SPEAKERS
Here are the speakers of sTARTUp Day 2023!
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Kadri Haljas
CEO & Founder, Triumf Health
Dominnique Karetsos
CEO & Co-Founder, Healthy Pleasure Group
Martin Villig
Co-Founder, Bolt
Jay Johnson
CEO, Coeus Creative Group
Martin Sokk
CEO & Co-Founder, Lightyear
Natasha Terinova
Director, REACH UK
Heli Valtna
CEO & Co-Founder, Lightcode Photonics
Ilia Gogichaishvili
Vice President of Investment Banking, BTIG
Peter Sandberg
Founding Partner, Nordic Secondary Fund
Katre Uibomäe
Customer and Marketing Strategist
Olev Peters
Co-Founder, Tarceta
Kadri Tuisk
CEO, Clanbeat
Hedi Mardisoo
CEO, Cachet
Dmitry Samoylovskikh
CEO & Founder, Uniborn
Fo Hussain
Founder, EEVA
Charles Lorenceau
Founding Partner, ACE & Company
Prof. Adam Beaumont
Serial Entrepreneur & Founder, AQL
Kärt Siilats
Partner, Mojo.Capital
Mari-Liis Lind
CEO & Co-Founder, VIVITA
Remo Ojaste
Co-Founder, Combat Ready
Donatella Ponziani
Head of Commercialisation Gateway, ESA
Tiina-Mall Vannastu
Head of Marketing and Communications, Tele2
Aleksandr Afanasjev
Instructor, Combat Ready
Mare Heinluht
Head of Diversity ＆ Inclusion, Swedbank
Henri Nordström
CEO & Co-Founder, Jobilla
Kärri Brewster-Palts
Co-Founder, Dottyland
Silja Elunurm
Head of Regulatory and Legal, Migrevention
Ketly Freirik
Co-Founder, Dottyland
Triin Sarri
Mentor and Program Manager, .Cocoonity
Erki Mölder
Founder, Health Founders
Age Petter
CEO, Swedbank Investeerimisfondid AS
Mart Maasik
Investment Director, UniTartu Ventures
Heidi Kakko
Chair of UniTartu Ventures, EIC Ambassador
Bernd Fesel
Interim CEO, EIT Culture & Creativity
Lisett Luik
Co-Founder, Arbonics
Liisi Lillemäe
Sales & Marketing, .Cocoonity
Taavi Kotka
CEO & Co-Founder, Koos.io
Karen Burns
CEO & Co-Founder, Fyma
Sara Zangri
CEO & Co-Founder, Medea Mind
Sille Pettai
Fund Manager, SmartCap
Ülle Pind
Head of HR, Swedbank
Dr. Mazin Gadir
Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, IQVIA
Ugne Fink-Jensen
Founder & Negotiator, Firm&Fair
Sebastian Blendow
CFO & COO, Alex Therapeutics
Sergey Jakimov
Managing Partner, LongeVC
Kerli Kõiv
Singer & Artist
George Groshkov
Founder, Mint Ventures XYZ
Anisah Osman Britton
Startup Life Reporter, SIFTED
Priit Kruus
CEO & Co-Founder, Dermtest
Patricia Cervantes
COO & Co-Founder, Vibio
Kirke Leinatamm
Co-Founder, EEVA
Uku Tomikas
CEO, Messente Communications
Piret Hirv
Manager, Estonian Connected Health Cluster
Eirik Hafver Rønjum
CEO, Conteir
Dr. Julien Weissenberg
AI Expert & CEO, Deep Tech Experts
Sven Lilla
Manager, ESA BIC Estonia
Anastasia Georgievskaya
CEO & Co-Founder, Haut.AI
Dr. Liina Kamm
Senior Researcher (on privacy and health technologies), Cybernetica
Timo Kanninen
Chief Science Officer, BC Platforms
Karolin Kägi
Entrepreneur & Innovator, Mastermind
Grete Paat
Co-Founder, Konnekt EE
Ede Schank Tamkivi
Product Manager, NoVa
Lars Trunin
Head of Europe & UK Product, Wise
Troy A. Weeks
Partner, McWin Capital Partners
Gerri Kodres
Founding Partner, Specialist VC
Eve Peeterson
Head, Startup Estonia
Linda Võeras
Early Stage Investor, Karma Ventures
Lise-Lotte Lääne
Attorney-at-law &Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare, Sorainen Estonia
Siim Saare
CEO & Founder, Activate Health
Katrina Laks
CEO & Co-Founder, Migrevention
Marko Kuisma
Partner, Innovestor Life Science Fund
Tarun Sharma
COO, Nokia Ventures
Siim Lepisk
Head of Innovation, Net Group
Paulius Kozlovas
Head of Innovation, Ignitis Group
Erik Juhani Kolehmainen
VP, Corporate Venturing
Anastasiia Shevchenko
Product Manager, eAgronom
Piret Potisepp
Head of Services, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Aleksander Tõnnisson
Head of Sales and Marketing, .Cocoonity
Rein Torm
CTO, Fractory
Ann Hiiemaa
Partner & New Business Lead, META Advisory
Valdur Rosenvald
CEO, Produktiivsusklubi
Chus Castillo
Vice President of Global Market Access & Strategy Consultancy, Alira Health, Barcelona
Isabel De La Paz
Associate Director Global Market Access, Alira Health, Barcelona
Maris Riim
Sustainability Officer, Swedbank
Mihkel Tamm
ESG Area Manager, Swedbank
Lily Mägi
Junior Consultant, META Advisory
Janek Jaago
B2B Services Area Manager, Tele2 Eesti & CCO, EdTech rocket ALPA Kids
Farhad Ansis Lipenitis
CEO & Co-Founder, .Cocoon Program
Hristo Neiland
Co-Founder & Mentor, .Cocoon Program
Abir Hossain
Business Creation Manager, EIT Manufacturing
Helena Nulk-Leemets
Technology Intelligence Officer, Enterprise Estonia
Mindaugas Civilka
Partner, Law Firm TGS Baltic
Kadi Silde
Chief of Staff, NATO DIANA
Sander Sipelgas
Business Development Project Manager, Enterprise Estonia
Riin Pärnamets
Head of Research, Estonian Research Center
Sascha Deutsch
Business Analyst, ESA Commercialisation Gateway
Madli Oras
Anthropologist & Project Manager, Center for Applied Anthropology of Estonia
Kaspar Kinsiveer
Team Lead, Helmes
Viljam Viljasoo
Business Consultant, Business Advisory Services
Asko Seeba
Co-Founder, Mooncascade OÜ
Joel Karubiu
Export Adviser, Kenya & East Africa Enterprise Estonia
Hans Teras
CEO, ESTCube
Jaan Viru
CTO, Crystalspace
Maarika Haidak
Talent Specialist, Cleveron
Mirell Prosa
Senior Associate, Sorainen
Toomas Prangli
Partner, Sorainen
Olivia Kranich
Senior Associate, Sorainen
Oliver Kuusk
Associate, Sorainen
Markus Jakobsoo
Head of Legal & Compliance, SmartCap
Raiko Kokmann
CEO, 3D MAX
Reigo Salu
3D Designer, 3D MAX
Anna-Maria Mikaberidze
CEO & Co-Founder, Beast Rent
Sander Kärson
Managing Partner, Law Firm TGS Baltic
Mirko Kikkamägi
Associate, Law Firm TGS Baltic
Sandra Golbreich
GP, Baltic Sandbox Ventures
Valentin Schmitt
Investment Manager, Better Ventures
Mart Repnau
Knowledge Transfer Expert, Tallinn University
Peter Alešnik
Head of Spinout & Spinoff Support, University of Ljubljana
Aivar Pere
Entrepreneurship Adviser, University of Tartu
Nick Powell
VP of Bolt Business, Bolt
Petri-Jaan Lahtvee
Professor, TalTech
Merle Liisu Lindma
Strategic HR Partner, Microsoft
Argo Virkebau
CEO, Delfi Meedia
Silver Lätt
Enterprise Architect, Milrem Robotics
Raido Ruuse
Apple B2B representative, AVAD
Merili Vares
Head of ESG, PwC
Matas Tvarijonas
Customer Engineer, Infrastructure & Digital Native Customers, Google Cloud
Martin Mäesalu
Partner, Ellex
Kersti Vannas
CEO & Founder, Instar EBC & Instar Finland
Anna Burgués
Impact Ventures RIS Officer, EIT Urban Mobility
Peter Vest
Senior Investment & Portfolio Manager Nordic/Baltic, EIT Urban Mobility
Johann Saamann
Manager, Lemon Gym Estonia
Andi Hektor
Senior researcher in KBFI & Chair of the Board, GScan
Viktor Muuli
Manager of Smart Specialisation, Estonian Research Council
Martin Järvekülg
Head of Research & Development, Click & Grow
Indrek Tulp
Head of the Field of Targeted Funding, Estonian Research Council
Valter Võhma
Partner & Attorney at Law, Triniti Law Firm
Mariana Hagström
Founder & CEO of Avokaado
Margus Punga
CEO, Punahabe OÜ
Joosep Tenn
Software Engineer 2, Microsoft
Denys Pysmennyi
Engineering Manager, Bolt
Erki Ani
CEO, Cleantech Estonia
Omar Mark Hernandez
European Business Development Director, Cleantech Group
Vaido Mikheim
Deep Tech Project Lead, Startup Estonia