2023/24
Dominykas Kugelevičius
Education:
- Vilniaus Kolegija/University of Applied Sciences
Experience:
- Project Manager at venture capital fund ‘Startup Wise Guys’
- Military Service at Mechanised Infantry Brigade ‘Iron Wolf’
- Community Manager at financial technology and sustainable innovation center ‘ROCKIT’
- Project coordinator of startup acceleration program ‘Sustainable Innovation Program’
- Project coordinator of ‘The Nightingale of Freedom’ NFT
- Freelance event Manager at ‘Live Nation Lithuania’
Motivation
I’ve always been fascinated by the transformative power of technology and its ability to shape our future world.
My professional journey into the startup and business world began 3 years ago. I am patriotic, I voluntarily performed permanent mandatory military service in the mechanized infantry brigade ‘Iron Wolf’, so when I heard about the ‘Kurk Lietuvai’ project, I thought it was a great opportunity to combine these two important areas, promote local business, and contribute to the defense of the Lithuanian forces technological growth. I think it is important for Lithuania to become a technologically advanced country in today’s context.
Rotation
1
Disruptive technologies in Lithuania’s defence
Defence Materiel Agency under MND
The aim of the project is to develop a long-term strategy of technological priorities for the national defence system to ensure the technological advantage of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The strategy will help the different actors in the defence sector (science, business, state institutions, the Lithuanian Armed Forces) to focus their efforts on the same goals, as well as facilitate cooperation, competitiveness and innovation development in the Lithuanian defence industry.
2
Building a cybersecurity community: the Cyber Campus concept
National Cyber Security Centre
The aim of the project is to develop a concept for a Cyber Campus pilot project with a view to its implementation. Cyber Campus will be an equitably organised platform for the cybersecurity ecosystem, with the aim of bringing together an active cybersecurity community composed of business, public sector and academia.
