🚀 Vilnius Founder Fridays Lunch #15 - Swiss 🇨🇭 & Life Sciences Edition 🩸

​✊ For founders, by founders ✊

​🚀 Founder's hustle never stops. Let's meet to network and hustle at the next Vilnius Founder Fridays Lunch 🚀

​At this event, we will focus on startup opportunities within the Swiss tech ecosystem, particularly for startups in the life sciences, healthcare, and well-being sectors. We have outstanding speakers coming from Switzerland!

​H.E. Darius Semaška – Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Swiss Confederation

​H.E. Darius Semaška is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Swiss Confederation and one of Lithuania's most experienced career diplomats. Over the course of more than three decades in the foreign service, he has held ambassadorial posts in Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, and several countries in the Western Balkans, and served as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Lithuania. Ambassador Semaška has also represented Lithuania at the EU Political and Security Committee in Brussels and held senior leadership roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancery of the Government. His career reflects a deep commitment to strengthening European and transatlantic relations, advancing democratic values, and promoting Lithuania's strategic interests on the global stage.

​Meet Mindaugas Plieskis – Medical Affairs Leader, Health Policy Expert & Angel Investor

​Mindaugas Plieskis is a powerhouse in the intersection of medicine, public health, and AI innovation. With 20 years shaping life sciences agendas in government roles across Lithuania and Brussels, followed by 10 years with Johnson & Johnson in the Baltics and Switzerland, building and leading high-performing teams, Mindaugas brings unparalleled leadership experience across government, pharma, and international health policy. At J&J, Mindaugas drove strategy and scouted the Baltics for breakthrough innovations in drugs and medical devices. Currently based in Switzerland, Mindaugas co-founded SwissHealix consultancy and is known for turning complex healthcare challenges into scalable, AI-enhanced solutions. With a PhD in Public Health and an MD from Kaunas University of Medicine, he's a relentless learner and hands-on problem solver using AI to transform everything from rare disease protocols to patient empowerment tools. 🧠💡🇱🇹​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​Meet Sebastian Gensior – Founder of Slate Mountains Capital & Managing Director at Capital for Cures AG

​Strategist and healthtech innovator with a decade of experience aligning biotech breakthroughs with transformative capital. As Managing Director at Capital for Cures AG, Sebastian champions bold ventures at the intersection of finance and life sciences. He has led strategic evaluations for pharmaceutical assets, built access strategies across emerging markets, and mentored digital health startups through DayOne and MIT Enterprise Forum CEE.

​Through the Capital for Cures series, he brings together innovators and investors to explore new models for funding the future of health. 🌍💊💡