Conference Programme 2019
9th International Scientific Conference “Rural Development 2019: Research and Innovation for Bioeconomy”
Thursday, 26th September
| 8.00–9.00 | Registration of Participants |
| 9.00–13.00 | Plenary Session |
| 9.00–9.30 | Welcome speech Minister of Agriculture Chairperson: Chancellor of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy prof. dr. Antanas Maziliauskas |
| 9.30–10.00 | Sustainable Transport by Optimal Routing in Complex Delivery Tasks Prof. dr. László T. Kóczy (Hungary) |
| 10.00–10.30 | Creating a knowledge-based bio-economy that increases well-being in rural areas: the need for a transdisciplinary research approach Prof. dr. Karlheinz Knickel (Germany) |
| 10.30–11.00 | Agriculture 4.0 in role of supporting platform for Bioeconomy and Precision Farming Assoc. prof. dr. Jiří Mašek (Czech Republic) |
| 11.00–11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30–12.00 | Using soil physical data and modelling to assess soil quality and water use in agriculture under climate change scenarios Prof. dr. Quirijn de Jong van Lier (Brazil) |
| 12.00–12.30 | Wood use to mitigate climate change and support bioeconomy (carbon storage in wood products and biochar) Dr. Gediminas Jasinevičius (Norway) |
| 12.30-13.00 | Mastering agritech again: could the training of intermediate players ease the deployment of precision agriculture? Assoc. prof. dr. Davide Rizzo (France) |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00–17.00 | Business and Science Forum “The Development of Bioeconomy as a Prerequisite for Long-Term Competitiveness and Welfare Creation” |
| 17.00–17.45 | Meeting with researchers |
| 19.00 | Gala Dinner |
Friday, 27th September
| 8.30–13.00 | Parallel Sessions |
| 10.30–11.00 | Coffee break and poster presentation |
| 9.00–11.00 | Project Ideas Sharing and Discussion |
| 10.00–13.15 | International Meeting of Baltic Sea Network – for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (BSN-EAFRD) |
| 10.30–12.00 | Presenting Different International Scientific Journals: Meeting with Editorial Board members |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00–15.30 | Final Plenary Session |
| 16.00–18.00 | Kaunas City Tour |
Saturday, 28th September
| 10.00–16.00 | Cultural Tour |