Programme

28 May 2025

8:30 Registration, welcome coffee & EXPO

9:30 – 17:00 Topics and speakers on the stage at the Proto Invention Factory and Noblessner Halls (Emanuel Nobel and Arthur Lessner)

MAIN STAGE

Welcome by Hannes Astok – Executive Director, e-Governance Academy

Opening keynote by Liisa-Ly Pakosta – Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs, Estonia (TBC)

Opening discussion on the strategic approach from bytes to benefits

 Keynote and panel discussion on navigating the true costs and benefits of digital transformation

• Eeva Hellström – Senior Lead, Foresight and Training, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and others
• Anna-Greta Tsahkna — Founder/CEO Timbeter, VP Association of IT&T, Estonia (moderator)

Fireside chat on revising the concept of learning and digital developments

• Alar Karis – President of the Republic of Estonia
• Kristina Mänd – Programme Coordinator, e-Governance Academy (moderator)

Keynote and discussion on digital investments into tangible benefits and enhancing the business ecosystem

• Piret Hirv – Head of Data Management Competence Center, e-Governance Academy (moderator)

Panel discussion on economic aspects of having interoperability

• Heiko Vainsalu – Head of Infrastructure and Solutions Competence Centre, e-Governance Academy (moderator)

Keynote on challenges and expectations for governance

• Taimar Peterkop – former Secretary of State, Government Office, and Director General, Estonian Information System Authority, Estonia

Key conclusions of the conference day

• e-Governance Academy

TWO SHOWCASE STAGES 

Showcase on Ukraine’s journey toward reshaping its military with innovative solutions

• Kateryna Chernohorenko – Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine

Showcase on the Interministerial Working Group for Kenya’s Digital Transformation

• Milou Vanmulken – Programme Manager for Digitalization and Macroeconomics, EUDEL, Kenya

Showcase on reimagining democratic innovations for green transition

• Dr. Arch. Giovanni Allegretti – Coordinator of Phoenix Project, Senior Researcher at Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Dr. Kristina Reinsalu – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy

Showcase how eGA’s National Cyber Security Index, a tool and database, works for national cyber security and capacity building

• Marit Lani – Head of Governance and Engagement Competence Center, e-Governance Academy
• Dr. Radu Serrano – Expert, e-Governance Academy

Showcase on 5 years of Ukraine’s data exchange system Trembita

• Dr. Oleh Burba – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy
• Iryna Rudenko – Expert, e-Governance Academy

Showcase on digital skilling and mindset shift

• Kristi Kivilo – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy

Showcase on personal data access monitoring

• Yurii Kopytin – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy
• Nataliia Matiash – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy

Showcase on uniting the expert community for effective digital transformation and innovative governance

• Mykhailo Kornieiev – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy
• Andrii Piskun – Senior Expert, e-Governance Academy

WORKSHOPS

Secure data exchange: from paper to integrated public services by the e-Governance Academy

Roll-out and implementation of GovStack building blocks, with a focus on digital (health) wallets by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV)

Overcoming interoperability bottlenecks: lessons from Latin America

• Edie Cux – Coordinator and Executive Director, Presidential Commission on Open and Electronic Government, Guatemala
• Carlos Vargas – Expert, e-Governance Academy
• Heiko Vainsalu – Head of Infrastructure and Solutions Competence Centre, e-Governance Academy (moderator)