Registration, morning coffee, and networking with colleagues.

Gunnar has worked in the banking industry for a couple of decades. He recently made a career change and has been working in the automotive industry for a few years.

In addition, he is actively involved in mentoring, acting as a mentor himself, training new mentors, and contributing to the expansion of mentoring through the Estonian Mentors’ Association.

In her presentation, Sirli provides intriguing insights into her diverse and international leadership experience. She highlights challenges, achievements, lessons learned, and thoughts on leadership in the technology sector. In addition, Sirli offers recommendations on how to encourage engineers and technical experts to pursue leadership roles.

Ruben is a Colombian-born-Indonesian-bred-Dutchman-with-a-Swedish- passport. In this talk he will share his own personal and professional journey which has taken him from international diplomacy to leadership training and now working for a global sustainability organisation in one of the most controversial commodities. He will speak about the importance of knowing your identity as a leader, the values you stand for and how to remain authentic in an ever faster pacing world.

Anna Cau is the Chief Peoples Officer at Telenor, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Sweden. She has led HR teams in several world-changing corporations, such as Ericsson and H&M, and has always advocated for equal opportunities for all employees within organizations. In her presentation, Anna shares her experiences and practical tips on how to create an organizational culture that supports women in becoming leaders and top executives.

This inspirational talk will give you practical insights into how to transform organizational culture to promote more women in top leadership positions. We need to address all the positive outcomes that come with gender balance in organizations and there is much research supporting this! Gender equality brings values to both innovation and to the company economy as well as increases the well being at work. The talk starts in that research and then moves straight into how to get there. Jenny gives you 10 specific things that your organization can do to balance the numbers and get more women into leadership roles. Add Gender has successfully helped the Swedish forestry industry to reach more women than owns land in Sweden and to even the gender balance in who attends forestry fairs. We have produced gender equality guides for the Transport sector with easy step by step guides for their 9000 member organizations to lower the threshold to get started with gender equality and we have also
educated tech companies all over Sweden.
We have 15 years of experience (Add Gender was founded 2008) and while we customize solutions for organizations, some things are the same in many sectors. We give you these 10 things to start working with and what you do to take the work further is up to you. Talk is cheap – let’s do things!

Professor Raili Marling discusses, based on the recent study by the Praxis Mõttekoda and the University of Tartu, why there is still a lack of female top executives in Estonia, how women and men can become leaders in Estonia, and the role organizations play in creating a culture that supports equality.

Is it about desire? Why are there still more men than women among top executives? What benefits come from having an equal number of women and men in top leadership positions? On the panel discussion, we will share practical experiences from organizations and research findings.

Estonia’s top leader, Veiko Veskimäe, invited one the most influential HR leaders in Estonia, Estel Pukk, to join his team in developing Verston into the world’s most environmentally sustainable infrastructure company. Humaneness, openness, and inclusivity have been the company’s core values since its inception 13 years ago.

We tend to think that everything digital is sustainable, because data flying around on the wireless internet don’t leave any footprints. Or do they…? In this talk, Elin will blow your mind with some heart-breaking and stunning facts and anecdotes about the clash between digitalization and sustainability. At the same time, digital technologies such as cloud platforms, artificial intelligence, internet of things, and blockchain are indeed important for the sustainable future of businesses and
societies.
How can you as a leader and decision-maker navigate in this overwhelming and complex landscape of digital technologies and sustainability issues? What do you need to understand, what are your options, and how much impact can you really make?
In this talk, Elin will give three actionable recommendations for how you as a leader can contribute to a smarter and more sustainable digital future.

At the strategic level of leadership, there are no winners, only leaders, followers, and losers. The situation is constantly changing, and to gain an advantage, one must do things better, more efficiently, or more cost-effectively. To achieve or maintain a leading role, a leader must develop subordinates who are smarter than them and ready to take over leadership at any moment. Human capital is the greatest asset, and mishandling this asset guarantees a decline for the organization. Any organization leader who claims to have a line of people waiting at their door today is either lying or incredibly naive.

In this practical and timely session, Chris delves into the currently misunderstood realm of AI transformation. While the technological aspects of AI are frequently highlighted, Chris emphasizes that the true challenge lies in culture, people, strategy and communication. Adopting and aligning with the promise of AI is actually fundamentally a people-first topic. Drawing from a diverse experience across several leadership roles, Chris will share case studies and personal insights on how to align AI initiatives with company culture and values. The talk will explore practical strategies for leading digital transformation, while maintaining authenticity and promoting equality within the workplace. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how to navigate the human aspects of AI integration, fostering an environment where technology and culture coalesce to drive innovation and growth.

During a period of transition, we have to let go of what is familiar without knowing exactly what the future holds. This is a confusing betwixt-and-between time, when things are neither what they were, nor what they will become. Anthropologists call such messy between-times liminality. Jitske Kramer will delve into the patterns and dynamics of major change, taking the knowledge and tools of social anthropology. Anthropology has the ability to illuminate and lay bare things we knew but could not yet put into words. Jitske offers a vision on how to navigate through the messy middle of change and what kind of leadership is needed in liminal times.