Letter of support

REPuBLIc OF EsT0NIA MINIsTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRs AND C0MMuNIcATI0Ns Iliana Ivanova European Comrnissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, 03.10.2023 No 24.1-6/2023/4353-1 Education and Youth Cab-ivanova-contact@ec .europa.eu Dear Commissioner Iliana Ivanova, 1 am writing this letter in my quality as Minister ofEconornic Affairs and Information Technology of the Republic ofEstonia. 1 would like to express my support for Taavi Madiberk to continue his activity as EIC Board Mernber. As the co-founder and CEO of Skeleton Technologies, Taavi Madiberk has been instrumental in the development of deeptech and cleantech sectors in Estonia. progressively transforming the company into a European and giobal leader in the battery sector. Skeleton’s success story is particularly inspiring for Estonian entrepreneurs but also across the Baltics and the CEE region. It is very important for Estonia to show we can grow innovations, help our side of Europe becorne more innovative and shape Europe’s innovation and industrial policy. Taavi Madiberk is an excellent partner for the Estonian government, regularly contributing with his voice and his proposais to accelerate Estonia’s development and deployment of clean technologies. My colleagues and counterparts also appreciate the role he has in helping the innovation ecosystem in CEE region grow and enabling more innovators to access European opportunities. As an organization supporting deeptech, disruptive innovation and innovators, the EIC can benefit from his experience growing Skeleton’s business, but also facing typical challenges for deep tech companies, particularly in widening countries, such as access to early-stage financing and scale up. The govemment of Estonia truly values the critical role played by the EIC in supporting European innovators at every stage of their developrnent and we see the presence of an Estonian entrepreneur as Board Member as an honor. 1 look forward to hearing frorn you. Sincerely, Tiit Riisalo Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http://www.rnkmee