Valters Kaže bridges business and academia. His career spans C-level strategy, sales, and marketing roles at top international firms in financial services and FMCG, including RSA Group, SEB Bank, SPI Group, and Amber Beverage Group. Since 2011, he has been managing partner at Ex Novo consultancy, which develops state-of-the-art AI solutions for interpreting consumer behaviour in education, marketing, and HR.
A researcher and professor at leading Baltic business schools since 1996, he is Vice-Rector for Research and Development at RISEBA University of Applied Sciences, visiting professor at AKAD University (Germany), and Latvian Science Council-accredited expert in economics and business. His research covers consumer behaviour, AI-assisted behavioural research, and business strategy, with over 50 scientific publications and monographs.
He has also developed the first AI Professor – a synchronous digital twin of himself providing 24/7 tutoring at AKAD University, named Innovation of the Year 2026 by the Distance Learning Association of Germany.
Prof. Dr. Valters Kaže
Presentation Title: Machine-Learning Solution for Values-Skills Match-Based Personalised Learning Recommendations
RISEBA University of Applied Sciences, Latvia
Past Speaker