1st international ICMCI conference
“West and East in Change: How Will Management Consultants Facilitate It?”

3 – 4 July, 2013 with extended business & leisure packages 5-7 July, 2013 (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of ICMCI we are proud to announce that 1st international ICMCI conference „West and East in Change: How Will Management Consultants Facilitate It?“ is upcoming for 3 – 4th July, 2013 with extended weekend opportunities.The Conference offers new business opportunities to consultants via new skills, practical knowledge and new contacts. Theconference is devoted to internationalization of consultancy businesses.

The target audience:

  • CMCs; other consultants from IMC’s; representatives of sister organizations (FEACO, PMI, coachers…); other consultants; organizations from business and public sectors;
  • Worldwide geographic coverage: Nordic Baltics, Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Western Europe, USA, Canada, CEE, China, South East and Japan, Mediterranean and Arabian, CIS countries;
  • Expected number of participants: 300 – 450;
  • Keynote speakers from: Canada, Israel, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Germany, Russia & other countries.

More information will soon be available at details provided below. We highly recommend to book your agenda and start registration with the “early bird” opportunities offered.

Agenda from “bird’s eye view”:

Date / Event
3 - 4 July, 2013 / Main conference event at Le Meridien Vilnius
5 July, 2013 / Eurohub 2013 meeting (first half a day)
5 July, 2013 / Business tours (optional: IT or manufacturing clusters)
5 – 7 July, 2013 / Leisure programmes (optional)

Preliminary agenda in detail:

9:00-12:15 Conference Day I, Morning Session
9:00 – 9:20 / Welcome speech Lithuanian Prime Minister
9:20 – 9:40 / Welcome speech Chairman ICMCI
9:40 – 9:45 / Welcome speech President AMCL
9:45 – 10:30 / Keynote speech: International consultancy in the global world.
Bob Brouillard, FCMC, Canada. Former MP of Deloitte Consulting Europe
10:30 – 11:15 / Keynote speech: Global economic trends and role of the World Bank
Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice President, International Finance Corporation
11:15 – 11:45 / Coffee break
11:45 – 12:15 / Keynote speech: From West to East, internationalisation of a multinational. The DSM case.
Prof Dr. Hein Schreuder, the Netherlands. recent Executive Vice President, Royal DSM
12:15 – 12:45 / Panel discussion
12:45 – 14:15 / Lunch
14:15 - 17:30 Conference Day I, Afternoon Session
Parallel sessions: Consultants go International (consultant best practice presentations and clients’ presentations)
14:15 – 17:30 / Working for multinationals all around the globe / Regions were it happens / Internationalization of the profession / Master class: how to become better international management consultant
  • Business client case
  • Consultant case story #1 (including ethics)
  • Consultant case story #2 (including international aid organizations)
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  • China
  • Arab countries
  • Russia
  • Turkey
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  • Certification
  • Education and training of consultants
  • Development of the profession in Europe
  • Sole practitioners, networks and big firms: local, global or glocal?
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  • International projects: what is it, what are the differences: an overview
  • Cultural differences between nations and people and how to deal with it in consultancy projects
  • Teaching consultants abroad

9:00 - 12:15 Conference Day II, Morning Session
Parallel sessions: Business Opportunities for Consultants and Their Clients
9:00 – 12:15 /
  • EBRD
  • Asian Development Bank
  • World Bank
  • EC, neighborhood programs
  • US AID
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  • Outcomes of Arabic Spring
  • Africa
  • Caucasus and Central Asia
  • South Correa, India
  • Balkans
  • Russia, Ukraine other CIS countries
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  • Consultants meet consultants

12:15 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Conference Day II, Afternoon Session
14:00 – 14:30 / Keynote speech: How to develop an astronaut. Teamwork and other peculiarities
Chief Trainer of Russian Astronauts Training Center (to be confirmed)
14:30 – 15:00 / Keynote speech: Growing business in developing markets
Mr. Vytautas Paukštys,co-founder and CEO of Eskimi, a mobile-first social network that has grown from zero to 10 million registered customers in less than 24 months
15:00 – 15:30 / Keynote speech: Learnings from Africa on organizational change processes
Frank Kretzschmar, Management Consultant, Stepwise Management
15:30 – 16:00 / Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30 / Keynote speech: Consultancy business in fast growing economy: China case (to be confirmed)
16:30 – 17:00 / Keynote speech: to be confirmed
17:00 – 17:30 / Panel discussion
17:30 – 17:45 / Closing speech by Chairman ICMCI

Keynote speakers:

/ “The Transformation and Internationalization of DSM”
Prof. Dr. Hein SCHREUDER
  • Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions, Royal DSM N.V., The Netherlands
  • Board member and Adjunct Professor of Vlerick Business School, Belgium

/ “Implemenation is the King”
Oded COHEN
  • one of the world’s well known names in Theory of Constraints (TOC)
  • 30 years of experience in developing, teaching and implementing TOC methodology, solutions and implementation processes working directly with Dr. Goldratt all over the world
  • Industrial engineer with MSc. in Operations Research from the Israeli Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel

/ “International consultancy in the global world”
Robert V. Brouillard, FCMC
  • Former MP of Deloitte Consulting Europe (Canada)

/ “Economic reforms on increasing efficiency of the State-owned enterprises (SOEs): past, present & future”
Rimantas ŽYLIUS
  • Former Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania
  • Worked at Hewlett-Packard as a consultant and solutions architect where he gained wide experience in implementing complex IT solutions and organizational change
  • Holds a B.A. degree in Psychology and M.A. degree in Organizational Psychology from Vilnius University

/ „Learnings from Africa on organizational change processes“
Frank Kretzschmar
  • Management Consultant, founder and managing director of Stepwise Management (Germany)
  • Successful international track record in major change and human resources projects, and 14 years of both consultancy and line experience
  • Corporate consultancies in Organizational Dynamics and Baumgärtner & Partner as well as Citibank Privatkunden AG, AlteLeipzigerUnternehmensverbund and KreditanstaltfürWiederaufbau

/ “Growing business in developing markets”
Vytautas Paukštys
  • Co-founder and CEO of Eskimi, a mobile-first social network that has grown from zero to 10 million registered customers in less than 24 months
  • More than 12 years experience in the fields of telecommunications, mobile payments, payment aggregation, mobile marketing and social media
  • Previously Vytautas founded 5 mobile payment and direct sales companies, was taking senior positions in mobile operators, working with customer marketing & acquisition

Accommodation alternatives:

Accommodation types:
  • Single 90 Eur
  • Double 100 Eur
Special remarks:
  • Main conference venue & accommodation host
  • On-site optional special Golf packages available on request
  • 25 min. car drive to Vilnius city center
  • Special bus shuttles available
  • Le Meridien – Vilnius - Le Meridien
/ Le Meridien VILNIUS *****
(available until 2013/05/31)

Accommodation types:
  • Single 120 Eur
  • Double 132 Eur
Special remarks:
  • Vilnius city center
  • 25 minutes car drive to conference venue
  • New restaurant RIB ROOM
/ Holiday Inn Vilnius ****
(available until 2013/05/02)

Accommodation types:
  • Single 65 Eur
  • Double 70 Eur
Special remarks:
  • 10 min. walk to Vilnius oldtown
  • No opportunities for extended weekend
  • 35 min. car drive to conference venue
/ Comfort Hotel LT ***
(available until 2013/04/02)

Highly recommended to be booked during Conference registration due to tremendous demand related to Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union!

Conference Fees, Registration and Contact Information:

Package / Benefits / Pricing information, EUR per person
(excl. VAT)
“No frills” /
  • Participation in a 2-day conference
  • Coffee during breaks, lunch & dinner
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  • Regular price: 950 Eur
  • IMC member: 750 Eur
  • CMC: 700 Eur

“Business only” /
  • Participation in a 2-day conference
  • Coffee during breaks, lunch & dinner
  • Full service during optional business tour (July 5, 2013)
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  • Regular price: 1050 Eur
  • IMC member: 850 Eur
  • CMC: 800 Eur

“Business & leisure balance” /
  • Participation in a 2-day conference
  • Coffee during breaks, lunch & dinner
  • Full service during optional business tour (July 5, 2013)
  • Beyond conference extended weekend leisure tour (July 5-7, 2013
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  • Regular price: 1200 Eur
  • IMC member: 1000 Eur
  • CMC: 900 Eur

Special limited “early bird” offers with -15% off available until 10 May, 2013!

Registration available:

  • E-mailing express of interest to Mr. Justas Gavėnas, CMC: , +37068537666
  • On-line by filling in registration form at (available soon)

Contact information:

  • Sales, Marketing & Grand Organization: Mr. Justas Gavėnas, CMC: , +37068537666
  • Sponsorship & marketing opportunities: Mr. Aleksandras Abišala, CMC: , +37068780801
  • Agenda, speakers & content: Mr. Rob Wagenaar, CMC:

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