Agenda
9:30
Morning Coffee & Online Matchmaking
10:00
Grand Opening of GreenEST Summit 2021
Welcome words – Vivian Loonela, European Commission coordinating spokesperson for the European Green Deal
Keynote Speaker – Massimo Gasparon, Director of the European Raw Materials Alliance at EIT RawMaterials
11.00
RAW MATERIALS – The Foundation of Sustainable Future
Massimo Gasparon, Director of the European Raw Materials Alliance at EIT RawMaterials
Olli Salmi, Managing Director of Baltic Sea Innovation Hub at EIT RawMaterials
Rutt Hints, Head of Mineral Resources and Applied Geology at TalTech
Darina Štyriaková, CEO and Founder at ekolive
Alar Saluste, Member of the Management Board at R-S OSA Service (Ragn-Sells Group)
12.30
Startups Pitching Sessions
12.35
Lunch
13.15
GREEN BUSINESS MODELS & INVESTORS – Profit vs Planet as a Win-Win Situation
Merit Valdsalu, CEO and Co-Founder of Single.Earth
Jüri Kaljundi, Co-Founder at Weekdone; Koosloodus; Garage48
Sten Aan, Head of Energy Sector at KPMG Estonia
Marleena Ahonen, Circular Economy Specialist at Sitra
14.45
Solaride exclusive broadcast from Morocco
14.50
Startups Pitching Sessions
15.00
Coffee Break
15:30
BIOECONOMY – The Innovation for Life
Thor Sigfusson, Founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster
James Gaffey, Co-Director of the Circular Bioeconomy Research Group at MTU
Kaisa Orgusaar, CEO and Founder of ProProtein
Tanel Ilmjärv, CEO and Co-founder of Vetik
Madis Tilga, Adviser for green transition and circular economy at the Nordic Council of Ministers
17:00
End of Day 1
19.00
Tallinn City Reception (invitations only)
9.00
SIDE EVENTS
Investor Breakfast at Korsten for Investor ticket holders, speakers and Startup Demo Area representatives
9.00 – Andrus Treier, CEO of Environmental Investments Centre (EIC, KIK)
Startups Coffee Morning at EIT RawMaterials/TalTech Matchmaking Area
9.00 – Brigita Dalecka, “Design Faktory and RTU services for startups”
9.10 – Lukas Bartusevicius, “KTU Startup Space services for startups”
9.20 – Kaisa Hansen, “Startup Centre services for startups”
9.40
Grand Opening of Day 2
Welcome words – Maarja Kruusmaa, Vice-Rector for Research at Tallinn University of Technology
Keynote Speaker – Yoko Alender, Member Of Parliament of Estonia, Chair of Committee for Environment
10.00
SMART CITY – The Future is Built Now
Birgit Rusten, CEO of FutureBuilt
Pia Bodahl, Head of Communications at FutureBuilt
Abdolrasoul Habibipour, Managing Director at Botnia Living Lab
Ralf-Martin Soe, Founding Director of FinEst Centre for Smart Cities
Mihkel Kaevats, Strategist of Climate Neutral Tallinn
Maarten Markus, Sustainable Development Manager at AM
11.30
Startups Pitching Sessions
11.35
Coffee Break
12.00
ENERGY – The Race to Zero Emissions
Tatsiana Zaretskaya, Founder and CEO of Laava Tech
Konrad Hanschmidt, CEO and Founder of GridIo
Georg Rute, Entrepreneur
Ivar Kruusenberg, CEO and Founder of PowerUP Energy Technologies
Erki Ani, CEO at Cleantech Estonia and Co-Founder at Beamline Accelerator
13.30
Lunch
14.30
JUST TRANSITION – Change of the Mindset
Rutt Hints, Head of Mineral Resources and Applied Geology at TalTech
Tom Bosschaert, Founder of Except Integrated Sustainability
Hanno Tomberg, Head of Lifelong Learning Department Open University at TalTech
Ivan Sergejev, Coordinator of the Just Transition process at the Estonian Ministry of Finance
Mart Luik, Business Director at Tallinn Strategic Management Office
16.00
End Ceremony of GreenEST Summit 2021