Legal Leadership Conference LAW FORUM 2026

AC Hotel by Marriott Vilnius, Vasario 16-osios g. 5, Vilnius

Moderator: LRT journalist, current affairs host Rasa Tapinienė

PROGRAM

8:30 – 9:30 Participant registration, morning coffee with snacks

PRESENTATIONS

● 9:30 – 9:45 Forum opening

● 9:45 – 10:05 Leadership in turbulent times: state, law, and responsibility for the future Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

● 10:05 – 10:25 Professional responsibility of a lawyer in defending democracy and collective security John Swords, NATO Legal Advisor, Director of the Office of Legal Affairs

● 10:25 – 10:45 Causes and consequences of the weakening of the rule of law. Who must defend it? Hans Petter Graver, Professor at the University of Oslo, author of the book "Valiant Judges: Stories of Courage and Integrity"

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee and snack break

DISCUSSIONS

11:15 – 12:15 Conscious leadership and responsibility in the profession

● Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania

● Ivan Miščenko, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine

● Danguolė Bublienė, Chair of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, Chair of the Judicial Council

● Prof. Hab. Dr. Vytautas Nekrošius, President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

● Reda Molienė, lawyer, partner at the consulting agency "Good to know"

12:15 – 13:00 Transformation of legal teams

● Jonas Zaronskis, partner at the law firm AVOCAD, President of CICERO

● Prof. Dr. Vigita Vėbraitė, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Vilnius University

● Mindaugas Kukaitis, Chair of the Bar Council

● Sigita Jokimaitė, Chair of the Lithuanian Judges Association

● Gina Leontjeva, HR Manager, Public Institution Invest Lithuania