TEDXOtaniemi - Hannu Jaakkola

Published: April 17, 2017, 2:38 a.m.

Hannu Jaakkola, is the organizer of TEDxOtaniemi in Finland, near Helsinki. This town is known as the largest tech center and the startup-centric area in the country. \n\nWhen you mention Hannu in a group of TEDx organizers, everyone smiles. He's got a great personality and is very easy to be around. This is an essential trait to be a TEDx organizer. \n\nHis first taste of TEDx was at a Youth event in Helsinki, and he was hooked. He said, "I can do this as well." That's usually all it takes to get hooked on producing your TEDx event.