On August 24, McCann Riga hosted the first AmCham Business After Hours after the summer break with an inspirational presentation by Sintija Popena, Creative Director at McCann who shared professional insights on how creativity can help boost brands and increase business value. Many thanks to McCann for hosting an excellent event with wine, food, good company, and an exciting office tour.

On August 16, AmCham opened its fall season holding its first Basketball game night. FIBA Basketball World Cup Test Match: Latvia - Finland was the fourth consecutive winning home game for Latvia (score 94:57). Thanks to Ellex Klavins for hosting the pre-game reception with refreshing drinks and snacks at their terrace. A special treat was a session with Mārtiņš Porziņģis who shared his takeaways from his career in the top sports marketing arena. The session was skillfully moderated by Anete Dimitrovska, Associate Partner at Ellex.

On August 15, the Healthcare work group members met to review the latest developments on healthcare projects including value-based healthcare, healthcare financing, digital health, secondary health data, and value-based medical tenders. The group also reviewed upcoming events related to various healthcare topics and invited the group members to submit comments for the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Action Plan 2025-2027.

On July 11th, AmCham hosted a movie night for the world premiere of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One with a reception part at the Vertigo Bar of Forum Cinemas where members enjoyed drinks prior to the special premiere in the iSense theater that was kicked off with Mission Impossible trivia by Forum Cinemas and a professional biker performance and epic jump.

AmCham held an insightful discussion with one of the most successful Latvian entrepreneurs - Lauris Liberts, Founder and Co-Owner of Draugiem Group - to hear his views on accessing the U.S. market and the success of his business ventures. Along with the discussion of the success of Draugiem Group and Printful, Lauris shared a very personal story on what drives him in creating new businesses, where he sees opportunities, and what he is next up to. The session was skilfully moderated by AmCham Vice President Pauls Miklasevics.