Austeja Brasiunaite Lanzanova

Austeja Brasiunaite Lanzanova is an experienced project manager and cultural event organizer, currently serving as the Champion Cities Summit Project Manager at Vilnius City Municipality since May 2022. Previously, Austeja held roles as a Liaison Agent and Guest Operations Coordinator for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and as the Lithuania EXPO 2020 Project Manager from January 2019 to April 2022. Additional experience includes serving as the Exhibition Division Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania and as an International Relations Officer at the National Commission for Cultural Heritage. Austeja has also organized cultural events at the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and gained early experience managing jewelry exhibitions at the Baltic Amber Center. Austeja holds a Master's Degree in UNESCO Cultural Policy and Management from the Vilnius Academy of Arts and has completed studies at the Università della Calabria.