John Galt Forum

John Galt Forum Founders for Founders | Fuckup & Success Stories John Galt Forum is hosting it's 5th event in Riga! What to expect:• Elite Networking• Curated audience of Founders and C-level• Speakers with Real Experience, sharing Fuckups & Insights• Potential Deals and Collaborations For whom this event: • Founders & Business owners• C-level Executives of established companies HOST & MODERATOR Oskars Priede Founder & Lead Trainer at Runas Kursi Public speaking & communication trainer Experienced event moderator Engineering background & MBA 🎙 SPEAKERS Roberts Idelsons CEO, Signet Bank CEO of Signet Bank, Latvia's leading corporate and investment bank 30+ years in investment banking and asset management Driving regional capital markets growth Aigars Ruņģis Founder, Valmiermuižas Alus Sold brewery to Cēsu alus (Olvi group), 2025 Grew turnover above €10M before the exit Business Angel Niks Jansons Founder Sharpify Host of BlackBox Šovs Forbes 30 Under 30 Toms Niparts CEO & Co-Founder of Jeff, Latvian AI-driven fintech Profitable across 9 countries in emerging markets Recognised by Financial Times, Deloitte, TechCrunch Building the AI Financial Companion RoboBober Jean Mauris CPO & co-founder at Avokaado, AI-native contract intelligence for enterprise Serial founder with 20+ years in B2B SaaS, digital transformation, and AI-first products Mentor & coach to founders and product teams Nikolajs Petrovičs Ex-Strategic Finance at Printify Involved in raising $300M+ Finance operator working with growing and scaling companies More speakers to be announced. Forum Partners John Galt Forum is supported by partners helping founders and companies operate, grow and expand internationally. ADVSR — Legal services for businessBusiness-focused legal support for entrepreneurs and companies. Baltic Travel Group — Corporate travel & eventsCorporate travel, event management and destination services across the Baltics. Transferra — Borderless business accountsInternational business accounts and payment solutions for companies operating across borders. EasyStaff — Global payroll & complianceGlobal payroll and compliance solutions for companies working with international teams. Finchecker — AML, KYC & Fraud PreventionCompliance and fraud prevention platform helping businesses automate KYC/KYB, AML screening, transaction monitoring and identity verification. Rudy’s Kombucha — Natural craft kombuchaIndependent family-owned kombucha brewery from Kuldīga, Latvia, creating naturally fermented drinks with real fruit and berries and 100% natural ingredients. Organiser John Galt Finance — trusted partner in outsourced finance, empowering founders and strengthening the SME ecosystem. Event Program (May be subject to changes) 🔵 16:00 — Opening | Welcome to John Galt Forum 2026 🔵 16:15 — Keynotes 🔵 17:30 — Networking Break | Coffee, Snacks & Connections 🔵 18:00 — Keynotes 🔵 19:30 — Panel Discussion & Q&A | All Speakers on Stage 🔵 20:00 — Networking & Drinks | Extended Networking, Open Bar 🔵 21:30 — Closing