Marcis Liors Skadmanis
| Marcis Liors Skadmanis | |
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Skadmanis in 2014, World NGO Day Forum, Helsiki, Finland
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| Born |
May 29, 1984 Riga, Latvia |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Turība University (LL.M.), (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, International lawyer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Founder of World NGO Day |
| Relatives |
Daina Skadmane (sister) Anda Skadmane (sister) Maija Skadmane (sister) Rūta Skadmane (sister) |
Marcis Liors Skadmanis (Latvian: Mārcis Liors Skadmanis; born May 29, 1984), is a Latvian UK-based entrepreneur and international lawyer. He is the Chairman and Executive Director of the Latvian-British Chamber of Commerce in the UK. He is the founder of the initiative World NGO Day (International Day of Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organisations). World NGO Day was officially recognised on 17 April 2010 by 12 countries of the Baltic Sea NGO Forum in Lithuania and first commemorated by various world leaders on 27 February 2014 in Helsinki, Finland.
Marcis was born on May 29, 1984, Latvia, he was the oldest of five children of Skadmani family. On November 21, 2013 his father Janis Skadmanis and youngest sister Daina Skadmane were killed in the Zolitude shopping centre roof collapse in Riga, Latvia.
Marcis graduated from the Department of Business Law of the Turība University in 2008. He holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), in addition to his Certificate of Business Administrations (IEVF TIN).
From 2008 to 2011 he worked as a lawyer at the law firms Blueger & Plaude and Begum & Co Solicitors, London, United Kingdom. He provided regular market briefings titled “Doing business“ to the World Bank. In 2009, he received the Certificate of Appreciation for contribution of market briefings to Getting Electricity: A pilot indicator set from the Doing Business Project, the World Bank and IFC - International Finance Corporation.
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