Riga Summit 2015

Under the patronage of
Latvian President
Andris Bērziņš

At the Riga Summit, stakeholders will develop a combined strategy, identify goals, and initiate concrete actions to bring about this crucial vision for a digital single market without language barriers, which is instrumental for empowering Europe in the global world.

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Riga Summit agenda highlights

Monday, April 27 Summit Day 1	Tuesday, April 28 Summit Day 2	Wednesday, April 29 Summit Day 3

An international conference on powerful and innovative language technologies for the multilingual information society, the data value chain and the information market place.	Top government officials, business leaders, technology developers, and language researchers will gather in Riga to forge a unified vision for the multilingual digital single market.	The MultilingualWeb initiative is concerned with standards and best practices that support the creation, localization and use of multilingual web-based information.

Full agenda		Pan-European digital service infrastructures (DSIs) foreseen in the CEF programme will deliver online public services for EU Member State administrations, citizens and economic operators.

Meet the speakers

The Riga Summit on the Multilingual Digital Single Market will gather an impressive range of speakers from various sectors and industries, including EU public institutions, European business, key global media, and leading language service providers.

All

Andris Bērziņš

President of Latvia

Steve Renals

University of Edinburgh, Professor

Spyridon Pilos

European Commission, DG Translation, Head of Language Applications

Meirion Prys Jones

European Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity, Chief Executive

Georg Rehm

DFKI, Senior Consultant, META-NET, Network Manager and CRACKER, Coordinator

Márta Nagy-Rothengass

European Commission, DG Connect

Practical Info

The Summit venue

The Riga Latvian Society House is an ornate historical landmark in the very centre of Riga. Completed in 1909, the building was the first in Riga to be constructed in the neoclassical style. The Latvian Society House also showcases Riga’s famous Art Nouveau style, with decorative images adorning the façade.

Located at Merķeļa iela 13, the Riga Latvian Society House is situated directly opposite the verdant Vērmane Park, the oldest public garden in Riga, designed in 1814.

The area directly around the Riga Latvian Society House features numerous hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues, including the Opera House. Riga’s Old Town is just a five-minute walk from the venue.

Capital

Riga

Language

Latvian

Population

2,041,763

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