International Startup Village networking event – Innovative and Resilient Regional Development

Cluster and Digital Innovation Hub "AgriFood Lithuania" on the 7^th 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. Mariya Gabriel, the Commissioner for Innovation, Scientific Research, Culture, Education and Youth of the European Union will speak at the event and welcome the Memorandum.

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. Throughout the event, startups will also have an exclusive opportunity to expand their business network and meet 1on1 with their potential business partners, providers, and clients.

This conference is free of charge and will be broadcast live across Europe. Participants are invited to register and participate remotely here.

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, European Cluster Manager of the Year 2022
• 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, AGTech Investor, EIT Food core partner, startup ecosystem expert
• Ieva Silina, Advisor to the Minister on Innovation and Digitalisation, the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
• Mladen Radišić, CEO Foodscale Hub
• Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth, Coordinator of the European Startup Village Hub of the University Alliances, Head of Bioeconomy Office University of Hohenheim
• Kasparas Jurgelionis, Managing Partner at Iron Wolf Capital
• Liene Briede, European Innovation Council board member, Latvian Startup Association “Startin.LV” board member, Director of Science and Innovation department at Riga Technical University
• Mantas Vilys, Director at Lithuanian Innovation Center, representative of the EEN in Lithuania, E-DIH Lithuania coordinator
• Gonçalo Amorim, CEO and Founder of BGI, Non-executive director of the CoLAB Food4Sustainability
• Prof. dr. Juozas Augutis, Rector at Vytautas Magnus University
• Dr. Julija Kiršienė, Vice-Rector for Research at Vytautas Magnus University
• Alina Dolmate, Innovation Ecosystem Development Unit at Riga Technical University Science and Innovation Centre, EIT Food Hub Manager in Latvia
• 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
• Orsolya Szaplonczay, Managing Director at Innoskart DIH

Date, time, location: 7^th of February 2023, from 9 a.m., Vilnius Town Hall and online

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Contact email: edita@agrifood.lt