AIRE Club #7 takes place as part of sTARTUp Day

On August 24, we invite all those interested to participate in the meeting of AIRE club #7, which will be held as a follow-up event of the sTARTUp Day Executive Day program starting at 17:00 at the V Spa Conference Center (Riia 2, Tartu). The AIRE Club is a series of events aimed at creating a free and immediate environment for those interested in robotics and artificial intelligence to interact and network. All interested parties and representatives of research and development institutions, industrial companies, IT and electronics companies, professional associations, support organizations and donors are invited.

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Participation in AIRE club #7 is free (starting at 17:10) and we ask you to pre-register HERE.

➠ The program includes short speeches by Marily Hendrikson, data and artificial intelligence advisor of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Kirke Maar, head of the AIRE center, and Lauri Antalainen, artificial intelligence expert at Digiwise OÜ.

In this edition of the #7 club, after inspiring presentations and discussion panels, the emphasis is on networking, follow-up coverage of the Executive Day topics and a personal approach to all interested parties from the framework of AIRE services.

sTARTUp Day is the largest business festival in the Baltics, which takes place on August 24-26 in Tartu. sTARTUp Day’s inspiring stage programs, hands-on seminars, demo areas, vibrant side events and legendary after-parties create a powerful platform to celebrate entrepreneurship, expand your business network, find investors and partners.

In 2022, the sTARTUp Day Executive Day program will focus on questions directly from the economy. The central topics are the green revolution, logistics and the metal industry, and the crisis of raw materials. How companies have been affected by the raw material crisis during the events of recent years and how the green revolution has changed the way companies operate and what changes it has already brought – you can hear from companies directly during the program’s presentations and discussion panels during the day.

➠ Executive Day Agenda:

Agenda

 10:30 Gathering for Executive Day and registration
 11:00 Opening words from Kristel Uibo and Martin Vares (Fractory)
 11:05Fireside chat with Prime Minister of Estonia – Kaja Kallas
 11:20 “Circular economy as an opportunity” Rainer Pesti (Ragn-Sells Estonia)
 11:30 “Green Loans” Olavi Lepp (Swedbank)
 11:50 “Green transition in practice – farming industry” Robin Saluoks (eAgronom)
 12:00 Panel discussion – Green transition in practice
 12:40 Networking break
 13:30 “Logistics: the Big Player” Remo Kirss (DPD Estonia)
 13:45 “Logistics: the Disruptor” Ülari Kalamees (Cargoson)
 14:00 “Logistics: the Digitaliser” Jaak Laineste (Sixfold)
 14:15 Panel discussion – Logistics
 15:05 Networking break
 15:30 “Manufacturing process disrupter” Taavi Laur (5.0 Robotics)
 15:45 “The match-maker” Joosep Merelaht (Fractory)
 16:00 “Metal as an input for production”
 16:15 Panel discussion –  Metal Industry Disruption
 17:10AIRE Club Executive Day networking event

➠Participation in the AIRE club is free and we ask that you pre-register HERE.

Read more about sTARTUp Day Executive Day here.

EAS opened the support for the digital transformation of companies in the total amount of 58 million

Companies can apply for support from the joint agency of EAS and KredEx to implement the digital revolution. The total amount of support is 58 million euros, and the maximum amount of support per company is 300,000 euros.

The prerequisite for applying for support is a digitalization roadmap report, which contains an overview of the company’s business model, supply chain and production or service provision process. The report provides an assessment of which bottlenecks in the supply chain and production or service provision process can be solved by digitization, what is the priority of solving the bottlenecks, the cost of the solutions and the impact on economic results. The company can make the roadmap itself or purchase it as a service with support from external experts.

The support is intended for example for the purchase of various devices and robots, if it is integrated with software or machine learning systems. Also for introducing cloud technologies and software robots, developing data analysis, integrating virtual and augmented reality solutions into business processes, and introducing and developing cyber security and data protection systems. The company’s sales revenue for the last two years must be at least 200,000 euros.

Read more on the website:  https://eas.ee/tana-avanes-ettevotete-digipoorde-toetus-kogumahus-58-miljonit/

Read more information about the measure here: https://eas.ee/grants/digipoorde-toetus/

AIRE actively cooperates with MKM and EAS in order to increase the competitiveness of Estonian industrial companies. The digital revolution measure is definitely helpful for our customers and a step closer to the common goal. You can also get help from AIRE in the form of training. We offer training in artificial intelligence, digital technologies and robotics for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Keep up to date with the trainings on the AIRE website: https://aire-edih.eu/teenused/

Background information

Based on the preliminary round of the competition for the creation of the European Digital Innovation Hub, or EDIH center, Estonia was the candidate for the final round of EDIH in 2022. The 7-year project of the AIRE Center (AI & Robotics Estonia) is planned to start on 1.07.2022, the budget for three years, i.e. 36 months, is 6 million euros. The European Commission announced the positive funding decision on June 1, 2022.

The center has six parties – the state representative and co-financier is the Ministry of Economy and Communications, the lead partner is Tallinn University of Technology and the University of Tartu, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the science and business campus Tehnopol, the Tartu Science Park and the competence center IMECC.

AIRE was created to increase the competitiveness of Estonian industrial companies. Here you can find both inspiration and practical university-born knowledge on how to test and implement artificial intelligence and robotics solutions in your company.