1st day – May 5
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
Taste map Coffee Roasters are serving coffee roasted at their family manufactory, VESK students and teachers provide hand made snacks
10:00 – 10:15 Conference opening
Vaidilė Katinienė – conference idea author, Dovilė Aleksandravičienė – Go Vilnius CEO, Olga Gončarova – Head of Travel Lithuania
10:15 – 11:00 The Fermented Frontier: How Our Oldest Craft Can Help Fix Our Fragile Planet
Dr. Johnny Drain
11:00 – 11:30 The Best Chef: Platform, Philosophy & The Future of Gastronomy
Dr. Joanna Slusarczyk & Cristian Gadau
11:30 – 11:45 The Hedonist presents: The Quiz
Three winners and pure rewards
11:45 – 12:15 Coffee Brake
Taste map Coffee Roasters is serving coffee roasted at their family manufactory, VESK students and teachers provide handmade snacks
12:15 – 13:00 Are you humble? Sustainability in staffing
James Maxwell Stewart
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Brake
Dūmų terasa will be serving lunch
14:00 – 14:15 The launch of Gault&Millau Baltics
Gault&Millau Vice-President Juan Carlos TORRES
14:15 – 14:45 Discussion: What Does Dining Do to Our Brain?
Isku furniture presents. Moderator – Ieva Elvyra Kazakevičiūtė, Participants: Dr. Joanna Słusarczyk, Professor Charles Spence, Dr. Johnny Drain
14:45 – 15:30 Rooted in Nature: How Environment and Self-Sufficiency Shape the Identity of a restaurant
Linda Pérez and Jens Carlsson, Restaurant Hållfjället
15:30 – 15:45 Balaretis presents: The Quiz
Three winners and jewelry gifts
15:45 – 16:30 Between two worlds: Nordic Seasons, Korean Roots
Presentation and Plating – Kristian Baumann, Restaurant Koan
2nd day – May 6
9:00 – 9:30 Morning coffee
Taste map Coffee Roasters are serving coffee roasted at their family manufactory, VESK students and teachers provide hand made snacks
9:30 – 9:35 Welcome remarks
Minister of Economy and Innovation – Edvinas Grikšas
9:35 – 10:00 Journey: From Building the Restaurant Concept to Achieving Michelin Recognition. Approach to Menu Creation
Max Cekot, Head Chef of Max Cekot Kitchen
10:00 – 10:45 The Front of House Team of Alchemist: Why to win the service every single time? The importance of teamwork and invisible hospitality
Jogilė Bulavaitė
10:45 – 11:30 Driving Gender Balance in Hospitality
Maria Canabal
11:30 – 11:45 Mercedes presents: The Quiz
Three winners and pure rewards
11:45 – 12:15 Coffee Brake
Taste map Coffee Roasters are serving coffee roasted at their family manufactory, VESK students and teachers provide hand made snacks
12:15 – 12:45 Digital Dining
Dr. Charles Spence
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch Brake
Dūmų terasa will be serving lunch
13:45 – 14:30 What is required to create consistency in a restaurant
Ulrika Karlsson
14:30 – 15:15 Discussion: Contemporary Hospitality, Deconstructed
Isku furniture presents. Moderator Ieva Elvyra Kazakevičiūtė, Participants: Jogilė Bulavaitė, Ulrika Karlsson, Maria Canabal
15:15 – 16:15 The Plate that Won the World Sushi Cup
Presentation and Plating – Airis Zapašnikas, Sabi Omakase Oslo