Gintarė Žitkevičiūtė of Art Pit at Future London

November 20, 2012
Author Echo Gone Wrong
Published in News from Lithuania

Gintarė Žitkevičiūtė gives a speach at Future London this Tuesday, November 20th. Gintarė is a recent winner of the Facebook World Hackaton in London for the best Open Graph App. A 25 years old art history graduate from Lithuania who moved to the UK end of 2010, she started to code three months ago in spring 2012 when she enrolled in the Apps for Good Facebook pilot course and built her first app at Freeformers Tech Jam shortly after. At the moment Gintarė is collaborating with Freeformers and setting up a start-up called Art Pit with fellow Freeformer Aleksandr Pasevin. She is also building creative apps and helping other people to learn how to code.

Future London is a collaboration by WIRED and London First – a full-day event, celebrating Britain’s capital as a world-leading, future-forward city. The event features an unparalleled programme of speakers and influential Londoners, renowned in their fields and at the forefront of change.

Future London is brought to you in association with Canary Wharf Group. As the owner and developer of one of the world’s premier business and shopping districts, the Group has helped London position itself as a global capital for business. Canary Wharf Group is evolving to meet the future needs of diverse business sectors at Canary Wharf, and other development across central London. The event will take place at the East Wintergarden, one of London’s finest venues in the heart of Canary Wharf. For more information please click here.