10.00 Arrival & Free Time
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Venue: Radisson Collection Astorija Hotel
14.30-15.30 IAUP Executive Committee Meeting
15.30-17.30 IAUP Board Meeting
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Venue: TBC
18:30-20:00 Welcome Reception
9.00 Transfer from the Old Town to Mykolas Romeris University
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Venue: Mykolas Romeris University
9.00 Registration
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Room: I-414
10.00-10.30 Welcome Words and Opening Remarks
Moderator | Tatsuro Tanioka, Secretary-General, IAUP
– Shawn Chen, President, IAUP
– Inga Žalėnienė, Rector, Mykolas Romeris University
10.30-12.00 Keynote Speech
Chair | Tatsuro Tanioka, Secretary-General, IAUP
Speaker | Dr. Larry Schall, President, New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Title (preliminary) | “American Accreditation Today: Quality, Innovation & Institutional Accountability”
Speaker | Ben Nelson, Founder, Chancellor, Minerva University, USA
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12.00-12.15 Group photo
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Room: Rotunda Hall
12.15-13.30 Lunch
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Room: TBC
12.15-13.30 MOU signing session
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Room: I-414 room
13.30-15.00 Session 1 (TBC)
Chair | TBC
Speaker | TBC
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Room: TBC
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
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Room: I-414 room
15.30-17.00 Session 2 (TBC)
Chair | TBC
Speaker | TBC
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17.00 Transfer from Mykolas Romeris University to the city center
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Venue: TBC
19.00-22.00 Dinner & Networking
8.30 Transfer from the Old Town to Mykolas Romeris University
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Venue: Mykolas Romeris University
9.30-10.45 Welcome coffee & Networking
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Room: I-216
9.45-10.45 OPTION 1 | Female Presidents’ Coffee & Conversation
Informal peer exchange on leadership, resilience, and global responsibility
9.45-10.45 OPTION 2 | Campus Tour
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Room: I-414 room
10.45-12.00 Session 3 Leading Through Change – Presidential Perspectives from IAUP
Moderated panel discussion
Presidential leadership in times of uncertainty, innovation, and global transformation, drawing on insights from
IAUP’s latest leadership publications. This panel brings together IAUP Presidents whose leadership journeys are
featured in the forthcoming IAUP publication Guided by Principle:
Driven by Change (Bloomsbury Press, 2026), alongside contributors to IAUP’s previous leadership volume.
Through personal reflections and strategic insights, panelists will explore how university leaders navigate disruption,
uphold academic values, foster innovation, and serve society in a rapidly changing global environment.
Participants of the discussion:
– Inga Žalėnienė, Rector, Mykolas Romeris University
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Room: TBC
12.00-12.30 Closing Remarks & Farewell
Speaker | TBC
Title | Closing remarks and reflections
Speaker | TBC
Title | Greeting Remarks at Announcements for Next IAUP Events
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Venue: TBC
13.00 Optional Cultural Activities