PROGRAMME 2021
09.00 – 10.00 REGISTRATION
10. 00 – 10.20 Welcoming Address and Opening of the Conference
Paulius Baltrušaitis, Director of Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
10.20 – 12.30 Parallel Session
12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 - 14.00 Manufacturing Innovations and Innovation Ecosystems for Start-ups
Gintaras Vilda, Director of the Manufacturing Innovation Valley (Lithuania)
prof. dr. Žaneta Stasiškienė, Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)
Aleksandro Montanha, University of Sevilla (Spain)
15.40 – 16.00 FINAL SESSION
PROGRAMME 2020
09.00 – 10.00 REGISTRATION
10. 00 – 10.20 Welcoming Address and Opening of the Conference
Paulius Baltrušaitis, Director of Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
10.20 – 12.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 – 15.30 PLENARY SESSION
13.30 – 14.00 Interaction of Human and Humanoid Robot
Prof. dr. Adolfas Laimutis Telksnys, Linas Aidokas, Vilnius University, Lithuania
14.00 – 14:30 Understanding the Dynamics of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Big Data Analytics
Dr. Georgios K. Ouzounis, Visiting Professor, Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
14.30 – 15.00 Kaunas 2022: Present and Future
Ana Kočegarova, Kaunas22 Programme Manager, Lithuania
15.00 – 15.30 The Future of Women Entrepreneurs around the World
Prof. dr. Dianne H.B. Welsh, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA
15.30 – 15.40 COFFEE BREAK
15.40 – 16.00 FINAL SESSION
PROGRAMME 2019
09.00 – 10.00 REGISTRATION Pramones Av. 20, Conference Hall
10.00 – 12.30 PLENARY SESSION
10. 00 – 10.10 Welcoming address and opening of the Conference
Paulius Baltrušaitis, Director of Kauno kolegija/University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
10.10 – 10.40 Smart Development of the Region
Dr. Robertas Jucevičius, Professor at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
10.40 – 11.10 Institutional Framework for Fintech Development: Why Does it Matter?
Martynas Pilkis, Chief specialist of Financial Markets Policy Department at Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
11.10 – 11.40 Solutions to Foster Innovations in a Region. Kaunas City Case
Tadas Stankevičius, Head of Business Division, Kaunas IN, Lithuania
11.40 – 12.15 Democratizing Knowledge - Science Shops, Knowledge Mobilization, and Broader Impacts
Norbert Steinhaus, Coordinator of Bonn Science Shop (WILA Bonn), Germany
12.15 – 12.30 DISCUSSION
12.30 – 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 – 15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS Programme
15.30 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 16.00 FINAL SESSION Room 407, Pramonės av. 22A