GDPR, due to implementation on May 25, remains of much concern for businesses large and small. Therefore, If P&C Insurance AS offered valuable insights on the compliance with the new regulation to members at the recent Business After Hours, co-hosted by If P&C Insurance AS and Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga.

The U.S. - Baltic Business Summit was a historical event held on April 3 in Washington D.C. One of the panel discussions "Impact of U.S. Investment in the Baltics" was moderated by Arnis Kakulis, Director of the Baltic Region for AECOM and President of AmCham Latvia. The business forum focused on priority areas for U.S.-Baltic partnership including the digital economy, energy, infrastructure development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Our member Amway presented the latest results of Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report and reasons what prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from starting a business in Latvia.

At the beginning of March AmCham held the first AmCham Thought Leaders Club breakfast with a special guest from the United Kingdom Graham J. Bird, Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach of Oxford Leadership.

At the Annual General Meeting, the membership selected a new board. Liene Dubava of Nasdaq, George Miu of Radisson Blu Elizabete and Ridzene, Renate Strazdina of Microsoft Latvia were elected for their first term. Re-elected for her second term was Ingrida Karina-Berzina of COBALT. Liene Dubava, Arnis Kakulis, Zinta Jansons and Janis Meija were elected as Vice Presidents.