On September 29, we welcome you to join the 200 selected participants at TalTech for Estonia’s first AI Literacy Day — a landmark event aimed at shaping Estonia into the world’s first AI-literate nation. AI is already transforming over 60% of jobs — this is no longer the future, it is the present. As part of AIRE Club #41, this event offers insightful talks and panel discussions to strengthen your AI literacy and strategic action capability in the field of AI.
This event is held in Estonian.
AI Literacy Day marks the first flagship event in a new national movement focused on embedding AI competence across sectors.
At 16:15–17:00, Kirke Maar, the Head of AI & Robotics Estonia AIRE, will participate in the panel discussion “Estonia 2030: Becoming the World’s First AI-Literate Country”.
From 17:00 onwards, all attendees are invited to stay for networking with light refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you at AI Literacy Day!
10:00–10:15 – Opening: AI Mindset
Welcome by Vattan PS, Founder of Founderly. Why AI mindset is critical for Estonia’s future.
10:15–11:15 – Session 1: Data Strategy + AI-Capable Professional
Build your AI foundation with high-quality data. Redefine your professional role. Create new AI-augmented jobs.
Speakers: Vincent Pikand & Henri Johan Suurorg, Co-founders of userjourneys.ai
11:15–12:15 – Session 2: The AI Implementation Handbook
Make AI projects work in practice. Choose your first win. Master build vs. buy decisions. Detect AI-washing. Calculate actual ROI.
Speaker: Joosep Kõljalg, Founder of Askel.AI
12:15–13:15 – Session 3: Culture and Change Leadership
Turn AI anxiety into leadership. Build an AI-ready organisational culture. Scale from pilot to enterprise-wide adoption.
Speaker: Astra Tikas, Founder of Aistra
13:15–14:15 – Lunch Break
Networking with warm lunch
14:15–15:15 – Session 4: Learning with AI
Develop grassroots AI literacy. Build personal and organisational learning systems. Design for continuous AI upskilling.
Speaker: Jaan Aru, Associate Professor, University of Tartu
15:15–16:15 – Session 5: Beyond Compliance: Ethical AI Development as Risk Mitigation
Ethics. Trust. Governance. Resilience.
Speaker: Jüri Vlassov, Security Policy Advisor, Advocate for Friendly AI
16:15–17:00 – Panel Discussion: Estonia 2030 – The World’s First AI-Literate Nation
Jobs, opportunities, and global leadership. Moderator: Gert Jervan, Dean of the School of IT, TalTech.
Panelists:
– Kirke Maar (Head of AI & Robotics Estonia AIRE)
– Heisi Kurig (Head of Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu)
– Keiro Nurme (IT Team Lead, Estonian Business and Innovation Agency)
17:00 onwards – Networking Reception
Light snacks and drinks
Learn more about the event here.
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