Under the Interreg Europe Success Road project, the consortium met in Vilnius with Lithuanian public and private stakeholders to discuss the succession challenges of family businesses. The meeting was topped off by a visit to the Garlita textile manufacture in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city and heart of its manufacturing industry.
Venue – Courtyard by Marriott Vilnius City centre (Rinktines str.3)
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and coffee
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome speech. Introduction (LIC director M. Vilys)
09.45 – 10.00 Succession/transfer status of business in textile and clothing industry sector: Lithuanian case (representative of Lithuanian Clothing and Textile Association)
10.00 – 10.30 Succession/transfer status in family business: challenges and trends in Lihuania (representative of Lithuanian Family Business Association)
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break
10.45 – 11.45 Presentation of partners on succession status in their countries (app. 15 min/per country)
11.45 - 12.00 Q&A
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 Study visit. Trip to Garlita (Kaunas by bus) TBC.
18.00 – 20.00 Networking dinner
Day 2 – 31st January
08.45 - 09.00 Registration, coffee
09.00 – 09.30 Trends of family business succession from EU perspective (representative of
Lithuanian Clothing and Textile Association)
09.30 – 11.30 Workshop on “Gaps between existing and desired succession/transfer status and investigating the parameters and obstacles delaying its bridging in textiles, clothing and footwear sector”
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.00 Success Road Committee meeting. Closing notes
13.00 End of the programme
