Arrival and Registration, Morning Coffee

Conference Opening

Conference Moderator: Aigars Ceplītis, PhD, Dean of RISEBA University, Faculty of Media and Creative Technologies

Welcome Speeches
Irina Senņikova, PhD, Professor, Rector of RISEBA University of Applied Sciences
Valters Kaže, PhD, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research and Development, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences

Session 1: Navigating Turbulence: Global Forces Reshaping Business and Society

09:45 — 10:05 Out of Order: Sources and Implications of the Current Turbulent International Security Environment
Toms Rostoks, PhD (Vice-Rector for Science at the National Defence Academy of Latvia, Director of Centre for Security and Strategic Research / Latvia)

10:05 — 10:25 Leadership Under Uncertainty: Guiding Organisations Through Complexity and Long-Term Risk
Bella Butler, PhD (Associate Professor at Curtin University / Australia)

10:25 — 10:45 Societal Resilience in Times of Global Disruption

10:45 — 11:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
Expert Panel Focus: Cross-sector perspectives on how businesses, institutions, and governments can adapt to structural, long-term global shifts in the light of the current geopolitical turbulences
Keynote speakers joined by Irina Senņikova, PhD (Prof., Rector, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences)

Coffee Break and Networking

Session 2: AI and Emerging Technologies: Accelerating Transformation Across Business and Society

11:50 — 12:10 The Future Development of the Financial Sector: Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Biological Data
Marine Krasovska (Head of the Financial Technology Supervision Department at Bank of Latvia / Latvia)

12:10 — 12:30 Beyond Algorithms: Human‑Centric AI and Personalised Finance in an Age of Turbulence
Mārtiņš Bērziņš (Head of Open Finance and Digital Analytics at Commercial Bank of Dubai / UAE)

12:30 — 12:50 The Future of Learning and Development in the Workplace in the Human-Tech Era
Cengiz Hakan Aydin, PhD (Director of the Office of Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Özyeğin University / Türkiye)

12:50 — 13:35 PANEL DISCUSSION
Expert Panel Focus: Benefits and risks of digital transformation and AI deployment across sectors, balancing innovation with ethics, accountability, and societal well-being
Keynote speakers joined by Iveta Ludviga, PhD (Professor, Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences)

Lunch and Networking

Session 3: Pathways to Sustainable and Resilient Futures: Innovation, Agility, and Transformation

14:35 — 14:55 Rethinking Education: Is AI University a Dream or Reality?
Tim Brüggemann, PhD (Professor, Rector of AKAD University / Germany)

14:55 — 15:15 From AI Adoption to AI Governance Capacity: Building Resilient Organisations in an Age of Turbulence
Anri Leimanis (Chairman of the Public Private Partnership Association / Latvia)

15:15 — 15:35 How Science and Business Should Work Together for Sustainable Development
Dāvids Štēbelis (European Space Agency Industrial Coordinator, Board Member of Latvian Space Agency / Latvia)

15:35 — 16:20 PANEL DISCUSSION
Expert Panel Focus: Practical, cross-disciplinary approaches for developing resilient, sustainable, future-ready systems in business and society
Keynote speakers joined by Valters Kaže, PhD (Vice-Rector for Research and Development, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences)

Closing Remarks

Aigars Ceplītis and Valters Kaže

Networking