Youth Startup Summit 2025
Wednesday 29. October at 15:00 - Thursday 30. October at 20:00
Doors open at 14:30 on both days!
TalTech Main Hall & TalTech Student House
🚀 Estonia's most youth-friendly startup conference, the Youth Startup Summit, is back for its second edition on October 29-30! Organized by Startup Garage & the Young Entrepreneurs' Club, the summit is the place to gain fresh ideas from Estonia's top innovators and connect with people from across the startup world.
✨ Full program is here:
📅 Day 1 — October 29
Time: 15:00–19:00
15:10–15:50 — Keynote #1
🎙 Kristel Kruustuk, Founder, Testlio
15:50–16:30 — Panel Discussion: The Future of Incubation in Estonia – New Trends and Global Positioning
Panelists:
1. Anna-Liisa Elbrecht, Tehnopol
2. Nele Pluutus, Ettevõtlusinkubaator
3. Krista Meinarde, Beamline
16:30–17:30 — Networking Break
17:30–18:10 — Keynote #2
🎙 Kaari Kink, NATO DIANA
Topic: Why Everyday Innovators Have More Impact For the Future of Defence Than Ever
18:10–18:50 — Keynote #3
🎙 Priit Lopsik, Swedbank
Topic: What Banks Really Look at When Working With Startups
📅 Day 2 — October 30
Time: 15:00–20:10
15:10–15:50 — Keynote #1
🎙 ?, ? (stay tuned✨)
15:50–16:30 — Panel Discussion: Fundraising Myths - What Do Angel Investors and VCs Actually Want You to Know?
Panelists:
1. Karin Künnapas, EstBAN
2. Tim Vaino, Practica Capital
3. Riivo Anton, Specialist VC
16:30–17:15 — Networking Break
17:15–17:55 — Keynote #2
🎙 Mariann Proos, Startup Estonia
Topic: Crash Course into DeepTech
17:55–18:35 — Workshop: VIBECODING
🎙 Anastasia Pjatakova, Unsume
🎙 Kevin Akkermann, Bilt.me
Topic: You Don’t Need a Plan, You Need a Prototype
18:35–19:20 — Networking Break
19:20–20:00 — Keynote #3
🎙 ?, MODASH (stay tuned✨)