Diversity and Inclusion Forum 2022

November 22, 2022
Venue: Latvian National Library
Host: Tālis Eipurs, TV and Radio journalist
Organized by: Latvian Diversity Charter, Institute for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, Association of LGBT and their friends "Mozaīka"

10:00 - 10:30 Opening
Zane Petre - Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia
Mārtiņš Staķis - Mayor of Riga
Zaiga Pūce - Director of the Society Integration Foundation
Christian Heldt - Ambassador of Germany to Latvia (video)

10:30 - 11:30 Impact of diversity on economic development and investment
Moderated by:
Kaspars Zalitis - Cahir of the Latvian Diversity Charter

Cost of intolerance in Latvia
Kristaps Kovaļevskis - KPMG Baltics Manager at Management Consulting

Spread of discrimination in Latvia. Social perspective
Santa Lazdiņa - KANTAR Latvija, Account Manager, Customer relations

Irina Kostina - The Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia , Leader of the Labour Force and Requalification workgroup, ZAB Ellex Kļaviņš

Why diversity and inclusion are key to the business growth?
Ilze Ogle - Head of Human Resources, SEB Banka Latvia

11:45 - 12:45 Towards a respectful country and municipality
Moderated by:
Kaspars Zalitis - Cahir of the Latvian Diversity Charter

Diversity and Inclusion - perspective from Vilnius
Ieva Dirmaite - Head of Vilnius Mayor's Office

Cēsis - the road towards the inclusive municipality
Atis Egliņš-Eglītis - Deputy Major of Cēsis

Best practice in diversity management - State perspective
Zaiga Pūce - Director of the Society Integration Foundation

13:00 - 14:15 Diversity: object of internal and external influence and communication
The Alliance of values: NATO's actions in countering disinformation
Baiba Braže - NATO, Assistant Secretary-General for Public Diplomacy

Fight against diversity - from political initiatives till exile and "persona non-grata"
Juri Rescheto - Deutsche Welle Chief of Riga Bureau, former Deutsche Welle Chief of Moscow Bureau

Conversation:
Gunta Sloga - Baltic Centre for Media Excellence, Executive Director
Kristīne Garina - Chair of the Association of LGBT and their friends "Mozaika"

14:45 - 15:05 Special Guest
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to the development of our society

15:05 - 16:05 Examples of Diversity Management Best Practices
Moderated by:
Dace Helmane - CEO, Institute for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility

Ways to communicate diversity internally & externally
Poļina Nazarova - Deloitte, Baltic Head of Administration

Aļesja Kirčenko - Deputy Head of SEB Global Services in Riga, Chairperson of ABSL Latvia

Nora Inveiss - Printful Brand Manager

16:05 - 16:10 Closing