The artificial intelligence and robotics center AIRE (EDIH) is co-financed by the European Union from the "European Digital Innovation Hubs" program (project number 101083677) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
The Competitiveness of Estonian Industrial Enterprises Conference Industry 5.0
Estonian industrial companies are going through revolutionary times. The energy crisis and challenges in supply chains raise the question of how sustainable our industrial enterprises are and how to be present and competitive years from now. Because sustainability ensures sustainability.
The focus of this year’s event is sustainability in this broad sense:
- How do business models cope with the challenges of supply chains?
- Is the technology sufficiently energy efficient?
- What is the ability of managers and staff to adapt to change?
- How do we meet the increased environmental standards?
- How can the state support the sustainability of industrial enterprises?
- How to ensure consistent application of research in industry?
- How have crises been solved in cooperation elsewhere?
Industry 5.0 brings together the Estonian industry community and focuses on practical topics that provide ideas and inspiration for immediate action. In addition to the best in Estonia, we listen to practitioners from other places and learn from their stories. The AIRE club following the day’s program offers socializing in a freer form. The conference will be held for the 9th time and its organizers are AIRE, Minsitry of Economic affairs and Communication, TalTech, EISA, ITL and Confent.
Program
PUBLIC SECTOR VIEW
10.15 Sustainability in Industry 5.0 conditions (Ivo Krustok, Green Policy Advisor of the State Chancellery)
10.45 Discussion: Industry 5.0 and achieving sustainability – opposite or aligned goals?
- Sigrid Rajalo, head of innovation and development at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
- Helen Sooväli-Sepping, vice rector of TalTech’s green turn
- Katre Savi, head of the Estonian Printing and Packaging Industry Union
- Doris Põld, CEO of ITL
- Urmas Hiie, chairman of the board of ETS NORD
11.30 Break and expo
THE SCIENTIFIC VIEW
12.30 Discussion: What are the experiences of different countries on how to increase the added value of companies through applied research? (English)
- Riikka Virkkunen, practical professor at VTT
- Muhammad Mahtab Alam, a tenured full professor at TalTech and head of the Communication Systems Research Group
- Jeffrey A. Tuhtan, Tenure Associate Professor, Center for Environmental Monitoring Technologies, TalTech
- Mika Salmi, Assistant Professor of Production Sustainability at Aalto University
13.15 Lunch and expo
THE PRACTICAL VIEW
14.15 The fourth dimension of innovation: sustainability (ENG) (Dirk Ploss, Head of Early Innovation at Beiersdorf)
14.45 Short presentations: Success stories (and failures) of sustainability innovation
- Tarvo Õng, founder and CEO of Fusebox OÜ
- Indrek Adler, Foxway Recommerce sales director and board member
- Kristjan Jansons, CEO of MindTitan
- Karl Pärtel, co-founder of RAIKU Packaging OÜ
15.45 Discussion: The future of sustainable Industry 5.0 solutions in Estonian industrial companies
- Jaanus Vihand, manager of A. Le Coq
- Sirli Männiksaar, CEO of Ericsson Estonia
- Margus Jakobson, head of Incap Estonia
16:30 AIRE Club #15
- Opening remarks: Jukka Patrikainen, ABB’s leading business manager for the Baltic countries and member of the AIRE advisory board
- RAIKU – how to create an environmentally friendly and smart industry from scratch?
- Karl Pärtel, co-founder of RAIKU Packaging OÜ
- Manufacturing quality assurance using a collaborative robot and machine vision
Tanel Eensoo, Comodule OÜ industrial engineer team leader - Introducing the second season of the AIRE Club
Kirke Maar, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Center AIRE - The cyber security of companies is enhanced by measures and developments in the field
Marily Hendrikson, data and artificial intelligence advisor of the Economic Development Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications - Robotex Hackathon Awards