Managing external projects (Horizon, EDF). Lead generation and representation of Guardtime in brokerage events and other activities. Technology commercialisation from ongoing projects.

ASL Research has been delivering expert consultation, professional proposal writing, and project management services since 2015. Besides proposal writing services, we specialise in offering guidance and mentorship on business plans, market analyses, identification of funding opportunities, and the development of financial projections, specifically tailored for technology-driven startups, academic institutions, local government entities, and business intermediaries. We excel in the art of developing comprehensive project proposals aimed at securing funding from different EU and Estonian programs, including Horizon Europe (HE), the European Innovation Council (EIC), and various national initiatives within Estonia. Our approach is rooted in a strategic vision that seeks not only to navigate the complex landscape of grant and funding opportunities but also to drive substantial, meaningful change for our clients.With bigger proposals, ASL Research will use a partnership model, bringing together a cadre of professionals with a rich tapestry of experiences across different industries, government sectors, leading consulting firms, and innovative entrepreneurial ventures. Our collective expertise and diverse backgrounds enable us to challenge existing paradigms and inspire transformative outcomes for those we serve.

Project management of ECSTAI - Estonian Center for Safe and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Co-organiser and head of programme for the Executive Day. Helping in various other tasks from building the venue to water management

sTARTUp Day is the biggest business festival in the Baltic States where old fish and newbies, traditional entrepreneurs and startuppers, government, and media get together. Since the first festival, sTARTUp Day has grown to an event with more than 3900 visitors from 65 countries and over 100 investors. I was one of the founding members and was responsible for management and partnerships

Consulting the development of TalTech’s entrepreneurship and innovation proposals to EU and other national or international funding agencies

Responsible for managing the department, projects, and initiatives regarding business development for the city. Organising events and responsible for coordinating the business development ecosystem of the city. Evaluation of different business plans for various competitions (Ajujaht, ESA BIC, etc). Searching and executing various international projects. During the time I have been writing to and managing projects from Interreg (BSR and Europe), URBACT, H2020, and COSME programmes. I have successfully written and managed 10+ projects and brought nearly 1 mln EUR additional funding to the city

Responsible for business development in Tartu, including managing and writing international projects, organizing seminars, workshops, the entrepreneurship week.

I was responsible for R&D consulting, market research (focused on technology and biotech), writing proposals for Estonian funding schemes, H2020 schemes (RIA, SME I and II), Eurostars, writing export plans for EU innovation funds. Clients included Estonian, Finnish and Swedish companies and the public sector, with consortiums across Europe.

Researcher in the projects: - The analysis of economic competitiveness and growth areas of Tartu and South-Estonia. - The development of smart specialization strategy for Tartu and South-Estonia.Researcher in the Research and Innovation Policy Monitoring Programme under the subsections:4.1 - Monitoring the cooperation experience between industry and higher education institutions4.5 - The role of higher education institutions in regional development in the context of Nordic regional innovation systems.

As the project manager I was able to successfully run various international projects from Germany to USA, dealing with companies like Microsoft Corp, Microsoft Germany, copex Europe GmbH, allesklar.com AG, nacamar GmbH.Furthermore, responsible for sales and marketing of the Estonian office, communication with Estonian and international partners and advertising and sales campaigns.

I was doing my internship at Vorwerk in Wuppertal, dealing with competitor analysis, SAP report analysis, intranet etc.