Imagine 2 million plus square meters of exposition space, over 50,000 state of the art products, 100+ media outlets, hundreds of venture capitalists, investors, industry leaders and like minded problem solvers all in one space with one mission – network! If you are seriously considering a career in the tech world read on because you can’t miss these following 10 tech events!
CES – Consumer Electronics Show – Las Vegas January 6
The global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace – CES
If you’ve ever been to a football event you will understand the magnitude of this 47 year old king of tech events. The size of 26 American football pitches in this exhibition you will see the products that will hit the shelf spaces of all major retail shops in 2015. Among the participant to the show are Samsung, LG, Sony, HTC, Huawei, Panasonic, Phillips and around 50,000 other exhibitors. From 3D printing to biotech, smart homes, and robotics in this show you’ll time travel to the future of consumer electronics and network with the men and women from the big league.
Lift Conference – Geneva February 4
One of Europe’s key tech events about innovation and digital technologies, Lift Conference offers you the perfect environment to network. With inspiring speeches, interactive workshops, exhibitions and a night dedicated to networking over a Fondue, you can expect this experience to be a win for the development of your business.
VentureBeat Mobile Summit – California Feb 23
VB events provide exclusive access to leading-edge research and expert insight – Matt Marshall CEO & Founder of VB
You probably have heard about VentureBeat’s events. This year they expanded their event list with GamesBeat Summit and Growth Summit. Though, their iconic gem Mobile Summit, will give you the opportunity to join a discussion with 180 key executives on the optimum strategies and technologies to accelerate business growth. Previous tech events have hosted Young Sohn, President and CSO at Samsung, Michael Abbott founder of Twitter and Mike Shcroepfer Chief Technology Officer at Facebook among others. This is a must attend networking opportunity.
Mobile World Congress – Barcelona March 2
There are more mobile devices than people – 7.7 billion. They are reproducing at 5 times our rate – The Independent UK
As we become more and more attach to our mobile devices the Mobile World Congress becomes a must attend for any serious entrepreneur considering staying on top of his game. In this congress you can expect an amplitude of networking and learning to ensue. Some of the stats: 85,000 attendees, 4500 CEO’s in attendance, 1800 cutting-edge exhibitors utilizing 98,000 net square meters of exhibition space, 3900+ press members from 84 different countries. If you seriously seek industry opportunities, makings deals and networking, safe this date.
Pioneers Festival – Austria – May
SLOGAN – Inspire. Empower. Connect.
If you are a pioneer – somebody who pushes the borders of what is possible – this is a must attend event. With companies like Google, Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Konica Minolta and accelerators like Y Combinator presenting, you will meet the right people in this festival. Get your sandals and shorts!
Global Hackathon – Seoul – July 29
We believe that by designing an environment for hackers from around the world to collaborate with government and businesses will result in innovative projects with global impact. – Global Hackathon
Why you should consider Global Hackathon? You will be surrounded by 2000 other great problem solvers in an environment rich in resources – its sponsored by the city of Seoul. Costs are on the city of Seoul. All you need to do is to apply.
DLD Tel Aviv – September
You probably have heard the terms Start-Up Nation and Silicon Wadi before. Israel with just above 7 million people is:
- the foreign country with most companies listed in the Nasdaq
- the country with highest number of start-ups per capita
- the country with largest venture capital per capita investments. and venture
This being said, it makes sense why you should replace your birthday countdown for a DLD Tel Aviv countdown. DLD Tel Aviv is Israel’s biggest Hi-tech gathering and you can expect to see there Google, Microsoft, Kimberly Clark, Amazon, GM, Facebook and other giants. Get ready to engage in disruptive conversations in one of the most disruptive tech events.
Slush – Helsinki November 19
Just take a look at the top grossing chart and you understand why this region will be important for years to come – Alex Norstrom, Spotify
A boutique conference in Helsinki, Slush is the focal point for Eurasian startups and technology talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media. With world renown speakers – President of Estonia, Founder of Skype – and a variety of side events for networking, Slush is the Facebook of the Eurasian startup and technology space.
Websummit – November
The new hot ticket on the tech conference scene – Forbes
Websummit is the G8 summit of tech events. In this summit everyone that matters in the tech scene is present. From investors like John O’Farrell partner in Andreessen Horowitz to John Ridding CEO of the Financial Times to Bill Briggs the CTO of Deloitte. If you want to hit the boost button please attend this event!
LeWeb – Paris – December
Where revolutionaries gather to plot the future – The Economist
LeWeb is to European tech scene what the Oscars are to the international movie scene. Created by two French entrepreneurs in 2005, in this conference you’ll sit next to people like Sir Tim Berners-Lee the inventor of the World Wide Web and Eric Archambeau and Irene Au from the billion dollar Khosla and Wellington Partners Venture Capital.
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