From AI innovation to business value

From AI innovation to business value

15 Sept 2026 · 12:00–17:00

How do you turn a promising AI idea into a scalable solution that creates real business value?

Join us on 15 September at Telia HQ in Tallinn for From AI innovation to business value, a day bringing together AI solution developers, innovation leaders and practitioners to explore what it takes to move from AI experimentation to successful implementation and scale.

Organised by Tehnopol AI Accelerator, the Innovation Leaders Club and AIRE Club, the event combines emerging AI solutions with practical experience from organisations already putting AI to work.

The day begins with the AI Accelerator Demo Day, where eight ambitious companies will pitch and demonstrate their AI solutions. The teams will compete for grants of up to €10,000, awarded to as many as three of the strongest performers.

In the second half of the event, the focus shifts from developing AI solutions to making them work in real organisations.

Eric Butterwick, AI Acceleration and Adoption Manager at 3M, will share practical lessons from 3M’s AI journey. He will explore how AI solutions can move from experimentation to wider adoption, how organisations can build the capabilities needed to scale them, and how emerging technologies can create sustainable business value. Butterwick is an experienced innovation and AI leader from Minnesota, USA.

This will be followed by Telia’s perspective on AI in action, with practical insight into how the company is scaling AI across its organisation.

Whether you are developing an AI solution, leading innovation in an established organisation or looking for practical examples of AI adoption, the event offers a chance to discover new solutions, learn from real implementation experience and connect with people working on the next stage of AI adoption.

Agenda

12.00–12.30 Registration and coffee 12.30–12.40 Welcome and AI Accelerator overview by Andra Jüristo, Tehnopol Accelerator Project Manager 12.40–13.10 AI Accelerator Demo Day pitches: Ignostiq, Codemowers and Paradocs AI 13.10–13.25 Coffee break and team demonstrations 13.25–13.55 AI Accelerator Demo Day pitches: Smorty, Sirob Technologies and Narfe 13.55–14.10 Coffee break and team demonstrations 14.10–14.30 AI Accelerator Demo Day pitches: Drivory and PAM – Pere Abi- ja Meditsiiniplatvorm 14.30–14.40 Break 14.40–14.50 AI Programme and AIRE overview by Rauno Varblas, Head of AI at Tehnopol 14.50–15.00 Innovation Leaders Club overview by Tiiu Treier, Head of Corporate Development at Tehnopol 15.00–15.45 An AI Adoption Story from 3M by Eric Butterwick, AI Acceleration and Adoption Manager, 3M 15.45–16.15 AI in Action at Telia: How Telia Is Scaling AI Across the Organisation Speaker to be announced 16.15–16.25 Announcement of the AI Accelerator winners and closing remarks 16.25–16.55 Networking

Join us on 15 September to see how AI ideas move from innovation to implementation and business value. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

The event will be held in English.