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On June 7–8, the North American Lithuanian Business Forum (NALB Forum) will be held in Chicago at the Union League Club of Chicago. The event will highlight the significance of Lithuania’s and United States business ties and importance of connecting transatlantic commerce leaders, politicians, business representatives, entrepreneurs in dialogue and partnership. The forum will also bring together Lithuanian diaspora professionals whose goal is to contribute to Lithuania's economic growth.

The event, organized by the Lithuanian diplomatic missions in the US and the American-Lithuanian business community #TeamLithuania that aims at bringing closer together the businesses of Lithuania and North American countries, create new mutually beneficial partnerships and promote closer cooperation in the priority sector in business, economy, and science. The first in-person business forum was held on June 29, 2022, in Philadelphia.

This year's NALB Forum will focus on several key sectors, including:

• creative industries and their development in Lithuania, focusing on the film industry;
• life sciences;
• transport and logistics;
• advanced manufacturing and services;
• startup ecosystem.

Attendees can expect to participate in dynamic idea exchanges, share experiences, and discover new opportunities alongside an audience of approximately 300 business leaders, government officials, and industry professionals.

The Lithuanian team in Los Angeles organizes the Film and Creative Industries session. Whether you are a filmmaker, producer or a real estate investor looking to expand into creative industries, we invite to join this session and to network with the like-minded professionals and industry leaders. The sectorial session speakers, moderators and other information is available on Facebook .

The NALB Forum is under the official patronage of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda and the Governor of Illinois J. B. Pritzker.

The event is organized by the Lithuanian diplomatic missions in the U.S. and Canada, the Baltic American Chamber of Commerce, Global Lithuanian Leaders, the Lithuanian American Community, the Lithuanian World Arts Council, World Business Chicago and the following Lithuanian professional clubs: Rotary Club of Chicagoland Lithuanians, Lithuanian American Business Association in Los Angeles (LABA.LA), Lithuanian City of Chicago Club, and New York Lithuanian Professionals.

The program of the event, speakers, registration form and other important information is available on the official webpage https://www.nalbforum.com/ .