TV, Radio & Event Host,
TV3 Group, Star FM, Laika Kapsula

Mārtiņš Spuris has been in front of Latvian audiences for more than a decade and across multiple media. TV3, Star FM and some of the country's most watched live shows, including Balss maskā, Dejo ar zvaigzni, Zelta Mikrofons and GAMMA award ceremonies. He knows how to hold a room, read a crowd and keep a conversation moving without flattening it. Since 2023, he has added podcast creator to that list with Laika Kapsula. At PULSE, he takes on a different role, moderating the conversations that matter, making sure the right questions get asked and the right voices get heard.

Creative Director, Digital Media strategist,
Alchemist

Jon Angelo Gjetting has spent more than twenty years working across design, advertising and brand identity in over ten countries. He is best known for shaping the immersive experience universe of Alchemist - the Copenhagen restaurant that has redefined what a meal can be and repeatedly captured global attention in doing so. His work sits at the intersection of storytelling, technology and sensory design, building concepts that outlast the moment they happen in. At PULSE, he brings that perspective to the future of gastronomy & what happens when food becomes the medium, not just the subject.

Creative Director, Entrepreneur & AI Innovation Expert,
Helve, Shift, The Crowd

Kristaps Cīrulis works at the point where technology stops being abstract and starts being useful. As Creative Director at Helve and co-founder of startups Shift and The Crowd, he has spent years helping organisations move from curiosity about AI to actual integration - building tools and workflows that change how teams operate day to day. His interest is not in what AI can theoretically do, but in what it already does and what that means for the people working alongside it. At PULSE, he will address the future of AI - and not only in theory, but with very practical, live examples.

CEO & Co-Owner,
Plombir Event Company

Natali Shestakova produces events and cultural projects under conditions that would stop most people from trying. As CEO of Plombir Event Company and one of the key initiators behind Ukraine. Residence of Freedom (an international charity project and art residency), she has built experiences that carry genuine weight at a time when the stakes of public gathering have rarely been higher. Her work sits at the intersection of events, culture and social responsibility. At PULSE, she will speak to the future of events in an unpredictable world & what it takes to keep creating when certainty is not available.

Director,
Riga Investment and Tourism Agency (RITA)

Fredis Bikovs came to city leadership from the private sector through roles at Wolt, Evry and ABSL - and that background shapes how he thinks about Riga's future. As Director of the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency, he works on the harder question of what it actually takes to attract investment and build a city's international reputation over time, not just promote it. His interest is in the systems and decisions that make a city genuinely competitive. At PULSE he will address the questions of future of cities - this time from the perspective of those responsible for promoting them.

Co-Founder, CEO & Creative Producer,
ALL·SET

Maris Altsoo has spent twenty years building things that did not exist before in Estonia at such level - large-scale events, brand experiences, a live music venue, international productions. As co-founder of ALL·SET, she operates at the intersection of strategic thinking and creative risk, with a track record that spans Estonia and well beyond its borders. She is not interested in events as a format. She is interested in what they can actually do to a city, a community, a conversation. At PULSE, she will explore the future of cities - how live experience shapes the places we build and the people who live in them.

CEO, Co-Founder & Partner,
SponsorKing

Ļena Ferstere is a Latvian event industry professional and brand activation expert, as well as Co-Founder and Partner at SponsorKing, a member of the international event agency network 27 Names. Through her work, she focuses on creating meaningful connections between brands and audiences, combining strategic thinking with experience-driven marketing. Working across local and international projects, she closely follows how audience expectations and event trends continue to evolve.