Global Shapers Vilnius

About

AboutAI enthusiast and AI chat-bots company founder. Also Vytautas is an Artificial Intelligent MSc student at Edinburgh University and  software engineer at SERMO company.

AboutErika is a globally minded, energetic, and enthusiastic person with a heightened passion for sustainability and dynamic communication. She envisions a successful environment as one in which people understand and implement the values of trust and collaboration, as well take pride in quality over quantity. Erika works at Moneta International as an Information and Cyber Security Officer and has recently came back to Lithuania after studying and living in The Netherlands.

AboutExperienced Business developer with a demonstrated history of working in the music and media startup ecosystem. Skilled in HR Consulting, Market Research, Planning and Operations, Teamwork and Teambuilding, Business and Partnership Development. A strong entrepreneur with a professional and proactive can-do attitude and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Finance, and Accounting. Always excited to challenge outdated educational and organizational structures as well as behavioural psychology and stochastic mathematical models. CodeAcademy Alumni and Vilnius.AI organiser and speaker with a limitless passion to inspire and motivate constant personal and career-related growth. Enthusiastic about AI, Big Data, Machine learning, Growth Hacking, Branding and community building.

AboutDenas Grybauskas is a lawyer at EUROAPOTHECA UAB, founder of social initiative "Juk nesunku", co-founder of legal platform LAW THIS.

AboutTomas is a serial entrepreneur. He led his first startup business kartu.lt to become one of the market leaders and later sold it to the major local player. He developed another e-commerce business - AdoreBox. Tomas worked as an assistant to chairman of the board at the leading regional real estate developer. International experience-wise  he has worked and/or studied in South Africa, Sweden, Poland, France, Russia and the USA. Tomas holds 3 MSc degrees, from CEMS, Stockholm School of Economics and KTU. He co-developed the global CEMS Entrepreneurs Club, ran an entrepreneurial workshop at LSE as well as locally represented the global Startup Digest blog. Currently he is focused on using blockchain and AI technologies to solve software development matchmaking.

AboutPassionate about data analytics and sustainability Gintare works at the energy distribution service operator ESO leading projects propelling the energy sector’s transition towards a more sustainable and effective grid. Her main activities focus on what role does the energy grid play in meeting Lithuania’s NECP goals as well as how to encourage consumers to be more energy efficient. Apart from that, Gintare is the co-founder of Impact Meetups - a community of young professionals making positive impact relating to sustainability and climate change. She has joined Global Shapers after moving back to Lithuania and much of her free time is spent on raising awareness on climate change. .

AboutMatas is a “Create Lithuania” Project Manager at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania. His primary goal is to boost growing of the local financial market through listings of the SOEs and development of blockchain based projects. Previously he worked as a lawyer in M&A and corporate fields in one of the biggest law firm in the Baltics. Matas social action started to materialize into results already in students’ representative organization of Vilnius University, where he was selected as a curator and later nominated as a veteran. He also was an active member of university’s moot courts community, which led to an honor to represent it at the most prestigious European Law Moot Court competition in The Hague and also a victory at the national STart’17 moot court. Social initiative Matas puts most of his free time to nowadays is “City Alumni” and its branch in Jurbarkas. Idea of it is to create vibrant communities and enable them to maintain the link with the hometowns they left while at the same time helping it to develop and solve the challenges of today and tomorrow.

AboutZygimantas is future innovation maniac, renewable energy and e-mobility enthusiast who found himself in blockchain industry. After years of experience as public speaking lecturer and manager of social projects and events, Zygimantas gained MSc degree in Environmental Management and Policy at Lund University. After a year in largest energy holding in Baltics, Zygimantas decided to look for new challenges and joined Blockchain Centre Vilnius. After organising almost 70 blockchain events in 8 months, he joined CIVITTA - business consultancy. In CIVITTA he was responsible for company's blockchain projects, consulting on e-mobility and environmental management topics. Zygimantas represented the company at INATBA, working in Social Impact, Mobility and Climate Action Working Groups. Being a devoted citizen, problem solver he become social media activist who inspires and empowers young people and he always strive for a positive change. Zygimantas was awarded European Youth Democracy Prize for his contribution to fighting youth ignorance and intolerance as well as organising various civic activities.

AboutZydrune Vitaite holds a degree in Economics, Vilnius University. Her experience includes business management, sales, leadership, concept development, and agenda building for local and international conferences, organizing and chairing numerous events, speaker. She was formerly a CEO at MAINSEC, running operations of telecoms engineering company in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Also, a curator of WEF Global Shapers for the term 2014-2015 and President of AIESEC Lithuania, the national chapter of the world's largest youth-run organization, leading its international team in Lithuania and implementing and improving projects on sustainable NGO development and youth leadership education, and building a strong network of AIESEC Alumni worldwide. Member of the Board of Advisors and initiator of its Alumni fund at AIESEC Lithuania. Zydrune is also a co-founder and board member of Women Go Tech.

AboutRytis is a Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at a Lithuanian state controlled energy company operating oil and LNG terminals. He previously leaded a legal team which was responsible for execution of Lithuania's LNG Terminal Project, national strategic project aimed at ensuring energy security and reliability of natural gas long-term supply in the country. He has also worked as an attorney at law specializing in business dispute resolution and lectured on international trade law and international law at Mykolas Romeris University. Rytis has interned at the European Commission, Cabinet of Commissioner for Customs, Taxation and Anti-fraud and Embassy of Lithuania to the United States in Washington D.C. acting as energy policy adviser. Rytis holds LL.M. Degree with focus on international energy policy and international trade law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Joint Master in International Law Degree at Ghent University and Mykolas Romeris University. Rytis has also studied at Harvard Law School and Lund University. Rytis has received several recognitions including acknowledgments by Lithuania’s Prime Minister and Speaker of the National Parliament. The most recent is Lithuania‘s Lawyer of the Year 2015 Award by the In-House Lawyers Association. In 2011 during accidental visit to the WEF's Office in New York Rytis found out about WEF's community and upon his return to Lithuania he initiated foundation of Global Shapers Hub in Vilnius.

AboutPaulius is the Managing Director at the Lithuanian ICT industry association INFOBALT. Previously he has worked as the Head of Governmental Program “Kurk Lietuvai” and is also as an expert on improving investment environment at "Invest Lithuania". Paulius has graduated high school in the U.S. and later acquired a double major degree (B.A.) in Economics and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During his student years, he has co-founded the Lithuanian Student Association of North America and presided over it until graduation from university. Also, for over two years, he was the Managing Director at the Lithuanian American Council – an organization with the task of advocating the interests of the Lithuanian-American community to the United States government. Paulius is a co-founder and board member of Women Go Tech.

AboutMantas is currently working as a policy Monitoring and analysis specialist at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. He is responsible for the provision of evidence based for European vocational education and training, adult learning and adult skills policies. His responsibilities include coordination of relevant European-wide statistical surveys with the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) and research projects with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). His academic background includes MSc in Cognitive and decision sciences at the University College London (UCL) as well as MSc in International administration and management at the International School of Management and Economics (ISM). Prior to joining the European Commission, Mantas acquired substantial experience working for the private sector, with responsibilities covering business intelligence and analytics in the pharmaceutical industry. Mantas is one of the co-founders and an active alumnus of Global Shapers Vilnius Hub.

AboutKamile Kaselyte is an entrepreneur & digital marketer, whose experience centres around digital marketing, communications and startup development. Currently, Kamile is a digital strategist and content manager at SBL. She holds a MSc in Communication Sciences - New Media and Society in Europe from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a Bachelor’s degree in business management from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her professional expertise spans from providing technology companies with digital marketing and Public Relations expertise to co-founding startups.

AboutJarune Narkeviciute is a Co-founder of social media agency “bigNow” – Integrating media channels to build social media promotions which provides a continuous experience with online and offline media. Jarune is a co-founder and board member of Women Go Tech.

AboutDarius is an advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. He is assisting with the coordination of foreign assistance efforts, dealing with international financial institutions like the World Bank, OECD, EIB, EBRD and alike. Before moving to Kyiv, Darius was located in London, where he worked at Churchill Capital and the Mergermarket Group. He was providing investment advice and research for hedge funds, analysed merger arbitrage, relative value and event-driven situations and generated investment ideas. Darius is a curator of World Economic Forum Global Shapers Vilnius Hub and an active member of Kyiv Hub, board member at Professional Government Association of Ukraine, member of various career mentorship and development programs. He was previously a Board Member at World Lithuanian Youth Association and the president at Lithuanian Youth Association in the United Kingdom. Darius has received his MSc in International Business and Management at Bradford Business School (UK) and BA in Political Science at the Lithuania Military Academy.

AboutAurimas Virzintas is both an entrepreneur and intrapreneur who has already been involved in merging several businesses of sustainable and green products as well as media and art develpoment. He has been managing Lithuanian design company for few years and joined a start-up as a co-founder with a mission to enter Japanese market. Throughout his journey of business and product development he took over a role of brand management of Kirigami Design brand which has been introduced in London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Singapore and received A' Design Award bronze medal in furniture catagery and which has also been selected by Green product Award to exhibit in Shanghai. Kirigami Design has been widely covered by the media in China as a brand of sustainable and green products. Aurimas is a founder of “Entrepreneurship club” at ISM. He has been widely involved in a number of social projects: "Stay in Lithuania”, "Rotary academy", and "Projects management academy". He has been an active member at Junior Chamber International. Aurimas has studied in 5 different universities in 4 different countries: EDHEC Business School (France), IIPM New Delhi (India), Vilnius university (LIthuania). He also holds joint honors degree in business management at Edinburgh Napier University (United Kingdom) and ISM University of Management and Economics (Lithuania). Aurimas has recently participated at the Emerge conference in University of Oxford and focuses on social entrepreneurship.

AboutCo-Founder of NGO "Good will" running business-ngo partnerships and launching first social business accelerator in the Baltics "Socifaction" | Head of Communication and Strategic Project Development of Investors’ Forum.