Märt has given countless talks about innovation of education, participated in panels and mentored heaps of EdTech initiatives.
The main topics Märt has given talks about are: “Hacking learning”, “The good, the bad and the ugly truth about EdTech” and “Building an EdTech company based on DreamApply experience”.
Please find below a selection of various activities and initiatives from recent years.
APRIL 2023
JUNE 2022
Meeting with Estonian President Mr Alar Karis for setting up strategy for education development
Talk with former Minister of Education of Malta Mr Evarist Bartolo, article
MAY 2022
Talk @ COL 4.0 conference by the Invite of Vice Minister of IT of Colombia Mr Ivan Duran
March 2022
Meeting with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to discuss European Education Innovation ecosystem development
Keynote @ Businet annual conference, Portugal
December 2021
Interview @ DUBAI 1 / Studio EXPO TV
November 2021
Talk @ Estonian internal training association annual conference
december 2020
Talk @ Estonian Academy of Security Sciences annual conference
Talk @ N8 Community Update & Networking Event
Talk @ European EdTech Network - EETN conference
november 2020
Panel @ All-Party Parliamentary Group on EdTech in the UK
Talk @ Teacher Booster - European Training Foundation
Fireside chat with Marko Kyyrönen (CEO of SparkMind) @ Education Upgrade Hack 2020
Education Upgrade Hack 2020. Credits: Maido Parv
OCtober 2020
Moderator @ Invest in Africa panel - Arctic15 conference
Talk @ EU - Africa summit
Talk @ Turkish & Polish universities conference
august 2020
Talk @ EdTech Romania with Cristina Juc
Talk @ Tartu University Narva College conference „Mitmes kohas, mitmes keeles“ with Ülly Enn
Publishing the UN & Nordic EdTech Forum vision for education innovation ecosystem development
july 2020
Keynote @ ICALT conference
Mentor @ StartED accelerator (NY)
June 2020
Panel discussion @ EdTech Evolution
Talk @ MindCET accelerator
Moderator @ EdTech Demo Day, in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia
Panel @ Hack the Mall, Start North with Tiina Neuvonen (UN) and Nicholas Schmit
may 2020
Talk @ Central America 16 ministers of education round table
Talk @ Ambitious Africa Global Matchmaking Summit
Radio discussion @ CityTrends, Ghana
Moderator @ Ambitious Africa National Day Ethiopia
Talk @ Learning Without Boundaries, Digital Education Webinar
April 2020
Initiation of cross Nordic initiative to support learners and teachers in crisis Teach Millions teachmillions.org
Talk @ Higher education and remote learning: Estonian best practices
Invite by Estonian Ministry of Education and Research to become part of leadership group for DigiEfekt project
March 2020
Inviting EdTech startups to open up their solutions for free to learners and teachers during lockdown
Initiation of Estonian government initiative Education Nation webinars to share Estonian experience
Mentor @ movement Own Computer to Each Schoolchild igalekoolilapselearvuti.ee
Opening up Estonian EdTech solutions to the world in cooperation with Ministry of Education and Research
Talk @ The FinEst way of learning at home - webinar by Education Nation
Talk @ Nordic-Asean Business Forum in Helsinki
Article @ Estonian Teachers Newspaper
February 2020
Representing European EdTech Alliance at European EdTech Network annual gathering in Oulu
Talk @ University of Tartu Centre of Educational Innovation to an international group of European Vocational education innovators, Digitalis project
Article @ Estonian World, the largest English language outlet in about Estonia
JanuarY 2020
Co-hosting the so far largest Estonian EdTech startups gathering @ sTARTUp day conference
An invitee of the e-Estonia vision development workgroup
Article @ Estonian Business Daily in Estonian and in English
December 2019
Representative of Estonia at OECD - Global Education Industry Summit
Volunteering a day at Estonian Food Bank, can recommend for everyone
November 2019
Talk @ European Commission High-level conference “Skills for Industry”
Talk @ ACA conference - From physical to virtual? Internationalising higher education in the digital age
Mentor @ JCI EdTech hackathon in Tallinn
OCTOBER 2019
Development of Estonian Vision 2035 for digital innovation of education
Founding of European EdTech Alliance in Paris
SEPTEBER 2019
Talks @ University of ElBosque on innovation of education and internationalisation of education
Talk @ Colombia 4.0 conference on hacking learning
August 2019
Jury member for GESA awards
Talk @ Opinion Festival
June 2019
Talk @ Singapore Ministry of Education conference
Talk @ opening of VIVITA Singapore
Talk @ OECD leading education countries seminar for innovating education, Finland
Talk @ World Learning Summit, Norway
Talk @ European Commission conference for innovation in lifelong learning, Brussels, Belgium
Conference summary video: http://bit.ly/eduinnovideo
May 2019
Mentor @ VOICE hackathon organised by Riesenkampff Stiftung
Talk @ Digital Summit, Tallinn
april 2019
Article @ largest daily newspaper Postimees in Estonian
March 2019
Nominee @ Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Founding team member of Tallinn Democratic school “Suvemäe Kool”
Talk @ Hariduse Tehnoloogiakompass, Tallinn. video
February 2019
Talk @ Estonian School Directors Conference, Pärnu. video
Elected Chairman of Board @ Nordic EdTech Forum “N8”
January 2019
Talk @ EHE program, HITSA, Tallinn
December 2018
Talk @ N8 gathering in Helsinki
November 2018
Keynote @ OEB Conference Berlin, European Commission Lifelong Learning Expert Workshop
Keynote @ Businet Conference, Tallinn
Mentor @ Garage48 EduTech Hackathon in Tallinn
September 2018
Shark Tank @ Dare 2 Learn conference in Helsinki
May 2018
Talk @ Blockchain Credentials & Connected Learning Conference. The good, the bad and the ugly truth about EdTech. Malta
June 2018
Talk @ Future Learning Forum, Oslo, Norway
Talk @ EdTech Networking Chill, Tallinn
Talk @ Seed Forum Global, Oslo, Norway
April 2018
Talk @ Metka EdTech Hack, Helsinki
Mentor @ Metka EdTech Hack, Helsinki
Talk @ Digital and Entrepreneurial Skills for Inclusive, Cohesive and Innovative Societies, Council of Europe, Brussels. video
February 2018
Talk @ Seed Forum Dubai
Talk @ EURIE conference, Istanbul, Turkey
December 2017
Talk @ sTARTUp Day conference, Tartu, Estonia
November 2017
Talk @ Digital Transformation of Corporate Business, Bielefeld, Germany. video
October 2017
Mentor @ Startup Speed Dating Night, Tallinn