CONFERENCE WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE CONFERENCE 2014 MALMÖ, SWEDEN AUGUST 19 20th www.theconference.se
KICKSTART THE FALL 2014 after the lazy summer vacations with a major dose of up -to- date inspiration from the digital society. A great way to boost engagement for Fall. GET THE LATEST INSIGHTS from extraordinary speakers from multiple disciplines on the media industries and factors that affect society at large. A great mix of visionary thoughts and hands -on tips for you to shine at the office. You will be inspired! EXPAND YOUR NETWORK! 2000 people, leading entrepreneurs, scientists, executives as well as exciting start ups, all in the same room, makes for many contacts to be established! EXPERIENCE MALMÖ the not so royal super creative Swedish city. Famous for its city beach, great food and striving cultural scene. And yes, there s a free-of- charge city festival going on during the week of The Conference! Or as #theconf 2013 speaker Cindy Gallop would put it: Participate in The Conference to have your mind blown.
W H AT I S T H E CO N F E R E N C E BY M E D I A E VO LU T I O N The Conference by Media Evolution is Scandinavia s most important conference and it attracts, among others, executives and creatives working with communication, design, planning and programming. It is a week- long event with a two day conference packed with a great mix of inspiring and hands- on speeches. 1.000 participants and amazing speakers from all over the world gather in Malmö, Sweden, to share their insights on Human Behaviors, New Technologies and the Execution of Ideas. PREVIOUS SPEAKERS I N C LU D E Malik Bendjelloul (Searching for Sugar Man), Cindy Gallop (MakeLoveNotPorn), Ben Hammersley (Wired UK), Paola Antonelli (MoMA), Bill Drummond (KLF), Maria Popova (Brain Pickings), Alexis Ohanian (reddit), Naveen Selvadurai (foursquare) and Will Page (Spotify).
WHAT YOU LEARN We dig deep into what current human behaviours say about the future of society and the media industries. We look at what new technologies we will be able to work with. To top that we always pay much attention to how thought leaders and disrupters in the industry are doing things, at the end ideas are not worth anything if they re not brought into action.
WO R K S H O P S AND MEETUPS The day after The Conference (August 21st) we organize workshops and masterclasses with some of our 50 speakers. This is a great opportunity to dig deeper into subjects that are at the core of your business and expertise. THE MALMÖ F E ST I VA L The Malmö Festival is the warm, friendly and highly sustainable festival taking place for one week, every August since 1985. Right in the heart of the city you will experience Scandinavia s largest festival with groundbreaking art, music and culture. Everyone is welcome. All is for free! STAY F O R A WEEK Prepare to spend August 18-22nd in Malmö. During the week of The Conference the Malmö community will organize lots of workshops, meetups and festivities.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY TRICIA WANG cultural sociologist FABIAN HEMMERT design researcher Malmö is a very interesting city. Loads of things to see, and loads of great places to hang out at LAUREN ANDERSON collaborative consumption expert I probably go to 10 15 conferences a year and i would say this is one of the best I ve been to. CINDY GALLOP founder of MakeLoveNotPorn The people of Malmö and the people of The Conference make this a very special experience. They ensure that you have a wonderful, mindopening, stimulating, highly enjoyable, yummy eating and drinking time! The Conference is a herry picked buffet of the latest emerging trends and exciting ideas from around the world. JOHAN BERNDTSSON COO & UX Evangelist Mind blowing! Top quality sessions, great venue, and a new media brain trust to die for. HAMPUS JAKOBSSON entrepreneur and angel investor Amazing! Meeting people who lived the future and shared it eloquently quantum leaps my brain.
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