Kersti Kaljulaid

Kersti Kaljulaid

President of Estonia 2016-2021, global advocate of the UN Secretary-General for Every Woman Every Child

Kersti Kaljulaid served as the President of the Republic of Estonia from 2016-2021. During her time in office, she made her presence felt in both her homeland and the international arena. The head of state was also the first Estonian to be selected by the prestigious magazine Forbes as one of the world’s 100 most influential women. In summer 2021, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed President Kaljulaid to the position of Global Advocate for the ‘Every Woman Every Child’ strategy on the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents around the world for the next two years. Kersti Kaljulaid has become a sought-after speaker at high-level forums on digital, security and foreign-policy topics and more broadly for analysing and interpreting social change.

Subjects:

Updated: May 4, 2023

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

Agenda

A Time to Build: Principles for a New Security Architecture

Non Ducor, Duco: I am Not Led, I Lead

One Past, Many Futures

The UN: Fit for Purpose?

Grids, Pipes and Plants: EU Energy Policy in Limbo

The EU at 27: What Prospects for a Stronger Union?

Articles

Things That Mattered Before Covid-19 and Will Matter After It, Too

In the news

Erik Moora: globaalne Kersti

Toimivad ühendused kasvatavad usaldust kogu piirkonna vastu

Levits: 2015. gada migrācijas krīzei nevajadzētu atkārtoties

President: Hybrid warfare on Belarus border, not migrant crisis

Viron presidentti: Vastustajamme on älykäs, se yrittää murtaa demokratiaa

Gallery: Lennart Meri Conference 2021 Day One