Summer Gathering 2022: Mapping the Future + #BackToVilnius Networking

Join GLL Summer Gathering 2022: Mapping the Future to hear insights from fascinating futurologists, participate in round-table discussions, attend workshops for concrete idea mapping, and celebrate new beginnings at the summer’s most fun networking event which will take place immediately after the event.

The Government has begun preparing the National Progress Strategy Lithuania 2050. We invite you to contribute to it by sharing your thoughts and ideas for global Lithuania 2050.

We’re inviting you to save the date, as it’s set to be meaningful, beneficial, and, of course, fun.

The event will be held in Lithuanian and English, so be prepared to train your language muscle.

PROGRAMME:

12:30 - 13:00 | Registration and welcome coffee

13:00 - 13:05 | Welcome & opening remarks by the Host | Marija Saraite, CEO at Global Lithuanian Leaders

13:05 - 13:10 | Welcoming speeches | Ausrine Armonaite, Minister of the Economy and Innovation | Sigita Trainauskiene, Lithuania 2050 Project Leader, Senior Policy Analyst at STRATA

13:10 - 13:45 | Keynote Interview | Crazy now, normcore tomorrow: what are the global trends for the future and how will they impact Lithuania? | Monika Bielskyte, Futurist and Future Designer, Founder at Protopia Futures

Moderator: Aidas Puklevicius, Author, Creative Director at Fabula Hill+Knowlton Strategies

13:45 - 14:00 | Keynote | Ukraine: today and tomorrow | Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Former Ukrainian Defence Minister, Chair of the Centre for Defence Strategies

14:00 - 14:30 | Panel discussion | Breaking point: how will the war in Ukraine affect the future of geopolitics? | Andrius Kubilius, Member of the European Parliament | Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Former Ukrainian Defence Minister, Chair of the Centre for Defence Strategies | Ausrine Armonaite, Minister of the Economy and Innovation | Dalia Bankauskaite, Senior Nonresident Fellow at CEPA, Partnership Assoc. Professor at VU

Moderator: Vytis Jurkonis, Lecturer at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science

14:30 - 15:45 | Workshops:

1 - (Re)learning the Future: adapting the education to the ever-progressing mind | Moderator: Sarunas Dignaitis, CEO at EdTech Lithuania

SPEAKERS: Darius Kniuksta, Co-founder at Trys Kubai | Edgaras Jasalinis, CEO at Tamo | Augustina Matuseviciute, Product Lead at Teachers Lead Tech

2 - Taking the lead: Lithuania as the front-runner in cyber security | Moderator: Sigita Jurkynaite, Information Security Manager at Nord Security, supported by Evita Anilionyte, Training Specialist at CyberCare

SPEAKERS: Rytis Rainys, Information Security Lead at Vinted | Inga Zukauskiene, Deputy Women4Cyber Lithuania National Coordinator | Agne Brilingaite, Associate Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, VU

3 - Brain Gain: Lithuania as a global talent magnet | Moderator: Vydunas Trapinskas, Head of Talent Development Team at Invest Lithuania

SPEAKERS: Inga Langaite, CEO at Unicorns LT | Romualda Stragiene, Director at Innovation Agency Lithuania

15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee Break

16:15 - 16:45 | Lightning talks: can you change the world in five minutes?

Dominykas Milasius, Co-founder of Delta Biosciences | How deep is your tech?

Ieva Cesnulaityte, Head of Research & Learning and a founding team member at DemocracyNext | A vision for the next democratic paradigm

Laurynas Maciulis, Spacecraft Engineer and Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Astrolight | The New Space Race

Vytautas Kaseta, Co-founder & CIO at SUPER HOW? | Metaverse: Catalyst for the Future

16:45 - 17:45 | Panel discussion | Distinct, powerful, leading, or…? Lithuania 2050 | Ginte Damusis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Global Lithuanian Awards Laureate | Egidijus Meilunas, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | Kristina Dryza, Speaker, Author, Archetypal Consultant | Dainius Kniuksta, Artificial Intelligence Product Lead at Forecast

Moderator: Jurgis Didziulis, Musician, Public speaker, Activist, Global Lithuanian

17:45 - 18:00 | Closing of the event

19:00 - … | #BackToVilnius Networking @ SanDiego | Welcome drinks and snacks

Special Guest: Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas

This event is a part of the GLL project "Ecosystem for Professional Diaspora Civic Engagement". The project is financed by the EEA Grants 2014-2021 through the Active Citizens Fund.