Sten-Kristian Saluveer

Sten is a media and technology visionary, producer, strategist, and entrepreneur based in Europe and Japan, working in the intersection of creativity x tech x venture capital, including the future of content creation, storytelling, and real-time technologies.

Sten co-developed the future strategy for the European Film and Media and Technology sector for Vice President Ansip of the European Commission. He has launched several multi-million innovation projects, including developing the Startup Estonia 2.0 strategy for the Estonian government. Additionally, Sten served as Strategist in Residence for the Estonian government's moonshot lab, Accelerate Estonia.

Sten is a member of the Advisory board at the Future Hubs of the Flemish Public Broadcaster VRT, where he collaborates with innovation leaders from organizations such as BBC, RTBF, YLE, Mediahuis, and MCB. He also holds several other high-level positions, including Strategic Advisor and head of the innovation track - NEXT - at the Marche Du Film of the Festival de Cannes, the world's flagship film industry platform. Additionally, he serves as the Chief Curator of the European Virtual Production Summit -Picture This conference in Copenhagen, produced by the National Film School of Denmark.

Sten's impressive portfolio also includes co-creating a seed and scaleup fund called STADIEM, which invests in pilots between scaleups and corporates, resulting in three exits from its first two cohorts. Moreover, he is a partner in Exit Academy, a global platform designed to assist ambitious founders and venture capitalists in achieving better exits. Overall, Sten's diverse and extensive experience makes him a highly sought-after expert in media and technology innovation, production, and strategy.