
Digital transformation to fight COVID-19
through public and private partnership
Opening ceremony
GBS e-Governance, Cyber Security and Education
Health and Food Technology
Smart Mobility and Logistics, Finance and Manufacturing
What is the Global Business Summit?
The Summit is an initiative by Estonia and the United Arab Emirates to bring the world’s governments and businesses together to digitally transform the new reality we live in today. It is an opportunity for participating UN Member States to showcases their most innovative digital solutions in the fight against COVID-19. The Global Business Summit is a virtual live event which will begin with an opening ceremony followed by summit sector events (e-Health, e-Education, e-Governance & Cybersecurity, Agriculture, Smart Cities & Logistics, Finance & Manufacturing). Tune in to watch the countries experiences first hand and to see videos of digital transformation and the possibilities it creates from across the world.
What is the aim of the Global Business Summit?
Participating countries
Arab
Emirates
Tobago
Co-hosts of Global
Business Summit 2020

His Excellency,
Mr. Urmas Reinsalu
Estonia

Sheikh Abdullah bin
Zayed Al Nahyan
The United Arab Emirates
Timeline and List of Speakers
SUMMIT OPENING CEREMONY:
Time zone: GMT (UTC+0) (14:00 Tallinn time, 16:00 Abu Dhabi time, 07:00 New York time) All times are estimates
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MODERATOR
Mr. Linnar Viik, Co-Founder of e-Governance Academy
12:05
CO-HOST KEYNOTE SPEECH, ESTONIA
H.E. Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
12:15
CO-HOST KEYNOTE SPEECH, The United Arab Emirates
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
12:25
KEYNOTE SESSION on Global Outlook in the Light of COVID-19
Rt. Hon Tony Blair, Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
12:50
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – The Importance of Public-Private Partnership
Mr. Taavi Kotka, IT Visionary, Former Chief Information Officer of Estonia
13:00
Estonia Top Digital Solution – VaccineGuard by GuardTime
Mr. Siim Sikkut, Chief Information Officer of Estonia
13:05
The UAE Top Digital Solution
Digital Dubai EXPO 2020
SUMMIT SECTOR EVENTS:
e-Governance, Cyber Security and Education
Time zone: GMT (UTC+0) (15:10 Tallinn time, 17:10 Abu Dhabi time, 08:10 New York time) All times are estimates
13:10
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MODERATOR
Mr. Linnar Viik, Co-Founder of e-Governance Academy
13:15
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – e-Governance & Cyber Security
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Former President of Estonia
13:25
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on e-Governance and Cyber Security
Sri Lanka, Namibia, Andorra, Japan, Seychelles, Uganda, Spain, Estonia, The United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, USA, Mauritius, Slovenia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Monaco, Belgium, Hungary, Croatia
15:00
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Education in the Light of COVID-19
Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Deputy Executive Director of Partnerships, UNICEF
15:10
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on Education
The United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Slovakia
Smart Mobility & Logistics and Finance & Manufacturing
Time zone: GMT (UTC+0) (17:30 Tallinn time, 19:30 Abu Dhabi time, 10:30 New York time) All times are estimates
15:30
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MODERATOR
Mr. Linnar Viik, Co-Founder of e-Governance Academy
15:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Smart Mobility & Logistics
H.E. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World
15:40
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on Smart Mobility & Logistics
Estonia, The United Arab Emirates, Russia, Israel
16:00
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Finance and Manufacturing
H.E. Abdulnasser Alshaali, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, UAE
16:10
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on Finance and Manufacturing
Jordan, Serbia, The United Arab Emirates, Estonia
Health and Food Technology
Time zone: GMT (UTC+0) (18:35 Tallinn time, 20:35 Abu Dhabi time, 11:35 New York time) All times estimates
16:35
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BY MODERATOR
Ms. Ester Eomois, Expert in Healthcare and Leadership. Viveo Health and EBS
16:40
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Global Outlook on Health
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization
16:45
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on Health
Singapore, Canada, Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Kuwait, Poland, France, Finland, The United Arab Emirates, Latvia, Ghana, Turkey, Luxembourg
18:00
COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS on Food Technology
Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia, The United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Romania
18:25
CLOSING OF EVENT
Ms. Ester Eomois, Expert in Healthcare and Leadership. Viveo Health and EBS
The 6 Key Sectors of the
Global Business Summit:
e-Health
e-Education
e-Governance & Cyber Security
e-Agriculture & Food Technology
Smart Mobility & Logistics
Finance & Manufacturing
The Global Business Summit was