On November 22, members and guests had an opportunity to join the luncheon with Martins Kazaks, Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia to learn more about European and global economic development as well as Latvia's economic outlook. View the presentation of Mr. Kazaks.
 

On November 15, AmCham members gathered for the annual member orientation event Meet AmCham, which is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, strengthen existing relations, raise brand visibility, and most importantly, network to maximize the impact on business. During the event, we introduced our newest members: AKitoGroup, ATU Duty Free, Bayer, Cadence Translate, FasTracKids Latvia, FranklinCovey Latvia, GenMedica Baltic, Helve, Hotel Neiburgs, Iespējamā misija, Iron Mountain Latvia, Longenesis, Siemens Healthineers, Skaal, Sky High Agency, TalentHub and Renārs Rūsis.

The Healthcare work group held the 8th meeting this year to review the latest achievements and developments of the ongoing projects: digital strategy, secondary data framework, VBHC approach, public health funding and value-based tenders. Members were also discussing the latest events - the precision medicine conference held on October 13-14 and the workshop on value-based procurement on November 2. 

On November 3, AmCham Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania held an exclusive online session addressing the US Midterm Elections with returning guest presenter and White House Correspondent, Jon Decker moderated by Andreas Kaju, Co-founder and Managing Partner of META Advisory. Members of Pan-Baltic AmChams had an opportunity to hear Mr.Decker’s insights and forecasts on the outcomes of the Midterm elections and 2024 Elections.

On November 2, AmCham held the second event 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 event featured lectures by Hans Bax, Partner of European Alliance for Value in Health representing MedTech Europe, Karsten Kirkegaard from Southern Denmark's Strategic Procurement Department, Rodolphe Eurin, CEO of Geneva Hospital La Tour, and experts from several hospitals. The practical part of the workshop was organized separately for procurement specialists and leaders of local hospitals.