VDS 2025: Estonian Experience

​E-Estonia is heading to Valencia Digital Summit 2025!

​We’re excited to share our agenda packed with inspiring sessions, networking opportunities, and insights into the world’s most advanced digital society.

​Check out all the great events we’ve planned for you — register now and add them to your calendar!

​🗓️ October 22, 2025

​📍Estonian Experience Box

• ​10:00 - 10:15 Launch Estonia, Welcome words into the e-Estonia Experience at VDS

  • ​Host: Mariliis Kulamaa, Head of Events, e-Residency

• ​10:15 - 10:45 EU Inc. How Estonia can power the next phase of European startup innovation

  • ​Moderator: David Bullock, Head of Marketing & PR, e-Residency

  • ​Speakers:

    • ​Taavi Kotka, CEO Jio Estonia

    • ​Liina Vahtras, Managing Director of e-Residency and Estonian Business & Innovation Agency board member

• ​10:45 - 11:15 e-Residency masterclass for founders

  • ​Guillermo Chávez, Head of Spanish Markets, e-Residency

• ​11:15 - 12:00 Backing the Future: Startup Showcase by Tenity and Trind

  • ​Kevin Chavane, Investment Manager Baltics, Tenity

  • ​Iryna Krepchuk , Investment Manager, Trind)

• ​12:00 - 14:00 e-Residency Business Speed Dating

• ​14:00 - 15:00 Networking Lunch

• ​15:00 - 15:30 Making Illegal Things Legal

  • ​Oliver Rätsep, Head of Business Development, Accelerate Estonia

• ​15:30 - 16:00 Why is international talent choosing Estonia

  • ​Martin Bode, Marketing Manager, Work in Estonia

• ​16:00 - 16:30 Estonia as a Launchpad: Where Startups Meet Global Capital

  • ​Jose Ernesto Suarez, CEO of Glassity

  • ​Elerin Eelmäe, Invest Estonia

​📍Pitch stage:

• ​12:30 - 13:00 Pitching session for startups

​📍Main stage:

• ​16:30 - 17:00 Scaling Estonia: Lessons from Unicorn Builders

  • ​Taavi Kotka, CEO Jio Estonia

  • ​Martin Kõiva, Co-Founder Klaus

• ​19:00 - 22:00 Fuckup Nights by e-Estonia

  • ​VDS pass is not required. Entrance is open for all - just register for the event on the link above.

​🗓️ October 23, 2025

​📍Estonian Experience Box

• ​10:15 - 10:30 e-Residency & Startup Valencia agreement renewal ceremony

• ​10:30 - 11:00 Small Country, Big Impact: Estonia’s Startup Success Story

  • ​Getter Voitka, Estonian Startup Ecosystem Project Manager, Startup Estonia

• ​11:00 - 12:00 Redefining Failure: a FuckUp Nights Story

  • ​Pepe Villatoro, CEO and Co-Founder of FuckUp Nights

• ​12:00 - 14:00 Global Growth Open Pitch - Powered by Club GLOBALS

• ​14:00 - 15:00 e-Estonia Networking Lunch

• ​15:00 - 16:00 Challenges and Opportunities for e-Residents: A Service Provider Perspective

  • ​Moderator: Guillermo Chávez, Head of Spanish Markets, e-Residency

  • ​Speakers:

    • ​Kristine Ella, Account Growth Manager, 1Office;

    • ​Manuel Schütte, CEO and Founder of Grouhub;

    • ​Louis Williams, CEO and founder of Entre Tramites

• ​16:00 - 17:00 All paths lead to e-Residency, fireside chat with our community.

  • ​Moderator: David Bullock, Head of Marketing & PR, e-Residency

  • ​Speakers:

    • ​Maya Midlemiss, Co-Founder of Remote Resilience Hub

    • ​Jose Ernesto Suarez, CEO of Glassity

• ​18:30 - 21:00 e-Estonia cocktail reception for VCs & Latin-American founders

​We are super excited to see you at Valencia Digital Summit!