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Estonian president to open Slush tech conference in Helsinki

BC, Tallinn, 29.11.2016.Print version
The central event of Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid's two-day visit to Finland that started on Tuesday will be Enter e-Estonia, Estonia-sponsored opening event of the region's biggest technology conference Slush, writes LETA/BNS.

On Tuesday evening, the president will deliver remarks at the official opening party of Slush organized by Tallinn Music Week, the center for foreign investments of Enterprise Estonia and the Estonian e-residency program. On Wednesday, Kaljulaid will meet at Slush with entrepreneurs and technology champions from Estonia and elsewhere. In the afternoon the head of state will host a reception for ambassadors accredited to Estonia at the Estonian embassy in Helsinki, spokespeople for the president said.

 

Held in Helsinki from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, Slush is the region's biggest technology conference bringing together startups, investors and technology gurus from Europe and elsewhere. Some 2,000 startups, 800 investors and 700 journalists from more than 100 countries are expected to attend.

 

Estonians will stage the opening party of the technology conference in the complex of clubs Kuudes Linja, Kaiku and Stidila in the Kallio district of Helsinki.






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