Life Science Diplomacy Alliance - Tallinn Summit
The Tallinn Summit will bring together investors, healthcare providers, policymakers, diplomats, corporate innovation leaders, startups, scaleups, CROs, CVCs, and ecosystem builders from across North America, Europe, and Australasia. Participants will explore how cross-border investment and strategic collaboration can be operationalized in a more volatile policy and funding environment. Unlike a traditional conference, the summit is designed to move from discussion to action—stress-testing real collaboration opportunities, identifying what should advance toward United Nations' General Assembly in September, and building practical corridors between capital, industry, policy, and implementation. The summit offers an opportunity to showcase Estonia's strength as a gateway for life science innovation, participate in dialogue alongside international capital and partners, and engage in proactively supporting conversations with allied policymakers.
Agenda
Friday, 28 August
9:30–10:00 Registration & Morning Coffee
10:00–10:20 Keynote: The New Diplomacy of Cross-Border Investment and Innovation
10:20–11:00 Investment and Policy: Operationalising Across Systems
11:00–11:30 Geopolitical Boardroom: Life Science After Predictability
11:30–12:00 The Capital Corridor: Where Will Life Science Survive the Valley of Death?
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–13:45 From Pilot Theatre to Procurement
13:45–14:30 Strategic Autonomy Without Isolation
14:30–15:00 Coffee Break
15:00–15:15 Keynote: The Corridor as a Gateway
15:15–16:00 Small States, Serious Infrastructure: Estonia and the New Nordics as Implementation Gateways
16:00–16:30 Coffee Break
16:30–18:00 Deal Room on Stage
18:00–18:15 Wrap-up & Closing Remarks
Saturday, 29 August
8:30–9:00 Morning Coffee
9:00–9:20 Opening Remarks: What Gets Built Next
9:20–9:30 From Conversation to Corridor
9:30–10:00 What Policy Needs from Industry and Vice Versa: Engaging Proactively
10:00–10:45 Investor View: Connecting “Fragmented” European Markets
10:45–11:15 Coffee Break
11:15–12:00 The Corporate View: What Would Make Cross-Border Collaboration Actually Useful?
12:00–12:15 The Corridor Before the Crisis: Moving to the UNGA
Please note: Attendance requires additional registration and approval in order to facilitate the most relevant connections at this event. You will be sent additional instructions which will only take a few minutes to complete.