19 September ``Making use of your skills``

9:30

Registration and welcome coffee

10:00

Aigar Vaigu

Opening of the conference

10:05

Kristina Kallas

Greetings from the Estonian Minister of Education and Science

10:10

Matt Sigelman

Keynote speech and Q&A

11:00

Matt Sigelman | Burning Glass Institute
Ede Schank Tamkivi | Vabamu, Center of Anthropology
Eliana Carranza | World Bank

Discussion panel
“Giant in PISA, tiny in the global economy – Estonia’s opportunities to grow bigger through skills”

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Ave Ungro | SA Kutsekoda, Oskuste Kompass
Petter Nygård | Swedish Public Employment Agency
Clarissa Vieira | European Commission
Mike Sanders | George Washington University

Discussion panel
“How do skills systems support lifelong learning?”

14:30

Coffee break

15:00

Tanel Mällo | Cybernetica AS
Sundeep Bhandari | United Kingdom’s National Physical Laboratory
Veronika Kalmus | University of Tartu

Discussion panel
“What kind of skills can be used to tame AI?”

16:00

Closing remarks and networking

16:45

Doors close

20 September ``Evaluating skills``

9:30

Registration and welcome coffee

10:00

Piret Jeedas

Opening of the second day of the conference

10:10

Johanna Rämö

Keynote speech and Q&A

11:10

Marin Johnson | Chevron College
Miyako Ikeda | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Kyle Albert | George Washington University

Discussion panel
“How to design a good assessment of skills?”

12:00

Coffee Break

12:30

Johanna Rämö | University of Eastern Finland
Charlie Moreno Romero | Suvemäe School of Tallinn Art Gymnasium
Maddalena Taras | Independent researcher, UK

Discussion panel
“How does self-assessment support the learning of skills?”

13:30

Closing of the conference

13:40

Lunch

14:15

Doors close