SSE Riga Debate Society

This weekend over 80 participants gathered at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga for the eighth SSE Riga PRO-AM!

We are deeply grateful to everyone who took part, with special thanks to our fantastic CAs Heleriin Ots and Hunter Neary! The event would not have been possible without you!

A big thank you also to our tabmaster Elīza Beta Kalve and our equity officer, Alise Kuzmina, for their vital contributions!

Congratulations to the winners of this tournament Laura Serafine Pilmark and Alisa Popova, who came all the way from Copenhagen representing the Copenhagen Debating Society!

The Gold Final would not have been as exciting without the other finalists: SSE Riga Masterdebaters (Klāvs Tračums & Lotte Tõnupärt), SSE Riga/RV3G growth mindset (Anna Marta Ozere & Beāte Jēkabsone) and SSE Riga/UT Perses iela (Sten Martin Kabrits & Arp Harald Tamm)!

The silver final was claimed by Kaspar Noor and Amanda Vaarmann!

Arp Harald Tamm earned the Best PRO Speaker title, while Alisa Popova won Best AM Speaker. Lastly, a special shout-out to our most highly-rated adjudicator, Raman Gelkov!

But thank you all for participating and being part of this incredible community—we cannot wait to see you next year!

Dear fellow debaters, we are thrilled to announce that SSE Riga in cooperation with Estonian and Lithuanian debate societies is hosting the first ever Baltic IV, which will take place on 27-28 April! 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹

Not only will you have the chance to debate against experienced and aspiring debaters, but also get a glimpse of the beautiful and history enriched city of Riga!

Registration will open tomorrow, so do not hesitate and join us for a weekend of good debates and lively competition!

To ensure a fair competition, we are looking for experienced CA’s and IA’s! IA registration is already open and the link for it can be found in the event.

News about accommodation will come soon.

Hope to see you all there!

P.S. If you see a flag upside down, it is a sign that you need to come🇪🇪

Eesti Väitlusselts Vilnius University Debate Society