This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement 101058505.
Thursday OCT 21, 2025 at 9am EET
Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Tallinn, Estonia
Agenda
* All times are in Eastern European Time (EET)
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome address
Speaker
Tiit Land - Rector of Tallinn University of Technology
09:10 - 09:20
Introduction to 5G-TIMBER
Speaker
Muhammad Mahtab Alam - 5G-TIMBER Project Coordinator, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
09:20 - 09:50
Keynote Speaker - Twin Transition in Timber: Embracing Digital Change, Green Growth, and Worker Wellbeing
Speaker
Edoardo Mascalchi - Policy Officer - Advanced Manufacturing, European Commission
09:50 - 10:25
From Simulation to Operation: Leveraging Digital Twins in Woodworking Machinery
Speaker
Marcello Urgo - Associate Professor in Manufacturing Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
10:25 - 11:00
Refreshment Break
11:00 - 11:30
Benefits of Intelligent Monitoring of Timber: Long-Term Structural Health of Wooden Constructions with IoT and Embedded AI
Speaker
Jari Halme - Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
11:30 - 12:15
Panel Session - Wood in the Digital Age: from forest to final product
Speakers
- Alar Kuusik - Senior researcher and lecturer of IoT hardware topics, Tallinn University of Technology
- Aimar Parm - Technical lead of the 5G-TIMBER project at Hekotek
12:15 - 13:00
Panel Session - Technology providers and market Pathways for Digital Solution
Speakers
Moderatort: Colin Keogh - Principle Innovation and Commercialisation Consultant, Inlecom Commercial Pathways
Panelists:
- Iftikhar Ahmad - Head of R&D Central Function, Tietoevry
- Stephen Parker - Co-Founder and Director of Software Engineering, Accelleran
- Felician Blaga - Co-Founder, Octavic
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise representative
13:00 - 14:15
Networking Lunch & Video Demonstrations Exhibition
14:15 - 14:35
Timber Industry Safety Reimagined: High-Precision 5G Localization for Smarter, Safer Work Environments
Speaker
M.Mahtab Alam - 5G-TIMBER Project Coordinator and representatives from TalTech
14:35 - 15:00
Step-by-Step with XR: Boosting Prefab Woodhouse Production Efficiency on the Shop Floor and Beyond
Speaker
Mari Emmus - Project Manager at Harmet OÜ
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshment Break
15:30 - 16:15
Panel Session - Building the Future: Digital Technologies Transforming the Production, Construction and Real Estate Industries
Speakers
TBC
16:15 - 16:30
Closing the conference
16:30 - 17:00
Networking
Useful Information
Travel information
The Creative Hub is located in the heart of Tallinn within walking distance from the Old Town on the border of Kalamaja. Viru Gate and the Port of Tallinn are only a few hundred metres away. The distance to the airport is 6.5 kilometres.
Getting to Tallinn Creative Hub by public transport – information available HERE.
Information for cyclists, including bike rentals and parking, can be found HERE.
Parking is available in paid parking lots located in the immediate vicinity of Tallinn Creative Hub.
