Experience

Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA)

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of ICA European Committee

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  The ICA European Committee aims to enhance ICA’s visibility towards European institutions for the benefit of ICA members and EU in the areas of interest to ICA including agriculture and food, the circular bioeconomy, the sustainable use of natural resources, and the protection of the environment and rural development.This Committee is central to implementing the “ICA strategy towards 2030” by initiating and maintaining interactions with European institutions, collecting and disseminating EU business intelligence, lobbying on the agenda of the European Commission, identifying project opportunities for ICA members, developing ideas for thought pieces, and providing communication feeds.The ICA European Committee aims to enhance the benefits of ICA membership and contribute the expertise of ICA members through thought leadership, visibility, and recognition in the European Networks. Show less

• Secretary General | ICA

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  ICA activities are relating to the circular bioeconomy, the sustainable use of natural resources, the protection of the environment and rural development. ICA aim to enhance members’ success in education, research and innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy and society, by engaging with European and global institutions and networks, to share experience, cooperate in new ventures, and benefit from the resulting synergy.More about ICA: https://www.ica-europe.info



Accelerating circular bio-based solutions integration in European rural areas (BioRural)

• Senior Researcher

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Specific objectives - Evaluate the current status of the European Bioeconomy - Identify factors affecting innovation adoption and diffusion of bio-based solutions - Create a European rural Bioeconomy network - Assess and promote bio-based solutions in rural areas - Facilitate knowledge exchange and capacity building for the rural Bioeconomy - Develop and continuously optimise an online open stakeholders’ tool (BioRural Toolkit) - Create rural development blueprints for Bioeconomy businesses from conception to scale More about the project: https://biorural.eu/ Show less



Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas

• Lithuania
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Coordinator of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Activities

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  The Business and Social Partnership Centre (BSPC) is a non-academic unit of Agriculture Academy of Vytautas Magnus University which was established as a result of the reorganization of the former Agricultural Science and Technology Park.The aim of the BSPC is to facilitate the cooperation of the VMU Agriculture Academy with business and social partners. The key interest is sharing knowledge and ideas, establishing fruitful contacts, and organizing various activities. One of our most visible activities in the public is organizing exhibitions. In total, the Agriculture Academy has organized more than 100 national and international exhibitions and other events. Show less

• Researcher

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Projects:1. "Curriculum of Rural Communities development" Erasmus+2. EIP OG project: "Short supply chain management of biologically valuable products and development of local markets".3. Project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania “Methodological recommendations for project innovation assessment”. 4. Project “The Evaluation methodology for the assessment of European Innovation Partnership in Agriculture”, Application no. 13, 24/03/2016, the project is carried out according to the measures to be financed by the Agricultural, Food and Fisheries Research and Development 2015-2020. 5. Lithuanian Rural Network-funded project “Finding and applying innovative solutions in rural areas change management”.6. International course of the intensive study program „Role of Agricultural and Natural Resources in the Context of Sustainable Rural Development “.7. Project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania "Scientific recommendation on agricultural, food, fisheries and rural development and applied Research, Innovation Development 2014-2020”.8. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania “Development of Rural Social Infrastructure for Social Cohesion”.9. Intensive international study course “Sustainability and Innovation in Rural Development” (SIRD). Show less

• The Head of Tourism Industries Study Programme

  • Nov 2019 - Present

• Associate Professor

  • Feb 2018 - Present

• Head of Research and Arts Unit

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2019

  Area of responsibility – organization and coordination of work at Research and Art Unit, mediation in the supplying of information on the university’s scientific or artistic activities to interested institutions, consultations to the university’s researchers, lecturers, recognized artists on the matters of scientific or artistic activities, scientific or artistic productions and other performance indicators, various contests and application submissions, analysis of the university’s annual results of scientific or artistic production. Show less



European Network for Rural Development

• Belgium
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Expert | Thematic group on Sustainability Agreements

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  A Thematic Group (TG) on Sustainability Agreements focus on the development of understanding how sustainability agreements are currently framed and pursued (horizontally and vertically) through the food value chain; Identifying some of the challenges and barriers that collective actions around sustainability face, including in the light of regulatory changes; Identifying the added value of pursuing sustainability objectives through collaboration.

• Expert | Thematic Group on Rural Proofing

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Rural proofing is a mechanism that can help boost rural revitalisation by ensuring all relevant policies beyond rural development are aligned with rural needs and realities. It is also one of the transversal elements outlined in the "Long Term Vision for Rural Areas". The Thematic Group on "Rural Proofing" is designed to share experience and develop recommendations that can guide the design and implementation of rural proofing mechanisms within Member States at different administrative levels (national, regional and local). Show less



EU CAP Network | Innovation & Knowledge Exchange – EIP-AGRI

• Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Knowledge & Innovation Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  The "Support Facility for Innovation and Knowledge exchange including EIP-AGRI" acts as a mediator within the EIP-AGRI network, enhancing communication and cooperation between everyone with a keen interest in knowledge sharing and innovating agriculture, forestry and rural areas: farmers, researchers, advisers, businesses, environmental groups, consumer interest groups and other organisations. Its activities cover all 9 CAP specific objectives and the cross-cutting objective of modernising agriculture and rural areas by fostering and sharing knowledge, innovation and digitalisation. The Support Facility "Innovation & Knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI" offers EIP-AGRI networking support to: - build up well-functioning Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) in the EU foster smart and resilient agricultural, forestry and rural sectors, and food security; - bolster environmental care and climate action; - strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas. Show less



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• External Expert for H2020 & Horizon Europe

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Scientific journal "Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development"

• Lithuania

• Editor In Chief

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development is the international, peer-reviewed scientific journal is published by Aleksandras Stulginskis University and Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economic, the leading institutions of research in agricultural & rural business management and economics in Lithuania. The aim of the journal is to promote exchange in scientific knowledge by publishing scientific articles in social sciences areas: management and administration, business studies, public administration, economic, as well as application oriented, practically and / or theoretically associated with the countryside, agriculture and its infrastructure. Journal “Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development” is already included in database Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), the part Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection. Show less



Aleksandras Stulginskis University

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2012 - Present

• Vice Dean of Economics and Management Faculty

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018



Association for European Life Science Universities

• Belgium

• ICA EU Task Force

  • Feb 2020 - Dec 2021

  Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA) relating to agriculture, forestry, food, natural resources, rural development and the environment. ICA aims to enhance members’ success in the international market place, in Europe and globally, by providing a supportive environment to share experience, to cooperate in new ventures and to benefit from the resulting synergy. ICA Board Board wishes to enhance the engagement of ICA with the European Commission, the European Parliament and other organizations in Brussels for the benefit of ICA's members. Task Force is strengthening ICA's engagement with organizations in Brussels and advise the ICA Board on how to organize and manage this engagement in the long run. Show less