LABACA Board
Rihards Gailums  Linkedin Bio  
Entrepreneur, Mediator, Communication and Identity Visionary, Inventor.
Extensive experience analyzing and development of disruptive communications methods.
Strong entrepreneurial background.
Valuable experience in ICT finance modelling, corporate strategy development, cross-boarder relationships and market research. Know-how in ICT regulatory issues and competition laws.
Valuable experience in networking.
Experience in Public Key Infrastructures (PKI), cryptography and encryption technologies, information security, cryptographic key management, authentication, digital certificate management processes, development of Certificate Policy (CP), Certification Practice Statement (CPS), Smart Cards, RFID cards.

Uģis Bērtulsons  Linkedin Bio  
Long term experience in business development in data networking, security and application field. Direct experience to network technologies, clear vision for future technologies and trends. Focus on further, joint usage of acquired practical experience and theoretical knowledge.
Specialties: Technologies-Data networks, security, Wireless, IP television, broadband access and core networks, New Technology Projects Catalyst Sales&Marketing&Branding, Project Management,Operations Management, Financial Management, International Finance.

LABACA Advisory Board

Dagmara Avanindra       Linkedin Bio  
President at Stanford Professional Women Board of Directors,
Sr Substrate Design Lead at NVIDIA, Stanford University, Georgia Institute of Technology

Liga Hoy        Linkedin Bio            
Honorary Consul General, Republic of Latvia at Latvian Embassy, Northern California,
University of California, Santa Cruz ,Stanford University 

Agris Ķipurs  Linkedin Bio       
Co-founder and CEO at JIC business incubator, lead to Latvia startup community

Antra Truksane  Linkedin Bio  
Founder at Cryolab California,Business Development Manager, Representative in California at Millennium Ice, Inc., Executive Director of Alumni Association at Riga Busines School 

Andris Bērziņš   Linkedin Bio 
MBA in Global Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Global high-tech executive, company builder and angel investor with broad experience spanning angel-funded early stage start-ups to mature late-stage pre-IPO companies.
Companies have been funded by top-tier venture capital firms such as Menlo Ventures, Balderton Capital and Greylock Partners as well as strategic partners such as Cisco and Intel.
Held C-level roles responsible for strategy and business development, marketing, product management and sales, based both in Silicon Valley and Europe.
Held Consultant and Manager roles at strategy consulting firm Bain & Company in Boston and Stockholm.
Kristaps Pētersons   Linkedin Bio 
New media entrepreneur and consultant. Award-winning Economics and Business journalist, former prime-time TV host of his own weekly economics debate program at Latvian Public TV. Worked as business journalist for country's largest daily newspaper Diena and several other media companies.

Lauris Liberts Linkedin Bio     
Serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup activist. Co-founded and co-invested in more than 10 high-tech start ups in the last decade. Currently runs draugiem.lv, sits on boards of vendon.net, mapon.com,  kingsms.com. MSc in E-business and Innovation from Lancaster University, UK.

Viesturs Sosārs  Linkedin Bio 
Technology start-up advisor, business angel, founder and CEO of Real Sound Lab (www.realsoundlab.com) – successful audio technology company.