Handcrafted sessions focused on Growing Beyond and Thriving Within
THE PROGRAM
Join us for two days with all regional LPs and GPs to discuss key challenges, opportunities, and outlook for the upcoming period.
This year we’ll focus on cooperation in the Baltic region.
Key topics of the summit will focus on the following aspects:
Macroeconomic trends and impact on the PE/VC industry
LP view on upcoming few years - expectations, challenges and new possibilities
Further regional cooperation on Baltic, Nordic-Baltic and European levels
New fund structures, exit routes and financing mechanisms
DAY 1: Thursday, September 5, 2024
10:00 - 11:00
Registration at Smoke Factory
8:00 - 10:00
Train Commute from Vilnius Railway Station to the venue
10:00
Welcome speech by Kasparas Jurgelionis, Chairman of LT VCA board and Managing Partner at Iron Wolf Capital
11:05 - 11:10
Session 1 - Sustainable Growth
12:45 - 13:30
Networking lunch
Session 2 - Thriving Within. Challenges and Opportunities
16:00
Leaving Smoke Factory
Best Wishes and Drones to Ukraine, Jonas Öhman, Founder of Blue / Yellow
11:10 - 11:15
Why do VC/PE Firms Buy Insurance?
Simon Hogg - Director at Colemont Insurance Brokers
11:15 - 11:30
Global Perspectives in Alternative Capital
Panelists:
Benas Petkevicius - Principal, European Private Credit at The Carlyle Group
Justinas Tuminauskas – Vice President, Investments at 17Capital
Moderator - Tomas Kemtys, General Partner at Contrarian Ventures and LT VCA Board Member
11:30 - 11:50
LP Focus: Evaluating the Baltic Investment Landscape
Panelists:
Justas Daujotas - Portfolio Manager at Luminor Investment Management
Justinas Milašauskas - Investment Manager at Willgrow
Tadas Gudaitis - CEO at Swedbank Asset Management, Lithuania
Tomasz Kozlowski - Head of Institutional Mandate Relationships - Nordics, Baltics, and CEE at European Investment Fund (EIF)
Anne Fossemalle - Director of Equity Funds at EBRD
Moderator - Kasparas Jurgelionis, LT VCA Board Chairman and Managing Partner at Iron Wolf Capital
11:50 - 12:10
Growing Importance of Women as LPs, PE/VC Investors and Founders Deploying Capital
Panelists:
Alex Branton - Partner at Sturgeon Capital and a Managing Partner at Nodem Capital
Anželika Dobrovoļska - CEO at Swedbank Asset Management, Latvia
Kinga Stanislawska - Managing General Partner at Experior VC and Founder at European Women in VC
Moderator - Dovilė Burgienė, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WALLESS
12:10 - 12:30
Mirror Mirror: Baltic VCs and Startups Through the Eyes of the World
Mykolas Katkus - Co-Founder at Repsense
12:30 - 12:45
Investing in a Sustainable Baltic Future. Mission (im)possible?
Panelists:
Paulius Žurauskas - CEO at INVL Asset Management
Erki Ani - General Partner at Sunly Future Ventures
Kädi Ristkok - Chief Executive Officer at Cleantech for Baltics
Paweł Gieryński - Managing Partner at Abris Capital Partners
Moderator - Rūta Skarulskė, Head of ESG & Impact at Contrarian Ventures
13:30 - 13:50
Elephants and Mockingbirds or Ethical Defence VCs
Panelists:
Edward Ebbern - Founder at the Defence BattleLab (UK), Founding Partner at MD-One VC fund
Viktorija Trimbel - Managing Director of Coinvest Capital, ILTE Group (Lithuania)
Andris Berzins - Partner at Change Ventures
Anton Verkhovodov - Partner at D3 VC
Moderator - Inga Beiliūnienė, Chief Business Development Officer at ILTE
13:50 - 14:10
Case Study: Going out of the Baltics to Grow and Capture Returns
Vytautas Plunksnis - Head of Private Equity at INVL Asset Management
14:10 - 14:25
Geopolitical Challenges in Attracting Funds and Investing in the Baltics
Fireside chat with fund managers and portfolio company representatives
Panelists:
Kriss Spulis - Senior Investment Manager at European Investment Fund (EIF)
Artūras Gegužis - Partner & CEO at Raft Capital Management
Dominykas Tuckus - Investment Asset Management Director at Amber Infrastructure Limited
Edgar Kolesnik - Partner at Abris Capital Partners
Moderator - Marius Matonis, Executive Partner at TGS Baltic
14:25 - 14:45
Celebrating 15 Years of Growth
Greta Mieliauskaitė - Managing Director of LT VCA
14:45 - 15:05
Sakiškės Brewery - a taste of modern craft brewing
15:05 - 15:45
Brewery tour and beer tasting.
Networking in the heart of Vilnius - Trinity
20:00 - 00:00
Dinner, networking and Summit party