Summer Gathering
Each year, global professionals meet in Vilnius at the GLL Summer Gathering. Entrepreneurs, business executives, public policy experts, human rights activists, and alike exchange ideas, strengthen connections and build joined efforts. A shared vision of open, competitive, and internationally acclaimed Lithuania is what drives them together.
GLL SUMMER GATHERING
Join GLL Summer Gathering 2022: Mapping the Future to hear insights from fascinating futurologists, participate in round-table discussions, attend workshops for concrete idea mapping, and celebrate new beginnings at the summer’s most fun networking event which will take place immediately after the event.
GLL Summer Gathering 2022: Mapping the Future is set to take place on August 4, and we can’t wait to see you there and discuss the prospects of Lithuania together. We are dedicating this year’s event to the future of Lithuania. Aiming to contribute to the Government’s Lithuania 2050 strategy, we will discuss both global tendencies and local perspectives. We will also have three workshops where experts from various industries will be working together to achieve an ambitious, yet specific plan that will set the direction for our country. We’re inviting you to save the date, as it’s set to be meaningful, beneficial, and, of course, fun.
PREVIOUS GATHERINGS

GLL Summer Gathering 2021: Global Professionals for Action
GLL Summer Gathering 2021 connected 147 global professionals from 19 countries for an afternoon of idea sharing, connecting and networking.
25 panelists with broad expertise discussed four distinct topics:
- Lithuanian Startup Ecosystem. The role of the diaspora in the ever-growing Lithuanian start-up ecosystem. Success cases and opportunities to tap into.
- Expats in strategic roles. Global professionals on boards and other strategic roles of Lithuanian and overseas companies: real-life experiences and new opportunities.
- Modern Lithuanian identity in relation to “other”: why the antagonism? Diversity and inclusion in Lithuania and the problems of Lithuanian identity.
- The Ever-expanding Boundaries of Lithuanian DNA. Real-life cases of multinationals and expats in Lithuania.
The discussions prompted a proposal package to the Lithuanian governmental institutions with regards to making Lithuania more welcome to businesses, holding companies, and foreign investments.

GLL Gathering 2020: Learning Fever
As the pandemic disturbed traditional education processes, Lithuanian learning enthusiasts set off to empower technology to reboot the Lithuanian education system. Led by Business for Peace Award laureate GLL Board member Vladas Lašas, a new EdTech Lithuania initiative was kicked-off and shaped during the forthcoming “GLL Gathering 2020: Learning Fever” on September 17th in the Presidential Palace and online. The best learning innovators among global Lithuanians and friends of GLL were summoned to share their ideas and insights to make a notable spurt to the re-imagination of the learning process and make Lithuania the best place for EdTechs to thrive.

GLL Summer Gathering 2019
The first edition of the GLL Summer Gathering was a long afternoon of extended networking and global experience sharing from our community and friends which turned into the curiosity rollercoaster.
By stepping away from the business as usual, we tapped into global trends, issues, events of witch Lithuania(ns) have been a part of. From there, we explored possibilities to open more doors for Lithuania’s global presence.
What started with sharing turned into the big stage of conversation with all those who gathered at the artistic venue of the National Art Gallery with the view upon river Neris.