Name: LiMA CMO SUMMIT & AWARDS
Start: 2026-04-23T10:00:00+03:00
Location: Energetikos ir technikos muziejus

🎯 This is where marketing gets serious.
One day. One stage.
Bold ideas, real growth stories, high-level networking – and the most important marketing awards of the year.

🚀 CMO SUMMIT – OUTGROW THE MARKET
Top CMOs from different industries and countries take the stage to share how they scale brands, break categories, and outperform the competition.

🏆 AWARDS NIGHT
History will be made.
For the first time, the EUROPEAN MARKETER OF THE YEAR will be crowned in Lithuania.
We’ll also honor Lithuania’s Best CMO and celebrate the country’s most impactful content creators.

🎤 EVENT SPEAKERS & DISCUSSION TOPICS:
✦ Linas Šiautkulis, SMP, CEO at BPN Intense and Honorary Member of LiMA.
“The Comparison Trap: Why the Biggest Enemy of Growth Is Looking Sideways”
✦ Karolis Gelmanas, Chief Marketing Officer at Burga.
“Why CMOs Struggle to Deliver Growth: CMO Talk”
✦ Ada Mockutė Jaime, Chief Marketing Officer at Nordcurrent.
“Not a Silky Road: A Path to Growth in Asia”
✦ Andrew Smith, Senior Director of Brand at Vinted (Netherlands).
“Scaling Trust: What Actually Drives Global Expansion”
✦ Andrius Tapinas, President of Vilnius “Žalgiris” and
✦ Tadas Burgaila, Board Member of Vilnius “Žalgiris”.
“How Can (or Can’t) Great Marketing Revive the Legendary ‘Žalgiris’?”
✦ Justas Ložinskas, Industry Manager at Google.
“Growth Through the Power of AI”
✦ Mónica Nogueira de Sousa, Marketing Manager at IKEA Portugal.
“From Guts to Impact: A Playbook for Brands That Choose Brave Over Boring”
✦ Marco Greco, Head of Marketing at Ochsner Sport (Switzerland) and
✦ Karolis Gelmanas , Chief Marketing Officer at Burga.
Panel discussion: "Why CMOs Struggle to Deliver Growth: CMO talk"
✦ Kaitel Männikust, Digital Marketing Manager at Stokker (Estonia)
✦ Marika Mäsak, Head of Marketing and Communications at Stokker AS
and
✦ Vaida Jurkonienė, CMO at Telia Lietuva, CMO of the Year 2025.
Panel discussion: "The Struggle Between Strategic Vision and Marketing Reality"
Conference Moderators:
✦ Giedrė Vilkė, SMP, E-commerce expert, CMO of the Year 2023, Board Member at LiMA and
✦ Andrius Milinavičius, Partner at BSV VENTURES, Venture capital fund partner, innovation enthusiast, investor and developer of public initiatives.
✦ Kristina Strimaitė, CMO at Hostinger;
✦ Karolis Gelmanas, CMO at Burga;
✦ Raimonda Gudaitė, SMP, CMO at Artea.
CMO Talks: "Rethinking the Role".
This isn’t just a conference.
It’s a statement.
The conference will be held in English.
⏰ DATE: April 23 (Thursday) from 10:00 to 5:00 pm
➡️ MORE INFORMATION AND TICKETS: https://cmosummit.lt/

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Event organizer: the Lithuanian Marketing Association (LiMA).
It's a non-profit organization with 20 years of experience, focused on strengthening the marketing profession and bringing together the marketing community in Lithuania. Currently, LiMA brings together a community of more than 1,300 individual and corporate members.