Organizers of the Conference


Mart Nutt (1962-2019)
Conference Founder

Mart Nutt belonged to all Riigikogu compositions from 1992 – this means eight terms of office in Riigikogu, where he was a member of the Constitutional Committee and the European Union Affairs Committee. In 2001, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the National Coat of Arms, Fifth class and in 2018, the Order of Merit of the National Coat of Arms, Second class.

As an historian and Doctor of Philosophy, Mart Nutt was highly committed to human rights. He represented Estonia in Council of Europe`s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance ECRI (1998–2013) and UN Human Rights Council Darfur mission (2007–2008). Nutt was a member of the President of the Republic of Estonia`s think tank (Presidendi Mõttekoda), Council of Jaan Tõnisson Institute and Estonian Migration Fund Council. As a member of the Estonian UN Security Council delegation, he contributed to Estonia being elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Mart was active in the Estonian Institute of Human Rights and one of the key people in organising and conducting the Institute`s annual international conferences. The topics of this year`s conference were proposed by him, also the preliminary descriptions of the panels.

Ülle Madise
Chair of the conference

The Estonian Institute of Human Rights proudly presents the 2019 conference moderator – Republic of Estonia Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise – who agreed to take over Mart Nutt`s role in organising this year`s conference. Ülle Madise has graduated from Tartu University Faculty of Law Bachelor`s and Master`s programmes cum laude and holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Public Administration from Tallinn University of Technology. Before taking up the office of Chancellor of Justice, she worked as a professor at several universities (Tartu University, Tallinn University of Technology) and as a legal advisor to the President of the Republic of Estonia. In 2019, under the guidance of Ülle Madise, the Advisory Committee on Human Rights was established aimed at advising the Chancellor of Justice in human rights issues.

Chairman of the Board, Institute of Human Rights

An Estonian politician and geographer. Hansen graduated from the Department of Geography of the University of Tartu in 1985. From 1985-1990 he worked at the Institute of Applied Geography and from 1990-1992 at the Tallinn University of Technology. He was a member of parliament from 1995-2003. In 1994–1995 he was Minister of the Environment in Andres Tarand’s cabinet. Hansen is the member of the supervisory board of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Mission Centre and the chairman of the management board of the Estonian Institute of Human Rights.

General Manager

CEO of the Institute of Human Rights and the Annual Conference of Human Rights. Aet is also the principal contact person for the speakers and official delegations during the conference, and in charge of all general issues. Aet Kukk manages both domestic and international projects at the Institute and is responsible for its main activities. Aet has studied journalism and communications at the University of Tartu and has an MA in Communications Management. Aet has previously worked at various advertising and public relations agencies. From 2004 to 2009, she worked at the Estonian Ministry of Defence.

Kristiina Vain
Project Assistant

Kristiina Vain has graduated with a Bachelor`s degree from Tartu University in Politics and Government cum laude. She is currently working at the Estonian Institute of Human Rights as a Project Assistant. Kristiina Vain is one of the organisers of the conference in 2019, she also works on organising the commemoration days for the March and June deportations. Aside from human rights, Kristiina is interested in environmental protection and sustainable solutions. Kristiina Vain is active in a number of youth organisations (EÜS Põhjala, Tartu University International Relations Circle) and has participated in several professional conferences and written articles.

Maarja Sau
Project Assistant

Maarja has supported the organisation of the Estonian Institute of Human Rights annual conference and other events and undertakings. She has an MA in Social Sciences from New York City College and Barcelona Pompeu Fabra University. Maarja has been active in human rights from 2015 and worked with the Estonian Institute of Human Rights from autumn 2018. She also has long-term experience in conducting and evaluating market and other research.

Silja Mägi
Project Manager

Project manager whose job during the last eight years has been to organise conferences by helping clients find the best technical and substantive solutions and coordinating the relevant activities. After 10 years with the Estonian Business School, Silja joined the team at Pärnu Conferences, where she learned how to organise conferences from the best in the field. Today, Silja is a project manager in her own firm, Smart Event. Besides the annual conference of the Institute of Human Rights, Silja is helping to organise the Pärnu Management Conference, ICGOV, the Pärnu Finance Conference, the Pärnu Supply Chain Conference and many others.

SPEAKERS ON PREVIOUS YEARS

Madeleine Albright
Kersti Kaljulaid
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Mustafa Džemilev
Ph.D. Ülle Madise
Nina Khrushcheva
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Peter C. Baker
Andy Carvin
Ph.D. Koldo Casla
Ashur Sargon Eskrya
Vsevolod Chaplin
Urve Eslas
Ph.D. Peter Fussey
Bibiana García
Vootele Hansen
Hille Hanso
Robert Ilatov
Siim Kallas
Ph.D. Anna-Maria Osula
Josh Lyons
Rouba Mhaissen
David Patrikarakos
Panu Pihkala
Ph.D. Eva Piirimäe
Peeter Selg
Toomas Tiivel
Peter Veit
Ph.D. Santiago Zabala
Karolis Žibas
Jens Ole Bach Hansen
Sergei Badamshin
Prof Ph.D Alison Brysk
Giovanni Buttarelli
Jean- Yves Camus
John Dalhuisen
Raivo Aeg
Helen Eenmaa-Dimitrieva
Aleksei Gaskarov
Luukas Ilves
Evelyn Kaldoja
Prof Leonhard Lapin
Raimonda Murmokaitė
Eiki Nestor
Mart Nutt
Liisa Pakosta
Pasi Patokallio
Vesselin Popov
Nina Reiners
Olga Shorina
Paul Teesalu
Harri Tiido
Hannes Vallikivi
Raivo Vare
Ben Wagner
Julian Burger
Jonathan Cristol
David Griffiths
Jeff Jarvis
Ivo Juurvee
Katre Luhamaa
Jacob Mchangama
Daniel Mitov
Mojca Pajnik
Nele Parrest
Paul Przemyslaw Polanski
Heiko Pääbo
Chandra Roy-Henriksen
Matti Saarelainen
Ivar Tallo
David Vseviov
François Zimeray
Eva-Maria Asari
Maksim Gorjunov
Thella Johnson
Martin Bak Jørgensen
Ivan Makarov
Tuomas Martikainen
Georgii Pocheptsov
Raul Rebane
Dominique Reynié
Thilo Sarrazin
Tõnis Stamberg
Jelizaveta Surnacheva
Tiit Tammaru
Maria Baronova
Juri Butusov
Dmitry Dedov
Ina Druviete
Sergei Badamshin
Pavel Gontsharov
Daniel loniţă
Marina Kaljurand
Andrii Lysenko
Zhanna Nemtsova
Julia Laffranque
Maxim Tucker
Riina Kaljurand
Refat Chubarov
Katja Koort
Josep Soler-Carbonell
Indrek Treufeldt
András Sajó
Kristina Kallas
Tiit Matsulevits
Mart Rannut
Aimar Ventsel
Knutsson Knutsson
Anna Verschik
Simon Davies
Laura Reed
Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
Katrin Laas-Mikko
Katrin Nyman-Metcalf
Christopher McCrudden
Marriet Schuurman
Urmas Reinsalu
Mary O’Hagan
Andres Parmas
Lauri Mälksoo
Dalee Sambo Dorough
Pavel Sulyandziga
Valentina Sovkina
Dmitrii Harakka-Zaitcev
Oliver Loode
Galina Timchenko
Maria Makeeva
Dmitri Muratov
Jüri Maloverjan
Karin Reivart
Erik Salumäe
Philippe Jourdan
Mart Laanemäe
Annabelle Chapman
Vagn Joensen
Cuno Jakob Tarfusser
Tiina Intelmann
Vuk Jeremić
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Pavel Gontsharov
Kalev H. Leetaru
Richard Barrett
Vivian Loonela
Quirine Eijkman
Mustafa Qadri
Riina Kionka
Tanya Lokshina
Artyom Troitsky
Mall Hellam
Ahmed Samih Farag
Jüri Seilenthal
Vytis Jurkonis
Jeffrey England
Anna Sevortian
Hanno Pevkur
Karin Reivart
Stephen J. Rapp
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Gentian Zyberi
Jeffrey D. Levine
Riina Kionka
Dunja Mijatovic
Thomas Zerdick
Malavika Jayaram
David Mothander
Frank Johansson
Douglas Davidson
Anja Mihr
Hannes Hanso
Tunne Kelam
Konstantin Zamjatin
Evhen Tsybulenko
Piotr Hlebowicz
Enn Tarto
Veiko Veiko Spolitis