OCT 03, 2024

AGENDA OF STARTUP FAIR 2024

Name: Startup Fair
Start: 2024-10-03T10:00
End: 2024-10-03
Location: Paupio turgus

PITCH BATTLE

SIDE EVENTS

MAIN STAGE

09:00

Doors open

10:00 - 10:20

Welcome Speech

Opening speech

Romualda Stragienė, Head of Innovation Agency Lithuania
Karolina Urbonaitė, Head of Startup Lithuania at Innovation Agency Lithuania

10:20 - 10:40

Fire Side chat

Lithuania - A Land of Opportunities

Moderator: Karolina Urbonaitė, Head of Startup Lithuania at Innovation Agency Lithuania
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania

10:40 - 10:55

Key Note speech

Becoming a Unicorn: How Flo Paved Their Way to Success?

Dmitry Gurski, CEO & Co-founder at Flo Health

10:55 - 11:30

Panel discussion

The VC Magnet: Attracting Top Investors

Moderator: Jonė Vaitulevičiūtė, Managing Partner at FIRSTPICK
Wouter Vorstman, Investor at Piton Capital
Raoul Fiano, Associate at DN Capital
Kaan Eren, Principal at 500 Emerging Europe VC

11:30 - 11:45

Key Note speech

Master Your Charisma like a ninja

Matt C Smith, CEO at MS Media Group AS

11:45 - 12:05

Fire Side chat

Empowering the Ecosystem: Scaleups Becoming the Next Generation of Investors

Moderator: Gintarė Verbickaitė, CEO at Unicorns Lithuania
Eglė Eidimtaitė, Head of Corporate Development at Tesonet

12:05 - 12:35

Panel discussion

Act global, scout local

Moderator: Vincent Weir, Founder at Invenio Growth
Antti Korhonen, Co-founder & CEO at xEdu
Joan Francesc Bañó, Executive Director at GameBCN
Kotryna Kurt, Founder and CEO at AQ22

12:35 - 13:25

Panel discussion

Why Should IT Guys Care About National Security?

Moderator: Dominykas Milašius, Investment Partner at Baltic Sandbox Ventures
Algirdas Stonys, Founder, defence entrepreneur and investor at TeleSoftas
Sigutė Stankevičiūtė, Head of ManuFuture Lab at Innovation Agency Lithuania
Henry Härm, CEO & Co-Founder at Wayren
Col. Raimondas Simuntis, Director, Institute of Warfare at the Training and Doctrine Command at Lithuanian Armed Forces

13:25 - 13:45

Fire Side chat

Beyond the Pitch: Raising Capital in Today's Environment

Moderator: Arvydas Bložė, Partner at Practica Capital
Justinas Baranovskis, Co-founder and CEO at Ovoko

13:45 - 14:15

Panel discussion

Failing forward: turning setbacks into success stories

Moderator: Cate Lawrence, Senior Journalist at Tech.eu
Mårten Skogö, Partner at Node
Suhas Ghante, Partner at Timely VC
Mindaugas Bruzas, CEO & Co-Founder at Leya AI

14:15 - 14:45

Panel discussion

Mastering the Global Game - Hacking Market Entry and Overcoming Challenges

Moderator: Domas Urniežius, Co-Founder and CEO at GrowTech
Amit Goldman, Associate, Venture Fellow Lead at DigitalDx Ventures and Head of Partnerships at Lapsi Health
Ido Jonathan Engel, AI SouthEast Europe Business lead at Microsoft
Gytis Labašauskas, Fractional CGO / Growth Advisor at CyberUpgrade

14:45 - 15:05

Fire Side chat

OMG! Lithuanians Did That ?

Moderator: Justinas Pašys, Founder and CEO at NGL
Laurynas Mačiulis, Co-founder & CEO at Astrolight

15:05 - 15:35

Panel discussion

Oh Crap, I Just Got a Load of Money! Now What?

Moderator: Jorgen Persson, International Growth Partner at Beet
Rick Kelley, Ex MD of Meta Ireland
Josh Marcus, VP Engineering at Storio Group
Bernard Golko, General Manager / Management Board Member at Solution One Investment Fund