Simonas Krėpšta started his professional career in one of Lithuania’s commercial banks in 2006. In 2008–2019, he worked at the Bank of Lithuania – having started his career there as Economist at the Financial Stability Division, he later held senior positions as Head of the Macroprudential Policy Division of the Financial Stability Department and Director of the Financial Stability Department. For the last couple of years, he chaired the Economic and Social Policy Group of the presidential office, which coordinates economic, financial, innovation, health and social policy issues. Simonas Krėpšta holds an International Executive MBA from the Baltic Management Institute (BMI) as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics (Finance and Banking) from Vytautas Magnus University. He also studied at Cracow University of Economics under the Lithuanian-Polish bilateral cooperation agreement. For several years, he worked as a lecturer in Financial Intermediation (Master’s programme) and International Finance (Bachelor’s programme) at ISM University of Management and Economics. Mr Krėpšta also completed his traineeship at the Bank of England as well as deepened his financial knowledge in other internships and trainings. As Member of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, he is in charge of the field of supervision and the Centre for Digital Excellence.
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Roundtable Room 2 (Level 2)
Open
Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's report on European Union competitiveness highlighted the need for 800 billion euros of investment each year (or up to 5% GDP) to keep pace economically with rivals. The EU is an important power-broker in climate diplomacy and financing, in aggregating individual efforts of its member countries and its partners for mobilising climate financing and action efforts.
As Europe accelerates its twin green and digital transitions, this session explores how the continent can leverage its strengths to become a global leader in sustainable technology. We'll examine the intersection of digital innovation and climate action, discussing strategies to enhance Europe's technological autonomy while driving forward its ambitious environmental agenda.
1. Integration of digital and environmental agendas through the European Green Deal
2. The need to leverage common European funds as opposed to national investments
3. Fostering collaborative ecosystems to enhance competitiveness in greentech
4. Balancing strict environmental regulations to meet ambitious climate goals, with policies that are also conducive to technological advancement to foster innovation and ensure competitiveness (e.g. Clean Industrial Deal with regulations to make greener products mandatory, drive international collaboration)