{"id":8,"date":"2021-11-09T12:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2021-12-08T17:05:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T17:05:06","slug":"estonia-small-in-size-great-for-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonia. Small in size, great for research."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"acf-block_618bb258b9815\" class=\"acf-block-element block-bg w-max\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-el wp-block-heading\" id=\"about\">About the event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-el\">EXPO 2020 Dubai is taking place from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 in the United Arab Emirates, where Estonia is showing the future and inviting you along to discover and be part of our journey there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2020dubai.com\/en\/understanding-expo\/participants\/country-pavilions\/estonia\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.expo2020dubai.com\/en\/understanding-expo\/participants\/country-pavilions\/estonia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estonia\u2019s pavilion<\/a>, a bright blue cube, is located near the epicentre of EXPO, a few steps away from Al Wasl Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">Estonian research will be introduced during the Knowledge &amp; Learning Week on 12-18 December with the Day of the Universities in the Estonian pavilion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">As EXPO has the theme \u201cConnecting Minds, Creating the Future\u201d, we do see that in coping with major issues, all of us need to do our part in finding solutions. We cannot save the world only through research, but we definitely cannot change anything without it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-el\">Estonia is a small country, but our top researchers are doing a wonderful job in finding solutions for making the future brighter. We are introducing solutions that might change the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">The Day of the Universities brings together policy designers, experts, researchers and entrepreneurs, to discuss some of the key societal challenges. This all-day event contains two sections and is packed with interesting discussions, exchange of research findings and ideas in four fields \u2013 circular economy, smart city, educational technology, and personalized medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">The Day of the Universities is moderated by science journalist Maarja Merivoo-Parro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">NB! Prior registration is needed to take part in the event. Please RSVP to <span class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-primary-color\">siim.lepik@etag.ee<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-el\">We\u2019re looking forward to seeing you at the e-Estonia pavilion!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-el wp-block-heading\" id=\"schedule\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"acf-block_618a7e4c58985\" class=\"acf-block-element block-schedule overflow-hidden\"><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs d-flex flex-wrap\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"nav-tab-item position-relative h-100 d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center active\" id=\"day-of-the-universities-tab\" class=\"\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#day-of-the-universities\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"day-of-the-universities\" aria-selected=\"true\"><span class=\"d-block text-center text-uppercase\"><strong>Day of the universities (Estonian pavilion)<\/strong><span class=\"d-block has-small-font-size\">15. December 2021<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"day-of-the-universities\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"day-of-the-universities-tab\"><div class=\"schedule-group\"><h3 class=\"text-uppercase\">How can personalized medicine and smart city solutions improve peoples\u2019 quality of life?<\/h3><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.00-11.10<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-18\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kersti-kaljulaid-100x100.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Kersti Kaljulaid<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">President of the Republic of Estonia 2016-2021<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-18-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-18-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-18-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Kersti Kaljulaid<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>President of the Republic<\/strong><br \/>\n10.10.2016-11.10.2021<\/p>\n<p>Kersti Kaljulaid was born on 30 December 1969 in Tartu.<\/p>\n<p>She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1992 in the field of genetics in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and completed master&#8217;s studies in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>From 1994 to 1999, she worked in various Estonian companies: first, as the sales manager of telephone switchboards in Eesti Telefon, later in Hoiupank Markets and Hansapank Markets as an associate in investment banking.<\/p>\n<p>From 1999 to 2002, Kersti Kaljulaid was Prime Minister Mart Laar&#8217;s Economic Advisor. Her duties included organisation of cooperation of the Office of the Prime Minister with Estonian central bank, the Ministry of Finance and ministries that had larger budgets, as well as coordination of relations with the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nordic Investment Bank and World Bank). She participated in preparing the pension reform together with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Social Affairs and advised the Prime Minister in annual budget negotiations held with other ministers.<\/p>\n<p>From 2002 to 2004, Kersti Kaljulaid was the CFO and CEO of the Iru Power Plant of state-owned energy company Eesti Energia.<\/p>\n<p>From 2004 to 2016 she was a Member of the European Court of Auditors. From 2004 to 2006 Kersti Kaljulaid organised the financial audit of the research and development funds of the budget of the European Union and from 2007 to 2010 she was responsible for the audit of the Structural Policies. From 2004 to 2007, she was the auditor of the Galileo project of the European Union. From 2010 to 2016 she coordinated the preparation of the Annual Report and State of Assurance of the European Court of Auditors. From 2005 to 2007, she was a member of the Europol Audit Committee and chaired the committee in 2007. From 2006 to 2008, she was the chair of the Administrative Affairs Committee of the Court of Auditors. From 2010 to 2014, she was responsible for the methodology and preparation of the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors. In 2016, she worked in the field of the agriculture audit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kersti Kaljulaid was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Genome Center from 2001 to 2004. She was also a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Tartu from 2009 to 2011 and the Council Chair of the University of Tartu from 2012 to 2016. Kersti Kaljulaid has been a co-author of the social-political radio talk show Keskp\u00e4evatund (Midday Hour) in radio station Kuku from 2002 to 2004 and the editor of the Eurominutid (Euro-minutes) radio show from 2007 to 2016 in the same station.<\/p>\n<p>Kersti Kaljulaid is married and has four children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career and public service<\/strong><br \/>\n2016-2021 the President of the Republic of Estonia<br \/>\n2004<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 Member of the European Court of Auditors<br \/>\n2002<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2004 CFO and CEO of the Iru Power Plant of Eesti Energia<br \/>\n1992<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2002 Economic Advisor of Prime Minister Mart Laar<br \/>\n1994<strong>\u2013<\/strong>1999 worked in various Estonian companies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Involvement in Civic Groups<\/strong><br \/>\n2001\u20132004 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Genome Center<br \/>\n2009<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2011 Member of the Advisory Board of the University of Tartu<br \/>\n2012<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 Council Chair of the University of Tartu<br \/>\n2002<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2004 co-author of the Keskp\u00e4evatund radio talk show in radio station Kuku<br \/>\n2007<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 editor of the Eurominutid programme in radio station Kuku<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorations<\/strong><br \/>\n2016 The Collar of the The Order of the National Coat of Arms (Estonia)<br \/>\n2017 Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross with Collar<br \/>\n2018 Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion<br \/>\n2018 Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic<br \/>\n2019 Commander Grand Cross with Chain in the Order of the Three Stars (Latvia)<br \/>\n2019 The Grand Collar of the Order of the Infant D. Henrique, Portugal<br \/>\n2019 The Order of Merit for Distinguished Service of the Rebpulic of Slovenia<br \/>\n2021 The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st Class<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorary Titles<\/strong><br \/>\n2018 Honorary Doctor of EWHA Womans University, South Korea<br \/>\n2018 Honorary Citizen of Seoul, South Korea<br \/>\n2020 Honorary Doctor of Hanken University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign languages<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish, French, Finnish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Opening remarks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.10-11.20<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-19\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/anu-noorma-100x100.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Anu Noorma<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Director General of Estonian Research Council<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-19-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-19-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-19-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Anu Noorma<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>Prof. Anu Noorma is Director General of EstonianResearch Council.<\/p>\n<p>Estonian Research Council supports the development andimplementation of research and innovation policy, is theresponsible body for national research funding, serves as anational contact point for the European Union frameworkprograms and international research collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Before becoming Director General of Estonian Research Council,Prof. Anu Noorma was director of Estonian space research andtechnology center Tartu Observatory for 10 years and a member ofthe Estonian delegation in European Space Agency. She ismember of the Estonian Space Council.<\/p>\n<p>e-mail; anu.noorma@etag.ee<br \/>\nphone: +372 5193 8989<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/anu-noorma-65090317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Anu_Reinart\/est?tabId=CV_ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Opening remarks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.20-11.30 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-110\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M.Metspalu-scaled-e1638890865669-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Mait Metspalu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Evolutionary Genomics, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-110-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-110-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-110-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Mait Metspalu<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Mait Metspalu<\/strong> studied geography and molecular biology and evolution at the University of Tartu where he also defended his PhD on phylogeography of human mtDNA in South Asia in 2006. In 2012-2013 Mait was a visiting research fellow in UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>His research concentrates on using and developing population genetics approaches to understand the genesis of the genetic diversity patterns of humans through reconstructions of past population movements, splits and admixtures as well as adaptations to local environments (both natural and manmade). During the few past years Mait has also started a dedicated ancient DNA program aiming mostly at reconstructing population changes in the East European Plain since the Paleolithic.<\/p>\n<p>He became the vice-director (2010) and subsequently the director (2014) of the Estonian Biocentre, the leading research institute in Estonia in the interdisciplinary and interconnected fields of evolutionary genomics, population genetics and archaeogenetics. In 2018 EBC merged with Estonian Genome Center, which houses the population based Estonian Biobank containing genetic and health data for a cohort of 200 000. Mait became the director of the new Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu in 2018. As the head of IGUT Mait is involved in facilitating the transfer of knowledge of genetic risks for diseases into the medical system in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Mait_Metspalu\/est?tabId=CV_ENG&amp;lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Personalized medicine and genomics in Estonia<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-108\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-108\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>The Estonian Biobank (est. 2000) is a prospective, longitudinal, volunteer-based biobank with 200,000 participants. It includes regularly updated information from health records, questionnaires, DNA, plasma and cell samples. All DNA samples have been genotyped and the whole genomes of 3000 and whole exomes of 2500 individuals have been sequenced.\u00a0\u00a0The biobank operates according to national and international law, is based on a broad informed consent and is open for research and innovation. The biobank is hosted by the Institute of Genomics and research based on the collected data is part of the studies of PhD and masters\u2019 students mostly at the University of Tartu, and our staff is very active in international collaborations with researchers from across the world In addition, we take care of regularly organizing training courses on personalized medicine and pharmacogenetics for doctors in Estonia, to assist in implementing research results into practice.<\/p>\n<p>During the past 5 years the Estonian Biobank has grown considerably and launched several studies piloting the return of results to biobank participants in collaboration with the medical community. For example, individuals with high risk variants for hereditary breast cancer and familial hypercholesterolemia have been re-contacted and counselled, and more recently individuals with high polygenic risk for breast cancer and coronary artery diseases participated in a clinical study where they underwent medical examination to evaluate the potential use of PRS for disease prevention. During these projects, more than 2,000 biobank participants have been referred to medical specialists in the respective fields. In total, more than 5,000 people have received counselling as part of several research projects. Our other research efforts focus on association studies based on the genotype data of 200,000 participants coupled with extensive health records, medication use and clinical lab measurements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.30-11.40 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-113\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Neeme-Tonisson-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Neeme T\u00f5nisson<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Clinical Genetics, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-113-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-113-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-113-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Neeme T\u00f5nisson<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Neeme Tonisson<\/strong> is professor of medical genetics in the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu and Estonian Biobank, Estonia. He is also a consulting clinical geneticist in two Estonian central hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>He has graduated as MD in 1995 from University of Tartu and has been a visiting scientist in the German Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Neeme Tonisson has been involved in most of the return of results projects for the research subjects of Estonian Biobank since 2015 and also the emerging national initiative of personalized medicine in Estonia. The past and ongoing return of results projects have been related to monogenic diseases such as familial hypercholesterolemia, familial breast and ovarian cancer, rare disease such as selected CNV\u2019s and lysosomal disorders, polygenic scores in breast cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. His broader research interests are related to population-based biobanks as the testbed of the implementation of genomic medicine and the use of genomic data in precision prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Neeme Tonisson is the current president of Estonian Society of Human Genetics and a board member Estonian Medical Association. In addition, he holds the Badge of Distinction from the University of Tartu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Neeme_T%C3%B5nisson\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Return of genomic data in population biobank as a path to precision prevention in national level<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-112\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-112\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>Estonian Biobank holds genomic and health data from 20% of the country\u2019s adult population. With a world entering the genomic medicine and precision prevention era, there is globally an urgent need to test, adjust and learn how to implement the genomic knowledge in everyday medical routine. Population biobanks such as Estonian Biobank offer an excellent opportunity for a quick and efficient learning curve due to the unique availability of broad-scale genomic data and risk models. In addition, Estonian legal system supports data exchange, based on the participants\u2019 broad consent and Estonian E-Health database permits for the central data exchange, currently from the healthcare providers to the biobank, but in the future also from the biobank to the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>Over more than 5 years we have performed the return of results projects to the biobank participants, involving monogenic diseases such as familial hypercholesterolemia, familial breast and ovarian cancer, rare disease such as selected CNV\u2019s and lysosomal disorders, polygenic scores in breast cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. The projects have been performed in collaboration with MD\u2019s both in primary care, large hospitals, and also directly to the subjects visiting biobank.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, we have learned that there is indeed a great demand for the health-related genomic information among the research subjects. The genomic risk estimates are generally well tolerated. We have seen that despite the truely liberal and accessible medical system in Estonia, there is a significant underuse of genomic data. For example, most of our subjects receiving data on actionable high-risk findings have not been discovered by the healthcare system so far. This demonstrates the obvious benefit what joining a large-scale population biobank could provide to its subjects. We see a need for redesigning the clinical guidelines, as well as designing the healthcare service models, in collaboration with clinicians and healhcare providers. Last, but not least, the biobank can support companies to help design the novel risk models and analysis tools, based on our prototype solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.40-11.50<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-103\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Siiri-Silm-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Siiri Silm<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Associate Professor of Human Geography<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-103-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-103-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-103-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Siiri Silm<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Siiri Silm <\/strong>is an associate professor of human geography and acting head of the Mobility Lab, Chair of Human Geography at the University of Tartu. She defended her PhD in Human Geography in 2009 at the same institution. She has developed a mobile phone-based methodology and conducted related research since 2004. She acts as the Head of the organizing committee of Mobile Tartu conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Her main fields of research are related to human mobility, including ethnic segregation and inequality, social networks, transnationalism, tourism, urban studies and spatial planning. Currently, she is leading the team of University of Tartu in the Horizon 2020 projects \u201cSmartEnCity\u2014Towards Smart Zero CO2 Cities across Europe\u201d and \u201coPEN Lab: Open innovation living labs for Positive Energy Neighbourhoods\u201d and is coordinator of the infrastructure project &#8220;Infotechnological Mobility Observatory\u201d. She has published several scientific articles in international journals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Siiri_Silm\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Implementing the three pillars of the smart city: sustainability, digitalisation and social innovation in Tartu, Estonia<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-114\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-114\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>The presentation focuses on the three pillars of a smart city and how these have been implemented in an extensive pioneer smart city project (SmartEnCity) in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>The first pillar SUSTAINABILITY has been achieved through the large-scale renovation of the Soviet-era apartment buildings to nearly zero energy buildings and sustainable transport solutions (bike share system, fast chargers for electric vehicles, biogas buses, reuse of electric car batteries).<\/p>\n<p>The second pillar DIGITALISATION includes technological solutions that allow measuring the environment in both renovated houses (smart home technology) as well as urban space (Smart LED streetlights, environmental sensors) and mobility of people in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>The third pillar SOCIAL INNOVATION focuses on creating an inclusive smart city to affect the acceptance and diffusion of sustainable and smart solutions among the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the project, there were various ways to reach people: trainings, the Ambassadors program, public engagement events, and the selection of an art mural for the walls of the renovated houses. Digital solutions enable to collect data and social innovation solutions ensure that all population groups are included in this data. Based on the data collected by smart city solutions, a city information portal and Population Mobility Monitor (PMM) have been created, where spatio-temporal dynamics of human mobility and environment can be monitored and visualized. In this way, the smart city solutions offer support in the development of the city and data-driven decision making for the city government, service providers and the residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">11.50-12.00 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-99\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ralf-Martin-Soe-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Founding Director and Senior Research Fellow, FinEst Center for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-99-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-99-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-99-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/strong> is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the FinEst Centre.<\/p>\n<p>His previous positions include being an ICT Counsellor to the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, a Supervisory Board Member at the Estonian Internet Foundation and a Government Fellow at the United Nations University\u2019s e-Government Unit. Since 2013, he has been involved with the NGO ITL Digital Lab (ICT Cluster of Estonia) as a Development Manager. During 2009-2013, he was a Financial and Digitalisation Consultant working with the UK Government, PwC, Praxis and United Nations University.<\/p>\n<p>From 2006-2009, he was an Investigative Journalist at the Business Daily \u00c4rip\u00e4ev and was selected as the Best Young Journalist in Estonia by the Estonian Newspaper Association in 2008, after several nominations. Ralf has two master degrees in Financial Management (MSc, Maastricht University\/ United Nations University and MBA, University of Tartu) and has a PhD degree in Technology Governance from TalTech. He was selected as the TalTech Junior Researcher of the Year 2019 and the most influential person of the year 2019 in Estonia by the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Ralf-Martin_Soe\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Urban challenges driven smart cities<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-115\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-115\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>The FinEst Centre for Smart Cities is interested in research and innovation activities that are triggered by urban challenges. For this, we have mapped top 10 challenges of Estonian local governments followed by a global open idea competition. Based on this, four large scale smart city projects were initiated in 2021 and two pilots will follow in 2022. These pilots involve each at least two cities in the key domains of smart city (e.g. energy, mobility, built environment, governance and data).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">12.00-12.30 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap flex-grid\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Discussion panel<\/p><div id=\"speaker-18\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kersti-kaljulaid-100x100.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Kersti Kaljulaid<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">President of the Republic of Estonia 2016-2021<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-18-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-18-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-18-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Kersti Kaljulaid<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>President of the Republic<\/strong><br \/>\n10.10.2016-11.10.2021<\/p>\n<p>Kersti Kaljulaid was born on 30 December 1969 in Tartu.<\/p>\n<p>She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1992 in the field of genetics in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and completed master&#8217;s studies in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>From 1994 to 1999, she worked in various Estonian companies: first, as the sales manager of telephone switchboards in Eesti Telefon, later in Hoiupank Markets and Hansapank Markets as an associate in investment banking.<\/p>\n<p>From 1999 to 2002, Kersti Kaljulaid was Prime Minister Mart Laar&#8217;s Economic Advisor. Her duties included organisation of cooperation of the Office of the Prime Minister with Estonian central bank, the Ministry of Finance and ministries that had larger budgets, as well as coordination of relations with the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nordic Investment Bank and World Bank). She participated in preparing the pension reform together with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Social Affairs and advised the Prime Minister in annual budget negotiations held with other ministers.<\/p>\n<p>From 2002 to 2004, Kersti Kaljulaid was the CFO and CEO of the Iru Power Plant of state-owned energy company Eesti Energia.<\/p>\n<p>From 2004 to 2016 she was a Member of the European Court of Auditors. From 2004 to 2006 Kersti Kaljulaid organised the financial audit of the research and development funds of the budget of the European Union and from 2007 to 2010 she was responsible for the audit of the Structural Policies. From 2004 to 2007, she was the auditor of the Galileo project of the European Union. From 2010 to 2016 she coordinated the preparation of the Annual Report and State of Assurance of the European Court of Auditors. From 2005 to 2007, she was a member of the Europol Audit Committee and chaired the committee in 2007. From 2006 to 2008, she was the chair of the Administrative Affairs Committee of the Court of Auditors. From 2010 to 2014, she was responsible for the methodology and preparation of the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors. In 2016, she worked in the field of the agriculture audit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kersti Kaljulaid was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Genome Center from 2001 to 2004. She was also a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Tartu from 2009 to 2011 and the Council Chair of the University of Tartu from 2012 to 2016. Kersti Kaljulaid has been a co-author of the social-political radio talk show Keskp\u00e4evatund (Midday Hour) in radio station Kuku from 2002 to 2004 and the editor of the Eurominutid (Euro-minutes) radio show from 2007 to 2016 in the same station.<\/p>\n<p>Kersti Kaljulaid is married and has four children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career and public service<\/strong><br \/>\n2016-2021 the President of the Republic of Estonia<br \/>\n2004<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 Member of the European Court of Auditors<br \/>\n2002<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2004 CFO and CEO of the Iru Power Plant of Eesti Energia<br \/>\n1992<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2002 Economic Advisor of Prime Minister Mart Laar<br \/>\n1994<strong>\u2013<\/strong>1999 worked in various Estonian companies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Involvement in Civic Groups<\/strong><br \/>\n2001\u20132004 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Genome Center<br \/>\n2009<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2011 Member of the Advisory Board of the University of Tartu<br \/>\n2012<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 Council Chair of the University of Tartu<br \/>\n2002<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2004 co-author of the Keskp\u00e4evatund radio talk show in radio station Kuku<br \/>\n2007<strong>\u2013<\/strong>2016 editor of the Eurominutid programme in radio station Kuku<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorations<\/strong><br \/>\n2016 The Collar of the The Order of the National Coat of Arms (Estonia)<br \/>\n2017 Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross with Collar<br \/>\n2018 Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion<br \/>\n2018 Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic<br \/>\n2019 Commander Grand Cross with Chain in the Order of the Three Stars (Latvia)<br \/>\n2019 The Grand Collar of the Order of the Infant D. Henrique, Portugal<br \/>\n2019 The Order of Merit for Distinguished Service of the Rebpulic of Slovenia<br \/>\n2021 The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st Class<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorary Titles<\/strong><br \/>\n2018 Honorary Doctor of EWHA Womans University, South Korea<br \/>\n2018 Honorary Citizen of Seoul, South Korea<br \/>\n2020 Honorary Doctor of Hanken University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign languages<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish, French, Finnish<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-110\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/M.Metspalu-scaled-e1638890865669-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Mait Metspalu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Evolutionary Genomics, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-110-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-110-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-110-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Mait Metspalu<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Mait Metspalu<\/strong> studied geography and molecular biology and evolution at the University of Tartu where he also defended his PhD on phylogeography of human mtDNA in South Asia in 2006. In 2012-2013 Mait was a visiting research fellow in UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>His research concentrates on using and developing population genetics approaches to understand the genesis of the genetic diversity patterns of humans through reconstructions of past population movements, splits and admixtures as well as adaptations to local environments (both natural and manmade). During the few past years Mait has also started a dedicated ancient DNA program aiming mostly at reconstructing population changes in the East European Plain since the Paleolithic.<\/p>\n<p>He became the vice-director (2010) and subsequently the director (2014) of the Estonian Biocentre, the leading research institute in Estonia in the interdisciplinary and interconnected fields of evolutionary genomics, population genetics and archaeogenetics. In 2018 EBC merged with Estonian Genome Center, which houses the population based Estonian Biobank containing genetic and health data for a cohort of 200 000. Mait became the director of the new Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu in 2018. As the head of IGUT Mait is involved in facilitating the transfer of knowledge of genetic risks for diseases into the medical system in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Mait_Metspalu\/est?tabId=CV_ENG&amp;lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-113\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Neeme-Tonisson-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Neeme T\u00f5nisson<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Clinical Genetics, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-113-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-113-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-113-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Neeme T\u00f5nisson<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Neeme Tonisson<\/strong> is professor of medical genetics in the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu and Estonian Biobank, Estonia. He is also a consulting clinical geneticist in two Estonian central hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>He has graduated as MD in 1995 from University of Tartu and has been a visiting scientist in the German Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Neeme Tonisson has been involved in most of the return of results projects for the research subjects of Estonian Biobank since 2015 and also the emerging national initiative of personalized medicine in Estonia. The past and ongoing return of results projects have been related to monogenic diseases such as familial hypercholesterolemia, familial breast and ovarian cancer, rare disease such as selected CNV\u2019s and lysosomal disorders, polygenic scores in breast cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. His broader research interests are related to population-based biobanks as the testbed of the implementation of genomic medicine and the use of genomic data in precision prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Neeme Tonisson is the current president of Estonian Society of Human Genetics and a board member Estonian Medical Association. In addition, he holds the Badge of Distinction from the University of Tartu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Neeme_T%C3%B5nisson\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-99\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ralf-Martin-Soe-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Founding Director and Senior Research Fellow, FinEst Center for Smart Cities, Tallinn University of Technology<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-99-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-99-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-99-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Dr. Ralf-Martin Soe<\/strong> is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the FinEst Centre.<\/p>\n<p>His previous positions include being an ICT Counsellor to the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, a Supervisory Board Member at the Estonian Internet Foundation and a Government Fellow at the United Nations University\u2019s e-Government Unit. Since 2013, he has been involved with the NGO ITL Digital Lab (ICT Cluster of Estonia) as a Development Manager. During 2009-2013, he was a Financial and Digitalisation Consultant working with the UK Government, PwC, Praxis and United Nations University.<\/p>\n<p>From 2006-2009, he was an Investigative Journalist at the Business Daily \u00c4rip\u00e4ev and was selected as the Best Young Journalist in Estonia by the Estonian Newspaper Association in 2008, after several nominations. Ralf has two master degrees in Financial Management (MSc, Maastricht University\/ United Nations University and MBA, University of Tartu) and has a PhD degree in Technology Governance from TalTech. He was selected as the TalTech Junior Researcher of the Year 2019 and the most influential person of the year 2019 in Estonia by the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Ralf-Martin_Soe\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"schedule-group\"><h3 class=\"text-uppercase\">How can we reduce both the material and mental resources in order to use them more efficiently?<\/h3><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.00-16.10 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-178\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Birgit-Lao-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Birgit-Lao-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Birgit-Lao.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Birgit Lao<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Estonian Ambassador at Large for Education<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-178-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-178-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-178-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Birgit Lao<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Birgit Lao<\/strong> has worked in education policy creation and management for more than 20 years: from primary to adult education. She has been promoting education, education innovation and export for years and initiated the creation of Education Estonia brand while being the CEO of Foundation Innove. Over her 6-years period in Innove she focused on creating e-assessment culture, digitalisation, and management of education.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, she is working as the ambassador-at-large for Education with the focus on increasing awareness about Estonian education solutions and possibilities globally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Opening remarks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.10-16.20 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-19\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/anu-noorma-100x100.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Anu Noorma<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Director General of Estonian Research Council<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-19-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-19-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-19-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Anu Noorma<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>Prof. Anu Noorma is Director General of EstonianResearch Council.<\/p>\n<p>Estonian Research Council supports the development andimplementation of research and innovation policy, is theresponsible body for national research funding, serves as anational contact point for the European Union frameworkprograms and international research collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Before becoming Director General of Estonian Research Council,Prof. Anu Noorma was director of Estonian space research andtechnology center Tartu Observatory for 10 years and a member ofthe Estonian delegation in European Space Agency. She ismember of the Estonian Space Council.<\/p>\n<p>e-mail; anu.noorma@etag.ee<br \/>\nphone: +372 5193 8989<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/anu-noorma-65090317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Anu_Reinart\/est?tabId=CV_ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Opening remarks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.20-16.30 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-127\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kairit-Tammets-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Kairit Tammets<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Technology-enhanced Learning, Tallinn University<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-127-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-127-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-127-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Kairit Tammets<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Kairit Tammets<\/strong> is the professor of Technology-enhanced Learning in the School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University and also a head of the Centre for Educational Technology.<\/p>\n<p>She defended her PhD in educational sciences in 2013 at the School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University. Since then she has been the local coordinator of tens of international and local research projects.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Kairit is the coordinator of the Horizon 2020 project iHub4Schools, which aims to scale up digital innovations at school through Regional Innovation Hubs. Her main research interest is on fostering teachers&#8217; professional development and adoption of technology-enhanced practices in multi-stakeholder communities scaffolded by socio-technical systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Kairit_Tammets\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Adoption of technology-enhanced learning, Estonian case<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-126\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-126\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p>Novel technologies have been seen as a potential to decrease inequality in education. It became evident during the distance learning situation when it became evident that not all the students&#8217; benefit from such a teaching arrangement and not all the teachers are aware of how to integrate technologies into teaching more meaningfully. Analyses based on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data suggest that the way technology is blended into teaching and learning practices is crucial for ensuring that its use can lead to better student outcomes. Obviously, successful teaching depends precisely on how teachers integrate technology into their daily relations with students, whether they are able to create a supportive environment for their students and employ technology in a way that amplifies the teacher\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers are seen as key players in realizing the successful change at the classroom and school levels. As a consequence, teacher training programs need to be designed in a way that they promote teacher agency in the development of new types of pedagogies around the use of technologies. Traditional teacher training for adopting technologies has often taken an individualistic stance, focusing on teachers\u2019 individual skills and beliefs. More recent models based on sociocultural learning theories have recognized that in innovation driven domains professional learners need to co-construct knowledge and appropriate practices, and there is now growing evidence that these lead to more effective adoption of technology in the classroom. This presentation will shed some light to the studies carried out in Estonia, which have demonstrated that social practices in teacher professional learning are an important factor in the process of adopting teaching strategies integrating novel technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.30-16.40 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-95\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Henry-David-Varema-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Henry David Varema<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Vice-Rector for Artistic Affairs and International Relations, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-95-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-95-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-95-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Henry David Varema<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Henry-David Varema<\/strong> has been teaching cello and chamber music at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre since 2001, and currently holds the position of Vice-Rector for Artistic Affairs and International Relations.<\/p>\n<p>He has performed at international music venues in London (Wigmore Hall), Paris (Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet), Berlin (Philharmonie), Munich (Herkulessaal), Madrid (Auditorio Nacional de M\u00fasica), Zurich (Tonhalle), Hong Kong (City Hall Concert Hall), Tokyo (Suntory Hall), Sydney (City Recital Hall), Melbourne (Hamer Hall), New York (Carnegie Hall Weill Hall) and at major festivals such as Gstaad, Rheingau, Schwarzenberg, Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Edinburgh. Previously a member of the Berlin-based Petersen Quartet, his recordings with the ensemble have received numerous awards such as the prestigious Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the ECHO Classic award.<\/p>\n<p>Henry-David Varema has given cello and chamber music masterclasses at universities in Europe, the USA, Canada, Brazil and Australia and has been a member of many competition juries including the International Chamber Music competition Premio Trio di Trieste in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Henry-David Varema studied at the Tallinn Conservatoire in Estonia, at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich and the Berlin University of the Arts, and earned his PhD at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Advances in conventional music teaching through video conferencing technologies<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-125\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-125\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><h3><strong>&#8220;Advances in conventional music teaching through video conferencing technologies\u201c<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Remote collaboration is very challenging in matters that need to take place in the most accurate time synchronization between participants. In audio and video systems, network traffic and acoustic movement of sound there is always delay, which is particularly detrimental to collaborated music performance. It is especially noticeable with the common remote communication tools.\u00a0During the Covid-19 pandemic, latency (i.e., the delay experienced by remote parties in communicating with each other) has become familiar to everyone involved in musical collaboration and teaching.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian\u00a0Conservatorio\u00a0Giuseppe\u00a0Tartini\u00a0and the GARR research network consortium have been developing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lola.conts.it\/\">LoLa\u00a0system\u00a0<\/a>for more than 10 years, enabling connections with delays of just a few milliseconds at hundreds and even thousands of kilometers between the remote participants.<\/p>\n<p>The LoLa system was introduced at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in a concert \u201cMusic without Borders\u201d on 5 October 2017 that served as an introduction to the 2nd Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy. The EAMT has since then been a forerunner in the implemantention of the the technology in the Baltic region as well as in the EU Eastern Partnership countries thanks to the EaPConnect project that has set out to create a regional research and education network in Eastern Europe and the Southern Caucasus with the objective to decrease the digital divide, improve intra-regional connectivity and facilitate participation of local scientists, students and academics in global research and education collaborations. It must be noted that the LoLa\u00a0technology requires a fast symmetrical (equal speed in both directions) network connection to work properly,<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0user experience of the\u00a0LoLa\u00a0system differs from the use of web conferencing applications such as Zoom in that the application itself is very simplified and the user can customize only a few technical settings in addition to choosing contact partners\u2019 IP addresses.\u00a0The picture and sound quality of the connection is excellent, and the people in remote locations seem to be present with a surprisingly authentic feel.\u00a0At reasonable distances (from hundreds of kilometers up to a couple of thousand kilometers) the connection is essentially latency-free.<\/p>\n<p>With the\u00a0help of\u00a0LoLa, it\u00a0is possible to seamlessly produce performances in which the performers are located at long distances from each other.\u00a0Teaching musical group performance remotely is\u00a0finally possible with\u00a0the\u00a0help of\u00a0LoLa, and in the future the system will probably enable\u00a0even more possibilities for multi-point connections and improved visual projection.\u00a0Multi-channel audio streams are already supported, leading to interesting possibilities for remote music production and multi-speaker sound reinforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Some research has been carried out to investigate the didactic challenges that occur, when traditional music teaching is mediated through video conferencing technologies. There is a need to develop, test and improve the use of technology in music educations, creating at the same time new skills in teachers in using distant education tools, and preparing students to work in a world where technology exists also in the arts field.<\/p>\n<p>We do have a quite important set of results, discoveries and better technical tools, too, resulting from a significant participation by teachers, and students.<\/p>\n<p>Organizational integration, international outreach and ongoing technical developments must move forward hand in hand all the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.40-16.50 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-97\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Margus-Pedaste-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Margus Pedaste<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Educational Technology, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-97-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-97-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-97-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Margus Pedaste<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Margus Pedaste<\/strong> is Full Professor of Educational Technology at the Institute of Education of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tartu, where he is leading the Centre for Educational Technology. He is also the head of Pedagogicum, which is a consortium of all faculties for coordinating teacher education at the University of Tartu.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Pedaste\u2019s teaching and research focus is on improving learners\u2019 digital literacy, inquiry skills and problem-solving skills as well as on educational technology in supporting teaching and learning. He has led or participated as a principal investigator in several international research and development projects aimed at supporting students\u2019 learning and teachers\u2019 professional development or the teacher education reform in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, he is Associate Editor of one of the world\u2019s leading journals in educational research, Educational Research Review, and a member of the editorial board in several other journals. He is an active member of professional associations EARLI, AERA, EAPRIL, and IEEE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Margus_Pedaste\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Digital competence for learning \u2013 we need to know what it is<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-124\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-124\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><h3>EXPO Dubai presentation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Digital competence for learning \u2013 we need to know what it is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Margus Pedaste, University of Tartu, Estonia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital competence is one of the competences of the 21st century, which has been <strong>theoretically described<\/strong> by several expert groups but the dimensions of which have often been <strong>indistinguishable in empirical studies<\/strong> (as in the case of the DigComp framework). Thus, there are remarkable difficulties in increasing teachers\u2019 and learners\u2019<strong> understanding of learners\u2019 digital competence<\/strong>. This results in failure in online and distance learning, which is in high demand in the new era of having to cope with the challenges related to COVID-19. However, in addition, the meaningful and purposeful use of digital devices, digital learning environments and digital content might be beneficial in every learning environment, including face-to-face settings, where the digital learning technologies should be organically integrated into the learning process. We have developed a solution for increasing the understanding of learners\u2019 digital competence for learning \u2013 <strong>DIGITEST<\/strong>. This increased understanding leads to successful application of digital technologies in learning and results in the empowerment of the learning process to better achieve various expected learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>DIGITEST is a psychometrically validated test for assessing learners\u2019 digital competence for learning in 10 dimensions. Dimensionality is valuable for adapting the learning process and improving the digital competence according to the specific needs of learners. According to Confirmatory Factor Analysis, DIGITEST is suitable for assessing four dimensions of learners\u2019 <strong>attitudes<\/strong> towards digital technologies (social aspects, perceived control, behavioural attitudes, behavioural intention to use digital technologies); four dimensions of <strong>skills<\/strong> needed for applying digital technologies in the learning process (creation of digital content, programming digital content, communication and collaboration, performing operations in digital learning environments); and two dimensions describing <strong>behaviour<\/strong> in digital environments (legal behaviour in the digital world, protecting themselves, others, digital devices, environments and content in the digital world). Only items that are of good quality according to the Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis have been used in the test. IRT dif-test revealed that the test items are applicable in different age groups from 10 to 16 years of age. The test has also been validated using predictive validity analysis. DIGITEST is implemented online (on a computer or tablet) and takes 45\u201360 minutes to complete. So far it has been applied in the context of Estonia, and we are seeking <strong>international partners<\/strong> who are interested in applying the test in their context to validate it psychometrically in the international context and in various languages.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CV:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Margus_Pedaste\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG\">https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Margus_Pedaste\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest video:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/468919812\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/468919812<\/a> &#8211; What Are the Best Practices of Estonia in Coping With the Pandemic and What Has It Learned for Future Education?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">16.50-17.00<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-91\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ali-Leijen-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. \u00c4li Leijen<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Teacher Education, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-91-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-91-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-91-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. \u00c4li Leijen<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>\u00c4li Leijen<\/strong>, ORCID ID <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5708-3837\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5708-3837<\/a>, is Professor of Teacher Education at the Institute of Education of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tartu. She is the head of the Institute of Education and the coordinator of the doctoral education programme in Educational Sciences. Her main research themes are teacher education, teacher agency, teacher identity, teacher knowledge, teacher reflection, supporting students\u2019 metacognitive processes in different contexts, and ICT as a means for supporting pedagogy and implementing innovations. She has been analysing TALIS 2018 data for preparing a national report for Estonia and is currently leading a large-scale research and development project funded by EEA and Norway grants targeting the improvement of teacher competencies related to inclusive education in Estonia. She was also the lead expert in Estonia in the OECD pilot study on teacher general pedagogical knowledge: Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning (ITEL). She has carried out several national and international research and development projects and has worked as an expert in several teacher education developments in Estonia; she is also an active member of different international research organisations.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CV: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/%C3%84li_Leijen\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG\">https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/%C3%84li_Leijen\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Latest video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPY36vxiQwE&amp;t=12s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPY36vxiQwE&amp;t=12s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keynote lecture at the EAPRIL 2019 conference \u201cPractitioner Agency&#8230; Why and How We Should Support It in Professional Settings&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Related key publications: Leijen, \u00c4., Pedaste, M., &amp; Lepp, L. (2020). Teacher agency following the ecological model: How it is achieved and how it could be strengthened by different types of reflection.\u00a0<em>British Journal of Educational Studies<\/em>,\u00a0<em>68<\/em>(3), 295-310.<\/p>\n<p>Leijen, \u00c4., Pedaste, M., &amp; Baucal, A. (2021). Assessing student teachers\u2019 agency and using it for predicting commitment to teaching.\u00a0<em>European Journal of Teacher Education<\/em>, 1-17.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Strengthening teacher agency in pre- and in-service teacher education<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-123\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-123\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><h3>Strengthening teacher agency in pre- and in-service teacher education<\/h3>\n<p>Teacher workforce is drawing attention internationally. On the one hand, the accumulated research knowledge (Hattie and Yates, 2013) and the current profound transformations of education purposes and practices emphasise the key role of teachers in ensuring the high quality and equity of education. On the other hand, many countries are struggling to ensure a sufficient number of qualified teachers who are engaged professionally and committed to stay in the teaching profession. An important question for policymakers is how we could come out from such an unsustainable situation and ensure the high quality of the teaching profession.<\/p>\n<p>Different researchers (see, e.g., Priestley, Biesta and Robinson, 2015) propose that over a longer timeframe, supporting teacher agency at the individual, cultural and structural levels is the only sustainable way to maintain everything that is valuable in education as well as to make improvements in education. For this reason, supporting teacher agency has become an important aim of teacher education in different countries, including Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>In a broad sense, agency refers to active participation in situations and influencing these situations. So, while identity refers to who the person is, agency shows what the person is doing. Our research group is drawing on the ecological model of teacher agency (Leijen, Pedaste and Lepp, 2020). We understand teacher agency primarily as a decision-making process. A teacher achieves agency when she\/he can consider alternatives for action and is able to judge which option would be the most appropriate in a given practical situation in light of her\/his greater professional purpose. Agency is not present if the teacher does not have alternatives to consider or if she or he is following routinised patterns. We have developed pre-service and in-service teacher education courses to support and strengthen teacher agency. We have also developed different questionnaires to measure teacher agency (see, e.g., Leijen, Pedaste and Baucal, 2021).<\/p>\n<p>The presentation will cover the following topics: the changing role of teachers, the ecological model of teacher agency, measuring teacher agency, and strengthening pre- and in-service teachers\u2019 professional agency in teacher education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">17.00-17.10<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-20\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Endla Reintam<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Vice Rector of Studies, Estonian University of Live Sciences<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-20-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-20-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-20-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Endla Reintam<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Endla Reintam<\/strong>, professor in soil ecology, vice-rector of academic affairs of Eesti Maa\u00fclikool (Estonian University of Life Sciences).<\/p>\n<p>Have over 20 years of experience in teaching, fundamental and applied research in the area of basic soil science, soil classification, international classification systems, soil degradation and soil physical and chemical properties and their interactions to plant growth. Higher attention is paid to agricultural soils quality related to the different management and fertilization practices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Endla_Reintam\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Circular economy and concept of zero waste agriculture<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-122\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-122\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><h3>Circular economy and concept of zero waste in agriculture<\/h3>\n<p>Availability of soil resources and its quality is becoming more and more important issue in the World. What are the management practices preserving soils, from where will come pure and valuable nutrients and carbon recourses to maintain or improve soil quality? Concept of circular economy, with zero waste principles is not new. Centuries ago, it was everyday practice to consume food locally and return food residues to the field directly or via animals. Nowadays, in the conditions of specialization and urbanization the food and other agricultural products are processed and consumed far away from local origin. Also the residues are concentrating and creating waste and pollution problem in the urban areas, leaving soils without valuable nutrient and carbon sources. Composting is one of the easiest way to turn such kind of residues to the fertilizers. However, there is need of animal fodder and raw material for different products what can be extracted before the residues are returned back to the soil. Some of such kind of solutions, such extraction bioactive compounds from fruit residues for food and cosmetics additives, growth of flies, use of industrial waste ashes with composts as growing media, treating the waste with algae will be introduced, as well smart tools of precision agriculture to help make smart decision on the field.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">17.10-17.20 <\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap\"><div id=\"speaker-101\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Renu-Geetha-Bai-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Renu Geetha Bai<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Tallinn University<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-101-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-101-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-101-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Renu Geetha Bai<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Dr. Renu Geetha Bai <\/strong>is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Prof. Dr. Rando Tuvikene\u2019s research team at the School of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>She obtained her PhD in Chemical &amp; Environmental Engineering from the University of Nottingham. She previously worked in the United Arab Emirates at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates University, and University of Sharjah before joining Tallinn University.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Dr. Renu is working in the field of algal biotechnology towards the extraction of high-value biomolecules from marine algae and the development of algal bioproducts for various medical applications. Her research interests are in biotechnology, marine algal biomolecules, nanotechnology, anticancer nanodrug delivery, nanotheranostics, green chemistry, cell culture (plant, animal, algae), biosensing etc.<\/p>\n<p>She received awards and fellowships such as the Universitas 21 award, Best research output golden award, Seal of Excellence Certificate from the European Commission, DST Fellowship, GATE scholarship, Kristjan Jaak scholarship, Dora Mobility grant, etc. She has an h-index of 10, published 14 research articles in high-impact factor journals, 6 book chapters (Elsevier, Springer) and presented at more than 30 national and international conferences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Renu_Geetha_Bai\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Infomation System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-desc font-weight-bold\">Natural resource valuation on the example of algae<\/div><div class=\"event-row-info d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-end\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"modal-toggle-btn d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#infoModal1-3-121\">Info<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-899 -1099)\"><g transform=\"translate(899 1099)\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#003cff\" stroke-width=\"1\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" rx=\"12\" stroke=\"none\"\/><rect x=\"0.5\" y=\"0.5\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" rx=\"11.5\" fill=\"none\"\/><\/g><path d=\"M0,5.8a1,1,0,0,1-.712-.3A1,1,0,0,1-.7,4.088l4.861-4.8a1,1,0,0,1,1.41,0l4.8,4.8A1,1,0,0,1,8.954,5.507l-4.1-4.1L.7,5.512A1,1,0,0,1,0,5.8Z\" transform=\"translate(914.36 1106.2) rotate(90)\" fill=\"#003cff\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"infoModal1-3-121\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"infoModal1Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Info<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><h3>\u201cNatural resource valuation on the example of algae\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Estonian government\u2019s national long term development strategy \u201cEstonia 2035\u201d, the vision for future promotes blue biotechnology as a combination of innovation and technology towards the development of new products from marine resources. Macroalage, being a potential biomass, contributes innovative solutions for socio-economical challenges towards a sustainable future. Around the globe, marine algae are utilized in various fields as functional materials starting from agriculture, food, feed, therapeutics, cosmetics, bioplastics, energy sources (bioethanol and biogas), water treatment, carbon footprint reduction, etc. In Tallinn University at the school of Natural Sciences and Health, with guidance of Prof. Dr. Rando Tuvikene, our research team focuses on the biomedical potential of various seaweeds. Among the Baltic seaweeds, <em>Furcellaria lumbricalis<\/em>\u00a0is a popular red algae found in Estonia. Towards a sustainable development strategy, the utilization of algal resources leads to the development of high value biomolecules with excellent therapeutic and commercial potential. Due to the presence of various active biomolecules, algal polysaccharides are utilized as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, anticoagulating and immunomodulating agents.\u00a0 In the current scenario of viral pandemic situation, when tested, various algal polysaccharides are found to be inactivating the Covid-19 virus proteins, by the polysaccharide protein interactions, which promise the development of near future antiviral therapeutic products from algae.\u00a0 In a nutshell, macroalgae is an excellent example of the efficient use of renewable natural resource towards circular economy by complete utilization of its components gaining maximum value, simultaneously encouraging the efficient waste management through biotechnological approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><div class=\"event-row-item d-flex flex-wrap align-items-start\"><div class=\"event-row-time has-small-font-size font-weight-bold\">17.20-17.50<\/div><div class=\"event-row-speakers d-flex flex-wrap flex-grid\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold text-uppercase\">Discussion panel <\/p><div id=\"speaker-127\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kairit-Tammets-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Kairit Tammets<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Technology-enhanced Learning, Tallinn University<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-127-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-127-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-127-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Kairit Tammets<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Kairit Tammets<\/strong> is the professor of Technology-enhanced Learning in the School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University and also a head of the Centre for Educational Technology.<\/p>\n<p>She defended her PhD in educational sciences in 2013 at the School of Educational Sciences, Tallinn University. Since then she has been the local coordinator of tens of international and local research projects.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Kairit is the coordinator of the Horizon 2020 project iHub4Schools, which aims to scale up digital innovations at school through Regional Innovation Hubs. Her main research interest is on fostering teachers&#8217; professional development and adoption of technology-enhanced practices in multi-stakeholder communities scaffolded by socio-technical systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Kairit_Tammets\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-97\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Margus-Pedaste-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Margus Pedaste<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Professor of Educational Technology, University of Tartu<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-97-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-97-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-97-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Margus Pedaste<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Margus Pedaste<\/strong> is Full Professor of Educational Technology at the Institute of Education of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Tartu, where he is leading the Centre for Educational Technology. He is also the head of Pedagogicum, which is a consortium of all faculties for coordinating teacher education at the University of Tartu.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Pedaste\u2019s teaching and research focus is on improving learners\u2019 digital literacy, inquiry skills and problem-solving skills as well as on educational technology in supporting teaching and learning. He has led or participated as a principal investigator in several international research and development projects aimed at supporting students\u2019 learning and teachers\u2019 professional development or the teacher education reform in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, he is Associate Editor of one of the world\u2019s leading journals in educational research, Educational Research Review, and a member of the editorial board in several other journals. He is an active member of professional associations EARLI, AERA, EAPRIL, and IEEE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Margus_Pedaste\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-20\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Endla-Reintam.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Prof. Endla Reintam<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Vice Rector of Studies, Estonian University of Live Sciences<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-20-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-20-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-20-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Prof. Endla Reintam<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><strong>Endla Reintam<\/strong>, professor in soil ecology, vice-rector of academic affairs of Eesti Maa\u00fclikool (Estonian University of Life Sciences).<\/p>\n<p>Have over 20 years of experience in teaching, fundamental and applied research in the area of basic soil science, soil classification, international classification systems, soil degradation and soil physical and chemical properties and their interactions to plant growth. Higher attention is paid to agricultural soils quality related to the different management and fertilization practices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Endla_Reintam\/eng?lang=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-191\" class=\"person-item d-flex flex-wrap position-relative\"><div class=\"person-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/researchinestonia.eu\/expo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Fail_IMG_5996-Grete-portree-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"person-about\"><p class=\"font-weight-bold person__name\">Dr. Grete Arro<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Reseacher, Centre for Innovation in Education, Tallinn University<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal-191-3\">Bio<\/a><\/p><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal-191-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"speakerModal-191-3Label\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"exampleModalLabel\">Dr. Grete Arro<\/h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body editor-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Grete_Arro\/est?lang=ENG&amp;tabId=CV_ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian Research Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-row-group\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"schedule-group\"><h3 class=\"text-uppercase\">Dinner with guest of honour president Kersti Kaljulaid (with invitations only)<\/h3><div class=\"event-row-group\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-el wp-block-heading\">Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1157371516&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; 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