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Kersti Kaljulaid

President of Estonia (2016-2021)

Kersti Kaljulaid served as the President of the Republic of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. Since 2024, she has been serving as the President of the Estonian Olympic Committee. In 2021, she founded the President Kaljulaid Foundation, an NGO and think-tank for advancing democracy, empowering the vulnerable, and navigating the societal impact of digitalisation. Kersti Kaljulaid holds the distinction of being the first Estonian featured on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. She is a member of several prestigious boards, including the Yalta European Strategy, the GLOBSEC Advisory Council, the Microsoft Technology & National Security Advisory Council, the Multiverse AI advisory board, and the Stockholm Environment Institute Board.
Subjects:
Brexit, Connectivity, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Democracy, Digitalisation, Economy, Energy, European Union, Integration, Multilateralism, Transport, United Nations
Updated: April 2, 2025

Agenda

A Time to Build: Principles for a New Security Architecture
LMC 2023
Connectivity, Digitalisation, Economy, Energy, Transport
Non Ducor, Duco: I am Not Led, I Lead
LMC 2021
One Past, Many Futures
LMC 2019
United Nations
The UN: Fit for Purpose?
LMC 2018
Energy, European Union
Grids, Pipes and Plants: EU Energy Policy in Limbo
LMC 2017
Brexit, Democracy, European Union, Integration
The EU at 27: What Prospects for a Stronger Union?
LMC 2017

Articles

COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Multilateralism, United Nations
Things That Mattered Before Covid-19 and Will Matter After It, Too

The current Covid-19 pandemic has already demonstrated the importance of digital solutions. Technology is what helps us in this global crisis. And the multilateral world, including the United Nations, needs to keep up with the times by supporting it globally.

Kersti Kaljulaid
LMC 2020

In the news

Erik Moora: globaalne Kersti

Eesti Päevaleht, October 8, 2021

Toimivad ühendused kasvatavad usaldust kogu piirkonna vastu

Maalehe lisa, September 16, 2021

Levits: 2015. gada migrācijas krīzei nevajadzētu atkārtoties

LTV (Latvian Public Broadcasting), September 5, 2021

President: Hybrid warfare on Belarus border, not migrant crisis

ERR News, BNS, September 4, 2021

Viron presidentti: Vastustajamme on älykäs, se yrittää murtaa demokratiaa

Verkkouutiset, September 4, 2021

Gallery: Lennart Meri Conference 2021 Day One

ERR News (Estonian Public Broadcasting), September 4, 2021
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