OPENING OF THE FORUM

GreenTech Vilnius forum opening speech
EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS
(President of Democracy Development Fund))

Welcome speech for the forum participants
INGRIDA ŠIMONYTĖ
(Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania)

Welcome speech for the forum participants
VIRGINIJUS SINKEVIČIUS
(European Commissioner)

Welcome speech for the forum participants
VILIUS BERNATONIS
(Managing Partner at TGS Baltic )

Presented by
SESSION ON GLOBAL TRENDS

Why are we going to invest €1.5 billion in renewable energy in Lithuania?
KNUD ERIK ANDERSEN
(CEO at European Energy)

How will the green future be financed and what is the European Investment Bank’s potential to do that?
MARCO FRANCINI
(Head of EIB Group Office for the Baltic States)

The inconvenient truth: will your business still be relevant in 2030?
VYTENIS KORYZNA
(CEO at Enefit)

Building a green future: Opportunities for Lithuania and Taiwan to build It together
ERIC HUANG
(Head of the Taiwanese Representative Office opened in Lithuania)

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COFFEE BREAK

9.50–10.05

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FUTURE OF THE GREEN ENERGY NETWORK

The most important goals for Lithuanian energy policy in 2022
DAINIUS KREIVYS
(Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania)

Evolution of the Lithuanian energy network towards independence and a breakthrough in renewable energy
ROKAS MASIULIS
(CEO at Litgrid )

Possibilities for energy storage equipment system for RES development in Lithuania
RIMVYDAS ŠTILINIS
(CEO at Energy Cells )

Hydrogen: a waking economic power that will change business and the world
VIDMANTAS JANULEVIČIUS
(Chairman of the Board of Global BOD Group, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists)

Discussion between political and business leaders

Developing a green energy network: new opportunities for business and lower energy prices for society
Participants DAINIUS KREIVYS, ROKAS MASIULIS, LINAS SABALIAUSKAS, VIDMANTAS JANULEVIČIUS, MINDAUGAS KEIZERIS

Moderated by VILIUS BERNATONIS (Managing Partner at TGS Baltic)

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LUNCH BREAK

12.30–13.30 Presented by

RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND POTENTIAL

The country’s green transformation is a billion-dollar opportunity
SIMONAS GENTVILAS
(Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania)

What factors will increase the potential for renewable energy development in 2022?
MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS
(President of Lithuanian Renewable Energy Confederation)

Network challenges in the face of green energy development
MINDAUGAS KEIZERIS
(CEO & Chairman of Executive Board at Energijos skirstymo operatorius (ESO))

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Potential of offshore wind energy development in the region and Lithuania and possible influence on the market
PAULIUS ZAPOLSKIS
(Partner at TGS Baltic)

Discussion between political and business leaders
The potential and biggest challenges of renewable energy development in Lithuania
Participants DAIVA GARBALIAUSKAITĖ, MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS, MINDAUGAS KEIZERIS, RUSLANAS SKLEPOVIČ

Moderated by PAULIUS ZAPOLSKIS (Partner at TGS Baltic)

COFFEE BREAK

15.45–16.00

FINANCING THE GREEN ECONOMY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY

Financing the green economy
GINTARĖ SKAISTĖ
(Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Development potential of the solar energy industry chain
ŽYGIMANTAS VAIČIŪNAS
(A Policy director at the european solar manufacturing council)


Strategic discussion
Potential for financing the green economy and renewable energy in 2022

Participants GINTARĖ SKAISTĖ, VILIUS JUZIKIS, MARIUS DUBNIKOVAS, MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS, RUSLANAS SKLEPOVIČ, ŽYGIMANTAS VAIČIŪNAS

Moderated by RITA PAUKŠTĖ (Associate Partner at TGS Baltic)

SUMMARY SESSION

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
A green financial ecosystem: reality or utopia?
MANTVYDAS ŠTAREIKA
(CEO and Member of the board in SME Bank)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Energy independence in practice: what does it mean for the consumer and what is next?
ANDRIUS KAVALIAUSKAS
(Head of B2C at Ignitis)

Summary iscussion between business leaders
What green challenges will be most relevant for Lithuanian business and the state in 2022?

Participants VIDMANTAS JANULEVIČIUS, VYTENIS KORYZNA, ANDRIUS ROMANOVSKIS, DAINIUS VILČINSKAS, DARIUS ŠILENSKIS, (pildoma)

Moderated by EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS (President of Democracy Development Fund)

GREEN TRANSPORT POLICY

How will the EU green policy transform the Lithuanian transport sector?
MARIUS SKUODIS
(Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania)

The concept of green port: will we be the leaders?
ALGIS LATAKAS
(Head of Klaipeda State Seaport Authority)

Green transport in Lithuania: what opportunities does the Rail Baltica project offer?
MARIUS NARMONTAS
(Head of the RB Rail AS Lithuanian branch | Rail Baltica)

Aviation: a class bully or an intellectual outsider?
KRISTINA GREIČIŪTĖ
(Environmental Project Manager at Lithuanian Airports)

Discussion between political and business leaders
How will green policies change the transport ecosystem and what solutions and investments are a priority?

Participants MARIUS SKUODIS, MARIUS NARMONTAS, KRISTINA GREIČIŪTĖ, ALGIS LATAKAS, LINAS SKARDŽIUKAS

Moderated by EGIDIJUS SKRODENIS (Head of ITS group at Infobalt )

LUNCH BREAK

12.30–13.30

Presented by
GREEN URBAN TRANSFORMATION

Data-driven solutions for the sustainability of construction and buildings: the Estonian experience
JUSTĖ PAČKAUSKAITĖ
(Managing Partner at CIVITTA)

Real estate business in the fight against climate change: should luxury real estate be green?
PAULIUS GEBRAUSKAS
(Co-owner of Baltic Sotheby’s International Realty)

„Transformation of Public Transport in the Age of Artificial Intelligence“
VIKTORIJA VOITECHOVIČ
(Projects delivery manager at Normalis Tech)

Discussion between political leaders
What systematic solutions can help reduce pollution and increase the attractiveness of Vilnius as a place for living and working?

Participants REMIGIJUS ŠIMAŠIUS, ARTŪRAS ZUOKAS, JUSTĖ PAČKAUSKAITĖ, REMIGIJUS LAPINSKAS

Moderated by EGIDIJUS SKRODENIS (Head of ITS group at Infobalt )

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COFFEE BREAK

15.00–15.15

ELECTROMOBILITY

What are the most important solutions planned for the electromobility field in the EU and Lithuania?
AGNĖ VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ
(Vice-minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania)

The future is inevitable
LAURYNAS BOGUŠEVIČIUS
(CEO at Deals on Wheels)

The chicken or the egg causality dilemma may have an answer: stations come first
NERIJUS ŠIAULYS
(Inbalance)

Discussion between political and business leaders
How to encourage business, society and the state to begin the era of electric cars when you are not as rich as Norway?

Participants AGNĖ VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ, LAURYNAS BOGUŠEVIČIUS, NERIJUS ŠIAULYS, ALVYDAS NAUJĖKAS

Moderated by EGIDIJUS SKRODENIS (Head of ITS group at Infobalt )

Presented by
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUSINESS

Which green economy start-ups were the largest investments in 2021?
AUDRIUS MILUKAS
(CEO at Open Circle Capital )

Sustainability crossroads: changes that companies cannot ignore
AUDRIUS RUTKAUSKAS
(Sustainability Officer at SEB Lietuva)

The world goes greentech: AgriFood ecosystem
KRISTINA ŠERMUKŠNYTĖ-ALEŠIŪNIENĖ
(Director at AgriFood Lithuania DIH)

Green solutions for business: to invest or to monitor, that is the question.
HAROLDAS NAUSĖDA
(Member of the Board / Director for B2B Clients and Expansion at Ignitis)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Utilizing excess heat in the energy storage to meet the energy demand
SAULIUS GUDŽIUS
(Head of the Department of Electric Power Systems, Kaunas University of Technology)

Discussion between business and science leaders
Which technology development will have the biggest impact on business upon reducing pollution but increasing competitiveness?

Participants AUDRIUS MILUKAS, KRISTINA ŠERMUKŠNYTĖ-ALEŠIŪNIENĖ, HAROLDAS NAUSĖDA, SAULIUS GUDŽIUS

Moderated by ROMAS ŠVEDAS (Associate Professor of Practice at VU IIRPS)

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LUNCH BREAK

12.30–13.30

INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS DECARBONISATION

Energy transition towards Net Zero 2050 - how to reach there
TATSURO WATANABE
(Managing Director of MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd)

Discussion
The end of the fossil fuel era? Decarbonisation challenges for climate neutral businesses. What is needed for a cost-effective and competitive transformation and how fast can it happen?

Participant TATSURO WATANABE, AUGUSTINAS RAZUMAS, JURGITA ŠILINSKAITĖ-VENSLOVIENĖ, NEMUNAS BIKNIUS, ELINA CHODZKAITĖ-BARAUSKIENĖ, VILIUS ŠEMETA
Modertadet by RYTIS VALŪNAS (Chief Officer for Corporate Affairs and CAO at Klaipėdos nafta)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Go green or go home: unlocking green potential in manufacturing
JEVGENIJ POLONIS
(Chief Executive Officer and Founder at GoRamp)

COFFEE BREAK

15.15–15.35

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AGRICULTURE SECTOR DECARBONISATION

Contribution to the planet can be profitable. Economics of the Future
AUGUSTAS ALEŠIŪNAS
(CEO at Art21)

Discussion between political and business leaders
Agriculture decarbonisation: the value created by the carbon credit market

Participants KRISTINA SIMONAITYTĖ, DONATAS DAILIDĖ, SIGITAS RIMKEVIČIUS, GINTARAS BRAZAUSKAS, REMIGIJUS LAPINSKAS

Moderated by KRISTINA ŠERMUKŠNYTĖ-ALEŠIŪNIENĖ (Director at AgriFood Lithuania DIH)

Presented by

VALUE OF LITHUANIAN FORESTS

Lithuanian woods: current challenges and future prospects
DANAS AUGUTIS
(Vice-minister at Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania)

„Let them be. Woods don’t ask for food, do they?“
JUSTAS KAVECKAS
(CEO at Foros Global )

The success story of the biofuel exchange and the myths about the sustainability of biofuels?
ANDRIUS SMALIUKAS
(CEO at Baltpool )

Lithuanian woods: how to balance climate change, biodiversity and economic interests?
REMIGIJUS LAPINSKAS
(CEO at Green Policy Institute)

Discussion between political and business leaders
What solutions would ensure the forest ecosystem development and the growing contribution to energy independence?

Participants DANAS AUGUTIS, REMIGIJUS LAPINSKAS, VAIDOTAS JONUTIS, JUSTAS KAVECKAS

Moderated by VILMA BATURO (Director of Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association LITBIOMA )

LUNCH BREAK

12.30–13.30

HEATING SECTOR: SESSION ON DEVELOPMENT

Transformation of central heating: government priorities
INGA ŽILIENĖ
(Vice-minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania)

The biggest challenges facing Lithuanian district heating system: modernisation and degaspromisation
GERIMANTAS BAKANAS
(Chief Executive Officer at Vilniaus šilumos tinklai)

Discussion
What new opportunities do technology and the regulatory environment offer district heating?


Participants INGA ŽILIENĖ, GERIMANTAS BAKANAS, RENATAS POCIUS

Moderated by VILMA BATURO (Director of Lithuanian Biomass Energy Association LITBIOMA)

THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND FREE OF CHARGE

SESSION ON DEMOCRACY UNITY

SPECIALUSIS PRANEŠIMAS
Building Back Better for a Greener Future
BRIAN OLLEY
(United Kingdom Ambassador to Lithuania)

Ambassadors’ discussion
What could democratic countries do on their own and what should they try to do together to bring the world closer to a green future?


Participants BRIAN OLLEY (United Kingdom Ambassador to Lithuania), HANS BRASK
(Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Lithuania), KAI KAARELSON (Ambassador of Estonia to Lithuania), OLE TERJE HORPESTAD (Ambassador of Norway to Lithuania), ROBERT S. GILCHRIST (Ambassador of USA to Lithuania)

Moderated by RUSLANAS IRŽIKEVIČIUS (Founder, Editor-in-Chief at the Lithuania tribune)

COFFEE BREAK

11.25–11.40

THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND FREE OF CHARGE

THE PRICE OF GREEN FUTURE

Economists' Discussion
What factors will shape energy prices in 2030 and which democratic policies will reduce them?

Participants MARIUS DUBNIKOVAS, NERIJUS MAČIULIS, ŽYGIMANTAS MAURICAS, TADAS POVILAUSKAS

Moderated by EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS (President of Democracy Development Fund)

LUNCH BREAK

12.30–13.30

THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND FREE OF CHARGE

SESSION ON DEMOCRACIES AND SECURITY

Discussion
Is the European Union’s energy policy strengthening democracies and creating a secure future for Europe and humanity?

Participants PETRAS AUŠTREVIČIUS, ALBINAS JANUŠKA, LUKAS SAVICKAS, REINHARD BÜTIKOFER, RALF FÜCKS

Moderated by ŽYGIMANTAS PAVILIONIS (Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania)