That was the German-Latvian Business Day on September 26, 2025, in the Rotunda | HanseMesse Rostock
“Turning Innovation into Resilience: Energy, Technology, Infrastructure”
The head of government of the Republic of Latvia, Evika Silina, opened the German-Latvian Business Day together with Minister President Manuela Schwesig. Both sides emphasized their common goals of strengthening economic power in the democratic Baltic Sea region and creating and securing jobs. Both countries see great potential in the areas of strategic technologies, offshore wind energy, and digitization in particular.
With over 300 participants, the German-Latvian Business Day was organized by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in close cooperation with the Latvian Embassy, the state's chambers of industry and commerce, and the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce.
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Some impressions from the German-Latvian Business Day in Rostock
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German-Latvian Business Day
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Minister President Manuela Schwesig welcomes the Minister President of the Republic of Latvia, Evika Siliņa
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Minister President Manuela Schwesig and Minister President of the Republic of Latvia, Evika Siliņa
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Opening speech by Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and welcoming address by Evika Siliņa, Minister President of the Republic of Latvia
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Moderated discussion with Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia, Dr. Wolfgang Blank, Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism, and Labor of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Tom Scheffler, Vice President of the Rostock Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Marianna Evenstein, journalist and event moderator
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Keynote: Reinhold Schneider, President of the German Chamber of Commerce for the Baltic States and CEO of SCHWENK Northern Europe
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Networking
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Workshop 3, Keynote: Building economic resilience through innovation, strategic infrastructure and digitalization
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Closing Remarks Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia, Dr. Wolfgang Blank, Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labor of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Marianna Evenstein, Moderator
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Minister President Manuela Schwesig and Minister President of the Republic of Latvia, Evika Siliņa
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