The year 2025 will mark the 10th anniversary of the euro introduction in Lithuania. Lietuvos bankas dedicates its Annual Economics Conference to commemorate this occasion. The central theme of the conference, “Pillars of Resilience Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts”, is an invitation to reflect on the critical challenges facing Europe today and the actions necessary to cope with them.
During this conference we will discuss the role of the European integration in strengthening Europe’s economic potential and resilience as well as address a broader range of related topics, including response to geopolitical fragmentation and its economic effects, enhancing strategic autonomy, and upscaling of our industrial capacity (including defence).
Agenda
| 9:30-10:00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening address. H.E. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 10:10-10:15 | Welcoming address. Gediminas Šimkus, Chair of the Board of Lietuvos bankas |
| 10:15-10:35 | Keynote speech. Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB |
| Session 1. European economic and political resilience amid global geopolitical shifts | |
| 10:35-11:35 |
High-level panel on European economic and political resilience amid global geopolitical shifts Participants:
Moderator: Stefan Ingves, Chair of Toronto Centre, Former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank |
| Session 2. Resilience through adversity: Lessons from history and leadership in geopolitical crisis | |
| 11:35-12:15 | Conversation on resilience and leadership in extreme conditions between Gediminas Šimkus, Chair of the Board of Lietuvos bankas, and Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch break |
| Session 3. European response to geopolitical fragmentation and other structural changes | |
| 13:30-13:45 |
The present and future of the single market. Single market and competitiveness Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, former Prime Minister of Italy |
| 13:45-14:00 |
Europe's choice: Policies for growth and resilience Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department at the International Monetary Fund |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Stability and resilience for European economies: Achievements and future directions Giancarlo Corsetti, Chair at the Robert Schuman Centre and Professor of Economics at the European University Institute |
| 14:15-14:30 |
Navigating industrial policy in a fragmenting global economy Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist at the EBRD |
| 14:30-15:30 |
Discussion Participants:
Moderator: Vitas Vasiliauskas, Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund |
| 15:30-15:40 | Summary of the conference |
Conference Moderator: Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University