Riga, June 22, 2016 – The U.S. Embassy in Latvia, is pleased to announce that Liepāja electric vehicle entrepreneur Artis Daugins is attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which takes place June 22-24, 2016 in Palo Alto, California. He will participate along with more than 700 entrepreneurs, investors, speakers, and leaders in the entrepreneurship space from around the world along with.
These innovative entrepreneurs will be joined by high-level U.S. Government officials, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Administrator of the Small Business Administration Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Gayle Smith, Ambassador at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell, and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel.
This Summit will be the 7th installment in a series previously hosted by the United States and the governments of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Morocco, and Kenya. In bringing the Summit back to the United States, President Obama highlights his commitment to building bridges that help us tackle global challenges together.
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