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December 18, 2022

18:30 Welcome Reception

hosted by H.E. Amb. Matthias Sonn, German Ambassador to Lithuania

(venue: „La Boheme“ restaurant, Šv. Ignoto g. 4, Vilnius)

December 19, 2022

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Constitution hall (Gedimino pr. 53)

Round table discussion: members of the Lithuanian-German Forum, journalists, politicians, diplomats, representatives of business and academic societies

8:30 Welcoming Statement by Ms. Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen (in person) Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

8:40 Introductory remarks

Amb. Matthias Sonn – German Ambassador to Lithuania (in person)

Mr. Dainius Radzevičius – President of the Lithuanian-German Forum (in person)

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Herman von Stetten – President of the German-Lithuanian Forum (online)

9:00 “German leadership in the age of conflict with autocratic states” Keynote address:

Ms. Tjorven Bellman – Political Director, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (online)

Discussion:

Mr. Jonas Survila – Deputy Foreign Minister, Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in person)

Mr. Reinhard Bütikofer – Member of the European Parliament, member of Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Germany (video address)

Mr. Thomas Erndl – Member of the German Bundestag, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (in person)

Mr. Laurynas Kasčiūnas – Chair of National Security and Defence Committee, Lithuanian Seimas (in person) Ms. Sara Nanni – Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesperson for Security Policy for the Bündnis 90-Die Grünen (in person)

Mr. Roderich Kiesewetter – Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group (in person)

Ms. Dovilė Šakalienė – Member of the National Security and Defense Committee, Lithuanian Seimas (in person) Mr. Ulrich Lechte – Member of the German Bundestag, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs for the FDP parliamentary group (in person)

Mr. Sigitas Mitkus – Advisor to the President of the Republic of Lithuania (in person)

Moderated by: Amb. Žygimantas Pavilionis – Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, International Secretary of Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Founder of Lithuanian-German Forum (in person)

11:00 Coffee break

11:20 “Prospects for further economic cooperation” Keynote address:

Ms. Melanie Huml – The Minister of State for European and International Affairs of Bavaria (video-address)

Amb. Jovita Neliupšienė – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the EU (in person)

Discussion:

Mr. Kęstutis Masiulis – Chairman of the Group for interparliamentary relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, Lithuanian Seimas (in person)

Amb. Ramūnas Misiulis – Lithuanian Ambassador to Germany (in person)

Amb. Dietrich von Kyaw – Former German Ambassador to the European Union (tbc)

Mr. Vidmantas Janulevičius – President of Lithuanian Industrialists, Chairman of Global BOD group (in person) Mr. Adrian Stadnicki – Regional Director for Central Eastern Europe, The German Eastern Business Association (Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft) (online)

Ms. Audronė Gurinskienė – Head of Office Lithuania at the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (tbc)

Moderated by: Mr. Dominic Otto – Deputy CEO German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (in person)

13:00 Lithuanian-German Forum closing remarks by Amb. Žygimantas Pavilionis

13:30 Lunch