Our Mission
We believe that networking and creating research and business relationships is important to create a sustainable community for improvement and innovation. While the conference offers ideas, presentations, discussions, knowledge during the day, the social talks after the conference are equally important to establish trust and partnerships. We also believe that Europe integrates many regions with different cultures and to build European trust based partnerships we need to learn about the culture of regions. So please join the networking space and social events.2025 Social Events
Europe has many different regional cultures and customs, and still we need to work together in the EU frameworks. Already at the start of EuroAsiaSPI² in 1994 it was decided to place the conference in a different region every year and that the local host organises social events that help us to learn about the hosting culture, the traditions, history and the local food. This has a large influence on what social events EuroAsiaSPI² offers.This year we plan typical events that will give an insight into the culture and history of Latvia.
Riga
Social Event on the First Conference Day (17th September 2025): Historic Center
Riga is famous for barbecues and old restaurants like the Rozengrals
Details: Riga is a city with a medieval history connecting Riga as a rich Hanse city to a number of European cities in the Hanse time. This makes Riga a perfect place for EuroSPI to connect the Baltics and major European universities, companies and cities.
The restaurant ROZENGRALS is located in the centre of Old Riga on the Rozena Street. These premises were mentioned in the scripts in 1293.
How to: From the conference location walking 800 m (8 min.) to the tram Kipsala station, taking tram 37, leaving at station National Theatre, and walking 350 m (4 min.) to the restaurant.18.00 Conference finishes
18.30 Attendees use the tram to go to the restaurant historic city location.
19.30 - 22.00 Traditional Latvian Food & Drinks
Address: Address: Rozengrals, Rozena 1, 1050 Riga, Latvia
Social Event on the Second Conference Day (18th September 2025) - Riga Small Guild Building - Classical Music - Buffet Dinner
Note: This is only a preliminary information, the location might still change.
The Riga Small Guild building is situated in Riga, Latvia, at 3/5 Amatu Street. The building was erected in the years 1864—66 after a project by architect Johann Felsko in Neo-Gothic style.
Wiki Source: Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture.[13] Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden.
How to: From the conference location walking 800 m (8 min.) to the tram Kipsala station, taking eith bus 5,12,25 or tram 37,53 to cross the bridge, leaving at station National Theatre (Latvian: Nacionalais Tearis), and walking 400 m (5 min.) to the Riga Small Guild Building.
19.00 - 19.30 Arrival at the Riga Small Guild building
19.30 - 20.15 Classical Music Event in the Golden Hall
Karol Danis and Anton Bashynskyi are exceptional musicians who play classical music at EuroSPI social events since 2021 and have both won a number of international prizes. See the profile of Karol Danis and of Anton Bashynskyi. This year Anton Bashynskyi and a further prize winning classical musician will play piano for us.
20.30 - 23.30 Buffet Dinner