Friday 15.05.2026. - Deep Tech Atelier

Deep Tech Stage

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Topics

10:00 - 10:05

Introduction

Success Stories | What Europe's Rare Deep Tech Exits Actually Taught Us

10:05 - 10:20

From Hit to Biotech Exit: Lessons from a Biotech Founder

Lucas Rodriguez

Former CEO of CerSci Therapeutics / Alacrita Consulting
USA

10:20 - 10:35

Fuel for the Frontier: Inside Estonia’s Deep Tech Fund

Sigrid Rajalo

Acting Undersecretary For Economics and Innovation at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
ESTONIA

10:35 - 10:50

Ukraine's experience in supporting research, startups and ecosystem development in times of crises

System Navigation | How Smaller Ecosystems Compete in a System Built for Giants

10:50 - 11:05

Punching Above Their Weight | How Mid-Sized Cities can Win in DeepTech

11:05 - 11:20

Smart City Innovation through University–Industry Collaboration

Viktorija Prilenska

Researcher, Project manager at FinEst Centre for Smart Cities
ESTONIA

Horizontal Impact | AI Is Not a Vertical - And That Changes Everything

11:20 - 11:40

Gen AI: Myths and Reality

Luc Julia

Apple's Siri Patent Co-Author, Former C-level at Samsung, Renault / LuxStunts
USA

11:40 - 11:55

AI Changes Systems, Humans Determine Outcomes

Agnese Lastovska

Assistant Professor / Acting Director of the Study Program of University of Latvia / Riga Technical University
LATVIA

11:55 - 12:10

The Human Dimension - Skills You Need To Master Deep Tech

Teele Tõnismann

Researcher-trainer at Adoc Talent Management
FRANCE

12:10 - 13:00

Networking break

Dual-Use | Past the Label, Into What It Actually Takes

Caroline Sevier

Head of European Rearmament and Readiness at Airbus Defence and Space
SPAIN

13:00 - 13:15

From Readiness to Relevance: Building Europe’s Connected Defence Ecosystem

Caroline Sevier

Head of European Rearmament and Readiness at Airbus Defence and Space
SPAIN

13:15 - 13:30

How Taiwanese Dual-Use Technologies Contribute to Critical Infrastructure and Security

Fu Wei (Tony) Wang

Vice President of Rayvatek
TAIWAN

13:30 - 13:45

The Immersive Edge: How Industrial Metaverse Is Reshaping Critical Industries

European Strategy | The Sovereign AI Bet and What Must Be True for It to Pay Off

13:35 - 13:50

Strategic Grid Resilience in a Dual‑Use World: How Europe’s Renewable Transition Shapes Civilian and Defence Readiness

Petr Korba

Professor in Zurich University
SWITZERLAND

13:50 - 14:05

Building Europe's AI backbone: What sovereign compute actually takes.

Michael Champion

CISO at Verda
FINLAND

14:05 - 14:20

AI Sovereignty in Europe: Can Europe build competitive LLMs without billions?

Artūrs Vasiļevskis

CEO at Tilde
LATVIA

14:20 - 14:30

TBC

Data Infrastructure | AI Sovereignty Without Materials Sovereignty Is a Story

14:30 - 14:45

Semiconductors Behind Europe’s AI Infrastructure

Jerzy Baratowicz

Distribution Manager Eastern Europe of Infineon Technologies
POLAND

14:45 - 15:00

AI Horizon: The Physical Foundations of Data Infrastructure

Takenori Kumagai

Senior Manager at JX Advanced Metals Corporation
GERMANY

Smart Sensors | The Next Computing Platform Won't Look Like a Computer

15:35 - 15:50

The Next Platform: How AI Wearables Will Change Everything

Vitnija Saldava

Head of Policy Baltics of Meta
POLAND

15:50 - 16:05

Smart Sensors

Armands Meirāns

Head of R&D of LMT Defence
LATVIA

16:10 - 17:40

Startup Pitch Competition - FINALS AND AWARDS

17:40 - 17:50

Wrap Up of the competition

10:05 - 10:10

Introduction

10:05 - 10:20

Opening Empowering Health Innovation with Technology – case Oulu, Finland.

Heidi Tikanmäki

Key Account Director, Health & Life Science at Business Oulu
FINLAND

Military → Civil Transfer

10:20 - 10:35

AI Under Pressure: What Crisis Medicine Teaches Civilian Healthcare (TBC)

10:35 - 10:50

From Battlefield to Bedside: Translating Disaster Medicine into Civilian Capability

AI in Health and Biosecurity Diagnostics, drug discovery and epidemiological surveillance

10:50 - 11:05

Reading the Sewers: AI-Powered Wastewater epidemiological surveillance as a Public Health Infrastructure

Sandis Dejus

Associate Professor of Riga Technical University, Water Systems and Biotechnology Institute
LATVIA

11:05 - 11:20

From AI Prototype to Deployable MedTech Product

Mateusz Kierepka

CEO at Kierepka.com
POLAND

Personalized Care AI modeling, patient digital twins and precision medicine

11:20 - 11:50

Clinical Intelligence in the Real World: What Works, What Does Not, and What's Next

11:50 - 12:05

How EIT Health is accelerating digital health adoption across Europe

Izabel Alfany

European Head of Ecosystem Management at EIT Health
SPAIN

12:45 - 13:15

The Future of Health and Building European Health Resilience

Generative AI in Health Revolutionary AI-driven pharmaceuticals and accelerated molecule development

13:15 - 13:30

The Agentic Organ: What Happens When AI, Biology, and Robotics Converge Inside the Body

Daren Wilson

Founder - CEO at HealthSeed AG
SWITZERLAND

13:30 - 13:45

What generic AI gets wrong about lab data, and what it takes to get it right.

Nata Savastsenka

Co-founder & CPO at BloodGPT
POLAND

Building European Health Resilience: Capital, Capacity, Commercialization

13:45 - 14:00

Money isn’t everything - what systemic measures support technology transfer?

14:00 - 14:15

The 60 Million Thesis: Why Nordic Spinouts Matter Now

Anssi Uimonen

Partner / Founder of Nordic Science Investments
FINLAND

Research and Development

14:15 - 14:30

Pediatric Precision Oncology Across Europe: What INFORM Teaches Us About Shared Infrastructure

Mirjam Blattner-Johnson

Senior Scientific Expert & Clinical Research Advisor / Acting Tenure-Track Professor of German Cancer Research Center / Children’s Clinical University Hospital / Riga Stradiņš University
GERMANY

14:30 - 14:45

Compass AI: Accelerating AI Adoption in European Healthcare

Sara Zullino

Scientific Lead AI for Medical Applications of EATRIS ERIC
NETHERLANDS

Medical Devices and Equipment Diagnostic equipment, surgical instruments, dual-use medical technology

15:15 - 15:30

TBC

15:30 - 15:45

What to expect in Health next decade

10:00 - 10:05

Introduction

10:05 - 10:45

Inside Access: How Deep Tech Startups Actually Break into CERN, ESA & EU Funding Systems

Dāvids Štēbelis

European Space Agency Industrial Coordinator of Management Services Company
LATVIA

Alise Pīka-Ozola

Head of Innovation and Technology office in Geneva, Industry Liaison Officer for Latvia to CERN at Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
LATVIA

Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema

Head of Brussels Office of Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Belgium

10:50 - 11:35

Digital Control of Europe’s Power Grid: Stability in the Age of Renewables

Petr Korba

Professor in Zurich University
SWITZERLAND

11:40 - 12:15

From Research to Circular Industry: Designing Scalable Supply Chains for Deep Tech Ventures

Carolin Aas

CFO of Cleantech for Baltics
ESTONIA

13:00 - 14:00

INNOVATE-EU Demo Day: Deep Tech Startups Across Borders

14:05 - 14:50

From Lab to Launch: The Brutally Honest Guide to Deep Tech Commercialization

Solvita Kostjukova

Leading Expert / Partner of UniLab / P-Agro Minerals
LATVIA

Didzis Rutitis

Dāvids Štēbelis

European Space Agency Industrial Coordinator of Management Services Company
LATVIA

15:20 - 15:50

Navigating EIT Opportunities: How Startups Can Access Europe’s Innovation Support

Alīna Dolmate

EIT Community Officer Latvia at Riga Technical University
LATVIA