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Programme

18.00 – 18.10

Welcome remarks

Žygimantas Pavilionis, PhD, Ambassador at Large for Europe's East

18.10 – 18.20

The role of family in today’s society

Irena Degutienė, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament

18.20 – 18.30

Welfare state in Lithuania: reality or fiction?

Prof. Raimondas Kuodis, PhD, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania

18.30 – 18.40

Who is in charge of the creation of the welfare state?

Vladimiras Laučius, Editor-in-Chief, News Portal LRT.lt

18.40 – 18.50

How innovation can promote economic development?

Jeff Nelson, Vice-president, Strategic Staffing Solutions

18.50

Discussion

Moderator: Žygimantas Pavilionis, PhD, Ambassador at Large for Europe's East

Partner organisations: Discussion Club Res Publica, Lithuanian Foundation, Strategic Staffing Solutions