AI & Robotics Estonia AIRE Seminar

AI & Robotcs Estonia AIRE is holding its annual seminar (2 in 1 with AIRE’s 4th birthday celebration) on the 25-26th of August 2025 at TalTech’s Särghaua Learning Center. We are happy to invite you as a EDIH representative to the event to join EDIH meetup and EDIH collaborative session on best practices, EU AI infrastructure and service delivery.

This is a preliminary agenda and will be updated by the beginning of August. We are looking forward to your visit to Tallinn and Särghaua !

AGENDA

Arrivals on Sunday 24.08.2025 to Tallinn:
Dinner at 19:00 @ TBA

Arrivals on Monday 25.08.2025 morning to Tallinn:
Meeting and gathering between 10am – 12pm @ TBA city centre

12pm-2pm Transport to Särghaua

Monday, August 25 (AIRE’s birthday celebration)
14:00 – 15:00 Arrival
15:00 – 15:15 Welcome! Gert Jervan (tbc), Kirke Maar
15:15 – 16:00 Inspirational Speech by Ivo Suursoo (tbc): Achieving Big Goals Through Big Dreams (30 min + 15 min Q&A)
16:00 – 16:45 Panel Discussion
16:45 – 17:00 Coffee and Snack Break (15 min)
17:00 – 17:45 EDIH Panel
17:45 – 18:15 Summaries and Next Steps – AIRE Goals 2025-2028 – Kirke Maar
18:15 – 19:00 Networking before the birthday celebration

19:00 AIRE Birthday Celebration – … fun activities, quiz, etc
Dinner and Open Mic: AIRE Advisory Board and Collaboration Partners Representatives: A Thought for AIRE’s Future & collaborative partners (EDIHs)

21:00 – … Sauna, swimming, and birthday celebration
Bring your swimwear for sauna and swimming!

Tuesday, August 26 (EDIH day)

09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast (please vacate the room before breakfast)
10:00 – 12:00 EDIH individual matchmaking (allocated timeslots for each EDIH)
12:00-14:00 Departure back to Tallinn (Tallinn University of Technology)
14:30-16:30 EDIH workshop continuing : Tallinn University of Technology
19:00-… Dinner : TBA (Tallinn)

The organisers cover the transport from Tallinn to Särghaua and back.

Hotel recommendations in Tallinn:

• Nunne Boutiqe Hotel
• Hilton Tallinn Park Metropol Spa Hotel Tallink Spa ja Conference Hotel
• Park Inn by Radisson and Merion Conference and Spa Hotel
• Old Town Boho Questhouse