Baltic Pride 2025 Conference Fostering Inclusive Workplaces Amid Changing Times 10:00-15:00 | Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, ZETA conference hall
June 6, 2025
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Participant registration Welcome speeches Laura Rissanen, State Secretary to the Minister of Social Security of Finland Anne Lindboe, Mayor of Oslo Vytautas Mitalas, Vice-Mayor of Vilnius Dr. Erika Leonaitė, Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania Thorsten Afflerbach, Head of the Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Programmes Division of the Council of Europe Vladimir Simonko, Executive Director of the Lithuanian Gay League
Keynote: THE IMPACT OF AI ON LGBTIQ+ INCLUSION AT THE WORKPLACE Marie Šafář Postma, Tilburg University
EVOLVING IDENTITIES: THE GENDER SPECTRUM AND CORPORATE INCLUSIVITY Austėja Račaitė, Security Training and Awareness Consultant, DE&I Council Member, Danske Bank
FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: CORPORATE DEI AND PRIDE LEADERSHIP Discussion with Mariano Andrade Gonzales (JM), Cindy Pasky (Strategic Staffing Solutions), Christophe Margaine (EPBN), Midaugas Šestilo (Swedbank)
Lunch break and networking NO MORE LEGAL BARRIERS? THE PATH TO LGBTI INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WORK CULTURE Dr. Dainius Žalimas, MEP, Chloe Lenaerts (Cavaria, Belgium), Taj Donville-Outerbridge (IGLYO)
Nordic-Baltic perspective on LGBTI Inclusion Keynote: EXPERIENCES OF NON-HETEROSEXUAL YOUTH AT WORKPLACE Jukka Lehtonen, University of Helsinki Discussion with Jektaterina Tumule (Latvian Centre for Human Rights), Kelly Grossthal (Estonian Centre for Human Rights), Kári Garðarsson (Samtokin 78, Iceland)
CONNECTING THE DOTS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LGBTIQ EMPLOYERS AND THE LGBTIQ COMMUNITY Monika Antanaitytė, LGL
OUT AT WORK: LEADING WITH PRIDE AND AUTHENTICITY Arvydas Makselis (Moody’s Lietuva)
Closing remarks, networking and refreshments REGISTRATION
Detailed information: office@gay.lt Main conference partner: Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania.