Rīga, Latvia

FORUM PROGRAMME

Wednesday, April 21

Time	Activity	Venue
8.30-17.00	Baltic IT&T 2010 registration	1st Floor Lobby
9.00-17.00	British contact corner Supported by the UK Trade & Investment	1st Floor Lobby
9.30-11.00	CIO Session: Information Systems Security Partners:       In cooperation with:  Chairperson: Dr. Ronald de Bruin, The Head of the Strategy and Public Affairs Department, European Network and information Security Agency (ENISA) Cyber security policy development in Latvia Māris Andžāns, Head of Transport and Communications Security Unit, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Latvia IT security challenges for the second decade of the 21th century Harald Schilling, Vice President, headtechnology Group, Germany Information Security Awareness Raising – CIO responsibility? Ilze Murāne, IS Security Manager, Bank of Latvia Data Theft: The Marathon That Never Ends Thomas Wendrich, Regional Director, Nordics & Eastern Europe, Lumension Who is accessing you critical information? Edward Wasilchin, Regional Manager - Scandinavia and Baltics, Varonis Data centers. Optimization and protection solutions from Radware Michael Soukonnik, Regional Sales Manager of Radware Ltd CIS&Baltic countries, Israel	DAUGAVA
11.10-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	CIO Session: Optimization* Chairperson: Arnis Daugulis, CIO, Board Member, Latvenergo IBM's approach to Cloud Private and Public Clouds - two different implementation options. What workloads are moving to Clouds?  Where to Start . . . Mārtiņš Grants, GTS Manager, IBM Latvija IT infrastructure optimization case study – Rīgas Satiksme Andris Anspoks, CIO, Rīgas Satiksme, Latvia Are we ready for technology challenges? Ģirts Bērziņš, Chief Technology Officer, Member of Board, Lattelecom Automated Bulk Signing Solution Jānis Bokta, Board Chairman, Latvia State Radio And Television Centre (LVRTC) IT role in audiovisual equipment management and user support Uldis Jaudzems, Board member, Biroteh Ltd.	DAUGAVA
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-16.00	CIO Session: Optimization* Chairperson: Kaspars Cikmačs, CIO, Parex bank Shared service platform: Government experience public service delivery Gatis Ozols, Head of eService planning Unit, Electronic Government Department, The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia Optimization of Procurement Using Electronic Procurement System Māris Krastiņš, Director, State Regional Development Agency CIO Session: ICT and CIO Role in Organization* CIO competence and role in realization of business functions E-skills of employees - awareness raising, skills testing and certification Discussion	DAUGAVA

*Session working language Latvian

Thursday, April 22

Time	Activity	Venue
8.30-14.00	Baltic IT&T 2010 registration	1st Floor Lobby
9.00-14.00	British contact corner Supported by the UK Trade & Investment	1st Floor Lobby
9.30-11.00	Official Opening of the Conference Baltic IT&T 2010 Plenary Session: Keynotes Forum partner:    Chairman: Dr. Juris Binde, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, Latvia Opening Dr. Signe Bāliņa, President, Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association (LIKTA), Latvia ICT Research priorities in Europe and possibilities of Latvian organisation to take an active part Dr. Stephan Pascall, Adviser International Cooperation, Integration of New Member States and Regional Aspects for RTD, DG Information Society, European Commission Today’s challenges of network and information security in Europe Dr. Ronald de Bruin, The Head of the Strategy and Public Affairs Department, European Network and information Security Agency (ENISA) ICT – driving force of economy or expenditure item? Daiga Trumpe, Country Manager, Microsoft Latvia	DAUGAVA
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-13.00	Plenary Session: Keynotes Research, Development and Innovations - To Facilitate ICT Export Growth of Latvia Organised by: Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA) in cooperation with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and supported by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)             Chairman: Dr. Stephan Pascall, Adviser International Cooperation, Integration of New Member States and Regional Aspects for RTD, DG Information Society, European Commission The Role of Innovation for Economic Growth Juris Pūce, State Secretary, Ministry of Economics of Latvia How to increase the success of Latvian scientists in EU Framework programs RTD Technological audit  - main findings for Latvia Prof. Imants Freibergs, Member of the board, Latvian Information and Communication Technology Association (LIKTA) Innovation and technology transfer models for increase of competitiveness Dr.-Ing. Michael Boronowsky, managing director, TZI, University of Bremen, Germany	DAUGAVA
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-15.30	Research, Development and Innovations - To Facilitate ICT Export Growth of Latvia Chairman: Dr. Māris Ēlerts, Deputy Director and Director of Investment Project Department, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia ICT research policy in Latvia Actions on national and European level for development of innovative technologies and solutions in Latvia Dr. Atis Kapenieks, National Representative in ICT Committee, Dina Bērziņa, Latvian National ICT/Energy Contact point, National Representative in ICT Committee ICT research and technology transfer model and best practice - experience of Lulea Technical University and Aurorum Business Incubator Jan U. Wicen, CEO, Aurorum Business Incubator, Sweden European industry and academic cooperation for innovations and leadership in language technologies Andrejs Vasiļjevs, Board Chairman, Tilde, Latvia Estonia - Latvia Programme support to ICT projects Rasma Rozenberga, Information Manager, Estonia - Latvia Programme	DAUGAVA
15.30-16.00	Coffee break
16.00-17.30	Research, Development and Innovations - To Facilitate ICT Export Growth of Latvia Chairman: Dr. Māris Ēlerts, Deputy Director and Director of Investment Project Department, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia Real Sound Lab – from idea to global market Atis Straujums, Director of Development, Real Sound Lab Key Competences for All - an Employability Toolkit based on Internet resources Gabriel Rissola, Director, Dynamic Organization Thinking, Spain What might help to incubate high growth knowledge companies Dr. Valdis Avotiņš, Acting Director of the Engineering Research Institute "Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre" of Ventspils University College ICT Export Growth of Latvia by focusing on marketing of ICT products to Scandinavia Thorhallur Gudmundsson, Managing Director, Hospital Organiser AS, Norway Discussion	DAUGAVA
17.30-19.00	Closing cocktail