City Resilience Hack

Product Manager, Trainer, Mentor and Visiting Product Director with nearly 15 years of experience in digital product development. Anna-Liisa has worked in startups, scaleups and large organizations in telco, insurtech, govtech, biotech, deeptech and AI. Her focus is on helping founders and teams find a clear value proposition, make sound decisions in the face of uncertainty, create a realistic product development roadmap and strategy, and build products that have value for both the customer and the business.

An award-winning strategic designer, entrepreneur, and investor with 17+ years' experience, working with CERN, European Commission, and Estonian and UAE governments. He's built products both in teams and solo, from sketch to first customers and investors, most recently Wayfolk. At City Resilience Hack, Marko will support participants particularly with product design, solution development and go-to-market strategy.

Crisis management and civil protection expert focusing on strengthening Estonia's crisis preparedness and developing civil protection capabilities at the Rescue Board. His work focuses on crisis resilience, organizing cooperation between different parties, and increasing the resilience of society. Vernik has been the leader of several national crisis exercises and large-scale exercises, helping to test the effectiveness of crisis plans and develop the preparedness of local governments and vital service providers for complex crisis situations. His activities have helped shape a practical and systematic approach to civil protection and crisis management in Estonia.

Retired Colonel and a war veteran, Yevhen Krupa is the President of the International Academy of Civil Security and Interaction. In his other role as Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Defense and Security Industry Association (UADSI), he leads initiatives on civil-military cooperation, international defense partnerships, and projects supporting displaced Ukrainian defense specialists.

Siim has over 12 years of experience in cybersecurity leading Estonia’s national defense cyber policy, developing the NATO Cyber Defense Center and building the EU Cyber Security Network EU CyberNet together with the Latin American Regional Center of Excellence LAC4. As the head of the national cyber training ground CR14, Siim has engaged in business development and new target markets.

Technology Entrepreneur and Co-Founder at Superhands with background in mechatronics. Mihkel has worked on delivering solutions in IoT and healthtech in the past but is currently more and more focusing on defence sector.

Major General in Reserve Serhii Kryvonos is a senior special forces officer with extensive experience in conducting ground combat missions, planning and executing special operations, international military exercises, and training special forces units, with expertise in intelligence and reconnaissance. Skilled in identifying challenges and risks, conducting assessments, and executing special operations as assigned. Kryvonos and his team developed the strategy for building Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces in cooperation with U.S. and NATO representatives and drafted national legislation for the establishment and development of the Special Operations Command of Ukraine. Kryvonos established the Special Operations Command Training Center (Berdychiv) and programs using NATO training standards and procedures. On 12 March 2019, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, under his leadership, Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Law was developed in 2020.

Entrepreneur, mentor, moderator, and experienced facilitator with more than 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship, international business, training, and public speaking. She has worked with diverse teams and audiences across Europe, the US, and Asia. As a former co-founder of Roofit.Solar and an export mentor at Tehnopol, Helen brings hands-on experience in building and scaling innovative businesses, developing international partnerships, and helping teams turn ideas into action. At City Resilience Hack, she will support participants in pitching, teamwork, problem-solving and transforming ideas into clear and impactful solutions.

Head of Business Development Services at Tehnopol and an experienced startup mentor who has supported technology companies in developing their business models, scaling, raising capital and entering international markets. Martin helps teams assess the business potential of their solutions, validate their business models and turn promising ideas into sustainable and scalable businesses. At City Resilience Hack, he will support teams with business models, market potential, scaling and investment readiness.

Tallinn's Deputy Mayor, responsible for economic development, innovation, and digital transformation. He focuses on strengthening Tallinn’s business environment, supporting entrepreneurship, and advancing the city’s smart city and e-governance initiatives. Before joining the Tallinn City Government, Järvan served as Estonia’s Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, a member of the Government of Estonia responsible for business and IT policy within the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. Prior to that, he worked in the private sector in technology and consulting, gaining experience in digital solutions and business development. He has also been active in promoting Estonia’s digital capabilities and innovation ecosystem. In his current role, Järvan is committed to improving the efficiency and accessibility of public services, fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, and supporting international partnerships that drive sustainable urban development and digital innovation.

HealthTech Project Manager at Tehnopol with experience in health innovation across both the public and private sectors. Her work focuses on supporting the development and implementation of new healthcare solutions, building partnerships across the health innovation ecosystem, and helping innovators navigate the path from an initial idea towards real-world adoption. Loora can support teams working on health and wellbeing solutions with questions around solution validation, healthcare needs, stakeholder engagement and bringing new technologies into real healthcare settings.

AI Business Analyst at Tehnopol, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, business needs and practical implementation. She supports teams in exploring how AI can be applied to solve real-world challenges and how ideas can be developed into solutions that create clear value for their users. At City Resilience Hack, Helena can help teams assess where AI can add meaningful value to their solution, clarify user and business needs, challenge assumptions and think through how an AI-based concept could be validated and developed further.

Defence and dual-use innovation expert, entrepreneur, and mentor with experience supporting startups through programmes such as NATO DIANA and EUDIS. His expertise spans defence technology, operational validation, drones and counter-UAS, AI, energy systems, and commercialisation, helping teams turn innovative technologies into solutions that address real-world operational needs.

Defence and dual-use technologies, C-UAS, autonomous surveillance, critical infrastructure protection and operational deployment of emerging technologies.