Brain Storming For Brain Resilience

Join us for an exclusive side event at the Baltic VCA Summit, "Brain Storming for Brain Resilience," an in-depth exploration of the critical challenges and strategic considerations involved in defense investments amid the current geopolitical landscape.

The event will feature a fireside chat with esteemed speakers, including Viktorija Trimbel, Managing Director at Coinvest Capital, Anton Verkhovodov, Partner at D3.vc (Ukraine), and Mindaugas Petrauskas, Head of Financial Crime Prevention at Amlyze. Anton Verkhovodov will share his direct experience of navigating investments in Ukraine during an active conflict, discussing the heightened risks and the methodologies employed to mitigate them. Mindaugas Petrauskas will provide expertise on conducting comprehensive due diligence for business partners and investments, particularly within the high-stakes defense sector.

Given the limited availability, we encourage prompt registration on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Event organizers retain the sole discretion to void registrations. Further details will be provided as they become available.

We look forward to your participation in this critical conversation on advancing resilience and innovation within the defense investment sphere. Secure your place today and contribute to shaping the future of defense and dual-use investment strategies.

Agenda:

12:00-12:30 Arrival, registration, networking

12:30-12:45 Opening addresses

• Ms. Viktorija Trimbel, Managing Director at Coinvest Capital, Board Member at Lithuanian Business Angels Network, host & moderator of the event 
• Ms. Erika Kuročkina, Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Economy and Innovations of the Republic of Lithuania, responsible for public procurement, open data, digitization, GovTech, and defense innovations, as well as Lithuania's reconstruction projects in Ukraine

12:45-13:30 Fireside chat "Investing in Defense During the War - Lessons From Ukraine"

• Mr. Anton Verkhovodov, Partner at D3.vc (Ukraine), 

13:30-13:50 Keynote on due diligence "Clean Hands For Innovations"

• Mr. Mindaugas Petrauskas, Head of Financial Crime Prevention at Amlyze 

13:50-14:30 Panel discussion "Brain Resilience from Communications, Diplomacy & Military Perspectives". and Q&A 

• Mr. Mykolas Katkus, Co-founder & CEO at Repsense
• Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas, former ambassador to Sweden, Russia, UK, former MFA ambassador countering hybrid threats
• COL (ret.) Saulius Guzevičius, former Chief Commander of Lithuanian Special Operation Forces

14:30-15:00 Closing, networking

Speakers' bio's:

• Erika Kuročkina, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-kurockina/
• Viktorija Trimbel, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorijatrimbel/
• Anton Verkhovodov, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/untoneverkhovodov/
• Mindaugas Petrauskas, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindaugaspetrauskas/
• Mykolas Katkus, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mykolaskatkus/
• Eitvydas Bajarūnas, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitvydas-bajarunas-1867355/
• Saulius Guzevičius, https://gsof.org/saulius-guzevicius-bio/

Information on the main Baltic VCA Summit 2024 event and all side events can be found here: https://www.balticvcasummit.com/

Join us there for the panel discussion on September 5, 2024 at 13:50 - 14:10:

Elephants and Mockingbirds or Ethical Defence VCs Panelists:

Edward Ebbern - Founder at the Defence BattleLab (UK), Founding Partner at MD-One VC fund

Viktorija Trimbel - Managing Director of Coinvest Capital, INVEGA Group  (Lithuania)

Andris Berzins - Partner at Change Ventures

Anton Verkhovodov - Partner at D3 VC

Moderator - Inga Beiliūnienė, Chief Business Development Officer at INVEGA