MindTrek is the leading Nordic digital media and business conference, focusing on social media & Web 2.0. At MindTrek you will see the newest trends, innovations, revolutionary business phenomena and hear insights from the most high-spirited visionaries.

Last year the conference gathered together over 800 people from 32 countries, with around 150 international visitors.

The conference brings together entrepreneurs, researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media in various fields, ranging from sociology and economy, to technology.

In recent years there have been speakers such as Marc Davis (Yahoo!), Chris DiBona (Google), Anssi Vanjoki (Nokia), Bob Sutor (IBM), Ashwin Navin (BitTorrent), Paula le Dieu (BBC, Creative Archive), Florence Nibart-Devouard (Wikimedia Foundation), Teemu Kurppa (Jaiku), Jim Zemlin (Linux Foundation), Monty Widenius (MySQL), Rick Falkvinge (The Pirate Party), etc.

MindTrek 2009 will be held in Tampere, Finland from Sep 30th – Oct 2nd.