Estonia- Czechia Business Forum
In cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we invite you to the Estonia–Czechia Business Forum on 27 May, held on the occasion of the State visit of H.E. Mr Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic. The forum will bring together companies, public sector representatives, and industry organisations from both countries. Its aim is to strengthen economic cooperation between Estonia and the Czech Republic and to create new contacts, particularly in the defence and cybersecurity sectors.
The forum will highlight cooperation opportunities between the Estonian and Czech defence industries, developments in the cybersecurity sector, defence procurement procedures, and partnership opportunities. The business forum will be followed by networking and B2B meetings. The Czech business delegation includes more than 20 companies, primarily from the defence and cybersecurity sectors.
NB! On the afternoon of 28 May, the business delegation will be in Tartu, where companies from Southern Estonia will have the opportunity to meet with the delegation.
- B2B meetings for defence industry companies will take place on 28 May in Tartu, in cooperation with the Tartu City Government, from 15:00 to 16:45.
Location: University of Tartu, Café, Ülikooli 20, 51005 Tartu. - On 28 May, starting at 13:00, Cybernetica will organise a cybersecurity roundtable in Tartu for Czech cyber companies.
When registering, please indicate if you would prefer to meet the business delegation in Tartu, and we will contact you for further details.
TIME AND PLACE
13:00-17:30, 27th of May, Venue: Chancellor of Justice, Kohtu 8, 15193, Tallinn
List of business delegation HERE
Please indicate in the registration form if you are interested in meeting a specific Czech company during the networking session.
programmE
| 13.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 13.30 | Welcome words Ms Mariin Ratnik, Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Milena Jabůrková, Vice President, Czech Confederation of Industry |
| 13.40 | Unlocking New Opportunities in Czech-Estonian Defence Industrial Cooperation Mr Aleš Vytečka, Director of the Inter-Governmental Defence Cooperation Agency (AMOS), Ministry of Defence |
| 13.50 | Czech Cyber Sector Opportunities Mr Lukáš Kintr, Director, National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) |
| 14.00 | Estonian Defence Procurement Mr Markko Lepikult, Foreign Affairs Advisor, Estonian Centre for Defence Investment |
| 14.20 | Overview of the Estonian Defence Sector and Opportunities Mr Kalev Koidumäe, CEO, Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association |
| 14.30 | Overview of the Estonian Cyber Sector and Opportunities Ms Grete Soares de Camargo, Project Manager for CyberHubs, Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications |
| 14.40 | Introduction of Czech Companies Mr Dominik Joza, External Relations Manager, Czech Confederation of Industry |
| 15.10 | Special Address by H.E. Mr Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia and H.E. Mr Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic |
| 15.25 | Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Frankenburg Technologies and Colt CZ Group |
| 15.30 | Networking and B2B meetings |
| 17.30 | End of event |