Going Global 5: Owning the Origins and the Future

​Going Global is back! 🌍

​This fifth edition dives into the stories, strategies, and innovations that make Vilnius-based startups stand out on the global stage. Bold ideas. Global perspectives. Local roots.

​Program:

​💬Made in Vilnius: Turning the Origin Story to an Advantage - 16:20 (30 min)

🗣️ Moderator: Lukrecija Giedraitytė, business press journalist, Delfi

🎙️Speakers: 

​Laura Tyrylytė, Head of PR, Nord Security

​Virgilijus Kupinas, Marketing Director, BIOCITY

​Juozas Nainys, CEO, Atrandi Biosciences

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​💬To AI or Not to AI: Is Your Startup Already Doomed Without It? - 16:50 (30 min)

🗣️ Moderator: Ron Schmelzer, Forbes USA - AI writer, podcast AI Today host

🎙️ Speakers:

​Mahdi Shariff, Co-founder, Humble AI (London, UK), Forbes 30under30, visiting professor on AI at ISM University Vilnius

​Simona Vasytė-Kudakauskė, CEO & founder, Perfection42

​Rokas Stankevičius, Founder, AI Clicks

​Egidijus Pilypas, co-founder and Director of Product and Marketing at Exacaster

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​💬How to Make it in an “Upcoming” Place: Emerging Innovation Hubs - 17:20 (30 min)

🗣️Moderator: Bojan Stojkovski, contributor to Interesting Engineering, ZDnet

🎙️Speakers: 

​Mangirdas Šapranauskas, Head of Foreign Investment and Talent Development, Go Vilnius

​Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman, Head of Rockit

​Simona Šimulytė, Executive Director, Lithuania BIO

​Gytis Labašauskas, Chief Growth Officer, TransferGo 

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​Networking drinks - 17:50