May 25, Thursday
May 26, Friday
| 08:00-09:00 |
Coffee and registration |
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Blue Stage |
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| 09:00-09:30 | Welcoming words by the President of Estonia Ms Kersti Kaljulaid | Replay |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Keynote: Taizo Son, Mistletoe (Japan) |
Replay |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Going Global is the New Norm And living across the borders. While APAC is a new rising star, in Nordics the winter is prolonged to May. How to survive? What are the competitive advantages of the region? Moderated by Kaidi Ruusalepp, Funderbeam (Tallinn/London) Peter Vesterbacka, Lightneer (Helsinki)Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia (Tallinn) Taizo Son, Mistletoe (Japan) |
Replay |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Break & Networking |
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| 11:30-12:30 |
Digital Is The New Economy?
How the new, digital environment and platforms are evolving and
how leading players are leveraging these changes and demonstrating how to embrace
and benefit from digital transformation in Business and Government.
Moderated by Pekka Pärnänen, MAD Partners (Silicon Valley) Taavi Rõivas, Parliament of Estonia, Ex-Prime Minister (Tallinn) Maria Pienaar, Blue Label Ventures (Johannesburg) Ivan Vidakovic, Director for Digital Transformation, Microsoft (Zagreb) Alan Devlin, eDot Invest (Dublin) |
Replay |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Digital
Transformation and the Platform Economy
Willem Jonker, CEO at EIT Digital (Brussels) |
Replay |
| 13:00-13:30 | Break & Networking | |
| 13:30-14:30 |
Best of the Baltic States Introducing the most agile growth stage startups from the region. |
Replay |
| 14.30-15.00 | Break & Networking | |
| 15:00-16:00 |
A New Age for Location-independent Entrepreneurs Moderated by Pärtel-Peeter Pere, Future Place Leadership
Kaspar Korjus, e-Residency/Enterprise Estonia (Tallinn) Saskia Vola, digital nomad & e-resident (Berlin) Aleksandar Nenov, entrepreneur & e-resident (Novi Sad) Christopher Sier, investor, fintech expert & e-resident (London) |
Replay |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Digital Disruption Through NewSpace Startups Digitalization, reusability and cost-effective solutions are the keywords for space. Small Satellites will be more and more necessary to create more data and build new applications. Startups are testing new business model with Earth Observation, Internet of Things and Big Data. How will these applications affect or everyday life and where should new startups focus? Moderated by Paul Liias, Cubehub & Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (Tallinn) Ronald Goedendorp, Nanoracks (Silicon Valley) Sebastian Straube, Interstellar Ventures (Berlin) Scott Larson, Helios Wire IOT (Vancouver) |
Replay |
Yellow Stage |
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| 10:00-11:30 |
Marketing and Growth Hacking Talks Moderated by Andrus Purde, Pipedrive (Tallinn) Saija Mahon, Mahon Digital Marketing (London): Digitalisation at the core of change Sean Percival, Katapult Acellerator (Oslo): Growth Hacking for Startups Michelle Messina, Explora International (Silicon Valley): Startups Dying of Suicide not Homicide |
Replay |
| 11:30-12:30 |
FOUNDER STORIES Josipa Majic, Teddy the Guardian (Zagreb) Ragnar Sass, Clanbeat (Tallinn) Eric Migicovsky, ex-Pebble (Silicon Valley) Elias Pietilä, Wolt (Helsinki) |
Replay |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Break & Networking |
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| 13:00-13:30 |
Fireside Chat with Taavet Hinrikus, TransferWise (London). Interviewed by Michael Jackson, Mangrove Capital Partners (Luxembourg) |
Replay |
| 13:30-14:30 |
Future of Banking
Moderated by Joyce J. Shen, Thomson Reuters (New York) Norris Koppel, Monese (London) Sampsa Laine, Nordea (Helsinki) Jevgenijs Kazanins, Twino (Riga) Jon Matonis, Bitcoin Foundation (London) |
Replay |
| 14:30-15:00 |
FOUNDER STORIES Kristel Kruustük, Testlio (San Francisco/Tallinn) Kristo Ovaska, Smartly.io (Helsinki) |
Replay |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Break & Networking |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Fireside Chat with Jon von Tetzchner, founder and CEO at Vivaldi Technologies (Boston/Oslo/Reykjavik) Interviewed by Tarmo Virki, CoFounder Magazine (Helsinki/Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 16:00-17:00 |
TransferWise Pitch Competition: Early Stage 10 companies with investments under €100,000 or MRR under €5000. |
Replay |
| 08:00-08:55 |
Morning Coffee & Networking |
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Blue Stage |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
BuiltTech: The Next Massive Market to be Disrupted and Change the World K.P. Reddy, the Combine (Atlanta) |
Replay |
| 09:15-10:00 |
Getting Acquired: Navigating to a Close and Maximizng the Outcome With M&A increasingly becoming the likely outcome for most startups, what are the things that you—as a founder—need to know in order to generate acquisition interest in your company, navigate to a close and how to maximize the outcome? Moderated by K.P. Reddy, the Combine (Atlanta) Heikki Haldre, Fits.me acquired by Rakuten (London) Sten Tamkivi, Founder of Teleport, acquired by MOVE Guides (Tallinn) Martin Rand, Vitalfields acquired by the Climate Corp (Tallinn)Baris Aksoy, Google, ex Anvato acquired by Google (Silicon Valley) |
Replay |
| 10:00-11:00 |
The Beautiful and Ugly Truths about Startup-Corporate Collaboration The market has realized that while startups possess the power of innovation, corporates possess access to the markets and collaboration is the key for both to truly prosper and to survive. While it may sound easy, the reality of collaboration is difficult as we are facing two very different species. Moderated by Mae Hansen, Match Maker Ventures GmbH (Vienna) Topi Järvinen Nestholma (Helsinki) Hendrik Roosna, Upgraded (Tallinn/Silicon Valley) Christoph Zenk, Geolad (Vienna) Kimmo Pentikäinen, Elisa (Helsinki) Anthea Greco, Wayra (London) |
Replay |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Break & Networking |
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| 11:30-12:30 |
Internet of Things – Proprietary vs. Open Source System Moderated by Aleksander Tõnnisson, BuildIT (Tartu) Parag Mittal, SORACOM (Copenhagen) Markku Patronen, Connected Baltics (Tallinn) Ivo Remmelg, NAS (Tallinn/Oslo) Raph Crouan, StartupBootcamp IOT (London) Märt Kroodo , 1OT (Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Future of Mobility Moderated by
Marten
Kaevats,
Government Office of Estonia (Tallinn) Kumardev Chatterjee, Unmanned (Brussels) Chantal Ambord, BlaBlaCar (Paris) Srikumaar Ganesan, HyperloopOne (Amsterdam) |
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| 13:30-14:00 |
Break & Networking |
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| 14:00-15:00 |
Future of Funding. Alternatives to VC financing. Moderated by Christian Thaler Wolski, VC Fund Advisor (Berlin) Kaidi Ruusalepp, Funderbeam (Tallinn/London) Pascal Condamine, Indiegogo (Paris) Victor Hugo Gomez Zerpa, DB1 Ventures (Frankfurt am Main) Linus Dahg, Inventure (Stockholm) |
Replay |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Predictions: Technology, Trends, and Investing Moderated by Chris Lowe NOTWICS Ltd (London) Teddy Wardi, Atomico (London) Peter E. Braun, EBAN (Zurich) Eamonn Carey, Techstars (New York) Chris Burry, US Market Access Centre (Silicon Valley) |
Replay |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Break & Networking |
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| 16:30-16:45 |
Keynote:
Nicky Hekster, IBM Watson Health (Amsterdam) |
Replay |
| 16:45-17:45 |
The Breakthroughs, Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Doctors are beginning to treat diseases specifically tailored to a single genomic profile, and a patient can use virtual reality and other digital enhancements to directly connect their own behavior and lifestyle with a positive outcome. Healthcare is undergoing a tremendous shift toward personalization, and digital technology is paving the way! Moderated by Ruth Amos, Practical Informatics (Sacramento) Andres Mellik, Cognuse (Tallinn&Silicon Valley) Nicky Hekster, IBM Watson Health (Amsterdam) Toby Moore, Imprimatur Capital Fund (London and Riga) Paolo Borella, Vertical Accelerator (Helsinki) Kurt Höller, EIT Health e.V. (Nürnberg) |
Replay |
Yellow Stage |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Fireside Chat with Ahti Heinla, Starship Technologies, ex-Skype (Tallinn) Interviewed by Priit Salumaa, Mooncascade (Tartu) |
Replay |
| 10:30-11.30 |
Observations of Investment Climate. Regulations & Deregulations. Globalization or Less Globalization. Moderated by Richard Horning, ReedSmith (Silicon Valley) Elizabeth Pang Fullerton, Fullerton Venture Partners (Silicon Valley) Kinga Stanisławska, Experior Venture Fund (Warsaw) Jari Mieskonen, Conor Ventures (Helsinki) Louis Coppey, Point Nine Capital (Berlin) Elbruz Yilmaz, 3TS Capital Partners (Vienna) Connor Murphy, Techstars (Berlin/London/New York) Magnus Ryde, Spirit Ventures (Stockholm/Silicon Valley) |
Replay |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Break & Networking |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Reverse Pitch: Investors on Stage Moderated by Christopher Mott, OpenStrategic Global Ventures (Amsterdam)
Andris Berzins, Change Ventures, (Riga) Marzena Bielecka, Experior Venture Fund (Warsaw) Jan Borgstädt, Join Capital (Berlin) Tommi Uhari, Karma VC (Tallinn) Juha Ruohonen, Superhero Capital (Helsinki) Helis Lipping, ETF Partners (London) Pavel Bogdanov, Almaz Capital (Silicon Valley) Judging Panel: Karoli Hindriks, Jobbatical, (Tallinn) Tiit Paananen, Pipedrive (Tallinn) Rain Rannu, Fortumo (Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Fireside Chat with Andrew Thompson, Proteus Digital Health
(Silicon Valley)
Interviewed by Sten Tamkivi, MOVE Guides (Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 13:30-14:00 |
FOUNDER STORIES Mari Joller, Alpha Auditronics (New York) Rainer Aunpu, Skillific (Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Break & Networking |
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| 14:30-15:30 |
Founder Stories
Markus Villig, Taxify (Tallinn) Nick Dobrovolsky, Parallels (Moscow) Zara Apetrei Huseynova, WoWoman & Alza (Silicon Valley) Fred Krieger, Scoro (Tallinn) |
Replay |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Break & Networking |
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| 16:00-17:30 |
TransferWise Pitch Competition: Seed Stage 7 companies with investments over €100,000 and/or MRR over €5000 incl. Funderful (winner), Tebo, Festivality, Nowescape, TriggMine, Welltrado, WiDE. More info here. |
Replay |
| 17:30-17:45 |
#FineEstBayArea: Helsinki – Tallinn tunnel Peter Vesterbacka, Lightneer (Helsinki) |
Replay |
| 17:45-18:00 |
TransferWise Pitch Competition: Seed Stage Startups Winner Announcements
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Replay |
