"Life is sacrifice and risk taking, and nothing that doesn’t entail some moderate amount of the former, under the constraint of satisfying the latter, is close to what we can call life. If you do not undertake a risk of real, reversible or even potentially irreversible, harm from an adventure, it is not an adventure."
—Nassim N. Taleb
'Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
For generations, young people have been given one formula for success: “Study hard, get good grades, go to the best university, and by hook or by crook, get a well-paying corporate gig that will set you up for life.” If this formula ever worked, it’s broken now. Millions of young people have learned the hard way that universities provide little of the practical knowledge required for success—or even getting a job—in the ever-changing, just-in-time global economy.
There is no such thing as a job security. The “lucky ones” who get positions with the big corporations quickly learn that this is a modern form of serfdom. They often feel alienated and frustrated, without any “skin in the game” giving them a piece of the brighter future. Add to this mix increasing levels of automation, which is eliminating hundreds of millions of jobs around the world—and with AI help, it’s not just unskilled labor. So, what should young people do?
Despair? Not at all! Remember the process economists call “creative destruction.” Yes, the old way of doing things is dying, but new ways are being born. Innovation is creating millions of new professions, spearheaded by this wonderful group of people called entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is hard work, but it gives people the chance to create whatever life they want. Entrepreneurs don’t wait for permission to live their dreams—they do it! Just look at Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, as two examples of what’s possible. And entrepreneurship offers a critical key to health, not just wealth: the ability to choose who you work with. Ultimately, entrepreneurship is a path—arguably the best path—for achieving purpose and personal freedom in life.
CYCLE 2025 VISION: We see the entrepreneurial and creative spirit as a sustainable path to personal freedom. And personal freedom is the key to a freer society. There can be no liberty in a world in which no individuals understand, value, or exercise their freedom. CYCLE 2025 GOAL: To help young people take the next steps in their life journey, explaining the entrepreneurial perspective and giving them practical know-how they won’t find anywhere else.
Virgis Daukas 
Virgis Daukas started Liberty Camps along with Steve Browne 25 years ago. Cycle is one of the projects that emerged since then. His interest is not just economic or political freedoms, but freedom from all conditionings that society, religion or state forces on individuals.
Vadim Fiddle, 
USA, has 30+ years of entrepreneurial experience, with unique knowledge of building businesses, worldwide distribution, and 10 + years of mentoring experience in several countries.
Vadim’s mission is to assist aspiring entrepreneurs via individual mentoring, promoting micro finance in developing countries, etc. During the camp, he will facilitate discussions centered on philosophy of entrepreneurship, importance of using the entrepreneurial and creative spirit as a sustainable path to freedom.
Lobo Tiggre 
is the founder, CEO, and principal analyst and writer at IndependentSpeculator.com. Although frequently mistaken for one, Lobo is not a professional geologist. However his long tutelage under world-class geologists and investors resulted in an exceptional track record of speculative investment success in the mining and natural resources sector.
Martin Klug
believes that entrepreneurship is a key building block to financial and personal freedom. Over the past 25 years, he has created organizations and guided entrepreneurs on their journeys. His personal investment portfolio includes over 50 startups, and he serves as a portfolio advisor to various investment funds.
Kazimieras Sadauskas 
is a recognized cybersecurity expert specializing in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and advanced information security solutions. With over a decade of experience in cybersecurity research and development, Kazimieras is at the forefront of designing and implementing innovative technologies that address the evolving cyber threat landscape.
As the co-founder and director at CBRX, Kazimieras leads the development of cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity solutions aimed at automating Security Operations Center (SOC) processes, predictive threat modeling, and incident response automation. CBRX’s mission is to transform how organizations defend against cyber threats by combining automation, synthetic threat generation, and artificial intelligence to stay ahead of attackers in real time.
Kazimieras is a sought-after speaker and trainer, delivering in-depth courses and training programs for both government and private organizations on topics including OSINT methodologies, cybersecurity best practices, and personal data protection. His passion for knowledge-sharing is reflected in the actionable insights and real-world training he provides across various industries, enabling organizations to enhance their cybersecurity defenses.
For Jurgen van Pletsen, entrepreneurship is an exercise in relentless curiosity. He believes freedom isn’t a final destination but the result of staying humble, learning from every experience, and never letting setbacks define the journey.
His own path started in the structured world of Deloitte consulting, but curiosity soon led him to co-found his first successful company. After its exit, he took on an entirely new challenge — marketing and sales — building an online business from the ground up that sold thousands of products simply to master the craft. This hard-won expertise blossomed into a marketing consultancy, which later evolved based on client needs into his current venture, Perthvideo.com.au, today one of the largest media, broadcast and audio-visual services providers in Western Australia.
Jurgen will share his philosophies on how balancing calculated risks with a humble, learn-it-all attitude is essential for building a resilient and truly independent life as an entrepreneur.
Edmundas Balčikonis is the Co-Founder and CEO of RFPX.com, a GenAI platform automating complex document workflows for enterprises and public sector organizations. A repeat founder with multiple exits, Edmundas previously served as Co-CEO of TripAdd, an AI-powered B2B travel marketplace, following the acquisition of his AI travel startup, Eddy Travels, which scaled to over 4 million users and raised $1.7 million in funding. He also co-founded TrackDuck, a visual feedback tool acquired by InVision in 2017. With over a decade in AI, SaaS, and product-led growth, Edmundas is building tools that simplify complexity—one document at a time.
More presenters will be added soon
We are pleased to announce that the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation is joining the group of organizers of CYCLE Camp.
“We are delighted to welcome CYCLE Camp into our initiatives. We firmly believe that supporting entrepreneurship among young people is key to building a freer society,” said Jacek Spendel, President of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation.
Founded in 2012, the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation is a Polish non-profit organization whose mission is to educate a new generation of leaders by providing innovative educational solutions. The foundation promotes the ideas of individual liberty combined with responsibility, offering practical knowledge and tools for action. Its projects, such as the Polish-American Leadership Academy and Project Arizona, reach young leaders worldwide, supporting their professional and personal development.
With the involvement of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation, the camp will be connected with the Polish-American Leadership Academy, enabling greater participation of Polish attendees in this unique endeavor. This is a natural extension of the foundation’s mission, which focuses on educating young people and equipping them with the tools to effectively promote freedom and entrepreneurship.
https://fundacjawip.org/en/our-mission/
The ASBIRO university has become an official partner of our Cycle camp, https://www.asbiro.pl/EN/. We look forward to mutually beneficial cooperation with this visionary university.
