AmCham Empower Her work group met to brainstorm ideas for this year's activities and to share best practices. The meeting featured Ramune Lauciuvienė, Country President for the Baltics & Ukraine at Novartis, as the keynote speaker. Ramunė shared an inspiring personal story, offering valuable insights into her journey and the challenges she has overcome in her leadership career. Additionally, Ieva Racenaja, Vice President of AmCham and Director at the Riga Graduate School of Law, shared her insights and experiences in leadership roles.

On January 8, AmCham hosted its first speaker luncheon of 2025, featuring Uldis Cērps, CEO of the Finance Latvia Association. The event focused on the latest developments in the financial sector, with a lively discussion moderated by AmCham Vice President Guntars Krols. Key topics included the role of banking in furthering economic growth, capital access, competitiveness, and the investment environment.

A Latvian mountaineer begins journey to the South Pole in support to Ukraine

Latvian mountaineer and AmCham Latvia Founding member Juris Ulmanis begins an expedition to ski to the geographical South Pole in Antarctica as part of his new initiative Sunflowers for Freedom dedicated to raising awareness about the ongoing war in Ukraine and urging donations to support Ukrainian freedom fighters.

Take part in PwC's CEO Survey

PwC invites you to participate in the annual PwC’s Baltic CEO Survey to share your insights on business opportunities and threats, growth prospects, labor availability and other topical business issues. The survey aims to understand how Baltic business leaders perceive the current business environment and adapt their companies to ensure competitiveness and sustainable development. The survey will be open until January 24, 2025, and the results will be published in March 2025.

How can value created today help shape the future?

EY Baltic is recognized for its significant contributions to sustainability and corporate governance, playing a key role in supporting companies to achieve their ESG goals. "EY Value Realized 2024" is EY Baltic's annual report on creating value and shaping the future for people, clients, and society. The report highlights EY's significant investments in AI and technology, including the launch of EY.ai, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

On December 18, AmCham Empower Her work group met with Vita Andrews and Daiga Auzina-Melalksne, representatives of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) to discuss the promotion of gender equality across business organizations including gender-diverse boards and reduction of gender pay gaps. 

Ambassador Robinson hosts AmCham Board

On December 18, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Robinson welcomed AmCham Board of Directors for a brunch at his residence. The discussions covered a range of current issues as well as insights on the investment climate and sectors including defense and security, technology, AI, precision medicine and energy.

Help build a new care mobile for better healthcare access

Ronald McDonald House Charities Latvija (RMHC Latvija) in cooperation with the Children's Clinical University Hospital provides free medical consultations to children in rural areas of Latvia. 2025 will be a challenging year for RMHC Latvija's children's Care Mobile program with the construction of the new Care Mobile. EUR 300 000 are needed to realize this major project.

New parent support program for guidance and comfort

SOS Children’s Villages provides long-term family-based care for children who have lost their parents and supports vulnerable families in their family and foster family support centers in Riga, Bauska, Valmiera, Kuldīga and Gulbene. The organization is seeking both financial contributions and in-kind donations which will be directed towards preventive program ”For New Parents” offering emotional and informational support for new parents.

Angels above Latvia will help 312 children across Latvia

Children's Hospital Foundation, an organization taking care of children's health through raising help from general public, is looking for donations to support campaign “Angels Above Latvia” in collaboration with TV3 Group Latvia and Bite Latvija. Each year, the campaign raises funds to help children take their first steps, say their first words, start school, or receive life-saving care in critical, time-sensitive situations. This year’s goal is to raise €634 000 to support 312 children in need.