sTARTUp Day unveils the programme for this year's hybrid event
Business festival sTARTUp Day has announced the programme of this year's hybrid event. The festival brings to the stage over a hundred speakers in the course of two festival days and one side event day. On 25th-27th August, the Estonian National Museum in Tartu will become a meeting place for all the startup-minded people, with performers sharing their experiences on four stages, dozens of practical seminars, sTARTUp Pitching Powered by EstBAN, and many side events.
"The festival programme offers new perspectives, heated discussions, and inspiring success stories for everyone," said Triin Kask, the Programme Manager of sTARTUp Day.
On 25th August , Reshma Sohoni, Founder and Managing Partner of Seedcamp, one of Europe's venture capital funds, will conquer the stage at Investor Day. Seedcamp has made almost 400 investments, including in Estonian companies such as Wise, GrabCAD, and Teleport.
Artur Schaback, one of the Co-founders and the CPO of Paxful, will talk about his journey from zero to a multimillion-dollar startup. Paxful makes buying and selling cryptocurrencies accessible to everyone and is currently making record results, forecasting growth in all markets.
On 26th August, Melissa Sassi, the Head of IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator, will share her experience with international technology companies such as Microsoft and IBM. Her passion is to empower early-stage startups through technology and business acceleration. Melissa is also the Founder and CEO of MentorNations, a youth-led digital skills movement that has taught tens of thousands of young people to code across twelve countries.
The last day of the festival brings Allan Eesmaa, co-founder of the meditation app Synctuition, to the stage. His greatest drive is to show the world that we can have better control over our lives through smart mindfulness techniques that shape our inner world for the better.
This year, sTARTUp Day takes place in the form of a hybrid event, meaning you can participate on-site in Tartu, as well as virtually. Head Organiser Marili Vihmann said that it is extremely important for sTARTUp Day to ensure a memorable and safe festival experience for the participants.
“We are working closely with the Health Board, and we consider the use of COVID-19 rapid tests, as well as nasal sprays that prevent infection and air purifiers (Respiray), developed in Tartu. For the first time, we will expand to outdoor areas with the event. We hope to set a good example in organising major events and encourage people to take part.”
The festival is organised by the city of Tartu, University of Tartu, Tartu Science Park, Contriber, Tartu Biotechnology Park, Tartu Business Advisory Services, Tartu Centre for Creative Industries, and Swedbank.
