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