Agenda
Date & Time:
Monday, September 18th, 2023
8:00AM - 1:30PM
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8:00 – 8:27AM
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
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8:27 – 8:30AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC)- John Kissane, Partner at Watson Farley & Williams, Co-Founding Board Member of the BACC
John Kissane
- John Kissane, Partner at Watson Farley & Williams, Co-Founding Board Member of the BACC
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8:30 – 8:40AM
Welcome: NYC Mayor's Office
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8:40 – 9:20AM
Mutual Benefits of U.S. Investment in the Baltics and Untapped Potential
A panel discussion on Baltic market opportunities and challenges
- Moderated by Parker Sheedy, Director of International Affairs and Strategic Growth for New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
- U.S. company invested in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Blackstone; Nils Melngailis, Chairman, Luminor Group owned by Blackstone
- Baltic States economic development officials:
- Joonas Vänto, Director, Estonian Investment Agency, Enterprise Estonia
- Kaspars Rožkalns, Director General at Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
- Elijus Čivilis, General Director of Invest Lithuania
Parker Sheedy
Nils Melngailis
Joonas Vänto
Kaspars Rožkalns
Elijus Čivilis
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9:20 – 10:00AM
The U.S. - Baltic Trade Relationship
A panel discussion focused on trade and perspectives between the U.S. and Baltic States
- Moderated by Robin van Puyenbroeck, Executive Director, Business Development, World Trade Centers Association, and Co-Chair, Advisory Council on Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States
- U.S. officials:
- Peter Sexton, Director of the Global Financial Services Team, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce in New York City
- 3 Baltic companies involved in international trade:
- Elizabeth Kiehner, Chief Growth Officer of Nortal (Estonia)
- Sandis Kondrats, CEO of Exonicus (Latvia)
- Dmitri Sobolevski, CEO of Glassbel Baltic (Lithuania)
Robin van Puyenbroeck
Peter Sexton
Elizabeth Kiehner
Sandis Kondrats
Dmitri Sobolevski
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10:00 – 10:30AM
Coffee Break & Networking
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10:30-11:00AM
The Three Seas Initiative (3SI): Transatlantic Partnership
- Moderated by Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
- Speakers: Gediminas Varvuolis, Ambassador for 3SI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
- Dominykas Tuckus, Asset Management Director at Amber Infrastructure Group, Exclusive Advisor’ to 3SI Investment Fund
Ian Brzezinski
Gediminas Varvuolis
Dominykas Tuckus
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11:00 – 11:40AM
Keynote Address:
- The Hon. Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania
- The Hon. Edgars Rinkēvičs President of Latvia
- The Hon. Alar Karis, President of Estonia
Moderated Conversation with the Baltic Presidents
Moderated by Peter Spiegel, US managing editor of the Financial Times
Gitanas Nausėda
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Alar Karis
Peter Spiegel
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11:40 – 12:20PM
Partnership between the U.S. and Baltic States in strengthening economies, and rebuilding Ukraine
A panel discussion focused on cooperation in expanding economies’ relations, helping rebuild Ukraine
- Moderated by Katya Soldak, New-York-based journalist and the editorial director of Forbes Media’s International Editions
- Panelists: Edward Mermelstein, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs; Sergiy Glazunov, President & CEO rebuilding Ukraine Agency; Henri Klemmer, CEO of Hepta Airborne
Katya Soldak
Edward Mermelstein
Henri Klemmer
Sergiy Glazunov
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12:20 - 1:30PM
Lunch with 3 Baltic Stars:
- Moderated by Philip M. Berkowitz, Co-Chair, U.S. International and Financial Services Practice Group, Littler
- Estonia's unicorn company Glia and its Co-founder & CSO Justin DiPietro
- Latvia's unicorn company Printful and its Operations Strategic Partnerships and R&D Lead Krišjānis Ozols
- Lithuania's largest investor in the U.S. Northway Biotech and its Founder & Chairman of Board of Directors and Advisory Board Dr. Vladas Bumelis
Philip Berkowitz
Justin DiPietro
Krišjānis Ozols
Dr. Vladas Bumelis
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Closing Remarks & Networking
Event Emcee: Jonathan Wachtel, Co-Founder of OurCo, Former Senior Policy Advisor and Communications Director of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Jonathan Wachtel
Dress code: Business Attire
The agenda is subject to change
Breakfast and lunch will be served, and there will be coffee breaks
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