Conference Programme 2017
8th International Scientific Conference ‘Rural Development 2017: Bioeconomy Challenges‘.
Thursday, 23th November
| 8.00–9.00 | Registration of Participants | |
| 9.00–13.00 | Plenary Session | |
| 9.00–9.30 | Welcome speech Rector prof. dr. Antanas Maziliauskas Minister of Agriculture Mr. Bronius Markauskas Partners of the conference | |
| 9.30–10.00 | Lithuanian Bioeconomy Development: Profile and Strategical Guidelines Prof. dr. Vlada Vitunskienė, Prof dr. Vilija Aleknevičienė (Lithuania) | |
| 10.00–10.30 | Multifunctional Land Use and Decision Making for Sustainable Rural Development Prof. dr. Vida Malienė (United Kingdom) | |
| 10.30–11.00 | Growth Performance and Management in Mixed Stands Prof. habil dr. Heinz Röhle (Germany) | |
| 11.00–11.30 | Coffee break | |
| 11.30–12.00 | Diverse business governance models: Co-Opetitive and Collaborative, Fitness for Purpose Prof. habil. dr. Jane Eastham (United Kingdom) | |
| 12.00–12.30 | Crop Pollination: An Important Input in Agriculture Prof. dr. Koos Biesmeijer (The Netherlands) | |
| 12.30–13.00 | The Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 in the Bioeconomy Domain José Ruiz Espi (Belgium) | |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.30–17.00 | Political Forum “Bioeconomy for Rural Areas Development” | |
| 18.00 | Gala Dinner | |
Friday, 24th November
| 8.30–13.00 | Parallel Sessions |
| 9.00–11.00 | Internal meeting of Baltic Sea Network for European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (BSN-EAFRD) |
| 10.30–13.00 | MITA session „Horizon 2020: Insights into the new Societal Challenge 2 work programme 2018-2020“ |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00–15.30 | Final Plenary Session
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| 16.00-18.00 | Kaunas City Tour |