On May 22 the American, German, Norwegian and Swedish Chambers of Commerce hosted a pre-election debate in the run-up to the European Parliament election scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. The debate focused on the vision and priorities of the parties to ensure a safe, competitive, sustainable, and prosperous Europe and Latvia as part of it.

On May 21, the AmCham Healthcare work group discussed the outcomes and feedback from the conference on sustainable investments in health and the Pan-Baltic conference of AmChams. Sub-groups shared an update on their workstreams.

On May 16-17, representatives of AmCham Latvia joined the Annual Pan-Baltic Conference 2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference focused on strengthening ties and economic resilience. Members of AmChams in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania were able to discuss the most important topics for the current business and investment environment in the Baltics, including FDI attraction, resilience, cybersecurity, digital transformation, AI, healthcare, the future of work, and talent retention.

At a conference devoted to exploring key opportunities and challenges of AI, a wide range of experts from the industry, academic, legal, and public sectors discussed the practical application of AI technology, first success stories and takeaways as well as ethical considerations and legal frameworks. The conference was hosted by AmCham together with Cognizant on May 14.

On May 13, Digital Affairs and AI work group members discussed potential topics for future events with stakeholders. Members agreed to work out a position on AI and digital transformation and proceed with complementary events.