What happens in Slush, stays in Slush? On my way to Slush event in Helsinki on November 21st-22nd!
Let’s start this article with simple question and proceed to more details after that. So what is Slush event? Slush event is two-day startup conference where the best talent from Northern Europe and Russia gets together to meet leading investors and media from around the world. There’s going to be more than 500 startups, 200 investors, 50 speakers, 2,500 guests(including me), from 21 different countries, so there’s something for everyone.
Where did Slush begin? Slush was founded by group of Finnish entrepreneurs in 2008, they wanted to bring startup scene together at least once a year.
Slush Event 2012 is held at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland on November 21st-22nd. There’s going to be high-class speakers including co-founder of Slush, Peter Vesterbacka(also known from Rovio Entertainment). What makes this years Slush so special and must go place for me? Well there’s not only one simple reason to go, but many. One of the biggest “must attend” things in Slush event is, Jolla’s launch of Sailfish OS. Jolla’s Sailfish OS launch starts on November 21st 11:15(GMT 09:15) and it’s held at the main stage of Slush Event. You can find more information about all events in Slush from the source link below.
Here is a list of few speakers, press attendances and investors at Slush Event:
- Peter Vesterbacka, CMO, Rovio Entertainment @pvesterbacka
- Marko Ahtisaari, Executive Vice President of Design, Nokia @moia
- Marc Dillon, Co-Founder & CEO, Jolla @MarcDillonDotFi
- John Lindfors, Partner, Digital Sky Technologies
- Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Angel Investor @mygdal
- Kim-Mai Cutler, Writer, TechCrunch @kimmaicutler
I’m also going to be in Slush event as media media representative, through my blog. I’m going to write as many articles and news about the Slush event as i can. If you want to meet me there, just send me email to aaltoni@tonistechblog.com or via Twitter @aaltoni or @tonistechblog.
Source: Slush Event
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Toni Aaltonen is founder and Editor-in-Chief of tonistechblog.com . Tech lover without any fan boyism. He loves handsets and devices which are well made and designed. Lives in Finland.
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