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Sep 15, 2016

Burning Man meets TED: Silicon Valley’s creative tech parties arrive in Southeast Asia

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Exciting times in China.


Three stages, colorful lasers, live performances, video projections, and a secret after party. This is no music festival, it’s a technology event.

Slush, a non-profit movement that originated in Finland, has made a name for itself across the world for annual events that it describes as “Burning Man meets TED.” Speaker presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and pitches are held in a festival-esque setting instead of the traditional conference hall to urge greater engagement between start-ups, venture capital (VC) funds and investors.

Petri Anttila — Slush.

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