Dr. Rita Vilkė is a senior researcher and her main research interests are social responsibility in economically viable and sustainable regional and rural development, modern business models. Dr. Dalia Vidickienė is a principal researcher and her main interest centers on rural development and regional innovation policy, strategic management and business models, paradigm innovations. Dr. Živilė Gedminaitė-Raudonė is a senior researcher and her main research focus is sustainable regional and rural development, circular economy, innovation ecosystems. Dr. Vitalija Simonaitytė is a researcher and her recent research focus is sustainable regional and rural development policy, interest groups, local and regional actors. Erika Ribašauskienė is a researcher and her research focus is sustainable regional and rural development practices, local and regional stakeholders, rural crafts, and business models.