Kersti Kaljulaid

Kersti Kaljulaid served as the President of the Republic of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. During her time in office, she left a significant mark both domestically and on the international stage. Before her presidency, she was a Member of the European Court of Auditors, advised Prime Minister Mart Laar, and held various high-level positions in the energy, investment banking, and telecom sectors. In 2021, she founded the President Kaljulaid Foundation, an NGO and think-tank for Advancing Democracy,
Empowering the Vulnerable, and Navigating the Societal Impact of Digitalization. Kersti Kaljulaid has become a sought-after speaker and moderator at high-level forums on digital, security and foreign-policy topics and more broadly for analysing and interpreting societal and economic change.