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title: Dec 7, 2021 A Hybrid Founders Conference in Helsinki
description: On Tuesday December 7, 2021 Founders Alliance Members will gather in Helsinki for a hybrid Founders Conference with valuable exchange with founders headquartered in Finland.
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# Dec 7, 2021 A Hybrid Founders Conference in Helsinki

**[Founders Alliance](https://www.foundersalliance.com/blog/author/founders-alliance) **2021.12.07

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On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Founders Alliance Members will gather in Helsinki for a hybrid Founders Conference for valuable exchange with founders headquartered in Finland. A unique opportunity in which founders with the power to bring about change connect with each other and add value to the world’s large scale founders and owners.

[Founders Conference December 7, 2021 in Helsinki](https://founders-alliance.confetti.events/founders-group-conference-helsinki-2021)

# founders talk

MICHAEL "MONTY" WIDENIUS

![Michael Monti Widenius (1)](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael%20Monti%20Widenius%20(1).jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Michael%20Monti%20Widenius%20(1).jpg)

We also have the pleasure of presenting Founders Talk with Michael “Monty” Widenius. [Michael "Monty"](https://www.linkedin.com/in/montywi/)[ Widenius](https://www.linkedin.com/in/montywi/) is the main author of the original version of the open source [MySQL ](https://www.mysql.com/)database - the worlds most popular open source database and Founder of the [MariaDB Foundation](http://mariadb.org/). Additionally, he is a founder and general partner at venture capital firm [OpenOcean](https://openocean.vc/).

[Read more about Michael Monty Widenius at the OpenOcean blog Founders Stories.](https://blog.openocean.vc/founder-stories-a-hackers-hacker-6d5054c90564)

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