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SUMMARY:Global Estonian Virtual Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Foreign Ministry’s 7th virtual forum for Estonians worldwide will be held May 2 at 9 a.m. Eastern (6 a.m. Pacific). \n\n\n\nThis time\, the Forum looks at opportunities in Estonian available to young people of Estonian origin living abroad\, Estonia is a land that is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea amidst forests and bogs\, and is growing unicorns at a heady pace. We will look at the present and peek into the future. We are starting with a new format – a video postcard of the community. The forum is moderated by Ellen Valter\, the soul and leader of KESKUS\, the International Estonian Centre in Toronto\, and music will be provided by musician and poet EiK\, who just won the popular vote of the Language Achievement Award. \n\n\n\nThe virtual forum will be translated into English and Russian. \n\n\n\nParticipate to be entered into the prize drawing: Win a round-trip plane ticket for two to Estonia\, plus two nights of hotel accommodation in Tallinn. The drawing will be held on May 10 at 12.00 Estonian time.  \n\n\n\nPARTICIPATION LINK:https://worksup.com/app?id=FOORUM24 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n15.45 \n\n\n\n\nWatch a live stream from an Estonian nature camera\n\n\n\n\n16.00 \n\n\n\n\nIntroduction by Ellen Valter\n\n\n\nWords of welcome by Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov\n\n\n\nTartu – European Capital of Culture 2024\n\n\n\nPanel ‘Estonia as an opportunity’ (Rebeka Dronia\, Kristi Marika Lampi\, William Persson)\n\n\n\nFirst-hand experiences from the private IT school kood/Jõhvi (Egon Saks with his wife Cristina)\n\n\n\nMusic by EiK\n\n\n\n\n17.00 \n\n\n\n\nEstonia is searching for whom – both today and 10 years from now? (Work in Estonia\, Susanna Vatter)\n\n\n\nEstonia as the breeding ground for unicorns (Startup Estonia\, Eve Peeterson)\n\n\n\nVideo postcard from the Estonian community in Switzerland  \n\n\n\nMarin Mõttus talks to Ellen Valter\n\n\n\nMusical finale by EiK\n\n\n\nEstimated end of the event at 17.45/18.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\nJonatan VseviovSecretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs \n\n\n\nRebeka Droniaan Estonian raised in Namibia \n\n\n\nKristi Marika Lampian Estonian raised in the USA \n\n\n\nWilliam Perssonan Estonian raised in Sweden \n\n\n\nEgon Saksstudent of the IT school kood/Jõhvi \n\n\n\nSusanna VatterWork in Estonia \n\n\n\nEve PeetersonStartup Estonia \n\n\n\nEllen Valter (Moderator)leader of Toronto’s International Estonian Centre KESKUS \n\n\n\nMarin MõttusSpecial Diplomatic Representative of Global Estonia \n\n\n\nMusic by EiKmusician and poet \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nThe virtual forum’s prize drawing for plane tickets and more \n\n\n\n\nEveryone who watches the virtual forum for Estonians across the globe on 2 May 2024 at 16.00 Estonian time can enter a prize draw and win return plane tickets for two to Estonia.\n\n\n\nThe prize draw is held on 10 May at 12.00 Estonian time\, and if you register for subsequent viewing of the virtual forum\, you can still enter the draw until 9 May at 23.00 Estonian time.\n\n\n\nThe flight must take place during the 2024 calendar year.\n\n\n\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs will contact the winner and will put them in touch with the travel agency in Tallinn where the tickets must be bought (they can be replaced with bus\, ferry or train tickets).\n\n\n\nThe prize includes a two-night stay at the Hotel in Tallinn.\n\n\n\nWe are also offering the winner a tour of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while they are in Estonia.\n\n\n\nAs it is a big world and plane ticket fees vary enormously\, there is a cap on the ticket price.\n\n\n\nPlane ticket price cap: economy class within Europe up to €600\, rest of the world up to €1200.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nFacebook event: https://fb.me/e/4XnZpeFs6 \n\n\n\nParticipation link: https://worksup.com/app?id=FOORUM24 \n\n\n\nProgramme and Prize Draw: https://globalestonian.com/en/news/virtual-forum-estonians-across-globe-will-be-held-may-2
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