By Plenary Sessions: Tiit Maran

The speaker demonstrates expertise on the topic of combating fraud and the capacity of state authorities, emphasizing how the problem is becoming increasingly complex. They use personal experience to illustrate the passivity and insufficient capability of the police when initiating investigations. The analysis focuses specifically on systemic capacity and practical implementation challenges.

The speaker demonstrates a high level of expertise when analyzing economic inequality, citing specific data (the World Inequality Database) and providing detailed numerical comparisons between Estonia and other countries (specifically, the wealth share of the top 1% and 10%). The speaker is also competent in matters of environmental policy and climate crisis mitigation, offering examples of the importance of urban greening (Germany, Ljubljana). Additionally, they exhibit knowledge in the areas of academic freedom and research organization (including the definition of national disciplines).

The speaker demonstrates expertise regarding natural sacred sites, providing precise data on the scale of logging activity since 2008 and the magnitude of the resulting financial damage. He/She bases his/her arguments on a report published by Hiite Koda, utilizing statistics (for instance, 645 desecrated sacred sites, which constitutes one third) to substantiate his/her claims. He/She stresses the importance of these sacred sites to the very core of cultural identity.

The expertise is evident in the areas of competition law and procedural efficiency. Terms such as "dominant position" and "multi-tiered deliberation" are employed, highlighting the necessity for swift resolutions in litigation while balancing this against the principle that no one should be penalized unjustly.