Riga Tech Dinner - 7pm, 20th of September

At our regular meetups, we notice that there is very little time for networking and longer discussions. Such events are mainly to listen and learn. That’s why we created the Riga Tech Dinner 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:

• Roberts Dzenis is a CEO of Zen IS, a long-term digital partner. He's key talents are in digital transformations and IT sales with proven experience of more than 10 years. Roberts is the always-learning leader with strong decision making and persuasion skills.
• Edgars Biezaitis is a passionate DevOps specialist dedicated to educating students and promoting DevOps principles. He is working now as a DevOps Service Delivery Manager at Arvato Systems Latvia.

About the event
You might be wondering, what's the value of such an event? Why other existing Business Networking events aren't enough? etc. The key difference is that we meet, enjoy dinner, and talk about whatever we like. This is not another Business Networking event, 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 comes into 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:
The event chat you will find 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
• 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, the DevOps advisor and coach from Zen IS - certified DevOps Leader, board chairman of the Latvia DevOps & Agile Community, the director of the Dzīvais Rīgas Teātris and a Ph.D. student & teacher at the Riga Technical University.