Friday 15.05.2026. - Deep Tech Atelier

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FINANCING, COMMERCIALIZATION, AI ACCELERATOR

HEALTH

WORKSHOP

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

Stephen Cabana

Economic Development Deputy Director at City of Sherbrooke
CANADA

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 - 12:45

Networking Break / Lunch

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

12:50 - 13:05

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

Caroline Sevier

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

13:05 - 13:20

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

13:20 - 13:35

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

Fu Wei (Tony) Wang

Vice President of Rayvatek
TAIWAN

13:35 - 13:50

The Immersive Edge: How Industrial Metaverse Is Reshaping Critical Industries

Antti Vikman

Pro Verse

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

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

From Prototype to Field: Building Cellular IoT That Actually Works

16:10 - 17:40

Startup Pitch Competition - FINALS AND AWARDS

Gleb Maltsev

Pitch coach at Stoneful
ESTONIA

Povilas Zinys

Director of Plug and Play Tech Center
LITHUANIA

Daren Wilson

Founder - CEO at HealthSeed AG
SWITZERLAND

Michael Baczyk

Investor at Heartcore Capital
DENMARK

17:40 - 17:50

Wrap Up of the competition

OuluHealth Ecosystem

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

Neve Vendt

Head of War and Disaster Medicine Centre at Estonian Military Academy
ESTONIA

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

Brigita Dejus

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

Ņikita Trojanskis

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?

Rafał Orłowicz-Murawski

Technology Broker of University of Warsaw
POLAND

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

Martin Curley

Cracking the Code: Funding Hacks for CERN, ESA & EU

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

European Grid Stability & Renewables

11:00 - 11:40

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

Petr Korba

Professor in Zurich University
SWITZERLAND

Scaling Deep Tech Into Circular Industry

11:50 - 12:30

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

Carolin Aas

CFO of Cleantech for Baltics
ESTONIA

Deep Tech Commercialization

12:40 - 13:20

From TRL 1 to Industrial Deployment: Bridging Deep Tech to Manufacturing Through Structured Acceleration

Tatu Luuk

President / Founder of OSA SIA (Organic Steel Accelerator)
LATVIA

13:30 - 14:30

INNOVATE-EU Demo Day: Deep Tech Startups Across Borders

Lab to Launch: A Brutally Honest Deep Tech Roadmap

14:40 - 15:20

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

Researcher at University of Latvia
LATVIA

Dāvids Štēbelis

European Space Agency Industrial Coordinator of Management Services Company
LATVIA

15:30 - 16:00

Secure Energy Control Systems

16:15 - 16:45

Secure Control Layers for Autonomous Energy Systems: SCADA/OT in a Dual-Use Context

Toms Mols

Business Development Manager of ELIGENT
LATVIA

Impact Pitch Arena

10:00 - 11:30

Impact Pitch Arena–Student Entrepreneurship Forum Idea Competition

Elizabeta Universa

@DTA

The Green Roadmap: Unlocking Norway’s Latest Innovation Grants

12:00 - 13:30

Driving Green Innovation to Unlock Business Potential

Magnar Ødelien

Programme Director of Innovation Norway
NORWAY

Lauma Laurinoviča

Senior Expert in Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia
LATVIA

@DTA

Swiss–Latvian Smart Energy Launch

14:00 - 15:00

Opening of the Swiss–Latvian Smart Energy Digital Competence Centre

Gints Kučinskis

Head of Energy Materials Laboratory / Senior Researcher at University of Latvia Institute of Solid State Physics\
LATVIA

Petr Korba

Professor in Zurich University
SWITZERLAND

Tomass Liepnieks

R&D Director at Sadales tīkls
LATVIA

Anna Mutule

@DTA

Nucleate Genesis 2026 Grand Finale

15:15 - 16:00

Nucleate Baltics: Genesis Demo Day 2026

Gerda Schotter

Events Team Lead at Nucleate Baltics
ESTONIA

16:15 - 16:45

Secure Control Layers for Autonomous Energy Systems: SCADA/OT in a Dual-Use Context

Toms Mols

Business Development Manager of ELIGENT
LATVIA

@DTA