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Opening conference of AI Week: “Safe AI: Impact and Responsibility”

AI offers more and more opportunities, but how can we use it wisely and safely? What risks should we take into account, and how can we mitigate them? Who is responsible when AI makes a mistake? What is the role of people in a world where AI can do more and more? At the opening conference of AI Week, we will examine these questions closely.

On 18 November, we will bring experts and entrepreneurs together at the National Library of Estonia to discuss the safe and responsible use of AI and its broader impact. We will explore how to manage risks consciously, what value AI creates for the Estonian economy, and how it is changing our working culture and society more broadly.

During the day, we will address two major questions.

Part 1: How can we turn risks into opportunities?

The use of AI and awareness of its risks must develop hand in hand. Based on the TI-Hüpe risk analysis, we will discuss the risks associated with AI and ways to prevent and mitigate them. We will talk about privacy and cybersecurity, and consider how to preserve human decision-making authority and responsibility when using AI. The first part of the day will conclude with a panel discussion on the ethical and legal dilemmas of AI.

Part 2: How will the adoption of AI change Estonia’s economy and society?

In the second half of the conference, drawing on the experience of Olavi Lepp, CEO of Swedbank Eesti, we will look at how AI is changing the way businesses operate. We will also use business experiences and research findings to examine how AI affects productivity, jobs, skills requirements and Estonia’s competitiveness. We will discuss broader changes too: can AI reduce or increase inequality, what is the role of major technology companies, and how can we balance rapid technological development with responsible decisions?

Opening conference programme

11.00 Doors open
12.00 Opening of the conference | Katrin Isotamm, head of the public engagement strand of the Eesti.ai initiative
12.15 12 risks we need to manage, not fear | Ivo Visak, head of TI-Hüpe; Margit Sutrop, head of the University of Tartu Centre for Ethics and professor of practical philosophy
12.45 Privacy and cybersecurity | Tanel Mällo, researcher at Cybernetica AS
13.10 Panel discussion “Who is responsible when AI makes a mistake?” | Ivo Visak, Margit Sutrop, Tanel Mällo, Katrin Laas-Mikko, head of risk management and compliance at SK ID Solutions
13.55 Summary of Part I
14.00 Break
14.30 What will change in a company? | Olavi Lepp, head of Swedbank Eesti
14.50 Will AI make Estonia more productive? | Mari-Klara Stein, professor of organisational behaviour and management, TalTech School of Business and Governance
15.05 Conversation “What remains for people when intelligence becomes cheap?” | Kaspar Korjus, co-founder and CEO of Pactum AI; Daniel Vaarik, founder and CEO of Levila
15.40 Panel discussion “The impact of AI on Estonia’s economy and society” | Mari-Klara Stein, Kaspar Korjus, Daniel Vaarik
16.20 Summary of Part II

The conference will be moderated by Lembit Loo, founder of Portata.ai and a technology and business leader with more than 20 years of international experience. He helps companies adopt AI strategically, trains leaders and teams as part of the Eesti.ai programme, and is a member of TalTech’s AI Council. He is also the creator and host of the Estonian General Intelligence podcast.

Participation

The conference is free for everyone who registers. Places are limited.

The conference opens AI Week, taking place across Estonia from 18–22 November. The week will feature practical AI workshops, conferences, discussions and other events. Its aim is to increase people’s awareness of AI and support its informed, safe and effective use.

Explore the AI Week programme: AI Week, 18–22.11.2026 | Eesti AI

The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.