Riga Tech Dinner - C-LEVELED - 7pm, 17th of December

The Riga Tech Dinner is an in-person event for those who typically have deep thoughts, have lots of questions and ideas to share. Everyone is welcome to discuss or just listen!

Special guests of this event:

• **Mārtiņš Popelis **is a seasoned entrepreneur and product leader in the audio software space. Over the past decade, he has been leading the product team at Sonarworks, developing industry-leading software solutions improving sound quality for both music creators and listeners. Sonarworks’ creator products are now used in over 200,000 studios worldwide and have earned multiple tech awards for their innovation. Additionally, its consumer-facing technology has been integrated with leading consumer audio products, further expanding the company’s global reach. With the rise of AI, Sonarworks is excited to explore possibilities that unlock new potentials for music creators, positioning the company at the forefront of music tech innovation.
• **Andris Gangis **has been building software for 15 years. He loves to run Product Discovery workshops to translate business needs into tangible software solutions. His daily work is primarily in management, but he still programs to maintain focus on development.

About the event
You might be wondering, what's the value of such an event? Why are other existing Business Networking events not enough? - The key difference is that we meet, enjoy dinner, and discuss whatever we like. It's an event for professionals in Tech to exchange ideas and grow. The special guests will tell a little about themselves and do their best to initiate a discussion if awkward silence enters the room. However, "Runāšana – sudrabs, klusēšana – zelts" (translation: "talking - silver, silence - gold"). It's also a good time to think and listen to conversations that you typically would not have at home and work.

Communication and channels:
You will find the event chat on the Techies of Baltics Slack channel #rigatechdinner.
You can check out the previous events on the Techies of Baltics LinkedIn page.
We record short interviews with special guests for the Riga Tech Cast podcast during the event. Follow on Spotify, YouTube, and other popular places. Tell the host if you want to be featured as well.

Expectations from participants:

• try not to be late
• introduce yourself
• don't interrupt others
• come with an empty stomach and pay for your own dinner
• try not to be grumpy if you're hungry
• this is not a party. However, a glass of wine may oil the tongue a bit
• if you don't feel like talking, then don't. But coming to a networking event and not saying a word is like window-shopping
• pay the event fee in cash at the spot. No online transaction is possible
• judgment-free mind is a must
• RSVP - show up or update your status timely if you can't

Why the event fee? - we always have 2 special guests at the event. They have received a special invitation to join us. We should cover their dinner expenses as the least minimum we can do beyond a "thank you". The event fee is a fund for that.

The host: Uldis Karlovs-Karlovskis is an IT coach and Co-founder/CTO @Zen IS. He is a certified DevOps Leader, the board chairman of the Latvia DevOps & Agile Community, the director of the Dzīvais Rīgas Teātris and a lecturer at the Riga Technical University and Riga Business School.

'Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout this event without a warning. These can be used by the Community for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media or in any third-party publication.