Seminars

In addition to inspiring-educational stage program, attendees of sTARTUp Day 2020 will be able to attend in practical and inspiring hands-on seminars with professionals. Seminars take place in several different rooms in parallel which are located on the third floor of the venue.

To give you an idea of the nature of the seminars of sTARTUp Day, please check the seminars of previous event.
The full list of seminars of sTARTUp Day 2020 will be available soon. Stay tuned!  

Seminar Room 1
seminar room
Seminar Room 2
seminar room
University of Tartu
seminar room
Swedbank
seminar room
Elisa
seminar room
Fortumo
seminar room
Microsoft
seminar room
Seminar Room 4
seminar room
Playtech
seminar room
Sorainen
seminar room
Seminar Room 7
seminar room
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
12.15 - 13.15
Inside the MIND of a Hacker – How a lightbulb almost stopped Christmas
13.30 - 14.15
Hiring developers from abroad – a shortcut for rapid growth?
14:30 - 16:30
World cafe – International Cooperations. How to enter the German market? Smart Responsive City and Urban Data.
12.15 - 13.15
Sneaky Facebook Growth Hacks Zuckerberg Doesn't Want You To Know About
13.30 - 14.30
How to build a powerful story for your company
15.00 - 16.00
Fashion - the next industry to be distributed. An insight into opportunities and obstacles
12:00 - 14:00
Design thinking workshop: Discover your inner design "talent"
14.00 - 16.00
How to prepare for investment and PitchBook platform as instrument to use
16:15 - 17:15
Entrepreneurial journey in startups and education
12.00 - 12.45
Equity crowdfunding – a hands-on overview of how it can fuel your growth
13.00 - 13.45
When does bank give me a yes?
14.00 - 15.00
Prototyping: When plans meet client
15.30 - 16.15
When does bank give me a yes?
16.30 - 18.00
Social start-up: from WTF to FTW
11.00 - 11.50
How to ask the right questions?
12.15 - 13.05
Customer journey as the key element in winning customer trust.
13.30 - 14.00
Mentoring session
14.10 - 14.40
Mentoring session
15.00 - 15.30
Mentoring session
15.40 - 16.10
Mentoring session
16.20 - 16.50
Mentoring session
11.00 - 11.45
Counting money without spending money with Flink and S3
12.00 - 12.45
GDPR for mortals in one breath
13.00 - 13.45
One's experience in starting a company as a broke student with 10€
14.00 - 14.45
Stalking your clients and other fool proof tactics for building partnerships
15.00 - 15.45
Sales for start-ups - selling to corporations who don't know you exist
16.00 - 16.45
Organizing internal events like a pro
13.00 - 13.20
From Skype to Microsoft
14.00 - 14.20
Telecoms Engineering
15.00 - 15.20
The hidden cost of running a business - Fraud and abuse
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
10.00 - 11.30
Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
12.15 - 13.45
From Product to Experience
16.00 - 17.00
Forefront of AI: Deep Reinforcement Learning
11.00 - 12.00
Dressing down and dressing up smart mobility industry on the example Bercman Technologies
12.30 - 13.30
Content Strategy for Startups: How to Gain the Edge and Beat the Goliaths
12:00 - 13:00
When an Entrepreneur Speaks, What Does an Investor Hear?
15.00 - 16.30
How to make things go viral?
10.00 - 11.30
Research-intensive start-ups investment readiness, business development and Exits - Finnish and Swedish approach
11.45 - 13.15
Cost-benefit analysis before investing in software development
14.00 - 17.00
Product-Market fit for research-intensive companies
13.30 - 15.00
Pitching seminar "Pitch perfect - the fundamentals for pitching and public speaking"
10.00 - 11.00
Software Trends in 2019: Why Dashboards Are Useless and Observability Is the New Buzzword
11.15 - 11.45
A Peek Behind the Cloud Curtain: Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing
12.00 - 13.00
Cyber Security Secrets: Perceived vs Real Security & Security Engineering Demo
10.30 - 11.30
Don’t forget about IP
12.00 - 13.00
How to populate your cap table?
11:15 - 12:00
GREAT Talks: What's great about UK?
12.15 - 13.15
Inside the MIND of a Hacker – How a lightbulb almost stopped Christmas
13.30 - 14.15
Hiring developers from abroad – a shortcut for rapid growth?
14:30 - 16:30
World cafe – International Cooperations. How to enter the German market? Smart Responsive City and Urban Data.
12.15 - 13.15
Sneaky Facebook Growth Hacks Zuckerberg Doesn't Want You To Know About
13.30 - 14.30
How to build a powerful story for your company
15.00 - 16.00
Fashion - the next industry to be distributed. An insight into opportunities and obstacles
12:00 - 14:00
Design thinking workshop: Discover your inner design "talent"
14.00 - 16.00
How to prepare for investment and PitchBook platform as instrument to use
16:15 - 17:15
Entrepreneurial journey in startups and education
12.00 - 12.45
Equity crowdfunding – a hands-on overview of how it can fuel your growth
13.00 - 13.45
When does bank give me a yes?
14.00 - 15.00
Prototyping: When plans meet client
15.30 - 16.15
When does bank give me a yes?
16.30 - 18.00
Social start-up: from WTF to FTW
11.00 - 11.50
How to ask the right questions?
12.15 - 13.05
Customer journey as the key element in winning customer trust.
13.30 - 14.00
Mentoring session
14.10 - 14.40
Mentoring session
15.00 - 15.30
Mentoring session
15.40 - 16.10
Mentoring session
16.20 - 16.50
Mentoring session
11.00 - 11.45
Counting money without spending money with Flink and S3
12.00 - 12.45
GDPR for mortals in one breath
13.00 - 13.45
One's experience in starting a company as a broke student with 10€
14.00 - 14.45
Stalking your clients and other fool proof tactics for building partnerships
15.00 - 15.45
Sales for start-ups - selling to corporations who don't know you exist
16.00 - 16.45
Organizing internal events like a pro
13.00 - 13.20
From Skype to Microsoft
14.00 - 14.20
Telecoms Engineering
15.00 - 15.20
The hidden cost of running a business - Fraud and abuse
10.00 - 11.30
Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
12.15 - 13.45
From Product to Experience
16.00 - 17.00
Forefront of AI: Deep Reinforcement Learning
11.00 - 12.00
Dressing down and dressing up smart mobility industry on the example Bercman Technologies
12.30 - 13.30
Content Strategy for Startups: How to Gain the Edge and Beat the Goliaths
15.00 - 16.30
How to make things go viral?
12:00 - 13:00
When an Entrepreneur Speaks, What Does an Investor Hear?
10.00 - 11.30
Research-intensive start-ups investment readiness, business development and Exits - Finnish and Swedish approach
11.45 - 13.15
Cost-benefit analysis before investing in software development
14.00 - 17.00
Product-Market fit for research-intensive companies
13.30 - 15.00
Pitching seminar "Pitch perfect - the fundamentals for pitching and public speaking"
10.00 - 11.00
Software Trends in 2019: Why Dashboards Are Useless and Observability Is the New Buzzword
11.15 - 11.45
A Peek Behind the Cloud Curtain: Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing
12.00 - 13.00
Cyber Security Secrets: Perceived vs Real Security & Security Engineering Demo
10.30 - 11.30
Don’t forget about IP
12.00 - 13.00
How to populate your cap table?
11:15 - 12:00
GREAT Talks: What's great about UK?
Tickets from €109

Tickets

Find your perfect ticket type! All ticket types grant access to all three festival days. 

Venue access
Ϟ Day 0: Side Events on January 29
Ϟ Day 1 on January 30
Ϟ Day 2 on January 31
Matchmaking
This is where the magic happens. Through our matchmaking app, you can schedule 20-minute meetings with participants and meet them at our matchmaking area. General access to the matchmaking app will be available at the beginning of the festival week.
Stage program
There will be three stages at sTARTUp Day 2025 – Starlight Stage, Insight Stage, and Pitching Stage – with speakers and presenters who cover a variety of topics for every taste.
Demo Area access
This is the Mecca of Entrepreneurship! Explore the latest innovations and discover new products, services, friends, opportunities and perhaps, your new career challenge.
sTARTUp Night
The legendary sTARTUp Night wraps up the first conference day on January 30. The afterparty is bringing together the coolest festival visitors, good music, and lots of surprises!
Seminars
Practical seminars to sharpen & level up your skills.
Side events
Vibrant side events take place all over Tartu before and during the official festival.
Early access to matchmaking app
With early access, you’ll gain access to our matchmaking app two weeks earlier than most people. Use the opportunity to get a head start and request meetings with the hottest participants before all their slots are full.
VIP Reception
Celebrate the beginning of sTARTUp Day in style! The VIP Reception brings together speakers, investors & executives for an unforgettable night.
VIP Lounge access
Escape to your lounge where you can kick back and relax, get some work done, or prep for the next meeting.
Investor Day
Investor Day on January 29 is an exclusive investors' meetup to share experiences, learn from each other, and create meaningful contacts. Structured in a way you'd feel both elevated by and busy with new ideas while leaving enough room for networking.
Executive Day
Executive Day on January 29 is about taking the time to listen, talk, and network with other leaders. This is the place to bounce your thoughts and learn about challenges and solutions across different industries.
List of attending investors
Startups will see the participating investors' list (investor's name + investment fund's name) which enables them to request meetings with the right investors through our matchmaking app.
List of attending startups
There are over 300 unique startups at sTARTUp Day, which can be quite overwhelming at times. We'll send you a database of all of the participating startups so you can browse through them all and select the ones you want to meet beforehand.
Personalised startup matches
With the help of our good friends from Dealum, we will find the most relevant startup matches based on each investor’s profile. This means that investors will get a list of hand-selected startups that meet their requirements, making it even easier to meet the right startup.
Visibility at sTARTUp Day website
All validated startups and the biggest VC funds will be featured on the sTARTUp Day website.

Visitor

129 €
BUY NOW
Venue access
Ϟ Day 0: Side Events on January 29
Ϟ Day 1 on January 30
Ϟ Day 2 on January 31
Matchmaking
This is where the magic happens. Through our matchmaking app, you can schedule 20-minute meetings with participants and meet them at our matchmaking area. General access to the matchmaking app will be available at the beginning of the festival week.
Stage program
There will be three stages at sTARTUp Day 2025 – Starlight Stage, Insight Stage, and Pitching Stage – with speakers and presenters who cover a variety of topics for every taste.
Demo Area access
This is the Mecca of Entrepreneurship! Explore the latest innovations and discover new products, services, friends, opportunities and perhaps, your new career challenge.
sTARTUp Night
The legendary sTARTUp Night wraps up the first conference day on January 30. The afterparty is bringing together the coolest festival visitors, good music, and lots of surprises!
Seminars
Practical seminars to sharpen & level up your skills.
Side events
Vibrant side events take place all over Tartu before and during the official festival.
Early access to matchmaking app
With early access, you’ll gain access to our matchmaking app two weeks earlier than most people. Use the opportunity to get a head start and request meetings with the hottest participants before all their slots are full.
VIP Reception
Celebrate the beginning of sTARTUp Day in style! The VIP Reception brings together speakers, investors & executives for an unforgettable night.
VIP Lounge access
Escape to your lounge where you can kick back and relax, get some work done, or prep for the next meeting.
Investor Day
Investor Day on January 29 is an exclusive investors' meetup to share experiences, learn from each other, and create meaningful contacts. Structured in a way you'd feel both elevated by and busy with new ideas while leaving enough room for networking.
Executive Day
Executive Day on January 29 is about taking the time to listen, talk, and network with other leaders. This is the place to bounce your thoughts and learn about challenges and solutions across different industries.
List of attending investors
Startups will see the participating investors' list (investor's name + investment fund's name) which enables them to request meetings with the right investors through our matchmaking app.
List of attending startups
There are over 300 unique startups at sTARTUp Day, which can be quite overwhelming at times. We'll send you a database of all of the participating startups so you can browse through them all and select the ones you want to meet beforehand.
Personalised startup matches
With the help of our good friends from Dealum, we will find the most relevant startup matches based on each investor’s profile. This means that investors will get a list of hand-selected startups that meet their requirements, making it even easier to meet the right startup.
Visibility at sTARTUp Day website
All validated startups and the biggest VC funds will be featured on the sTARTUp Day website.

Startup

109 €
BUY NOW
Venue access
Ϟ Day 0: Side Events on January 29
Ϟ Day 1 on January 30
Ϟ Day 2 on January 31
Matchmaking
This is where the magic happens. Through our matchmaking app, you can schedule 20-minute meetings with participants and meet them at our matchmaking area. General access to the matchmaking app will be available at the beginning of the festival week.
Stage program
There will be three stages at sTARTUp Day 2025 – Starlight Stage, Insight Stage, and Pitching Stage – with speakers and presenters who cover a variety of topics for every taste.
Demo Area access
This is the Mecca of Entrepreneurship! Explore the latest innovations and discover new products, services, friends, opportunities and perhaps, your new career challenge.
sTARTUp Night
The legendary sTARTUp Night wraps up the first conference day on January 30. The afterparty is bringing together the coolest festival visitors, good music, and lots of surprises!
Seminars
Practical seminars to sharpen & level up your skills.
Side events
Vibrant side events take place all over Tartu before and during the official festival.
Early access to matchmaking app
With early access, you’ll gain access to our matchmaking app two weeks earlier than most people. Use the opportunity to get a head start and request meetings with the hottest participants before all their slots are full.
VIP Reception
Celebrate the beginning of sTARTUp Day in style! The VIP Reception brings together speakers, investors & executives for an unforgettable night.
VIP Lounge access
Escape to your lounge where you can kick back and relax, get some work done, or prep for the next meeting.
Investor Day
Investor Day on January 29 is an exclusive investors' meetup to share experiences, learn from each other, and create meaningful contacts. Structured in a way you'd feel both elevated by and busy with new ideas while leaving enough room for networking.
Executive Day
Executive Day on January 29 is about taking the time to listen, talk, and network with other leaders. This is the place to bounce your thoughts and learn about challenges and solutions across different industries.
List of attending investors
Startups will see the participating investors' list (investor's name + investment fund's name) which enables them to request meetings with the right investors through our matchmaking app.
List of attending startups
There are over 300 unique startups at sTARTUp Day, which can be quite overwhelming at times. We'll send you a database of all of the participating startups so you can browse through them all and select the ones you want to meet beforehand.
Personalised startup matches
With the help of our good friends from Dealum, we will find the most relevant startup matches based on each investor’s profile. This means that investors will get a list of hand-selected startups that meet their requirements, making it even easier to meet the right startup.
Visibility at sTARTUp Day website
All validated startups and the biggest VC funds will be featured on the sTARTUp Day website.

Investor

169 €
BUY NOW
Venue access
Ϟ Day 0: Side Events on January 29
Ϟ Day 1 on January 30
Ϟ Day 2 on January 31
Matchmaking
This is where the magic happens. Through our matchmaking app, you can schedule 20-minute meetings with participants and meet them at our matchmaking area. General access to the matchmaking app will be available at the beginning of the festival week.
Stage program
There will be three stages at sTARTUp Day 2025 – Starlight Stage, Insight Stage, and Pitching Stage – with speakers and presenters who cover a variety of topics for every taste.
Demo Area access
This is the Mecca of Entrepreneurship! Explore the latest innovations and discover new products, services, friends, opportunities and perhaps, your new career challenge.
sTARTUp Night
The legendary sTARTUp Night wraps up the first conference day on January 30. The afterparty is bringing together the coolest festival visitors, good music, and lots of surprises!
Seminars
Practical seminars to sharpen & level up your skills.
Side events
Vibrant side events take place all over Tartu before and during the official festival.
Early access to matchmaking app
With early access, you’ll gain access to our matchmaking app two weeks earlier than most people. Use the opportunity to get a head start and request meetings with the hottest participants before all their slots are full.
VIP Reception
Celebrate the beginning of sTARTUp Day in style! The VIP Reception brings together speakers, investors & executives for an unforgettable night.
VIP Lounge access
Escape to your lounge where you can kick back and relax, get some work done, or prep for the next meeting.
Investor Day
Investor Day on January 29 is an exclusive investors' meetup to share experiences, learn from each other, and create meaningful contacts. Structured in a way you'd feel both elevated by and busy with new ideas while leaving enough room for networking.
Executive Day
Executive Day on January 29 is about taking the time to listen, talk, and network with other leaders. This is the place to bounce your thoughts and learn about challenges and solutions across different industries.
List of attending investors
Startups will see the participating investors' list (investor's name + investment fund's name) which enables them to request meetings with the right investors through our matchmaking app.
List of attending startups
There are over 300 unique startups at sTARTUp Day, which can be quite overwhelming at times. We'll send you a database of all of the participating startups so you can browse through them all and select the ones you want to meet beforehand.
Personalised startup matches
With the help of our good friends from Dealum, we will find the most relevant startup matches based on each investor’s profile. This means that investors will get a list of hand-selected startups that meet their requirements, making it even easier to meet the right startup.
Visibility at sTARTUp Day website
All validated startups and the biggest VC funds will be featured on the sTARTUp Day website.

Executive

169 €
BUY NOW
Venue access
Ϟ Day 0: Side Events on January 29
Ϟ Day 1 on January 30
Ϟ Day 2 on January 31
Matchmaking
This is where the magic happens. Through our matchmaking app, you can schedule 20-minute meetings with participants and meet them at our matchmaking area. General access to the matchmaking app will be available at the beginning of the festival week.
Stage program
There will be three stages at sTARTUp Day 2025 – Starlight Stage, Insight Stage, and Pitching Stage – with speakers and presenters who cover a variety of topics for every taste.
Demo Area access
This is the Mecca of Entrepreneurship! Explore the latest innovations and discover new products, services, friends, opportunities and perhaps, your new career challenge.
sTARTUp Night
The legendary sTARTUp Night wraps up the first conference day on January 30. The afterparty is bringing together the coolest festival visitors, good music, and lots of surprises!
Seminars
Practical seminars to sharpen & level up your skills.
Side events
Vibrant side events take place all over Tartu before and during the official festival.
Early access to matchmaking app
With early access, you’ll gain access to our matchmaking app two weeks earlier than most people. Use the opportunity to get a head start and request meetings with the hottest participants before all their slots are full.
VIP Reception
Celebrate the beginning of sTARTUp Day in style! The VIP Reception brings together speakers, investors & executives for an unforgettable night.
VIP Lounge access
Escape to your lounge where you can kick back and relax, get some work done, or prep for the next meeting.
Investor Day
Investor Day on January 29 is an exclusive investors' meetup to share experiences, learn from each other, and create meaningful contacts. Structured in a way you'd feel both elevated by and busy with new ideas while leaving enough room for networking.
Executive Day
Executive Day on January 29 is about taking the time to listen, talk, and network with other leaders. This is the place to bounce your thoughts and learn about challenges and solutions across different industries.
List of attending investors
Startups will see the participating investors' list (investor's name + investment fund's name) which enables them to request meetings with the right investors through our matchmaking app.
List of attending startups
There are over 300 unique startups at sTARTUp Day, which can be quite overwhelming at times. We'll send you a database of all of the participating startups so you can browse through them all and select the ones you want to meet beforehand.
Personalised startup matches
With the help of our good friends from Dealum, we will find the most relevant startup matches based on each investor’s profile. This means that investors will get a list of hand-selected startups that meet their requirements, making it even easier to meet the right startup.
Visibility at sTARTUp Day website
All validated startups and the biggest VC funds will be featured on the sTARTUp Day website.