Vaiva Marija Bružaitė is the coordinator of Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 programme “Modernism for the Future”, a mentor of the educational cultural project development programme for schoolchildren “Kaunas Challenge”, a curator of the Contemporary City Festival “Audra”, and the artistic director of the folklore ensemble “Ratilėlis”. She coordinates the international projects “Creative Europe Forgotten Masterpieces”, “Creative Europe Modernism for the Future” and others. A graduate of Technology and Engineering, she is currently continuing her studies at Vytautas Magnus University, majoring in Performing Arts and Business Administration. In her spare time, she contributes to projects and plans to further develop her knowledge of innovation and technology combined with (ethno)culture.