Elīna Lidere has over 20 years of firsthand experience in the tech sector. She is currently a Freelance Advisor to the Prime Minister on Innovation and Technology. Prior to that, she was the Head of Innovation Ecosystems at the mobile tech company Latvian Mobile Telephone. She is currently also computer science PhD student at Riga Technical University.Elina is an active participant in the civic community, serving as a co-creator at Riga TechGirls and contributing to various startup and student hackathons, the innovation movement Vefresh, and more.