The Conference by Media Evolution 2018
Tid 1 September 2018 – 7 September 2018
Plats Malmö Opera
Diverse perspectives and the opportunities in between
During two days Media Evolution explore complexity and trends in the digital world. The Conference invite speakers from all over the world representing a wide range of disciplines. The sessions are carefully curated to help the participant connect the dots between the widespread topics.
On stage you can expect everything from brain scientists and activists to design experts and other cool makers who’ll cover topics like AI, psychology, art, marketing and so on. In the end it all comes down to exploring our three main themes: Human behavior, new technology and how to make it happen.
The Conference is organized by Media Evolution, a community of 400 companies thriving in the sharing is caring culture of Malmö and southern Sweden. It’s a non-profit event, where every single dime goes into making it an even better experience for you the next time.
Speakers 2018:
Ahd Kamel — Filmmaker and Actress (SAU)
Alexander Silva Lopera — Psychologist, Neurons Inc. (ESP) Charlotta Ahlberg — Corporate Innovation Manager, Volvo Car Group (SWE)
Daisy Ginsberg — Artist (UK)
D. Fox Harrell — Professor of Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence, MIT (US)
Dr. Lisa Mosconi — Neuroscientist & Author (US)
Dr. Lynn Rotschild — Synthetic biologist & Astrobiologist, Brown University (US)
Fredrika Inger — Global Business Area Manager, Children's IKEA (SE)
Galit Ariel — Creative Director, WondARlands (NLD)
James Bridle — Artist & writer (UK)
Kenjiro Kirton — Co-founder & Creative Director, Hato (UK)
Kevin Slavin — Founding Chief Science & Technology Officer, The Shed (US)
Linda Liukas — Author & programmer, Hello Ruby (FIN)
Magnus Göransson — Design Director, LEGO Creative Play Lab (SE)
Oobah Butler — Journalist, VICE (UK)
Rana Dasgupta — Novelist (UK)
Shuli Gilutz — UX and Children’s Technology Researcher, Tel Aviv University (ISR)
Shu Yang Lin — Co-founder, TaiwanPDIS (TW)
Simone Rebaudengo — Co-founder, automato.farm (CHN)
Ståle Grut — Journalist, NRKbeta (NOR)
Tendayi Viki — Strategy & Innovation Consultant, Benneli Jacobs (UK)
Victoria Percovich Gutierrez & Åsa Bjerndell — Sustainability strategist & architect, White Arkitekter (SWE)
The Conference
September 4-5, 2018 ~25 speakers 1500 participants.
The Festival
1-7 September, 2018 ~ Workshops, masterclasses, festivities organized by the Malmö community.
