Edward Lucas

Baltic International Security Centre (BISC)

Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and formerly a senior editor at The Economist, Edward Lucas is one of Britain’s foremost experts on Eastern Europe, Russia, and security affairs. He has covered the region since 1986 and is the author of five books, including The New Cold War.

Dalia Ibelhauptaitė

Lithuanian opera and theatre director and producer

Lithuanian opera and theatre director, producer, and co-founder of Vilnius City Opera. Based between London and Vilnius, her work has helped shape contemporary opera and theatre across Europe. She is known for bold, visually striking productions that bring fresh energy to classic works.
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Dexter Fletcher

Keynote speaker

English actor and director whose credits include Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle, and Sunshine on Leith. He began acting as a child and later became known for his work in film and television, as well as his award-nominated directing career. His work often combines strong storytelling with a lively, accessible style.

Kasparas Jurgelionis

Iron Wolf Capital

Managing Partner of Iron Wolf Capital and Chairman of the Lithuanian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Kasparas is a leading Baltic investor focusing on AI, robotics, and deeptech. In 2025 he launched a €100 million second fund — the largest deeptech-focused seed fund in Baltic history.

Auksė Jurkutė

Bank of America

Aukė Jurkutė is a senior banker with over 25 years at Bank of America across capital markets, emerging markets and real estate, most recently as Head of Equity Capital Markets for Northern Europe and Tech in EMEA. Over her career she has worked on more than 300 equity transactions globally across London, New York, Hong Kong and Moscow. She is currently seconded to the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy to assist on Ukraine reconstruction.

William Wells

Rothschild & Co

William Wells, formerly Executive Vice-Chairman overseeing, now Senior Adviser to, Rothschild & Co’s Central & South-Eastern European investment banking business. He has worked in CSEE since 1990. He specialises in infrastructure and war “resilience” finance. He sits on the advisory board of Cambridge’s Baltic Programme and is a board member and investor in several CSEE funds and businesses.–

Timothy Ash

Chatham House

Associate Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House and Senior Sovereign Strategist at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, Timothy is a leading voice on Eastern European economics and geopolitics. He has covered Ukraine for over 35 years and regularly contributes to the Financial Times and the Atlantic Council.

Jurga Žilinskienė MBE

Guildhawk

Founder and CEO of Guildhawk, a global technology-led translation company, Jurga received an MBE for services to International Trade in 2019, the same year Guildhawk won the Queen’s Award for International Trade. She is also the inventor of GAI Translate, a proprietary AI-powered precision translation tool.
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Matthew Blakemore

AI Caramba!

CEO and founder of AI Caramba!, Matthew is an award-winning AI strategist who has delivered over 250 presentations worldwide for NASDAQ 100 and FTSE 100 companies. He sits on the Advisory Committee of the Innovate UK Bridge AI Programme and helped shape the ISO AI Data Lifecycle Standard.
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Evghenia Iarina

Coursera

Strategic Government Partnerships Manager at Coursera covering EMEA and CEE, Evghenia brings experience spanning EdTech, investment banking, and financial services. She also co-chairs the EdTech Alumni Group for the INSEAD Alumni Association UK.

Saulius Damulevičius

High-altitude Mountaineer & Motivational Speaker

Saulius Damulevičius is one of Lithuania’s leading high-altitude mountaineers and the first Lithuanian to summit K2. He has just returned from an Everest expedition, where he attempted to climb without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support, reaching over 8,400 meters before making the critical decision to turn back and descend safely. Saulius works in finance and strategy consulting, combining a highly analytical profession with extreme mountaineering.

Dr Yuri Romanenkov

London Business School

Yuri teaches business strategy at London Business School where he is the Academic Director of the flagship Next Generation Digital Strategy executive education programme.  Yuri also advises corporate executives and private equity investors on strategy, M&A, commercial due diligence, and business transformation. Yuri holds a Doctorate in Business Administration with Excellence from SDA Bocconi, and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Danielius Uznys

Chief of Staff, Nord Security | Tesonet Group

Danielius is a former LCLC member, returning to the community that helped shape his early career in London. Today, he is Chief of Staff at Nord Security, the cybersecurity company within the Tesonet group and one of Lithuania’s most successful global technology businesses.