Experience

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for Estonia

• Estonia
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Innovation Policy

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Strategy Advisor to the Economic Development Department

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

  Leading the design of economic development strategy for the period 2020+.

• Head of Innovation Policy Unit

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2018

  Responsibilities: * Ensuring the development and management of innovation policy which includes a variety of demand and supply side instruments, e.g. technology development centres, clusters, innovation vouchers, financial instruments (loans, guarantees, fund of funds), procurement of innovative solutions, enterprise development programme, start-up programme and measures developing Estonian space policy. Ensuring the coherence of these instruments. * Developing and nurturing relations with Estonian partners in public and private sector and networking with international partners (OECD, European Commission, individual countries). * Coordinating innovation-related issues in working groups and conferences under the auspices of Estonian Presidency of the EU Council (1. July - 31. December 2017).

• Executive Officer at Innovation Policy Unit

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2016

  Responsibilities: * Designing, introducing and ensuring implementation of Estonian first ever demand side innovation policy instrument: public procurement of innovation programme comprising of grant and awareness raising activities. * Managing Estonian successful accession to European Space Agency as a full member, ensuring implementation of Estonian space policy. * Redesigning and ensuring implementation of innovation and development voucher scheme.



Tehnopol

• Estonia
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Of The Supervisory Board

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Supervision of the overall performance of Tehnopol along with other board members. Tehnopol was founded by the Government of Estonia, Tallinn University of Technology and City of Tallinn with the aim of fostering technology-based entrepreneurship. Supervision of the overall performance of Tehnopol along with other board members. Tehnopol was founded by the Government of Estonia, Tallinn University of Technology and City of Tallinn with the aim of fostering technology-based entrepreneurship.



University of Tartu

• Estonia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor in Chief, Marketing and Communication Office

  • 2008 - 2013

  Responsibilities: * Redesigning Universitas Tartuensis from a weekly newspaper (published from 1948) into a monthly magazine with new format, layout and sections. The magazine format enabled to communicate the ideas and people inside and outside the university more explicitly via indepth feature stories, essays and interviews. * Expanding the network of co-authors, maintaining it and editing the submitted manuscripts. * Managing the publishing workflow and planning each issue. * Preparing special issues, e.g. yearly alumni essay collection. * Interviewing (e.g. researchers about their scientific research outcomes), writing articles and columns.* Contributing to the university´s overall communication strategy.



Estonian student newspaper, newspapers Postimees, and Eesti Päevaleht, local newspaper and radio

• Editor in Chief, Editor, Reporter

  • 2001 - 2006

  During my university studies (in baccalaureate and master programme) I actively practised journalism. For two years (2005–2006) I published the Estonian student newspaper, wrote articles to local newspaper Tartu Postimees, performed the tasks of daily news editor in Estonian largest daily newspaper Postimees (during summer holidays) and completed my 6-months internship in the second largest daily newspaper Eesti Päevaleht. During my university studies (in baccalaureate and master programme) I actively practised journalism. For two years (2005–2006) I published the Estonian student newspaper, wrote articles to local newspaper Tartu Postimees, performed the tasks of daily news editor in Estonian largest daily newspaper Postimees (during summer holidays) and completed my 6-months internship in the second largest daily newspaper Eesti Päevaleht.