On September 22, AmCham held its first webinar in the series of events dedicated to Value-Based Procurement with an aim to raise awareness of value-based procurement in Latvian hospitals. The event series is based on the VBHC concept AmCham released earlier this year. The topic was presented by Katrine Plavina-Mika of Sorainen Latvia.

On September 16, U.S. Ambassador John Carwile met with members of all three Baltic AmChams in the luncheon held within the Pan-Baltic conference program. In his speech, the Ambassador focused on geopolitical security, the war in Ukraine as well as bilateral relations between Latvia and the U.S. The Ambassador emphasized the U.S. unwavering commitment to Ukraine and highlighted the important role of energy security in the region.

On September 15, Artis Pabriks, Minister of Defense of Latvia addressed members of all three Baltic AmChams within the Pan-Baltic conference on NATO Strategic concept, support to Ukraine, NATO enlargement as well as the role of the private sector in ensuring the national and economic security. A live discussion was moderated by Martins Vargulis of the Latvian Institute of Foreign Affairs.

On September 15-16, members of all three Baltic AmChams gathered in Riga for the 5th Pan-Baltic conference with an aim to embrace cooperation, communication, and exchange of best practices among AmCham members across the Baltic countries. The 2-day program featured sessions on defense and security, labor force availability, healthcare, digital transformation and cybersecurity as well as included visits to MikroTik, Children’s University Hospital and Children' s University Foundation. Huge thanks to supporters Medtronic, Roche, Skaal, and all our amazing colleagues!