Franchising in Baltics

Project as of 06.05.2004

Franchising in the Baltics 2004

International Conference and Exhibition

Radisson SAS Daugava Hotel, Riga, Latvia

Programme

Thursday, May 13

8.00 – 9.00

Registration

9.00 – 9.15

Official opening of the Conference

Moderator:

Tatjana Melehova, Project “Improving the Competitiveness of SMEs in the border Regions of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Through Creating of a Franchising Network” Manager, Riga Managers School, Latvia

9:15 – 10:30

Plenary session: “European market – new opportunities for business development”

Subjects:

EU structural funds: state support programmes for business promotion
Juris Kanels, Director, Latvian Investment and Development Agency, Latvia
Financing opportunities for small and medium-size business
Valts Vigants, Vice President, Krajbanka , Latvia
Business development opportunities in Lithuania
Vitas Maciulis, Director General, Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Craft, Lithuania

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30

Plenary session: “Legal framework for franchising development in the Baltic States”

Subjects:

The role of the Court of Arbitration in international relations between entrepreneurs
Liga Fjodorova, The Secretary of the Court of Arbitration of the Latvian Chamber of Trade and Industry, Latvia
Preliminary rulings of the European Court of Justice: Impact on franchise regulations
Vytautas Kalmatavicius, legal services AAA, Lithuania
Franchise in Latvian Legislation
Janis Plavins, Lawyer, Latvia
Franchising and intellectual property. Trademark registration and patenting of technologies in franchising
Ott Moorlat, Estonian Consultants Association, Estonia
Licensing in franchising
Eugeny Fortuna, Patent Attorney, Patent Attorneys’ Agency ”Foral”, Latvia

12.30 – 13.30

Luncheon

13.30 – 15.00

Plenary session: “From a business idea to the franchise system”

Subjects:

How to choose the right franchise
Reinhard Wingral, Consulting Company Wingral & Partners, Germany
How to assess a business
Jelena Shushkevicha, Business and Intangible Property Assessment Division Manager, Audit Company BDO INVEST–RIGA, Latvia
Strategic Options: Case of International Franchising
Regina Jarmalaite, Project Manager in Knowledge Management/Consulting area at SC Alna, Lithuania
Franchising development in Lithuania
Rimantas Grigaravicius, General Director, Baldu Rojus, Lithuania

15.00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Plenary session: “How does the franchising system work?”

Subjects:

Franchising for Dental Surgeries in Germany - a New Branch Coming up
Dr. Armin Jaekel, MacDent zahnarzliche Behandlungskonzepte AG, Vācija
Taxes in franchising
Vita Liberte, Deloitte & Touche, Latvia
The role of the brand in franchising
Ainars Pudans, Creative Director, Agency for advertising concepts & strategies ESPLANADE, Latvia

17:00 – 17:15	Closing the Conference
18.00	Final event

* the subject or the speaker to be approved

Friday, 14 May

10.00 – 15.00	Presentation of franchise concepts
10.00 – 10.30	Active, Portugal (insurance)
10.30 – 11.00	Cafeshop especial, Germany (coffee shop)
11.00 – 11.30	Teamvision, Portugal (business consultancy)
11.30 – 12.00	Kuck mal Gelbrecht OHG, Germany (optics)
12.00 – 12.30	Elevus, Portual (recruitment and personal evaluation)
12.30 – 13.00	MacDent, Germany (dentists)
13.00 – 13.30	Esinownet, Portugal (info technologies)
13.30 – 14.00	NBB, Portugal (international brokers)
14.00 – 14.30	ExChange, Portugal (financing consultancy)
14.30 – 15.00	BioQual, Portugal (food safety)

15.00

Closing the Exhibition

Contacts:		phone: 67334346, fax: 67334350, e-mail: franchising@rms.lv



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