Rasa Zemaityte
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

Driving Economic Recovery: A Global, European and European Perspective
Graduated from Vilnius University, the Faculty of Philosophy.
Has been working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1998.
From 1998 to 2003, worked in the Economic Cooperation Division of the EU Integration Department.
From 2003 to 2006, worked in the Permanent representation of Lithuania to the EU.
From 2006, is working as a Counsellor of the EU Affairs Coordination Division of the EU Department.
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How to Behave Towards the Competition: Price Negotiations & Trade Terms
Pekka Puolakka is managing partner at Sorainen Latvia office. He also heads the firm's M&A and Commercial Contracts teams in Latvia, and the firm's regional Competition & Regulatory team. Over the past five years he has participated in or project-managed a number of cross-border M&A transactions. Within the framework of these transactions, Mr Puolakka has also taken part in finance and security planning arrangements. During his practice he has acted on behalf of foreign investors operating in the Baltic States and Finland. Mr Puolakka is recommended practitioner in the Baltics for Legal500, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and PLC Which Lawyer?.
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Bar Code Quality Assessment at Point of Sales
Working in company RIMI Latvia for almost 9 years. Having IT background and working also in supply chain, from march 2009 Gatis is responsible for hard discounter chain Supernetto.

Bar Code Quality Assessment at Point of Sales
Edgars Pentjuss is project manager in GS1 Latvija. He is in charge for Barcode Verification LAB, EDI, Win on the Web and Mobile Commerce projects with GS1 Latvia. During his career he was responsible for ECR Baltic coordination, managed number of e-commerce projects in banking, incorporation and document management systems exports.
After studies he joined Noord Natie where he was responsible for container logistics and container application introduction in Ventspils Terminals.
Edgars has graduated Latvian Maritime Academy in Port Management and has taken post graduate studies at Antwerp Business School for European Business Studies.
He is married and has a lovely daughter.
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Measuring for supply-chain optimization
Elina Spule is a consultant at "Agile & CO.” The company specializes in process improvement and cost reduction for private businesses and governmental organizations. Elina earned an MBA from the University of Wisconsin - USA and she is a member of the American Society for Quality. Elina's experience includes working at one of the leading hospital systems in the U.S., where she focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency. In addition, Elina previously taught a class on process improvement to over 150 people. Her students included employees from several Fortune 500 companies. 
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Kimmo Yli-Kokko
Tietoenator / CDC / Optiscan

Decreasing Warehouse Costs
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Consumers' Reasons for Buying Private Label Brands - Empirical Findings.
Gianfranco Walsh is Professor of Marketing and Electronic Retailing at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. He holds degrees from the University of Lueneburg, Manchester School of Management (now Manchester Business School) and Leibniz University of Hannover. He is also a visiting Professor of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow. His research focuses on strategy, retailing and e-commerce. His work has been published in, amongst others, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and British Journal of Management.
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Store as a Medium to Reach the Shopper
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Business Leadership in a Dynamic, Competitive Environment
Aldis Greitāns has graduated RTU Riga Business school (MBA) Aldis Greitāns is Chairman of Management Board and Manager of Sales Area Baltics at AS "Itella Information" for 10 years. Aldis Greitāns is top level manager with more than 15 years of practical experience in management.
Since year 1993, Aldis Greitāns have worked in lead marketing and client service positions in the biggest banks of Latvia, "Banka Baltija", "Hansabanka", "Latvijas Zemes banka" and "Parex banka". Aldis Greitāns is not only professional manager but erudite and impressive personality.
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Philosophy of Tomorrow: Mindset Changing towards Green
Christoph Thünemann Director Corporate Communications and Environment, HAVI Global Logistics. As Director Communications and Environment, Christoph Thünemann is responsible for global information sharing inside and outside HAVI Logistics and he ensures the companies “IT’S EASY TO BE GREEN" approach.
He and his international & national environmental teams have the aim to protect and preserve the life support systems of future generations.
Christoph has a master of business administration, worked for several international companies and is - in various positions - already since 12 years member of the HAVI Logistics family.
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