Vilnius Conference

Vilnius 700^th anniversary: Creating a Better Future in a Turbulent World

Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

September 7-8, 2023

Programme

SEPTEMBER 7, THURSDAY

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Welcome coffee

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Greetings

Valdas Benkunskas, Mayor of Vilnius
Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas, Rector, Vilnius University
Rolandas Valiūnas, Chairman of the Board, Investors’ Forum, co-chair of the conference steering committee

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Special address

Denys Shmyhal (TBC), Prime Minister of Ukraine

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Future of Capitalism and Democracy

Martin Wolf, CBE, Chief economics commentator, Financial Times

Conversation with Martin Wolf

Led by Nerijus Mačiulis, Chief Economist of Swedbank

Capitalism and Crises: How Business Can Fix Them

Prof. Colin Mayer, CBE, Said Business School, Oxford University

Q&A session

6:30 pm - 7:15 pm

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH LITHUANIAN APPLICATIONS

From the Lab to the Consumer

Prof. David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley, Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2019
Gordon Rausser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, Rausser College of Natural Resources

Panel discussion

Yishai Ashlag, CEO Goldratt consulting
Agnė Selemonaitė, Chair of the Board, ConnectPay, Vilnius Techfusion member
Tomas Okmanas, Co-founder, business accelerator Tesonet

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

GALA dinner (limited number)

SEPTEMBER 8, FRIDAY

OPENING SESSION

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome coffee

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Opening address

HE Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania

9:15 am - 9:30 am

Setting the agenda

Avishay Braverman, Prof. Emeritus, former President Ben-Gurion University, Israel Prize 2020, co-chair of the Conference Steering Committee

9:30 am - 10:30 am

BUILDING A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM

Representative of the World Trade Organization
Chief Economist, OECD

10:30 am - 11:30 am

LESSONS OF THE PAST AND CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE

Panel discussion

Moderated by Avishay Braverman
Denys Shmyhal (TBC), Prime Minister of Ukraine
Ingrida Šimonytė (TBC), Prime Minister of Lithuania
Andrius Kubilius, MEP, Former Prime Minister of Lithuania
Aleksandras Abišala, Former Prime Minister of Lithuania

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

FOOD SECURITY AND THE BIOECONOMY

War in Ukraine and the Current Food Situation

Prof. Johan Swinnen, Director General International Food Policy Research Institute

Panel discussion

Discussion moderated by Rolandas Valiūnas
Prof. David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley, Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2019
Gordon Rausser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, Rausser College of Natural Resources
Prof. Virginijus Šikšnys, Vilnius University, Kavli Prize in Nano science 2018
Eric Sievers, Director of Investments, ClonBio Group
Q&A SESSION

12:20 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Building Resilience, War in Ukraine, Natural Resources and the Global Economy

Daniel Kaufmann, Founder and President Emeritus Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Baltic Path to Energy Independence

Saulius Adomaitis, EY Global Energy Enterprise Asset Transformation Leader

Would the World Natural Resources Become Unavailable?

Ivan Glasenberg, Former CEO of Glencore

Q&A SESSION

Moderated by Rolandas Valiūnas

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Coffee break, light snacks

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

RETHINKING EDUCATION

Universities as Anchors for Inclusive Growth

Panel discussion
Avishay Braverman, Prof. Emeritus, former President Ben-Gurion University, Israel Prize 2020
Prof. Alison Wolf, CBE, King's College, London
Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Minister of Education, Science and Sport
Prof. Rimvydas Petrauskas, Rector of Vilnius University
Prof. Viktoras Bachmetjevas, Vytautas Magnus University
Nerijus Buivydas, Co-Founder, Democratic School
Q&A SESSION

5:30 pm - 5:50 pm

Closing remarks by

Avishay Braverman, Rolandas Valiūnas

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Networking cocktails

Speakers

Martin Wolf

Financial Times, Chief Economics Commentator

Ivan Glasenberg

Glencore, Former CEO

Prof. Colin Mayer

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Alison Wolf

King’s College London

David Zilberman

University of California, Berkeley, Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2019

Yishai Ashlag

CEO Goldratt consulting

Agnė Selemonaitė

ConnectPay, Chair of the Board

Eric Sievers

Director of Investments, ClonBio Group

Nerijus Buivydas

Democratic School, Co-Founder

Prof. Avishay Braverman

Prof. Emeritus, former President Ben-Gurion University

Tickets

800 € + VAT

700 € +VAT

- Two days of unique content
- Coffee breaks and lunch with honored guests
- Networking afterparty
- Conference partners' presents

Early bird price

990 € + VAT

900 € +VAT

- Two days of unique content
- Coffee breaks and lunch with honored guests
- Networking afterparty
- Conference partners' presents

+

- GALA dinner (limited number of seats)
- B2B meetings with speakers & conference participants

Early bird price

About

“Vilnius Conference” is dedicated to the 700 th anniversary of Vilnius, addressing the most challenging economic, climate, energy and education issues, both globally and locally.

Why now and why in Vilnius?

Why now and why in Vilnius? As our economies recover from the pandemic at the same time facing new dangers, disruption and Europe’s largest refugee crisis caused by the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the policy focus is shifting to supply chain disruptions and rising energy prices, along with the challenges of inflation and food security, while the alarming clock of climate change is ticking more loudly.

Being on the crossroad between the West and the East, Vilnius is uniquely placed as a hub for dialogue and sharing ideas. Leading thinkers, economists and activists will convene at a two-day conference for a creative exchange of ideas and shaping a vision for the future.

Organisers of the conference

The conference is organised by the Association “Investors’ Forum” in partnership with Vilnius University, YPO and Go Vilnius. The conference will be opened by the President of Lithuania His Excellency Gitanas Nausėda.

The programme was inspired by the world known humanist, a leading expert on economy and governance, Israel Prize 2020 winner prof. Avishay Braverman.

Steering Committee

ROLANDAS VALIŪNAS

Chairman of the Board, Investors’ Forum, co-chair of the Conference Steering Committee

PROF. AVISHAY BRAVERMAN

Former President Ben-Gurion University, Israel Prize 2020, co-chair of the Conference Steering Committee

ANNA AVIDAN

CEO, "Jerusalem of the North", Conference Program Lead

PROF. RIMVYDAS PETRAUSKAS

The Rector of the Vilnius University

YISHAI ASHLAG

CEO Goldratt consulting

DAVID ZILBERMAN

University of California, Berkeley, Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2019

PROF. VALDAS ALGIRDAS BUMELIS

CEO, "Northway Biotech"

Partners

INVESTORS’ FORUM
Totorių st. 5-21, LT-01121 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone: +370 5 275 52 58
Email: info@investorsforum.lt

Roberta Vaitkevičiūtė
+370 638 34984
roberta@investorsforum.lt

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