”We don’t have an energy problem, we have a matter problem.” Matt Jones (he/him) has been...

“We are living in a world where we do not agree.” The spoken word artist Joshua Idehen kicks off...

Are we in control of technological megasystems, or are they in fact controlling us? By taking on...

“Through others we become ourselves, we learn, we grow and acquire knowledge”. As society...

“How do we protect something we do not love and do not understand?” Seán Ronayne is the...

“We should look inwards and consider who gets to be called a designer and think of the cultural...

”We need to move from transaction to relationship.” Nipun Mehta brings us on a transcendental...

What connects Leonardo DiCaprio with the Grateful Dead, a 16th century Dutch diplomat, and a tech...

”What future will we dream when we dream with plants?” Jemma (she/her) is an artist, writer and...

In what kind of future would you like to live? Blade Runner or Black Panther? For too long, our...

“Injustice it’s not rooted in computing. It’s been happening for hundreds of years and it’s still...

When everyone else calls for economic growth, innovation, and addition, Timothée Parrique demands...

Cassie Robinson Associate Director of Emerging Future at Joseph Rowntree Foundation “There’s...

What if the cracks in our social and civic institutions are not signs of collapse but the first...

Johanna Koljonen closes 2023's The Conference with a recap how we as participators have tried to...

With severe catastrophes happening around us constantly - ecologically, economically, as well as...

Examining the creativity of generative artificial intelligence tools brings up interesting...

“The anthropomorphisation of AI is not the way to go. It is more interesting to look at how that...

“By the age of 25 there’s no atom in your body that you were born with. It’s all food. So some of...

“Design is an agent of change which can help us make sense of what is happening and turn it to...

“Oceans - I am sorry to say this - are covered from top to bottom in slime.” Life Is Slimey....

“Confusing risk and uncertainty can be very expensive and unpleasant.” “Organisations shaped by...

Artist and composer Ann Rosén performs a short concert. Ann Rosén (born 1956) is the composer,...

Moderator Johanna Koljonen opens The Conference 2022.

“Why not create a dish from the smell of old book?”“The most beautiful idea is to be able to eat...

“Fiction is an extraordinary shared language.” Fiction is a product of culture but it also...

“Search is not a query. It’s always a conversation. You’re not building a search engine - you’re...

Sci-fi and religion alike, have always been concerned with dilemmas we now associate with...

”AI is just another tool, but also not just another tool” Che-Wei Wang runs a small design...

Have you ever fantasized about 3D printing your own food? Sakaki and Koyama from Open Meals are...

At The Conference 2019, Zara Rahman, Director of Programs at The Engine Room spoke about the...

Jonas Stojiljkovic Pedersen and Magnus Borgkvist Johansson. Malmö based instrumental duo Solar...

Dr. James Beacham is a particle physicist searching for answers to the biggest open questions of...

“What is money? In my meaning it’s the best innovation ever. It’s a trust system, we put more...

Jacopo is an interaction designer at frog, a global design and strategy firm. He works on design...

"When we create a precarious society, fear becomes a very powerful political device." In order...

"I didn’t want to fight for my already god-given right to live." This highly personal talk start...

“There’s a concrete and causal relationship between the public understanding of technology and...

“If you could see the future, what would you have for dinner?” Dr. Lisa Mosconi, one of the...

"The Malmö model is quite flat, you don't feel much hierarchy here."

“Better is not the same as good, better hasn't an agenda.” What is better? Who’s better? Who...

"Kids don’t the see the divide between the physical and digital play – but parents do." The...

"There is a lot of profit to be gained from all this diversity. The problem right now is that...

"I want to change the education in Sweden."

"The future of Internet is decentralized." In this his session, Muneeb Ali, founder of...

"Innovation is not just a moment that can come from crisis; crisis can come from innovation."...

QA with Alexander Chen (Google Creative Lab), Kate Sicchio and Gene Kogan. Moderator: Johanna...

QA with Dr Rand Hindi (Snips), Sebastian Schmieg and Stephanie Dinkins (Stony Brook University)...

"You can’t formally define creativity." The scientific fields aren’t the only ones rapidly...

"What does music look like?" In this visual and musical presentation, Google’s Alexander Chen...

"Nature is the best teacher. Everything in nature is feeding into itself." Everything is...

Bits and pieces from The Conference week 2016. Thank you everyone who participated and...

QA with Nazanin Daneshvar (Takhfifan), Jemma Xu (Tripalocal) Toby Shapshak (Stuff).

QA with Fernanda Saboia (Huge inc) Martin Hoffman (ConvJournalism) Moderator: Paulina Modlitba...

QA with Michael Krona (Malmö University) Maura Conway (Dublin City University) Moderator:...

QA with Maya Weinstein (IBM Watson) and Deborah Harrison (Microsoft Cortana) Moderator: Paulina...

QA with Latoya Peterson (Racialicious), Dragana Kaurin (Localization Lab) and Elena Pedrazzani...

QA with Guy Standing (University of London) and Sha Hwang (Nava) about humans, labour and...

QA with architect Liam Young (Tomorrow's Thoughts Today) Moderator: Anders Mildner

QA with Isha Datar (New Harvest), Charles Spence (University of Oxford) and Arielle Johnson...

QA with Leah Reich (Slack), Marcela Sapone (Hello Alfred) and Lain Shakespeare (Mailchimp)...

QA with designers Caroline Sinders (Independent) and Michelle Mederos (Facebook). Moderator:...

QA with VR Filmmakers Jessica Brillhart (Google) and Gabo Arora (United Nations VR) and Creative...