BPM Lecturers
Work experience:
Eberstein Business Solutions SIA and UAB (Latvia and Lithuania) founder and CEO
Study courses:
Business and Organization Management II – Business Intelligence,
Process Modelling & Outsourcing,
Digital Transformation III – Information management systems and processes including MIS & AI
Quote:
Working from home is a challenge? Why? Data unavailability, inability to control employees, company transparency problems? For years now, I am managing it- for that is management processes.
Work experience:
risk and data analytics professional with more than 10 years of experience in the financial sector.
Study courses:
Basic Programming+Data Analysis/Big Data,
HR analytics,
Marketing Research
Quote:
Data is important in any area of life to be able to make data-driven decisions. And besides, that data is just interesting.
Work experience:
Assistant to Sworn Advocate (05/2019 – to date) Researcher for Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) (03/2019 – to date) Education University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (Latvia) LL.M. and Lawyer’s qualification, 07/2018 University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (Latvia) LL.B., 07/2016 Memberships Member of Global Shapers Riga Hub, 10/2019 – to date
Study courses:
Law I
Law II
Quote:
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. / Jesse Owens
Work experience:
Spent 1 year in New York gamification agency Gamification Co with a well-known speaker and consultant Gabe Zichermann. Organized the GSummit conference in San Francisco. Got trained and certified in gamification design and models. Returned to Latvia to apply the skills and knowledge to building engaging corporate training programs at INTEA, the biggest e-learning agency in the Baltics.
Study courses:
Digital Transformation I – Applied Digital Skills and Technologies (UX/UI, AR, VR, Gamification)
Quote:
Always start with “WHY?” When you’re building products and delivering services to customers, ask what is the underlying motivation for them to engage with your creation. That is the answer to successful initiatives and the main reason why 80% of gamification projects fail. What are the other reasons? In this program we’ll give you a full roadmap.
Kristaps PētersonsWork experience:
Presentation Master
Study courses:
Communication Skills II – Principles of Presentation creation
Quote:
“I am satisfied that the success or failure of the processes in my life is determined not by my knowledge but by the ability to negotiate with people. A good presentation is nothing more than appeasing an audience and being able to show how I can be useful to you.”
Work experience:
RISEBA Creative business incubator manager
Study courses:
Project Management I – Project Management principles and methods
Quote:
📌 Make things happen! The hardest part is starting.
Work experience:
Facilitator, consultant
Study courses:
Self Awareness and Learning Techniques,
Leadership and Change Management
Quote:
The world moves fast and change is constant. What is it that defines us as good people, great leaders, competent professionals? What gives us the courage to take risks and innovate? What can we rely on in times of uncertainty? Your personality and skill set might be your greatest resource. Invest in who you will become.
Work experience:
Rita is a kouch of the Integrated System. The Kouching method has been acquired by Integral Coaching Canada and has been practiced since 2017. Currently a practicing eye for the Integrated System. Previously worked with students IN THE DEMOLA project, as facilitators, and was managed by a foreign exchange in the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Practical business experience from the management of the Export Consulting Company Know-How LAB
Study courses:
Leadership & Change Management II – Methods and Principles in Leadership
Quote:
I believe in the ability of every personality to achieve the goal. I am prepared to go with you on the path of change, to see the beauty in difficulty, to support resistance, to rejoice in achievements, to say the right words to inspire. I believe in the good, and I want to help it grow. I am aware that we are unique and necessary for this world exactly as we are. In my subject, I will help to see the effectiveness and necessity of kouching techniques in the lives of each leader.
Work experience:
Chairman of the Board of “MakeArt” NGO, business trainer, coach. MBA Master’s Degree in Business Administration, ICF International Couch Federation Certificate ICF ACTP.
Study courses:
Leadership and Change Management I – Fundamentals for the Organisational Leadership and Systemic Approach,
Leadership & Change Management II – Methods and Principles in Leadership, Communication Skills I – Basic Communication,
Leadership & Change Management II – Methods and Principles in Leadership
Quote:
The key to business success is motivation, planning and team.
Professor, Dr. oec. Dzintra Atstāja
Study courses:
Economics,
Labour Law and labor protection,
Green Economy&Sustainablity
Quote:
«We are the ones responsible for the fulfillment of our own life» /Dz.Atstāja
Jānis Strautmanis
Work experience:
BA School of Business and Finance Head of the department of management, Associate Professor
Study courses:
Research Work Methodology
Quote:
Investing in studies is an unsavory investment for the benefit of your future career. Do not exercise yourself by knowing, studying, learning new knowledge.
Dr. phys. Aivars Vembris
Study courses:
Mathematics,
Statistics
Quote:
The understanding of mathematics is necessary for developing logic skills and understanding the different legal relationships, which can help solve problems. The learning of statistics makes it possible to assess the veracity of information.
Work experience:
BA School of Business and Finance Mg. math., Erasmus+ project KABADA coordinator
Study courses:
Research Work Methodology,
Statistics and Data Analysis,
Project Management III – Project resource management
Quote:
The data will not be the new oil, the data already is the new oil
Gaļina Zapletņuka
Work experience:
BA English, MSc Computer Science, English Speaking examiner for Cambridge English exams at Baltic Council Riga
Study courses:
English for Specific Purposes,
Business English
Quote:
“Studying is not about getting from A to B, it is what happens on the way that matters.”
Professor, Dr. Sc. administr. Inese Mavļutova
Publications, Work experience:
Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance, LSC Expert in Business and Economics
Study courses:
Finance management,
II Corporate finance
Quote:
Financial flow management is the vascular system of every business, in order to work successfully, the business manager must regularly check it – conduct financial analysis. Financial management is always important in business management, but the economy, like life, is cyclical and it becomes crucial for business sustainability in periods of crisis, when it is not possible to increase revenues and profit.
Inga Uvarova, Ph.D. Cand. in Business Administration
Publications, Work experience:
“Founder and board member of ArtSmart Ltd, lecturer of BA School of Business and Finance. Inga is currently operating on a number of business lines: business advice, tourism, cosmetics and transport services. Inga has experience in the development, evaluation and execution of various international projects.
Inga research interests: Circular Economy, Sustainable Business Models, Business Model Innovation, Support for New Businesses and Diversity Management.”
Study courses:
Global Business Management,
Project management
Quote:
“Celebrate wins and success, but more importantly, figure out how to turn failures and problems into a new success!
The motto: “WHAT A CEILING HAS BEEN REACHED, JUST A SENSE OF BEING TOO LOW AND GETTING HIGHER!””
Andris Fomins
Work experience:
BA School of Business and Finance, Assistant Professor, Dr.oec., Lecturer with more than 10 years of experience in the banking sector, has worked for many years in the field of corporate finance in a credit institution.
Study courses:
Corporate Finance
Quote:
You must not run after money, you have to meet him.. (Aristotle Onassis)
Work experience:
Digital transformation facilitator for companies and people within them. Experienced manager in business advisory, IT (service desk and automation) and operational excellence
Study courses:
Efficient process management
Quote:
Digital transformation as a process is happening and will continue to happen. The question is how successful or painful this process will be. Therefore, efficient management of oneself and processes is one of the core competences, that needs to be learned and used every day.
Gunita Kuļikovska Work experience:
Architect, Founder of Vividly – immersive technology company, an expert in immersive tech applications for business. Gunita is also a TEDx speaker and member of Forbes 30 under 30.
Study courses:
Digital Transformation I – Applied Digital Skills and Technologies (UX/UI, AR, VR, Gamification)
Quote:
We are living in an age of experience. Experience is the brand, the experience is the wealth and the unique selling point. Virtuality, not only for the sake of entertainment, but also truthful and vivid is the key to unlock client loyalty in the future of business.
Kristaps Lešinskis, Mg.oec
Study courses:
Business and Organization Management I – Entrepreneurship,
Global Business Management I,
Global Business Management II,
Global Economics & International Trade
Quote:
“Joining the program – you will meet the “naturals” that will help you to get to the next level in the life of a manager. I will quote the legendary Peter Drucker:
“Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the “naturals”, the ones who somehow know how to teach” ”
Jeļena SolovjovaWork experience:
Service designer, design critic, creator and manager of the radio show “Kāpēc dizains?”
Study courses:
Project Management II – Service design
Quote:
No matter how innovative and economically justified a business idea is, if it is created by ignoring users’ experience and needs, it is doomed to failure. Design is no longer a choice but a competition-driven need. In order for a company to make a profit, managers must be able to effectively integrate user-oriented design into the organization’s activities.
Dr. Anna Whicher
Work experience:
Expert in design thinking
Study courses:
Project Management II – Service design
Quote:
Design thinking is a strategic approach to innovation and creativity that focuses on user needs. It provides a 360-degree view of the challenge and enables users to jointly create and test solutions. A design thinking mindset fosters empathy, deep understanding, synthesizes diverse input, iteratively generates solutions and actively tests concepts.
Work experience:
Business Strategy Consultant, Lecturer and Head of Marketing and Product Development Department of BA School of Business and Finance
Study courses:
Strategic Management,
Basic Marketing,
International Marketing,
Digital Marketing,
Marketing Research,
Consumer Behavior,
Marketing Management
Quote:
Working together with different size companies, seeing them on the move, creating and solving business cases – I can certainly say that in today’s business world it’s not the big that eat the small – it’s the fast that eats the slow. You need to be decisive and do not need to fear failure. As Elon Musk says: “A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
Ph.D. Cand. in Business administration Ieva Kozlovska
Work experience:
EY Latvia Assurance Center of Excellence Team Lead, Lecturer of BA School of Business and Finance with previous work experience in such organisations as EY, L’Oreal Baltic, Statoil Latvija, governmental sector.
Study courses:
Finance Management I – Financial Accounting
Finance Management II – Managerial Accounting
Financial audit
Quote:
Warren Buffett says: “Accounting is the language of business”. During our studies, we will learn to read, write and speak in this language. Furthermore, we will do it fluently by acquiring theoretical and practical experience so valuable to any type of organization’s stakeholders.
Work experience:
Freelancer, Graphic Designer (Visual Experts LTD), Expert on Visual Communication, Public Speaker, Lecturer
Study courses:
e-Commerce
Quote:
Creating novel business ideas is relatively easy. Just take any item around you and ask yourself: “Can I make this as a subscription” and “Is it possible to share this item when I am not using it?”
Work experience:
BA School of Business and Finance, RTU, BVK, RISEBA lecturer, “Institute for Ideas and Innovations” founder
Study courses:
Innovation Management
Quote:
There are no bad ideas only bad business models and their implementation
Work experience:
Work experience: Intercultural management consultant, trainer, coach. Extensive international experience delivering Intercultural programmes to multinational companies in the UK and Latvia.
Study courses:
Communication Skills IV – Cross-cultural communication (Intercultural Competence and Global Mindset Development)
Quote:
‘’ A large part of managing the process of intercultural communication and adapting to another culture is to manage the paradoxes that are inherent in it — such as balancing the need for staying true to our roots versus the need to learn and grow.” Tim Retting
Ilze Saleniece
Study courses:
Self Awareness and Learning Techniques
Iluta Krūmiņa
Education: Master in organizational psychology; systemic psychotherapy and counseling.
Work experience: Adult educator in formal and non-formal education; organizational system consultant; Chairman of the Council of the Latvian Adult Education Association
Study courses: Leadership and Change Management I – Fundamentals for the Organisational Leadership and Systemic Approach
Quote: “If you are, be true! If you do something, do it from the heart and with joy!”
Katrīna Lapiņa, MBA Business Management
Work experience: Fixman Ltd. project manager, Founder and CEO of Alirana Ltd., Social and educational project manager, Lecturer of BA School of Business and Finance
Study courses: Marketing Management
Quote: If you are free and open, it becomes easy to do! Believe in yourself! You have the potential!
Airita Mileika – Plume Mg. Innovative entrepreneurship
Work experience: Student admission marketing specialist in BA School of Business and Finance, lector in BA School of Business and Finance and RTU, a teacher in Riga State Gymnasium No.3 and above all – wide experience in different level project management and marketing.
Study courses: Principles of Management
Quote: If you want to challenge yourself, you look for opportunities, if you do not – you will seek excuses. I am all in for opportunities and challenges, what are you looking for?