Innovation Director

Contact: j.bieliauskaite@digitalsme.eu

With more than 8 years of project lead and management experience (previously she worked in Lithuanian and Belgian NGOs), Justina Bieliauskaite leads the preparation and implementation of Horizon Europe, Digital Europe Programme, Erasmus+ and other tenders / service contracts for the European Commission. She is experienced in coordinating stakeholder engagement, policy analysis and recommendations, SME training, standardisation, and communication activities. Justina is currently the main coordinator of BlockStand.eu project.

Currently, Justina is leading DIGITAL SME’s Projects and Standardisation teams, and coordinates the internal WG DIGITALIZATION which covers AI, IoT, Cloud Computing, blockchain and emerging technologies, as well as coordination among Digital Innovation Hubs.

Justina holds a Master’s degree in Science (cum laude), focusing on political science and international relations, from the universities of Leiden and Vilnius. Besides her mother-tongue Lithuanian, Justina speaks English, Italian, Russian and German.