Record number of visitors at RIGA COMM 2017 conferences

2017-11-17

The only in the Baltics business technology and innovation fair RIGA COMM 2017 offering both IT solutions and technological innovations, as well as 12 impressive, topical events that took place on six stages, was successfully held from 9–10 November at Kipsala International Exhibition Centre in Riga, Latvia. The multifaceted content of RIGA COMM gathered a record number of visitors filling up the conference rooms.

To choose the most suitable business solutions, find partners, look for events, get knowledge and inspiration in conferences and seminars, RIGA COMM was attended by 4567 visitors, an increase by 36% compared to the previous year. Moreover, the multifaceted content attracted interest and brought to Riga stakeholders not only from the neighbouring countries – Estonia and Lithuania –, but also from Germany.

The two-day conference programme featured more than 100 top experts from the Baltic and other countries offering key information for business. Held for the first time on the Future Stage of Kipsala International Exhibition Centre, the Blockchain Conference and AI ML Bots Conference aroused huge interest. The only in the Baltics IoT Conference and Executive Forum, taking place on the Main Stage and held for the second consecutive year, brought together top managers, IT and marketing experts of Latvia’s top enterprises. The two-day events programme on digital marketing and sales held on the Digital Stage took place in a crowded room, proving that businesses are increasingly aware of the need for digitization for a successful business development and competitiveness.

The Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event, in which 104 participants from 11 countries took part bilateral talks on the possibility of cooperating internationally, was more widely attended than before. The Open Stage was assigned to the RIGA COMM participating companies to introduce their latest offers to businesses. RIGA COMM also hosted the ALSO University seminars, Smart HR Conference and Pure//Baltics.Launch Conference for the professionals in respective fields.

RIGA COMM 2017 was attended by 105 participating companies and organizations from 10 countries – Latvia, Estonia, Ireland, Poland, Finland, Taiwan and, for the first time, from Belgium, Canada, Great Britain and Sweden – presenting top technology news, innovative smart devices and IT services.

“I am pleased that RIGA COMM is continuously evolving, becoming the most popular and biggest business technology event in the Baltics this year. The content of RIGA COMM is becoming more and more valuable every year, and visitors appreciate it, because the introduction of digital solutions in business is a necessity for the successful development of a company. It is also pleasing that participants are also satisfied with the growing interest of targeted and knowledgeable visitors,” tells Andris Breške, a project manager of RIGA COMM.

The RIGA COMM team thanks all partners, participants and speakers for participation and efforts contributed in making this event richer and producing more diverse content!

See you next year at the Business Technology and Innovation Fair “RIGA COMM 2018”!