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The European technology ecosystem is growing, and so is the number of startups and technology events. The center of the digital universe used to be London, which still “produces” more new innovative companies than any other city with the possible exception of Tel Aviv. But with Brexit, contenders for Europe’s tech crown are emerging, from Lisbon to Lviv.
Let’s start in order:
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: February 20, 2019.
This is no ordinary technology conference, but a real trade show for B2B e-commerce service providers, dedicated to helping people and companies sell things online, and designed for CEOs, directors, senior managers and executives responsible for delivering e-commerce products.
Participation in the event is free of charge and you can register here .
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Date: 25-28 February 2019
Along with Web Summit, CES and Viva Technology, MWC Barcelona is the world’s largest event related to mobile technology. MWC brings together the latest innovations and cutting-edge technology from more than 2,400 leading companies, with a conference program that brings together today’s visionaries to explore the most compelling topics impacting the industry. Everything you need to know about the industry can be found here. This conference provides an opportunity to expand your own professional network and achieve your own goals. This year’s theme is “Intelligent Connectivity” divided into 8 main areas.
Entrance to the conference costs between €2100-2700 and you can register here .
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date: 6. March 2019
KPN, the telecommunications and ICT giant from Rotterdam, is one of the “most aggressive” companies in the Netherlands when it comes to investing in startups. KPN’s model is to find promising startups, incubate them, and then grow them in such a way as to turn them into independent companies. Investments range from €500,000 to €1,500,000 and the investment areas are IoT, mobile security, digital health and cloud.
You can register to participate here .
Silicon Vikings – Finland Competition
Location: Finland
Date: 6. March 2019
The Finnish competition is part of the Silicon Vikings series of competitions that take place in Scandinavia and the Baltics. Silicon Vikings connects startups with the Silicon Valley agglomeration as a source of capital. The competition is divided into categories: digital health, FinTech, virtual reality and artificial intelligence, mobile security and gaming.
Applications for the competition are made here .
OurCrowd Global Investor Summit
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Date: 7 March 2019
Israel can be said to be a startup nation bursting with talent and technology. This Summit is reputed to be “a must-attend event of the global startup ecosystem”. It differs from other tech events because it is organized by the crowdfunding group OurCrowd, which is backed by 25,000 investors from more than 112 countries and has invested more than $750,000,000 in more than 150 different companies and funds.
You can view the program and registration here .
Location: Paris, France
Date: 14. and March 15, 2019.
An event based on the fusion of science and technology, with speakers from universities, NASA and various other organizations. It also consists of events dedicated to startups such as the “Toolbox Stage” where you can learn skills such as building corporate boards, what to look for in a shareholder agreement, … There is also the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, which gives scientists and entrepreneurs around the world a platform for their research and projects, providing cash prizes as well as other funding opportunities.
Tickets for startups cost €90 and can be purchased here .
Location: Paris, France
Date: 25 March 2019
Given that nothing is more complex than maintaining programming languages, and companies need programmers of various profiles, this event is dedicated to programming languages and bringing companies and programmers together.
Tickets for this event cost €199 and you can get them here .
Location: Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland
Date: 28. and March 29, 2019.
This is a kind of innovation guild where 2,000 high-tech companies participate, and 750 investors participate in 25 events every year. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Redefining Ambition”, and there are workshops for CEOs, round tables and seminars discussing health care, mobility, blockchain, business productivity, the Internet of Things, …
Entry to startups is free, while ticket prices for others start from CHF 450 and up, and you can buy them here .
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 10. and April 11, 2019.
#BAS19 is the leading European summit for artificial intelligence and big data analysis that gathers over 5,000 experts from the aforementioned fields. Over two days, over 100 presentations and workshops will be held with a focus on three key areas: cross-industry big data and AI strategies, technologies and trends, then concrete applications of big data and AI in leading industries such as healthcare, finance and information security, and ethical and political issues that currently dominate social debates about big data and AI.
You can buy tickets here .
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Date: 13.-15. May 2019
Conceived as “a group of open-minded people who want to change the world” as part of the technology policy of the European Union. The event is the opposite of others that approach the private sector. The focus here is on EU government officials trying to put forward a centrally planned vision of where Europe should go. The event is attractive to everyone, from proven entrepreneurs, investors and startups. Participating startups have the opportunity to win up to €200,000 in investment!
Ticket prices start at €120 and up, and you can buy them here .
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Date: 16. and May 17, 2019.
An event in Estonia to discover startups, meet investors and meet the world that gathers more than 2500 participants, more than 150 stratups and more than 200 investors. The event does not focus on massiveness and quantity but on the core of quality with more investors than startups. The pitch competition for “early” and “seed stage” startups should be highlighted as an integral part of this event.
Tickets start at €69 and up and can be purchased here .
Location: Paris, France
Date: 16.-18. May 2019
One of the largest global tech events in the world with over 100,000 participants, thousands of VCs and the biggest names in technology. Viva Technology brings together the greatest minds, talents and products that influence and shape entrepreneurship and society. Startup Battelfield Europe within this conference should also be highlighted, a pitch competition in which the winner wins €25,000 and a trip to Disrupt San Francisco, 2.-4. October 2019 with all travel expenses paid.
The ticket price for startups is €245, and you can buy it here .
Location: Maribor, Slovenia
Date: 21. and May 22, 2019.
The conference is intended for startups from the Alps-Adriatic region and the Western Balkans up to 5 years old who have not yet received an investment from series A level. PODIM is the epicenter of the regional startup ecosystem that gathers more than a thousand startups, investors, corporations and other influential people, and has proven to be an effective platform for investing in promising startups.
Tickets for startups cost €95 and you can buy them here .
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Date: 22. and May 23, 2019.
The ninth edition of the event that emphasizes the social impact of innovation. It is the largest conference in Central and Eastern Europe with an emphasis on innovators, startups, activists and non-profit organizations that strive to achieve positive social changes. The speakers are various experts from Google, MIT, Intel, NASA, CNN, Microsoft, …
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019
Location: Den Haag, Netherlands
Date: 4. and June 5, 2019.
This global event brings together the world’s leading entrepreneurs around five innovation sectors: technology in agriculture, connectivity, energy, health and water. Basically, this is an opportunity for “investment-ready startups” to present themselves and secure the necessary investments with their performance.
You can apply until the 30th. January 2019 here .
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Date: 11. and September 12, 2019.
The world’s leading event related to the application of artificial intelligence in medicine with over 2,000 participants and more than 100 speakers. At the meeting, the world’s greatest minds in health will discuss how AI can be used to prevent and solve some of the world’s biggest health problems and set the AI agenda in health for 2020. year and beyond.
The price starts from €49 for healthcare staff, €149 for startups and €399 and more for other participants, and tickets can be purchased here .
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date: 10. and October 11, 2019.
World Summit AI represents a global group that is strategically oriented through science and technology towards AI4Good applied in health, education, STEM and artificial intelligence at the government level. It connects the global AI ecosystem from entrepreneurship, startups, investors to science. It represents the largest and most active AI community in the world with over 40,000 members from 160 countries.
Tickets start at €199 for startups and more for others, and you can buy them here .
