In the Road to Slush series we take a look behind the scenes of Slush.
In the first episode the Slush team gets their hands dirty by helping out with the venue building. The team got together at the office of Sun Effects, the company behind the look of the event.
“It’s going to be a Dreamland.” -Atte Hujanen, Executive Producer at Slush
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