International Startup Village Networking Event – online & on site in Vilnius

How to make rural areas trendy? This a question that we will discuss and exchange views on together with many different high-level speakers at the International Startup Village Networking event in Vilnius.

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Thu, April 25, 2024

Town Hall, Mokslininkų st. 2A, Vilnius

Cluster and Digital Innovation Hub "AgriFood Lithuania" on the 7th of February 2023 will bring together stakeholders - science, business, startups, policy makers in the international Startup Village networking event – Innovative and Resilient Regional Development that will take place in Vilnius. One of the essential goals of this event is to sign the Memorandum for European Startup Village Alliance and agree on further practical actions that would significantly contribute to the long-term development of the regions by implementing the Startup Village initiative, which is included in the long-term vision plan for EU rural areas.

The Startup Village Networking event also focuses on startups and invites them from across Europe to participate in the event and boost their businesses by networking, increasing their visibility and using the funding opportunities! The event will attract a number of startups, corporates, as well as other organizations operating cross-sectoral. The event includes a dedicated presentation followed by a panel discussion, presenting multiple funding opportunities for SMEs provided by the European projects in the upcoming year or two.

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Prepare to be inspired by our esteemed speakers:

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Minister of Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Simonas Gentvilas, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
Andy Zynga, CEO at EIT Food
Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė, Director at AgriFood Lithuania
George Beers, Coordinator at SmartAgriHubs, Wageningen University & Research
Antonio Novo Guerrero, President of the European Clusters Alliance
Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
Marja-Liisa Meurice, Director of EIT Food CLC North-East
Augustas Alešiūnas, Founder & Owner of ART21
Mladen Radišić, CEO Foodscale Hub
Kasparas Jurgelionis, Managing Partner at Iron Wolf Capital
Mantas Vilys, Director at Lithuanian Innovation Center, representative of the EEN in Lithuania, E-DIH Lithuania coordinator
Prof. dr. Juozas Augutis, Rector at Vytautas Magnus University
Dr Julija Kiršienė, Vice-Rector for Research at Vytautas Magnus University
Daniel Copot, Director of Agrifood DIH (Slovenia)
Justinas Pašys, Managing Director at Lithuanian Business Angel Network
Mette Marie Simonsen, Project Manager at Danish Board of Technology
Thomas Gitsoudis, Senior Innovation Officer at AgriFood Lithuania
Laura Uturytė, Project Manager at LITMEA