Uldis Cērps is a financial risk professional with over 25 years of experience in leadership, executive and non-executive roles across central banking, regulation and financial market infrastructure. Uldis currently serves as CEO of Finance Latvia, a financial sector advocacy group. He is also a Vice President of the Employer’s Confederation of Latvia and member of the Executive Committee of the European Banking Federation.

Uldis’ career demonstrates experience across many sectors within financial services, embracing the perspective of regulated companies, issuers, and regulators.

Virginija Gečaitė currently leads the European Investment Bank's Office in Lithuania, the world’s largest multilateral financial institution and one of the biggest providers of climate finance. In this role, she promotes the Bank's financial products and services to market players in the Baltic region, while ensuring projects align with the European Union's strategic objectives, including climate and environmental sustainability, cohesion, innovation, and sustainable energy. Prior to this, Virginija served as a Senior Loan Officer in the EIB’s Financial Institutions Department, where she was responsible for structuring and deploying financial instruments, primarily in Northern and Central Eastern Europe. Virginija is an alumnus of Vilnius University and holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Suffolk University in Boston, USA.

Edgars Lodziņš leads the Banking and Finance Practice Group. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in banking and finance, capital markets and M&A field. During his practice, Edgars has successfully advised some of the most significant financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in the region (both Latvian and cross-border) and has earned an excellent reputation for being one of the top specialists in the field. His clients include major international and local credit and financial institutions, private equity and venture capital funds and investors.

Edgars is also a member of the Legal Committee of Latvian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

Marius Jurgilas, CEO of Axiology, is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience in central banking, financial regulation and FinTech policy. He has held senior roles at the Bank of Lithuania, Norges Bank, the Bank of England, and Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, shaping digital innovation and regulatory frameworks across Europe.

Santa Purgaile is a Deputy Governor of Latvijas Banka since 1 January 2023. 

She was a Chairperson of the Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC)  since 24 October 2019 to 31 December 2022 (as of 1 January 2023, the FCMC was integrated into Latvijas Banka).

Santa is a Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, as well as Alternate Board Member at European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

Santa Purgaile holds a master degree in international economics and business. Previously, Santa Purgaile had more than 20 years’ experience in banking industry. 

Akvilė Bosaitė is a senior finance, investments and financial regulatory lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience advising financial institutions, investors and corporates on complex regulatory and transactional matters across Lithuania and internationally.
Her practice focuses on financial regulation, including fintech and crypto-asset regulation, investment funds, regulatory clearances and ongoing supervisory matters, as well as financing and investment transactions. Akvilė regularly advises on a broad range of financing structures, including bilateral and syndicated lending, securitisations, aviation finance and other asset-based financings, as well as on domestic and cross-border investment transactions.
She is consistently recognised as a leading practitioner by IFLR1000, The Legal 500 and Chambers Europe, which highlight her technical excellence, commercial approach and deep understanding of financial markets.
Akvilė holds a Master’s degree in Law from Vilnius University and an LL.M. from Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands).

Edgars Pastars is the Head of the Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice at COBALT Latvia. He is an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS). Edgars has extensive experience in matters related to banking and finance, providing advice on legal issues, compliance (Moneyval evaluation), risk management, capital markets (including covered bonds, securitisation, pension funds), consumer credit and payments (including PSD2 implementation). He has represented Latvia’s financial sector at European Banking Federation and Europol working groups.

Monika Koolmeister is a Partner of COBALT Estonia having a 15-year track record as a Banking & Finance attorney. Monika also has valuable experience from a leading commercial bank in Estonia, operating as Head of Compliance and member of the Extended Management Board. Monika has also been in charge of keeping good working relationships with the financial regulators – as Head of Compliance she has served as a contact person to the European Central Bank and the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority. 

She has been a member of the Estonian Bar Association since 2004.

Eva Suduiko is a Partner and Co-Head of the Banking and Finance Practice Group. She has specialised in banking, finance, capital markets and M&A for over twelve years. Eva gained a Master’s degree in Law from Vilnius University and broadened her experience while working as a visiting lawyer at a leading Nordic law firm Roschier in Helsinki.

During her legal practice, Eva Suduiko has advised clients in a number of M&A transactions, international financing and security arrangements. She constantly advises both local and foreign clients on various regulatory matters, including cross-border provision of services, issue of securities and other capital and financial markets related projects.

Greta Ranonytė is the CEO of Fintech Hub LT, the largest Fintech association in the Baltics, uniting more than 90 Fintech companies. Greta is actively involved in all Fintech-related questions, as the association primarily focuses on ensuring qualitative growth of the sector. Association covers topics such as governance, internal controls, risk management, AML / CTF, fraud prevention, sanctions, operational resilience, legal, compliance and reporting. She holds a Master's degree in Public Policy Analysis from Vilnius University. Before starting this position, Greta worked at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, where, among other projects, she was a driving force in preparing the Lithuanian Fintech Guidelines for 2023-2028.