Eastern Time, ET
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Lithuanian and North American Dignitaries
8:30 am – 8:50 am
Minister of Agriculture of Lithuania Kęstutis Navickas, and Advisor to the Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania Karolis Žemaitis
8:50 am – 9:20 am
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development: Deputy Secretary International Business David Briel, and President & CEO at Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation Frank Zukas
9:20 am – 9:50 am
ALBC Chair Jeff Nelson, EVP, Strategic Staffing Solutions
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Moderator: Christopher Wink, Publisher & CEO, Technical.ly
Panelists:
- Jim Blottman, COO, Soho Dragon
- Doug Cook, President of Commercialization, AmerisourceBergen
- Tadas Vizgirda, Managing Director at Shift4 Payments Lithuania
10:05 am – 11:05 am
Moderator: Christopher Wink, Publisher & CEO, Technical.ly
Panelists:
- Monika Gabalyte, Senior Analyst at Investors’ Forum
- Giedrius Valuckas, LT FEZ Association, Board Member at Engineering Industries Association of Lithuania
- Mantas Zamzickas, Commercial Attaché to the USA, Consulate General of Lithuania in Los Angeles
11:05 am - 11:25 am
11:25 am – 11:40 am
Moderator: Daina Trout, Chief Mission Officer & Co-Founder, Health-Ade Kombucha
Panelists:
- Ingrida Grikpediene, CCO, VMG Group
- Laurynas Miskinis, Head of Organic Products R/D & Commerce, AUGA Group
- Rolandas Talalas, CEO, Intus Windows
- Rimvis Mati, CEO, Trinity Dominion
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Moderator: Daina Trout, Chief Mission Officer & Co-Founder, Health-Ade Kombucha
Panelists:
- Asta Zelenkauskaite, Associate Professor of Communications, Drexel University
- John Kissane, Partner Watson Farley & Williams, The Board Member of Baltic American Chamber of Commerce
- Paul Kuras, Lithuanian Honorary Consul General in Canada
12:40 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Moderator: Lauren Swartz, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Panelists:
- Robert S. Gilchrist, U.S. Ambassador
to the Republic of Lithuania
- Audra Plepytė, Ambassador of Lithuania to the USA and Mexico
- Darius Skusevičius, Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
- Introduction | Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania, Krista Bard
- Insights from the GIANT company | Chief Merchandising Officer at the GIANT Company, John Ruane
- Insights from beverage industry entrepreneurs | Chief Mission Officer & Co-Founder of Health-Ade Kombucha, Daina Trout
- Overview of Lithuanian Agriculture | Head of International Affairs and Export Promotion Division at the Ministry of Agriculture, Antanas Venckus
- Potential of Lithuanian F&B industry | Director at LITFOOD (Lithuanian F&B Export Promotion Agency), Šarūnas Celiešius
- Degustation and networking
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Lincoln Hall / Library Lounge
- Welcome and introductory remarks | Marija Šaraitė, CEO at Global Lithuanian Leaders
- Discussion Lithuanian Startup Ecosystem | Karolis Žemaitis, Advisor to Minister of Economy and Innovations, Tadas Vizgirda, Managing Director at Shift4 Payments Lietuva, Vilija Viešūnaitė, Managing Partner at TRINITI JUREX, Moderator: Kęstas Barzdaitis, Lead of LABA.LA, CTO at Signal Automative
- Presentation Startup Map of Lithuania | Žygimantas Zabieta, Co-founder of Lectrium
- Presentation The Story of a Unicorn | Gerald Kasulis, VP Business Operations North America at Nord Security
- Startups on Stage:
Gediminas Pekšys | Oxipit | Medtech
Jonas Čeponis | Biotecus | Biotech
Jurgita Jaruševičienė | Mokosi.lt | Edtech
Žygimantas Zabieta | Lectrium | Energy
- Moderated networking
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Lincoln Memorial Room
You will have an opportunity to continue informal networking and celebrate new connections. Cash bar, complimentary hors d’oeuvres graciously provided by the restaurant.
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Rittenhouse Grill, 1701 Locust Street
Schedule – Subject to change.