Conference Programme - RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2023

Conference events:

September 26-28, 2023

Event place:

Central Building of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy

Day 1 26 Sep, 2023

Topics	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.

Day 2 27 Sep, 2023

Topics	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

Day 3 28 Sep, 2023

Topics	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