Program 2026 – Transporto inovacijų forumas

PROGRAM

DAY 1
DAY 2

08:20-09:00

REGISTRATION

09:00

PART 1

09:00 – 09:30
OPENING CEREMONY
M. Sinkevičius, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
D. Sujetaitė, Vice Minister of Transport & Communications
R. Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė, CEO of the Transport Innovation Association

09:30 – 10:10
GEOPOLITICAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
L. Kojala, Geopolitics and Security Studies Center

10:10 – 10:30
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY
M. Grodzicki, European Central Bank

10:30-11:00

COFFEE BREAK

MAIN HALL

SECOND HALL

11:00

PART 2

11:00 – 11:20
ENERGY 3.0: A NEW ERA IN A NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITY
L. Savickas, Minister of Energy

11:20 – 12:10
PANEL DISCUSSION
THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT: INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS
K. Vasiliauskas, GBY Group
L. Dičpetris, Ernst & Young
L. Rimkus, BEGA
S. Bartkus, Aviacijos verslo ir oro uostų plėtros ekspertas

Moderator Ž. Kropaitė

12:10 – 12:30
COMPETING IN A CHANGING TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
G. Sundell, Scania

11:00 – 11:20
BIOMETHANE IN TRANSPORT: PROFITABLE DECARBONISATION
M. Protas, Ignitis

11:20 – 12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
DECARBONISING TRANSPORT — COST OR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY?
M. Nagevičius, Lithuanian Confederation of Renewable Resources (LAIEK)
M. Protas, Ignitis
E. Žarys, Volvo Trucks Lietuva
A. Svirko, Ortima

Moderator R. Musnickas

12:00 – 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
FROM BALTICS TO ASIA AND GULF: THREE SEAS TO SIX
S. Mitkus, Vice minister of the Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
D. Ünüvar, Vice Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye
A. Özel, International Transporters Association of Türkiye
R. Andziukeviciute-Buze, Transport Innovation Association

Moderator A. Michejenko, DKV Mobility

12:30-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30

PART 3

13:30 – 14:10
MOONSHOT THINKING: TRANSFORM DISRUPTION INTO NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION
I. Bofarull, BMI Executive Institute, ESADE

14:10 – 14:25
ALWAYS IN MOTION: HOW RDW ADAPTS TO AUTOMATED MOBILITY
J. Woudstra, Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW)

14:25 – 15:05
PANEL DISCUSSION
AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY: FROM VISION TO REALITY
J. Woudstra, RDW
M. Gedaminskas, Via Lithuania
D. Snieška, Scania Lietuva
L. Boguševičius, Hertz

Moderator U. Savickas

13:40 – 13:55
FROM COMPLIANCE TO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: UNLOCKING THE BUSINESS VALUE OF eFTI
L. Nykänen, Vediafi Oy

13:55 – 14:15
HOW eFTI INTEGRATES INTO DAILY TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
O. K. Oeztuerk, ABONA Deutschland

14:15 – 14:35
THE ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT DOCUMENT FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
K. C. Strack, GBK Trusted Partner

14:35 – 15:15
PANEL DISCUSSION
BUILDING FUNCTIONAL eFTI ECOSYSTEM: FROM CARGO OWNERS TO CARRIERS
O. Švitra, cargoGo
O. K. Oeztuerk, ABONA Deutschland
H. Mering, Digital Logistics Center

Moderator R. Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė

15:05-15:35

COFFEE BREAK

15:35

MAIN HALL

15:35 – 15:50
ADAPT TO THE NEVER NORMAL: UKRAINE’S LESSONS FOR RESILIENT AND DIGITAL TRANSPORT
I. Reva, Deputy Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine

15:50 – 16:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
AI IN TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE: CURRENT LANDSCAPE AND THE ROAD AHEAD
A. Baubkus, Linqo
D. Augutis, Girteka
I. Reva, Deputy Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of UA
D. Gvozdovič, SpotGo

Moderator U. Savickas

16:30 – 17:00
TRANSPORT INNOVATION AWARDS 2026

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08:20 – 09:00

REGISTRATION

09:00

PART 1

09:00 – 09:15
OPENING OF DAY TWO
P. Petrauskas, Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation

09:15 – 09:45
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK – FRAGILE RESILIENCE
N. Mačiulis, Swedbank

09:45 – 10:05
FIRE YOUR INSURANCE BROKER
M. Šatkauskas, Insurance Bee

10:05 – 10:30
MAXIMISING IMPACT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
J. Sestakauskaite, Neste
Dr. M. Babic, Bosch

10:30 – 11:00

COFFEE BREAK

11:00

PART 2

11:00 – 11:45
HOW DATA & AI WILL POWER THE FUTURE OF URBAN MOBILITY
W. F. Metzelaar, EIT Urban Mobility

Fireside chat:
R. Harwood, Milestone Systems
V. Paulauskis, Vilnius ID

Moderator A. Pacheco, EIT Urban Mobility

11:45 – 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GROW A TRANSPORT UNICORN?
P. Zinys, Plug and Play Tech Center Lithuania
P. Makarevicius, Baldai1
J. Baranovskis, Ovoko
D. Verseckas, Sigvi

Moderator G.Verbickaitė, Unicorns Lithuania

12:30 – 13:15

LUNCH BREAK

13:15

PART 3

13:15 – 13:45
STARTUP PITCH SESSION
GoOps
Insaitus Technologies
ItaroBlu
Transmetrics
Aranis

13:45 – 14:00
HOW ARE TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMING LOGISTICS IN ONE OF LITHUANIA’S MOST CONSERVATIVE SECTORS?
A. Strazdas, Linas Agro

14:00 – 14:20
FALSE NARRATIVES: THE THREATS THEY POSE AND HOW TO ANTICIPATE THEM
M. Katkus, Repsense

14:20 – 14:45
AIRSPACE IN THE AGE OF DRONES: HOW TO BALANCE AVIATION SAFETY AND INNOVATION?
Fireside chat with S. Batavičius, Oro navigacija

Moderator Ž. Kropaitė

14:45

END OF THE FORUM

PROGRAM

DAY 1
DAY 2

08:00

REGISTRATION

09:00

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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