Programme - IV Convention of Honorary Consuls of Lithuania

July 14, Wednesday


N. B. Separate programme for the Spouses of the Honorary Consuls (pages 8-9)

7.45 – 8.30 Registration of participants

Conference centre of Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Alfa Hall

Konstitucijos Av. 20, Vilnius

8.30 – 8.50 Opening of the Convention

N.B. The Opening will start at 8.30 sharp !

Welcome speech by H.E. Mrs. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

Introductory speech by H.E. Mr. Audronius Ažubalis, Minister of Foreign Affairs

8.50 – 9.20 Family photo

9.20 – 13.00 Presentations on Lithuania’s economy:

Moderator: Mrs. Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

9.25 – 9.45 Presentation by Mr. Dainius Kreivys, Minister of Economy

9.45 – 9.55 Address by Mr. Arūnas Štaras, Vice-Minister of Transport and Communications

9.55 – 10.25 Questions

10.25 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 11.40 Lithuania's Economic Outlook: Drivers and Constraints

Speaker: Mrs. Jekaterina Rojaka, Chief Economist of DnB NORD Group

11.40 – 12.00 Questions

12.00 – 12.40 Lithuanian Energy and Transport: the Global Rises or Crises - Are there any opportunities for us?

Speaker: Mr. Vytautas Naudužas, Ambassador for Energy and Transport Policy Issues, Economic Security Policy department, MFA

12.40 – 13.00 Questions

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch hosted by H.E. Mr. Audronius Ažubalis, Minister of Foreign Affairs
with participation of Mr. Dainius Kreivys, Minister of Economy

Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva restaurant

14.30 – 17.30 Meeting with associated business organizations

Moderator: Mr. Vytautas Naudužas, Ambassador for Energy and Transport Policy Issues, Economic Security Policy department, MFA

Presentations:

14.30 – 14.40 Lithuania. Video presentation.

14.40 – 14.55 Focused. Dynamic. Involving

Speaker: Mr. Mantas Nocius, Managing Director, „Invest Lithuania“

14.55 – 15.10 Exporting. Expanding. Exemplary

Speaker: Mr. Paulius Lukauskas, Managing Director, „Enterprise Lithuania“

15.10 – 15.30 Questions

15.30 – 15.45 Business networking through the Lithuanian diaspora and country affiliations

Speaker: Mr. Algimantas Akstinas, Director General, Lithuanian Business Confederation
ICC Lithuania

15.45 – 16.00 Some aspects of cooperation between businesses and Honorary Consuls for the benefit of the country’s industry modernization

Speaker: Dr. Vladas Algirdas Bumelis, Vice-President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK)

16.00 – 16.10 Questions

16.10 – 16.30 Coffee break

Opportunity to visit the exposition of business projects

16.30 – 16.45 Lithuanian Small and Medium Enterprises facing global economy – challenges and opportunities

Speaker: Mr Ilja Malkin, Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Business Employers’

Confederation

16.45 – 17.00 Questions

17.00 – 17.30 Tourism in Lithuania

Speakers: Mrs. Živilė Kesminienė, Head of Marketing and Communication Division of Lithuanian State Department of Tourism;

Mrs. Regina Sirusienė, President, Lithuanian Countryside Tourism Association

17.30 – 17.45 Questions

17.45 – 19.00 B2B Matchmaking event (Beta hall)

Visiting the exposition of business projects

July 15, Thursday

N.B. Spouses of the Honorary Consuls are welcome to join the programme at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) at 15.30

8.50 Arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 2, College Hall

9.00 – 11.20 Consular assistance and cooperation with the Lithuanian Diaspora

Moderator: Mr. Šarūnas Adomavičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

Presentations:

9.00 – 9.30 Consular assistance to Lithuanian citizens abroad

Speaker: Mr. Vytautas Pinkus, Director of the Consular Department, MFA

Participant: Mrs. Indrė Kairelytė, Chief Specialist of the International Law

Department, Ministry of Justice

9.30 – 10.00 Questions

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 10.50 Cooperation with Lithuanian Diaspora

Speaker: Mr. Arvydas Daunoravičius, Director of the Department of Lithuanians Living Abroad, MFA

10.50 – 11.20 Questions

11.20 – 13.30 Free time

(Possibility to have a lunch in the MFA restaurant)

13.30 – 15.00 Meetings with the staff of regional departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

15.00 Departure for the National Gallery of Art (NGA)

Konstitucijos Av. 22, Vilnius

(transportation will be provided from J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 2, MFA)

15.30 – 17.30 Public Diplomacy

Moderator: Mrs. Ina Marčiulionytė, Ambassador at Large, MFA

15.35 – 15.50 Presenting Lithuania’s Culture to the world

Welcome speech by Mr. Arūnas Gelūnas, Minister of Culture

15.50 – 16.05 Questions

Presentations:

16.05 – 16.20 Vilnius. Culture. Tourism

Speaker: Mr. Gintautas Babravičius, Vice-Mayor of Vilnius city

16.20 – 16.35 Questions

16.35 – 16.55 Branding Lithuania

Speaker: Mr. Evaldas Ignatavičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

16.55 – 17.10 Questions

17.10 – 17.25 “Hansa Kaunas 2011” (Slide show presentation)

Speaker: Mr. Andrius Žiurauskas, Art Director of the public institution “Hansa Kaunas 2011”

17.30 – 19.00 Viewing exhibition in the NGA

Short introductory on NGA, exposition and activities

19.00 – 21.00 Reception hosted by Mr. Šarūnas Adomavičius, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

National Gallery of Art, Konstitucijos Av. 22

July 16, Friday

Business-cognitive trips to the regions of Lithuania

for Honorary Consuls and their Spouses

1. TRIP TO VAZGAIKIEMIS (region of Prienai)

8.15 Meeting at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

J. Tumo Vaižganto Str. 2

8.30 Departure

10.00 Arrival to Jieznas

Visit to the LLC Doleta, specialised producing of windows, bay-windows, curtain walling and doors; the enterprise Lietuviškas midus, production of a traditional Lithuanian beverage mead; guided tour of the leisure centre Visuomenės harmonizavimo parkas in the territory of the picturesque regional park of the Nemunas loops; presentations by representatives of Prienai and Birštonas municipalities, etc.

21.00 Arrival to Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

End of programme.

Contact persons: Regimantas Jablonskas, mob. 8 698 57 343

Hilda Griškevičienė, mob. 8 640 47 788

Ramutė Jablonskienė, mob. 8 673 70 760

2. TRIP TO TAURAGĖ

7.15 Meeting at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

J. Tumo Vaižganto Str. 2

7.30 Departure

10.30 Arrival to Tauragė

Visit to the most successful enterprises of the region, meetings with representatives of municipalities of the region, cultural programme in the Pagramantis regional park and Balskų dam, etc.

23.30 Arrival to Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

End of programme.

Contact persons: Eglė Jasiūnienė, mob. 8 642 17 487

Gediminas Levickis, mob. 8 642 18 527

Rūta Rudinskaitė, mob. 8 642 14 065

3. TRIP TO ŠIAULIAI AND RADVILIŠKIS

7.15 Meeting at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

J. Tumo Vaižganto Str. 2

7.30 Departure

9.30 Arrival to Šiauliai

Visit to the places of interest of Šiauliai, the famous Hill of Crosses’; the enterprise Rūta specialising in production of sweets or the beer producer Gubernija; guided tours of Ch. Frenkel villa in Šiauliai; Burbiškis manor in Radviliškis, meetings with businessmen and representatives of Šiauliai and Radviliškis municipalities, etc.

22.30 Arrival to Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

End of programme.

Contact persons: Agnė Busilaitė, mob. 8 642 13 602

Rūta Genienė, mob. 8 642 11 467 Ingrida Darašaitė, mob. 8 642 15 143

4. TRIP TO ALYTUS

8.15 Meeting at the main entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

J. Tumo Vaižganto Str. 2

8.30 Departure

10.00 Arrival to Alytus

Visit to the most successful enterprises of the Alytus region, including the famous vine producer Alita, presentation by Alytus city municipality, visiting of the arena of the European Basketball Championship, the construction site of the Millennium Bridge and other objects, cultural programme, etc.

22.15 Arrival to Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

End of programme.

Contact persons: Laura Tupe, mob. 8 642 13 036

Justas Vaišnoras, mob. 8 642 15 134

Artūras Šilanskas, mob. 8 642 11 325

PROGRAMME

for the Spouses’ of Honorary Consuls

July 14, Wednesday

8:50 Meeting at the main entrance of the Vilnius Gallery of Art

Chodkevičiai Palace, Didžioji Str. 4.

9:00-9:45 Lecture-video presentation of the works and projects carried out by the Pranas Gudynas, Centre for Restoration of Lithuanian Art Museum

Meeting with restoration specialists of the centre. Live demonstration of restoration techniques

9:45-10:00 Demonstration of Pieter Snayers’ picture “Battle of Kircholm”

(oil on canvas, 145x240), picture restored by the specialists of the Pranas Gudynas Centre of Restoration

10:00-10:15 Walk on foot to the Church of St Michael

Short panoramic view of the cluster of three churches – St Ann’s, Bernardinai’ and St Michael’s

10:15-10:35 Visiting museum of Sacral Art in the Church of St Michael

Šv. Mykolo str. 9

10:35-10:50 Walk on foot to the restored Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

10:50-12:20 Guided tour of the Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania

Presentation of the reconstruction process.

Visiting the expositions in the nearby museum of Applied Art:

"Gothic. Renaissance. Baroque – Treasures of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania" and "Artefacts from the Royal Palace of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania“.

Coffee and sandwiches in the Museum of Applied Art

12:20 Departure by bus to the Manor of Užutrakis in Trakai

13:10-14:40 Visit to the Manor of Užutrakis

Presentation of the restoration process and the restored premises of the Manor of Užutrakis. Visiting the expositions

14:40 Departure by bus to the restaurant of Karaite dishes “Kybynlar” in Trakai

14:50-16:10 Lunch at the restaurant “Kybynlar”

16:10 Departure to Vilnius

17:00 Arrival to Vilnius (Cathedral Square)

N.B.

- On July 15, Thursday, Spouses of Honorary Consuls are invited to join the main programme in
the National Gallery of Art (NGA) at 15.30 hrs (Konstitucijos Av. 22) and the reception at 19.00 hrs.

- On July 16, Friday,the Spouses of Honorary Consuls are welcome to join the trips to provinces.

Contact persons: Eglė Jasiūnienė, mob. 8 642 17 487

Lina Kačerauskienė, mob. 8 642 12 073

List of participants

1. Mr. Haskaj KASTRIOT Albania

2. Mr. Sergio Hector NUNES Argentina

3. Mr. Jose Ruben REPSYS Argentina

4. Mr. Levon SAGHATELYAN Armenia

5. Mr. Ulrich SALBURG Austria

6. Mr. Raoul Peter KÄUFFLER Austria

7. Mr. Johann CHRISTOF Austria

8. Mr. Francois-Xavier NIEBERDING Belgium

9. Mr. Jean J.A.C.M.G. HAUS Belgium

10. Mr. Francisco Ricardo BLAGEVITCH Brazil

11. Ms. Nejolla KORRIS Canada

12. Mr. Jose Felizardo Cuarto FIGUEROA

BARRUECO Chile

13. Ms. Laima Grigaliunas de DIDZIULIS Colombia

14. Mr. Davor BEGIĆ Croatia

15. Mr. Christis CHRISTOFOROU Cyprus

16. Mr. Petr SLAČALA Czech Republic

17. Ms. Eva CASPERSEN Denmark

18. Mr. Martin DUUS Denmark

19. Mr. Hans-Erik MØLLER-HANSEN Denmark

20. Mr. Markus AALTONEN Finland

21. Mr. Mauri Casimir ELOVAINIO Finland

22. Mr. Aulis Tapio TINNILÄ Finland

23. Mr. Pekka Juhani SITARI Finland

24. Ms. Anne-Marie Jeanne GOUSSARD France

25. Mr. Pierre Arnold Camille MINONZIO France

26. Mr. Gérard de LAITRE France

27. Ms. Milda Gabrielle Georgina Ona PERUCHE Arquer France

28. Mr. Shewak Ram MIRPURI Gana

29. Mr. Boris GAMREKELI Georgia

30. Mr. Bernd Wilfried MOSER Germany

31. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hermann VON STETTEN Germany

32. Mr. Achim NAUMANN Germany

33. Mr. Raj Sitaldas MOTWANI Hong Kong

34. Mr. Peter VADASZ Hungary

35. Mr. Om Prakash LOHIA India

36. Mr. Sugihono KADARISMAN Indonesia

37. Mr. Haim ARIEL Israel

38. Mr. Amos EIRAN Israel

39. Mr. Amnon DOTAN Israel

40. Mr. Guido LEVERA Italy

41. Mr. Massimo CUGUSI Italy

42. Mr. Massimo MANUELLI Italy

43. Mr. Alessandro PALMIGIANO Italy

44. Mr. Enrico PALASCIANO Italy

45. Ms. Lois Cecelia LAKE-SHERWOOD Jamaica

46. Mr. Ahmed Helmi Munieb ARMOUSH Jordan

47. Mr. Audrius JOZĖNAS Kazakhstan

48. Mr. Stanislovas VIDUGIRIS Kyrgyz Republic

49. Mr. Maen Salman HUNEIDI Lebanon

50. Mr. Markus Antonius KEEL Liechtenstein

51. Mr. Robert WAGENER Luxembourg

52. Mr. Marjan STOJMENOV Macedonia

53. Mr. Hong Lee PEE Malaysia

54. Mr. Anthony G. ZAHRA Malta

55. Mr. Ronen Vaisser LANDAU Mexico

56. Mr. Chinbat KHOROLSUREN Mongolia

57. Mr. Goodie Minaborae IBRU Nigeria

58. Mr. Herman Kasper Adriaan DE LANGE Netherlands

59. Mr. Gerrit ZANDSTEEG Netherlands

60. Mr. Ulf Halvor HALLAN Norway

61. Mr. Carl Thomas CARLSTEN Norway

62. Mr. Anees Issa Al ZADJALI Oman

63. Mr. Mohammed Masud KHAN Pakistan

64. Mr. Eduardo Alberto PAŠKEVIČIUS Peru

65. Mr. Romualdas Gintaras VILDZIUS Philippines

66. Mr. Wiesław WIERZCHOŚ Poland

67. Mr. Benedykt DUBSKI Poland

68. Mr. Jerzy WCISLO Poland

69. Mr. Jorge Antas de BARROS Portugal

70. Ms. Tatjana MUNINA Russia

71. Mr. Andy LIM Singapor

72. Mr. Raymond JOFFE South Afrika

73. Mr. Miguel Vila REGARD Spain

74. Mr. Andres Fornes REDONDO Spain

75. Mr. Mohamed Ansar JABIR Sri Lanka

76. Mr. Knut Evert GRAHN Sweden

77. Mr. Ingmar INGSTAD Sweden

78. Mr. Lennart Svante Wilhelm MALMGREN Sweden

79. Ms. Birgitta Elisabeth JAKOBSSON EKBLOM Sweden

80. Mr. Gintautas BERTAŠIUS Switzerland

81. Mr. Michel SOGNY Switzerland

82. Mr. Graziano Isaia Giuseppe PEDROJA Switzerland

83. Mr. Nawar SUKKAR Syria

84. Mr. Berat TUNAKAN Turkey

85. Mr. Vitaliy ANTONOV Ukraine

86. Mr. Sergej PETRIČENKO Ukraine

87. Mr. Viktor POPOV Ukraine

88. Mr. William Harper SINNERTON United Kingdom

89. Mr. Keith Reginald STOKES-SMITH United Kingdom

90. Ms. Marisa Blayeska Vaz LEONAVIČIENĖ Uruguay

91. Mrs. Krista BARD USA

92. Mr. Stanley BALZEKAS USA

93. Ms. Ingrida (Gertrude) BUBLYS USA

94. Mr. Vytautas Victor LAPATINSKAS USA

95. Mr. Randolph Latourette MILLER USA

96. Mr. Rimas Antanas ČESONIS USA

97. Mr. Dennis Lee GARRISON USA

98. Ms. Daiva Valeria ČEKANAUSKAS USA

99. Mr. Algis ZAPARACKAS USA

100 Kestutis Paul ZYGAS USA

101. Mr. Boris PETRASEVICIUS Venezuela

Contact persons

Hilda Griškevičienė - 8 640 47 788

Irena Ūsaitė - 8 699 44 977

Regimantas Jablonskas- 8 698 57 343

Eglė Jasiūnienė - 8 642 17 487

Gediminas Levickis - 8 642 18 527

Rūta Rudinskaitė - 8 642 14 065

Juozas Steponėnas - 8 642 11 517

Ingrida Darašaitė - 8 642 15 143

Eglė Gintautaitė - 8 642 11 074

Ministry of Foreign Affairs cordially thanks the Ministry of Economy

for the contribution in organising the programme of the first day of Convention, July 14, 2010.

Sincere thanks to the authorities of Alytus, Šiauliai, Radviliškis, Tauragė, Birštonas, Prienai cities and their associated business organizations for the business-cognitive trips on July 16, 2010.