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Opening remarks
EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS
(Editor-in-chief of VALSTYBĖ magazine)

OPENING SPEECH
VIKTORIJA ČMILYTĖ-NIELSEN
(Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania)

Vision of the Swedish society, business, and the country’s road to a green future and the potential of technology to prompt a breakthrough
SVANTE AXELSSON
National coordinator of Fossil Free Sweden

8.30-9.00

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SESSION ON LITHUANIA’S GREEN ECONOMY

Green course as a path towards the growth of Lithuania’s business potential and the well-being of its citizens
JAROSLAVAS NEVEROVIČIUS
(Adviser to the President of Lithuania)

The green economy and environmental protection: Challenges and opportunities for the county, businesses, and the society at large
SIMONAS GENTVILAS
(Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania)

Could the investments planned for 2021 enable Lithuanian businesses to facilitate the breakthrough of the green economy?
VIDMANTAS JANULEVIČIUS
(President at Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists)

European Union energy policies
KADRI SIMSON
(European Commissioner for Energy)

Discussion between political and business leaders
What should the Lithuanian Green Deal look like so as to secure state funding during the post-pandemic recovery?

Participants: JAROSLAVAS NEVEROVIČIUS, VIDMANTAS JANULEVIČIUS, SIMONAS GENTVILAS, SVANTE AXELSSON, VILIUS JUZIKIS, MINDAUGAS UBARTAS
Moderated by EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS

9.00-10.40 Presented by

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SESSION ON LITHUANIA’S ENERGY POLICY

Vision of the Government: Speedier synchronisation, speedier green energy development, larger investment potential for businesses and the society at large
DAINIUS KREIVYS
(Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania)

Discussion between political and business leaders
„Which of Lithuania’s energy sector areas will be undergoing the most significant changes, opening the largest investment potential for Lithuania’s businesses and the public?“

Participants: DAINIUS KREIVYS, DARIUS MAIKŠTĖNAS, MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS, DARIUS ŠILENSKIS, AISTIS RADAVIČIUS
Moderated by EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS

10:50-12:00 Presented by

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SESSION ON LITHUANIA’S LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF RES

The European Green Deal: About time to join?
HAROLDAS NAUSĖDA
(Member of the Board and Director for B2B Clients and Expansion at Ignitis)

Progress in wind, solar and other renewable energy sources that Lithuania should orient itself towards in order to make headway
MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS
(President at Lithuanian Confederation of Renewable Resources)

Producing customers today and tomorrow: when solar power is going to reach every Lithuanian house?
ANDRIUS KAVALIAUSKAS
(Head of Private customer service Departament at Ignitis)

Discussion between political and business leaders
What additional decisions are essential so as to ensure that RES development takes place at maximum speed and is as beneficial as possible to Lithuania and its people?

Participants: HAROLDAS NAUSĖDA, DAIVA GARBALIAUSKAITĖ, MARTYNAS NAGEVIČIUS, TADAS POVILAUSKAS, VILMA GAUBYTĖ, ANDRIUS KAVALIAUSKAS
Moderated by PAULIUS ZAPOLSKIS (Associate Partner at TGS Baltic)

12:30-14:10 Presented by

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SESSION ON EU’S REGULATORY POLICY

„Energy Regulators as promoters of the energy transition"
DR. ANNEGRET GROEBEL
(President of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)

Contributions of the gas sector to the energy transition
DR. PEDRO VERDELHO
(Board member of the Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE)

Dynamic regulation: the example of the French regulatory sandbox
JEAN-LAURENT LASTELLE
(Commissionner of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), France, Vice President of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)

Discussion
How could the regulatory framework accelerate the transition towards the climate-neutral energy system?

Participants: DR. ANNEGRET GROEBEL, JEAN-LAURENT LASTELLE, RENATAS POCIUS, DR. PEDRO VERDELHO
Moderated by ANDRIUS KAŽUKAUSKAS (Research professor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Vilnius University)

14:20-15:55

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SESSION ON EU’S UNITY: SYNCHRONISATION

The progress of the synchronisation in the Baltic states
ALBINAS ZANANAVIČIUS
(Vice-Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania)

The EU’s energy system should be strengthening democracies, not dictatorships
PETRAS AUŠTREVIČIUS
(MEP)

Discussion between politicians and experts
What steps could the Baltic states and the EU take to ensure that a successful synchronisation furthers the goals of green and safe energy in the EU and the Baltics instead of bolstering the dictatorship-led project of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant?

Participants: ALBINAS ZANANAVIČIUS, PETRAS AUŠTREVIČIUS, ŽYGIMANTAS PAVILIONIS, ROKAS MASIULIS, ARNOLDAS PRANCKEVIČIUS
Moderated by VILIUS BERNATONIS (Managing Partner at TGS Baltic)

16.05-17.30

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Special presentation
A Global Transition to a Green Economy: what can countries and networks do more of to reach progressive climate and economic targets of 2030 and beyond?

JEANETTE JACKSON
(CEO OF FORESIGHT (CANADA)

SUMMARY DISCUSSION

Discussion between experts and business executives
How will the USD 2 tn investments planned by Joe Biden, technological progress, and the policies of the Government of Lithuania transform the future of business?

Participants: MARIUS GALDIKAS, NERIJUS MAČIULIS, DAINIUS VILČINSKAS, VLADAS LAŠAS, VILIUS BERNATONIS, AUDRIUS MILUKAS
Moderated by EDUARDAS EIGIRDAS

17.40-18.40