2024 Speakers
Maria Lypiatska
CEO
BRAND UKRAINE
Ukraine's Nation Brand: Navigating Crisis, Countering Disinformation, and Preserving Heritage in the Face of War
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Liselott Stenfeldt
Team Director and Head of R&D
Gehl Architects
Unlocking Urban Inclusivity: Gehl Architects' Tech-driven, Citizen-centric Strategies to Unveil Hidden City Patterns
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Leonardo Ortega
Head of Work in Estonia
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency
Estonia’s Customer Journey of Talent Attraction and Retention
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Guðrið Højgaard
CEO
Visit Faroe Islands
Saving the Environment to Exploring the Meaning of Home – What’s Next in Tourism?
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Eliis Randver
Deputy Director of Marketing and International Relations
Estonian Investment Agency
Leveraging AI and advanced digital tools to attract FDI
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Martin Villig
Co-Founder
Bolt
European Market Expansion: How Tech, Talent and Mobility Can Make Cities More Connected and Liveable
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Sirpa Tsimal
Director Global Marketing Investment Promotion
Switzerland Global Enterprise
Learnings From Creating a National Investment Promotion Strategy: The Tech Ecosystem in Switzerland
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Helena Renström
Marketing Manager
Skellefteå Municipality
Revolutionising Skellefteå: Transformative Place Branding in Times of Rapid Change and Turmoil
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Fernando Ballesta
Director of Foreign Trade, Investments & Industrial Infrastructures, Murcia Regional Development Agency
Teching the Future: Small Region, Big Impact – with 'InvesTools' in Spain's Investment Scene
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Nourhan Bassam
Ph.D. in Urban Design and Placemaking
Founder of GamingX
Gendered City -
Creating Spaces that Treat Everyone Equally
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Jette Jorgensen
Managing Director Hubs
Strategic Development and Innovation, IKEA
Revitalizing Urban Spaces: Building Resilient Communities for a Sustainable Future
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Erni Kask
International Relations Manager
European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024
Utilising Being European Capital of Culture to Redevelop a More Remote Destination Through Culture and Education
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Anne-Signe Fagereng
Director of Marketing
VisitOSLO
Bridging the Gap: Oslo’s Strategic Approach to Marketing, Destination Management and Sustainability in Tourism
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Nikolaj Lubanski
Chief Operating Officer
Copenhagen Capacity
From Policies to Attraction: How Do We Collaborate Across Europe to Be a Talent Destination for Global Talents
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Kata Varblane
Director of Country Promotion
Enterprise Estonia
Leveraging AI and advanced digital tools to attract FDI
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Irina Tolstousov
Head of the Country Brand Promotion Department
Invest Moldova Agency
Diaspora Engagement in Talent Attraction
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Camilla Westman
Senior Adviser Talent Attraction & Place Branding
Future Place Leadership
Where Will the Skilled Workforce of the Future Want to Live and Why? Latest Data and Insights From Talent City Index
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Pärtel-Peeter Pere
Urban strategist
Member of Parliament of Estonia
How to Fight Populism While Fighting Climate Change – The Urban and Green Transition From a Politician's Perspective
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​Erika Piirmets
Digital Transformation Adviser
e-Estonia
The e-Estonia Brand - the Digitalisation Journey to Become a Global Frontrunner
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Ave Pill
Project Manager – Digitalization and Business Models
Estonian Tourist Board
How to Spark Innovation in Tourism?
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