Mentors & Experts
Mentoring is best described as an educational process when mentors share knowledge with the purpose of surfacing potential in their protégés.
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Benas Bakevičius. QA engineer. Simplex Payment services
Benas Bakevičius
QA engineer
Simplex Payment services
I have been in a QA position since 2013. I‘ve been in several different companies, worked on various
projects, products and SDLC’s. I have experience being in a lead position for almost two years.
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Laura Ambrutienė. Product Manager. DAY Q ANALYTICS
Laura Ambrutienė
Product Manager
DAY Q ANALYTICS
IT karjerą pradėjau dar 1999 metais. Esu dirbusi įvairiose srityse: help desk, programuotoja, analitike, projektų vadove, galų gale pradėjau vadovauti ir žmonėms. Šiuo metu esu stipriai įsitraukusi ir be galo žaviuosi duomenų analitikos suteikiama nauda.
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Jonas Laimis Vasiljevas. Product Consultant. Equal Experts
Jonas Laimis Vasiljevas
Product Consultant
Equal Experts
Digital Product Manager / Owner adept at defining strategic, tactical requirements eliciting complex business requirements to enable major business, digital change and regulatory compliance (GDPR) within the Financial Services (incl. FX), Payments & Banking sectors. Strengths include: blending strong business acumen with superior technical capabilities to scope IT solutions closely aligned to strategic objectives; a genuine ability to focus on the user experience (UX) & rapidly validating requirements through creation of mock-ups & prototypes; applying in-depth commercial & business knowledge to drive regulatory and digital change across process, people and technology; and adopting a pragmatic approach to stakeholder management to capture full business requirements to deliver innovative solutions.
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Emilija Valantiejūtė. Senior UX Researcher. Surfshark
Emilija Valantiejūtė
Senior UX Researcher
Surfshark
I’ve been in the field of UX for a bit more than seven years. During these years had a chance to work on different projects, different products within various organizations, done a couple of hundred user research sessions, got rooted in the UX design process. Also, I grew a love for mentoring and sharing what I’ve learned so far. I am still growing, still learning every day.
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Domantas Laurynas. Senior Product Manager. Dixa
Domantas Laurynas
Senior Product Manager
Dixa
He is an experienced Product Manager with hands on experience in creating new and improving existing B2B and B2C products.
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Darius Chmieliauskas. UX team lead. BetGamesTV
Darius Chmieliauskas
UX team lead
BetGamesTV
Knowing the fundamentals of UX and focusing on soft skills is by far more critical than following UX trends. That is my rule of thumb when working with different teams, and it always pays off. And most important – critical thinking and asking WHY? is the best way to start any project.
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Aurelija Židickytė – Orvydė. Head of Management of the Metering Energy Department. ESO
Aurelija Židickytė – Orvydė
Head of Management of the Metering Energy Department
ESO
I work to make it easy for the client, profitable for the company, and interesting for the employee, also providing him/her with the possibilities to grow. Coaching, mentoring, and leadership in the energy field are my daily routine. With the team, we create and implement changes in the organization’s activities, implement innovations from operational efficiency to program development, I live in the culture of the Lean system. I love challenges, and I think that one mountain top is just the foot of another mountain.
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Aurelija Pavinkšnytė. Project manager/Scrum master. Vaultspeed
Aurelija Pavinkšnytė
Project manager/Scrum master
Vaultspeed
I am full of energy and enthusiasm at work, because I love my job and I can realize myself. I have been working in the IT field for 13 years: starting my career as a consultant, today I am a Project manager/Scrum Master of the international company – a person who is committed to the smooth work of the IT team. I make sure that the largest projects are carried out professionally and on time, and that the working experts do not lack motivation and enjoy teamwork. I am ready to share my knowledge of project management in an international environment, risk and change management, Scrum, family and career balance and how to plan steps for successful integration in the IT world.
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Arnas Bastys. QA Engineer. HomeDoc Technologies Baltic (Oxygen)
Arnas Bastys
QA Engineer
HomeDoc Technologies Baltic (Oxygen)
I am a software quality assurance specialist, but to be honest, I would like to simply call myself a “tester”. My goal in this role is to help teams to deliver a product with pace and at the same time with fewer risks. At the moment, I am building, breaking, automating, and improving the next-generation telemedicine platform.
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Anna Balčiūnė. Connectivity Strategy and Portfolio manager. Telia Company AB
Anna Balčiūnė
Connectivity Strategy and Portfolio manager
Telia Company AB
Project management professional (PMP®) and Lean Portfolio Manager (SAFe®) with a decade of international experience in telecommunications & public comm. Integrity, curiosity and simplicity are what I value the most. Due to my interest in personal growth & work-life balance, I am also a mentor at the Association of Swedish Engineers, board member of a labor union, and a certified career+life coach for women in technological fields. I love to support women to create an enjoyable career that fits their desired lifestyle, to shine with confidence and nurture their femininity.
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Jonas Bačinskas. Regional Manageer. Software Development Academia
Jonas Bačinskas
Regional Manageer
Software Development Academia
Team player and always looking for a way to solve the problems. Everybody can achieve what they dream about – it’s just a matter of motivation and will.
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Deividas Strioga. Android developer. Vinted
Deividas Strioga
Android developer
Vinted
Modern, self-taught, and enthusiastic android developer who loves sharing his knowledge. He is interested in the latest tech as well as beautiful architecture. Finally has found his home at Vinted.
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Ina Semionova. Product Designer. Vinted
Ina Semionova
Product Designer
Vinted
Ina Semionova is a product designer, currently working at Vinted to make second hand first choice world-wide. Main areas of focus and expertise lies in creating delightful cross-platform user experiences, building design systems and learning ins and outs of copywriting.
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Ieva Gražulevičiūtė. Backend developer. Vinted
Ieva Gražulevičiūtė
Backend developer
Vinted
Physicist turned quality assurance specialist turned backend developer. Avid learner and self development geek. Specializing in payments domain. Experienced with building both distributed and monolithic systems.
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Rasa Jonkutė. UX Designer. Trustpilot
Rasa Jonkutė
UX Designer
Trustpilot
I’m a user-centered designer, currently helping companies to build trust online using Trustpilot. Being a part of a dedicated product team, I help to synthesise customers’ needs and deliver evidence-based designs.
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Kotryna Laptevaitė. QA Specialist. Bankera
Kotryna Laptevaitė
QA Specialist
Bankera
I’m a quality assurance specialist having a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Master’s degree in Fintech, working on various products under one of the most ambitious fintech brands in Lithuania – BANKERA. I have more then 3 years of experience in manual testing, a year of automation, and some experience in business analysis, which I would love to share with women, to encourage them to choose technologies and join the IT sector.
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Rišardas Bedulskis. CEO. EU and EaP Business and Goverment integration
Rišardas Bedulskis
CEO
EU and EaP Business and Goverment integration
I think that everything in the world is related. How does it work in DIGITAL?
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Karolina Žembė. Information Security Officer. Pervesk
Karolina Žembė
Information Security Officer
Pervesk
I am an Information Security Officer in Pervesk. Working in the field of cybersecurity is inseparable from day-to-day developments and challenges. I became interested in this field during my studies, and so far, I have not stopped taking an interest. Mentoring is an essential part of my life – I always contribute as much as possible to educational projects in IT and cyber security.
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Gediminas Pekšys. Co-Founder & CEO. OXIPIT
Gediminas Pekšys
Co-Founder & CEO
OXIPIT
Gediminas Peksys is the Co-Founder/CEO of Oxipit – a startup helping radiologists to be more productive through the use of Deep Learning. Having graduated Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Gediminas has spent the last 8 years working at the interesection of Data Science and Software Engineering. He won (together with the excellent team at Oxipit) the largest Computer Vision competition in 2017 and helped to build AI community in Lithuania through organizing various meetups and expert discussions.
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Tomas Martinkėnas. Director of Engineering, Security and Privacy. Vinted
Tomas Martinkėnas
Director of Engineering, Security and Privacy
Vinted
Tomas is passionate about maximizing organizational value through privacy and security leadership. He was Chief Information Security Officer in merged at that time and one of the largest financial services providers in the Baltics until changing the sector. Currently, he is the director of Privacy and Security at Vinted – the largest online customer-to-customer marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion with a growing community of more than 37+ million customers. Since the early days of his career, Tomas has combined technical and governance knowledge into effective leadership. He is sharing his experience as a keynote speaker at business conferences and academic communities.
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Agnė Vaitkevičienė. Executive Director. Lithuanian biotechnology association
Agnė Vaitkevičienė
Executive Director
Lithuanian biotechnology association
I am a vice-president and executive director at Lithuanian biotechnology association, life science product development expert, lector at Vilnius University Life Science Center, EIT Health InnoStars expert, founder of life science consultancy company bioStartas. I believe that biotechnology is one of the most interesting and world changing field, and I am glad to share my passion.
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Reda Štarė. Investment manager. Motion
Reda Štarė
Investment manager
Motion
I am a serial entrepreneur with experience of building marketplaces, fintech startups. Interested in sustainability and architecture.
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Mindaugas Stasionis. Deputy CEO. PayRay Bank
Mindaugas Stasionis
Deputy CEO
PayRay Bank
Mindaugas leads a multifunctional 15+ team in newly established non-bank B2B financing company. Previous to this, he worked in Swedbank for 12 years. Latest position was Head of Corporate Leasing, where he led a sales and product team. Earlier positions were in B2B Large Corporate Department for 4 years as team leader and 4 years as salesperson. Before Swedbank, Mindaugas cofounded association of wood-working companies, freelanced preparing EU structura fund projects, and worked in telecom industry. Mindaugas holds a BSc degree from Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, is involved in Alumni activities, has mentoring training and experience (both as mentor and mentee). Mindaugas’ professional expertise can be useful to students considering positions in sales, banking, or fintech. His mentoring experience can help students, who are considering professional paths and do not yet see clear direction.
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Jurga Globienė. Domain Architect. Swedbank
Jurga Globienė
Domain Architect
Swedbank
I am an IT Solution Architect working in the IT area for more than 20 years. In my career, I worked in different roles as well as with different roles. This is the reason why I can guide a person through all the processes and most technologies. I am spending most of my work talking with stakeholders and teams, collecting requirements, and creating solutions. Also, I know and continuously work hands-on with agile practices. But my biggest passion is data and everything related to data – analysis, designing, creating processes, and integrations.