On January 13, Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic, met with AmCham members and guests to share his insights about the future of airBaltic including issuing an IPO in 2024. airBaltic recently announced the addition of SpaceX’s “Starlink” internet connectivity system into the entire Airbus A220-300 fleet. To implement it, the company works on the required certification approval with the installation planned for later this year. 

On January 13, AmCham hosted a brainstorming session to discuss cross-sectoral perspectives on what can be done to improve Latvia’s image as an attractive FDI destination, along with awareness raising about FDI as a source for jobs, growth, knowledge transfer, and tax revenues. Guntars Krols, Partner of Strategy and Transactions at EY, moderated the session giving a short overview of the EY European Attractiveness Study.

During the 2023 State of American Business, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark called for a commitment to an “Agenda for American Strength” that affirms America’s position as a global power and unleashes the power of business to address the greatest challenges. If you missed the event, revisit the recordings HERE.

On January 10, the AmCham Labor Force work group members gathered for their first meeting in 2023 to set priorities and brainstorm activities in the area of human capital development. Among the topics discussed were employment policy, talent attraction, life-long learning, STEM, and quality of education.

On December 13, Healthcare work group members held a hybrid work group meeting to look back at the current year's achievements and set priority areas for the next year covering health data, value-based healthcare and healthcare financing. The  work group decided to organize an event for AmCham members to explain the healthcare projects and a round of meetings with politicians. It was also decided to look into organizing a communication campaign on healthcare issues.