Organised by Professor Arnis Sauka, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Business, the workshops are hosted at SSE Riga and are free of charge. The format encourages not only knowledge sharing but also meaningful interaction and networking.
 

Highlights from the 2024/2025 Academic Year

In the 2024/2025 academic year, the workshops featured a diverse line-up of speakers who explored both foundational and emerging themes such as:

  • Entrepreneurial ecosystems and competitiveness

  • Digital transformation in the Baltic region

  • The evolving role of parenthood in business leadership

  • Organisational resilience in times of crisis

  • Publishing impactful academic research

  • Refugee entrepreneurship and identity

  • Coopetition strategies and export performance

  • Functionalist perspectives on EU governance

  • The role of imagination in entrepreneurship

  • Writing strong PhD theses

Speakers included researchers from Harvard University, University of Groningen, University of St. Gallen, Utrecht University, and many other leading institutions.


Upcoming Autumn 2025 Workshops

The Open Workshops will continue this autumn with a new group of distinguished guests:


Specific topics will be announced soon. Additional details will be published in the Events section closer to each date.