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 business
Business-focused legal support for entrepreneurs and companies.
Baltic Travel Group — Corporate travel & events
Corporate travel, event management and destination services across the Baltics.
Transferra — Borderless business accounts
International business accounts and payment solutions for companies operating across borders.
EasyStaff — Global payroll & compliance
Global payroll and compliance solutions for companies working with international teams.
Finchecker — AML, KYC & Fraud Prevention
Compliance and fraud prevention platform helping businesses automate KYC/KYB, AML screening, transaction monitoring and identity verification.
Rudy’s Kombucha — Natural craft kombucha
Independent family-owned kombucha brewery from Kuldīga, Latvia, creating naturally fermented drinks with real fruit and berries and 100% natural ingredients.
The Talentist — Executive Search, Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
Helping founders and companies find exceptional senior leaders, strengthen executive teams and develop leadership capabilities for growth, transformation and long-term performance.
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