Speaker Bio
Renate has more than 25 years of experience in IT industry and management consulting. Renate in her role as National Technology Officer for Central Europe/Central Asia at Micrsoft helps organizations adopt the latest technologies in a responsible and sustainable way ensuring that the technology solutions are compliant with ethical, legal, and social standards. Since 2021 she is serving as an independent supervisory board member of Swedbank Latvia. Renate is an active mentor for women in tech.
Renate holds a Doctorate in Engineering from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at the Riga Technical University and a master’s degree in management from the University of Latvia. For many years she was serving as a board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia and the Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association.