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Külle Tärnov

Head of Innovation | FinEst Centre for Smart Cities Tallinn, Estonia

Biography

Külle Tärnov is renowned for her pioneering work in leading the process of creating new smart city solutions that scale in close collaboration with cities and researchers from 2020. With over 15 years in the innovation domain Külle has a profound expertise in supporting new innovations.

Sessions

15:10h

Thematic Roundtable | SMART CITY EXPO

The Alliance Advantage: Why Cities Thrive Through Collaboration

Lolly Bowean The Ford Foundation Program Officer Chair

Debra Lam Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (Georgia Tech) Founding Executive Director Speaker

Külle Tärnov FinEst Centre for Smart Cities Head of Innovation Speaker

Wim de Kinderen ENoLL Programme Director European Affairs at Brainport Development Speaker

Livia Schaeffer Nonose United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC) Technology and Innovation Specialist Speaker

#Citizens' Engagement, #City-to-City Cooperation, #Public-private Partnership

2025-11-05 15:10 2025-11-05 16:00 Europe/Madrid The Alliance Advantage: Why Cities Thrive Through Collaboration

Cities play a vital role on the global stage, not only as home to the majority of society’s stakeholders but also as hubs for inclusive dialogue and grassroots engagement and empowerment. This roundtable will examine how cities are amplifying their voices to defend democratic values while fostering collaboration and coordinated efforts across all levels of governance and sectors.

Stage: People - First

Wed 5 15:10h - 16:00h Stage: People - First All Passes