EIC Info Day in Vilnius, Lithuania

1. 29 Apr 2026, 13:00 - 13:30 (EEST)

   Registrations and Welcome Coffee
2. 13:30 - 13:45 (EEST)

   Welcome Remarks

   Master of ceremony Tadas Tumėnas, Head of the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO)

   Speakers: 

   • Indrė Balčiūnaitė, Head of Global Partnerships Unit at Innovation Agency, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
   • Gintaras Valinčius, Chairman of Research Council of Lithuania
   • Danielis Stasiulis,Co-founder of BitDegree, Ogvio and EdTech Lithuania, EIC board member
3. 13:45 - 14:25 (EEST)

   A walk through the European Innovation Council (EIC) journey

   Speakers:

   • Stephane Ouaki, Head of EIC Department, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency
   • Paola Lo Bue Oddo, EIC Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

   Followed by Q&A session

4. 14:25 - 14:35 (EEST)

   Introduction to NCP support for applicants to the EIC

   Speaker:

   • Donata Pečiukėnienė, EIC National Contact Point, Programme Coordinator at the Research Council of Lithuania 

   Followed by Q&A session

5. 14:35 - 14:55 (EEST)

   Coffee Break
6. 14:55 - 16:55 (EEST)

   PARALLEL SESSION 1: EIC for deep tech start-ups and scale-ups

   Master of ceremony Danielis Stasiulis,Co-founder of BitDegree, Ogvio and EdTech Lithuania, EIC board member

   14:55-15:35 Deep dive into the EIC Accelerator/EIC Fund

   Speakers:

   • Liutauras Guobys, Project Adviser, EIC Challenge-based Accelerator, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency
   • Dalia Stanikaite, Venture and Growth Capital at European Investment Bank (EIB)

   Followed by Q&A session

   15:35-16:15 EIC Awardee Experiences

   Speakers:

   • Dr.Tatjana Paulauskienė, founder and CEO, Inobiostar
   • Rūta Gumbelevičiūtė, Head of Business Operations, Turing College

   Followed by Q&A session

   16:15-16:55 Scaling science-based startups: How to raise ‘slow’ capital in a fast-paced world

   Moderated by Stephane Ouaki, Head of EIC Department, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency

   Speakers:

   • Danielis Stasiulis,Co-founder of BitDegree, Ogvio and EdTech Lithuania, EIC board member
   • Dalia Stanikaite, Venture and Growth Capital at European Investment Bank
   • Tadas Gudaitis, Member of the Management Board, Head of the Business Development Division at the Lithuanian National Development Bank (ILTE)
   • Dr.Tatjana Paulauskienė, founder and CEO, Inobiostar

   Followed by Q&A session

7. 14:55 - 16:55 (CEST)

   PARALLEL SESSION 2: EIC for deep tech researchers

   Master of Ceremony Aiga Jonele (Horizon Europe NCP Coordinator, Legal and Financial National Contact Point (NCP) at Research Council of Lithuania) 

   14:55-15:35 The European Innovation Council: Support for Researchers

   Speakers:

   • Isabella Tamagnini, Head of EIC Open Pathfinder sector, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency

   Followed by Q&A session

   15:35-15:45 NCP support for applicants to the EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition

   Speaker:

   • Aiga Jonele, Horizon Europe NCP Coordinator, Legal and Financial National Contact Point (NCP) at Research Council of Lithuania

   Followed by Q&A session

   15:45-16:15 EIC Pathfinder and Transition Applicant/Awardee Experiences

   Speakers:

   • Lukas Žemaitis and Ignas Galminas, Founders, UAB Genomika

   Followed by Q&A session

   16:15-16:55 Exploring technology transfer strategies and best practices

   Session Moderated by Tadas Tumėnas, Head of the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO)

   Speakers:

   • Isabella Tamagnini, Project Officer, European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency
   • Dr. Irmantas Kašalynas, Head of the Terahertz Photonics Laboratory, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC)
   • Renaldas Raišutis, Director of Prof. K. Baršauskas Ultrasound Research Institute
   • Lukas Žemaitis, Founder, UAB Genomika

   Followed by Q&A session

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9. 17:00 - 18:00 (EEST)

   Networking Reception

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