Business Lunch with Maris Mancinskis, CEO of SWEDBANK LATVIA
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia kindly invites you to a business lunch with Maris Mancinskis, CEO of Swedbank Latvia
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 12.00-14.00
Venue: Grand Palace Hotel, Pils iela 12, Riga
Admission: 30 EUR for members/40 EUR for non-members
Registration: by sending email to coordinator@scc.lv before March 24, 2015 5pm
Registration is financially binding, any cancellation after or no showing up with no notice before the registration deadline will be charged as attendance.
As a representative of the largest foreign investor in Latvia, Mr Māris Mančinsiks will talk about:
- The future potential of economy of Latvia: key trends, besides the general macro numbers, like growing and emerging sectors and niches in economy
- Opportunities for growth and prerequisites for raising competitiveness of Latvian businesses on global arena in current geopolitical circumstances
- Future of banking business and strategic priorities globally and in Nordic-Baltic region: services, features that bank sees disappearing and new ones that are or will be emerging
About Mr. Maris Mancinskis
Māris Mančinskis, CEO of Swedbank Latvia since 2009 and current Chairman of the Banking Association, is an experienced banking executive with a proven track record in change management, strategy development, corporate restructuring and finance. After the severe impact of the economic downturn, under the leadership of Mr. Mančinskis Swedbank Latvia has not only regained a strong balance sheet but also has returned among top 3 most reputable companies and sought-after employers in the country.
Mr. Mančinskis has MBA in Finance from Hofstra University and BSc in Economics from the University of Latvia. During his bachelor studies, he started his carrier as an economist at the Ministry of Finance. When joining Swedbank (formerly, Hansabank) in 1999 he started in the area of corporate finance and since then has been in different managerial positions across Swedbank Group, including corporate banking and operations in Russia.
Today Mr. Mančinskis is not just a representative of the largest foreign investor in Latvia but also an active opinion leader both in the banking community and among economic policy makers. Recently he has also taken an active role addressing long-term issues beyond finance like the quality of education and entrepreneurship.