Kristo Vaher

Chief of Technology

Government of Republic of Estonia

Kristo has worked as a senior engineer, tech team lead, consultant and technology architect in the fields of banking, government and internet media, creating multiple applications and designing numerous infosystems for business and private use for almost twenty years. He is most known for being an outside-the-box-thinking evangelist for API centric development and Domain Driven Design. He is a strong believer in Agile methodologies and he also consults developers and start-ups. Kristo is working as a Chief of Technology for Estonian government and he spearheads the long term architecture and technology vision with his team.

Sessions

Killing routine

09/11/2018 10.35 - 10.55

KeynoteCircle StageKeynote

What is the real purpose of technology and digitalization?

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Estonia's digital journey

09/11/2018 13.00 - 13.35

50 monthsBreakout2Breakout session

How Estonia managed to make a jump by investing in technology and IT education after regaining independence and what challenges they are facing today.

Kristo will break a few myths about Estonia, but may also create a few new ones.

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