Helsinki is home to Slush, an annual mega conference where thousands of startups showcase their products to investors and media.
That's one of the big takeaways of a report released last week at NeoCon, the annual mega conference attended by major designers of corporate America's offices and cubicles.
The US Global Leadership Coalition, which is having a mega conference this week on the focus of America's international aid agenda, is loudly applauding President Obama and Hillary Clinton for their efforts.
Maybe over time mega conferences with thousands of attendees would become less attractive as decentralized networks for knowledge exchange emerged.
What I'm clumsily saying is, the new Super Mario Bros game being unveiled at industry mega-conference E3 to go with Nintendo's Wii U console isn't much of a surprise at all.
The speech is scheduled for March 3rd, two weeks before the Israeli election, and will coincide with the yearly mega-conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPACC), where Netanyahu, as in past years, will be received as a champion.
Even if they turn up in suits at the mega-conferences, civil society representatives go back to report to marginalised communities, whether urban or rural, many of which are in constant battle with companies – supported in many cases by governments – displacing them from their land, polluting their atmosphere, and disrespecting their dignity and human rights.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden gave a rare public interview today at the technology mega-conference, SXSW.
So, today, at the tech mega-conference, SXSW, I asked two congressmen (and former tech entrepreneurs) how techies can meaningfully get involved in the legislative process.
Some 4,000 people gathered on Sunday evening at the Venetian Hotel's Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas to hear Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Bill Gates give his final speech to the high-tech world's mega-conference.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gave a rare talk via video at annual tech mega-conference SXSW, where he came out swinging not only at President Obama but also Google and Facebook.
