The international conference offers more than 100 presentations, with speakers from nearly 40 countries. Topics include supporting and developing literacy in different forms and levels of education. Listeners can also learn about readers-writers with special needs, adult education, libraries in the modern information world and a great many other things.

Main organizer of the conference, chairwoman of the Estonian Reading Society Mare Müürsepp said that the conference's theme "Search for a Common Language" points to the need for understanding and solutions that would function in different cultural settings and internationally. "The tip of the spear will be on especially urgent topics, such as recognizing and supporting special needs early on, digital competencies, describing and measuring 21st century literacy," Müürsepp added.

The conference's keynote speaker is professor Heikki Lyytinen from the University of Jyvaskyla who talked about digital play and technology to help children obtain initial reading skills in a playful and interesting way on the conference's opening day. Speakers from Estonia include Auditor General Janar Holm and professor emeritus of the Estonian Academy of Arts Anu Raud. Holm talked about integration and language training from the point of view of the National Audit Office on the opening day.

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