About Event

Rural development 2025

Dear Participants of the Conference,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 12th International Scientific Conference “Rural Development 2025: Resilience to Global Change”. It has already become a biannual tradition to meet colleagues and partners from all over the world here. In addition, we are pleased that this event has become a common area for international scientific collaboration. We are united by a common purpose and a shared vision: to explore, discuss, and strategize on how bioeconomy businesses and rural communities can adapt, thrive, and lead in an era characterized by rapid and often unpredictable changes.

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Total Topics
373
Total Speakers
21
Countries of scientists
454
Total Attendance
Schedule

Event Schedule

Topics Speakers Time Venue
Registration of Participants
Full conference program
https://ruraldevelopment.lt/programme/
08:00 - 09:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Plenary Session
Live streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmqQyJMDJo
09:00 - 13:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Welcome speech
Astrida Miceikienė
Chancellor of Agriculture Academy, guests
09:00 - 09:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Presentation dedicated to 100th anniversary of VMU Agriculture Academy
Astrida Miceikienė, Rytis Skominas
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy – one hundred years of science and studies
VMU Agriculture Academy
09:30 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Athena Katharina Ramos
The intersection between agriculture, immigrant integration, and rural prosperity: Opportunities for building community in changing times
University of Nebraska Medical Center
10:00 - 10:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Jiří Mašek
Smart Farming as a new Era of Agriculture
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
10:30 - 11:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee / Tea break 11:00 - 11:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Umakant Mishra
Carbon farming: Opportunities and uncertainties
University of California, Santa Cruz
11:30 - 12:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Petteri Vihervaara
Importance of biodiversity monitoring for green economy and sustainability
University of Eastern Finland
12:00 - 12:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho
Domestic wastewater reuse in agriculture: decentralized treatment systems
Polytechnic Institute of Beja
12:30 - 13:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Parallel Sessions 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1
Agro-innovations and Food Technologies
14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2
Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity
14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3
Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4
Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change
14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee/Tea break 16:00 - 16:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Parallel Sessions and poster presentation 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1
Agro-innovations and Food Technologies
16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2
Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity
16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3
Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources
16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4
Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change
16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Gala Dinner 18:30 - 22:00 Raudondvaris Manor Arts Incubator, Pilies str. 1, Raudondvaris, Kaunas distr.
Topics Speakers Time Venue
Registration of Political, Business and Science Forum Participants 09:00 - 10:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Coffee/Tea 09:00 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Political, Business and Science Forum
Triple Helix Stakeholder Forum “Connecting the dots: a roadmap for bioeconomy innovation and business development in Lithuania”

Live streaming In Lithuanian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfePZuKTIw
Live streaming In English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jud25g1OgLI
10:00 - 16:50 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee/Tea break 14:45 - 15:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Final Plenary Session
Live streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=604ZW39ri38
17:00 - 18:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Kaunas City Tour 18:30 - 20:30 Excursion in Kaunas, visiting Kaunas city historical places
Topics Speakers Time Venue
Coffee/Tea 09:30 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Cultural Tour 10:00 - 12:00
Visiting exhibition “LIVESTOK SHOW 2023” 10:00 - 16:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Kaunas distr., Lithuania
Speakers

Athena Katharina Ramos

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Athena Katharina Ramos

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Jiří Mašek

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Jiří Mašek

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Umakant Mishra

University of California, Santa Cruz

Umakant Mishra

University of California, Santa Cruz

Petteri Vihervaara

Finnish Environment Institute

Petteri Vihervaara

Finnish Environment Institute

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho

Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho

Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Partners of Conference

Sponsors of Conference:

Partners of the forum

Patron of the forum

Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania

Exhibition

Livestock 2023 farming exhibition

Gallery

Event Photos From 2023

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy

  • Studentų st. 11, Akademija,
    Kaunas distr., Lithuania