Tech and Future of Media

About this track

This track is done in collaboration with Yle.
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Themes

Technological developments in Media  |  Artificial intelligence
New media  |  Fake news and data  |  VR in Media

Wednesday 29th | Finnkino Plevna | Room: iSense

08:30 DOORS OPEN
09:00 – 09:15 Opening speech by Pekka Sivonen, Business Finland
09:15 – 09:45 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: Smart & Connected Communities – Addressing cities challenges with refined data, Markus Wissmann, Cisco Systems

Tech & Future of Media | Room: 3 | Finnkino Plevna

10:00 – 10:30 What tech and journalism can do to strengthen society,
Marit Af Björkesten, Director of Svenska Yle

10:40 – 11:10 Visit Yle Experience Corner!

11:20 – 11:50 Visit Yle Experience Corner!

11:50 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 13:45 Tools for democracy: combining news media, AI and user experience design, Jarno M. Koponen, Head of AI and Personalization, Yle News Lab

13:50 – 14:20 SoMe analytics with NodeXL – Twitter, Mika Laiti, Social Media Research Foundation

11:50 – 13:15 Lunch

14:20 – 14:50 Yle – Towards an AI enhanced personal media experience, Jaakko Lempinen, Head of AI, Yle

14:50 – 15:20 Coffee
15:20-16:30 Visit the Yle Experince Corner!

Thursday 30th | Finnkino Plevna | Room: iSense

08:30 DOORS OPEN
09:00 – 09:15 Opening speech by COSS association & Open World Hero Awards
09:15 – 09:45 CONFERENCE KEYNOTE: Application of AI in the real world, possible pitfalls in AI development and a look into Telia’s AI strategy,  Elin Allison, Telia Company

Tech & Future of Media | Room: 3 | Finnkino Plevna

10:40 – 11:10 Jessikka Aro, Putin’s trolls

11:20 – 11:50 Back to the future, rapid growth of AR, Pihla Rostedt, Stellarion

11:50 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 13:45 Come to VR and bring your body,
Agata Soccini, University of Torino – NII Tokyo

13:50 – 14:30 RARE – Mindful media for the youth,
Orna Ben Lulu, Vilma Rimpelä, Hilma Toivonen,
RARE Media

14:40 – 15:10 Emerging technologies in content creation and beyond – legal considerations, Sonja Vainio, Legal Counsel & Jere Lehtioksa, Legal Counsel, KPMG Oy Ab

15:30 Coffee and cocktails!

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