People
SDSI brings together an international faculty,
leading industry experts and participants.
Faculty
staff
students
BOARDS
Jonathan Howard
Jonathan Howard
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Leadership I
Kristaps Banga
Kristaps Banga
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Technology Management, Innovation Trends, Service Design Basics
Sigrid Öhrling
Sigrid Öhrling
Finland
Service Design Basics
Iveta Cīrule
Iveta Cīrule
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Social Research & Forecasting
Martin Foessleitner
Martin Foessleitner
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Information Design
Ilze Kundzina
Ilze Kundzina
Head of SDSI
Art Academy of Latvia
Facilitation & Collaboration
Līga Lētiņa
Līga Lētiņa
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Facilitation & Collaboration
Krišjānis Určs
Krišjānis Určs
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Service Design & Technology
Raitis Linde
Raitis Linde
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Service Design & Technology
Kristaps Pētersons
Kristaps Pētersons
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Communication & Presentation
Maija Rozenfelde
Maija Rozenfelde
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Communication & Presentation
Zuarguss Zarmass
Zuarguss Zarmass
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Communication & Presentation
Tommaso Corà
Tommaso Corà
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
Design management
Liene Kupča
Liene Kupča
Lecturer
Art Academy of Latvia
MA Project Studio
Dmitrijs Kravčenko
Dmitrijs Kravčenko
Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Managing Innovative Organisations
Justinas Sukys
Justinas Sukys
Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Strategy
Inga Gleizdāne
Inga Gleizdāne
SDSI Local Programme Director, Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
People Management
Heidi Reinson
Heidi Reinson
Leturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Customer Insights
Natalja Točelovska
Natalja Točelovska
Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Accounting for Managerial Purposes
Viesturs Sosārs
Viesturs Sosārs
Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Innovations Lab
Nesli Hazal Oktay
Nesli Hazal Oktay
Lecturer
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Tanel Kärp
Tanel Kärp
Lecturer
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Ilze Kundzina
Ilze Kundzina
Head of SDSI
Art Academy of Latvia
Ilze Supe
Ilze Supe
SDSI Sales and Development director
Art Academy of Latvia
Inga Gleizdāne
Inga Gleizdāne
SDSI Local Programme Director, Lecturer
Stockholm School of Economics Riga
Jörn Frenzel
Jörn Frenzel
SDSI Local Programme Director, Professor
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Karolina Lehtma
Karolina Lehtma
SDSI Local Programme Coordinator
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Kristīne Ābelniece
Kristīne Ābelniece
Coordinator
Art Academy of Latvia
Marja Ylioinas
Marja Ylioinas
SDSI Coordinator
University of Lapland
Tanel Kärp
Tanel Kärp
Lecturer
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Virpi Nurmela
Virpi Nurmela
SDSI Local Programme Coordinator
University of Lapland

Class of 2025

Bongkod Trilerdnawakid
Bongkod Trilerdnawakid
Thailand
Agata Elżbieta Kowalska
Agata Elżbieta Kowalska
Poland
Weronika Agnieszka Ankiewicz
Weronika Agnieszka Ankiewicz
Poland
Tim Joshua Schnettker
Tim Joshua Schnettker
Germany
Marcela Gomez Abundis
Marcela Gomez Abundis
Mexico
Dainis Aņisimovs
Dainis Aņisimovs
Latvia
Julián Núñez Castiñeyra
Julián Núñez Castiñeyra
Venezuela
Brenda María Salazar
Brenda María Salazar
Italy
Linda Paulauska
Linda Paulauska
Latvia
Somshubhra Ray
Somshubhra Ray
India
Derya Sengul
Derya Sengul
Turkey
Edīte Millere
Edīte Millere
Latvia
Jānis Ķesa
Jānis Ķesa
Latvia
Joshua Oluwatobi Olulowo
Joshua Oluwatobi Olulowo
Nigeria
Mira Camilla Leirimaa
Mira Camilla Leirimaa
Finland
Linh Kieu Dang
Linh Kieu Dang
Vietnam
Besjan Haziri
Besjan Haziri
Kosovo
Carolina Vaz-Pires
Carolina Vaz-Pires
Portugal
Daiga Brakmane
Daiga Brakmane
Latvia
Emily O'Connor
Emily O'Connor
Ireland
Karmen Eller
Karmen Eller
Estonia
Elīna Zīle
Elīna Zīle
Latvia
Ginevra Papi
Ginevra Papi
Italy

Class of 2024

Cilia Kafi
Cilia Kafi
Algeria
Fiia Mustonen
Fiia Mustonen
Finland
Eunice Su-Ai Lim
Eunice Su-Ai Lim
Singapore
Edgars Žilde
Edgars Žilde
Latvia
Irina Hoiuk
Irina Hoiuk
Ukraine
Pauliina Rajala
Pauliina Rajala
Finland
Winky Wong
Winky Wong
Hong Kong
Anastasiya Mogilevskaya
Anastasiya Mogilevskaya
Ukraine
Marian Bäckman
Marian Bäckman
Finland
Yevheniia Kyrylenko
Yevheniia Kyrylenko
Ukraine

Class of 2023

Kuan Hui Chen
Kuan Hui Chen
Taiwan
Laura Volkonovska
Laura Volkonovska
Latvia
Paula Grasmane-Laše
Paula Grasmane-Laše
Latvia
Līga Lindenbauma
Līga Lindenbauma
Latvia
Sigrid Öhrling
Sigrid Öhrling
Finland

Managing Board

Ilze Kundzina
Ilze Kundzina
Head of SDSI
Art Academy of Latvia
Ilze Supe
Ilze Supe
SDSI Sales and Development director
Art Academy of Latvia
Ruth-Helene Melioranski
Ruth-Helene Melioranski
Dean of the Faculty of Design
The Estonian Academy of Arts
Satu Miettinen
Satu Miettinen
Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland

Supervisory Board

Anders Paalzow
Anders Paalzow
Rector of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia
Kristaps Zariņš
Kristaps Zariņš
Rector of the Art Academy of Latvia
Mārtiņš Dambergs
Mārtiņš Dambergs
Chairman of the Board, Kuldīga Artists' Residence, NGO
Satu Miettinen
Satu Miettinen
Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland

Service Design
Strategies and Innovations

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