Role: Business development;

Industry: Investment management, high-tech startups;

 

Positions held:

Senior Partner at Global InnoLine (Innovation investment management) www.gil.lt;

Tel.: +370 687 99992

E-mail: vidmantas.sakalys@gil.lt

Profile: linkedin.com/in/vidmantassakalys

 

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Personal description:

Vidmantas Sakalys is information technology business manager with broad working knowledge in ITT infrastructure and telecommunications. Finished Kaunas Technology University as computer science engineer.  Worked in number of big Lithuanian and international ITT companies: Alna, Telia, Hewlett-Packard and Alcatel. Before joining Global InnoLine spent 9 challenging years in Lithuanian electricity energy company sector. Currently at Global InnoLine engaged in a field of attracting investors to Lithuanian high technology sector – lasers, chemistry, electronics, ITT.

 

Company description:

Mission of Global InnoLine is to enable Lithuanian research capabilities and high-tech industries to become recognized globally and economically profitable. We do this by helping technology and investors meet each other. Global InnoLine’s main focus is on translating start-up innovation plan in to robust business plan and then seeking for financial resources to execute it. We speak business language that is understood by investors and techie talk that is accepted by hi-tech gurus.

 

Business interests in China:

1.Establishing partnerships with high-tech manufacturing companies in China in order to perform joint projects;

2.Finding Chinese high-tech products potentially interesting to European markets;

3.Finding investors or investment management companies interested to invest in Lithuanian high-tech technology companies;

 

Business opportunities offered in Europe :

1.Helping Chinese high-tech companies to expand their operations into Europe by either: selling to Europe, opening their businesses in Europe or investing in Europe in general.