TEDxTallinn

Speakers

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• Brooke Holm

  Photographer and Visual Artist

  Brooke Holm is an Australian-American artist whose work explores the relationship between nature, time, and human perception. Through photography and installation, she reveals both the beauty and fragility of the Earth’s landscapes and our place within them.

• Cecilia Ömalm

  Artist and Architect; Professor of Astronomy, Stockholm University

  Cecilia Ömalm is a Swedish artist exploring architecture, space, and the layers of history through poetic form and proportion.

• Eero Janson

  Director of the Estonian Refugee Council

  Eero Janson is a humanitarian and social innovator dedicated to empowering displaced people. As Director of the Estonian Refugee Council, he develops digital and community-based solutions that restore dignity and opportunity to those affected by crises.

• Göran Östlin

  Professor of astronomy at Stockholm University

  Göran Östlin is a professor in astronomy at Stockholm University since 2008 and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2010. He got his PhD from Uppsala University in 1998. His research interests are galaxies, their physics, formation and evolution. He is also involved in instrumentation projects: MIRI for the James Webb Space Telescope, ANDES and MOSAIC for ESO's Extremely Large Telescope.

• Karoli Hindriks

  Entrepreneur, Innovator, and CEO of Jobbatical

  Karoli Hindriks is a pioneering Estonian entrepreneur and founder of Jobbatical — a company transforming global mobility and immigration with technology. Named one of Europe’s Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes, she champions borderless work and human-centered innovation.

• Kaupo Voormansik

  Co-founder and CEO of KappaZeta

  An idealist and world-improver, Kaupo Voormansik is a scientist and entrepreneur using satellite data to protect our planet. As co-founder of KappaZeta and leader of the 3D-SAR global forest monitoring initiative, he believes better data leads to better decisions for Earth’s future.

• Lauri Õunapuu

  Muusik

  Lauri Õunapuu, armastatud Eesti muusik, toob regilaulude ürgse jõu tänapäevastesse helimaastikesse.

• Lüü-Türr

  Folk Musician and Singer; Archaic Male Choir

  Lüü-Türr, founded in 2012, they keep the primal spirit of Estonian male folk singing alive — bridging myth, music, and memory.

• Mackenzie Calle

  Visual Artist and Filmmaker

  Mackenzie Calle is an American artist whose project The Gay Space Agency reimagines the history of space exploration through a queer lens. Combining archival NASA imagery and original photography, she highlights the untold stories of LGBTQ+ pioneers and imagines a more inclusive cosmic future.

• Marques Redd

  Co-founder of Rainbow Serpent; Artist and Scholar

  Dr. Marques Redd is a multimedia artist and co-founder of Rainbow Serpent, a nonprofit that reimagines Black queer cosmologies through art, technology, and mythology. His work — spanning film, sculpture, and light installations — revives erased spiritual traditions through visionary storytelling.

• Priit Salumaa

  CEO and Founder of Better Medicine

  Priit Salumaa is the founder of Better Medicine, developing AI-powered tools that help doctors detect cancer earlier and extend healthy lifespan. A serial entrepreneur and community builder, he previously co-founded Garage48, Latitude59, and Solaride.

• Rhiannon Adam

  Artist and Researcher

  Rhiannon Adam is an Irish artist and writer exploring the intersections of dreams, space, and collective imagination. Chosen from a million applicants as the only female participant in Yusaku Maezawa’s dearMoon project, her work reflects on ambition, loss, and why the dream of space should belong to everyone.

• Silvar Muru

  Co-founder and Lead Mechanical Engineer at KuupKulgur

  Silvar Muru is a roboticist and space engineer working at the Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu. A key contributor to Estonia’s ESTCube-2 satellite project, he now leads mechanical design for KuupKulgur — Estonia’s first lunar rover initiative.

• Taavi Kotka

  Entrepreneur, Investor, and the creator of Estonia’s e-Residency

  Taavi Kotka is an IT visionary and the first Chief Information Officer of Estonia. A co-founder of e-Residency, he has been instrumental in shaping Estonia’s digital society. Today, he is an investor and advocate for global digital identity solutions.

• Tarmo Jüristo

  Philosopher, Social Analyst, and CEO of SALK

  Tarmo Jüristo is the head of SALK (Liberal Citizen Foundation), known for his analytical and philosophical approach to social change. He explores democracy, values, and the shifting dynamics of modern society through both data and human insight.

• Thomas Vanz

  Filmmaker and Visual Artist

  Thomas Vanz is a French filmmaker and visual artist who merges art and science to depict the birth and death of stars. Using liquid dynamics and high-speed cinematography — not computer graphics — he captures the cosmic sublime, transforming astrophysics into visual poetry.

• Valts Ernštreits

  Director of the Livonian Institute, University of Latvia

  Valts Ernštreits is a Livonian linguist, poet, and language activist leading efforts to revitalize Latvia’s Indigenous Livonian language. His work bridges culture, technology, and identity — advocating for linguistic diversity and digital equality on global platforms like the UN and UNESCO.