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1 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS No. From Name, Surname Institution, position 1. Embassy Zenta Ļaksa Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Estonia 2. Embassy Mati Vaarmann Ambassador, Estonian Embassy in Riga 3. Embassy Meelis Ojassoo Deputy Head of Mission, Estonian Embassy in Riga 4. EE Juhan Parts Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications 5. VARAM Edmunds Sprūdžs Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional 6. VARAM Arnis Daugulis Deputy of State Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional 7. SSE Anders Paalzow Rector of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga 8. VARAM Gatis Ozols Head of the Electronic Services Devision of the Public Services Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional 9. LVRTC Gatis Beikerts Security Manager, State Joint-Stock Company Latvia State Radio and Television Centre 10. EE Kalev Pihl Estonian eid and digital signature experiences and cross-border potential, CEO of Certification Centre 11. EE Peeter Pikka Advisor at State Information System Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications 12. VM Dita Gabaliņa Councillor for IT issues, Ministry of Health 13. VRAA Oļegs Fiļipovičs Director of the Electronic Procurement Department, State Regional Agency 14. PTAC Ieva Baldiņa- Director of Consumer Rights Supervision Department, Consumer Rights Brūklīte Protection Centre 15. EE Mihkel Tikk Head of State Portal eesti.ee Department, Estonian Information System s mihkel.tikk@ria.ee Authority 16. EE Riho Oks Advisor, Estonian Information System s Authority riho.oks@ria.ee 17. FM Dace Kalsone Manager of the Eiro Project in Latvia, Ministry of Finance info@fm.gov.lv 18. VID Vita Narnicka Deputy Head of IT Department, State Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance Vita.Narnicka@vid.gov.lv 1

2 19. Ltd Edgars Senior Consultant, Tieto Latvia Ltd Augstkalns 20. AiM Guntis Senior Expert, Communication And IT Department, Ministry of Defence Smilgzdrivs 21. AiM Ieva Kupce Political Advisor to State Secretary, Ministry of Defence 22. ĀM Veronika Erte Ambassador Director of European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23. ĀM Ugis Skuja Deputy Director of IT Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24. ĀM Elīna Čaklā Head of Division, Baltic, Nordic Countries and Regional Co-operation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25. ĀM Vita Zivtiņa Second Secretary, Baltic, Nordic Countries and Regional Co-operation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26. ĀM Arvils Zeltiņš Senior Desk Officer, Foreign Economic Relations Promotion Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27. EM Mārtiņš Jansons Senior Officer of the Innovation Division of the Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department, Ministry of Economics 28. EM Ilze Lore Senior Officer of the Entrepreneurship, Foreign Investment Attraction and Export Division of the Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department, Ministry of Economics 29. FM Jans Šlihte Chief expert, IT division, Finance and maintenance department, Ministry of Finance 30. IeM Sergejs Kanteruks Head of the IT division of Information Centre, Ministry of Interior 31. IeM Raimonds Deputy head of the IT division of Information Centre, Ministry of the Interior Reinicāns 32. IzKM Māra Katvare Senior Expert, Department of Policy Initiatives and, Ministry of Education and Science 33. KM Maija Līne Senior Desk Officer, International Cooperation and EU Policy Division, Ministry of Culture 34. LM Valdis Supe Deputy of State Secretary, Ministry Welfare 35. LM Inese Barbare ERAF Project Manager, Ministry of Welfare 36. SM Edmunds Beļskis Director of Communications Department, Ministry of Transport 37. VM Mārtiņš Smilga Director of E-Health and International Collaboration Departament, National Health Service 38. VARAM Rasa Atauga Senior Consultant of the Electronic Services Devision of the Public Services 2

3 39. VARAM Laura Gintere Head of Information Society Policy Unit, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional, Electronic Government Department 40. VARAM Elita Zvaigzne Senior Consultant of Information Society Policy Unit, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional, Electronic Government Department 41. VARAM Diāna Tiltiņa Senior Consultant of Information Society Policy Unit, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional, Electronic Government Department 42. VARAM Uģis Bisenieks Director of the Electronic Government Department, Ministry of 43. VARAM Kristīne Jankovska Environmental Protection and Regional Lawyer, Information and Communications Technology Policy Division, Electronic Government Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional 44. VARAM Liene Strazdiņa Senior Consultant of the Electronic Services Devision of the Public Services 45. VARAM Inese Gaile Senior Consultant of the Electronic Services Devision of the Public Services 46. VARAM Aigars Stirna Senior Consultant of the Electronic Services Devision of the Public Services 47. NVA Santa Jūrkalne Head of Division of Information System Maintenance and Administrative Department, State Employment Agency 48. NVA Kristīne Pudāne Head of Labour Market Division Department of Services, State Employment Agency 49. MK Solveiga Silkalna Prime Minister s Office, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, State Chancellery 50. VID Arturs Maskalans Head of Information System Security Management Division, State Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance 51. VID Aleksandrs National Customs Board, Senior Customs Expert, State Revenue Service, Karasjovs Ministry of Finance Laura.Gintere@varam.gov.lv Elita.Zvaigzne@varam.gov.lv Diana.Tiltina@varam.gov.lv Ugis.Bisenieks@varam.gov.lv Kristine.Jankovska@varam.gov.lv Liene.Strazdina@varam.gov.lv Inese.Gaile@varam.gov.lv Santa.Jurkalne@nva.gov.lv kristine.pudane@nva.gov.lv Solveiga.Silkalna@mk.gov.lv Arturs.Maskalans@vid.gov.lv 3

4 52. PMLP Uldis Apsitis Acting Director of the Population Register Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs 53. PKC Irīna Žemaite- Counsellor, Cross-sectoral Coordination Centre Dziceviča 54. KIS Līga Māsēna Project Coordinator, Public Library Project Father s Third Son, liga.masena@kis.gov.lv State Agency Culture Information Systems 55. KIS Indra Auzāne Project Manager, Cross Border E-archive, State Agency Culture Information indra.auzane@kis.gov.lv Systems 56. VSAA Ināra Cīmure The State Social Insurance Agency, Information Systems development Inara.Cimure@vsaa.lv department manager, State Social Insurance Agency 57. UR Guna Paidere Deputy Chief State Notary on functional issues, Register of Enterprises of the Guna.Paidere@ur.gov.lv Republic of Latvia 58. LIKTA Sandis Member of the Board, Latvian Information and Communications Technology kolomenskis@hotmail.com Kolomenskis Association LIKTA 59. LATA Jānis Treijs Chairman of the Board, Latvian Open Technology Association janis.treijs@gmail.com 60. LTRK Andris Vanags Estonian Business Chamber in Latvia andris.vanags@sakret.lv 61. CERT.LV Līga Besere Public Relations, CERT.LV liga.besere@cert.lv 62. LKA Kaspars Cikmačs Chief Operational Officer (COO), Member of the Board, Association of Commercial Banks Kaspars.Cikmacs@citadele.lv 63. EE Katrin Piller Chief Expert at European Union and International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education and Research karin.piller@hm.ee 64. EE Martin Miido Executive Officer at Public Relations Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs martin.miido@mkm.ee and Communications 65. EE Oliver Väärtnõu Strategy Director, Government Office of Estonia oliver.vaartnou@riigikantselei.ee 66. EE Hannes Kiivet Head of Department, Estonian Information System s Authority hannes.kiivet@ria.ee 67. EE Andro Aavik Tieto Latvia Ltd, Senior Consultant andro.aavik@tieto.com 68. EE Margus Püüa Head of State Information Systems Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs margus.pyya@mkm.ee and Communications 69. EE Hanno Hussar Member of Board at Nortal AS hanno.hussar@nortal.com 70. EE Janika Enterprise Estonia Programme consultant janika.friedenthal@estlat.eu Friedenthal 71. EE Inese Dauškane Joint Technical Secretariat, Estonia Latvia Programme, inese.dauskane@estlat.eu 72. EE Kaspars Rūklis Enterprise Estonia Programme kaspars.ruklis@estlat.eu 4

5 73. EE Mariann Žukovits Migration- and Border Policy Department, Estonian Ministry of the Interior 74. EE Indrek Vimberg ICT Demo Center, Chief Operating Officer 75. EE Anneli Jõesalu Anti-Piracy Lead, Microsoft Baltic s anneli.joesalu@microsoft.com 76. EE Rainer Kuutma Head of Department, Valga County Vocational Training Centre Rainer.Kuutma@valgamv.ee 77. EE Krista Rander Enterprise Estonia, Programme assistant krista.rander@estlat.eu 78. EE Siim Sikkut National ICT Policy Adviser, Strategy Unit, Government Office of Estonia siim.sikkut@riigikantselei.ee 79. EE Märt Loite Government Office of Estonia, Deputy Strategy Director Mart.Loite@riigikantselei.ee 80. ĀM Ieva Ruņģe Human Resources, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ievaruņge@inbox.lv 81. ĀM Elīna Spolīte Baltic Desc, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elina.Spoliet@inbox.lv 82. AS Aleksandrs Ranks AS Eesti krediidipank, Branch of Latvia AR@ekp.lv 83. Embassy Alexander Russian Embassy 84. VARAM Ilze Telica Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Ilze.Telica@varam.gov.lv 85. BNS Ivo Butkevičs BNS BNS 86. Bank Armands krauze GE Money Bank armands.krauze@ge.com 87. LV Elmārs Gengers Tieto Latvia, Chief of the Bard marketing.latvia@tieto.com 88. Bank Edgars Bermze GE Money Bank Edgars.Bermze@ge.com 5

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