Program 2025 – Transporto inovacijų forumas

PROGRAM

DAY 1
DAY 2

08:00

REGISTRATION

09:00

PART 1

OPENING CEREMONY

President of the Republic of Lithuania (TBC)
Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania (TBC)
Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association

KEYNOTE: THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE STRATEGIES (TBC)
SPEAKER: Dr. Young Tae Kim, Secretary-General at the International Transport Forum (ITF), OECD (TBC)

KEYNOTE: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR DECARBONIZING TRANSPORT
SPEAKER: Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainality, Technology and Outlooks at International Energy Agency

COFFEE BREAK

HALL A

HALL B

11:00

PART 2

SHAPING THE FUTURE: EFFICIENCY AS A DRIVER OF TRANSFORMATION
SPEAKER: Mary Elizabeth Galon, General Manager, Lubricants Indirect Europe at Shell

AI AND TRANSPORT/LOGISTICS – BEYOND THE HYPE
SPEAKER: Jesper Erichsen, Chief Technology & Operating Officer (CTOO), Member of the Management Board at DKV Mobility

AI ADOPTION IN FLEET AND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESSES: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES
SPEAKER: Aliaksei Shchurko, CEO & Co-Founder of Gurtam

DIGITALIZATION AND CYBER SECURITY
SPEAKER: Scania respresentative

DRIVING DECARBONIZATION WITH RENEWABLE FUELS
SPEAKER: Mats Hultman, Head of OEM Partnerships at Neste

SESSION: FINAL STEPS FOR GETTING READY FOR eFTI: ORCHESTRATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES (Session powered by the eFTI4AEU project)
MODERATOR: Rugilė Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė, CEO of the Transport Innovation Association

GETTING READY TO LAUNCH eFTI
SPEAKER: Lia Potec, Team Leader at the European Commission

BUILDING eFTI GATE AND eFTI PLATFORMS IN FINLAND: GETTING GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES READY
SPEAKER: Lasse Nykänen, CEO of Vediafi, Senior partner of eFTI EXPERT Oü

THE FUTURE OF LOGISTICS IS OPEN SOURCE
SPEAKERS: Nathalie Böhning, Innovation and Project Manager at Open Logistics Foundation, Annika Kamen, Communications and Marketing Manager at Open Logistics Foundation

BREAKING DOWN SILOS: THE OPEN SOURCE APPROACH TO FLEXIBLE TIME WINDOWS
SPEAKER: Gerry Daalhuisen, Senior Director Dock Scheduling & Yard Management at Transporeon

eFTI AND BEYOND – SHIFTING LOGISTICS PAPERLESS: THE CASE OF ECMT
SPEAKER: Justas Rašomavičius, Manager of the Road Transport Group at the International Transport Forum (ITF) under the OECD

LUNCH BREAK

13:30

PART 3

PANEL DISCUSSION (Powered by the European Parliament Liaison Office in Lithuania): TRANSPORT POLICY ON THE EUROPEAN AGENDA: FROM THE GREEN DEAL TO GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES
MODERATOR: Roberta Salynė, Political Journalist
PARTICIPANTS: Virginijus Sinkevičius, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport, LR susisiekimo ministras (TBC), Rugilė Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė, CEO of the Transport Innovation Association

PANEL DISCUSSION: HYDROGEN AND ITS PROSPECTS IN TRANSPORT
MODERATOR: TBC
PARTICIPANTS: Algis Latakas, CEO of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, Eivitas Žarys, Product & Transport solutions manager at Volvo Trucks Lietuva, MTG group representative (TBC)

THE ROAD TO FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY: OPTIMIZING TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS THROUGH SMARTER SPEND MANAGEMENT
SPEAKER: Vilgaudas Kaupa, Senior solutions consultant at Payhawk

FROM ASSET TO ECOSYSTEM: THE AI-POWERED BRIDGE BETWEEN FLEET PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP EXCELLENCE
SPEAKER: ZF Group representative

AI AND GAME THEORY: WINNING STRATEGIES IN CARGO LOGISTICS
SPEAKER: Tadas Četkauskas, Head of business development at NFQ

FROM REGULATIONS AND MANUAL PROCESSES TO DIGITAL TELEMATICS
SPEAKER: Aurimas Baubkus, CEO of LINQO

KEY ENABLERS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – GIRTEKA’S EXPERIENCE
SPEAKER: Laimonas Čelkys, Head of Transport and planning transformation at Girteka Logistics

COFFEE BREAK

16:00

PART 3 CONTINUATION

PART 4

PANEL DISCUSSION: GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DISCOURSES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
Moderator: TBC
Participants: TBC

PANEL DISCUSSION: LITHUANIA IN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CORRIDORS: HOW TO MAINTAIN A STRATEGIC POSITION ON THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS MAP?
Moderator: Vytautas Ruolia, Energy Expert, CEO of Renwise
Participants: Algis Latakas, CEO of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo, Edvardas Liachovičius, CEO of Girteka Group, Julijus Glebovas, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania (TBC), Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association, Owner of Bunasta

SESSION: SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS: HARNESSING AI, DIGITALISATION AND DECARBONISATION FOR THE FUTURE
(Session powered by the ADMIRAL Project)

DIGITALISATION AND CO₂ DATA: KEY TRENDS DEFINING THE FUTURE
SPEAKER: Ieva Markucevičiūtė, Executive Research Manager at MC Baltics, PhD candidate at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

FROM ALGORITHMS TO ACTION: AI POWERING SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS
SPEAKER: Karno Tenovuo, Co-founder and CEO at Awake.AI

SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS IN ACTION: KEY INSIGHTS FROM THE ADMIRAL PROJECT AND PILOTS
SPEAKER: Ville Hinkka, Research Team Leader at VTT Oyj

TOWARDS EMISSION-AWARE LOGISTICS IN ROAD TRANSPORT: FINDINGS FROM THE LITHUANIAN PILOT
SPEAKERS: PhD Miglė Panasenkienė, International project manager at the Transport Innovation Association, Dainius Berškys, CEO of Trevio

ADMIRAL ADVANCED MULTIMODAL MARKETPLACE FOR LOW-EMISSION TRANSPORT
SPEAKER: Karno Tenovuo, Co-founder and CEO at Awake.AI

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08:00

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09:00

PART 1

WELCOME SPEECH

KEYNOTE: URBAN MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION: HOW INNOVATION WILL CHANGE MOVEMENT IN THE CITY (TBC)
SPEAKER: Marc Rozendal, CEO at EIT Urban Mobility

KEYNOTE: URBAN MOBILITY MEGATRENDS AND HOW YOUR CITY WILL TRANSFORM
SPEAKERS: Arturs Smilkstins, Managing Director & Partner, Urban Mobility Global Topic Leader at BCG, Sebastian Pfaffinger, Project Leader, Core Member at the BCG Center for Mobility Innovation, Munich

FROM DIGITAL TWINS TO THE METAVERSE: BUILDING IMMERSIVE AND INTELLIGENT CITIES
SPEAKER: Joe Appleton, Smart City Director at BizzTech Inc

WHEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTROLS TRANSPORT: A NEW MOBILITY PARADIGM?
SPEAKER: NVIDIA representative (TBC)

COFFEE BREAK

11:00

PART 2

PANEL DISCUSSION: ENABLING DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
MODERATOR: TBC
PARTICIPANTS: TBC

PANEL DISCUSSION (Powered by EIT Urban Mobility): HOW CAN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOSTER SUSTAINABLE AND SMART CITY INNOVATIONS?
MODERATOR: Anders Bengtsson, Head of Innovation Hub North at EIT Urban Mobility
PARTICIPANTS: TBC

LUNCH BREAK

13:30

PART 3

FROM OIL TO EVS: HOW NORWAY BECAME A GLOBAL LEADER IN ELECTROMOBILITY
SPEAKER: TBC

PANEL DISCUSSION: WHEN WILL LITHUANIA EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE BREAKTHROUGH?
MODERATOR: Martynas Norbutas, Head of the green transport group at the Transport Innovation Association
PARTICIPANTS: Tomas Žilionis, Head of E-mobility Solutions at Enefit, Ignas Brazdauskas, CEO of SPARK Lithuania, Linas Jonauskas, Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania (TBC)

COFFEE BREAK

15:45

PART 4 – INTERNATIONAL START-UP PITCH SESSION & AWARDS

START-UP SESSION PARTICIPANTS:

5–6 promising startups developing solutions that could shape the future of the sector

JURY: TBC

MODERATOR: Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association

FUTURE TRANSPORT AWARDS

17:00

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PROGRAM

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PART 1 – THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS: GLOBAL TRENDS AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES

OPENING CEREMONY

Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
Marius Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania
Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association

KEYNOTE: BUILDING RESILIENT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS IN THE EU: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
SPEAKER: Torsten Klimke, Head of Unit for Innovation and Research in the European Commission’s department for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)

KEYNOTE: GLOBAL TRADE TRENDS AND THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
SPEAKER: Marion Jansen, Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

KEYNOTE: ROAD TRANSPORT: NAVIGATING TRENDS AND ENHANCING RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE
SPEAKER: Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General at International Road Transport Union (IRU)

COFFEE BREAK

HALL A

11:00

PART 2 – DRIVING BUSINESS RESILIENCE THROUGH INNOVATION

DRIVING THE SHIFT: ACCELERATING THE TRANSFORMATION TO AN ELECTRIC AND AUTONOMOUS FUTURE
SPEAKER: Jonas Hernlund, CEO of Erinion and Head of Energy and Infrastructure at Scania Group

INNOVATIONS ENABLING EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY: SHELL’S PERSPECTIVE
SPEAKER: Lindsey Darling, General Manager Transformation and Sustainability EMEA at Shell Lubricants

ENHANCING BUSINESS EFFICIENCY: THE PERSPECTIVE OF SEMI-TRAILER MANUFACTURERS
SPEAKER: Raimundas Petrauskas, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull Baltic

BUILDING RESILIENCE VIA DIGITALIZATION
SPEAKER: Sven Bartel, Director Digital Portal & Solutions at DKV Mobility

FROM GPS TRACKING TO COMPLETE FLEET DIGITALIZATION: THE EVOLUTION OF TELEMATICS
SPEAKER: Aliaksandr Kuushynau, Head of Wialon at Gurtam

HALL B

11:00

PART 2 – BUSINESS RESILIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

SESSION: eFTI FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN LOGISTICS (Session powered by eFTI4EU Project)
MODERATOR: Inga Ablingienė, Transport Innovation Association Partner for Development and Project Delivery, Policy Area Coordinator for Transport as EUSBSR

eFTI BENEFITS FOR BUSINESS AND ALL ECOSYSTEM
SPEAKER: Eva Killar, Head of Mobility Development and Investments Department at the Estonian Ministry of Climate, eFTI4EU Project Lead

eFTI AND MOVING TOWARDS EU MOBILITY DATA SPACE
SPEAKER: Rudy Hemeleers, Strategy & Policy Advisor at 51Biz Luxembourg

CONECTING THE DOTS: HOW DOES eFTI, EU CARBON REPORTING, EU JOINT CUSTOMS INITIATIVE AND OTHER THINGS COME ALONG?
SPEAKER: Ieva Markucevičiūtė-Vinckė, Project manager at Normalis tech, PhD candidate at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT ARE THE BUSINESS GROW OPPORTUNITIES USING eFTI?
MODERATOR: Inga Ablingienė, Transport Innovation Association Partner for Development and Project Delivery, Policy Area Coordinator for Transport as EUSBSR
PARTICIPANTS: Lasse Nykänen, Project Director at Vediafi (Finland), Rugilė Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė, Director of Transport Innovation Association, Tomas Kolendo, Deputy Director of Administration, Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA), Arvydas Valiulis, Director of Road Haulage Department at Arijus

LUNCH BREAK

HALL A

13:30

PART 3 – THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS: TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, MR MARIUS SKUODIS
MODERATOR: Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association

PANEL DISCUSSION (Powered by LTG Group): MORE THAN LOGISTICS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
MODERATOR: Ugnius Savickas, business consultant
PARTICIPANTS: Gediminas Šečkus, Chief Resilince Officer (CRO) of LTG Group, Colonel Peter Nielsen, Commander of NATO Force Integration Unit in Lithuania, Liudas Ališauskas, Head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Tomas Godliauskas, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania on National Security Issues

PANEL DISCUSSION: FUTURE OUTLOOK: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS SHAPING THE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY
MODERATOR: Živilė Kropaitė, Journalist
PARTICIPANTS: Vidmantas Janulevičius, President at Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, Marius Dubnikovas, Economist, Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of th Transport Innovation Association, Vladimiras Laučius, Senior Policy Analyst at Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Povilas Drižas, Secretary-General at International Transport and Logistics Alliance

HALL B

13:30

PART 3 – THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN OPTIMIZING LOGISTICS PROCESSES

REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR: TARGETS FOR 2030
SPEAKER: Kęstutis Šetkus, Vice-Minister at Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

SESSION: ALTERNATIVES FOR FOSSIL FUEL: ARE WE READY TO MEET AMBITIOUS GOALS?
SPEAKERS:
Jone Sestakauskaite, Sustainability Manager Baltics, Neste Marketing & Services
Tomas Tamašauskas, General Manager of Eldrive Lithuania
Saulius Bilys, Vice President, Alternative Fuels and Infrastructure Association

PANEL DISCUSSION: CUTTING FOSSIL FUEL IN TRANSPORT: HOW DO WE STAY COMPETETIVE?
MODERATOR: Rugilė Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė, Director of Transport Innovation Association
PARTICIPANTS: Martynas Nagevičius, President of the Lithuanian Renewable Energy Confederation, Ernestas Jakubonis, Iveco Baltic area manager, Sabina Chochrina, CEO at Vlantana and STONUS Group, Simonas Gentvilas, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, Tomas Tamašauskas, General Manager of Eldrive Lithuania

COFEE BREAK

HALL A

16:00

PART 4 – SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATIONS

HOW TO TRANSFORM INTERMODALITY AS AN ASSET OWNER?
SPEAKER: Tobias Rost, Business Development Manager at VTG

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION IN EUROPE
MODERATOR: Artūras Michejenko, Member of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association
PARTICIPANTS: Jeroen Eijsink, CEO of Girteka Group, Andreas Zink, Director at LKW Walter Internationale Transportorganization AG, Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General at International Road Transport Union (IRU)

HALL B

16:00

PART 4 – DIGITAL AND PAPERLESS LOGISTICS

PANEL DISCUSSION: BUSINESS FINANCING: INSIGHTS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR
MODERATOR: Dalia Augaitė, Partner at TGS Baltic
PARTICIPANTS: Eglė Džiugytė, Head of Markets at Šiaulių bankas, Vaidas Žagūnis, Member of the Board and Head of Corporate Banking for the Baltics at Citadele Bank, Rasma Saulė, CEO of HRX, board member of the Transport Innovation Association, Osvaldas Švitra, CEO of cargoGO Logistics

SESSION: INNOVATION FINANCING: OPPORTUNITIES FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND EU FUNDS
SPEAKERS:
Wiebke Müller, Innovation Lifecycle Officer at EIT Urban Mobility
Aurelija Povilaikė, Head of NCP Unit, Research Council of Lithuania

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PART 1 – FUTURE TRENDS AND SUSTAINABILITY

WELCOME SPEECH
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovations of the Republic of Lithuania

KEYNOTE: TRANSFORMING URBAN MOBILITY: HOW CAN INNOVATION SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY IN CITIES?
SPEAKER: Maria Tsavachidis, EIT Urban Mobility CEO

GAME-CHANGING CORPORATE INNOVATION: THE IMPACT ON THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
SPEAKER: Povilas Žinys, Director at Plug and Play Lithuania

AI: FUTURE PROMISES, PRESENT SUCCESSES
SPEAKER: Vytautas Bitinas, Chief Technology Officer of LTG Group

HOW THE WORLD MOVES FORWARD: ELECTRIC, SHARED AND AUTONOMOUS
SPEAKER: Andreas Hinterberger, Lead Governmental Relations and Public Policy DACH at Uber

COFFEE BREAK

11:15

PART 2 – URBAN MOBILITY INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY

DEPLOYING INTEGRATED MOBILITY SOLUTIONS: LESSONS FROM BIGGEST EUROPEAN CITIES
SPEAKER: Damian Bown, CEO of Trafi

PANEL DISCUSSION: GREENING THE LAST MILE: INNOVATIONS IN CITY LOGISTICS AND URBAN DELIVERIES
MODERATOR: Wiebke Müller, Innovation Lifecycle Officer at EIT Urban Mobility
PARTICIPANTS: Raitis Stūrmanis, Sustainability and Innovation at Latvijas Pasts, Richard Lindeen, Head of Strategy & Innovation for region North at Wolt, Anton Nikitin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Vilnius municipality, Dovilė Koncienė, Strategic Coordination and Data Analytics Group Manager at Lithuanian Post

GREEN MOBILITY AWARDS
AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED BY: Marius Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania; Egidijus Lazauskas, CEO of Lithuanian Railways

13:30

PART 3 – INNOVATIONS FOR A FUTURE THAT’S ALREADY HERE

THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A SHARED AUTONOMOUS ON-DEMAND SERVICE
SPEAKER: Liisa Andersson, Project Manager, Ruter

PANEL DISCUSSION: URBAN MOBILITY: INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND SHARED MOBILITY IN CITIES
MODERATOR: Anders Bengtsson, Head of Innovation Hub North at EIT Urban Mobility
PARTICIPANTS: Jonas Damidavičius, Head of Sustainable Mobility at JUDU, Liisa Andersson, Project Manager, Ruter, Agnė Vaiciukevičiūtė, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, Mikael Nyberg, High-Level Representative for Transport and Communications Policy, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland

AI, 6G AND DATA AS DRIVERS OF AUTOMATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
SPEAKER: Timo Harakka, Member of the Finnish Parliament, ex. Minister of Transport & Communications

PANEL DISCUSSION: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
MODERATOR: Romanas Zontovičius, ICT Lab, ICT Industry Manager at Innovation Agency
PARTICIPANTS: Gintarė Janušaitienė, Senior Advisor of the Future Mobility policy group (Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania), Andrius Rupšys, Founder of Ruptela Group, Simonas Šidlauskas, Transport Infrastructure Group Manager at FIMA

COFFEE BREAK

15:45

PART 4 – INTERNATIONAL START-UPS PITCH-SESSION

START-UP SESSION PARTICIPANTS:

PALM – AI-driven road transport automation platform
Tadas Četkauskas, Head of business development at NFQ
BURBI – app for city cyclists
Gytis Bliūdžius, Burbi Co-founder & CCO
GOSWIFT – digital transportation management solutions
Viljar Avastu, Head of B2B business line and Board member at GoSwift
ASISTOBE – software for public transport analysis, planning, and optimization
Johan Haveland, CEO of Asistobe
STARTDRIVE – a platform connecting drivers and logistics companies
Mikalai Suzdaltsau, CEO & Co-founder of StartDrive
WROOM – carpooling platform
Saulius Bakas, Co-founder and COO of the carpooling startup Wroom
ROADMASTER VR – virtual reality driver training platform
Arnoldas Nausėda, RoadMaster VR CEO and Co-founder

JURY: Matas Ramanauskas, Coinvest Capital Investment Manager, Roberta Rudokienė, General Manager at LitBAN, Povilas Žinys, Director at Plug and Play Lithuania, Karolis Tautkevičius, Chief Digital Officer at Hegelmann Group

MODERATOR: Jurgis Adomavičius, Chairman of the Board of the Transport Innovation Association

17:00

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