RIGA FOOD 2006 Meeting Point, 6–7 September

 
It has already become a tradition that the Club Members take part in different events held during the International Food Industry Fair RIGA FOOD. The Club Members about organizing and participation in the round-table discussion – RIGA FOOD 2006 Meeting Point.  
The  agenda of the Meeting Point:
6 September – a plenary meeting with participation of the representatives of Latvian food industry, different branch professional associations, business people and foreign exhibitors. ( after-party.)
7 September – practical meetings of the representatives of Latvian food enterprises with foreign delegates taking part both in the Meeting Point and trade fair.


Themes:
-modern vision of prospects of development of fish branch of Latvia, EU
I. Krupnik — Dr.Sci.Tech., Chairman of board LSEZ SIA " KOLUMBIJA Ltd. " 
-Use of genetically modified products in the food industry
-Development trends of Latvian food enterprises on the model of a row of enterprises
-Latvia -The Natural Home for Food Business
Ieva Krastina — Project manager, LIDA
-State Food Marketing Initiatives considering the example of Austria
Gerd Bommer Commercial Attaché, Embassy of Austria
-Contemporary trends and new materials of the packaging industry
A. Stepanenko — director of association BelInfoPack, Belarus
The attitude of the Latvian consumer, to the food stuffs made abroad
Frederic Biava Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Royal Embassy of Belgium
-Advertising influence on consumers of food products
-Food additives – myths and reality
-Financial instruments to motivate development of food enterprises

Participants of the round-table discussion are offered an opportunity to present their products and services to guests and participants of the Meeting Point and the exhibition. Equipped work places will be arranged for business negotiations with Latvian enterprises. Meetings with the members of Diplomatic Economic Club (DEC).
Diplomats invited organising and take part in the round-table discussion – Meeting Point:
Austria
Gerd Bommer – Commercial Attaché, Embassy of Austria in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland

Belarus
Vera Skvortsova – Trade Counsellor, Embassy of Belarus
Aleksei Smirnov – Second Secretary, Embassy of Belarus
Yuri Yarmolinsky – Second Secretary, Embassy of Belarus

Belgium
Frederic Biava – Economic and Commercial Counsellor for Estonia-Latvia -Lithuania, Royal Embassy of Belgium – Wallonia and Brussels Regions
Frank Van Eynde – Commercial and Trade Attaché for the Flemish Region at the Belgian Embassy in Vilnius (accredited in Latvia and Estonia)

China
Cai Yingzhou – Economic-Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of P.R. China
Li Zhijian – Second Secretary, Embassy of P.R. China

Czech
Bogumil Dolejshi – Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic
Ludmila Janockova – First Secretary, Embassy of the Czech Republic
Ladislav Kubiznak – Czech Trade Government Agency, Director of Riga Office

Estonia
Urve Nou – Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia.

Hungary
Robert Hodosi – Economic Affairs Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Hungary (Tallinn)  

Italia
Giancarlo Albano – Italian Trade Commission (I.C.E), Trade Promotion Section of the Italian Embassy, Deputy Director for the Baltic States

Kazakhstan
Zhazira Myrzakassimova – First Secretary, Consul, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Netherlands
Juris Dreimanis – Commercial Officer, Royal Netherlands Embassy

Poland
Krzysztof Bartosz — Counsellor, Polish Embassy
Krzysztof Bielaj – Deputy Trade Counsellor, Polish Embassy

Russia
Raisa Redkina – First Secretary, Trade Counsellor Division, Russian Embassy

Slovakia
Aleksandr Skurla – Second Secretary, Slovakian Embassy

Turkey
Barbaros Tuna Erdem – First Secretary, Turkish Embassy

Ukraine
Taras Gavrilyuk – Head of Trade-Economic Mission, Ukrainian Embassy

Uzbekistan
Bakhtiyorkhon Abdullakhanov – Trade Counsellor, Embassy of Uzbekistan.

Zambia
Cavle Lombe – First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Zambia (Stockholm)

 Date and venue: 6 –7 September, Kipsala International Exhibition Center, Riga.Accreditation: –participants of the Meeting Point – shall pay accreditation fee EUR 130 for the first applicant and EUR 65 for each next applicant from an enterprise.